The Daily Utah Chronicle, Monday, January 20, 1986. Page Six SPORTS Njii i Shooting, defense problems as Utes tumble to Cowboys V r ' mi -- Utah's frigid shooting, along with a tough Wyoming zone defense and the performance of Wyoming sophomore Special to the Chronicle i t LARAMIE The World Famous Chicken, originally hailing from San Utah-Wyomi- w - . Fennis Dembo added to the lopsided U. loss. Dembo scored 21 points in the game, but 15 in the first half. Despite Jerry Stroman's 26 points on the game for the Utes, no one for Utah could offset Dembo. "He was a big factor in the game," Archibald said of Dembo. "He came in and shot the ball extremely well." After the scoreboard stopped clinging for Wyoming in the first half, Utah did manage to put together a more productive second half, clawing back within 10. Although they had cut the Cowboy lead almost in half, however, they were never to get any closer. With 3:25 left in the game, Utah's Hendrix came down and took a hurried ot jumper, which bounced away. The Diego, performed at the game here Saturday afternoon. Given the effectiveness of the players he had on the court, Runnin Ute Coach Lynn yf ng Archibald should have instructed the Chicken to suit-u- p. He couldn't have done much worse. Oh, it wasn't a question of lack of intensity or desire that marked Utah's 9 loss. It was just overall effectiveness lack (or thereof) that killed the Utes. Archibald later summed up what had been his team's greatest problem during the afternoon, something no amount of coaching or strategy can combat. "They were making their shots. We were missing ours," he said. As a result, Utah lagged by margins as great as 24 and then fell behind 2 at the half. "It's hard to come back when you're down by 19," said Archibald, whose team fell to 3 in the WAC and 6 overall with the loss. "We were shooting 32 percent and they were shooting 67 percent (in the first half). It makes a difference." 94-7- 10-fo- Wyoming rebound spelled Utah's finaj doom, especially when Hendrix picked up 41-2- ' A, Chronicle photo by Se Grtltin Utah's Jerry Stroman cocks to fire a pass In earlier basketball action. Although Stroman scored 26 points Saturday, it wasn't enough. Wyoming won the WAC road matchup, 9. 94-7- 3-- a foul in the scramble. "That destroyed us," Archibald said. "You have to gamble when you get down like that, but that was our chance to come back and we didn't capitalize." 11-- Bears, Trojans dominate Utes, but Utah dominates Lobos After disappointing pair of opening teams, the Ute men's tennis team took out its frustrations on WAC opponent New a weekend losses against top-rank- ed Mexico. The Utes crushed the Lobos 7-- in 2 action Sunday afternoon at the Canyon Racquet Club. Utah's entire singles lineup scored wins in their matches. No. 1 singles player Andy Olyphant defeated the Lobos' Mark Stephens, 1, 6-- 2-- No. 6-- 4. 6, Ute nettcr Christian 2 Schultes beat Jack Griffin 5. And 3 Ute Antti Eranne beat Tim Cass 6--1, 6-- 1, 7-- No. 7-- Friday and fell to 7-- 2 0-- clobbering at the hands of the Trojans Saturday night. In Friday's action Olyphant did defeat Berkeley's Steve DeVries, who was ranked first in the nation going into the weekend's fourth-ranke- d The second Ute trio did just as well. Utah's No. 4 player, freshman Jari Koho, beat Steve Bickham, Ute No. 5 in singles, Brian Monson, beat Jesus Rojo and Utah's No. 6 singles player, Jenno Morson, beat Reed Radosevich of the Lobos, Utah's doubles pair of Morson and Schultes beat the Lobos' Cass and Bickman but the other Ute teams, Olyphant and Menges and Eranne and 3-- 6--3, 6, 6-- 1, 7-- 6-- 2, 6-- 4, 6-- 2. 6--3, Koho, lost, 7-- respectively. The Utes lost 6-- 6, 4 and 6-- 3, 6-- Golden Bears' No. to the Golden Bears 4 , , f Chris Schoop 4 6-- Hunt 0-- 6, 6-- 3, 7-- slot Woody and Morson, who 5 defeated Don Leon 3 3-- 6, 7-- 6--4. 5, Saturday against USC, Trojan No. 1 Mo singles player Rick Leach defeated and And USC's No. 2 man, Jorge Lozano, beat Schultes 6, 6-- 0 and 6--2. Further action Saturday saw John Olyphant 6-- 4 6-- 2. sin 7-- Carras of USC defeat Eranne 6 ), 6 ); USC's Luke Jensen beat Koho 4 and the Trojans Tim Pawsat beat Monson 6 and 3 and Jonas Wallgard beat Utah's Morson and 5-- (7-5- 7-- 7, u & .4 6-- 3; 7-- 6. i Vn 6-- 1- -6 - j- sr T T frr ? 7 7-- (7-2- 6-- 6-- 3, 5-- y 4 and No. 5 Harold defeated Koho 6-Hecht beat Monson 2, 6--2. Utah did get wins out of Eranne, who 6--4, 7-- 4, - 6-- 5. 6--2; . matches. Final scores were 3, 6--3. But the rest of the picture Friday wasn't as pretty. California's No. 2 singles player Peter Wright beat Schultes 6--2, 6--3; the defeated California's No. 6. O on the season with a 2 . s vx n k "i 'r . - Chronicle photo by Todd Crosland Ute Andy Olyphant swats the ball in weekend action. Utah was beaten Friday and Saturday, but Olyphant was successful Sunday he won 6, 6-- 1, 2-- 6-- 4. Super Bowl might be dull, but the Beairs aren't As the kickoff of Sunday's Super Bowl grows ever nearer, the realization hits that football season is almost . over. And the Chicago Bears are still winning. For the entire season, I kept thinking the Bears would fold. At the very most, I figured, thev'd win their division but get blown away in the first round of the playoffs. Needless to say, it didn't happen. It probably won't happen Sunday in New Orleans either. Sure, the Patriots are worthy competition, but this looks like the Bears' year. ON SPORTS Peter Behle On offense, the Bears have a talented but e quarterback, the NFL's leading all-ti- me injury-pron- rusher, an that Olympic-qualit- is virtually non-permeab- y receiver and an offensive line le. star Jim McMahon is, of course, running in itself is almost enough to turn one's which the offense, stomach. You remember McMahon, that feisty Cougar field general, who led BYU to consistent routs of the Utes before turning pro. Yes, that same Jim McMahon, who gestured to a Rice Ex-BY- U Stadium crowd derisively as BYU rolled as usual over the Utes. But wait, ol' Jim sure has changed. You see, Jim apparently isn't as much of Cougar lover as he used to seem. In fact, Jim has been quoted as saying the best thing about BYU was leaving. Now that's an admission to be admired. The complaint is often heard that colleges around the country regularly use athletes to build up the university's reputation and then the athlete gets thrown by the wayside after his eligibility is used up. This seems to be a twist on the old story. Jim McMahon used BYU. He used them to further himself and then threw them away. Coming out of high school, McMahon wasn't all that highly recruited. The story goes that McMahon actually wanted to play at the U., but then-U- te coach Wayne Howard didn't want McMahon. So Jim went to BYU. And he got the very most that he could from the Cougars. And then he got out. Needless to say, it's a different approach. It's almost enough to make one look past the fact the he did choose to go to BYU, and root for him. Almost. The Bear running back, Walter Payton, is the greatest back to ever play the game at least according to the record books. But just like baseball's Roger Maris, Payton has never gotten the attention he's deserved. Until this year, that is. And one year's worth of attention has turned him from being a unassuming superstar into a John McEnroe-styl- e brat. Meaning he is obnoxious, cocky and soft-spoke- n, uncooperative. Speaking of unassuming, there's Willie Gault. The speedster would probably have made an impact in the Olympics, but instead he chose to go pro, against the advice of many. But nobody's complaining now as Gault finds himself getting ready to play in the Super Bowl. And the offensive line. These people don't seem to have any big names, but then what offensive lineman does? They merely provide holes for Payton to run through and time enough for McMahon to throw the ball. Overall, then, the Chicago offense is about as balanced as one could possibly hope for. So the defense must be the problem area, you say. Not nearly. The Bear defense gives a new meaning to the word nasty. If you thought the Raiders played intimidating football, think again. The Bears hit harder than any football team around. And the Chicago pass rush is downright dangerous. If New England quarterback Tony Eason makes it through the whole game, it will be somewhat of a minor miracle. $o .what does this all mean? This one will never even be a contest. Call it Chicago 31, New England 6. J .