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ROSE TO
THE TOP
NO. 5 PENN STATE
DEFEATS NO. 8
WISCONSIN TO WIN
THE BIG TEN TITLE.
FOR FULL COVERAGE
SEE PG. 2

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Nittany Lions win Penn State
Big Ten championship football earns
Rose Bowl bid
By Vincent Lungaro
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN
INDIANAPOLIS — Time and
time again this season, No. 7
Penn State seemed down and out
heading into half-
time. And time
FOOTBALL and time again
the Nittany Lions
responded in a big way in the sec-
ond half.
The spotlight was bigger, the
stakes were higher, but Satur-
day’s 38-31 Big Ten Champion-
ship win over No. 6 Wisconsin was
no different.
The Lions used 24 second-half
points to down the Badgers and
perhaps propel themselves fur-
ther into the College Football
Playoff conversation, or at least
strengthen their position for a
berth in the Rose Bowl.
Although he coaches one of the
youngest teams in the country,
Lions coach James Franklin said
there was no doubt in his mind
his players were capable of com-
pleting a second half comeback
once more.
“I felt like we left the locker
room really confident,” Franklin
Wide receiver DeAndre Thompkins (3) fails to catch the ball during the Big Ten Football
Championship Game between Penn State and Wisconsin at Lucas Oil Stadium in India-
napolis, Ind., on Saturday, Dec. 3.
Penn State cheerleaders amp up the crowd at the set of College GameDay in front of Lucas Oil Stadium, which will host the 2016 Big Ten Championship Game on Saturday, Dec. 3.
Safety Koa Farmer (7) goes to sack Wisconsin quarterback Bart Houston Football Championship Game between Penn State and Wisconsin at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Ind.,
(13) during the Big Ten Football Championship Game.
said. “We’ve been in that situation
a number of times and handled it
well. These guys, they believe in
each other. I think they believe
in us. We’ve got great chemistry.
We’ve got really good relation-
ships. We care about one another
in the locker room.”
Needing a spark, trailing 28-
7, quarterback Trace McSorley
went to one of his many playmak-
ers to get things started.
The playmaker of choice on
this occasion was Saeed Black-
nall, who reeled in a 40-yard
touchdown catch to close the first
half and a 70-yard strike to open
the second half. Suddenly, it was
a 28-21 ballgame.
“To get that touchdown before
halftime, we went into halftime
like we were winning the game,”
Gesicki said. “We knew that we
were going to come out in the sec-
ond half and make adjustments
and then go out and play the way
we did in the second half.”
A defensive stand, followed by
a 1-yard Saquon Barkley touch-
down run later, and the score was
tied before the Badgers even had
a chance to blink.
After the Badgers connected
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Max Petrosky/Collegian
Lee Cartwright, Jay Cartwright and Mark Landini, all of Wheeling, W.V., cook burgers before the Big Ten
on Saturday, Dec. 3.
SPORTS
on a field goal, McSorley drove
the offense right down the field
again to set up an 18-yard wheel
route touchdown to Saquon Bar-
kley, giving the Lions their first
lead of the day at 35-31 with 13:41
to go in the fourth quarter.
“Trace has been dynamic all
year long,” Franklin said.
McSorley was named the
game’s Most Valuable Player
after he finished 22-of-31 for 384
yards and 4 touchdowns.
“I’m really proud of him,”
Franklin added.
“You know his attitude, his de-
meanor. The type of teammate
that he is, the type of leader that
he is.”
A Tyler Davis field goal ex-
tended the lead to 38-31 with 5:14
remaining. From there, it was
up to the Lions defense to close
out the win, which they did, stuff-
ing the Badgers on fourth-and-1.
“I think we just had a jolt,”
cornerback Grant Haley said.
“We just had energy in the sec-
ond half. And I think that was
what led us to success.”
To email reporter: vzl5050@psu.edu.
Follow him on Twitter at @VinceLungaro.
Keegan-Michael Key greets fans as he goes through a human tunnel to get onto the set of
College GameDay on Saturday, Dec. 3.
By Vincent Lungaro
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN
No. 5 Penn State may have
missed out on the College Foot-
ball Playoff, but it’s still going to
a marquee New
York Six bowl
FOOTBALL game.
The Nittany
Lions (11-2, 9-1) will meet No. 9
USC (9-3, 7-2) in the Rose Bowl
Game in Pasadena, California
on Jan. 2, 2017 starting at 5 p.m.
It will be the Lions’ third trip
overall to the Rose Bowl, going
1-2 overall.
This is their first trip to the
Rose Bowl since the 2008-09
season, when they also faced
the Trojans, who won that en-
counter 38-24.
The Lions and Trojans have
both come a long way since the
first month of this season.
The Lions started off Septem-
ber 2-2, including a deflating
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN
defeat to in-state rival Pittsburgh
and a 49-10 loss a Michigan.
But since then, coach James
Franklin’s team has rattled off
nine straight wins, which cul-
minated in a Big Ten Cham-
pionship win over Wiscon-
sin and the programs first
outright conference title since
1994.
The Trojans, on the other
hand, dealt with woes of their
own, starting off 1-3, including
a demoralizing blowout loss to
No. 1 Alabama in the season
opener.
Yet, similar to its Big Ten foe,
coach Clay Helton’s team has
been a different team since that
rough start.
The Trojans have now won eight
consecutive games, including an
upset over No. 4 Washington in
Week 10.
To email reporter: vzl5050@psu.edu.
Follow him on Twitter at @VinceLungaro.
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THE DAILY COLLEGIAN
Police unable to
assess riot damages
By Frank Esposito
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN
Following Penn State’s 38-31
comeback victory against Wis-
consin, thousands of students
took to the 200 block of E. Beaver
Avenue, where they proceeded to
cheer, chant and engage in prop-
erty damage after the Nittany
Lions took the title of B1G Ten
Champions.
State College Police deployed
to the area known as “Beaver
Canyon” five minutes prior to the
end of the game, according to po-
lice.
Shortly after midnight, a Time-
ly Warning was sent out to stu-
dents stating, “Avoid downtown
State College. Crowd on Beaver
Ave. is an unlawful disturbance.
Leave the area or be subject to
arrest.”
Officers lined the street of Bea-
ver Avenue with batons and pep-
per spray in hand and as students
walked down the street they were
advised to leave the area or be
subject to arrest.
Although police refused to com-
ment on the amount of officers in
field, they did report getting extra
help in preparation for the event
— noticeably more State Troop-
ers joined the police presence in
the Saturday riot than in the Oct.
23 riot following the upset win
against Ohio State.
Police reported they made no
formal arrests on Saturday night,
but obtained the identities of
people damaging property during
the riot and will be issuing cita-
tions for those involved. Students
refusing to vacate the area were
written up.
They are continuing to evalu-
Police forces block off Beaver Avenue during riots following a Penn State football win in the Big Ten
Championship.
Students celebrate the win against Wisconsin after winning the BIG TEN championship on Saturday, Dec. 4.
Students take pieces of the downed streetlight as souvenirs during the
riot downtown on Saturday, Dec. 3.
State College Police instruct pedestrians to clear the streets during the
riot downtown on Saturday, Dec. 3.
ate damages caused by the Satur-
day night riot.
In a press conference on Sun-
day, police compared the crowd to
the Ohio State riot, and reported
the crowd early Sunday morning
was larger.
Similar damage estimates
were projected as well — the
Oct. 23 riot of 5,000 to 10,000
people caused over $30,000
in damages, and lead to over
10 arrests.
Students ripped down street
signs and a light post before the
riot dispersed around 2 a.m. on
Sunday.
The Daily Collegian reported
the event live and can be seen
here.
In an attempt to disperse the
crowd and keep order, police said
they used pepper spray on the
Joseph DiDomenico/Collegian
LOCAL
Joseph DiDomenico/Collegian
crowd. Rubber dart guns were
seen as well.
Most police reports involved
disorderly conduct incidents.
Other reports of students in-
cluded them engaging in activity
with the police themselves.
One reported incident de-
scribes a rioter shaking a can
of beer and spraying a mounted
trooper. Another report ex-
plained how a young girl ran up
and slapped a horse, according
to court documents.
No injuries were reported so
far in contrast with the one inju-
ry reported after the Oct. 23 riot.
Police encourage anyone with
pictures or videos to send them
into the State College Police.
To email reporter: fqe5000@psu.edu.
Follow him on Twitter at @fqesposito.
Jamil Summaq/Collegian
Students rioting on Beaver Ave after winning the Big Ten Championship against Wisconsin on
Saturday, Dec. 3.
THON committee captains cheer after revealing the 2017 logo at the
family carnival at the Intermural Building on Sunday, Dec. 4.
THON’s Family
Carnival makes
‘mission possible’
By Virginia Pope
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN
The Intramural Building was
transformed into a training cen-
ter for future secret agents on
Sunday afternoon at the 2016
THON Family Carnival.
The Penn State Interfrater-
nity Council/ Panhellenic Dance
Marathon hosted its annual
Family Carnival with the theme:
“Mission Possible.”
John Michael Oleksa, a Fam-
ily Carnival captain, said this
year they wanted to make sure
the theme was not used just for
setting up and decoration, but to
actually make the families feel
as though this was a place that
was “there for them.”
This is the second year that
the Family Carnival has been
held in the Intramural Build-
ing, and Oleksa (senior-risk
management) said the change
“works really well with THON”
because they have more space
in the gym and other rooms or
courts to also use throughout
the day.
Oleksa said what he enjoys
most about Family Carnival is
seeing families enjoy the day
together.
“My favorite part about family
carnival is that it really focuses
on the family as a whole,” Olek-
sa said. “This event gives light
on the siblings and tries to let
the parents have fun as well”
With different themes like
“New Agent Training” or “De-
fenders at Sea,” booths and sta-
tions were scattered throughout
the main gym, which gave kids
the chance to jump through ob-
stacle courses.
Hannah Grieder (senior-civil
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Aabha Vora/Collegian
engineering), a Rules and Regu-
lations captain, said Family Car-
nival was an opportunity for those
on Rules and Regulations com-
mittees to spend more time with
children and families.
“This is one event where Rules
and Regulations doesn’t have to
necessarily ‘work’ a whole lot,”
Grieder said. “We really get to
interact with the families more
than we normally do.”
Carly Anne Wilfong, from Hum-
melstown, Pa, who has been the
Penn State Filipino Association’s
THON child since 2013, said that
her favorite part of coming to
Family Carnival was hanging out
with other Four Diamonds Fami-
lies and friends that she’s made
at Penn State.
Family Relations captain Lind-
say Spinabelli said the day can
bring a certain “organized chaos”
but it is a great way for people
to get inspired and excited for
THON weekend.
Spinabelli (senior-marketing)
said she and other Family Re-
lations captains feel extremely
lucky to have the close relation-
ship they do with the Four Dia-
monds Families.
“It’s a phenomenal privilege,
we really don’t take any day for
granted and we are so thankful
that we’re in these positions and
there for the families,” Spinabelli
said. “There is nowhere that the
24 of us would rather be.”
The carnival ended with the re-
veal of the THON 2017 logo to go
along with the “Ignighting Hope
Within” theme.
THON Weekend 2017 will take
place February 17-19.
To email reporter: vip5084@psu.edu.
Follow her on Twitter at @virginiaapope.
Devam Shah/Collegian
Jamil Summaq/Collegian
PAGE 4
OPINION Garrett Ross
Editor in Chief
Lauren Davis
Opinion Page Editor
Maggie Elinsky
Business Manager MONDAY, DEC. 5, 2016

Penn State cannot continue

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“May our lives but swell thy
fame.”
Those are some of the final
words in the Penn State alma
mater, a song that embodies
what it means to be a member
of this university.
However, yet again, we have
torn apart that sense of commu-
nity that we have been striving
to rebuild over the course of the
past few years, and this semes-
ter in particular.
When we won the Big Ten
Championship Saturday night
against Wisconsin, it took no
time for people to gather in the
streets.
But rather than putting our
best foot forward and celebrat-
ing with respect and honor, we
caused destruction and chaos
and entirely unnecessary
damage.
And now we must rebuild
both our town and our image.
After the riot downtown, the Penn
State community must realize the
disgrace of the destruction caused.
Again.
This is a dangerous trend,
and a legacy we shouldn’t want
and can’t afford to continue.
The association we have cre-
ated between football wins and
rioting in the streets casts us in
an unfortunate light.
And what the effect the riots
have on our team, the staff and
OUR VIEW
coach James Franklin?
Are we so selfish as to blindly
overshadow their win numerous has students calling during,
times by breaking things?
There can be no justification
for what was done in those early tures and videos to be removed the family that parallels the
morning hours.
The pride we may have had
following the victory was shat-
tered quickly, just like the
“unfortunately that goes against
our policy.”
Even if you will not act with
integrity and responsibility, we
will uphold our journalistic
integrity and responsibility.
Consider it tough love in the
name of protecting the commu-
nity and university.
In good times and bad, we
must come together and pro-
mote the sense of family that is
worthy of cheering “We Are.”
While there is only so much
to say, it is now on all of us to
find another way to showcase
lamppost. our Penn State support.
And when The Daily Collegian Preferably one that won’t
bring shame.
after and the morning following For the love of our dear old
the riots, asking for those pic- state, we must start to act like
because they can’t afford to be football family on the field.
arrested or they don’t want evi- And may we act with Penn
dence of their involvement, all State pride worthy of our
we can do is sigh and say university in the future.

MY VIEW | CAROLINE BRISELLI

A sincere thank you to

all our law enforcement
Watching a riot from eight From my balcony perch, the “We are all Penn help with everything from the
Collegian Inc. James Building, 123 S. Burrowes St.
State College, PA 16801-3882 ©2016 Collegian Inc.

floors above street level is a
strange experience.
At first, it was
very exciting;
people were
pouring onto
Beaver Avenue
in celebration,
toilet paper was
flying as make-
shift ribbons and
Briselli chants were
echoing through
the Canyon. Caught up in the
moment, it seemed almost like
a festival, if you didn’t look too
closely.
Once I pulled my eyes away
from the overwhelming scene
that was thousands of people
celebrating on the street, I
began noticing details. The
shatter of glass as a rock was
thrown into the window of the
former Canyon Pizza building.
The strange, almost animalistic
way that a person jumped on a
street light to bring it down.
The fact that, even as police
marched in formation towards
the crowd, people were stop-
ping to take selfies with the
horses in the background.
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police — armed in black riot
gear — were easy to pick out of
the crowd.
They moved with a practiced
pattern; after all, they’ve done
this many times before. Stu-
dents yelled at them and
refused to listen to them, but
this disobedience has become
part of their daily work, I can
only imagine.
Even as the Canyon was
being cleared out, another
crowd gathered on the street in
front of the Sigma Alpha Epsi-
lon fraternity house and chant-
ed at the officers who were
holding them back.
“God bless those officers,”
my friend said to me as we
watched the scene unfold on the
street below. “They don’t
deserve this.”
Today, I would like to say
thank you to the men and
women who came out on Satur-
day night and Sunday morning
to disperse the riot.
Those officers live and work
in State College, so it’s safe to
assume they’re Penn State fans.
I bet they were excited about
the game too, but instead of
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Who we are
The Daily Collegian’s editorial
State. Yet, during
the riot, the officers
certainly didn’t feel
that unity. For the
students rioting,
the police were the
enemy. ”
Caroline Brislli
Columnist
watching the win, they were
preemptively lining the streets
in anticipation of a riot. They
couldn’t celebrate our win with
their families; no, they were
busy making sure that our joy
— which so quickly translated
into destruction — didn’t rip
apart our downtown.
We are all Penn State. Yet,
during the riot, the officers cer-
tainly didn’t feel that unity. For
the students rioting, the police
were the enemy.
Despite this, we still expect
the police to be our allies when
we need them. We call on these
same officers when we need
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continuing to battle sexual
assault. But partnership is only
built on mutual respect, and we
did not show that Sunday morn-
ing.
This is the third time that, as
a columnist, I’ve written about
riots at Penn State, so I’m not
naïve enough to say it won’t
happen again.
But I’m optimistic enough to
say that I really hope it won’t.
So, to those officers who
came out in the early hours of
Sunday morning, thank you. It
is an unrewarding task, I’m
sure, pulling kids off lampposts
and dispersing crowds of riled-
up college students.
If you were an officer in most
other Central Pennsylvania
towns, you wouldn’t have to deal
with this. Knowing this, you still
chose to serve this community,
to serve and protect all of us,
and, for that, I thank you.
Caroline Briselli is a senior majoring in
history and is a columnist for The Daily
Collegian. Her email is
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Penn State tops Lehigh in the BJC
By Tyler King
FOR THE COLLEGIAN
It’s always important to start
off a match on the right foot.
Penn State freshman Nick
Suriano earned
an upset victory
WRESTLING over an experi-
enced opponent
in a match that set the tone for
the rest of the team. The rest of
the No. 3 Nittany Lions built off
Suriano’s win on Sunday as they
defeated No. 9 Lehigh by a final of
30-10.
Last season, the Lions defeat-
ed the Mountain Hawks at the
Stabler Arena in Bethlehem by a
final of 28-9. It was the same kind
of day for the Lions as they se-
cured wins where they needed to,
and gave up only one bonus point.
Coach Cael Sanderson was
very pleased with his team’s
performance over another tough
opponent in the early part of the
season.
“I thought we wrestled pretty
well,” Sanderson said. “I think
that’s a top-10 dual team, [Le-
high] is tough all the way up and
down the lineup.”
No. 6 Suriano has had a chal-
lenging start to his college career
and didn’t get any easier on Sun-
day, as he faced off against No. 3
Darian Cruz of Lehigh. Suriano
took down Cruz in a hard fought
battle, winning by a score of 7-0.
Suriano’s win helped him remain
undefeated in his first season at
the collegiate level.
“Getting to wrestle in [the BJC]
is something I train for,” Suriano
said. “This is what Penn State of-
fers.”
“[Nick’s win] was big,” Sander-
son said. “We’re grateful to have a
Men’s hockey remains Lions maintain
focused amidst break high level of play
By Mark Fischer
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN
A month off could cause a team
rolling like Penn State to lose
some of its mojo.
But head coach
Guy Gadowsky
MEN’S is counting on
HOCKEY someone behind
the scenes to
make sure his team, winners of
11 straight, is ready to hit the ice
for its Jan. 6 matchup with No.
10 Ohio State after a long winter
break.
“I know Cam Davidson is tak-
ing this week extremely serious-
ly,” Gadowsky said of the strength
and conditioning coach. “He’s
planned already out what they’re
going to do in the weight room.
Our goal is to come back stronger,
better conditioned and with really
good grades.”
Davidson, who also works
alongside the women’s volleyball
and track and field program, is
in his fourth year with the men’s
Women’s hockey
falls to the Colonials
By Aidan Bitterman
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN
After a 4-2 loss on Saturday af-
ternoon, the Nittany Lions fell 6-5
to the Colonials on Sunday after-
noon.
The Colonials
WOMEN’S built a multiple
HOCKEY goal lead early on
in the first period.
Jaycee Gebhard scored just
under five minutes into the game.
And 20 seconds later, Amanda
Pantaleo scored, her sixth goal of
the season, and the Colonials had
a 2-0 lead.
Early in the second period the
Colonials scored again, this time
it was Amber Rennie’s seventh of
the year and the Colonials held a
3-0 lead over the Lions.
The Lions scored their first
goal of the game with just over
two minutes to go in the second
frame.
Colonials’ goalie Jessica Dodds
let a puck trickle by her after she
tried to cover up the puck for a
faceoff. Laura Bowman was cred-
ited with the goal.
Gebhard then scored again for
the Colonials with under a minute
SPORTS
Bo Nickal faces off against a member of the Lehigh wrestling team at the Bryce Jordan Center on Dec. 4.
leadoff man like [Nick], someone
who is consistent and delivers.”
No. 12 Jered Cortez of the Nit-
tany Lions was up next at 133
pounds, and has been impressive
to start his season, but he was
outmatched by Lehigh’s Scott
Parker. Parker defeated Cortez
12-4, giving Lehigh its first lead of
the match at 4-3.
No.15 Jimmy Gulibon took on
No. 3 Randy Cruz at 141 pounds,
in what was the only rematch
from last year’s match at Lehigh.
It was a similar result, however,
hockey team and has long earned
praise from Gadowsky and sev-
eral players.
Former goaltender P.J. Musico,
who is currently in the East Coast
Hockey League, told the Colle-
gian last May that Davidson did a
good job of tailoring workouts to
specific players, rather than have
one regiment for all.
And that seems to be the case
this season.
“I think he keeps it fun,” An-
drew Sturtz said. “He’s not a guy,
who you’re like, ‘I hate going to
the gym or stuff like that,’ we en-
joy working with Cam. He works
with every guy in a different way
to work on their game.”
The Lions’ first game back will
mark the end of a 10-game home-
stand, where they went undefeat-
ed.
Steve Rohlik’s Buckeyes could
have a slight advantage, as they
will have played Miami (Ohio)
just a few days earlier.
Gadowsky compared the two
“We need
to be bet-
ter blue line
down in our
own end.”
Josh Brandwene
Coach
to go in the second period, giv-
ing them a 4-1 lead going into the
third period. It was her second of
the game and 12th of the season.
Goals seemed to come easy for
both teams in the final 20 minutes
of the game.
The Lions had 17 shots and four
goals in the third period, but they
struggled defensively all game,
including the last 20 minutes.
“That’s still an area of growth
for us,” coach Josh Brandwene
said. “We need to be better blue
line down in our own end.”
Meike Meilleur scored for the
fourth time this season early in
as Cruz defeated Gulibon by a
final of 2-0. Gulibon fought back
at the end of the third period, but
came up seconds short of a take-
down that would’ve forced over-
time.
No. 1 Zain Retherford received
a loud ovation as he headed to the
mat for his bout at 149. The de-
fending national champion went
to work against No. 9 Laike Gard-
ner. Retherford picked up his sev-
enth fall of the season, this one
coming at the 3:55 mark. Rether-
ford’s bonus points put the Lions
programs earlier this season,
telling Guy Flaming of TSN 1260
in Edmonton two weeks ago that
the Lions and Bucks are “maybe
on the up and up.”
And he may be right, consid-
ering the Lions swept a Michi-
gan squad that handled them
pretty easily last season, while
the Buckeyes impressively split
with Minnesota on the road.
The Lions, who are currently
ranked No. 7 in the USCHO Poll,
will most likely continue their
climb into the top five, after last
week’s outing with the Wolver-
ines.
Three teams currently ahead
of the Lions, including No. 3 Bos-
ton College, No. 4 UMass Lowell
and No. 6 Boston University, lost
at least once this season, mean-
ing the program’s first top five
USCHO ranking could be a real-
ity by Monday afternoon.
To email reporter: msf5282@psu.edu.
Follow him on Twitter at #QKOÀVFK
the third, and then Bowman
buried her second of the game
and the Lions found themselves
trailing by just one goal.
The two teams traded goals
for the rest of the game.
Maeve Garvey scored her
fourth of the season for the Co-
lonials, and Kate Rydland an-
swered for the Lions with her
second of the season.
Mikaela Lowater scored her
first goal of the season with un-
der a minute left for the Colo-
nials after the Lions had pulled
their goalie for an extra attacker.
Bowman and the Lions an-
swered with a power play goal,
giving Bowman a hat trick and
13 goals for the season.
The four goals that the Lions
scored in the third period were
not enough to win the game, but
the Lions were pleased with the
way they did not give up on the
game.
“That just shows how great of
a team we can be, especially if
we can put 60 minutes together,”
Bowman said.
To email reporter: ajb6528@psu.edu.
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back in front, 9-7.
No. 1 Jason Nolf came out fir-
ing right out of the whistle for his
match at 157 against Kent Lane.
Nolf was in control for the entire
match, securing plenty of take-
downs on the way to a tech fall
victory, 25-9, that gave the Lions
a 14-7 lead heading into the inter-
mission.
Coming out of the intermission,
No. 10 Vincenzo Joseph took on
Drew Longo from Lehigh. Joseph
overpowered Longo and earned
himself a 10-5 decision, extending
By Stephanie Panny
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN
Before it played LIU-Brook-
lyn on Friday night, Penn State
silently watched Dayton and
Pittsburgh bat-
WOMEN’S tle for advance-
VOLLEYBALL ment from the
shadows of the
Rec Hall bleach-
ers. When the Panthers (25-9)
emerged victorious after four
sets (20-25, 29-25, 25-27, 19-25)
and eliminated the Flyers (30-
2), the 16-seeded Nittany Lions
hoped they would see their in-
state rival on Saturday night.
After their dominating,
straight-set win against LIU-
Brooklyn (16-15) in the opening
game of the NCAA tournament,
the Lions’ hopes came true.
“[The Panthers] are very
good,” coach Russ Rose said af-
ter Friday night’s game against
the Blackbirds. “It was a match
that was played at a really high
level and the teams were com-
peting hard. We’re going to have
to up our level than we had to
demonstrate [against the Black-
birds].”
On Friday night, 1,735 fans
watched as the Blackbirds and
the Lions faced each other in the
first round match — a match the
Blackbirds lost in straight sets
(25-8, 25-16, 25-6). The Lions,
who now hold an 8-0 advantage
all-time over the Blackbirds,
continued their 27th consecu-
tive, first-round, perfect match
tradition.
Against the Blackbirds, the
Lions totaled 38 kills and seven
errors on 77 total attacks for
a hitting percentage of .403,
while also totaling five service
aces and no service errors. The
Blackbirds on the other hand
posted 21 kills and 25 errors on
100 total attacks for a hitting
percentage of -.040 while regis-
tering two service aces and five
service errors.
“I thought, on our side, we
served pretty well,” Rose said
after Friday night’s game. “We
kept the ball in play well and
limited our errors. That would
be the positive that I took from
this.”
Going into Saturday night’s
6:30 p.m. game against the Pan-
thers the athletes were excited,
and that excitement was pal-
pable upon entering Rec Hall.
While the attendance was a little
low — Rose said he understood
most people wanted to watch
the football game — the Pan-
thers had at least an entire sec-
tion of the stands to themselves.
Fans decked out in gold and
MONDAY, DEC. 5, 2016
the Lions’ lead to 17-7.
At 174, No. 12 Shakur Rasheed
made his dual-meet debut against
Lehigh’s No. 19 Ryan Preisch. Ra-
sheed made the start over Geno
Morelli, whom Rasheed beat in
the finals at 174 at the Keystone
Classic in November. Preisch got
the Mountain Hawks back on the
board with a 6-3 decision over Ra-
sheed, making it 17-10 Lions.
Looking to continue his six-pin
streak to start the season, No. 3
Bo Nickal took on freshman Kyle
Gentile of Lehigh. Nickal made
quick work of the freshman as
he picked up his seventh straight
fall to start the season, this one at
the 2:35 mark that extended the
Lions’ lead to 23-10, clinching the
victory in the process.
“I’m just having fun,” Nickal
said. “Every time I get to go out
there, I just compete with grati-
tude.”
After Nickal’s fall gave Penn
State a comfortable lead, No. 13
Matt McCutcheon took on Le-
high’s Ben Haas at 197. McCutch-
eon has made the transition from
184 to 197 look seamless as he
defeated Haas in a 12-2 major
decision that gave him seven
straight wins to start the season.
McCutcheon’s win pushed Penn
State’s lead to 27-10.
In the final match on Sunday,
sophomore No. 7 Nick Nevills
took on Lehigh senior No. 11
Doug Vollaro. Nevills made his
Penn State debut last year at Le-
high, but failed to pick up the win.
This time around, Nevills got the
job done. Nevills defeated Vollaro
by a final of 8-4, capping off the
match.
“It was a great atmosphere,”
Sanderson said. “This [weekend]
was a big one for Penn State.”
navy cheered as the Panthers
shot out to a quick lead in the first
set of the match and celebrated
when their team won the set 25-
20. The student band battled each
other with instrumental versions
of top-40 hits and the mascots
stared each other down across
the court.
In addition to the wins, Lions’
athletes also had career week-
ends. With a combined 26 kills,
outside hitter Simone Lee moved
into third all-time for most kills in
a single season with a team-high
487 kills — 17 more than previous
third-place holder Megan Hodge,
who hit 470 kills in the 2008 sea-
son.
Between Friday night’s game
against the Blackbirds and Sat-
urday night’s game against the
Panthers, the Lions totaled 96
kills and 21 errors on 208 total at-
tempts for a .364 hitting efficiency
over the weekend. The Lions
limited their errors against the
Blackbirds to just seven — half
the total errors they accrued
against the Panthers.
Panthers’ coach Dan Fisher
said, even after his team won
the first set with “almost every
single out-of-system swing,” he
wasn’t confident “at all” because
he knows how good of a team the
Lions are. Fisher said scouted
the Lions all week and tried to
make them “uncomfortable” with
their blocking and putting in their
strongest servers.
Outside hitter Stephanie Wil-
liams also said she was “feeling
good” after the first set, but she
knew the Lions would come out
stronger in the consecutive sets
and would put more pressure on
her team.
“I’ve been around this sport
long enough to know it takes a
long time to beat Penn State,”
Fisher said. “We didn’t have quite
enough of overtime.”
Against the Lions, the Pan-
thers had 28 errors — double the
Lions’ 14 errors — and after tying
the Lions at three errors in the
first set the team made 25 errors
in the next three sets. However, in
other areas, the Panthers did bet-
ter than the Lions. The Panthers
out-dug the Lions 55-48, although
Lions’ libero Kendall White still
led both teams with 18 total digs
on the night and a combined 36
digs through the weekend.
“I think, ultimately, the biggest
difference was serving and pass-
ing,” Fisher said. “We didn’t serve
quite tough enough and our pass-
ing was really good in streaks, but
not as good as theirs.”
To email reporter: svp5508@psu.edu.
Follow her on Twitter at @StephaniePanny.
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Penn State saftey Marcus Allen (2) kisses the trophy after winning the Big Ten Championship between Penn Penn State tight end Mike Gesicki (88) jumps up for a touchdown dur-
State and Wisconsin at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Ind., on Saturday, Dec. 3. ing the Big Ten Football Championship Game against Wisconsin at Lucas
Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Ind., on Saturday, Dec. 3.

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Penn State cheerleaders react after seeing the final minutes in the fourth quarter and realizing that Penn State would be the Big Ten Champions during the Big Ten Football Championship
Game between Penn State and Wisconsin at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Ind., on Saturday, Dec. 3. Penn State defeated Wisconsin 38-31.

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Wide receiver Saeed Blacknall (13) runs for a touchdown during the Big Penn State fans applaud a touchdown during the Big Ten Football Championship Game between Penn State
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Penn State fans are already lined up with their signs at the set of College GameDay in front Penn State wide receiver DaeSean Hamilton (5) makes a dramatic one-handed catch over
of Lucas Oil Stadium, which will host the 2016 Big Ten Championship Game between Penn Wisconsin cornerback Natrell Jamerson (12) during the Big Ten Football Championship Game
State and Wisconsin in Indianapolis, Ind., on Saturday, Dec. 3. against Wisconsin at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Ind., on Saturday, Dec. 3.
PAGE 8 | MONDAY, DEC. 5, 2016
Fiesta Bowl could be a QB showdown
By John Marshall
ASSOCIATED PRESS
GLENDALE, Ariz. — Ohio
State did not play in the Big Ten
championship game a year ago
and ended up in the Fiesta Bowl
instead of the College Football
Playoff.
The Buckeyes again missed
out on the conference title game
this season and are headed back
to the Fiesta Bowl. This time, it’s
for a spot in the national champi-
onship game.
Ohio State finished third in the
final CFP rankings on Sunday
and will face No. 2 Clemson in the
Dec. 31 Fiesta Bowl, setting up a
matchup of marquee teams with
dynamic quarterbacks.
“It’s great to be here,” said
Ohio State coach Urban Meyer,
who also became a grandfather
for the first time on Sunday. “We
understand how hard it is to make
the playoffs and we’re humbled
and honored.”
The Buckeyes (11-1) lost their
bid for the Big Ten title with a loss
to Penn State on Oct. 22. The Nit-
tany Lions went on to win the Big
Ten title game on Saturday, rally-
ing from 21 points down to beat
No. 5 Wisconsin 38-31.
It wasn’t enough.
Ohio State’s strength of sched-
ule, which included a loss to Okla-
homa and was capped by last
week’s double-overtime victory
over then-No. 3 Michigan, pushed
the Buckeyes past Penn State
and back to the desert. Ohio State
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Big play boosts lions late in game
By Vincent Lungaro
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN
Having struggled to stop the
power-run game of Wisconsin for
most of the night, Penn State was
one fourth-down stop away from
a conference championship with
under two minutes remaining in
Saturday’s Big Ten title game.
Badgers quarterback Bart
Houston handed off to Corey
Clement who only needing a yard,
bounced to the outside looking for
a first down, but was denied by
two players who further cement-
ed their names into Penn State
lore.
On Saturday night, with both
sets of fan bases on their feet in
Lucas Oil Stadium, Marcus Allen
and Grant Haley added another
chapter to their legends.
Haley grabbed the powerful
Clement around the ankles on the
fourth down run after shedding a
would-be block from the fullback,
while Allen dived on Clement to
finish the job. The Badgers were
stuffed, the game was won, and
along with it a Big Ten Champion-
ship.
“Grant Haley made a great hit
on number six, Clement, a great
back,” Allen said. “He was stum-
bling a bit so I ripped off the block
and I just tried to finish him off to
prevent the first down.”
On Oct. 22 in the upset over
then-No. 2 Ohio State, Allen
blocked a Buckeyes field goal
attempt, while Beaver Stadium
helped thunder Haley to the end
zone to send the Lions to the up-
set win.
That play alone would be
enough for their names to be
remembered forever in Happy
Valley, only they doubled down
by making the statement play to
secure a championship on fourth-
and-1.
Allen isn’t too sure why the two
players always seem to come to-
gether to make the big moments
happen, it’s something he really
can’t put into words, only that
they seem to combine at the right
spot at the right time.
“We’re comfortable with each
other,” Allen said. “I don’t know
what it is, it’s like we have this
Coach James Franklin hugs one of his players after winning the Big Ten Championship game between Penn State and Wisconsin at Lucas Oil
Stadium in Indianapolis, Ind., on Saturday, Dec. 3. Penn State defeated Wisconsin 38-31.
Franklin looks to capitalize on momentum
Nine consecutive
wins and a confer-
ence title will help
Franklin out as he
visits high school
campuses.
By Andrew Rubin
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN
On Sunday morning, Penn
State got on the bus as the newly
crowned Big Ten champions and
drove to Indianapolis airport.
It boarded its flight and took off
headed east for Happy Valley.
Shortly after landing in State
College, the Nittany Lions sat
down and watched the College
Football Playoff Selection Show.
During that show on ESPN the
Penn State quarterback Trace McSorley (9) hoists his Big Ten Championship MVP trophy after the Big Ten
Football Championship Game between Penn State and Wisconsin on Saturday, Dec. 3.
special connection. This whole
defense has this connection with
each other.”
Day to remember
Trace McSorley had another
outstanding night. He was the
game’s MVP after tossing for 383
yards and 4 touchdowns. His abil-
ity to find his targets downfield
was a huge key for the Lions win.
Day to forget
The Badgers secondary came
into Saturday’s game leading the
country with 21 interceptions on
the season, but they had a woe-
ful performance against a very
good Lions receiver corps. The
Badgers surrendered 384 yards
and 4 passing touchdowns, often
times misreading the ball or get-
ting caught of position leading to
big plays for the Lions.
Lions learned that they will be
taking on USC in the Rose Bowl
in Pasadena, California on Jan. 2.
As is the job of any college foot-
ball coach, James Franklin im-
mediately has his sights set on
capitalizing on the momentum a
Big Ten Championship offers and
hitting the recruiting trail.
“Getting ready to go on the
road recruiting,” Franklin said.
“For myself, I leave [Sunday eve-
ning] and won’t come back until
Saturday.”
Franklin is spending the whole
week on the road; the Lions lost
a week of the recruiting contact
period since they were preparing
for the conference championship
game.
The coaching staff has talked
about how he believes that this
year’s winning streak may not
have a huge impact on the 2017
Did you notice?
With momentum shifting to the
favor of the Lions, the Badgers
faced a third down at their own
five up 28-21 early in the third
quarter. As Houston dropped
back for a pass, linebacker Bran-
don Bell leaped over a blocker on
a blitz and gobbled Houston to the
turf, knocking the ball free. The
Badgers recovered, but Bell’s
sensational strip-sack furthered
the Lions momentum.
Extra Point
McSorley surpassed the 3,000
yard passing mark on Saturday,
beefing up his total to 3,360. He
becomes only the third Penn
State quarterback in history to
throw for 3,000 or more yards in a
season, joining Darryl Clark and
Matt McGloin.
recruiting class since the process
is already so far along, however,
for the 2018 class it could make a
huge difference. Now throw in a
conference championship on top
of that and you have the potential
for even more momentum.
The Lions received a flip com-
mitment from 4-star defensive
tackle Fred Hansard who was
previously committed to Florida
until last week.
Aside from Hansard, key play-
ers that the Lions are pursuing
are yet to decide. Highly rated
4-star corner back Lamont Wade,
who hails from Clairton, Penn-
sylvania, is going to announce
his decision on Dec. 17. A verbal
commitment from Wade would be
a major addition to the class.
On top of Wade, 5-star defensive
end Joshua Kaindoh decommit-
ted from Maryland immediately
Max Petrosky/Collegian
Quotable
Coach James Franklin talk-
ed about the comeback mental-
ity his team has showcased all
season.
“It’s no different than life.
The script is not always going
to go the way you want it to
go. You take the hands you’re
dealt and you play it to the best
of your ability. That’s what our
guys are learning,” Franklin
said.
“Our guys are understand-
ing how to win in football but
they’re also learning how to
win in life, how to handle adver-
sity, how to constantly believe
in yourself, get knocked down
and get back up again.”
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following an official visit to
Penn State. Kaindoh has since
announced that he will be an-
nouncing his verbal commit-
ment at the Under Armor All-
American game on New Year’s
Day.
As of Sunday, the Lions’ 2017
recruiting class is ranked 20th
in the country and fourth in
the Big Ten by 247sports.com.
A successful week on the road
for Franklin and the rest of his
staff could see the Lions make
some big jumps as signing day
in February inches ever closer.
The Lions have momentum,
the question out on the trail is
how well do they capitalize on it
to make some late gains.
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bin24.
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN
“We went into half-
time like we were
winning the game,
like we knew that we
were going to come
out in the second
half ”
Mike Gesicki
Tight End
Penn State
never stops
believing
By Andrew Rubin
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN
INDIANAPOLIS -- In August,
almost everyone picked Penn
State to finish fourth in the Big
Ten East. Ohio State and Michi-
gan were bound to be playoff
contenders; Michigan State was
supposed to be knocking on the
door. The Nittany Lions were
supposed to be a distant object in
the mirrors of all those teams.
Nobody believed the Lions
were bound for great things as
preseason camp got underway
late in the summer.
Except the Lions themselves.
In late September, after a 2-2
start, some were starting to ques-
tion the notion that coach James
Franklin was the right man to
lead the Lions.
In late October, few believed
the Lions would beat then-No.
2 Ohio State to get the third win
of what is now a rampant nine-
game win streak.
In late November, when the
Lions punched their ticket to the
Big Ten Championship game by
beating Michigan State, most
believed the Lions were going to
lose to Wisconsin.
The calendar has now turned
to December, and minutes after
the end of their first game in De-
cember, the Lions were standing
on top of a podium in Indianapolis
as Big Ten champions after beat-
ing Wisconsin 38-31.
“Let’s stop talking about 2-2,”
Franklin said as he addressed
the crowd from the field post-
game. “Let’s start talking about
the last nine games.”
Every member of ESPN’s Col-
lege GameDay picked the Lions
to lose on Saturday morning.
The Badgers, champions of the
Big Ten West, walked into Lucas
Oil Stadium, a 2.5-point favorite.
Over 50 of 80 surveyed sports
reporters by Big Ten Network
picked the Badgers.
“We watched GameDay,” de-
fensive end Shareef Miller said.
“I was laughing [when they made
their picks]. That’s just motiva-
tion.”
At one point on Saturday night,
the Lions were down 28-7. A bad
snap that the Badgers returned
for a touchdown and two ques-
tionable fourth-down decisions
led to the Lions facing a big defi-
cit. Once again, nobody believed
in them –– except themselves.
Right before the break, the Li-
ons cut the gap to 14 when quar-
terback Trace McSorley found
wide receiver Saeed Blacknall,
who hauled in the pass and then
ran it the distance.
The Lions were down 14, a gap
they had come back from before.
“I don’t know if it’s great for us,
but we honestly do believe we’re
a second-half team,” tight end
Mike Gesicki said. “We went into
halftime like we were winning the
game, like we knew that we were
going to come out in the second
half and make some adjustments
and then go out and play the way
we did in the second half.”
Time and time again this year,
the Lions have been in seemingly
impossible positions and needed
help or created their own magic
to keep the run going.
“We’ve been in this position
before,” running back Saquon
Barkley said. “We came back and
didn’t finish; we’ve got to learn
from our mistakes. The guys did
a great job rallying, sticking with
it.”
Next time the Lions are down
and out, will the nation still doubt
them? Whether their next game
is the Rose Bowl or a playoff
game, they are looking forward
to the opportunity to, once again,
go out and prove an ever-shrink-
ing group of doubters wrong.
“Either way, we are going to
be appreciative, just blessed and
honored to be there,” Miller said.
“We work hard; nobody expect-
ing us to be where we are at any-
way… We are Big Ten champs,
they can’t take that from us.”
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