There is a Kung Fu movie in here someplace.

One of those stories about how the pupil now becomes the master, complete with bad overdubs.

Patrick Farmer, who coached the Penn State women's soccer team for its first seven years, before moving on to coach the New York Power of the newly created WUSA. There he showed the same kind of coaching savvy that guided the Nittany Lions to a Final Four appearance and firmly established them as national power.

Penn State did not need to look far for Farmers' successor, as assistant coach Paula Wilkins was ready to step-up to the role.

And now, Farmer is not disappointed.

"Paula is perfect for the team," said Farmer during a telephone interview earlier this week.

"I think she had one of the best debut seasons of any female soccer coaches in history."

This is not something that surprised Farmer. In fact, he predicted it during his last meeting with the team, saying that he had gone as far as could with them. While he might not be the man in charge anymore, Farmer still follows the team that was his springboard into the professional ranks. He attended the first game, last game and a few sprinkled in between.

What he saw was a team with a handful of players bound for his fledgling league, especially goalkeeper Emily Oleksiuk, and that could have made a lot of noise down the stretch.

Instead, the Lions met their unfortunate end amidst the blue backdrop of North Carolina's Fetzer field. Despite being pummeled with shots, the Penn State defense was able to keep the score knotted at one until the 80th minute, when Oleksiuk attempted to clear the ball and it bounced off Tar Heel forward Alyssa Ramsey's butt and back into the goal.

Farmer likened the "Posterior Deflection" to the goal that cost Penn State in the last game he coached against Portland in last season's NCAA tournament.

"I think the loss to Carolina was a big disappointment for them," Farmer said. "There were so many close shots so for that to go in is really hard."

Still, Farmer is very proud of his protégé, and why shouldn't he be?

After all, Farmers' first team never made it the NCAA tournament.