CPC) 8 I THURSDAY, Nov. 18, 2010 Dana Heller. Collegian Deja McLendon (left) Fatima Balza and Kristin Carpenter go up for a clack during Penn State's 3-0 sweep of Ohio State Wednesday night. Lions By Jake Kaplan COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER Russ Rose was frank with his thoughts on his team's win a ainst Ohio State Wednesday night. WOMEN'S thought the VOLLEYBALL three seniors played well and Lhe three fresh- • men were terri ble," the coach of the Penn State Penn State women's volley ball team (24-4, 14-3 Big Ten) said in his post game press con ference The No. 7 Nittany Lions swept the Buckeyes 3-0 (25-16, 25-14, 25- 21) in just one hour and 14 min utes at Rec Hall for their 11th consecutive victory . The win was the Nittany Lions' second sweep of the Buckeyes (20-10. 8-9) this season, the program's 89th straight victory at Rec Hall, and put them a half-game in front of Johnson's recruiting brings players from D.C. By Audrey Snyder COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER Defensive line coach Larry Johnson's familiarity with the Washington, D.C. area will be on display Saturday afternoon. For the coach whose recruiting has helped the FOOTBALL Lions land some of their top players over the years, -- - his stake has long been in place in Maryland. Johnson coached at McDonough High School in Pomfret, Md., for 19 years before joining the Penn State coaching staff in 1996, and his knowledge of high school foot ball around the Beltway shows when look ing at the Nittany Lions' roster. "I think we've done a pretty good job recruiting out of that area in the past cou ple of years," said running back Evan Royster, who is from Fairfax, Va. "There are a lot of guys from the D.C. area and Northern Virginia, and I think around that area there are a lot of Penn State fans." When the Lions step inside FedEx Field in Landover, Md., for their game against Indiana, they will do so with a roster that is loaded with some of Maryland's finest for mer high school players, many of which were recruited by Johnson. While the Lions had success with this legion in the past, as wide receivers Derrick Williams and Deon Butler, line backer NaVorro Bowman and defensive SPOFi IS ON .1 ;' ''.i NCAA Football JCLA at Washington p.m., ESPN Q: When was the last time Major League Baseball extended its playoff for mat to add more teams? • Wednesday's Answer Steve Bedrosian was the last Phillies pitcher to win the Cy Young Award in 1987. sweep Ohio State No. 9 Illinois for the Big Ten iewl And with their careers viincling down, it was fitting that it wa:, the play of the trio of senior cu cap tains who have won three nation al championships together Nair Brown, Arielle Wilson and i•sa D'Errico, that garnered praise from the coach after the match:. At the opposite hitter p , ) , il Brown had a standout pl.a - t, Int-l ance with 19 las on 29 swir tor a .621 hitting percentag , accounted for 21.5 of Penn 60 points and added nine do._!. fur - Penn State. Wilson tallied four kills on ci , jit attempts from the midciiki hi yi • position, while D'Errico tilt• libero, recorded a match-iiif2,ll digs. Ohio State "She passed great and 111Af‘ some great digs," Rose said e! D'Errico. "[Ohio State sensor out side hitter Katie Dull] was takin2 some big swings so it was prett; nice that she was able to pup some of those balls up." Rose, however. had hoped to get more out of his rookies ::,:' : - , Ij? ~--. .-.' See SWEEP. e Bert Collegian Safety Malcolm Willis (10) makes a tackle. end Aaron Maybin wen: prominent players hailing from outslde the nation's capital, Johnson and safeties roach Kermit Buggs have continued the trend. Current players. such as Roysten safety Malcolm Willis. cornerback Stephon Morris, linebacker Bani Gbadyu, wide See RECRUITING. Page 10. Big Ten, FOX strike deal The Big Ten Conference has reached a media agreement with FOX Sports to serve as the official broadcast partner of the 2011- 16 Big Ten Football Championship Games. The inaugural Big Ten Football Championship Game will be played in prime time on December 3, 2011, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. with the win ner earning the Big Ten Championship and a chance to play in the Rose Bowl Game or Bowl Championship Series National Championship Game. FOX Sports, the nation's top-rated net work for sports for 13 consecutive years, is well-known for its coverage of some of the biggest sporting events in the country. Senior Brown shines in sweep By Emily Kaplan COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER As her senior year winds down, Blair Brown knows she only has a handful of guarantees left. On Friday, she will play her final regular season match at Rec Hall the court she has called home for the last five The next weekend, she will take her final regular season road trip something that has defined her fall semester for the last four years. And after that come the things she can't control: How the Big Ten season shakes out, where the Nittany Lions will be seeded See BROWN. Page 10. Members of the Penn State men's cross country team pose with their moustaches Contest motivates team This year, the seven men's cross coun try runners representing Penn State at the NCAA championships will each be bringing - - - - - - - something extra a little CROSS facial hair. COUNTRY Flotrack.com is run _ ning 'Stachies at Nashies,' a competition between NCAA-qualifying teams to get the most starting runners with facial hair into the Nov. 22 race, with teams competing with one another based on the moustached runners' finishes. Junior Vmce McNally said the team has Frisbee club eyes nationals For three hours every Monday, Wednesday and Thursday, and on every tournament weekend, the Penn State club ultimate team is focused on one goal: quali fying for the national championship tourna ment. The team relies on that camaraderie, and the close-knit relationships of its members, to get through the rigorous practice and tournament schedules necessary to build toward reaching Nationals. For a team full of juniors and seniors that continuity has been a major factor. *To continue reading about the ultimate team's quest for a national championship: ONLINE Psucolleglan.com Dana Holler Collegian Blair Brown spikes the ball. By Zack Feldman COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER THE DAILY COLLEGIAN Fera out for season Walk-on Alex Butterworth to take over punting duties. By Audrey Snyder COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER Months after coming to Penn State as a preferred walk-on, Alex Butterworth will become the Nittan Lions starting FOOTBALL punter. is filling in for Anthony Fera, who will miss the final two games of the regular season possibly more after he underwent Fera emergency sur- gery to remove his appendix Wednesday. Team spokesman Jeff Nelson said Fera is OK but will not play against Indiana or Michigan State. Butterworth sent a text mes sage to his former high school coach at Heritage Christian in Indianapolis, Ind., confirming he will be punting noon Saturday when Penn State faces Indiana at FedEx Field in Landover, Md. "He's traveled for the games this year and has been able to get mentally prepared for the atmosphere of an adverse envi ronment," said Ron Qualls, Butterworth's former high school coach. "He's a team kid and he always has been, but he's the next man up, so he's got to step up." Qualls said he doubts Butterworth will be handling kickoffs a duty Fera also per formed but said the fresh man's leg is strong enough to do so. Kicker Collin Wagner han dled the kickoff duties last sea son, and though he attempted just one this year, which was an onside kick against Alabama, it See FERA. Page 10. grown facial hair before the national meet every year, though the team is taking it more seriously now with its competition. "Traditionally, before this whole Flotrack thing, we all rocked some solid facial hair and I think we got credit for it when people saw pictures," McNally said. "Now, it's kind of mainstream, so it's our motive this year to do well." McNally said the runners have "a little mojo going now," and the squad looks for ward to the meet. Team scoring in the Flotrack competi tion depends on runners' actual finishes, with moustache-less runners not counting toward their team's total. U.S. ends year on good note The United States' men's soccer team's 1-0 defeat of South Africa in the Nelson Mandela Challenge Wednesday in Cape Town marked the end of the 2010 cam paign for the Yanks. And it was a promis ing year that started with a bad loss to Honduras on U.S. soil, but ended with the reassurance that the future for American soccer is indeed bright. The lone goal for the Americans Wednesday was scored by 17-year-old Juan Agudelo, the first player from the U.S. Development Academy to make an international appearance. His goal is proof that soccer is growing in the U.S., and there a better things to come. See CONTEST, Page 10
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