I TUESDAY, Nov. 2, 2010 Lion • • • .s need to develop consistent intensity to its potential, Saturday's team sistency may be due to the sea- best in-system teams in the Big ter of turning that motivation into looked like an imposter. son-long search for the Lions' Ten. energy for the entire team to feed against a tal- Throughout the season, it's best possible lineup. Since my But once the energy level drops off of throughout the matches. squad, the been a tale of two teams for Penn personal volleyball experience is and coach Russ Rose is forced to The Lions have said several omen's volley- State. There's the energetic, dom- limited to some spirited gym shuffle the lineup, the Lions show times during the season that they rti4, inating team similar to the one class tournaments in high school, vulnerability especially with can only control what happens on fans have come to know in recent I don't consider myself to be as players still gaining experience. their side of the net. It's time to ...* * ,,r , , seasons, and an ordinary , under- competent as one of the win- "To have four freshmen on the take full control physically, , , whelming squad that can't seem ningest coaches in NCAA volley- floor at one time," Rose said fol- mentally and emotionally and . 1- to find that spark to make it go. ball history when it comes to cre- lowing Saturday's game, "might consistently bring focus and Luckily for the Lions, their ating a lineup. be good in two or three years, but intensity to each match. recent spells of average play have It appears, though, like the it's not good where I'm sitting." Once that happens, not many " been good enough to get by with Lions may be on the verge of hav- In order to end the continuous teams on the other side of the net . . . . .. By Ryan by IN Friday's win ented Indiana Penn State w" ball team looked like its typically overpowering self. But at times in Saturday's less impressive four set victory against Purdue, the Nittany Lions appeared to be the ones in costume on Halloween weekend. After witnessing just how good Penn State can be when it plays Giants win World Series behind Lincecum, Renteria By Ben Walker ASSOCIATED PRESS ARLINGTON, Texas The prize that eluded Willie and Barry at long last belongs to the San Francisco Giants, thanks to a band of self-described castoffs and misfits and their shaggy-haired ace. Tim Lincecum, Edgar Renteria and the Giants won the World Series on Monday night, beating the Texas Rangers 3-1 in Game 5 and taking the trophy home to the city by the Bay for the first time. Costa ishing her scoring tear at five. With Costa's success, Toney has "She is a handful when she's scoring these goals, she just All season, the coaches have experienced her own resurgence, playing with confidence," Walsh places it perfectly in the upper told the forwards to be the first scoring a goal in each of the last said about Costa. "Her fitness is corner and stuff like that," Nairn line of defense, which Costa said three games, all Lions' wins. better and the combination of the said. three times last week, then kept led to her second score. Toney said Costa has a great two between Tani and Dani is a - It's really fun to watch from rolling Sunday at Purdue. In the "I stuck with it and when I hear forward's mentality and anytime very dangerous combination." behind her to see the pace and the 27th minute, Costa provided the my team telling me to go and to the redshirt freshman gets the Nairn has seen Costa hammer curl she puts on the ball and she's eventual game-winning goal pressure and they have my back ball she believes she's going to home plenty of goals in training been working really hard to get against the Boilermakers after and they're with me, Igo and Igo score. and wasn't totally surprised by her that translated to the field. You putting home a deflection of her all out," Costa said. The senior has seen more confi- teammate's recent success. can see her stats, five goals in two own shot. "That's what I did and we got dence in Costa, and as an accom- But from her attacking midfield games, it's unbelievable and she With the offense in full stride, the ball back, I cut in and looked plished goal scorer, Toney said position, Nairn has enjoyed the deserves it." Costa struck again in the 50th up then I just placed the ball and it having that confidence helps view during the last few games. minute off an assist by Nairn, fin- went in the goal and won it." greatly. "It's just the way she's been To e mail reporter: adrso79@psu.edu From Page 8 Depth From Page 8 possible concussion, but coach pat Fitzgerald said he passed all tests easily. "Stephon's in our mix," Bradley said. "I think we've got to be able to mix it up now, and we can do some different things. We needed to develop another corner and that will give us a chance to maybe change up our nickel package a lit tle bit." Having Powell as an option pro vides depth at the cornerback spot for the first time since Derrick Wrestling From Page 8. beaten the Hawkeyes since the 2006-07 season. Although the Hawkeyes have graduated 11 players from the 2009-10 season, lowa returns defending NCAA champion in the 125-pound weight class, Matt McDonogh. Wisconsin returns three All- Americans to a team that finished fourth overall at the 2010 NCAA championships, featuring 165- Offense From Page 8 game to set up the passing game against Michigan. The Lions ran the ball 42 times as opposed to 25 pass plays. Redshirt sophomore quarter back Matt McGloin took advan tage of the opportunities given to him. He was sacked only once and found a knack for throwing the ball away under pressure when wide receivers failed to get free downfield. "We just did everything right :FREE I 1 Stde Cdlege f l I with purchase of a 1 i two topping 1 8" pizza 1 MY OPINION However, it's now time for the team to find its true identity and consistently play with enthusiasm as the final stretch of conference play looms. The inability to maintain con- It was an overdue victory the Giants last wore the crown in 1954, four years before they moved West. So much for a franchise that never quite got it done in October despite the likes of baseball giants Willie Mays, Barry Bonds and Juan Marichal. It's November, and now new stars stand tall in San Francisco. "This buried a lot of bones --'62. 'B9, 2002," Giants general manager Brian Sabean said, ticking off los ing Series appearances. "This group deserved it, faithful from the beginning. We're proud and Thomas was suspended from the team for undisclosed reasons before the Big Ten opener at lowa. Powell was critical of his per formance after the game, saying he still feels he must hone his skills. But Powell, who has shifted to defense then offense then back to defense again this season, said he is relieved he has finally found a spot where he thinks he fits. Powell praised Morris, saying he expects him to see more time this week against Northwestern, and possibly even earn his start ing job back Morris was beaten for two touchdowns and missed several tackles in his last start pound national champion Andrew Howe, and first-time All- Americans Tyler Graff at 133 pounds, and II•evor Branvold at 197 pounds. Sanderson also praised Ohio State coach Tom Ryan saying he really has his program going the right way after an eighth place fin ish at Big Ten Championships last year "Teams like Ohio State and Michigan will be tough tests for us," Sanderson said. 'And then there's Minnesota who is ranked higher than any of us.- and executed," Klopacz said. The Lions may look to change up the dimension of their offense and emphasize more of a passing attack against Northwestern. which gives up an average of 245 passing yards per game. Attacking the Wildcats' sec ondary appears logical but so does riding a running attack that just posted 185 yards, and a tail back coming off a 29-carry 150- yard performance. Team co-captain Brett Brackett said confidence and a feel for the game helped open things up for the offensive line and he said the line could build MI INN MIN MU 0011111611 .1114 lOW I I (V, Vi GD W 41"" SPORTS ing their ideal lineup Since the insertion of freshman outside hitter Ariel Scott into the rotation, the Lions have gone 6-0 while dropping only two sets. With that lineup, Penn State has shown signs of being one of the humbled by the achievement." Lincecum outdueled Cliff Lee in an every-pitch-matters matchup that was scoreless until Renteria earned the Series MVP award by hitting a stunning three-run homer with two outs in the sev enth inning. Nelson Cruz homered in the bottom half, but Lincecum returned to his wicked self and preserved the lead. Lincecum won this game of Texas Hold 'em, beating Lee for the second time in a week The two-time NL Cy Young winner against Minnesota, prompting Bradley to make the switch. "Oh, trust me, Steph's gonna be playing," Powell said. "He's just gotta hang in there. A lot of people go through different things, but he'll be in the mix." Junior safety Drew Astorino said he wasn't impressed with the performance of the secondary. Michigan quarterback Denard Robinson threw for 190 yards and a touchdown and the unit didn't record an interception, but Astorino attributed much of the struggles to the challenge of stop ping Robinson. One player Astorino was Penn State will face a lot of tough tests as they battle through the Big Ten this year, but Sanderson believes the team has the players to compete with the best. Redshirt junior, and two-time All-American, Frank Molinaro is ranked No. 3 in the country at the 149-pound weight class. Redshirt sophomore Quentin Wright is ranked No. 5 in the 184-pound weight class, which will be a new weight for Wright who placed sixth at NCAAs as a freshman at the 174-pound weight class. Sanderson said the onus will be off of its solid performance against Michigan's defense. The building process for the Lions started in the bye week after Wisniewski said the lowa loss carried over into Illinois when the team allowed the first loss to linger. "I think we looked at our sea son to that point, and we were like. 'We're a lot better than we're playing right now' and changed the attitude, changed the work ethic and started really working, started having fun." Wisniewski said. To e-mail reporter: bjmsl46@psu.edu , 49145(it0n:)11571 1---- 'l.4r. r XeCiald DO-SUM efiattenife S. alpha Epaitatt Delta c m , : . 17-ri d 9364xd Saul. awl ;Beauty 5c4,,,q4(1.___0.. search for who needs to be on the floor, the team needs to figure out what makes it tick. There's no question the veter an core players on the team have the desire to win every time they step on the floor. It's now a mat- gave up three hits over eight innings and struck out 10. Brian Wilson closed for a save, completing a surprising romp through the postseason for a pitching-rich team that waited until the final day to clinch a play off spot. Manager Bruce Bochy enjoys calling his Giants a ragtag bunch. Maybe Cody Ross, Aubrey Huff and Freddy Sanchez fit that description. But the foundation of this club for now, for the foreseeable future is totally home grown, impressed with Saturday and all season in practice was Willis, who finished the game with eight tackles, a week after record ing nine stops. "He's a stud," Astorino said. "He stepped up huge, he was mak ing tackles, and he's playing absolutely great." Astorino never doubted Willis's talent but didn't expect the red shirt freshman to perform so well after being thrust into game situa tions. "I knew Mars a great player, but it's tough when you just get out there," Astorino said. "But really, it's like he's been on the upperclassmen to provide the leadership the team needs this year. "Guys like Cameron Wade will be important for our team this year," Sanderson said. "He has shown that he is right there, he just needs a little more confi dence. He had a really productive offseason and hopefully his confi dence is sky-high right now." Wade, who was a national quali fier, will wrestle this season at 285 pounds. While Penn State certainly has the leadership to finish strong in Men's basketball From Page 8 Borovnjak, the Lions might not have a choice but to run more often with senior Drew Jones the lone remaining true center. The Lions focused on getting the ball up the court faster during Monday's practice, where DeChellis made it clear during the first five-on-five drill he wanted his wings to be down the court as soon as the offense gained possession. THE DAILY COLLEGIAN can bring the same level of play to the court. Ryan Loy is a junior majoring in journal ism and is a Collegian women's volley ball reporter. His e-mail address is rmlsl3B@psu.edu built on a deep, talented and young rotation, a rookie catcher with huge star potential and their bearded closer. "They did all right," Bochy said. "I couldn't be prouder of a group. They played with heart and deter mination. They weren't going to be denied. My staff, they accepted their roles and had only one mis sion." Renteria reprised his role of postseason star. His 11th-inning single ended Game 7 of the 1997 World Series and lifted Florida over Cleveland. out there for four years." Now, there's competition for starting spots, and Powell and Bradley noted how important the depth in the secondary will be going forward. It will also give the Lions increased competition in practice, which is never a bad thing, Bradley said. As for who starts and who plays this week, Powell said to mark that question "to be determined." guess we'll find out what's going to happen," Powell said. "We just got to keep competing in prac tice." To e-mail reporter: ajcs23B@psu.edu the Big Ten this year, it will also be looking toward the younger mem bers of the team for support. The Nittany Lions bring in the No. 2 recruiting class in the country, and with multiple weight class positions up for grabs, the intra squad match on Nov. 4 should be interesting to watch. "Our young guys are going to come in and do well," Sanderson said. "It will take a team effort though for us to get to our goal of the championships." To email reporter: bmgso94@psu.edu "We're definitely good at push ing the ball," sophomore guard Tim Frazier said, "and we defi nitely want to push the bail more." However, what happened on Sunday, both positively and nega tively, is out of the players' heads now. There's no need for the Lions to put too much stock in the scrim mage, Battle said, because at the end of the day, it has no bearing on Penn State's season. 'And that's what's good about a scrimmage: It doesn't count," he said. To e-mail reporter: jpss226@psu.edu morican ls
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