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Show Daily Utah Chronicle Monday, March 7, 2005 Ute softball drops three of five The Utes lost twice to the No. II host in games on Friday and Saturday and fell 5-2 on Sunday to Miami. They did, Like something out of a however, manage to salvage comic strip, storm clouds two wins against McNeese have followed the U softball State in additional contests team around the American on Friday and Saturday. west, and their play of late In the opening game has been as dreary as the against the Cowgirls, Lindise weather. Nielsen and Brianna Gourdin While the Salt Lake Valley combined to hold McNeese continued to enjoy another State to one run while the weekend of unseasonable U rallied to score two in the sunshine and dryness, the U bottom of the seventh. dropped three of five games With runners on second in College Station at the rainy and third, McNeese State's Texas A&M Invitational over Jenny Clay threw the ball the weekend. away, giving the U a 2-1 vicMatthew Piper Sports Reporter tory in their final at-bat. Texas A&M's Amanda Scarborough stole any momentum the U might have gained with their late-inning comeback, pitching a two-hit shutout for the Aggies later Friday afternoon. Gourdin went the distance in the 3-0 loss. The Utes made quick work of McNeese State in their second match-up, benefiting from six Cowgirl errors in a 6-1 win. Gourdin pitched in her third consecutive game, striking out eight and getting SEE S O F T B A L L PAGE 12 GYMNASTS But they pushed the lead out even further after a good score on the beam of 49.250. Although Tidd had a nearfall and only scored a 9.35 along with two 9.8s, the Utes made up for the lower scores with a 9.9 by Ford and the event-winning score of 9.925 by Postell. As strong as the Utes started the meet, they finished even stronger with the top event score of the night of 49-525Four of the five Ute counted scores were at least at a 9.9. Tidd and Postell scored 9.9s, while Ford scored a 9.925. Gritt Hofmann had very strong routine, as one (801) 571-6601 judge gave her a 10.0 and the other a 9.95. Eberle struggled with her newly upgraded routine and had a fall. She scored a 9.575, but it was inconsequential as it didn't count in the Utes QQQQQQQQ OD final tally. "Annabeth wanted to upGo on 10-12 dates in one night! grade, and I put her last on floor so if we were clean there she could go ahead www.FreeSpeedDating.com and give it a try tonight," Marsden said, "She really handled it pretty good. She over-rotated the doublepike, but believe me, that is a good thing and a good sign for her first time out. It gives me much more confidence in her handling it." The Utes will now face several Pac-10 teams during l Cheese, Pepperoni, Fresh Tomato //""•\ "\ the next two weeks in the 1 Location) Huntsman Center, as they or "The Express Slice Of The Day". V battle Washington and AriREADY IN MINUTES! zona State before closing out the regular season against BYU in Provo. akudiya@ chronicle.utah.edu in any event and the strong start may have been integral continued from page 9 in the team's looseness. The Utes had a solid bar 9.875 and the Utes as a team scored a 49.275 on the vault, set, just not as good of an the second-highest event event score as they had on the vault. Freshman Katie score of the night. "I think it's important be- Kivisto had an uncharactercause it's good to have the istic fall off of the bars. Her edge on every team when we score would be dropped, start out and then it takes the while another freshman, Jespressure off as we go along. sica Duke, had a solid 9.75. If we start off slow we get a Ford scored another 9,900, little tight," Eberle said. while Tidd won the event "When you start strong with a 9.925. there is just a good feeling, After two events, the Utes and you can kind of build on had a clear advantage and that," Marsden said. seemed to have a grasp on The Utes didn't seem tight the victory. HOOPS continued from page 9 assists and three blocked shots. U forward Justin Hawkins lauded the two departing players' effect on the team. "I've learned a lot from [Jackson and Bogut] this year," Hawkins said. "You have to go hard all the time because they both do." For the second straight game, Hawkins definitely went hard, chipping in with 18 points and eight rebounds on eight-of-io shooting. Coupled with his 21-point performance last week against BYU, Ute coach Ray Giacoletti is pleased with the sophomore's progress. "Hawkins is a guy who has stepped his game up the last few weeks and has really made a difference for us," Giacoletti said. "I think he really feels comfortable now, shooting the basketball and putting it on the floor. He's really into a rhythm." The Utes looked like they had a nice rhythm going in the first half, jumping out to a quick 10-3 lead. But as has been the first-half tradition in the past few games, the Utes got sloppy, allowing the Aztecs to go on a 10-0 run, and keep the game close throughout the half. The Utes committed 13 turnovers in the first period, often trying too hard to get Bogut the ball. The Aztecs turned the Ute mistakes into 10 steals SpeedDating Monday thru Friday • 11 AM to 2 PM FAST LUNCH (Pizza By The Slice) PIZZERIA 1320 E. 200 S. 582-5700 10 Utah's Marc Jackson looks for an opening Saturday afternoon during Utah's win over SDSU in the Huntsman Center. and trailed by only two at the half. Sticking to the script, the U came out much more focused after the break, and while the Aztec's Brandon Heath did his best to keep SDSU in the game, the Utes managed to pull away for the 12-point win. Heath finished with a gamehigh 23 points, going 5-of-6 from three-point range. The Utes now head to Denver for the MWC tournament. They draw last-place Colorado State in the first round, playing the Rams at noon on Thursday. The Utes have virtually secured a spot in the NCAA tournament, but Giacoletti still stresses winning the conference tourney. "The biggest question we need to ask ourselves right now is how hungry we are going into [the tournament]," Giacoletti said. "It's different this year [than last season], but we still need to find that same mindset." If the Utes can get past the Rams, they will play the winner of the Wyoming- UNLV tilt on Friday. The championship game will be Saturday at 8 p.m. and televised on ESPN. jbea fry @ chronicle.utah.edu Ites72 Aztecs 60 Utah No. 05 13 04 02 03 10 11 15 20 32 51 Player Min. 34 Hawkins Chaney 28 Bogut 39 M. Jackson 37 Calvin 5 Iverson 1 Drisdom 13 1 Grant 32 Markson Schmidt 1 Langvad 9 Totals 200 FG-FGA 3-PT-3-PTA FT-FTA 8-10 3-8 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 3-5 0-0 2-3 0-0 0-1 1-1 3-7 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-5 0-0 5-6 1-2 27-45 4-10 4-6 7-12 1-2 r ' RBS 8 3 15 4 0 0 ; 0-0 PF AST 1 1 4 7 0 0 2 0 1 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 ST 1 0 o-o 0 0 V • 4 - ^ .*?? 1 10 0 •'. 0 0 ^ d ' \ PTS 16 8 i'-..:: fe:P o Q-Q -A 0-0 BLK 0" 0 1 0 0 ••'••• ~o "b" 0 0 0 o 33 10 17 3 5 72 ,.-; -1-2.... ; , 14-21 San Diego State No. 02 21 50 01 15 11 20 33 Player Walton Thomas Camara Heath Sharper Smith Davis Manker Totals Half Time Attendance Min. FG-FGA 3-PT-3-PTA FT-FTA 26 37 24 39 29 12 17 1-3 0-2 0-0 5-12 0-1:^ 2-6 0-0 9-15 o-o ^3 2 7 o-o 0 2 5-6, 1-3 Utah 32 14,029 San Diego S t a t e :JO 0-0 6-16 ,.?,.-..,WX S: •• 1-3 0-0 5-6 16 • 1-6 200 24-51 0-0 0-4 AST . 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