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
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"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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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."
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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.
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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