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Mackenzie Arrnent (tight) fends off an Akron forward during the Lions 2-1 overtime loss to the Zips Wednesday night at Jeffrey Field
Hertzog stands up to test
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his best game of the year in the
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loss to Akron The a:idol - striker
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Khairi Fortt (11) attempts a tackle last week against Illinois
Freshman Fortt
seeing more time
By Andrew J. Cassavell
coLLEGAN
Kevin Jones was so impressed
with Khairi Fortt's performance
Saturday, he watched it twice
After watching
the freshman
linebacker re
cord 11 tackles in
his debut against on
tape Jones. Fortis coach at
Stamford High School. sent hi s
former player a te:t saving.
Philadelphia vs Tampa Bay
7 p.m., Versus, CSN
Q: Bobby Cox became manager of the
Braves in 1990. who was the Braves man
ager before co.+ , 6944: over!
Wednesday's Allswcrs Tony Fernandez
hit .245 as the New `irk Yankees shortstop
in 1995.
Penn State coach Bob Warming
said. "I think Corey's had the
weight of the world on his shoul
ders in some ways, the pressure of
being the goal scorer and every
thing else. We've had a couple of
good talks. about the pros and
ev:Aybody else after him and he
just looks like the happy guy that
loves soccer again."
Hertzog's work wasn't just evi
dent on the field. The striker has
been a huge promoter of the team
and the feu• bleachers were packed
with students he and his friends
~ ,ho started the "Jeffrey's Den"
jan section asked to come out.
It only took five minutes for
See HERTZOG. Page 12.
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- It's only gonna get better"
Fortt was one of the few bright
spots in Illinois' homecoming
thrashing of the Nittany Lions
last Saturday. He got his first
start because of a pair of injuries
and filled in well at weakside line
backer.
"He looked like he belonged
out there," Jones said. "He didn't
look like just a lost freshman.
From the standpoint of coming
Lind being an 18-year-old kid
See FORIT. Page 12.
Ehner 'Collegian
Gonzalez replaces Cox
The Braves didn't even wait 48 hours to
introduce Bobby Cox's replacement.
No need. Fredi Gonzalez was Atlanta's
manager-in-waiting almost as soon as Cox
announced that 2010 would be his final sea
son.
In what was nothing more than a formal
ity, Gonzalez took over Wednesday as the
team's new manager, succeeded the fourth
winningest skipper in baseball history
Gonzalez said he's not worried about fol
lowing in Cox's large footsteps.
The Braves' manager since 1990, he led
the team to an unprecedented 14 straight
division titles and the 1995 World Series
championship.
Corey Hertzog (1 1.1) controls the ball during Wednesday's loss
Teary I looking for improved serving
By F Cyan Loy
COI LEGIAP STAFF
There are 18 0 square feet for a
player to land ; volleyball in for a
successful set, 7e on the opposing
side's court.
This FN ist .
weekend, the l'` 40. Vv' ONIE N ' s
9 Penn Si'.z . ite 'I OLLEYBALL.
women's volli:w
ball team sly •).
ig
gled to find this t area, as 12 serv
ice errors hirAd lered its ability to
gain momen' cam in a loss at
Indiana. Coai Russ Rose and
the Nittany ons (13-4, 3-3 Big
Ten) know thQ team will need to
limit those err e rrs if it wants to win
upcoming ma a 'hes.
Rugger Henneman thriving
By Gre g Fernandez
COLLEGIA N STAFF WRITER
This time la st year, senior full
back Lisa Hen neman was getting
acclimated tc ) her new team
mates, learnin g a
new system a nd
trying to learn a WOMEN'S
new position.
A captain 1. Dr
the USA U-:
national team, the fly-half had
transferred to Penn State from
McNeill signs extension
Chargers left tackle Marcus McNeill has
the long-term deal he sought all along.
McNeill agreed Wednesday to a five-year
contract extension through 2015. It's
believed to be worth $48.5 million, with $24.5
million guaranteed.
It took a holdout, a team-imposed sus
pension and having his pay slashed for this
season to get to this point, but McNeill said
i t was worth it.
Because this is an uncapped season,
I McNeill was a restricted free agent even
t hough his original four-year contract
E !xpired after last season. When he didn't
s ign his $3,168,000, one-year tender by June
1 5, the Chargers reduced the tender to 110
p ercent of his 2009 salary, or $630,000.
1% , lcNeill sat out training camp and the first
b wo games before signing the tender.
"It doesn't make a difference
who you're playing," Rose said. "If
you have one ace and 12 errors
you shouldn't
expect to have
success
Against Indi
ana, the Lions
were the better
hitting and block
ing team statisti
cally, but Hose
said they gave Rose
away a lot of
points on their serves.
Though the Hoosiers (14-4, 2-4)
had seven service errors them
selves, they countered those mis
takes with seven aces.
The loss to the Hoosiers wasn't
Bellevue College, a small junior
college outside of Seattle, Wash.
Henneman was asked to
change positions, moving to full
back Henneman has performed
well thus far in her new role, with
her latest achievement coming in
the team's last game on Oct. 2
against rival West Chester, where
she scored three tries in the 39-8
victory.
Ciu •
Coach Pete Steinberg said ever
since her breakthrough game
See HENNEMAN, Page 12.
THURSDAY, OCT. 14, 2010 I
Lions
fall to
Zips
Brendan Birmingham's out
stretched fingertips were inches
away.
Akron's Michael Nanchoff sent
the penalty kick
just past the Penn
State goalkeeper
and just inside the
right post, lifting
the Zips to a 2-1
victory with min
utes remaining
the second over-
time, their first on
the road at Penn
State since 1988.
After 107 min
utes of hard-
fought soccer, the
Nittany Lions
came up just short against No. 1
Akron in front of a packed crowd
at Jeffrey Field Wednesday night.
"To put out an effort like we did
tonight, it's tough to go down that
way," sophomore defender Brian
Forgue. "We played our hearts out
the entire game...the entire game,
and were so close. But to drop in
the fashion, it hurts."
The decisive penalty kick came
in the 107th minute when
Birmingham came rushing out of
the net to stop an advancing
Akron forward, Darlington
Nagbee.
Birmingham got a piece of
Nagbee, taking him to the turf and
prompting the referee to award
the Zips the penalty.
Throughout the match,
Birmingham kept the Lions alive
with vital stops en-route to a
career-high six saves.
"That was an incredible per
formance by him," Fbrgue said of
Birmingham.
"He doesn't come up with a few
of the saves and it's 3-1, 4-1. So I'm
very proud him."
Wednesday's marathon match
was only made longer due to a 30
See ZIPS, Page 12.
Kelley King/Collegian
the only time Penn State's service
game has faulted. For the season,
the Lions have 86 service aces,
but 116 errors.
However, a larger abundance of
errors than aces doesn't neces
sarily mean the team will strug
gle.
Last season, the Lions had 173
aces and 242 errors en route to
their undefeated, national cham
pionship year. Meanwhile, the
2008 championship team which
also went undefeated had more
than double the amount of service
errors (337) as aces (156).
Senior libero Alyssa D'Errico
who is second in the Big Ten in
aces said there's a fine line
See SERVING, Page 12.
Kelley King/Collegian
Henneman (right) eluding danger.
Nice moment for Bucs' fans
Thousands gathered in Pittsburgh's
Oakland section yesterday to celebrate the
50th anniversary of Bill Mazeroski's leg
endary game-winning home run which lift
ed the Pirates to victory over the Yankees
in Game 7 of the 1960 World Series.
The throng congregated around the rem
nants of the old Fbrbes Field wall not far
from the University of Pittsburgh's
Cathedral of Learning to listen to the game
broadcast together, and celebrate the victo
ry at exactly 3:36 PM, when Maz's shot
became the greatest in the history of base
ball on that infamous fall day.
Walk off? Game 7? World Series?
It doesn't get any better than that
By Mike Still
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
MEN'S
SOCCER
Penn State