After being pounded in games one and two by a combined score of 30-12, the players wearing the flame-covered jerseys of Laval University could have easily prepared for an early exit from the exhibition match against Penn State yesterday.

But Francois Bilodeau would have none of that. After receiving a red card Tuesday for playing too vocally, Bilodeau began right where he left off. Throughout the first two games, even though Laval took a pounding point-wise from the aggresive play of the Nittany Lion offense, the sophomore middle blocker would not let his team be intimidated.

While the fans and players were all growing impatient to get the match over with, Laval, still playing inspired, slowly built a lead.

Then it happened, just like a knockout blow. With a Bilodeau spike here and a block there, number 13 began hammering away at Penn State's momentum.

"I thought he won them the match," Lion Coach Mark Pavlik sighed. "He was the guy that kind of keyed the comeback. We didn't do a good job of shutting him down."

Outside hitter Jason Kepner identified Bilodeau solely as the beacon for Laval's emotion, saying that Laval reacted much more emotionally when Bilodeau came up with a big spike.

Bilodeau said he took the third game just like any other game and knew that with improved passing, the team could come back.