Two weekends ago when the Penn State men's soccer team -- a perennial soccer giant -- lost its first game of the season to the Richmond Spiders, a game that many people had already marked down as a win, the soccer world was shocked.

But the giant awoke the next day and put a beating on the East Carolina Pirates, 4-2.

Then the giant fell back asleep.

Unfortunately, it stayed asleep this past Friday when the Nittany Lions traveled to College Park to take on a tough Maryland squad.

Final score: Maryland 2, Penn State 1.

So going into this past Sunday's game against No. 3 Virginia, no one knew what to expect. What team was going to show up? A team whose defense is more useless than Ricky Martin's girlfriend and whose offense looks like its shoes are tied together or the team that is an offensive powerhouse and exciting to watch?

Luckily, the giant awoke, and in a major way.

The Lions hung four goals on a team that they have never beaten, and upset the heavily-favored Cavaliers, 4-2.

Now heading into its first home game of the season this weekend, everyone is again wondering what team will take the field Friday night.

Has the team finally jelled or will this season be filled with inconsistencies?

"Things are coming together quite nicely," Penn State men's soccer assistant coach Marlon LeBlanc said. "We played collectively enough to win the game."

One way to show everyone that your team has come together and is ready to make a run at the College Cup is to score goals, and Chad Severs is doing exactly that.

Severs scored three more goals this weekend to up his team-leading total to five. He was also named to his second all-tournament team in as many weeks.

But as the team gets deeper into the season, opposing teams will eventually try to double-team the sophomore from Ocean City, N.J., and other players are going to need to carry the load.

"When four different guys score like against Virginia, it makes us more dangerous for other teams," senior captain Brent Jacquette said.

"If other people step up we should be alright."

Alongside Severs on the all-tournament team this weekend was Jacquette, who dropped from the midfield to a defense position just for this tournament, and freshman sensation Brian Devlin.

"It was the best I've ever seen [Jacquette] play in two years," LeBlanc said.

Now, heading into this weekend, the Lions have to prove to the rest of the college soccer world that beating Virginia was more than just luck.

"Four goals isn't a fluke," LeBlanc said.