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Show "U" Page A5 Times Newspaper Thursday, September 30, 2004 ruin spikers rally for region win over Orem i I f 1 " ' ? 1 111 I 1 J f t 1 I I f ,1 LANDON OLSON limes Sports Editor A rivalry match. Coming from behind. Posting solid numbers. The Bruins learned just how fun volleyball volley-ball can be. Down a game, Mountain View bounced back to win the next two, then pulled out game four to win its Region VII opener, 20-25, 25-11, 25-21, 30-28, over cross-town rival Orem Thursday at home. "That's as fun as it can get right there," said Bruin coach Jon Fairbanks. "You play a good game, you play well and you just keep fighting. A lot of fun." While prior to the match the Bruins were excited to begin region play, the match didn't did-n't start fun. With a big block and strong play out of the middle, the Tigers jumped out to a 10-6 lead and used a 5-0 run to extend that to 15-6. Mountain View bounced back thanks to' three straight kills from Angie Glassford, closing to within 15-11, and later pulled within one at 18-17, but Orem was too strong down the stretch. A solo block by Dani Robison and an ace by Carly Taylor, gave the Tigers some cushion as they pulled out the 25-20 win. They came out the first game and blocked us really, really well. They forced us to do some different things and we were just trying to figure it out," Fairbanks said. "They're a very good blocking team and we were struggling that first game." Game two was entirely different, though. With their serving picking up, the Bruins got the Tigers in trouble, not just with four aces, but with tough serves forcing Orem out of system. With the game tied at 7-7, a kill by , : . , r:. ? r v: I 1 k v. mm. ,f ... "t rj lY "'-xJ, - " ""-'" -;V In mifW iii-if"--J--'J"il;'-,-1-'lAM" photo by Landon OlsonTimes Newspaper Bruin Alyssa Merrell makes a pass during Thursday's match. Merrell had 13 kills. Glassford sparked an 8-0 run that put the Bruins firmly in control. Unable to convert on offense, the Tigers watched as Mountain View ran away, outscoring them 18-4 to finish fin-ish out game two. "We fought really hard and played smart the second game," Fairbanks said. "That was huge momentum, just a confidence builder." The story in game three looked like it'd be a repeat of the first, though. Ahead 6-3, the Bruins quickly fell behind as Orem ran off seven straight points to go up 10-6. The teams traded points, but a kill by Robison and block by Tiffany Harward seemingly put Orem up 14-9. But the scoreboard showed 13-10. Play was stopped to correct the scoring, but then only partially so as Orem was given its point, but the extra point was never taken from Mountain View. The new scored read 14-10. That stoppage of play also served to give the Bruins some momentum. After pulling the Bruins pulled within 15-13 on Orem errors, Glassford ripped off three straight aces to put Mountain View back on top. The Tigers fought back to take a 21-20 lead on a Robison block, but Mountain View scored the final five points of the game for the 25-21 victory. To start game four, it looked like Mountain View was going to run away with the match, but Orem battled back. The Bruins went up 7-3 off a kill by Kristen West, but that's when Orem went on a 9-1 run to take a 12-8 lead. From there the Tigers stayed in control, bringing up game point at 24-21. But Mountain View wasn't done. After an Orem error, a kill by Alyssa Merrell and another ace by Glassford tied the game at 24-24. The Bruins and Orem's Robison traded kills, but an Orem error at 26-26 gave Mountain View the lead. The game was tied again at 27-27 and 28-28 28-28 before a pair of Tiger errors gave Mountain View the 30-28 win. For the match, Mountain View finished with 15 aces six of those by Glassford and four each by setter Hoku Holder aft and defensive specialist Cara Wright. "We knew that we would have to serve extremely tough to beat Orem. During that second game I really felt like we served as good as we can," Fairbanks said. On the attack, Glassford and Merrell led the way, picking up 13 kills each. West added 11 and Chelsea Broderick had 10. "From day one Fve said our strength is that we're well balanced," Fairbanks said. "I can't think of any one person who stands out right now, but I can think of lots of girls doing lots of good things." For the Tigers, Harward had 10 kills and five blocks while Robison added six kills and also had five blocks. Mountain View hosted Pleasant Grove on Tuesday and then plays at Lone Peak Thursday. Orem hosted Lone Peak Tuesday and is off until next Tuesday when it plays Pleasant Grove. It's not too late! Call today for your Water Check. Your sprinkler system will be checked for efficiency and output, and you will be given suggestions and a customized watering schedule for your own landscape. offered as a public service by Central Utah Water Conservancy District and USU University Extension ,K. . . V ' ' i r k t i i C Xi J 1 i t t 1 l t ; I' ' .? I ( v l 1 i 1 1 t i i i ( f ' PI I . t I i 1 V . (' I ( I .' ). r -. , i t i 1 T (I ..." "''S YrA'l;';:'::':::::;v TV, ' " ' , I f .ryy.y y ' ' f '' 'Vyvy V ' yv,','-' iJ ' - ' Of! fVVV r f v r w 1 , 1 , . - - - - . . i MlliH Ott-fy " , v.-.- photo by l andon Olson 7Vmc ,ewpaprr Stacl Spencer, part of the Bruins No. 1 doubles team, returns a shot last week against PG. Wind, routs mark second half of region tennis LANDON OLSON Times Sports Editor It was the final big push and a chance to make any needed adjustments. The Region VII tennis teams spent last week battling for seedings, tweaking swings and play and making any last minute lineup changes as they sped through the second half of Region VII play. Mountain View, Orem and Timpanogos all played two matches last week and then wrapped up the regular season Monday. The Region VII tournament begins Thursday at Timpanogos. Mountain View def. PL Grove, 4-1 It was over in a hurry. Despite low temperatures and cold winds, Mountain View was relentless against Pleasant Grove, sweeping singles in straight sets, as well as taking the No. 1 doubles dou-bles match Sept. 21. In singles, Bridgette Strickland, Brooke Tenney and Kim Bushnell had few problems in their wins, although Strickland reinjured her back, suffering a pinched nerve that forced her to sit out the next day against Lone Peak. The No. 1 doubles match was the blowout of the day though. Staci Spencer and Dani Whittaker took the first set 6-0, and other than dropping one game in the 6-1 second set, didn't allow their opponents to reach deuce but one other time. "We could have played better. We shouldn't have given them a game," Whittaker said. "We didn't really move our feet much but the wind helped us a little bit because we knew where For complete tennis results see Page AS I I photo by Landon Olson7V'mtfv Newspaper Orem's Ashley Call makes a backhand return at No. 1 doubles against Timpanogos. to hit the ball." Whittaker and Spencer were in third place in the region, behind Pleasant Grove and Lone Peak, but were hoping the win would help them get a higher seed entering the region tournament. A senior and sophomore, Whittaker and Spencer figure they have a gxxl shot at qualifying qual-ifying for the state tournament, and as they've been getting used to playing together they're improving. Against PG, the big step they took was learning how to poach. An excited Whittaker said they had learned hand signals and how to switch at the net. "We've learned a lot of new tricks, a lot, ot new strokes. It's exciting," she said. It's been working for them too, as Whittaker can cut the ball off at the net, and if not Spencer uses her lob shot to drop the ball on the baseline, base-line, over the heads of the opponents. "She's very good at that. That's her best shot," Whittaker said. In the other doubles match, Amber Robinson and Katie Battiloro were able to take it to three sets, but couldn't pick up the third, dropping a 6-4 decision. Lone Peak def. Timpanogos, 5-0 While Mountain View was rolling over Pleasant Grove, the T-wolves were at home battling both Lone Peak and the wind. Unfortunately for Timpanogos, it came out on the losing end on both fronts. "A strong wind wasn't enough to even the field against a good Lone Peak team," said T-wolf T-wolf coach Suzy Hansgen. "It's the first day of fall and it's feeling more like winter" Still, the singles matches where hard fought, especially at No. 2 and No. 3. In the third spot, Kaitlin Stewart battled to a tiebreaker in the first set, but ended up dropping that 7-2. After the loss, she wasn't able to sustain her play and fell in the second set 6-1. At No. 2 singles, Collette Covey won the first set 6-4, but couldn't overcome the lob shot of Kristi Hight. With no other answer to Covey's volleys, Hight began just lobbing shots at the baseline. With the wind or against, she was finding her mark, placing shots at the end of the court and leaving Covey with nothing to do but shake her head in frustration. Hight came back to pick up the second and third sets 6-16-1 to pull out the win. In doubles play, Hansgen is still searching for that elusive winning combination as continued on Page AS fcyliaMBQte0feMl8 OCTOBER 4 & 5 (Mon & Tues) PR0V0 IFA 55 W. 500 S Provo OCTOBER 6 & 7 (Wed & Thurs) UTAH CO. 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