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Show B7 WWW.NETXNEWS.NET MONDAY • OCTOBER 2 • 2006 Making progress Soccer team continuing to make strides at home Jason Adkins Sports Writer Webster's Wisdom Letter to Terrel Owens Ben Webster Sports Editor Terrell, You have been a lot of things since you broke onto the NFL superstar scene with that clutch catch against the Green Bay Packers in the 1999 playoffs. But now, I am hearing something that I never thought I would hear, but that I'm not surprised by: you are depressed. You have made us laugh with your touchdown celebrations. The pulling a Sharpie out of your sock and signing the football was brilliant. When you borrowed the cheerleader's pom-poms and did a little dance, that was original. The mock dance of Ray Lewis was clever. But my all-time favorite is when you sprinted to midfield and stomped on the Dallas star. (How could you go play for that team now?) Anyway, your touchdown celebrations were not only creative and original but without them, we might have never seen Chad Johnson propose to a cheerleader, or do an Irish Jig, or see Steve Smith treating the football like a baby and changing its diapers. We also might have never seen Randy Moss pretend to moon the cheese heads at Lambeau, during the playoffs. (What is it with you receivers always trying to upstage each other?) So you made people laugh and at the same time you made people ticked off. Ray Lewis wasn't happy when you snubbed the Ravens to join your boy Donovan McNabb in Philly; he was pretty upset when you mocked his pre-game dance routine when you scored a TD against his team. Dallas safety George Teague expressed his displeasure with your actions when he knocked you down after the second time you went to the star. Even your 49er teammates said they were embarrassed by your actions. You have your admirers. Very few people can match your work ethic and your strict diet. Both of those things have helped you go from nobody at See OWENS. B8 r.-jfflmf* U VSC was not able to overcome their scoring struggles in a 2-0 loss to UTEP on Sept. 21, but by putting up three goals in their win against Centenary in action on Sept. 23, they seem to be improving. The Miners scored the first. A shot from UTEP midfielder Melissa Abraham from the edge of the box right over the outstretched arm of UVSC goalkeeper Kelley Thompson put the Miners ahead for good. Abraham was alone on the left side of the box when she received the ball from Tameka Sumter, and she put it away. In the 75th minute, the Miners struck again for insurance off a corner kick from Annop Josan, who connected with a sliding Kristin Wernimont right in front of the goal. Senior Kelley Thompson played well in keeping the margin at two with 11 saves in the match. "Kelley came up with some big saves today," Anderson said of Thompson's play. "She is great at shot blocking" UTEP was coming off a 4-0 loss to New Mexico, and looked to get out of the gate quickly. They did just that when midfielder Melissa Abraham had a great opportunity, took a shot from the edge of the penalty area but hit the crossbar. Going into the match, UTEP looked to be the toughest squad the Wolverines would face during the season, with the Miners looking to improve on their second-round appearance in last year's NCAA tournament. Both sides had trouble finishing in the first half, with crossing passes not able to connect with players coming forward, leading to a scoreless tie at halftime. Senior Courtney Robbins had the only shot on goal in the first half for the Wolverines. While the shots on goal were not happening for the Wolverines, the UTEP goalkeeper came out of the box on several plays, which gave UVSC a chance if the ball took a wrong bounce. One play came just a few minutes before halftime as the Wolverines took a chance with a long pass downfield. The UTEP keeper won the race to the ball to stop that effort. The Wolverines had another opportunity near the 60th minute, as there was a scramble for the ball in the penalty area; but, once again, UTEP's keeper came away from the mass of Women's Volleyball against BYU 7:00 p.m. 07 Women's soccer against North Dakota State 11:00 a.m. Hockey against UNLV 8:30 p.m. Peaks Ice Arena players with the ball. UTEP threatened again three minutes later when Abraham got a shot off despite being covered by two UVSC defenders. Thompson once again stopped the scoring chance with a sliding kick save. Abraham was the player of the match for the Miners; she had eight shots on the match in addition to the goal. See SOCCER-B9 important is the game? Well, you represent a team, a city and your family. Athletes should be careful with the image they are portraying." Former Former Major League pitcher Law pointed out that athletes nowaVernon Law paid a visit to Utah Valley State days do not take responsibility for their acCollege, leading a panel of speakers on the tions. He remembered the days when athsubject of ethics in sports. As a former big letes were vibrant, always full of energy. It league star, he was well acquainted with seems as if egotism has crept into athletics. the subject, and offered plenty of insight. To give an example of what athletes should Law recalled a story involving the great Wil- be expected to do, he cited his own experience lie Stargell, a teammate to both Vernon Law and of competing in charity golf events. Speaking of his son Vance. Stargell would recall from time athletes, he said, "We should all be involved in to time to Vance the difference in lifestyle he no- setting an example to those who look up to us." ticed in Vernon, seeing the same in Vance. Vernon went on to stress the importance of athletes See CYYOUNG-B8 understanding their priorities. He said, "How Jack Jared Waters Sports Writer Dave Gillespie Sports Editor Dixie State, in its first season as an NCAA Division II competitor, came to face a pioneer of theirs, of sorts. Utah Valley State, standing in Division I, showed the Rebels the difference of levels as the Wolverines defeated Dixie State 30-23, 30-16, 30-20. It was definitely all fun and dominance for UVSC as Jessica Endres was just short of setting a new hitting percentage record. Endres was 10-12 in kills giving her a .833 for the night, putting her second only to Kassidy Brotherson who hit .882 nearly three years. "Jessica stepped up and led this team," said Head Coach Sam Atoa. Hitting was key, as not only did Endres produce a memorable night, the entire team set a hitting percentage record. For the game, the girls hit .430 but such a feat isn't important for this time. "I'll let you guys [the media] worry about that [records]," said Atoa. "Hitting our target is our aim. We were focused on our game. We want to improve.71 In game 1, UVSC started out slow as the Rebels jumped out 4-1. But UV stormed back rallying for eight straight points. From there the Wolverines didn't look back, maintaining a lead of at least four points for the rest of the contest At 29-23, Dixie State ended the match pathetically as Heidi Erickson's serve went long. Game 2 saw Utah Valley reverse their mistakes from game one, jumping out to a 6-1 lead. After their opponent called a timeout and looked to be coming back, game MVP Endres' hammered a shot that put UVSC up 9-3. From there it was over and the match ended 30-16. The final game was as easy as the first two, despite the Rebels playing the Wolverines to a 10-10 tie. But it didn't last long as setter Lacee Koeliker led the way with assists and some scoring of her own catching Dixie off guard when she See VOLLEY-B8 Sports briefs October 03-07 ':y'^\$fr$$M Men's soccer against Western Wyoming 5:00 p.m. field behind the education building. Courtney Robbins goes after the ball ar a recent home game. UVSC lost to UTEP but bounced back to beat Centenary. Cy Young winner talks about ethics 'iiiill 03 Chad Clark/NetXNews Volleyball taking charge Men's basketball trvouts Cross Cuntry UVSC Golf The UVSC Men's basketball team will be holding walk-on try-outs in the next couple of weeks. Those interested in trying out need to sign up in the men's basketball office in the McKay Center. Those who sign up will be contacted about exact times and places. The Utah Valley State women's cross country team finished 15th at the Roy Griak Cross Country Invitational hosted by the University of Minnesota. There. were 31 teams in the race and freshman Mary Nothum finished first for UVSC in the 6k. The men struggled and finished 29th out of 34 teams. Utah Valley State senior Nic van Vuuren finished second overall at the Vandal Fall Classic at the University of Idaho. The team finished seveth overall after finishing in second place on the first day. Boise State's Nick Travers finished eightunder for first place while van Vuuren finishd at -4. send sports briefs to websterbeA@msn.com Inramurals There will be a flag football tournament Oct. 23 and a ping-pong tournament Oct. 25. For more information on these and other intramural events call 863-6163or visit the intramural office at SC 108h. |