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Sept. 21, 2004
Terracina Earns Honor After Solid Homecoming
Youngstown -- Senior Placekicker Nick Terracina had a
strong showing in a return to his
hometown of Lake Charles, La., in
the Penguins 24-20 loss at McNeese
State and for his efforts was named
by the YSU coaching staff as the
Hill Barth & King Special Teams
Player of the Game.
Joining Terracina as Hill Barth & King Players of the Game
were Ryan Jewell (offense) and Marty
Hutchinson (defense).
Terracina had almost 100 supporters in the crowd on Saturday
night and he did not disappoint. He
made field goals of 41 and 32 yards
in the game. His 41-yarder gave the
Penguins a 20-17 lead in the fourth
quarter. In the third, he executed a
perfect surprise onside kick that
set up the game-tying scoring drive.
Jewell was one of four offensive lineman to earn a winning
performance from the coaching staff
as YSU played just six lineman the
entire game. Hutchinson had the best
game of his career recording 11
tackles, including nine solo stops,
two tackles for losses, a forced
fumble and a fumble recovery.
Pat Walker was named the Jim Zdelar Offensive Lineman of the
Game while Justin Scholes was
selected by the coaches as the
Jermaine Hopkins Defensive Lineman
of the Game.
Earning scout team honors for their performances during the
week were freshman Brad Samsa
(offense), freshman Ben Suran
(defense) and freshman Chris Russo
(special teams).
Freshman offensive guard Josh Tanner earned the W.O.W./Derek
Pixley Hit of the Game.
Scholes was named the Haines Family Player of the Game by the
YSU radio broadcast crew.
YSU returns home on Saturday to play host to Liberty. Kickoff
is set for 6 p.m. at Stambaugh
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