SPORTS 8 I FRIDAY N0v.19 2010 Lions to rely on post against Stags By Alex Angert COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER Thirty seconds into Tuesday's game, Penn State was a perfect 1-for-1 from beyond the arc after D.J. Jackson sunk a 3- point shot on the Lions' first possession By the end of the game, the Lions shot another 20 3-point attempts and didn't make a single one. Yet, while Penn State's outside shot didn't work, its inside game led by Jackson and Jeff Brooks filled the void and provided the Lions with enough offense to get the win. Photo Illustration by Heather Schmelzlen Collegian The Penn State women's volleyball seniors will play thier final regular season home match tonight at Rec Hall against Northwestern. Seniors to play final home match By Jake Kaplan COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER There has been at least three constants in each of the last three national c ampions ips --- the Penn State WOMEN'S women's volley- VOLLEYBALL ball team has __ won Blair Brown, Alyssa D'Errico and Arielle Wilson. Tonight. that trio of senior co captains, along with seniors Cathy Quilico, Fatima Balza and Jessica Ullrich, will play their Wrestlers ready for tourney By Brandt Gelman COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER The Penn State wrestling team will face a tough test this weekend as it ears Binghamton, N.Y. to partici pate in the 2010 Sprawl and Brawl duals The Nittany Lions will have three consecutive dual matches on Sunday against West Virginia WRESTLING TH .!LINEUP SPORTS ON TV NCAA Basketball Penn State vs Fairfield 7:30 p.m., BTN TRIVIA Q: How many times have two players that wore the same number won the Cy Young Award in the same season? Thursday's Answer: Major League Baseball last extended its playoff format in 1995. If you go Men's Basketball vs Fairfield 7:30 tonight Bryce Jordan Center MEN'S BASKETBALL At 7:30 tonight at the Bryce Jordan Center, the Lions will take on Fairfield with hopes their post offense will continue to carry the team if their shooting remains cold. "Coach preaches getting the ball inside See STAGS. Page 10. last regular season home match. The No. 7 Nittany Lions host Northwestern at 7 at Rec Hall on senior night. During their careers, in which Penn State has set all kinds of records and strung together all sorts of winning streaks, the cur rent senior class has helped amass a record of 134-6, includ ing 74-3 in the Big Ten and a monumental 109-match winning streak. This season, the Lions are 24-4 and 13-3 in the conference, and instead of thinking about the senior night festivities, the sen Jake Kemerer (right) wrestles in Penn State's win over Lehigh (2-1), Harvard (0-0) and No. 24 since the 2007-08 season when Rutgers (2-0). After opening its the team started 6-0. season with two convincing vic- Penn State will open the tour tories, No. 6 Penn State will look nament with a match against to improve to 5-0, which would Harvard at 11:30 a.m., followed mark its best start to a season See WRESTLERS, Page 10. QUICK HITS Gymnasts to scrimmage The Penn State women's gymnastics team is going to get a reality check on Tuesday, but it's up to them whether it's good or bad. The team is holding an intrasquad meet on Tuesday, and it's going to put up its top six gymnasts on each of the four events and have them compete for scores. The intrasquad will be the team's last practice before they take five days off for a shortened break. ft. To read the rest of Matt iii Howland's story on the women's ~. gymnastics team: ONLINE psucolleglan.com Steph Witt /Collegian Talor Battle (12) goes for a layup against St. Joe's iors are trying to focus solely on tonight's match against the Wildcats. Especially because there is a very good chance this will not be the seniors' last time playing at Rec Hall, as Penn State is hosting the NCAA Regional semifinals and finals in December. "Just focus on [tonight's! match, - said Wilson, a multiple time All-American middle hitter. "It's not about senior night. It's not like it's our last match ever. Just focusing on what we need to control." Brown, an opposite hitter. Ice Lions take on Rowan The No. 10 Penn State Ice Lions (6-4-2) will take on the No. 13 Rowan Profs at 9:15 tonight at home in the Greenberg Ice Pavilion. The Ice Lions finally return home after five games over three weeks on the road, winning only two of those five. After losing both games to the Ohio State Buckeyes last weekend, the Ice Lions know tonight's game is a must-win. Sophomore goalie Ryan DeMuth said it is definitely not an easy win for the team, in fact it will be tough, but the team is ready to play. To wad the rest of Lauren //it Henderson's story on the Ice Lions preparations: 101180an.cpm ONUNE echoed similar sentiments "It seems like yesterday I was a freshman," Brown said. "It goes by really fast, but right now we're just focused on the match." The current senior class has fluctuated in number throughout the years. D'Errico and Wilson are the only two original mem bers of the class on the team. Brown joined their class after redshirting her freshman year in 2006. Quilico came in 2008 after transferring from Boston College, while Balza and Ullrich See SENIORS. Page 10 . Forgue to sit out in matchup with ODU By Mike Still COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER Brian Forgue is the type of player that will do absolutely anything he can to help his team win, including sacrificing him self if it means giving his team- The sopho more defender did just that in the 53rd minute of the Big Ten men's soccer championship on Nov. 14 against Michigan. As Penn State keeper Brendan Birmingham came out THE DAILY COLLEGIAN Lady Lions IAnA in OT It took 37 minutes of play, but the Lady Lions' defense finally showed up. Down eight points to Oakland with 3:15 left in the second half, the Penn State .V(J'''`s' women's bas ketball team held the Golden Grizzlies to one point as it ral- lied to force overtime. Once the extra session started, the Lady Lions took over and Oakland defeated Oakland 96-89 at The O'Rena in Rochester, Mich., Thursday night. Aside from the lockdown defending, freshman guard Maggie Lucas came up huge for Penn State (3-0) down the stretch. Lucas scored eight of the Lady Lions last ten points in the second half, including a driving, twisting layup along the baseline that tied the game with nine seconds left. At the end of regulation, an animated Lucas made her way over to Penn State's bench to fire up the visiting fans. While the Lady Lions scored above 90 points for the third game in a row, the fact they gave up 89 didn't sit well. "I'll just be blatantly honest, our transition defense was abominable today," assistant coach Kia Damon told the Penn State Sports Network. "Oakland got in the lane as much as they wanted, just driv ing right past us. We can't give up 89-90 points every game and expect to win.,' Freshman forward Ariel Edwards contributed her best game as a Lady Lion, scoring 16 points and pulling down three rebounds. Despite not starting, Edwards played extensively in the second half and overtime, contributing to defensive surge at the end of regulation *For up-to-date news on the Lady Lions, follow the Collegian writers at: T'vw iTT f ? twitter.com/Washingtonspost of the net to pressure an oncom ing Michigan offensive attack, the Wolverines' Alex Wood sent a shot toward the Nittany Lions' vacant net, With no other option, Forgue threw himself in front of the shot, receiving a red card on the play Forgue for a handball in the box. MEN'S SOCCER "Unfortunately, I'd love to be out there, but I took a chance See FORGUE, Page 10. OUR THOUGHTS Pirates spoof fails It's pretty hard to write something that makes you look more incompetent than the Pittsburgh Pirates, but Sports Illustrated's Jeff Pearlman succeeded recently when he wrote a column mocking the club. In his piece titled "What's ahead for Clint Hurdle? A look into the Pirates' future" Pearlman made exaggerated pre dictions of how the first year of new Pirate manager Hurdle's career in Pittsburgh might look. Pinny? Sure. Only one problem: Pearlman scheduled many of his farcical 2011 events for dates that have already passed in 2010. Nice try, Jeff, but next time you rip the Bucs, try not to screw up yourself. By Andrew Robinson COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER BASKE7BAi Penn State See OVERTIME. Page 10
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