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Show 13 GraduationSummer 2013 University Journal Page 20 1 c time expired in regulation. The overtime period couldnt have been as over the first much worse for the lead four minutes PSU built an eight-poiwith almost no time to and left the mount a comeback. then ramped up their defense The and forced five turnovers over the last minute and scored 10 unanswered points capped by an Andrea Jones layup with four seconds to play to secure the win and take the improbable victory. nt Continued from Back Page 8. Womens basketball wins in 2 O.T. against North Dakota. This is the first of two women's basketball moments from this year on the list, and this one had all the drama that the final game of a season could hope for. With the battling for a postseason berth , they jumped out to an early 21 point advantage and held that lead throughout much of the game, only to see it slip away in the final moments of the game as UND tied it at 74 on a three-poiplay, and the failed to get a r-shot off in the final 10 f seconds of regulation, . The first overtime was just as entertaining Both as regulation. teams battled before UND took a one-poilead with 25 seconds to play, forcing the to play catch up for the first time all night. The team did not disappoint, as Carli Moreland got the ball on the block and was g fouled to set up a potential free throws. of pair Moreland only came up with one of two to tie the game, and UND failed on its attempt at a game winner to send it into double overtime. The second overtime continued the same trend, as Moreland went to the line and put the up by one only to see UND knock in a pair of free throws of their own lead with barely any to give them a 93-9- 2 time left on the clock. SUU had one last opportunity to pull out the victory and handed the ball to guard Sofia Hepworth. Hepworth drove the ball to the baseline before pulling up for a shot that clanged around the rim before finally settling the victory. home and giving the nt & nt game-winnin- 7. A.J. Hess steals the inbounds against Northern Colorado to win the game. This is a game not many people saw because it was in the middle of Winter Break, but it introduced the fans to freshman A.J. Hess. With the trailing by one and the ball being taken out underneath their own basket, the freshman stole the UNC inbounds pass and found a streaking Wade Collie, who laid it up and in for the game winning layup with 14 seconds to play. 6. Womens basketball scores 10 points in the final 60 seconds to defeat Portland State in O.T. fans This is also a game many a chance to see, as it was a road contest, but it was one of the best performances I have ever seen from a team. The struggled much of the night against the Vikings but managed to tie the game on a Kimi Hawkins free throw as rd didnt get game-winnin- record-settin- g g, goal against Cal State Bakersfield. soccer teams first season in The the Big Sky Conference didnt go as well as most on the team had hoped, but the final game of the year gave the something to shoot for. Fifth-yea- r senior Stacey Brinkman came into the game in a tie for the career lead in goals scored with 18 and needed to find the back of the net to end the season on a high note. Senior day started off well for the end Northern Arizonas as fellow seniors Missy Lazcano and 5. perfect Big Sky season in triple overtime. Amanda Humphreys each notched a goal but the teams ended up tied At this point in the football season, the for the were already well aware that the through regulation and the first overtime post season vas out period. That is when Brinkman got her shot, as of reach for a team that came into the year freshman Madison Wood was fouled just box to set up a free kick. with high hopes. For outside the She wasted little time to set up the shot Northern Arizona, a win meant a Big Sky and fired a perfect volley into the back of Championship and a the net to send the seniors off in style and take the game for the trip to the postseason were all but assured. football defeats 1 Eastern 2. The game was a back and forth contest as Washington on last second field goal found themselves in one The each team attempted to throw the knockout of the toughest tests of the season when 1 ranked team in the FCS Eastern punch, but- neither team would give in and No. kicker Colton Cook tied the game at 19 for Washington traveled to Cedar City. The Eagles came into the game with a as time expired. the e first two in the excelled Both teams winning streak on the line and rival had just lost to overtime periods as Brad Sorensen scored the on a quarterback draw and found Fatu Weber State the week before. Neither team played its best game of the Maola for a touchdown, only to have NAU answer with a pair of touchdown passes of season, but it was entertaining, as the teams the entire game. their own. played ended up with the ball last and The The third overtime was all drove the clock down however, as Sorensen to under 10 seconds found Easton Pedersen when kicker Colton touchdown for a Cook stepped up to and Cody Larsen came a take fourth on sack a with up field goal. The junior down to secure the win boomed a for SUU. through the uprights to give the 4. Volleyball rallies the victory and send from 0 deficit for first Eastern Washington time in school history home packing. to beat North Dakota also The on Senior night. game The final home game of Cashaana Renfro marked the final home game of the season for SUU and the first time the school had and Analaine Mailotos stellar careers couldnt have started off any worse, defeated the No. 1 team in the country. as the dropped the first set of the 1. Brad Sorensen gets drafted in the match in quick order. SUU rallied in the second set but still fell 29-2- 7 to drop them seventh round of the NFL Draft to the in an 0-- 2 hole, something the team had San Diego Chargers. that had been Zero: the number of never come back from in school history. The didnt panic and took the next drafted into the NFL prior to 2013. In the two sets in relatively convincing order to seventh round of the draft, the San Diego even the match at two sets apiece. Chargers and Brad Sorensen made history The fifth and final set looked as if the as the record-settin- g quarterback was comeback would fall short, as selected with the 221 overall selection. Sorensen set numerous career records for North Dakota took a 10-- 7 lead midway during his three years as the through the set, but SUU came back on a the 1 starter, but records are made to run to retake the lead. The game and the improbable comeback were finished off be broken and someone will come along to made break Sorensens record. However, the first by a Renfro block, and the SUU player to be drafted by an NFL team history. is something that will never go away and will stay with him forever. 3. Stacey Brinkman hits season-endinrd five-gam- te neck-and-ne- 22-ya- last-seco- r 2-- Mi late Continued from Back Page 2. Shaye Maurer-Springal- l, Womens Track and Field 3. Jackson Stevenett, Forward, Mens Basketball Jewkes 29:08.04 in the event puts him in range to help SUU defend that title. Kayla Kovar ranks No. 45 in the womep s hammer throw. Michaela Chernoch turned into one of the best gymnasts in the country this season, finishing in the top 50. Despite- - 'i a severe ankle injury to start the season, she mastered the art of a 9.875 on the floor exercise and probably got cheated out jf. a 9.900 on floor this season "at least once this season. Analaine Mailoto led the in kills once again and is the greatest SUU volleyball player so far. Enough said. Zak Browning led the football team in tackles, with 115 and four forced fumbles. Fie also won Big Sky Freshman of the Year for his efforts in the defense. theres Stacey Finally Brinkman, who probably had the most incredible ending to a I rd Nate Jewkes, Mens Track 4. and Field Michaela 5. Chernoch, Gymnastics 6. Kayla Kovar, Thrower, Womens Track and Field 7. Damon Heuir, Guard, Mens Basketball 8. Analaine Mailoto, Outside Hitter, Volleyball 9. Zak Browning, Linebacker, Football 10. Stacey Brinkman, Forward, Soccer who Jackson Stevenett, led entered SUU as a walk-omens basketball the team in scoring for the third consecutive year and finished a fraction shy of leading the Big Sky in scoring this season. His partner in crime, Damon Heuir, who landed No. 7 on my list, came just short of the Big Sky lead, too. Both Stevenett and Heuir landed on Big Skys second-tealist in SUUs first season in its new conference. Nate Jewkes currently ranks No. 13 in the country in the 10,000-meta category fans are quite familiar with from Cam Levins last year. n, rd m er 5-- g, pb j career Ive ever witnessed. In her final game, in double overtime, she lined up for a penalty kick and hit a rocket into the back of the net to win the game oh, and set the new school record in most career goals. 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