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Show Sports The College Times MONDAY, OCTOBER 29. 2007 Kissing your sister UVSC and BYU hockey battle ends in a tie Britnee Nguyen Sports contributor Someone, somewhere has dubbed the BYU versus Utah Valley ice hockey game the "Battle for Valley Supremacy," but the title for the rivalry game hasn't crowned either team. The teams split a twogame season series last year and with a tie in this season's game, Utah Valley's overall record against BYU is 1-1-1. In this go-around, neither team could break the 4-4 tie in the extra time. The Wolverines went ahead with four straight goals in the second and third periods but couldn't manage to hold the lead. "There was a lot of hype leading up to the game and we didn't really play that well as a team," said Utah Valley goaltender Colin Stebner. "We were feeding off the energy of the crowd and kinda felt like we were gripping the sticks a little too tight. Give props to BYU, they out worked us in the first period and a half and that was the difference." BYU jumped out to a quick three-goal lead in the first period and shut down Utah Valley's offense in the process. "We came out pretty slow and they took advantage of it. But we started playing our game and came back," said defender Jeremy Martin. They came back in the last four minutes of the second period with three of their four goals. In the third period, Utah Valley took the lead when they put in a fourth goal, but it was soon taken away when BYU matched it. The game went into five minutes of overtime to deSee HOCKY.B9 Exhibition answers some questions Ben Webster Sports editor It will be here before you know it. Not the jolly old, bearded, fat man, who will come way too soon like usual. Nor is it the end of another semester, which never comes fast enough. But this week, the curtains are opened and the light has begun to shine in. It's a new season with new hopes, goals and aspirations among the basketball teams, Plenty of questions have gone unanswered. The men's basketball team is back after winning the Independent league last year with several key components back to prove something. The women's team is trying to improve on its 15-13 record with its major players back again. ' The men's team opens exhibition play with the first of two preseason games against Mesa State Thursday; while the women are at it the following day against Eastern Washington in games where coaches will be trying to win, but more importantly, trying to find answers. The early the answers, the easier adjustments can be made. On the men's side, Ryan Toolson led the team in scoring last season while coming off the bench, but he didn't have to take on the leadership role for the Wolverines. Can he do both this year? Toolson had Matt Peterson and David Heck to add to the team's perimeter scoring, but they're both graduated. Who will help with perimeter scoring? Jordan Brady is slightly undersized as a power forward but showed more than. a few flashes-he belongs in paint with the big boys as a junior. He's smaller than the Jazz's Paul Milsap, but plays similar. Can he begin where he left off last year? Joe Walker started to make a difference before he was hampered by injuries the last few weeks, a season ago. He knows how to get the crowd going, but can he get his team going and stay on the floor? Photos by Ken Hoglund / College Times (Bottom right) Utah Valley's Eric Bowman (left) collides with a BYU player and gets some help From the other side as he chases after the puck. (Top left) Utah Valley forward Jeff Jiron checks a BYU player against the gloss in the 4-4 tie last week. Poor opponents equal easy wins Ben Webster Sports editor Ken Hoglund / College Time* Utoh Valley sophomore Adrienne Schneider bundles up to play Delaware State last weekend before netting three goals to go with an assist during the two games. See COLUMN *B9 IT^^T:- - — - ; - The New Jersey Institute of Technology provided the Utah Valley women's soccer team with exactly what it needed in a home opponent: an easy team. Of course players and coaches won't talk about the poor opponent they played but the 5-0 win and NJIT's 0-13 record says enough. The Wolverines know the feeling of going through a blow out. In five games this year, Utah Valley lost by four or more goals including a 7-1 loss to South Dakota State the game before. "It feels good/' Utah Valley forward Jenni Clough said. "We have had some tough games, but it's good to get this win because it's a conference win and it will help us in the tournament." The Wolverines dominated in their first home win and it gave Coach Brent Anderson an opportunity to clear his bench and get everyone involved. NJIT wasn't expected to be much of a challenge for the Wolverines coming into the game. In two games between the two teams, Utah Valley has outscored NJIT 11-0. The win helps the Wolverines in the United Soccer conference but was only the team's third win and first at home this season. "We played with a lot of determination today, especially Athena (Bradshaw) in scoring our first goal and setting up the next two," Utah Valley Coach Brent Anderson said. "Shantae (Adams) also had a great game, showing determination to get into the box, giving herself scoring opportunities." Adams netted two goals for Utah Valley. Adrienne Schneider, Taryn Smith and Athena Bradshaw also scored. See SOCCER <B9 |