14 I MONDAY, Nov. 29, 2010 ALOUMES REGNE ess:c.ate.d Press. Montreal Alouettes slotback Jamel Richardson (left) powers through, a Saskatchewan Roughriders' defender during the Alouettes 21-18 victory in the 98th Grey Cup In Edmonton. Aterta. Mink From Page 16 asked to reflect on the last five And how it ended like this, a self-inflicting defeat by penalties, missed blocks and errant throws. Correcting that still may not have been enough to knock off Michigan State, who controlled scrimmage and played as if a Big Ten title was on the line. Penn State, again, played as if a Florida bowl was at stake, an injection of energy absent, the opponent too strong-minded to fold when the Lions flashed signs of life, unlike Temple, Northwestern and Indiana. A senior class exits having missed meeting expectations by one win, at least according to most media and the most influen tial man in their Penn State foot- Last word From Page 16 Stupar also, forced Spartans run ning back Edwin Baker to fumble in the fourth quarter. Day to forget Offense: QB Matt McGloin McGloin only completed 53 percent of his passes and threw an interception that almost halt ed the Lions' comeback attempt. McGloin was inaccurate on throws and threw several dropped passes into the hands of opposing defenders. Defense: CB Chaz Powell Michigan State wide receivers Record From Page 1 6 thought we would probably be better than we were on that stage." Royster said he thought so, too. Although he won't be a part of future teams, he said those experi ences against the nation's best teams will help the team in the com ing years. Those other teams we played were good, and we just didn't bring it those days," Royster said. "It's tough to even think about now. But, like I said. this team's got a lot of promise in the future. I'm looking forward to coming back and watching." Coming into the season, many had the Lions projected at 8-4, and almost no one had them finishing JAMAICA 6.c, 9 ,,,,,„ 0 e, vat lemoso. 14' JAMF EST Live Concerts VIP Parties Beautiful Beaches Cliff Jumping Spectacular Sunsets 1.800.648.4849 www.STSTRAVELcom Stay up to date on, deadlines and promotionsl{ • liir rwrr *Mei com mycoPeglanad ball lives Settling for ho-hum. So, another Jan. 1 Florida bowl trip is imminent. BCS Beek Jerry Palm pegged Penn State landing in the Outback Bowl at 75 percent after lowa's upset loss to Minnesota on Saturday. It's there or the Gator Bowl, the site of Paterno's first bowl game. a 17-17 tie with Florida State on Dec. 30, 1967 "We're gonna try like hell to get that eighth win," offensive tackle Chima Okoli said. - Seven's good and everything, but we really want that eighth win. And if we were at 10 wins, we'd want the 11th win." Does it matter? Fifteen practices are available to undress the outgoing seniors and give their powder blue and navy blue jerseys designated for starters to future contribu tors. beat Powell on several passes. and the redshirt junior recorded only one tackle, but the Penn State defense played poorly as a whole and allowed 331 yards of total offense. Did you notice? Empty seats lined the upper portions of the student section .. Mauti played in the fourth quar ter and tallied two tackles ... "Silas' Santas - made its appear ance in Santa hats in honor of freshman tailback Silas Redd. Extra point Penn State had eight penalties Saturday for 67 yards. The Lions . eight penalties were the most in better than 9-3 with three very ditti cult road games. Ultimately, the 1-ti Ten exceeded expectations as three teams finished in the B('S top to The Lions also suffered sonic sighil icant losses on defense and a mid season quarterback chance. Despite some adversity and the tough schedule, at Saturdays post game press conference.. Joe Paterno said he felt the team performed par this season. He then paused to add the phrase. "Most of the time.- "At the end of the year we became a good team. - Paterno skid - 1 thought the young kids had ()1n( chances to be in the tough gan, : :- There were some games that the were behind and they were able to come hack." A reserved Royster reiterated just how close the Lions were to breakinLi AlitE__ HEARTS ON FIRF .. . , ... „ ,..r. , ...,--..... • -...--4 k . -•.= 4: •Al L ltg. '',o4:‘,Y.. , y:iji AN - ,:fel ;.• l II\ WP C II 5 ' . 4 (“ ..;7 1 ' • IS: : Cr'''• - 4 .. ,41* * *'. ....'"' '''''''''', .. ' a .n „:... 4 ' Aim:4r , ,••0- , The Hearts On Fire Diamond LlW.l" , tt , t ill Nisi set in platinum starting at 7::i.i . F.,.-: InNer jeWellerS too East College Avenue. State College, P 1 814.237.7942 moverlel/ c/er. ~,n View our entire collection at hea rt.onfi re ( nin Tisix e coordinator Tom Bra iey who knows Paterno's bowl blueprint better than most, preppin for another December of going hack to funda mentals. technique and tackling. Then. its one final moment Co , tamp the season a success before hibernating in Lasch for a 10n,2 inner muscling up and game planning for Alabama. I in a mirror guy I'm not a window guy. - Bradley said, acknowledging the coaching staff has to take a look at itself when c\ - ilitating the program's rogress. Rut who . s staring back. Scrap? Flint: two years and the man those coke-bottled glass es en flinched. -rric monng in Jour 1, )t" 3,, editor for The , e-mail address is npmso2s@psu.edu ;2,lento this season IVe had a lot of penalties today that were ' tin _:.aracteristie, that were big. - safety Drew Astorino said. - We missed some calls, and we missed some assignments. We usl have to sharpen up a little Quotable Joe Paterno on his departing seniors: - I'm going to miss some, some I'm not obviously. There are a couple guys thinking about maybe ft:jug to get into the NFL. I'm not sure whether they should. or they shouldn't... hjmsl46@psu.edu through Ultimately, however, they have a seven in the win column and a live in the loss column with just a bowl ,game left to play. That's what lie said would and should define !hem. But he said he feels with the Lions . youth. they'll be able to prove ia.ins('l\ es in whatever bowl game they are selected for. Then, he expects. to see that carry over into his time as a Penn State alum. It's tough," Royster said. "You ift put it on anything other than those other teams we played were LI( ()(1 ttlti we just didn't bring it those 11'. tough to even think about it,,\k Rut like I said this team's got a tot ttl promise in the future, and I'm iooking forward to coming back and watching." mail reporter: ajcs23B@psu.edu Caps top 'Canes By The Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Semyon Varlamov made 26 saves and stopped all three Carolina attempts in the shootout to lead the Washington Capitals to a 3-2 win over the Hurricanes on Sunday. Alex Ovechkin converted his shootout attempt to give the edge to the Capitals. Carolina's Eric Staal forced overtime with 3 seconds left in regulation, scoring his 11th goal of the season. Staal grabbed a loose puck in traffic in front of the net after a faceoff. Staal also had an assist on Erik Cole's ear lier goal. Alexander Semin and Marcus Johansson scored first-period goals for Washington. Semin's goal was assisted by Ovechkin on a two-on-one break late in the first period. Semin has scored 18 goals this season and four in two games after his hat trick against Tampa on Friday. Varlamov won his third straight start after missing more than a month because of a groin injury The Capitals have won three straight overall and all three matchups against Carolina this season. The previous two meet- Seniors From Page 16 but the fact that we fought I'm always going to remember that. - Ogbu said. "I'm going to say. 'Yeah we lost that game. but we gave one hell of a fourth quarter.' While several seniors chalked the loss up to simply running out of time, the Lions once again couldn't turn in a 60- minute performance. The team concluded the reg ular season with many of the same mistakes that both veter an and first-year players have made all season. Missed tack les, blown assignments, penal ties and a slow start all played into the seniors' belief the team once again only showed flashes of its potential. The same Penn State team that made the game competi tive at the end couldn't settle down during the first three quarters, and not being able to pull out the win for the seniors is just added disappointment. sophomore Jordan Hill said. "There's always going to he a sour feeling when you lose when it's your last time on the field," Hill said. "You always want to have that memory of just going out on top." Is Your GPA 3.2 Plus? Make MONEY loin) to class! --,.---` --- ~..• .-- . ..,..- -----------.. `—*--.'-- ,—..— s 1" - '7 : la .-*"----"-., Y "' \ . ''' ) . Would Do \ 7 ~,, (----- you like you take ....: i t ,. to improve good notes? ~, -:----' \ r your grades? h about Biology and Accounting during finals week. They don't want to think about where to eai or where to buy their holiday gifts. Make the decision easy for them! Advertise your great deals in the Finals Magazine! THE DAILY COLLEGIAN ings were in Carolina, including a 3-2 Washington victory on Wednesday. The Capitals' first goal came seven minutes into the game, when Eric Fehr won the puck in the right corner behind the goal and passed to Marcus Johansson, who was all alone on the right side in front of the net. Johansson brought the puck across the crease and slipped it past Carolina goalie Cam Ward for the score. Semin added another goal when Ovechkin brought the puck down the left side and made a move to get around Carolina defenseman Tim Gleason. From there, Ovechkin pushed a back hand pass to the right side for Semin, who banged it home to give Washington a 2-0 lead late in the first period. Washington finished the first period with a 17-7 edge in shots, but Carolina answered in the first minute of the second period on Cole's goal. Staal brought the puck behind the net, and with Capitals defenseman John Erskine skat ing with him. Staal turned and dumped to Cole, who tapped in the goal from the right side of the crease 50 seconds into the sec ond period. Notes: It was the I,oooth NHL game coached by Carolina's Paul Maurice. Maurice is the 19th coach to reach the milestone, and the youngest at 43 years and 302 days old. While Ogbu said he did catch a glimpse of the Spartans' postgame celebration, just the sight of the opponent celebrat ing on his field was more than enough to anger senior Stefen Wisniewski. Wisniewski said the confetti "was about all I had to see" before stepping off the field one last time, but he was thankful the team at least stayed in the game until the end. Redshirt sophomore Pete Massaro said the seniors thanked the rest of the team for at least trying to turn the game around after falling behind early, and several players said the loss should serve as anoth er lesson to help both the young and older players prepare for the bowl game. While the bowl game will be the finality of a season Ogbu said he would've never predict ed to have gone this way. he stands by his belief the team is better than its regular season record indicates. "As a senior leader you always think you have guys that can go out and fight the world," Ogbu said. "Guys did well, we didn't quit and I think that's what we can take from this." To e- mail reporter: aass22o@psu.edu IrAli i
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