P E R I O D I C A L U. S. Postage PAID State College, PA Ohio 24 Penn State 14 Virginia 17 Penn State 16 Penn State 34 Navy 7 Penn State 24 Temple 13 Penn State 35 Illinois 7 Penn State 39 Northwestern 28 Penn State 38 Iowa 14 Ohio State 35 Penn State 23 Penn State 34 Purdue 9 Nebraska 32 Penn State 23 Penn State 45 Indiana 22 Nov. 24 Wisconsin (ABC/ESPN) 3:30 each kicked in two goals, while Christine Nairn dence, 55-52, in overtime in the second game S T A T I S T I C S got the other one. Hayes set a Penn State record of the Puerto Rico tournament. Senior captain for the fastest goal, scoring just 48 seconds into Tim Frazier led the Lions with 19 points, nine PSU IND the match. One of Weber’s tallies came just rebounds and seven assists. Jermaine Marshall Total Plays – Yards 76-546 85-478 44 seconds into the second half. Nairn, Taylor had 13 points and five rebounds. The Lions lost Rushes – Net Yards 44-151 26-24 Schram, Emily Hurd and Raquel Rodriguez their opener in the tournament to No. 6 North Passing Yards 395 454 had assists. Carolina State, 72-55, even though Frazier On Sunday night the Lions played to a 1-1 tie posted 23 points for the 20th 20-point game Passes (Att-Cmpl-Int) 32-22-1 59-33-2 through two overtimes with defensive minded of his career. Avg. Gain Per Play 7.2 5.6 Michigan, fell behind 2-0 on the penalty kick But Frazier suffered a leg injury early in First Downs 24 23 shootout, then converted their final three the first half of the third game against Akron Yards Lost Rushing 43 57 kicks, while goalie Erin McNulty made three and never returned to the court. The Lions Intcptn Returns – Yards 2-54 1-6 straight saves. They meet Duke Friday night on struggled to a 36-32 lead by halftime, but a red- Kickoffs – Average 8-59.5 5-64.0 Jeffrey Field. hot Akron team made 68 per cent of its shots on Kickoff Returns – Avg. 2-23 4-21 Junior Victoria Perri ran a personal-best the way to an 80-65 win. D.J. Newbill filled in at Punt Returns – Avg. 2-13 1-1 20:21.4 over the 6K course at the University point guard for Frazier and hit a career high 20 Punts – Average 5-37.6 6-40 of Louisville to place 47th individually in the points with six rebounds and five assists. Ross Fumbles – Lost 2-1 0-0 NCAA cross-country championships. Class- Travis got a double-double with 11 points and mate Rebekka Simko was 71st in 20:35.3. 10 rebounds. Penalties – Yards 4-25 3-11 Penn State top-ranked wrestlers dominated Frazier, the leading returning scorer and Sacks by – Yards 5-27 3-30 the take-down battle, 28-6, on their way to assist man in the Big Ten, has been named to 3rd Dn Conversions 6 of 14 3 of 17 thumping No. 24 Lehigh, 29-6, before a Rec the Naismith Award Watch List and the Wooden 4th Dn Conversions 2 of 2 1 of 3 Hall sellout Friday, then traveled to Morgan- Award Preseason Top 50. Red Zone Scores–Chances 5-5 2-4 town, where they picked up four falls in a 44-3 State’s women’s hockey team got its first Time of Possession 33:46 26:14 demolition of the Mountaineers Sunday. College Hockey America win Saturday with a Attempts/Yards (Longest) Nico Megaludis got a technical fall and a pin 3-2 victory over Lindenwood, after losing to the Rushing: Zwinak 29/135 (21); Zordich 9/49 (23); McGloin 5/-32 (5). at 125; David Taylor picked up two tech falls at same team, 5-1, on Friday. Team captain Taylor Passing No. Com. Int. Yds. TD Lg Sk 165; Matt Brown posted a major decision and Gross got the first two goals Saturday and Mic- McGloin 32 22 1 395 4 53 3/30 a fall at 174; Quentin Wright registered a deci- ayla Catanzanti put in the game-winner for the Receiving: Robinson 10/197 (53); Moseby-Felder 4/42 (14); Lehman sion and a pin at 197; and Ed Ruth got a major Lions, who now have a 5-8-1 (1-6-1 CHA) record 3/46 (29); James 1/42; Zordich 1/27; Zwinak 1/16; Williams 1/14; at WVU after beating #3 Robert Hamlin of in their first year of playing Division I hockey. Zanellato 1/11. Lehigh, 11-9, at 184. For more information and details on all Nittany All Purpose Yards: Robinson 197; Zwinak 151; Zordich 76; Coach Coquese Washington’s ninth-ranked Lion varsity sports go to www.GoPSUsports.com. Williams 60. women’s basketball team broke No. 13 Texas Kickoff Returns: Williams 2/46 (23). A&M’s 58-game home winning streak against 100 DAYS TO THON Kickoffs: Ficken 8/59.5 non-conference opponents Wednesday. It was enn State student volunteers recently marked Punt Returns: Della Valle 2/26 (23). Punts: Butterworth 5/37.6. the first win over a ranked non-conference P100 days until THON 2013. As the largest Fumbles Forced: 0 opponent on the road since 2001 for the Lady student-run philanthropy in the world with Fumbles Recovered: 0 Lions, who beat No. 19 Texas in Austin. Alex 15,000 student volunteers, THON has raised Interceptions: Amos 1/54; Hodges 1/0. Bentley tallied a game-high 21 points, followed more than $89 million to benefit children Passes Broken Up: Fagnano 2; Hodges. Hull, Amos 1. by Maggie Lucas with 18. Playing before many with cancer and their families through The Sacks: Barnes 1/11; Stanley 1/5; Hull 1/2; Zettel 1/1; Obeng- family members and friends, Texas native Nikki Four Diamonds Fund at Penn State Hershey Agyapong, Davis 0.5/4. Greene scored all eight of her points and six Children’s Hospital. THON 2013 is Feb. 15–17. Tackles for Loss: Barnes 1/11; Hull 1.5/3; Stanley 1/5; Hodges 1/2; of her seven rebounds in State’s second half Learn more at www.thon.org. Zettel 1/1; Obeng-Agyapong, Davis 0.5/4. comeback. Mia Nickson led the Lions with 11 Tackles: Hodges 12; Hull 11; Morris 9; Carson 7; Amos, Stanley 4; rebounds, while Dara Taylor had five of the NEW CHILDREN’S CANCER FACILITY TO OPEN Obeng-Agyapong, Fagnano; Keiser, Mauti, Barnes 3. team’s 12 critical steals, in the 62-58 win. he new Penn State Hershey Children’s Players: C: Stankiewitch. G: Urschel, Dieffenbach, Howle, Shrive. Sunday the Lady Lions breezed past Lafay- Hospital, dedicated on Nov. 13 and due to T: Farrell, Smith, Gress, Cadogan. TE: Gilliam, James, Lehman. T WR: Robinson, Moseby-Felder, Williams, Zanellato. QB: McGloin. ette, 75–34, in Rec Hall, as nine of Washington’s open in January, will house a children’s cancer FB: Zordich. TB: Zwinak, Zordich. DT: Hill, Jones, Baublitz, Zettel. charges scored five points or more. Nickson and facility. The IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon DE: Massaro, Barnes, Stanley, Zettel, Olaniyan, Bars. ILB: Carson. Lucas each tallied 12 points, while the latter also Pediatric Cancer Pavilion was made possible with OLB: Hodges, Mauti, Hull, Kline. CB: Morris, Amos, Davis. grabbed nine rebounds. The victory extended a $10 million commitment from THON. It will Saf: Obeng-Agyapong, Fagnano, Keiser. P: Butterworth. K: Ficken. State’s home non-conference winning streak offer private space for kids undergoing inpatient KS: Howle, Fuhrman. KH: Keiser. KT: Zordich, Morris, Lucas,Kuntz, to nine games. or outpatient cancer treatment, and clinicians’ Williams, Keiser, Day, Fagnano, Dupree, Bars, Yancich, Zerbe, The men’s basketball squad overcame a expanded capabilities to offer clinical trials and Thompson, Lewis, Kline, Della Valle, Carson, Hull, Fuhrman, But- 10-point deficit in the second half to upset Provi- experimental treatment options. terworth, Howle, Mangiro, Irvin, Lehman, Gilliam, Zettel. The Football Letter (USPS 763-880) Published weekly following a football game during the University’s football season by The Pennsylvania State University, Hintz Family Alumni Center, University Park, PA 16802. Periodicals postage paid at State College, PA 16801. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Football Letter, Department B, Hintz Family Alumni Center, University Park, PA 16802-2096. U.Ed. ALU 13-16 URL:http://www.alumni.psu.edu/fbl Username: psualum Password: weare Nov. 19, 2012 Vol. 75, No. 11 t was a symbolic gesture. I When senior linebacker and top tackler Michael Mauti crumpled on the Beaver Stadium grass and was taken off the field on a cart Sat- urday, senior fullback Michael Zordich ran out and the two slapped hands. Thus the mantle of leading the 2012 Penn State football team on the field passed from its most vocal and demonstrative leader to the other senior who helped spur the effort to keep the squad together last July, after the NCAA issued its first-ever sanctions against Penn State. The two legacy Lions—sons of former Nittany Lion greats—had rallied the troops and convinced the vast majority of them of the value of remaining Nittany Lions in the face of unprecedented adversity. Now the stalwart defensive leader would be relegated to inspiring from the sidelines for the short remainder of his collegiate career. And the offensive hero ac- cepted the mantle of on-field leadership, which he immediately carried through State’s 45-22 STAR LINEBACKER Michael Mauti suffered knee injury in first quarter and is taken off field on cart.