12 I WEDNESDAY, OCT. 13, 2010 Paterno not worried about 400, thinking about season By Brendan Monahan COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER Joe Paterno needs only three wins to reach 400, but that mark isn't on his radar. right Paterno FOOTBALL :ht now, "Not now," said. "Ri it's to get a victo ry. No, I haven't thought of that." Thoughts instead have shifted to turning around a 3-3 season. Penn State coaches talked about reevaluating personnel Sophomore By Mike Still COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER Bob Warming chose to leave John Gallagher off his team's trav el roster when the Penn State men's soccer team ventured to Michigan on Oct. MEN'S 3. SOCCER Leaving the sophomore mid fielder behind was something Warming regretted after the Nittany Lions' 2-1 loss to the Wolverines. Gymnastics From Page 8 "Then you hobble around for a couple weeks after that, but I don't want to speculate about these things." Thompson said the injuries that affect the team the most usually occur during fall training because the gymnasts are work ing to get back into shape and are working on new routines. - During the season it's some thing stupid, like somebody rolls an ankle," Thompson said. "During the fall they're trying to get back In the season they're all in their routines." Despite injuries to gymnasts who Thompson expects to be key contributors this winter, he feels his team is starting to come together and is looking for all of his gymnasts to step up in time for the beginning of the regular season. "Everybody is doing great right now," Thompson sailr "48.7 percent of the scoring was done by seniors [last year] so the freshmen will need to step up especially." Thomson From Page 8 centre back once freshman Bri Hovington and Molinda got healthy again coming off of injuries. Once sophomore Lexi Marton went down with a knee injury, Thomson had to adjust again when Carly Niness stepped in. But through it all, Walsh has SARAH • LAWRENCE • COLLEGE WRITIN I N T E S R E E R S I T O E U D S I L N Y wRI T ING ? SERIOUSLY NEW YORK? INTO „ 46, Pti • . ~ i ••,, ii ' ;,,,, '''.• . ' ... ..., ' :..,.. .. PP • Ar .~+:-' • Reside on SLC's suburban campus 30 With 8 million stories at your minutes from Manhattan and interact doorstep and 44 wooded acres at your feet, you'll have plenty with SLC students and a supportive of material to work with. community of successful writers after Saturday's loss to Illinois, but Paterno said the coaches, including himself, may possibly have spoken prematurely. The offensive line, which includes only one full-time starter from last season, has taken a lot of heat for its poor play, including failing to give quarterback Rob Bolden enough time in the pocket and establish a rushing attack "I think the offensive line is get ting a little bit more criticism than they deserve," Paterno said. "We certainly didn't dominate Gallagher making the most of his opportunities "Johnny's the life of the party," Warming said of Gallagher. "Everybody enjoys having Johnny on the trips and I didn't take him to Michigan. We missed having his energy on the bus." One of the team's most passion ate players, Gallagher and his energy have been pivotal to the Lions' success this year. But lately, the sophomore's con tributions on the field have paid dividends as well. Still in Happy Valley while his team traveled to Ann Arbor, Mich., Gallagher worked on his posses Fans From Page 8 now, the group drapes one sign, "Hertzog's Hooligans" but Wrodel hopes to create a bigger student presence at home games. The core group of the "Hooligans" is composed of Wrodel, his four roommates and two other friends, but they active ly prowl both sidelines for stu dents before every home game. While the student section hasn't been around that long, the players have been supportive of a consis tent group of support. "It's awesome, it gets us "Coach is just looking to find what regular starter Mark Fetrow. aggressive style of play. can work best against good Allowing some of the substi- Confident the team's defenders teams." tutes to see the field is something will shut down Akron, junior for- Against Michigan State on Oct. coach Bob Warming hopes will ward Corey Hertzog isn't con formation and what defensive 10, redshirt senior Andy Parr was motivate each player to improve. cerned about what the Zips' lineup will work best. given the start over senior co-cap- "If anything else we're just try- offense will bring tonight. Though they've been shuffling Lain Andres Casais and earned ing to get the guys to concen- Our defense is stopping every defenders in and out of the bask - Big Ten Defensive Player of the trate," Warming said. 'And know body," Hertzog said. "And Andy line all season, the Lions know Week honors for his efforts in the that there's another guy that Parr got Defensive Player of the how fortunate they—are to have 2-1 victory for the Lions. wants to play that position too." Week, so our defense isn't going to such depth at the position. Also, sophomore John Though they won't know who have any trouble." "We've got a deep backline," Gallagher saw playing time in the will start against the Zips, the junior Matt Smallwood said. second half at left back, relieving Lions must prepare for Akron's To e-mail reporter: massB6o@psu.edu Defense From Page 8 seen Thomson keep her compo- four games, the Lions have con- the other back line players haven't Minnesota and Wisconsin at home sure. ceded just two goals while picking hesitated to go to her for help. and Molinda said they're going to "She's the center of this team up this season's first two shutouts. "We go to her with a lot of ques- need Thomson's leadership to right now," Walsh said. "She's our Aside from Hovington, tions and she especially helped keep them focused in the games. leader and our organizer, and Thomson had played with all the me and tells me where I need to "I'm looking forward to it per she's been stepping in that role other defenders in some aspect be and when to move up the field," sonally and I think the rest of the and taking responsibility and before, which she said helped ease Molinda said. back line is too," Thomson said. accountability for this team. I've the difficulty of the changes. The Directing her teammates has "We go into every game wanting been really proud of her response junior did say, however, it has made Thomson more comfortable the shutout and giving up as few the past few weeks." brought out different aspects in in the leadership role, and given shots as possible and it's good to Despite the changes, Thomson every defender's game. her the knowledge she can be the work towards goals like that." said the defense is playing at its Thomson is the most experi- player teammates turn to. highest level all year. In its last enced defender on the roster, and G+SLC+NYC! Achieve your full potential as a writer by enrolling in Sarah Lawrence College's Spring Writing Semester in New York! • Work one-on-one with SLC's distinguished writing faculty • Attend organized readings and literary events on-campus and in NYC • Receive 15 transferable academic credits SPORTS the line of scrimmage, but we did n't dominate anything." Back-to-back losses raise ques tions on how the coaches can keep their players focused on upcoming games. Players were off Sunday and Monday but returned to practice Tuesday. Paterno said he hadn't talked to his players since Saturday, but he would try to get his team to focus again. "We've got to be encouraging," Paterno said. "We've got to get some of these kids to realize that sion skills and got more comfort able with the ball at his feet. His coach noticed a huge improvement in the sophomore's skills. " Having him stay and making him work extra time on his own with the ball has given him confi dence," Warming said. This past weekend in the Lions' 2-1 victory over Michigan State, Gallagher was given the chance to showcase his improved ball skills. Heading into the second half down 1-0 to the Spartans, Warming had Gallagher replace pumped up," defender Brian Forgue said. "It may only be four or five guys at a time, Villanova it was raining out and they were still over there without shirts on." Tonight, the "Hooligans" and the Lions face their biggest test of the regular season No. 1 Akron, who is busing in several hundred supporters. With the magnitude of the game, Hertzog said the hope is to form the student section around the tunnel the players enter the field from. Hertzog said he and Wrodel have been working extra hard this week, going to Wal-Mart to pick up drums to accompany the vuvuzuelas the "Hooligans" bring. The striker said energy from that they still have the kind of potential that we've felt we had." Dantonio in good health Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio returned to the field last Saturday against Michigan, though it was only for warmups. Dantonio suffered a heart attack after the Notre Dame game Sept. 18 and a blood clot was revealed Sept. 30, two days before the Wisconsin game. The Spartans coach hadn't witnessed his team play in person for three Mark Fetrow at left back "It felt good," Gallagher said of getting on the field. "Coach really wanted me to attack in the second half because we were down a goal so he put me in and told me to go forward. I did that and we were able to get two goals and the win." Gallagher's experience as a midfielder and offensive-minded playing style was just what the Lions needed to get things going offensively. "He's got the speed and the nat ural left foot on the left side," side of the field helps in games. "It picks us up during the game," Hertzog said. "The last two years we haven't had that much of a crowd. Bringing more people in gets you more excited about the games." After the loss to Indiana, most of the student section stayed to give the players a standing ova tion as they left the field. Wrodel said he felt the players appreciat ed the gesture and Forgue said it meant a lot to see the fans stick around after such a tough loss. "It meant a lot, we were all down after the game," Hertzog said. "Seeing them staying there, they still believed in us and to come to every game, the main This weekend, the Lions face To e-mail reporter: adrso79@psu.edu THE DAILY COLLEGIAN weeks before this past Saturday. Dantonio said he's recovering from his blood clot and trying to pay more attention to how he feels. Dantonio said a part of easing into his coaching duties includes watching film at his home and office. "I'm in very good health," Dantonio said. "My heart is bounc ing back, however you want to say it, but I feel very good." To e-mail reporter: bjmsl46@psu.edu sophomore defender Brian Forgue said of Gallagher. "He defended well and helped us get into the attack" Though he's only seen time as a substitute this season, Gallagher is happy just to get on the field and help his team win. He knows there's always room to improve and is doing what he can in practice to get better. - Just keep working hard and keep at it, and hopefully I'll keep seeing my time," Gallagher said. To e-mail reporter: massB6o@psu.edu group of them, it's just great." Since taking over the team, Lions coach Bob Warming has put an emphasis on promoting soccer on campus. The players helped new students move into dorms in August and the team has served food on campus a few times. Warming said he enjoys the stu dent section and he hopes that more people will continue making their way over to Jeffrey Field. - It's part of what we want to do, we've had 100 years of soccer, this is what we want the next 100 years to be," Warming said. "The students, the support, the enthu siasm and the fun." To e-mail reporter: adrso79@psu.edu
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