10 I FRIDAY, Nov. 19, 2010 Women's By Matt Clancy COLLEGIAN STAFF MUTER After placing seventh in a semi national tournament last summer, so I homore Am Modglin knew she had a chance to WOMEN'S represent the SWIMMING United States at the World University Games in August 2011 in China. However, Modglin, who will be swimming the 200-backstroke, had to wait a while to find out for sure whether or not she was in. Former soccer player helping runners to nationals By Zack Feldman COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER Maura Ryan is not the first Penn State fifth-year senior to run cross country, but she is one of the first to use that year as her rookie CROSS campaign. A women's soc cer standout her first four seasons at Penn State, Ryan spent the past season contributing to the women's cross country team's NCAA championship run, which ‘vill conclude Monday in Terre Haute. Ind. Ryan worked her way up from placing no better than seventh on the team in her first three races to a breakout meet at Notre Dame in South Bend, Ind., placing second on the team with a 17 minute, 35 Seniors From Page 8 came in 2009, transferring from Western Nebraska Community College and Purdue, respectively. Po r the Venezuelan, the past two years have been special. I have spent the last two years of my life here and it has been a different experience," Balza said. 'lt has been great. It's been a lot of changes for me like volleyball, in life_ in everything. I don't know how I'm going to feel. I will prob ably feel sad, but at the same time I will feel happy" Penn State coach Russ Rose Forgue tom Page 8 this weekend and it didn't really pay oft" Forgue said. "But I'm confident that somebody's gonna ,tep in there, we don't know who it'll he vet, but the level's not gonna drop." Along with his ejection from eventual loss to the Wolverines, Forgue was also suspended for the Lions' next game. The sus pension couldn't have come at a worse time, as the Lions are preparing for their second round matchup in the NCAA tourna ment against Old Dominion at 2 p.m. Sunday at Jeffrey Field after receiving a bye in the first round. Having started 18 of Penn State's 20 matches this season at centre back, the sophomore has emerged this season as one of the most valuable defenders on the team. 1 thought we'd established a pretty good combination in the back." coach Bob Warming said. We'd given up so few goals in the course of play." Though Warming will need to make some changes to his lineup on Sunday. the coach is confident anyone he puts on the field will get the job done. Warming said Forgue's absence will just be an opportuni ty for someone else to step up, games against Lehigh and St. from inside the arc. Brooks. on in rhythm. - than it has in the first two games. Joe's. the other hand, hasn't been try- As a whole. Penn State has After consecutive sluggish per- He has made only 11-of-29 ing to force the outside shot as he shot 50 percent on shots from formances to open the season. shots less than 38 percent has shot 75 percent on non 3- inside the arc compared to 16 the Lions will try and come out and we've really been trying to do while going 3-for-14 from 3-point point field goals. percent on shots from beyond it. shooting better tonight so they that with [Jackson and Brooks]," range. "I can tell my outside jump It's been their ability to play in don't have to rely so heavily on senior Talor Battle said. "They are While the senior guard waits to shot wasn't falling for me the post and settle for mid-range their post play really putting the ball in the hole find his stroke, the load has been [Tuesday]." Brooks said after the jump shots that has led to the "We better be better [tonight] so hopefully they can continue placed on Brooks and Jackson win. team's early 2-0 record. because I think the team we're that. - down low, as well as the rest of "As you can see, I was 0-for-2 However, with preseason playing [tonight] is very talent- Even though Battle leads the the post players. from three. I don't know what I MAAC favorite Fairfield present- ed," DeChellis said. 'And we'll team with 18 points per game so Like Battle, Jackson is strug- shot from 20 feet in. I just try to ing Penn State with a challenge have to play a lot better to win. - far, he hasn't found his shot yet gling from beyond the 3-point get close to the bucket and get tonight, coach Ed DeChellis said through the Lions' first two line, but he's shooting 50 percent some easy buckets to get myself his team needs to bring more To e-mail reporter: adal47@psu.edu Stags From Page 8 Wrestlers From Page 8 by West Virginia at 1:15 p.m., and will conclude with Rutgers at 3 p.m. Wrestling in three consecu tive dual meets will test the condi tioning of the team, but it's a factor coach Cael Sanderson is not wor ried about. "Our guys are in good enough shape," Sanderson said. "It's just good practice for them to get three good matches in. We are not worried about our guys get ting tired." Sanderson said he will bring 15 swimming to face tough test in Virginia "[The roster] was supposed to come out in September, then it was pushed back to October, then it got pushed back to November," Modglin, who holds the school record in the 200-backstroke, said. "It's nice to finally know" Modglin will get very little time to celebrate her selection as Penn State (2-0) heads to Charlottesville, Va. this weekend to face Virginia and Indiana in what will be their toughest meet so far in the young 2010-2011 sea son. The Cavaliers are No. 9 in the nation while the 15th-ranked second time in the 5,000-meter race. Ryan said improving herself has been the key to her success as a rookie this season. "It was just small improve ments. Sometimes I was worried that what I ran was a fluke and I was just trying to copy that or improve the next race," Ryan said. "I knew I wanted to score, and I think at Notre Dame was the first time I did that." From Notre Dame forward. Ryan became a scorer, placing sixth at the Penn State National, and fifth at the Big Ten champi onships. COUNTRY At the Mid-Atlantic national meet, Ryan sat in 30th place with a half-mile to go before a late kick put her into 22nd as one of five Penn State runners in the top-25. Penn State's women jumped said he's always melancholy when seniors leave and he reflects on their development as players and their contributions to the team. However, he said he doesn't like to get caught up in it and make it a distraction because it happens every year. "You're happy for them because they're finishing their career and they're ready to do something else with their lives,- Rose said. "At least hoW I look at it, I know they're going to be fine because they're tougher than they were when they started with me." To e-mail reporter: Jyksl42@psu.edu "He put his next few games on the line for us." and he has plenty of options to go with including the big and physi cal Mark Fetrow the versatile Patrick Krispin, and the speedy John Gallagher, all of whom have contributed this season. In the Lions' NCAA second round game last season, a 2-1 loss to Maryland on Nov. 22. Forgue started the game as a freshman, scoring Penn State's only goal.. Knowing what Forgue can con tribute in the most important of games, the sophomore's team mates are determined to win Sunday, not just to advance in the tournament, but to give Forgue another opportunity to compete after sacrificing his eligibility against Michigan. "You want to do as much as you can for the kid," junior defender Matt Smallwood said. "He put his next couple games on the line for us in that instance. And we're gonna do whatever we can so he can get back out on the field." To e-mail reporter: massB6o@psu.edu wrestlers to the tournament to ensure there will be backup wrestlers should the team need them. He said two wrestlers guaranteed to make the trip will be junior Frank Molinaro and senior Adam Lynch. Molinaro, the No. 3-ranked 149- pound wrestler in the country, is expecting to wrestle in at least one match, though he is yet to wrestle this season recovering from a broken ankle. Redshirt sophomore James English, who has wrestled in place of Molinaro this season, said he has confidence in his con ditioning should Molinaro be held Hoosiers are the two-time defend ing Big Ten champions. Although both teams are highly ranked, coach John Hargis says they present two different chal lenges for the Nittany Lions. "Indiana has their studs at the top." Hargis said. "But they are not as deep as UVA.- The Lions are undefeated after dominating victories in the first two meets, but will be in an unfa miliar position this week. "The first two meets we were probably the team that was sup posed to win," Hargis said. "This five spots to No. 23 after their third-place finish at the Mid- Atlantic regional meet, qualifying for the NCAAs the following day through an at-large bid. Coach Beth Afford-Sullivan said she has had athletes migrate from other sports before, and the results can be good as long as the new runners dedicate themselves to learning how to actually race. Afford-Sullivan said she had no expectations for Ryan once Ryan contacted the team looking for a chance to participate. "I didn't have much expectation for her. I just thought, give her a shot and we'll see where it goes,' " Alford-Sullivan said. - Sometimes they transition from soccer to cross country to track very well. I think a lot of it is no expectation. just come in and run hard. Our 'gals' are very talented and very Matt Smallwood junior defender out of all three matches am just doing all the things I can do like working hard in prac tice," English said. am confi dent, in my conditioning, and I hope to use it to my advantage this weekend." Whether English gets the nod at 149 pounds in all three match es or Molinaro can wrestle for one, the team will have its hands full as each of its three opponents have a nationally-ranked wrestler in that weight class. Harvard's junior Corey Jantzen is the No. 9-ranked 149-pound wrestler in the country, while senior Brandon Rader from West S ) R'l Flyers fall to Lightning By The Associated Press PHILADELPHIA Steven Stamkos had his second hat trick of the season and added two assists. and the Tampa Bay Li•htnino- over- came a two-goal deficit to beat the NHL Philadelphia Flyers 8-7 on Thursday night. The 20-year old Stamkos leads the NHL Tampa Bay with 19 goals and 35 points. N a 1 e Thompson scored the Philadelphia tiebreaking goal at 5:19 of the third period. flicking a rebound off Dana Tvell's shot past backup goalie Brian Boucher to complete the scoring. Philadelphia. whose 10-game points streak ended Tuesday night in Montreal. lost its second straight and also snapped a seven-game home winning streak. Adam Hall. Rvan Malone. Brett Clark and Steve Downie Overtime From Page 8 Damon said the forward's athleticism is what makes her a force on the defensive end. .Ariel's had a great last cou ple days of practice and this is just a carry over from that," Damon said. "She's doing the things that she does well. She plays good defense. she rebounds and she's a capable scorer We just have to get her comfortable within the offense." The Lady Lions were burned for much of the game by Oakland's Sharise Calhoun and Bethany Watterworth, and the week we're going to go in as the underdog. "It'll be interesting to see how the girls react." Modglin said that it is exciting to race against the nation's top teams and that a more competi tive meet can actually help the Lions post some better times. "When you have more competi tive of [an opponent] you definite ly will post faster times, because the competitive side of you comes out," Modglin said. "A lot of us are hoping to post season best, or maybe even life time best." tolerant. Adding another one in who can help make us better, it has been a welcoming environ ment, and a good environment for her" At the NCAAs, the team will race the same lineup as the regional meet, including Ryan, freshman Emily Giannotti. sopho mores Natalie Bower, Brooklyne Ridder and Lindsey Graybill, and junior captains Kara Millhouse and Caitlin Lane. Whether Ryan thought she could end up in this position or not, she said she tried not to think about it. "It's something I didn't think I'd get an opportunity to go to, but now that I have that opportunity every day I'm going, 'I can't believe nationals is on Monday' " Ryan said. didn't want to think about it and jinx myself, but I was also scored for Tampa Bay, and Martin St. Louis had five assists. Nikolay Zherdev scored twice for Philadelphia, and Andreas Nodl, Jeff Carter, Scott Hartnell, Danny Briere and Andrej Meszaros also scored. The Flyers scored the first two goals 42 seconds apart in the nine-goal first, beginning at 4:21. Nodl flipped a rebound off Zherdev's shot past Dan Ellis, then Zherdev scored his own goal by redirecting Matt Carle's cross ice pass into an open net. Tampa had similar rapid-fire success against Serge' Bobrovsky, who was making his 12th straight start. The Lightning beat the rookie twice in a 16-second span. Stamkos scored a power-play wrist shot that sailed past Bobrovsky's stick side, and Hall knocked in a rebound off Victor Hedman's shot. Continuing the relentless theme of the night, the Flyers quickly retook the lead less than a minute later when Carter's shot slipped under Ellis' pads. Malone immediately answered with a power-play one timer. Golden Grizzlies led by as many as 14 points in the first half. Calhoun played 42 minutes and led all scorers with 25 points. going 10-of-12 from the free throw line. Watterworth, just 5-foot-11, had 23 points but was neutral ized by Lady Lions senior Julia Trogele late in the game. Trogele, 6-foot-2, finished with 10 points and 15 rebounds, her fourth career double-double. "Watterworth was wearing us out so we put Julia on her, a big ger defender so when she tried to do some of those same shots, she had to get up over the out stretched hands of Julia," Damon said. "That took a little Virginia is No. 8. Rutgers, which boasts a roster with multiple ranked wrestlers, will start soph omore Mario Mason, ranked No. 13 at 149 pounds. Molinaro said there is a lot of wear and tear that takes place in a tournament like this. He added the wrestlers who do not normal ly start will get a chance to show case their talents. Penn State went 3-0 at last year's Sprawl and Brawl tourna ment, in a field that also included Rutgers and Harvard. The Nittany Lions defeated Rutgers, 18-7, and dismantled Harvard, 36- 6. THE DAILY COLLEGIAN Modglin said she is looking for ward to this weekend and thinks the Lions are ready. "It is a whole other level," Modglin said. "I think we're going to step up to the challenge though and swim a whole other level as well." To email reporter: mjcs29o@psu.edu *Sean O'Connor writes about how the men hope to fare in Virginia: ONLINE psucollegian.com hoping for it and I think the whole team is amped up for it." Giannotti said despite the team's No. 23 ranking, the runners believe they have a chance to place well above their ranking. "We think top-15 is definitely in reach," Giannotti said. "We're 23rd, but I think we have the potential to be top-15. I think everything revolves around racing the whole race." Giannotti said the deciding fac tor will be not worrying about how many runners are near at all times. "It's a race of like 300 people. but everyone is good." Giannotti said. "You can't get caught up in how many people are around you; you just need to race from start to finish." To e-mail reporter zefsoos@psu.edu Ellis was pulled after allowing Hartnell's deflection to elude him. Backup goalie Mike Smith fol lowed suit, surrendering an open-net goal to Briere with less than 2 minutes to go in the first period. Bobrovsky didn't last much longer, surrendering a goal to Clark to make the score 5-4. The defenseman's shot actually went through the net. Bobrovsky was replaced in the second period by Brian Boucher Scoring didn't cease when the players returned, with Stamkos tying the score with his second goal. The Flyers regained a two-goal lead with Zherdev's second goal and Meszaros . score. I)ownie's pulled the Lightning within a goal, and Stamkos' power-play one-timer with 1:01 left in the second period tied it. NOTES: Twenty-nine players had at least one point. ... The NHL record for goals in a period is 12. set in the second period by the Buffalo Sabres and Toronto Maple Leafs on March 19, 1981. bit off because all of her shots were short, they weren't long. Julia did a great job." The Lady Lions return to action on Sunday when the take on South Carolina at 3:30 p.m. at the Bryce Jordan Center. Damon said South Carolina would provide a big challenge to the Lady Lions hot start on offense. - They have very good athletes and Dawn Staley's teams defend well." Damon said. "Some of the open looks that we generally get may not be there so we're really going to have to be deliberate with our offense." To e-mail reporter adrso79@psu.edu The team will look for contin ued success with its younger wrestlers this weekend. Through the first two matches, Penn State's true and redshirt fresh men have a combined 10-0 record. Redshirt freshman David Taylor, who has started the sea son 2-0, shot down any idea that the conditioning of the younger wrestlers will be an issue. "We wrestle pretty hard in practice every day," Taylor said. "Conditioning plays a factor in any match, but it shouldn't be any different this weekend.- To e-mail reporter: bmgso94@psu.edu
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