101 WEDNESDAY, OCT. 6, 2010
Zook looking to put pressure on Bolden
By Brendan Monahan
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
Despite Evan Royster's strug
gles this season, Illinois coach
Ron Zook believes
this Saturday,
Royster will •be
the best tailback
the Fighting Illini
have faced this
year.
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"It's going to
definitely be
another stern test
for our defense,"
Zook said.
With a strug
gling offensive Zook
line, Penn State
may find the Illinois defense focus
ing more on Penn State freshman
quarterback Rob Bolden.
But Zook said his game plan
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Bri Garcia (9) runs during last spring's scrmmage vs.
UPenn. Garcia is back on the field after a knee injury.
Garcia finding her chance
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
Coach Erica Walsh has been looking for a very simple,
certain type of soccer player this season.
She wants a player with grit, good character, heart and
the whole nine yards.
Enter Bri Garcia, a redshirt sopho
more determined to find herself a
chance to get on the field.
After spending the first half of the sea
son getting back in shape from an anteri
or cruciate ligament (ACL) tear last year, Garcia is prov
ing to her coaches she belongs in the lineup for the
Nittany Lions.
Judging by this past weekend's game, Walsh said
Garcia looks like she can be an asset for the Lions going
forward.
"She's made good strides over the last few weeks,"
Walsh said. "We thought it was time we gave her a look
She got in the match and helped us settle things down.
She showed some good composure."
Garcia played for 40 minutes against Ohio State, the
most time on the field she has seen all season. Prior to
that game, she had only seen minutes in four of the
team's other matches the most being 20 against
Bucknell.
Admitting she didn't work hard enough over the sum
mer to build up her fitness, Garcia is now finally back in
shape.
And though both her and Walsh know there are a few
little things she needs to work on, that is expected after
missing a year.
"It was good to finally play with everybody and not just
on the practice field," Garcia said. "To be able to put on a
jersey and have your name called out to go in and play
against a good competitor, it's just great. It's awesome
and I'm hoping I keep getting out there."
Through the team's first 10 games, Garcia's mintues
were few and far between. Nevertheless, she continued
to give it her all in practice through all of it.
Garcia's commitment paid off with a surprise opportu
nity to play extended minutes against Ohio State.
"I had seen some time in one of the other games and
then didn't play against Michigan State," Garcia said.
"You never really know. You can have a great week of
practice, but somebody else can have a great week of
practice too and [the coaches] want to see the other
option over you."
As soon as she got on the field, she began to make a dif
ference. Off of a Penn State corner kick, Monroig recalls
one of Ohio State's fastest players start to counter the
attack and sprint down the field with the ball. Garcia
made sure the threat ended there.
"I just looked up and Bri Garcia is sprinting her butt off
and then she caught her and ended up winning the ball
for us and started us in the opposite direction," Monroig
said. "It just goes to show you she wants to be on that
field. She wants to be a piece to our puzzle."
After spending the majority of the season on the bench
motivating the rest of the Lions, Garcia knows she still
has a lot of work to do with her fitness.
Typically the leader off the field, Garcia is always the
last one in the huddle to give each starter that final chest
pump or slap on the behind before the game starts. Now,
she's working on being a leader on it.
"I've overcome a lot of obstacles and I'm trying to work
my way back in there," she said. "If I ever get the starting
lineup call, it'd definitely be a great, great day."
Playing 40 minutes this weekend, things are starting to
look up for her.
However, in the mean time, Garcia will just continue to
work hard and prove to be that player Walsh has been
looking for. "I like to think of myself as a little goofster,"
Garcia said. "Sometimes it gets too serious and you need
that person to be like, 'Guys, it's soccer. We're all here to
play soccer and have fun. It's not life or death.'
"I feel like that's my role. To remind people that and
give them a little pat on the back every now and then."
won't change much based on the
Nittany Lions quarterback
The Illinois coach wouldn't say
whether the Fighting Illini would
be more or less aggressive with
Bolden come Saturday.
"I think the No. 1 thing is you
want to take away the things that
he's shown in the first part of the
season here to be successful,"
Zook said." And try to force him to
do some things maybe that he
hasn't done."
One thing Bolden hasn't done
much this season is allow his run
ning abilities to take center stage.
Zook and Illinois will transition
from playing Ohio State quarter
back Ibrrelle Pryor, known for his
ability to run outside the pocket, to
Bolden, who has the ability to run
but more commonly known to
drop back and pass.
Zook said the challenge of going
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up against a quarterback such as
Pryor and Michigan's Denard
Robinson is knowing when and
when not to pressure a running
quarterback
Bolden hasn't shown he is of the
same running caliber as the other
two, but with a line still learning to
jell, it's hard seeing the Lions
quarterback experiencing extend
ed time in the pocket.
Dantonio returning to box
Michigan State coach Mark
Dantonio said he'll probably coach
from the press box this Saturday
against Michigan, but he plans to
reevaluate the circumstance later
in the week
"I think as long as I don't have a
setback, that's where I'll be,"
Dantonio said.
Dantonio said he plans to listen
to his doctor's orders concerning
Freshman impresses
By Greg Garcia
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
Within the first two minutes of
Saturday's game against Pittsburgh,
Mike McDonagh found himself in the
penalty box for the
first time in his colle-
giate career.
The freshman for
ward was called for slashing after
using his stick to try and stop a
Panthers' offensive push.
"It wasn't the smartest play
because I used my stick," McDonagh
said.
"The referee usually always blows
the whistle when he sees someone
using their stick like that."
Once McDonagh's two minutes
were up, he raced back onto the ice
destined to redeem himself and help
make a positive impact on the ice in
his leers' debut.
Minutes later, McDonagh fired a
back-hander past Pittsburgh goal
tender Mike Whitney to give the Penn
State Icers (2-0) their first goal of the
game. McDonagh then realized he
might have just helped his cause.
"I knew I had to make up for the
penalty with a big shift," McDonagh
said. "Little did I know I would be
scoring my first career goal. Inside it
felt great to score. It was exciting con
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"I knew I had to make up for the penalty with a big
shift. Little did I know I would be scoring my first
career goal. Inside it felt great to score. It was
exciting considering I was wearing my leers jersey
for the first time."
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sey for the first time."
Junior forward Paul Daley was
impressed by the way -
his teammate
rebounded after an
early penalty.
Daley said other
players may have
been rattled after a
situation like the one
McDonagh faced, but McDonagh
this time, Mcdonagh
bounced back and scored.
"He gave us a lot of momentum
scoring the first goal of the game,"
Daley said.
McDonagh's positive first impres
sion didn't stop there.
With the score tied at two after the
second intermission, the freshman
was able to make another key play to
help bbost the Jeers to a victory.
McDonagh found a loose puck and
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Saturday against Michigan.
Dantonio suffered from a heart
attack after beating Notre Dame
on Sept. 18 but found out he had a
blood clot in his leg before this
past weekend's Wisconsin game,
forcing him to watch the game
from the hospital. Michigan
State's win against Wisconsin this
past Saturday was more than
pleasing for the Spartans coach.
"Probably the most satisfying
moment I've had as a head foot
ball coach," Dantonio said. "4 6 md
one of the biggest wins even
though I was not there. -
The new Badger back
Wisconsin true freshman run
ning back James White has been a
revelation to people unfamiliar
with the Badgers' program.
But the tailback has also
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impressed Wisconsin coach Bret
Bielema.
White won the previous two Big
Ten Freshman of the Week honors
and has been splitting reps with
last season's Big Ten Offensive
Player of the Year, junior John
Clay.
Bielema remembered watching
White on a recruiting trip last sea
son during Wisconsin's bye week
and recalled White's ability to
effectively change directions.
White's effectiveness means the
Badgers won't be changing direc
tions in game-planning any time
soon.
'James' contribution has
increased as well as his reps as
well as his production," Bielema
said. 'And there's no reason to
think that won't continue."
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shot it off the boards to clear the zone
Sophomore forward George Saad
was waiting for the puck and started
an odd-man rush. Saad would score
on the play which ended up being the
decisive goal in Penn State's 5-4 victo
ry
"It was a great breakup and finish,"
Daley said.
Daley is expecting big things from
McDonagh this season.
He said the freshman needs to keep
executing and continuing to learn the
systems.
McDonagh agreed with his team
mate and had an optimistic outlook
for the remainder of the season.
"I need to continue to improve and
help this team get a win no matter
what. - McDonagh said.
"It's good to be 2-0 after the first
weekend.-
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