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ed on the road.
In 2007 Zug and Purvis were on the Penn
State team that lost to North Carolina 3-0
in the finals.
She’s been saying all season that the
goal is still the same, make the finals and
win.
This team, Coach Char Morett said, is
different not just in skill, but experience.
Morett said the team’s early contests
against ranked teams weren’t indicative on
their ability, just a highlight on their imma
turity.
"I wasn’t worried when we were losing
to Connecticut and Virginia [early in the
seasonl, they were two very good teams. I
thought what was more important to focus
on was week to week improvement.”
Freshman Lauren Purvis said a home
atmosphere brings more than just a famil
iar scene.
"We’ve had a really good record at home
and it will be really nice I’m just excit
ed," Purvis laughed.
Morett said she wants the freshmen to
let the game come to them by relying on
their more veteran teammates.
The older Purvis spoke for all of the
freshmen, believing their abilities will
overshadow any nerves they might have
leading up to th game.
"I think they know just from being ath
letes that it’s a do-or-die situation.” Purvis
said.
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isn't the Buckeyes’ main running threat.
That title belongs to Herron, Ohio State’s
leading rusher whose nickname is
"Boom.” Herron classifies himself as a
downhill runner.
He hits each hole quickly and has the
uncanny ability to make swift cutbacks in
the open field, but Saine whom Herron
calls lightning fast may be the quickest
of the three.
Pryor has taken notice of the play.
"Hats off to Boom and all the guys in the
backfield," Pryor said. “They’re carrying
us. We’re jumping on their back and riding
with them.’’
The Lions don’t plan on playing Ohio
State’s running game any different than
how they handled Northwestern. Colasanti
believes each defender has to play his
responsibility and hit the gaps quickly, and
Mauti said the Lions are looking forward to
the challenge.
"I don't think you're a football player if
you don’t want them to run at you,” Mauti
said. “They’re going to try to ground and
pound us.”
The Buckeyes average 211 rushing
yards a game, but Herron said the
Buckeyes will keep Penn State guessing.
All three threats have quickness on their
side. Colasanti said each runner attempts
to break outside the tackles, and the goal is
forcing the Buckeyes to nm east to west or
sideline to sideline.
"It's November,” Herron said. “It’s the
Big Ten. We’re going to have the ability to
run.”
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Pryor focuses on game
There aren’t many similarities beiv.. •
Penn State’s former walk-on quarte rba.
Matt McGloin and Ohio State's Terr.
Pryor, a Jeannette native
who was once the most
prized recruit in the coun
tiy.
How much they know about the otht
just another thing they don't have in t
mon.
McGloin, like the rest of the collegt >
ball world, intensely followed Pry- :
lege selection process in the spring my
But on a teleconference Wednesday, i»r.
was candid about how much he kr„
McGloin before the last week.
“I never heard of him." Pryor
“Besides hearing about he's star’:
because we have pictures of him all <■-.
the place, besides that, I’ve never hearn
him. Besides, I’m usually focused -;
defense.”
He said he had heard a lot abom
Bolden, the true freshman wlm-
McGloin took with solid perforinm;
each of the last three weeks.
When asked about the differ,
between himself and Pryor, in ter:
their backgrounds, McGloin deflect,
question, also trying to focus on !hi
end’s game.
“I haven’t really thought too mud.
that," McGloin said. "I don't realh
single myself out. I don't want to sir
out.”
But McGloin said at the time. !
constantly aware of Pryor s s it ua u.
though he wanted to come to Pea
from the start. Pryor narrowed his..
to four schools, Ohio State. Penn
Michigan and Oregon before ma
final decision.
Eventually, on March 15. 2011;:
chose Ohio State.
“I wanted to go with [Ohio Stun
Jim] Tressel,” said Pryor, who. tor’
time, was made available to the Pern
media in the week leading up to the
“I had a better feeling about him
stand up guy, and to this day 1 ’en
trusted him when I signed here.”
In terms of not choosing Perm
specifically, Pryor said he wanted
environment,” rather than wh,..
College had to offer. In the past.
described Penn State as "too comer
Joe Paterno held no hard feelnv
ing Pryor for the progress he hu
this season. He called Pryor 1 "more .
and more polished.”
“We tried everything we eoui. i t.
get him to come to Penn State,
said. “I think he's got a little ;
maturity ... He's a little tougher
tough situations."
In 2008 during one of those her..
By Andrew J. Cassavell
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
Tut rsday, Nov. 11, 2010 I 9
Piyor's fourth-quarter fumble cost
Buckeyes a late scoring opportunity,
Perm State went on to win 13-6.
e loss hit Pryor hard, but he said a 24-
e r\ at Beaver Stadium last season
d most of that hurt.
: . way it is la more important game]
■ I'm from Pennsylvania," Pryor
a ii now 1 look at it like just another
said he is planning to return to
mate for his senior season next year,
J. he wouldn't rule out a potential
..i heart. He said he feels he still
•' '<> learn and he wants a national
his week's game. Pryor said he's
:, i nlay against Penn State defen
>n anaior Tom Bradley, who was a
m ’vomiting process. He said the
'Pii -very good friends" and text
:s a mutual respect between
: Ihe Penn State coaching staff,
npiimenlcd the class of Penn
aches, and Paterno said he roots
hi 1 :! he watches the Buekeves
so: out there tlying to out-do any
iterno said. "He’s just out there
evt ins lootball team to win. He’s
- ay a coach likes to see have
I >u,u : want him to have too much
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