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By Matt Allibone, GoPSUsports.com Student Staff Writer
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.- Before Sunday, Michael Gonzalez was a little used defender who had received only 32 minutes of playing time for the Penn State men's soccer team all season.
Now, he's the player who got the Nittany Lions' season back on track.
Thrust into the starting lineup against Wisconsin, the redshirt junior scored his first career goal on a 30-yard blast in double overtime to give Penn State a much needed 2-1 victory after three straight losses.
"It was a good feeling," Gonzalez said afterwards. "All game we were trying to switch the ball quickly across the field and it was the first time we really did that successfully. I took a big step and they were pretty compact in the back. I figured why not."
Gonzalez found out he was starting a few days earlier when center midfielder Owen Griffith was ruled out with an injury, forcing Mason Klerks to move to midfield and opening up a slot on the backline for the Berwyn, Pa. native.
When head coach Bob Warming made the decision, the first thing he told the defender was to not be afraid to shoot if given the chance.
The reasoning was simple. While Warming and all the Nittany Lions know the strongest part of Gonzalez's game is his shot, the Badgers obviously had no clue, having never faced him before.
"[In practice] we worked on him and I told him, 'Mikey I don't think you're in the scouting report so don't worry about that,'" Warming said with a chuckle. "He can kill a ball. He said to me, 'I get a chance like that to score and I don't, I'm going to be so angry.'"
Gonzalez didn't just score arguably the biggest goal of the Nittany Lions season so far. He also played the game's entire 105 minutes, quite a feat considering he played all of 131 minutes last season.
For someone who ended up as the star of the game in his first career start, the 5-foot-8, 165-pound defender was surprisingly calm and laidback afterwards.
"I don't care who scored. I mean, I'm happy it was me sure, but as long as we won the match that's all that really matters," Gonzalez said. "I've been working hard all year so I was ready. Whether it's your first career start or your 100th career start you get more comfortable as the game goes on."
As modest as he was, the redshirt junior didn't really need to talk about himself. Senior center back Eli Dennis was more than willingly to give him praise.
"He hits balls like that all the time," Dennis said. "As soon as he hit that big touch up, I was saying to myself, 'do it' and I'm so happy he did it."
The moment was certainly great for Gonzalez, but it really can't be overstated how important the win was for the team in general, especially since it came on senior day.
With three straight losses dampening their spirits after a terrific 10-0-1 start, the Lions were less than six minutes away from tying the Badgers before Gonzalez delivered to give his seven graduating teammates a day to remember.
"It's a close-knit group of guys and everyone's really supportive and positive," Gonzalez said. "I was happy to deliver for the team so it was a great feeling."
The stunning finish came after just over 64 minutes of scoreless soccer. While Drew Klingenberg got the Lions on the board early in the 17th minute, the Badgers answered five minutes before halftime with a Joe Naughton shot that deflected off a Penn State defender and trickled by Andrew Wolverton.
For Warming, the game and especially the ending felt particularly familiar.
Last year on senior day against Northwestern, the Lions also went into double overtime tied 1-1 before a Jordan Tyler goal in the 108th minute gave them a 2-1 victory.
"Kind of like Déjà vu," Warming said. "We've got a lot of soccer left, and actually another home game [against Akron on Nov. 5] which will be a big game NCAA seeding wise."
While Warming was happy for his seniors and the entire team in general for getting back in the win column, he was especially pleased for Gonzalez.
After all, it's not everyday that a player getting his first career start wins you a game with a rocket shot in double overtime.
"Those are the kinds of things, you know if Connor [Maloney] scored another goal, everyone would be like, "Oh good goal man, Connor scored again," Warming said. "When a guy who comes off the bench does it, it's whole different emotion for the entire team. Like man, this is great and there's hope for everybody."
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By Matt Allibone, GoPSUsports.com Student Staff Writer
By Matt Allibone, GoPSUsports.com Student Staff Writer
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.- It was a matter of inches that separated victory and defeat for the Penn State men's soccer team Wednesday night.
At home against West Virginia, the Nittany Lions had numerous close chances come up short, including two shots that hit the crossbar, in a heartbreaking 2-1 loss.
"That's what I told them at halftime," Penn State head coach Bob Warming said. "A couple off the crossbar ... the game could be a little different. About two inches was the differences on those balls."
Coming off of consecutive losses, Penn State started fast and looked to be back to the form that helped it win 10 of its first 11 games.
Like many of the Nittany Lions' first halves this season, they generated plenty of opportunities with eight shots, yet were unable to score.
Mikey Minutillo was the first Nittany Lion to hit the crossbar, just missing an empty net opportunity on a play in which his jersey was pulled at the 21:40 mark. Just over 10 minutes later, fellow forward Mark Wadid would also nail a ball off the top bar as the game remained scoreless going into halftime.
"It's always discouraging when you hit the post," sophomore forward Connor Maloney said. "It's an opportunity to get one in the net but we just have to bounce back now."
Maloney has been the spark Penn State has needed all season, and as Wednesday night's game moved into the second half, he delivered once again.
Just into the fourth minute of the period, the 5-foot-6 forward blasted a shot past Mountaineers goalie Lee Johnston from 18 yards out to put the Nittany Lions up 1-0.
"We had a lot of opportunites don't get me wrong," Maloney said. "Our attack was pretty good. I wouldn't say our best, but it was decent."
Although it seemed like the Nittany Lions were on their way to snapping their two-game losing streak, the Mountaineers clawed their way back.
In the 62nd minute, West Virginia senior Andy Bevin got past the Penn State backline and one-timed a long cross from Paul Ehrenworth to tie the score at 1-1.
Bevin would strike again eight minutes later. After being brought down in the box by Mike Robinson, the Mountaineer striker converted a penalty kick to give West Virginia a 2-1 lead it wouldn't give up.
Although the Lions would continue generating chances, including back-to-back shots by Wadid and Minutillo that were just blocked in the 86th minute, they were unable to get another ball in the net and fell for the third straight game.
"You can't point at one guy who's playing terrible, you've got to say collectively as a group we're not playing very well right now," Warming said. "We should be better than this and they know they are."
Despite the disappointment, the Nittany Lions' season is far from over. They are still 10-3-1 on the season and have three regular-season games remaining, including two against Big Ten opponents.
After such a fast start to the year, Warming admitted that the grind of the season has been tough on his players lately.
"We were a great team there for quite a while," Warming said. "There have been a lot of factors. Guys have been sick, guys have been heavy under a lot of stuff with school, we gotta find a way to get it back."
One person who knows what Penn State is going through is West Virginia coach Marlon LeBlanc.
LeBlanc, who played at Penn State from 1997 to 2000 before serving as an assistant coach from 2001-2005, watched his Mountaineers squad start 3-0 before dropping three of their next four.
"We've gone through it," LeBlanc, who's Mountaineers are now 7-6-1, said. "You've just got to stick to your beliefs and continue to fight through. Sometimes the best teams don't always win and the best team on the night wins. This game was an even game for a long time."
"I'm saying this as an alum, they keep their heads to the grindstone and they're going to be fine. We want them to win every game the rest of the way through."
With a strong group of leaders, both young and old, the Nittany Lions will strive to keep their heads up as they fight through this tough stretch.
"I believe in everybody on this team," junior midfielder Drew Klingenberg said. "I think going forward we need to get that confidence back where we all believe in each other because we are a great team. It might be a little low right now but as soon as we start believing in each other again it's going to turn around."
By Matt Allibone, GoPSUsports.com Student Staff Writer
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.- Andrew Wolverton has weathered plenty of rough storms during his four years as the goalie of the Penn State men's soccer team.
Just last season, he and the Nittany Lions lost their last two regular-season games and still rebounded to make it to the Sweet 16 a month later.
The senior goalie knows the team doesn't have to lower its goals this season just because it lost its second-straight game Saturday night to Michigan State, by a score of 2-0.
"There's a lot of things we can learn, and I think the biggest thing is taking those and working on the things that we aren't doing as well these last two games and getting back into it," Wolverton said. "This isn't the first stretch we've gone through in my four years where we haven't had a couple of good games in a row."
The Spartans entered the game with an 8-2-2 record, and early on, the two teams looked evenly matched, as neither squad was able to take control of the game in the first 20 minutes.
It was then that the Michigan State offense got going, as Jason Stacy blasted a shot off a corner kick from 20 yards out past Wolverton to make the score 1-0 at the 20:43 mark.
Five minutes later, Jay Chapman slipped past the Nittany Lions' backline and put a pass from Adam Montague in the back of the net to give Michigan State a 2-0-halftime lead.
"[Stacy] hit a nice shot and that was a little disappointing," head coach Bob Warming said. "We talked about it at halftime said that would be the last one of the year like that.
"The first 25 minutes of the game, they hardly touched the ball, we passed it so well. I thought it was as good as we've passed the ball all of year."
With the rain picking up in the second half, the Nittany Lions registered nine corner kicks and outshot the Spartans eight to zero yet couldn't get on the scoreboard with Michigan State keeping its defense packed in the back all half.
"Once you get behind a goal to Michigan State, that team is so well organized defensively, you can have a lot of possessions and pass a lot of balls between the centerline and 35 yards out," Warming said. "That's when things get tough."
Having watched his team generate the number of corner kicks and shots that it did, Warming is pleased with the effort of his players. Moving forward, he wants them to work on improving the quality of their chances.
"When you take a long time to build the ball up, it allows them to get nine players behind the ball," Warming said. "And then things get tight when you've got a bunch of big bodies in there."
Warming knows the Nittany Lions can produce good shots, as they created plenty during a 10-0-1 start to the season that included four victories over Big Ten opponents.
If there is one thing that reigning Big Ten Coach of the Year believes after over 30 years in the business, it's that its one thing to stay positive when you're playing well, and another to keep the same attitude after a tough loss.
With four regular-season games remaining prior to the Big Ten and NCAA tournaments, there is still plenty of time for the Nittany Lions to get back on track.
"Everybody goes through tough stretches in one way or another, in sports or in life and everything else," Warming said. "This is where your character gets tested, when things get tough. Things aren't right now and we don't want to make excuses."
After having a week in between its last two games, Penn State has a short turnaround with West Virginia coming to State College on Wednesday. The Nittany Lions will look to get back to the form that had them outscoring opponents 21-3 over their first 11 games.
"Really just stay focused and keep working hard," Wolverton said. "Just keep working and it'll all fall out how it should."
By Matt Allibone, GoPSUsports.com Student Staff Writer
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.- Saturday can't come soon enough for the Penn State men's soccer team.
Not just because it's an opportunity to take on conference rival Michigan State. For the Nittany Lions, it also represents a chance at redemption.
The last time the Lions stepped on the field, they lost for the first time this season, an uncharacteristic 4-0 defeat on the road at Maryland.
Now, with another Big Ten opponent on deck, the Blue and White are anxious to prove they are the same team that opened the season with a 10-0-1 run.
"They say great teams never lose twice," senior captain and midfielder Owen Griffith said. "After a loss that bad, [this game] is going to be huge for our confidence and overall league standings and all that stuff."
After going 11 straight games without a defeat, the pressure on Penn State to avoid mistakes was enormous. Now that it is behind them, they can get back to concentrating on each game instead of worrying about finishing undefeated.
That doesn't mean that the Nittany Lions aren't taking the lessons they learned against Maryland seriously, they are just trying to keep the big picture of the season in perspective.
Entering the season, the team's goal was to win the Big Ten and win a national championship, and nothing about that has changed because of one loss.
"After the loss, we were all devastated and the bus ride home wasn't the best of the season," redshirt junior Kyle MacDonald said. "After reassessing all of our goals, which are the same as at the beginning of the season, we all realized that if we remain that strong unit that we were at the beginning that nothing can tear us apart.
"Getting a loss at this point of the season isn't the end of the world. It does take a little pressure off us and now we're just looking to go further and make another run."
During the team's training session on Wednesday, MacDonald and his teammates certainly didn't look like a group that was hung up on a loss.
With rainy conditions keeping them inside, the Lions looked loose and upbeat as they played racquetball in Rec Hall with assistant coaches Chad Duernberger and Michael Behonick.
Still, when asked about the rest of the season, Griffith was honest and said that staying focused is more important now than ever, as the team doesn't want to enter the postseason out of synch.
"Definitely there was pressure [being undefeated]," Griffith said. "But there's always going to be pressure when you're playing at the highest level of college soccer. We're right in the thick of the season and this is the part of the year we play all the good schools.
"Every team no matter what is going to be a battle. It's not like you get one hard team and then you get a break the next game. We're going to have to come out and prove we're much better than we were [against Maryland]."
Not only is Saturday's contest going to be back at Jeffrey Field, it will also be the main show in town with the football team on a bye week and other teams including women's volleyball and women's soccer on the road.
The Lions know there will be plenty of fans in attendance, and they are eager to give them a good game.
"One of the best, if not the best fan section in the country," MacDonald said. "They give us support more than they can even imagine. Just the whole atmosphere of Jeffrey Field under the lights with the support of the community, we look forward to that every time."
Taking a Look at the Spartans
A year after making it to the Elite Eight, Michigan State is once again one of the top team's in both the Big Ten and the country.
Entering Saturday, the Spartans are ranked 16th in the nation and have an 8-2-2 record with a 2-1-1 mark in conference play.
The team's three leading scorers from last year, Tim Kreutz, Adam Montague and Jay Chapman have all returned, though the team has gotten it's biggest spark from new addition Jason Stacy.
A junior transfer from Michigan, Stacy was forced to sit out last season but has been very productive in his first year in green and white, leading the team in goals (three), assists (six) and points (12).
Also returning is goalkeeper Zach Bennett, who has started every game for Michigan State the past two seasons and has only allowed five goals in 12 games this year.
Head coach Damon Rensing, a former player and 10-year assistant with the Spartans, is in the middle of his sixth year at the helm of Michigan State. During that time, he has led them to four NCAA Tournament appearances.
"They're another team that's doing really well in the Big Ten," Griffith said. "They have some dangerous guys and besides Maryland, probably the best team that we'll play in the Big Ten. It'll be a good match."
By Matt Allibone, GoPSUsports.com Student Staff Writer
COLLEGE PARK, Md.- Bob Warming has seen it happen before.
In a college-coaching career that spans back to 1976, the head coach of the Nittany Lions knows all too well the pressure that comes with being undefeated.
"I coached a team a few years back [at Creighton in 2008] that was [unbeaten for 15 games]," Warming said. "The pressure that started to build up on them was unbelievable because in our sport, people drop games."
The Penn State men's soccer games has dealt with that same pressure all season, having opened the season with a 10-0-1 run that earned them a No. 3 national ranking entering Sunday's contest against Maryland.
The dam finally broke against the Terrapins as the Lions met their first setback of the season.
Afterwards, Warming said he hoped the Lions would be able to use the loss as a way to relax after having a bull's eye on their backs the entire season.
"When the match was over today, I basically said, 'look, everybody has something today that they would have liked to have done differently,'" Warming said. "But for me, as crazy as it sounds, I'm relieved we dropped one.
"'['I said] now lets get on another run, lets start another run now, and learn from this game.'"
Mael Corboz's goal marked the first time all season the Nittany Lions trailed; an astounding feat considering it was their 13th game.
Considering Penn State entered the season ranked fourth in the Big Ten, its current 10-1-1 record and 4-1 mark in conference play is still nothing to scoff at.
With five more regular season games, including three against conference opponents, the Nittany Lions need to put this loss behind them as they strive to regain the form that helped them allow just three goals all season entering Sunday.
"There wasn't one [specific] thing today," Warming said. "But the one thing that comes out of today is we got a loss behind us. We're still a great team, we're still a family, we're still a bunch of fun-loving guys. We're disappointed now but we're gonna move on and get on another run."
Warming is also well aware that his team could run into Maryland down the road in the Big Ten tournament.
Last year's national runner-up, the Terrapins got off to a surprising 4-5-2 start this season, and looked like a team desperate for a win against the Nittany Lions.
"Maryland's good, man," Warming said. "They needed this game badly today. Here's the deal. It wasn't like our guys quit running, it wasn't like our guys quit working, it wasn't like our guys gave up. Those are qualities you can control.
"Some days, your touch is bad. Some days you aren't as bright in your thinking as you'd like to be and that was our day today."
Another disappointment for Warming was that he wasn't able to give a victory to the group of Penn State students that made the over three-hour trip for the game.
For the first time in school history, Penn State offered a bus service to fans interested in traveling for a road game. In total, 35 people took part to give the Lions some home-field atmosphere on the road.
Before departing back to State College, Warming and the team posed for a group picture with their supporters. Even on a day that featured a disappointing loss, it was a great moment for a program enjoying a standout season.
"Awesome, awesome, I love those kids," Warming said. "They stuck around here and supported us. I can't say enough about them. The biggest win out of today wasn't Maryland 4-0, it was that we have established a group of students that are with us win, lose or tie, and that's a real supporter. That's not a fan, it's a supporter."
By Matt Allibone, GoPSUsports.com Student Staff Writer
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.- Owen Griffith can't recall the first time he attended a Penn State sporting event.
It's not because he has a bad memory. He was just a little too young to remember.
"Oh gosh, probably before I was a year old I was up at something," Griffith said. "My mom and dad were always bringing me up to football games, soccer games, women's basketball, you name it."
Griffith, a senior midfielder on the Penn State men's soccer team, has been a Nittany Lions fan since birth. His parents, Sam and Amy, are both graduates and raised their son to bleed blue and white.
Today, Griffith is the captain of the No. 3 ranked team in the nation. While that may sound like a pretty sweet situation for any college soccer player, it means a bit more to him.
Growing up 45 minutes outside of State College in Lewisburg, Pa., Griffith only had one major aspiration growing up and only one school where he wanted to pursue it.
"My teachers would laugh when I was little because I would say I wanted to be a pro soccer player, and they would laugh and say, 'that's way out of reach,'" Griffith said. "But I've playing since I was little and I'm just following my dream.
"Playing at Penn State is an absolute honor and I'm thankful everyday to realize my dream. When I finally committed here, my mom was so happy because it's just a tradition for my family."
As a junior at Lewisburg Area High School, Griffith knew he wanted to play for Penn State but didn't feel like the interest would ever be mutual. That all changed the next year when Bob Warming was hired as head coach of the Nittany Lions.
During a senior season in which he was named first team All-State, Griffith began to be recruited by Warming. Although he was also drawing interest from a number of Big Ten schools, the lifelong Nittany Lions fan made his intentions clear to the coach.
"As soon as I started talking to him, I told him, 'coach, if you'll have me there's not another choice in my mind,'" Griffith said. "Sometimes that's a risky thing to tell college coaches in the recruiting process because it could maybe give them the upper hand. With coach Warming, he's such a trustworthy guy that he just had my best interest in mind."
Even if Warming didn't have a spot on the roster for him, Griffith says he still might have picked Penn State anyway.
"I was definitely thinking about [coming to Penn State just as a student]," Griffith said. "When I was in the recruiting process I had a couple of other schools in mind. But Penn State was always in the back of my head like, 'even if I don't play soccer in college...there's still Penn State and I would love to go there.'"
Luckily for both parties, things worked out and Griffith has been a mainstay for the Nittany Lions ever since.
Although he entered 2014 with two All-Big Ten second team appearances already on his resume, the senior has in many ways saved his best performance for his last season.
As the team's defensive center midfielder, Griffith doesn't get on the stat sheet much with just one goal and one assist in Penn State's first 11 games. He has however, been the leader of a defense that posted nine shutouts and allowed just three goals in that same time frame.
While Griffith has been invaluable to a Penn State squad that is 10-0-1 a year after reaching the Sweet 16, he rarely talks about himself. Instead, he credits his development as a player to his coach.
"[Coach Warming] is the most knowledgeable soccer coach and he's taught me so many things," Griffith said. "I've always been an athletic and fit guy but there were a lot of aspects of my game I could improve and he's just made me a better soccer player."
Despite the midfielder's talent on the field, the first that comes to mind when you ask his coaches about him is his leadership. And for good reason.
Two years ago, Warming approached Griffith with a proposition. He wanted the 19-year old sophomore to be one of the team's captains, a role he has held ever since.
"He's a culture changer," Warming says. "He is one of those guys that has improved every aspect of his game. He's been a great citizen off the field, he's been great in the classroom, he's been a real teammate. For me, if there's a reason why were doing so well it's because of him and the seniors."
What exactly makes Griffith such a terrific leader? According to his teammates, it's the way he leads by example.
This Wednesday, Griffith and a number of other seniors were given the day off. Instead of relaxing, the third-year captain had a better idea.
"We went for a 10-mile hike yesterday, just on a whim," senior defender Eli Dennis said. "He's really active and always go-go-go. He's game to do whatever you want to do."
Though his time as a Nittany Lion will soon be coming to an end, Griffith has no plans to walk away from soccer entirely.
A kinesiology major, Griffith hopes to join the coaching ranks after he decides to hang up his cleats, though he doesn't know when that will be.
"I'd like to play after school, and depending on how long that lasts I'd like to go to grad school for exercise science," Griffith said. "I think that would make me a marketable soccer coach. A former soccer player with a masters level knowledge of how the body works in terms of the game I think would make me a very marketable coach."
Until that day, Griffith will keep living out the dream of a kid who went from sitting in the Jeffrey Field bleachers to starring on the field.
"To be part of the sports community at Penn State that people are so fired up about," Griffith said. "It's amazing."
By Matt Allibone, GoPSUsports.com Student Staff Writer
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.- Connor Maloney settled himself and took a deep breath.
There was just under 24 minutes remaining in the Penn State men's soccer team's contest against Rutgers, and the star sophomore was having a frustrating night.
He and his teammates had dominated the ball possession and gotten off shot after shot, yet the game remained scoreless. To top it off, he had just been called for a yellow card after a foul.
"It hurts the team if you get out of place," Maloney said. "You've got to keep your head in the game at all times and don't let your guard down."
Keeping his focus, Maloney once again delivered for the Nittany Lions as he has so many times this season.
With the game still scoreless and less than 12 minutes remaining, the 5-foot-6 forward found himself on a breakaway after receiving a long pass from Brian James. Without panicking, Maloney deftly moved to his right to get separation from Rutgers goalie David Greczek and put the ball into the back of the net, giving the Nittany Lions their only goal in a satisfying 1-0 victory.
"I saw the ball in flight, and coach always says, 'be a beast at all times, regardless if you're small or not,'" Maloney said. "I kind of waited and [Greczek] went down right away and I took a touch past him and it was in the goal."
Maloney's game winner was Penn State's 20th shot of the game. By the end of the night, the Nittany Lions had outshot the Scarlet Nights by a whopping 22 to 5 margin.
A minute into the game, it didn't seem like the Blue and White would need more than 78 minutes to score. Just 10 seconds after the opening whistle, Maloney ripped a shot that looked good until it ricocheted off the post.
"No I didn't think it would take that long [to score]," Maloney said. "It came to me and I thought why not have a shot first play of the game."
For the rest of the first half, the Nittany Lions would create numerous chances without being able to get the ball past Greczek, who played terrific and stopped five shots in the opening 45 minutes.
Six Lions would get shots off in the first half, with Maloney (two), Owen Griffith (two), Drew Klingenberg (two) and Mikey Minutillo (four) all taking multiple attempts. By the end of the period, Penn State had shot 12 times without allowing a single shot by Rutgers.
It would take until the 55th minute for the Scarlet Nights to finally get a ball on net, when JP Correa nailed a ball that Andrew Wolverton knocked away.
"It was weird because they had three strikers that were pressuring our backs pretty good," senior midfielder Owen Griffith said. "That's just a credit to those three backs (Eli Dennis, Mason Klerks, and Mike Robinson). Everything we can do is just dedication from those guys to help Wolvie get more shutouts."
As the second half wore on and the Lions' opportunites continued to come up just short, it seemed like just matter of time before they managed to break Rutgers' defense.
Still, with the possibility of overtime looming, Griffith and his teammates knew they needed to stay focused.
"[The thought of overtime] is there, especially when you've got tired legs," Griffith said. "If we hadn't gotten them in regulation I think we would have gotten them in overtime."
Head coach Bob Warming agreed that while an eventual goal seemed likely, nothing is ever certain in soccer.
"Soccer is a funny game," Warming said. "We got 22 shots and they weren't like wild shots from 35 yards out. I don't know many college soccer teams that can play like we did tonight."
Now a member of the Big Ten, Rutgers gave Penn State the type of battle it is used to facing from its conference opponents, a low scoring, grind-it-out affair that wasn't decided until the very end.
If there was one thing that Warming was proud of besides his team, it was the performance of Penn State's fans and student section. A total of 2,532 fans turned up on a 40-degree night to watch the Nittany Lions improve to 10-0-1 on the season.
"I love our students," Warming said. "They're so funny...the guy over there in the referee uniform and shorts when it's freezing out. They kept things clean and our kids did a great job."
By Matt Allibone, GoPSUsports.com Student Staff Writer
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.- When it comes to Penn State men's soccer goalie Andrew Wolverton, numbers go a long way in telling his story.
Like the fact that he has started 60 of a possible 70 games for the Nittany
Lions over the past four seasons. Or that he holds Penn State's record for
career shutouts (30), single-season shutouts (12 in 2011) and career
goals-against-average (.72 entering this season).
Still, numbers don't tell the entire tale of what Wolverton has meant to the Nittany Lions. For the past four years, the 6-foot-6, 220-pound goalkeeper has been a role model to his teammates as an example of hard work, dedication and leadership.
How integral is Wolverton to the Nittany Lions success? At the team's preseason press conference in August, a reporter remarked to head coach Bob Warming that Wolverton had seemingly been on the team for "decades," to which Warming responded, "thank god."
Everyone in the room chuckled, but at the same time, it was an indicator of just how much the Lions value their goalie. For a team that has won 11 games by a score of 1-0 over the past two years, there really is no substitute for having someone with Wolverton's combination of size and agility between the pipes.
With the Atlanta native having registered his team record 29th shutout last Sunday against Michigan before adding his 30th on Wednesday against Bucknell, we caught up with him to hear some of his thoughts on his Penn State career.
Q: When did you start playing soccer and were you always a goalie?
Wolverton: "I've played soccer pretty much my entire life. My older sister always played and I kind of just took after her. I started playing goalie pretty young, like nine or 10 I think. One of my coaches just threw me there and it just fit. Before that, I wouldn't really say I had a set position because I was so young."
Q: Who was your favorite athlete growing up?
Wolverton: "I would have to say Michael Jordan. I always loved basketball and played it growing up and he was obviously the best at it. I played basketball until my freshmen year of high school, then I focused on soccer."
Q: What led you to come to Penn State?
Wolverton: "I visited the school when I was in high school before Coach Warming came here (in 2010). At the time I wanted to major in engineering (he switched to management) and I knew it was a great school as well as a great soccer program. What drew me to Penn State was just the unity and all the bonding in the community that was here."
Q: Who has had the biggest impact on you as a player during your time in college?
Wolverton: "For my first three years it was definitely [former goalie coach] Bo Oshoniyi. But this year [new goalie coach] Mike Behonick has helped me out a lot. Mike has a little different style of teaching goalkeeping, but they both have helped push me to get better and to stay focused."
Q: What has been your biggest challenge during your time at Penn State?
Wolverton: "Just continuing to be a leader. I've always tried to lead and make good decisions for the team. Luckily we've got a great staff and a lot of other good leaders like Owen [Griffith] to help me out. I know a lot of players can lose focus after a while and stop caring, so just continuing to care and trying to always get better has been big for me."
Q: What has been the most memorable moment of your career?
Wolverton: "I don't know if I could single out one moment, but last year (Big Ten Championship, Sweet 16 appearance) was pretty cool. We had some big wins on the road that were a lot of fun for our team, especially in the NCAA Tournament in California (beating UC Santa Barbra 1-0). Obviously, winning the Big Ten the past two years was sweet."
While Wolverton may not have a single favorite moment of his own, he has produced many highlights and memories for his teammates, both on and off the field. The Nittany Lions current starting defenders, Eli Dennis, Mason Klerks and Mike Robinson, as well as senior co-captain and defensive center midfielder Owen Griffith, all shared their favorite Wolverton moment.
Redshirt Senior Eli Dennis: "When he's on the field, he's loud and always communicating, but off he field, he's not really much of a public speaker usually. Before the Indiana game this season, he gave us a pep talk because he couldn't travel with us (Wolverton had been given a red card the previous game). He had trouble saying it at first and we all just cracked up. He had a great message though. Basically, he told us we can play against anybody and it doesn't matter which 11 guys are on the field. No matter who was out there, he thought we could get it done."
Sophomore Mason Klerks: "On the field, I guess he's made a lot of good saves, but the one that sticks out is last year against Northwestern. We beat them (2-1 in double OT) to win the Big Ten title and he made this awesome diving save (in the 36th minute) to keep us in the game.
"Off the field, when I came here on my recruiting trip, I stayed with him one night. He was just a real cool guy and we had a great time. It was one of the reasons I came here."
Senior Mike Robinson: "The Northwestern game, that's a good one. My favorite game memory would probably be the Michigan game that just happened when he set the shutout record. I was closest to the ball when it looked like it was going in (in the 82nd minute). Just when it looks like it's going in the goal he makes this incredible save. It just goes to show you that even when you think you've seen everything he can do, he ends up surprising you with a little more."
Senior Owen Griffith: "Probably for me would be the Northwestern game. He made a huge save and we would have lost the Big Ten if it weren't for that.
"Our sophomore year though, we had our first apartment together. We ended up getting a [husky] dog that Andrew still has to this day. We named him Rooney. We always had to let him out of the apartment like 10 times a day."
With plenty of soccer still to be played this season, it is likely that Wolverton has yet to produce his finest moment. At the same, he has already given Nittany Lion soccer fans plenty to cheer about.
By Matt Allibone, GoPSUsports.com Student Staff Writer
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.- The Penn State men's soccer team set a school record on Sunday against Michigan.
technically, the record belongs to Andrew Wolverton. The senior goalkeeper
notched his team record 29th career shutout as the Nittany Lions
defeated Michigan 1-0.
At the same
time, it goes a bit deeper than that. While Wolverton has been a lynchpin for
the Nittany Lions for four years, shutouts are the ultimate mark of team play.
It takes solid defense, enough offense and great goalkeeping to pull one off.
On Sunday,
the Nittany Lions received all of that. Connor Maloney scored his
conference-leading seventh goal, the backline allowed just four shots on net,
and the goalkeeper known as "Wolvie" made a terrific diving save to preserve
the win.
"I told the
whole team after the game, I'm going to make sure in the record books and in
the media guide, that all of their names are next to Andrew's for playing in
front of him for this shutout," head coach Bob Warming said. "Our team is a
team and it takes a whole team to get a shutout and Andrew understands that."
Against the Wolverines, Penn State's defense certainly earned that right, but it wasn't as if Wolverton didn't also earn the mark for himself.
With 8:50 remaining and the Lions holding on to a one-goal lead, Michigan forward Tyler Arnone took a pass from James Murphy and fired a shot from 18-yards out to the right corner of the net.
For a
moment, it seemed as if the ball was headed in. Then came the hand of the
sprawling 6-foot-6 goaltender, knocking the ball away and keeping the shutout
"We don't give him a whole lot to do so it was great to see him make a play when he had to," Warming said jokingly. "It was a great save, and that's what he trains for. Eventually, when you're playing against great talent they're going to break through and you're going to need to make a save."
The defense would take over in the final minutes, as the Wolverines would bring their entire team up in a final last-ditch attempt to tie the game.
Randy Falk and Kyle MacDonald would both make big stops to prevent Michigan from getting a shot on goal before the clock finally hit zero.
Having given up two goals and ten shots on goal during Wednesday's 6-2 win over Penn, the Nittany Lions and their backline of Eli Dennis, Mike Robinson and Mason Klerks were extra motivated to get back to the play that had led to just one allowed goal in the team's first seven games.
"I'm so proud of the team for playing great team defense," Warming said. "We always have a game plan but I didn't need to say anything special to them. There were plenty of things we wanted to get done today because playing in the Big Ten is always tough."
In true Penn State fashion, the game would go into halftime tied 0-0, until the Nittany Lions finally got on the board in the second half thanks to none other than Maloney.
The sophomore entered the game with six goals in the first eight games of the season, and he produced once again, taking a beautiful cross from senior Mikey Minutillo and putting it past Adam Grinwis from six yards out to get the Lions on the board 11 minutes into the second half.
While Maloney has clearly been Penn State's most effective goal-scorer this season, Warming again maintained that his team doesn't have to become dependent on any one player.
Once again, the Nittany Lions win as a team, and Maloney's ability to score depends on his teammates putting him in the right position to get the ball in the net.
"Something we like about our team is that everyone can score goals and we can score in a variety of ways," Warming said. "Mikey [Minutillo] can score, Mark [Wadid] can score, Kyle [MacDonald] can score, Owen [Griffith] can score. We just kept fighting and fighting and eventually we were going to get one in."
By Matt Allibone, GoPSUsports.com Student Staff Writer
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.- Life on the road is nothing new to the Penn State men's soccer team. Playing in the Big Ten, the Nittany Lions frequently travel long distances and this weekend will be no different. Head Coach Bob Warming and crew will trek about 390 miles (approximately a six hour drive) from State College to Ann Arbor to take on Michigan on Sunday at 1 p.m.
"We bus, we don't fly," Warming said. "The big thing for us is mental regeneration and doing some things the next couple of days and doing some yoga on the trip to stretch out and prepare ourselves."
The Wolverines are just 1-3-2 on the season, but that doesn't mean that Warming believes his team can just roll off the bus and beat their conference rivals without being properly prepared.
"It ain't easy," Warming said of the upcoming trip.
Still, the Nittany Lions are feeling good going into the contest with a 7-0-1 record. They are also coming off their highest scoring performance in 15 years, a 6-2 win over Penn on Wednesday.
Records aside, the game will still be a battle the way every game in the Big Ten is. Having graduated just three starters from last year's 8-7-3 team, the Wolverines have plenty of experience and will have their eyes set on the Nittany Lions after losing to them 3-1 last season.
Last season's leading scorer junior James Murphy (four goals, 11 points in 2013) and starting goalkeeper senior Adam Grinwis have both returned this season, giving Michigan a solid foundation.
With a 2-0 record in conference play, the Nittany Lions biggest focus will be making sure their legs are fresh on Sunday after their long trip.
"At this point it's all about regeneration," midfielder Drew Klingenberg said. "We're [unbeaten] which is awesome but it's taking a toll on us. [Against Penn] we did really well and the scoreboard says it but there are some things we can definitely work on.
"Going into Michigan, [the focus] is a bunch of regeneration and getting our minds right and back in a Big Ten mentality."
The Maloney Magic
At the Nittany Lions' preseason press conference, Warming said that sophomore Connor Maloney was "developing into a great forward."
He certainly wasn't kidding.
Eight games into Penn State's season, Maloney has already scored six goals. Twice, he has scored a pair of goals in a game and has added two assists, giving him 14 points on the year already.
By comparison, Jordan Tyler led last year's Nittany Lions, a team that made it to the Sweet 16, with five goals and 11 points. It has taken Maloney 13 fewer games to surpass those numbers.
Last year, Maloney was more of a creator than a scorer, finishing the season with two goals and seven assists. That has changed this year as Penn State has needed someone to step up as a scorer and the 5-foot-6 dynamo has more than filled that role.
"He's just an impressive player," Warming said. "What you see when you watch a game, we see it every day in training. He has not taken one practice off since he's gotten here and what I mean by that is he's fully engaged every practice. He works as hard at practice as he does out here on the field."
The last Nittany Lion to score ten or more goals in a season was Corey Hertzog, who scored an astounding 20 times in 2010 after scoring 11 in 2009. With nine games left on the Nittany Lions' regular season schedule alone, Maloney has a great chance to reach double digits.
Not that he cares about such things. Many individuals are classified as team players, but Maloney is someone who truly fits the bill.
Following his two-goal game against the Quakers on Wednesday, Maloney answered questions about his own performance by complimenting his teammates, just minutes after Warming had finished praising him on his work ethic.
"It definitely gives the whole team confidence, it's not just about myself," Maloney said. "All of us got [the ball] in, all of us got minutes and we're pretty confident going into Michigan."
That's the kind of attitude that Warming likes to see, and it's the reason the head coach wants the rest of his players to take after the 19-year-old from Harrisburg, even if he's just a sophomore.
"He needs to be a role model for some of our other guys," Warming said. "They need to work that hard in practice every day."


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Laptop concept would roll up like a yoga mat
By Paul Ridden
March 25, 2011
Notebooks and tablets already offer pretty convenient computing on-the-go solutions, but Germany's Orkin Design proposes rolling up both devices into one ultra-portable package. The Rolltop concept will take advantage of advances in flexible OLED and touchscreen technologies to create a cylinder-shaped laptop computer that can be rolled out to form a notebook, a tablet, or display monitor. The concept has been floating around for a while, but has recently received a few tweaks to the design. Although specifics are in short supply, read on for what we do know ...
Rather than carry around a notebook in a laptop bag, full to the brim with all manner of cables, the Rolltop concept proposes bringing everything together in a flat panel display that's wrapped around a central cylinder. The top of the column detaches and acts as a power plug while the carry strap doubles as a power cord (presumably some sort of battery technology is also included, although this has not been mentioned). The central column also contains speakers, a camera, USB ports, and a LAN port.
After unlocking the catch, the user would roll out the Rolltop display like a mat and then either leave it flat for 17-inch tablet computing, or raise one end up for something resembling a notebook. The lower part of the screen is then used for keying on a virtual, onscreen keyboard while the upper part becomes a 13-inch display for viewing content. A pull-out support at the back also allows the flattened device to be used as a monitor-like display, and a stylus pen has been incorporated into the body of the panel.
When rolled up, Rolltop will be 11 inches (28 cm) long and have a 3.26-inch (8.3-cm) diameter – and that's about all we can tell you. As it's a concept designed to be built in the future, some of the technology kinks are still being worked on, but Orkin has stated its intention to see this design through to an actual, real-world product. There are, of course, quite a number of technical hurdles to overcome before that happens and unfortunately the designers do little to shed light on how such difficulties will be dealt with, leaving us to speculate.
It requires no great stretch of the imagination to visualize the various technologies already used in dual-screen notebooks, all-in-one computers and cutting edge tablets being incorporated into the Rolltop. Recent developments in bendy screen technology might also make this device a current possibility. However, details on how the internal components like processors, memory, storage and graphics cards will be dealt with have not been forthcoming, so it looks like we're just going to have to wait until there is more substance to this project.
In the meantime, have a look at the following video of how the designers see Rolltop being used and let us know your thoughts on this appealing concept.
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The problem with all keyboards like this is the pain they can cause because they do not \'give\'. Also what\'s the point of having something that you cannot fully put on your lap. This is not imho a laptop but a portable desktop replacement. a proper laptop should not have the cumbersome column like a round mini town to draggg around with you. pretty idea for a desktop but a crappy idea for a laptop.Hilary Albutt
A concept, just that...Facebook User
Does not fit in pocket ... FailQuantumSleep
I\'m not so sure it is a fail, its very stylish. The cylindrical shape will find it\'s nich (although perhaps in a specialist role, \"no pun intended\") with hikers and such. Good effort I say.Terry Penrose
If it wrere made from very high quality parts and materials with an Apple Logo, it would sell like hot cakesTerry Penrose
A very strong contender if they can make it light and powerful and go for at least half a day without recharging. Easy to sling around the neck or put in your suitcase - it says yes to me.Facebook User
I think the main concern isn\'t that it \"Does not fit in pocket\" or that it cannot be placed on your lap; Those are design elements that can be modified relatively easily. With the advent of flexible OLED screens and capacitive touchpads, this is just the natural progression for the portable computer, and the Rollout seems to have a good idea on where this is going.
I do agree that when this is successfully implemented, power and compactness will become key issues. And as time goes by, these two will most certainly improve. I have some beef over having the column around, but as far as that is concerned, it can also be omitted eventually.
To me, this looks like a revolutionary concept, and will be to the computer industry what the motorcycle was to the bicycle; A stepping stone to something far greater.Swiyth Glamhouste
FacebookUser, you thinkng is too limited. Remember, this is a 'concept'. 'Thin-film' design appplied to both batteries and a photovoltaic charger would both be good ideas that also need to see further development as that is the nature of 'concept products'.Kevin Frothngham
well I for one love the concept, bring it on I say I would love itRobin Curtis
Does anyone know if they're still developing this?Ethan Johnson

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There is no such thing as far as i know!
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I think its what some people call the international contest, but i'm not sure:)
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The MMC Layer will become available when the Kernel 2.6.24 merge window opens. In his posting on the Linux Kernel mailing list (lkml) developer Pierre Ossman writes that the subsystem has been reworked and that two major milestones, and many minor changes, have been achieved. The new subsystem is the first to provide native support for the SDIO and SPI standards – added incentive for deployment on mobile and embedded devices.
SDIO (Secure Digital Input Output) is based on the SD memory card standard and gives users the ability to connect external devices such as mass memory, NICs, or GPS receivers via a SDIO slot. The new SDIO stack provided by the MMC Layer currently supports three drivers. Standard GPS devices can be accessed using the "sdio_uart" driver. In theory more UART devices (Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter) should be accessible in future. The "libertas_sdio" driver supports WLAN cards with Marvell's 8686 Libertas WiFi chip. However, it will not be introduced until shortly before the merge window closes due to unresolved dependencies between the SDIO maintainer's tree and the original "libertas" tree. The third driver, "hci_sdio", is for Bluetooth devices and will integrate with the kernel's Bluetooth subsystem.
Maintainer Ossman warns that the new stack design may make porting of more drivers a complicated process: on a brighter note, this may lead to more stable drivers that remove the need for hacks and workarounds.
The second major feature is SPI (Serial Peripheral Interface) support. This will allow users to address and use SPI controllers for MMC, SD and SDIO, as long as they keep to the standard. Pierre Ossman admits that many controllers do not do so. Developer David Brownell is working on the SPI branch, but not on a permanent basis. This is why Ossman is looking for a new maintainer with sufficient experience of the Linux SPI interface, and time to spare.
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"I think it's a little late at this point," health district President Michael Covert said of the new group's timing.
He also said the Escondido Research and Technology Center, which is being built southwest of the Interstate 15-Highway 78 interchange, is the only potential site for the new hospital that the district is negotiating for right now.
"We're probably about 50 percent through our negotiations as far as it relates to the (technology center) site," Covert said. "We're going to continue to move forward. And if it's not a viable option, then we'll continue to look at other options."
Covert was responding to the emergence of Citizens for a Downtown Hospital. The group made its presence known last week by sending out e-mails asking residents to lobby Palomar Pomerado Health officials to maintain Palomar Medical Center as the district's main hospital.
The new group surfaced two months after an overwhelming number of voters —— 68.2 percent —— approved a $496 million bond measure that will help pay for a $753 million expansion of Palomar Pomerado Health.
The construction of a new hospital in Escondido is the central piece of the expansion plan. The new facility would replace Palomar as North County's only trauma center under the plan.
Palomar Medical Center has towered over the eastern edge of downtown Escondido for about four decades.
Escondido orthodontist Larry Michel and community activist Wally Gutierrez, who both founded Citizens for a Downtown Hospital, have said that they fear the area around Palomar will suffer economically if the new hospital is built and Palomar is downsized.
The two have questioned the hospital district board's decision to cast aside a proposal done at least two years ago that called for the existing hospital to be rebuilt and expanded in the same location.
Speaking with reporters Monday to respond to the group's points, Covert, who is also chief executive officer for the hospital district, said the original plan dealt only with the cost of making Palomar meet new earthquake-proofing requirements set by the state.
When the board added in the cost of meeting new room-size requirements, replacing old piping and electrical systems, meeting the needs of an expanding population and other issues, it became clear that it would be less expensive to build a new hospital, he said.
Citizens for a Downtown Hospital has launched a Web site that urges visitors to lobby for Palomar Medical Center's expansion. Emphasizing the health district's plan to convert the existing facility into a 72-bed speciality hospital for psychiatric patients and those needing outpatient services, the site asks visitors whether that is what they want to see in downtown Escondido. The site also provides contact information for health district officials.
Covert said Palomar has had 18 beds for adult psychiatric patients for the last 25 years. The hospital would get just six more, bringing the total number of psychiatric beds to 24, if the conversion is carried out, he said.


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Boeing is revealing few details of its proposed 767-based tanker configuration for the US Air Force's KC-X contest, partly for competitive reasons and partly because the aircraft is still in the product development phase.
The aircraft, which will be proposed for the USAF's nearer-term tranche of 179 aircraft to replace the earliest KC-135s, is to be based on a sub-model of the 767 dubbed the -200LRXF (long- range freighter).
Unlike the current KC-767 versions being built for Italy and Japan - both of which are based on the modified 767-200ER with some -300/400ER features - the USAF version is being developed with additional features.
"We can't disclose those attributes at this time, but we can say that they are important in providing the capability the USAF has stipulated," says the company.
Boeing adds that "each customer for a 767-based tanker has different mission profiles. In the case of the tanker for the US Air Force, advances will be in the areas of the flightdeck, avionics, mission equipment and engines. Boeing believes the company can best meet the specific requirements of the RFP by also looking at some of the other attributes the 767-200 LRXF has to offer."
It does confirm that the flightdeck will be based on the 777. However, the original Boeing KC-767A proposal made to the USAF under the aborted lease programme included the LCD flightdeck of the 767-400ER, which itself closely resembled that of the larger twinjet.
Structurally, the -200LRXF is expected to borrow heavily from the design of the -200C, the company-funded prototype of what was to be the original USAF KC-767A. In January 2005, Boeing announced losses of around $275 million associated with the production and storage of the sole -200C airframe, following the freezing of the planned lease deal in late 2003.
Other than the -400ER flightdeck, the -200C at the time was to have incorporated the stretched version's heavier gauge flaps, strengthened main landing gear and several system adaptations including engine and auxiliary power unit-mounted 120kVA integrated drive generators.
The KC-X contest has reopened the engine selection for the KC-767. In March 2004, Boeing originally selected Pratt & Whitney as the "baseline engine source for 767 Global Tanker Transport Aircraft Programs" and the airframer said the PW4062 engine "will be the standard production engine offering for all future 767 Tanker Programs, both domestic and international".
However, the new contest will pit P&W against General Electric's CF6-80C2 for the KC-767, while P&W, GE and Rolls-Royce are all expected to compete for the Northrop Grumman-led KC-30 option. It is believed that the US Air Force is still to decide whether to purchase engines separately, or allow the winning airframer to supply the propulsion system as part of the overall package.
The US Air Force has made it clear that it expects more tactical and strategic capability from its KC-135 replacement than simply tanking.
USAF Air Mobility Command commander Gen Duncan McNabb says: "We will always think 'tanker' first, but if it is sitting on the ground then it can be used for other things. There will be an expandable net-ready backbone in the aircraft."
Referring to the fact the KC-135 has to stay out of range of potential threats, he says the defensive system "will allow us to put the KC-X over the fight, and reduce the target-to-tanker range. It will have RF threat awareness, LAIRCM etc and will be able to move if a threat comes up."
USAF chief of staff Gen Michael Moseley cautions, however, that tanking remains the main priority. "We want to get iron on the ramp, and set minimum requirements to get the aircraft. We see big things in the future, but not yet, as we don't want to drive up the average unit cost."
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"The Book of Love" Song from Scrubs Finale by Peter Gabriel and The Magnetic Fields
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Scrubs has always been creative with its music, and on Wednesday's maybe season finale, maybe series finale, the show knocked it out of the park once more. As JD prepares to leave Sacred Heart one last time, he envisions a possible future for himself, filmed in old-school home movie style. Playing behind the montage is Peter Gabriel's take on "The Book of Love," originally recorded for the Shall We Dance soundtrack.
That song's always guaranteed to get me a little weepy, but I actually prefer the original version, from the Magnetic Fields album 69 Love Songs. You can check out both versions for yourself — and watch that final Scrubs blooper reel — if you
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5 years
Guys and Girls, time to start a big debate I have just listened to both versions, and call me a softy but there is no competition, Peter Gabriel wins by a county mile. The problem is there is no where I can download it. Any suggestions would be gratefully received
5 years
This was such a good episode, cant believe JD has left, scrubs wont be the same without him! the song topped it all off....such a sad episode.
5 years
It's been a while since a sitcom had as much heart as this show. I'm glad this show was given the gift of ending on it's terms. Any good story teller and any good story always ends at the beginning. Reminding us why love to remember the memories of those who grew with us, those we love, and those that remember us. Thank you for reminding me. Allowing me to remember those precious memories, the fantasies of my humanity.
Aurora-87 6 years
This song made me cry. It was perfect and its beautiful.
6 years
I love it!! I cried soo hard!! I love the song, and I LOVE the show!! I have watched it from episode one! It was the perfect ending!
6 years
With 168 episodes archived, it was time for Scrubs to depart. With Zach and a few other key figures destined to leave, it's best for this landmark sitcom (better than Lucy, MASH, Newhart, MTM, All in the Family) to end on the highest note possible. The finale was not perfect, but it was memorable. It's too bad it could only garner an audience of 5 million. I was expecting more.
kscincotta 6 years
I love this song. It was the perfect way to wrap up this series. I hope ABC lets the series end here.
darlene 6 years
I like this song
darlene 6 years
I like this song
aistea311 6 years
I prefer the Peter Gabriel version
Nitachequita 6 years
The Magnetic Fields version is one of the most played songs on my iPod. PG's version isn't bad, but nowhere near as lovely as MF's version.
marathonmom 6 years
I think this episode wrapped up the series beautifully and that rarely happens with finale shows. I hope this is the end of the series because it was so well done.
sharshar 6 years
Aww JD speaks Spanish for Carla :D I'm really gonna miss him
Victory2 6 years
I agree: it's too bad itunes forces you to buy the whole soundtrack. in the end, i followed your advice and bought the other version. very touching too. it was such a wonderful episode! it should almost end on that note...
6 years
I can't believe this song has been covered twice at least judging by the comments. You can't beat the original with Stephin Merritt. Guy's a genius. I don't know why, but I didn't get weepy on this one. I usually do. Maybe next time I see it. Word is scrubs might be back with the regulars just making occasional appearances. Won't be the same though.
bonbonagogo 6 years
Mike Doughty also does an amazing cover of this on his 'Golden Delicious' album. It's the last song and it's a hidden track. I definitely recommend it if you love the song!
SKC-Sparkle 6 years
Awww - that was beautiful!
SKC-Sparkle 6 years
Awww - that was beautiful!
cordata 6 years
the song fit the story montage perfectly I prefer the cover version
cordata 6 years
the song fit the story montage perfectly I prefer the cover version
Allyace 6 years
I loved the use of Peter Gabriel's version and I am very upset that iTunes will not let me download just that song :(. I do not need the soundtrack to a horrible JLo movie.
sandy82 6 years
I cried too. It was so sad.
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I cried too. It was so sad.


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Thread: Sleazy scent?
Note: this is not a "Worst scent" thread or an excuse to bash those fragrances you don't like. You might very much like these, you might not, but I'm looking for a certain vibe.
Ok, what scents just come off as sleazy? Sexy, dirty, but not in a particularly good way. I'm talking David Johansson or maybe Mickey Rourke (later years). Both are very cool, but...
For me, the first that comes to mind would have to be Paul Sebastain (PS). This one reminds me of the leather jacket wearing guy who might just have mafia ties, or who might just be in the porno industry (behind the camera). He always smells of booze and cigarettes (but in a good way) and you do like him, but you've always kept a safe distance.
Any scents come off to you as sleazy?
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You are not your perfume.
Derrick by Orlane .... sleazy sums it up nicely and perhaps very cheap in your part of the world too .
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Azurée Soleil Eau Fraiche Skinscent
Skin scents are sleazy, understand?
Cacharel pour homme is very Rourke for me - from 9 1/2 weeks up to Sin City
Vetiver The Great!!!
Dolce & Gabbana - By Man...there is something very trashy about way the lavender is done here - I like
Tabac Blond is considered by many as slutty/sleazy ..
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MKK, I think is officially listed as bottled sleaze.
Tabac Original
Halston Z-14
both walk the line between repsectable and sleaze
Definitely MKK and McQueen's Kingdom!
Trumper's Sandalwood.
Kingdom, Kouros (Orange Spice to a lesser extent), Musc Ravageur and (worst/best of all) Monsieur Musk.
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Latrelle: "What?"
Peggy: "Brother Boy has tried to kill himself. He jumped out of his bedroom window."
Latrelle: "Isn't he only on the second floor?"
Peggy: "Yes, but he hit his head on a lawn gnome."
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Ever since I read Mochi227's review of Comme des Garcons 2 MAN, I have not been able to shake her picture of "a sickly man with a latex fetish sweating it out during a session in the basement." The review cracks me up actually, and I love this fragrance, but it does have a kind of funny perversion about it. Also Kouros, though beautiful, has a certain element of sleaze about it... Like a guy bravoing up to the bar and sliding in next to a woman he's had his sights on all night.
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I agree with the above Kingdom by Alexander McQueen recommendations (my sotd actually). I will add: Cumming by Alan Cumming.
Sorry for the hijack- what does MKK stand for? I've tried searching, but it's driving me nuts!
A couple of days ago I just had to sample Tabac (after reading the (mostly positive) reviews here on Basenotes). It smelled really sleazy, just like old winos do.
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You are not your perfume.
Gendarme - more like an ideal image than their true persona.
Putain des Palaces
Korous. As I've said before, it smells like gettin' nasty in the men's room.
Hey, leave my foot alone!
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Opium, M7, Basala, Fleur du Male and actually others from JPG, Lolita Lempicka
Brute...makes me think of nasty, dirty old men.
MKK is definately down and dirty sexy, but not sleezy, IMO. I hunted the mall for Korous today, and I just bought a bottle of Kingdom blind!...LOL! So that's the kind of girl I am...Give me scents that smell like sex: I don't think they're sleezy.
I imagine that someone sleezy would wear cheap perfume, or too much of a popular or classic perfume.
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That said, it seems like cumin is something most equate with "dirty".
I love the sexy/sensual scents as well and think them different from sleazy and dirty smells.
Red for Men - (Giorgio Beverly Hills) is the sleaziest scent I know. Kouros might smell to some (ok, most) like BO on the top, but it does dry down to something sublime and pure. Red for Men's dirty, sweaty, funk accord just below the initial sickly sweet blast, smells exactly like the kind of cologne a sex maniac would use in place of a bath and a fresh pair of underpants.
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Peggy: "Right now, we have to get to the mental institution. Something terrible has happened."
Latrelle: "What?"
Peggy: "Brother Boy has tried to kill himself. He jumped out of his bedroom window."
Latrelle: "Isn't he only on the second floor?"
Peggy: "Yes, but he hit his head on a lawn gnome."
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Quorum by Puig.....that cumin note hints at something nasty underneath...a bad boy power scent from the 80's.
Jovan Sex Appeal....makes me think of guys with mega chest hair, chains, and polyester leisure suits, "wild and crazy guys" out on the town gettin' ready to "DO THE HUSTLE!!!"
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I find Ambre Sultan to ge a sort of sleazy (that's good), sexy, dirty scent. Very hot.
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Think of Habanita (Molinard). The inherent feminine dimension makes it a bit sleazy.
Trumper's Sandalwood and Gendarme sleazy? I get MKK and Kouros, kinda, but...Gendarme?
Creed Cuir De Russie smells like rubber and gasoline at times and Mick Jagger wears it. Creed Cypres Musc smells like a cat pissing on a pine bush and Errol Flynn wore it. I have worn both and can attest to this.
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Kingdom....something a sweaty, hairy old man would wear to a "massage parlor".
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Kingdom and vierges et toreros would be my choice...
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Agree with many, especially - Cumming and MKK. But, oh yes - Alexander McQueen Kingdom it is . . . Sleeeezee !
Kingdom and Kouros definitely.
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to state the obvious: i don't believe any scents are inherently sleazy. it is their wearer(s) that give them that quality.
that said, really loud scents that lack subtlety and 80s powerhouse scents are generally safe candidates since they tend to attract a certain type of wearer. these criteria are amplified for men in the 2000's who insist on wearing 80s scents in overly strong doses.
so, in that vein, my votes are for:
- Boss #1 (originally a fine scent, but now indelibly sleazy when worn today)
- the original paco rabanne (see above)
- quorum
- halston catalyst (this one evokes images of guys loafing around in cheap bars and malls in middle america... and the smell, with its sulfurous, chemical assault is naturally offensive to boot)
i can't bring myself to vote for kouros even though it is loud, from the 80s, and still worn by cheeseball flirtatious paunchy middle-aged men, because it is a personal favorite!
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Memories of Aramis always flash me back to my brother bathing in it before he hit the disco to score with the hot babes of the day on the dance floor. I just smelled MKK from a sample---It does wreak of sex! I gotta have it.
Jade East seems to bring back memories of sleeze from a heavy smoking neighbor at a Christmas party wearing a plaid suite, making loud and tawdry jokes in front of everyone. circa 1970?
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Other members of the loud-and-proud bunch - all of which I like but could potentially be red flags on others' radars:
Bijan Men
Azzaro PH
Jacomo de Jacomo
Lagerfeld Classic
Kouros (it bears repeating)
Pino Silvestre
Halston 1-12
Halston Z-14
Royal Copenhagen Musk
Francesco Smalto PH
Oscar De La Renta Pour Lui
Old Spice
Aqua Velva
Pinaud Clubman
Pinaud Virgin Island Bay Rum (in fact, most bay rums though I'm still a fan)
Loves of Late: Agua Lavanda, Eau Sauvage, Gendarme, Guerlain Vetiver, Guerlain EdC Imperiale, Ivoire de Balmain, Kenzo PH, Mitsouko, Royall Lyme, Tabac Original
Call me crazy, but I think Zino by Davidoff is both sleazy & gentlemanly at the same time... (If that makes any sense....)
What a fun thread!
Ungaro III has a nice sleaze factor.
Must be the Civet.
La Nuit:Old dried semen saturated sheets in a sleazy motel, where a whore dowsed herself in massive amounts of Avon!
Kama-X: Such an animal! I love it!
Secretions Magnifiques: Nasty!!! I'll pass on this one. It's too much saliva.
Charogne: Stinky sleaze! Maybe it's me, but I never remembered seeing "smegma" as one of the notes.
Nasty and compelling at the same time, if not a little bit "cheesy".
Trussardi Uomo conjures up the image of "the man in the leather jacket" described by Nicolas V in the original post.
M7, Rochas Man, or Musc Ravageur all work in the stripclub or whorehouse, holla
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Wow, a little worried that I see a fair bit of my favorite scents getting mentioned here
Cool spell here, broke out Dior's Jules for the occasion. The perfect scent to wear to dark alleys the world over.


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Dr. Chang is a pediatric and neonatal surgeon, retired from active medical practice, was among a group of pediatric physicians, pediatric sub-specialists and pediatric surgeons who moved their practices to Presbyterian/St. Luke's Medical Center (P/SL) nearly 20 years ago. He and his colleagues established a regionally renowned center there caring for high-risk births, neonates, infants, children and teens. That pediatric center has grown and is now named Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children at P/SL.
River otter Jack was elected from a list of five species finalists represented at the zoo: a mountain lion, a grizzly bear, a red panda, a penguin and a Rocky Mountain river otter. Members of the
The animals waged competitive campaigns, and the final tally was so close that the votes from the children who attended RMHC's neonatal intensive care reunion at the Denver Zoo on
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The cost of health insurance for employers and their workers is climbing more slowly, but it's still inching closer to a day of reckoning.
The cost of premiums for individual workers rose 5 percent in 2013 from the previous year, and the increase was 4 percent for family coverage, according to a survey released today by the nonpartisan Kaiser Family Foundation and the Health Research & Educational Trust.
That's far from the double-digit premium hikes of a decade ago, but it continues to outpace workers' wages (an increase of 1.8 percent) and inflation (an increase of 1.1 percent).
The average annual premium for employer-sponsored health insurance now stands at $5,884 for single coverage and $16,351 for family coverage.
Among all firms, 38 percent of covered workers now have a general annual deductible of at least $1,000, up from 34 percent last year.
While the unfolding Affordable Care Act might have some influence on small businesses' costs because they'll be able to shop new plans through newly created online marketplaces, many larger employers are self-insured and thus exempt from many of the law's requirements, said Gary Claxton, Kaiser vice president.
But Claxton noted that the survey found that 9 percent of large firms (200 or more workers) — and 29 percent of those firms with 5,000 or more workers — are considering offering health benefits through a privately run marketplace, or exchange, in the future.
That would help employers define how much they're willing to spend on health care, and could create more incentives for their workers to get their care from lower-cost providers.
"The potential is for employers to move a little bit away from running their own programs," Claxton said.
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The Copeland Unit at the West Cumberland Hospital in Whitehaven has been closed today to admissions and visiting is restricted due to a flu outbreak.
Twelve patients and six members of staff are experiencing symptoms and unit has been closed to make sure the virus does not spread any further.
All patients and vulnerable staff groups have been offered the anti-viral Tamiflu.
The unit is designed for patients who have already been in hospital and need further care and rehabilitation before discharge. It is provided by Cumbria Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.
Joanna Forster Adams, deputy director of operations for Cumbria Partnership, said: "We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause. However this temporary closure to admissions will allow us to deal with the outbreak effectively and ensure patient safety."
Dr Nigel Calvert is an associate director of public health for Cumbria.
He said: "Flu can be serious and cause serious health complications in people with existing health conditions. This includes children and adults with existing conditions from diabetes to cancer, pregnant women, where both mother and baby can be at risk, and people aged 65 and over.
"The best way people can protect themselves is by having the flu vaccine. It's freely available for people in at-risk groups and it only takes a few minutes, which is worth it to stop you getting what can be a nasty illness."
If anyone has any questions or concerns about patients, call the unit on 01946 693181.
Published by http://www.timesandstar.co.uk
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