The Penn Stater Magazine

Fall Sports In Full Swing

August 30, 2010 at 8:59 am Ryan Jones Leave a comment

We just wrapped up the first sports weekend of the fall semester, and in Happy Valley at least, the weather cooperated — it was beautiful up here. Results, on the field and the court, were mixed.

Down in Chapel Hill, N.C., the women’s volleyball team extended its NCAA-record win streak to 105 matches by going 3-0 at the Carolina Classic. The field hockey team, ranked 18th to start the season, opened with a 4-0 thrashing of No. 16 ODU before falling 3-0 to No. 3 Virginia. The No. 12 women’s soccer team started the season with a 1-1 draw against No. 15 Virginia before falling 2-1 to William & Mary.

Oh, and football? With the season opener just five days away, the preseason depth chart is out, but the quarterback position is still wide open. Obviously, it’s rare to be this close to the opening game and not know who’ll be under center, but as Mike Poorman ’82 points out, the fact that it could be a true freshman makes it that much more intriguing. I guess we’ll know soon enough.

Ryan Jones, senior editor

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