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Show B6 Monday • September 15, 2008 Sports f?£•%&. S Dave Iba/ UVU Review Sophomore Andi Bagclen steps to send the ball into orbit as UVU escapes in overtime over Northern Colorado. Wolverines prevail in electrifying overtime win found out how good UVU is when Clough scored off a cross from Andi Bagdan. After beating two well Utah Valley scored against known teams — Air Force and Wyoming — The North- the Bears in the first 10 em Colorado Bears (2-3) minutes of the game. "We rolled into town all fired up played them last year and we to beat UVU, but that didn't lost i-0. We knew they were stop Jenni Clough who fin- a better team this year," said ished off the Bears in an ex- Clough. The Bears struck back citing overtime win. Coach Anderson need- after a handball, giving them ed only word to describe a direct kick just outside the Clough's remarkable play: box passing UVU's wall of "clutch.'" Considering that defense into the upper right Clough was conference corner of the goal, sending it MVP last year and could be to half tied I-!. again this year, Anderson "At halftime we talked said, "She is our Michael and I told them I felt very Jordan. She is a player that confident in them," Anderthe team counts on and she son said. "If you look at our puts a lot of pressure on her- team's history over the past self, but she comes through few games we have been for us." able to make very good adOn a two-game winning justments at halftime." streak. Northern Colorado Making those adjust- merits as a team and individually early in the second half, Jaime Lyons, a freshman from Provo, scored her first goal for Utah Valley with the assistance of Jennifer Lohner in the 47th minute to give UVU a 2-1 advantage. Then, 10 minutes later. Northern Colorado bounced right back with Marcie Johnson, who weaved through the UVU defense to score making it 2-2. With the score being tied 2-2 the game was sent into overtime. In the extra period the first shot on goal was by none other than Clough, receiving a pass from Lohner. Clough placed the game winning shot perfectly in the corner of the goal. The Wolverines won in intense overtime fashion 3-2. "It was awesome" Clough said. "You're obviously happy that you can do it, of course you would like anyone on the team to do it, but I was lucky enough to get the opportunity and finish it off." As a team, this UVU squad is impressive. Anderson believes his team will not give up When being down. "UV teams in the past maybe would have. ... .This team is different, they're stronger mentally, they're disciplined, and they're a strong team." Mallory Schott saved four shots in the game that brought yet another win to UVU's record. Schott, getting noticed not only for her saves, was given the Great West Conference Defensive Player of the Week award. Dave Iba/ UVU Review The Wolverines jubilantly celebrate together in a recent win at home. Owlz advance to Pioneer League finals Lance is back Owlz pitcher Buddy Boshers helped his team advance by beating Ogden last week. In the third and deciding game of the heated playoff series between in-state foes the Orem Owlz staved off elimination by knocking off the pesky Ogden Raptors 9-7 Monday night behind Luis Jimenez's five RBIs. With the win the Owlz moved on to face the Great Falls Voyagers in the Pioneer League Championship series. "He was huge for us tonight," said Orem hitting coach Brent Del Chairo of Jimenez's performance. "He let the game come to him and he had some fun." After Orem pitcher Buddy Boshers gave up back-to-back jacks to Tony Delmonico and first baseman Steven Caseres in the first the Owlz responded in the bottom half of the frame with four runs to take a 4-2 lead. A pair of singles by the Owlz and a 2-run triple by Jimenez gave Orem new life after falling behind ear- Ogden would respond in the second as it loaded the bases and Boshers walked in a run to cut the lead to 4-3, but on the first pitch of the bottom half of the third Jimenez varnished a solo home run over the wall in left-center field. For Jimenez his night was just getting started as he contributed again in the fourth when he ripped an RBI single with runners on the corners. Not willing to let their season come to an end, the Raptors rallied in the sixth Dave Iba/ UVU Review with a run off a Kyle Russell double over centerfielder Tyson Auer's head. Later in the inning off Owlz reliever Andrew Taylor Raptor DH Clay Calfee sliced a double down the third baseline scoring Russell to come within three, 8-5. Jimenez struck again in the bottom of the sixth as he beat out a groundball for an infield single and his fifth RBI of the game. With a comfortable 9-5 lead the Owlz defense came alive after Raptor Devaris Gor- don reached with a single to lead off the seventh. Orem turned a tricky double play on a grounder up the middle that saw league MVP Roberto Lopez make a sensational play at first to complete the twin killing, Ogden, threatened in the ninth, but came up short ending their season after a strong finish to the year. "These guys have been through so much," Del Chairo said. "They went about their business and they got the job done." The most widely known name in cycling. Lance Armstrong, has announced in an online article for Vanity Fair thai he will be coming out of retirement to race in the 2009 Tour de France. In need of resuscitation, the sport of cycling in general will benefit from Armstrong's return. As to which team Armstrong will race for has yet to be determined, while his long time friend and former race director Johan Bruyneel is now a part of team Astana. After finishing second to a world champion in a 100-mile mountain bike race earlier this year, Armstrong continued to train hard and feels he has a legitimate chance to win his eighth tour. As a way to promote cancer research and with the motive to once and for all clear his name for the skeptics that say he used performanceenhancing drugs, Armstrong will thrust his name back into the spotlight. Brady out for season AftersufferingatornACL and MCL in his left knee, the Patriots' Tom Brady decided to undergo season ending surgery. The loss of Brady casts a shadow of optimism across the NFL as New England moves on with its back-up quarterback. To the dismay of fantasy football players across the nation Brady will be sporting the baseball cap rather than a football helmet. |