8 THE WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2001 SUN Dixie women beat Utah Valley By Arnie Graff Sports Editor com Payback is sweeter than a dozen scrumph tious oreo cookies dipped in delicious, soy milk. The Dixie State womens basketball team had all the sweets they wanted this past 7 weekend with a thrilling win over Utah Valley State College and an incredible first half against Salt Lake Communtiy College. nutri-ent-nc- 60-5- clinched tie for championship and earned right to host conference x- - Unfortunately through, the pesky Bruins struck back in the second half with extreme 8 en prejudice outscoring the Rebels 2 win. route to the despicable But one out of two isnt bad. For example, if someone could always make 50 percent of field goals, they would be a their three-poiforce to be reckoned with in the NBA. Do you see what I am sort of trying to get at? It might be wise to enter our entire team of skilled athletes into the NBA draft! But back to the games this past weekend. In the loss against SLCC, the Rebels watched a 25 point outburst in the first 10 mmutes and a halftime lead dis3 solved, and Dixie didnt like it very much. In the Rebels win over UVSC, Dixie turned things around and avenged an earlier overtime loss to the Wolverines earlier this season behind the intense play of Candace Baldwin. Baldwin, who wasnt very enthralled about the first game, took matters into her own hands with a near The thorn in UVSCs sneaks scored 10 14 points and had a team-hig- h rebounds and eight assists in the second I just felt like we had this team, a confident Baldwin said. I knew we could beat them here at home. Even the rising stars coach was singing sweet praises of joy and bliss. The kids really stepped up big, Dixie coach Dave LaVetter said. Candace is a wamor. Shes 50-2- 73-6- clinched a share of conference title and top seed in SWAC Tournament x-- Upcoming DSC Games Women: 5:30 pm 34-2- Upcoming DSC Games Men: 7:30 PM Mar. 3 Snow College If The Season Ended Today ... The Rebels have earned the top spot. However, two teams are still deadlocked for the eighth and final spot in the SWAC Tournament: College of Eastern Utah and Treasure Valley. However, CEU owns the tiebreaker having defeated the Chukars twice this season, so the Golden Eagles would earn the right to play Dixie in the first round. triple-doubl- This Weekends Game Dixie At Snow College Rebels have already beaten the in a Badgers twice this season, Southern California tournament champi0 at the Bums onship game, and Arena. So while the Rebels have two wins under their belt against Snow, neither game showed that Dixie had a clear advantage. They pack the gym in Ephraim whenever the Rebels come to town, so it will be an extremely difficult game for the Rebels. Snow still has a shot at second place, as they trail Southern Idaho by just a but they will need help from either Salt Lake or Utah Valley to have a chance. The 76-7- 3 75-7- a leader. The Rebels will finish out the regular season party Saturday photo by Brooke Hansen night at Snow College. season against Ricks. Softball scores half-gam- e, Playing For Seeds Just one seed has been determined for the SWAC Tournament: Dixie will take the No. I seed. Meanwhile, the battle for the No. 2 seed, as discussed above, is between CSI and Snow. The fourth-plac- e battle is between North Idaho, who have e a edge, and Utah Valley. The Wolvennes, however, will a harder time as they host CSI, while North Idaho visits league doormats CEU and Colorado Northwestern. Competing for the No. 6 seed are Ricks and Salt Lake, the teams whose schedules correspond with North Idaho and Salt Lake, respectively. Therefore, Ricks should have an easier time. CEU and Treasure Valley are competmg for the final slot. one-gam- e. from Desert Classic Tournament Salt Lake 8, Dixie Dixie 2, Mesa 0 5 FBI, from page 3 The communications also show an agent of the senous consequences of his actions. "Recent changes in U.S. law now attach the death penalty to my help to you. ... I know far better than most what minefields are laid and the nsks, he wntes in one letter quoted in the affidavit. Hanssen used FBI computer systems to monitor whether he, his home or any of the drop sites he used had come under suspicion, Freeh said. Freeh also said Hanssen appeared to be working alone as a double agent. The FBI has identified several of his Russian han well-awar- e Arizona Western 13, Dixie Central Arizona 2, Dixie 0 5 dlers, but Freeh declined to comment on whether they would be expelled from the country or prosecuted. Hanssen was arraigned Tuesday in federal court m Alexandna, Va., on charges of espionage and conspiracy to commit espionage. His attorney, Plato Cachens, a prominent Washington defense attorney who also represented Ames, said Hanssen would plead not guilty "at this point." authoriCachens said ties "always talk that they've got a great case. But we'll see." Neighbors descnbed Hanssen, his wife and their six children as a close family. His e wife, Bernadette, teaches religion part-tim- Mar. 3 Snow College If the Season Ended Today ... The Rebels would have the fifth seed and face either Utah Valley State College or Salt Lake Community College. This Weekends Game The Badgers have clinched the nght to top seed in the conference by virtue of their two wins over Ricks. However, Snow is not unbeatable, as UVSC proved last week. Dixie still trails UVSC and Salt Lake by a however, the Rebels trip to Ephraim will be more difficult than the games for the other two squads, who host Treasure Valley and Southern Idaho. However having UVSC and Salt Lake play Southern Idaho may not be a bad thing because the Eagles are still within striking distance of sending the Rebels to the sixth seed. half-gam- Pi. a yin g For Seeds Two seeds have already been determined: Snow will have the No. 1 seed and Ricks will have the No. 2 spot. A muddle exists for the No. 3 spot. For the Rebels to obtain it, they would need both Salt Lake and Utah Valley to drop both of their contests this weekend, while beating Snow. More likely, Dixie is looking at the No. 4 or No. 5 seed, the difference between the two only being what color of uniform the Rebels wear to the tournament. CSI could still sneak in and overtake the Rebels, forcing Dixie to the sixth seed. Immediately below this standings mess is an even greater mess. The differences between the sixth, seventh, eighth, and ninth place teams is just one game in each instance, meaning that one loss here or one win there could suddenly vault one of the squads down or up in the standings. The oddest of these treks is eighth-plac- e North Idahos home stand this weekend where they play both the teams immediately above (CEU) and below (Colorado Northwestern) them in the standings. They can move up with a win, or the Cardinals could have their season end with a loss.