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Show FRIDAY. MARCH 23, 2001 THE DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE playing in the plains and venues of the Midwest and East coast. "I think we are conditioned," said Utah's Lauren Beckman. "We have been playing here all year long. I don't know how high Denver is 5,383 feet above sea level, but Notre Dame has got a bigger jump than we do. I don't think that will be a big deal for us; we play eight or nine players every night and their bench is not quite as deep." 3. Control the Irish's potent inside-ou- t combination of Riley and WOMEN'S HOOPS sea-lev- continued from page 9 'f , II " 'iff tl ' if j Jf I 4 said Elliott. "The same thing holds true for us. If we play Notre Dame io times, they are going to win the greatest percentage of those, but they are not going to win them all. We will see if we can challenge them enough to win the first time we play them." Notre Dame, however, has been here before the Irish record in the regional winning in Sweet 16 game on their all-tim- e, own a semifinals their first way to the -2 "Riley poses a whole different threat because she is bigger, she is taller, and they play a zone where she can stay inside the whole time," said Beckman. "I still have the in green light if it is the post to take her and see what I can do, to get her into foul trouble and see what can happen." 4. Score the ball. "You don't go into a game like this thinking thatit's all about holding them under 50 points," said Elliott. "We are going to have to score at this level. Sometimes throughout the season we can just defend and still beat people because we have been better than people. We are not better than Notre Dame we will need a complete game." They will also need the "luck of the Irish." one-on-o- day," said Elliott. "Their reaction " takes on Utah Mfi Sk-v- ml top-seed- i and No. ed m ss nt second-highe- st range, culminating with the score the school has ever seen. The final meet of the regular season presents such a chance. The RYU Cougars come to town tonight for a 7 p.m. clash at the Huntsman- - Center. The meet will be televised on KJZZ. Deidra Graham, Ute who hyperextended her knee in warmups against Florida, will try to do bars against BYU and is expected to be back to status by pre-me- et all-arou- nd regionals. But Graham's small contribution may not be enough. The Utes will encounter a red-hCougars team enjoying a record-breakin- g year. BYU has set a new school-hig- h twice this ot year, and has fixed new team in every event records The U's southern nemesis cracked the plateau last week for the first time in school history, besting Utah State 197.325 to 195.750. The score bumped the Y to No. 12 in the nation, up six spots from No. 18 just one week 197-poi- tTllll wfiiVwM Mill IIHni'lM! HI 1 ll III I II II IIIM1I IIM II II Notre Dame Saturday in the Midwest Region semifinal. been peron flor have formed this year, with the latter two coming last week vs. the Aggies. In addition, BYU Kelly Parkinson's 39.625 snapped her old high of 39.550, cementing another record into the annals of Cougar history. The junior is ranked No. 5 nationally in the "If we're not good tonight, they are definitely capable of beating be up for it," added Marsden. A snapping of Utah's regular streak would fall season home-wi- n g right in stride with the theme of the Cougs this year. With abundant and the best Ute BYU gymnastics team to ever don the blue and white in competition, tonight's contest could be a long one for the Red Rocks. The meet is the last preparation before regionals take place April 7 in Salt Lake City. The regionals are determined mainly by seeding. There are six regions, with six teams competing at each regional. Three seeded teams are assigned to each regional venue, as teams from that are three III to the environment and the whole sort of festivities of the event is one of the keys. We have to somehow stay comfortable. We were comfortable in the Huntsman Center. It is a bigger challenge, and it is a major challenge to stay comfortable when you are not at home." 2. Use the altitude to their advantage. While Utah is used to the thin mountain air, the Irish have been nt prior. New event-higof 49.100 on vault, 49.475 on bars, 49.275 on beam and hs us..-The- Glendale, Arizona Rather be in the Lab than in the Library? Interested in Research? Want to Improve Your Med School Application? y'll Consider a Graduate Program in ar ?1 1 record-smashin- specific region. The top two finishing teams in each region advance and get a chance at NCAA Championship glory April 21 in Athens, Ga. 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The University also offers degrees in osteopathic medicine, pharmacy, physician assistant studies, occupational therapy, biomedical science, bioethics, health professions education, and e cardiovascular science at its beautiful new campus in Glendale, Arizona. 135-acr- Golfers Heading Back to CaSi for Invite UC-lrvi- ne The Utah golf team continues its California swing with a tournament next week in Irvine. After getting rained out in Santa Barbara on March 6, and finishing seventh in San Diego earlier this week, the Utes now enter the fray in the Anteater Invitational, which begins on March 26 and concludes the following day. The Utes will be looking to correct the mistakes that dropped them from third place to seventh in the final round of the d USD toumey. Such corrections will have to come quickly, as Utah has only two more meets after this one before the end of the regular seasoa The Utes conclude the year with the Grand CanyonThunderbird Invitational in Phoenix and the Ben Hogan Cougar Classic in Provo in April before playing in the MWC Championships to be held from April 30 to three-roun- May ne 49-57- continued from page 9 197-poi- f' 2. ERIC WALDZN el Rat ay. Final Four in 1997. For the Utes to advance deeper into the tournament, Elliott and her players said they will have to do four things: in 1. Keep their comfort level Denver the same as it was in Salt Lake City. "We talked about this Wednes- 3 11 Friday, March 23rd 10.00 am - 2:00 pm Union Ballroom Corridor sponsored by Union Programs |