Centre Daily Times | 11/10/2005 | Nittany Lions trying to set starters:
“Part one was assembling a full roster. Part two is whittling it down into a regular lineup.
“The Penn State men’s basketball team will use tonight’s exhibition game against Edinboro (7 p.m., Bryce Jordan Center) to help determine which combinations work best.
“The Nittany Lions crushed Lock Haven 89-43 last week, getting double-figure scoring from four players and 53 rebounds, but struggled to find consistency as seven first-year players broke into the lineup.
“Edinboro, which was 24-7 last season and made the NCAA Division II tournament, figures to provide a stiffer test.
“The Fighting Scots graduated a pair of 1,000-point scorers — Rob Sims and PSAC West player of the year Jakim Donaldson — but retain their three other starters, including Daren Tielsch, a 6-foot-8 small forward who played at Penn State from 2001-02, then joined Edinboro last season after two years at Robert Morris.
“‘They have some more athletic guys, some bigger guys, so I think they’ll be more of a challenge for us in the post,’ Penn State coach Ed DeChellis said. ‘I think we’re gonna try to press a little bit after made free throws, see if we can put some pressure on the ball.’ …”