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Show Thursday, February 12, 1998 Page Messenger-Enterpris- e 5 Ricks College was Badgers' nemesis last weekend By Ken Beazer A weekend split keeps the Badgers locked in a fourth place tie in the SW AC with a 6 overall record. The NIC victory, preceded by an 80-6- 6 loss to Ricks College, sends the Badgers on the road for the next two weeks, beginning with two crucial games this week at UVSC and SLC'C, followed by a trip to St. George to battle archrival Dixie. Against Ricks College, the Badgers never appeared to find their sync. Though Snow did lead through much of the first half, the Vikings went on a surge to close out the game's first 20 minutes. dinals made a statement early and grabbed all-- 6 advantage, forcing Coach Jon Judkins into an early timeout. After the timeout, the Badgers four-poilead into the locker room, 38-3After the half the Badgers came out flat. By the time David taking nt 4. 1 9-- Bennetts tallied free-thro- Snows first points of the Ricks had a double-dig- second-hal- put together a run and took the lead vv hen Stev e Grant tipped-i- n at 27-2- 6 f, lead. Snow did manage to cut into the lead on k back-to-bac- it a missed shot. North Idaho didn't vv ilt, fighting back to take a three-pointe- lead before half. Both teams took turns grabbing the lead, yet neither team could muster a lead greater than four points. by Tyson Hancock, but a Vikings timeout staved off the Bad- one-poi- ger rally, e entually sending Snow to an unwelcome defeat. The SWAC schedule offered no rest for the weary, as Snow College had NIC knocking at their door the following night, still steaming from a home loss to the Badgers back in January. The Car- 80-6- 4-ga- me The Lady Badgers current Snow's lead was slide continued last weekend, Ricks went on a run to regain battle dropping home games to Ith the lead, setting up a Ricks College, then losing the rest of the way. With time runin overtime to last year's SWAC ning out and the score deadlocked at 66, Ricks, Kaly Gillteer sank a champion. North Idaho, The two losses dropped Snow three pointer with nine seconds left to play lifting the Lady ViColleges conference record to short-live- d. 2 I see-sa- 69-6- 85-7- 5. 5-- 8 and extends their current losing streak to four games. The losing streak is tough; yet. the frustration is compounded by the way in which the Lady Badgers have lost the games. In every game. Snow College had the lead late in the game and failed to hold it, losing two of the games on a shot. To put a positive the the Lady Badon matter, spin in confer4 be could easily gers ence with a legitimate chance to win the crown outright. But the past is exactly that; the past. Snow College is set to embark on crucial road swing this week against Snow took the ball out of bounds vv ith a chance to push it g up for a potential shot. Instead, hard body contact dislodged the ball from Snow's Bennett, initiating a mad scramble for the ball while precious time vv as ticking of the chick. With bodies strewn all over the court, the officials ended the mayhem with a whistle, calling a foul on the Badgers, and sending NIC's Ryan Brosseau. 84 foul shooter, to the line to win the game. With the game apparently taken out of the Badger's hands. Snow College's fans stepped in. Unwilling to let this game get game-winnin- Lady Badgers locked in on losing streak after weekend losses 9-- nt kings to victory. The following night against NIC, the Lady Badgers climbed their way to a 0 half-tim- e lead, then eventually boosted the lead to with 14 minpoints at 46-3- 5 utes to play. However, four min- away, the fans stampeded to the west side of the gy m in an attempt to distract Brosseau's bid to steal v ictory. After missing his first shot badlv. he launched his final shot SEIGM Overtime belonged to the into an obnoxiously, loud and riotous cheering section. Call it misfortune or vv liatcv er y ou vv ant. but Brosseau's shot was luilf-wa- y down in the net when it mysteriously rev ersed its direction and fell outside the rim into Steve Grant's hands, sending the game into ov and the fans into nirvana. Badgers, who rewarded the crowd with a 15 point performance in overtime, sealing victory. 96-8After the game. Coach Jon Judkins credited the crowd for the win, shaking his head at the fortuitous secturn of events in the filial onds of regulation. 9. e, vCOiLiLs EiGiEt is seeking a CDL DRIVING INSTRUCTOR GYMNASTICS CLUB Class "A" CDL and a minimum of two years HOIAB driving experience required. For more information, contact Snow College HR Personnel Office, To Phone FAX 435-283-705- OF TUB Hl6BFL.yBRS Y. in 45(1 S. 600 Sin Up, Call Manti 835-530- 0 PART-TIM- E OFFICE ASSISTANT NEEDED 7. Work 435-283-69- EEOAA. Deadline: Feb. 18, 1998 Good typing skills necessary Will train Must vvoik well under pressure and have pleasant personality Salary negotiable No benefits Please send brief letter of introduction and resume by 2 'I '9X to Office Manager. P O Box 37. Manti. UT X4M2 f 0111 9 a m to I p m M-- F itit icitit icit it it itit it 33-3- 1 utes later, the Lady Badger's lead vv as dow n to one point and another tight finish was inev itable. Snow did get the lead back to six points with four minutes to play, then watched the lead slow ly dissipate again. Still, the Lady lead vv ith Badgers had a one-poi7 seconds to play, setting up the most controv ersial call of the y car. UVSCandSLCC. Last Friday, conference North Idaho had possession of the leader, and I Ith ranked. Ricks ball and with time running down, College came into the Activity the Lady Cardinal's, Beckie I luddlc, drove the lane and threw Center, riding high with a 20-- 2 overall record. It didn't take the herself into Snow's Kymberlee Lady Vikings too long to find out Westwood, prompting the official that the Lady Badgeis were not in- to call a foul on Westwood with four seconds left. Huddle made 9 timidated. Ricks took a slim lead into the locker room alter one sending the game first-hainto overtime. shot a the at hitting Overtime was not friendly to buzzer. Snow came out in the second the Lady Badgers. After scoring the first three points. 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