Official Site of the Nittany Lions · Sep 2, 2015
Lucky 33 for the Lions
By Mike Gilbert, GoPSUsports.com Student Staff Writer
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Jersey numbers always have a certain element of superstition and lore to athletes. The numbers on athlete's backs provide comfort, familiarity or serve as a reminder of past success. For three members of the field hockey squad during fall practice, that number is 33.
Associate Head Coach Lisa Bervinchak-Love, entering her 22nd season coaching the team, is all too familiar with the number 33.
"Thirty-three was my dad's number in high school and it's just a great number, Larry Bird [wore 33]," said the former 1988 co-captain.