Penn State Police Services will refer Jeremy Kapinos and Steven Eberbach to the Office of Judicial Affairs for underage drinking and disorderly conduct citations the students received after a Sunday morning fight.

If Kapinos, a punter for the Nittany Lions, is brought before Judicial Affairs, his status on the football team could be compromised.

Judicial Affairs Director Joe Puzycki said that depending on the severity of sanctions, the office has the right to restrict a student's privileges, which could include membership in an athletic team or student club.

Bill Moerschbacher, Penn State police supervisor, said he does not know if Judicial Affairs has received any referrals yet because it might take a few days to process the paperwork.

Eberbach's girlfriend, Megan MacArthur, said Sunday that she and Eberbach are still considering pressing assault charges against Kapinos, and it was still unclear yesterday if they will.

Moerschbacher said assault charges have not been filed yet.

The two men received the citations after a fight broke out at about 1:22 a.m. outside a party at 5701 Nittany Apartments. MacArthur, a resident of the apartment, said Kapinos and a group of four or five of his friends attacked Eberbach after learning he was her boyfriend.

The accounts of Eberbach and a community assistant who witnessed the fight match MacArthur's version of what happened.

Kapinos has not responded to messages left on his answering machine Sunday and yesterday.

Puzycki said he would not reveal whether Judicial Affairs has received a report on the citations because the office cannot release specific case information, which is part of a student's academic records.

"If we had received any referral for any student at the university, we wouldn't be disclosing it," Puzycki said.

Puzycki declined to comment specifically on possible cases involving Kapinos or Eberbach and would only speak in general terms about Judicial Affairs' policy.

Any time Penn State Police Services cites a student, it has a dual obligation to the criminal justice system as well as Penn State's code of conduct, Puzycki said. This means that in addition to filing charges or citations, Penn State police must release reports to Judicial Affairs without discrimination.

"Typically, they would refer incidents to our office," Puzycki said. "We get them daily depending on what happened the day before."