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Show 6 lir 1 HE SIGNPOST Wednesday, September 5, 2007 SPORTS wsu Wildcats don't get holiday weekend falls to USC on the road No. 14 Trojans prove too much for scampering Wildcats By Frances Kelsey asst. sports editor I The Signpost "Playing USC is going to get us ready for the teams that we're going to be playing soon/' - Kelsie Ehlers, WSU Midfielder Standing Out By Jon McBride sports editor | The Signpost While the majority of students at Weber State University were enjoying some time off during Labor Day weekend, a number of Wildcat athletes were busy competing throughout the country, and some in Canada. Let's take a look at what players and teams were standing out. Thursday Football Boise State University 56, WSU 7. Not many positives stood out from the game; many negatives did. It was hard to notice an individual player for the SOI IRC E- BOISE STATE ARBITER Wildcats who stood out from Weber State University tacklers attempt to catch Boise State University running back Ian Johnson last Thursday. Johnson ran for three the rest. If one would have to first-half touchdowns en route to a 56-7 victory over the Wildcats. choose, WSU punter Mike Snoy might have been WSU's MVP of the game. Snoy had 10 punts, a career high for him, averaging 45.3 yards per punt. His longest of the game soared for 63 yards. Friday Cross Country things you didn't do well in the game, WSU's men's and women's incorporate it into practice and then Comment on this story at go forward from there," McBride wsusignpost. com. cross country teams swept the said. Utah State Invitational last The Wildcats have a bye week, weekend in Logan. It's another not playing again until Sept. 15. stellar start to the season for Upcoming Schedule for WSU That time off can be a good or a bad them. Sariah Long led the womFootball thing. en by taking first place overall consecutive possessions against the By Jon McBride "At first I thought it was going to in the event. Long is in her seSeptember 'Cats, putting the game out of reach be weird," said Mailei about the time sports editor I The Signpost nior year and has some major 15atCaiPoly6:05PDT , soon into the contest. It was a snow- off, "but after the loss, it's really great running shoes to fill after the A 56-7 loss isn't the ideal way for ball effect of disaster as WSU's of- for us to prepare ourselves mentally loss of Olympic-bound Lindsey 22 Montana State (Homecomfense couldn't get a first down, put- and get ready." any team to start the season. Anderson. It seems like there is ing) 1:35 The Weber State University Foot- ting WSU's defense on the field for For now, the Wildcats will keep it always someone new who steps bail Team can vouch for that as the long, tiring stretches. The defense simple and get back to basics. 29 at Montana 1:05 up in their senior season for the Wildcats continue to ponder what got more tired and the offense got "We're basically just trying to get a cross country team. This could went wrong against the Boise State more stagnant, never able to get into good work out in and stay in it physiOctober be Long's season. See Friday's any sort of groove. University Broncos last Thursday. cally," Mailei said, "we don't want to issue of The Signpost for full "As well as we practiced, we didn't fall too far behind where we want According to WSU Head Coach Ron 6 Sacramento State 1:05 McBride, there's a pretty long list of take that up to Boise," said WSU full to be at physically. We're just trying coverage of the meet. back Marcus Mailei. "That's prob- to have a good time, we were flying what went wrong. Soccer 13 at Northern Colorado 12:05 "In the film, we didn't tackle well, ably the most upsetting thing, to around here, trying to just regroup." The soccer team struggled in we didn't align properly, there was ourselves and to our fans. That's McBride said he's happy with Los Angeles, losing 5-1 to the 20 Northern Arizona 1:05 a lot of different things on defense," probably the biggest scare: perform- how his team is responding. He said 14th best team in the country. McBride said. "Offensively, it's a ing. We're all good, we fly around out there were improvements both ofThe players said they learned 27 at Portland State 2:35 PDT matter of the quarterback having to here and do what we need to do to fensively and defensively in practice some important lessons playing make some plays he didn't make and get the job done. Everyone looks yesterday. such a competitive team. Time November we needed to hit some creases we great and then we go out there and It's hard to say what the rest of will tell. Despite allowing five 3 Idaho State 1:35 didn't hit. We need to be a lot sharper we don't finish. That's kind of hard. It the season holds for the Wildcats. As goals, WSU goalkeeper Rebecca executing on die offensive side of the definitely takes a toll on all of us." 10 Fort Lewis College 1:05 Mailei said, they didn't perform nearRitchie made seven saves. That's MST ball. The stuff was there, but against The Wildcats now face the daunt- ly to their capabilities at Boise, and an impressive amount of saves, a good team like Boise, they're going ing task of walking a fine line be- they won't have a chance to perform regardless of how many goals to make you pay for it." tween learning from the game until Sept. 15 when they travel to San 17 at Eastern Washington 2:05 were scored. And pay the Wildcats did. The against Boise and not dwelling too Luis Obispo, Calif., to face California PST Saturday Broncos scored on their first seven much on the loss. Polytechnic State University. Volleyball "You've got to concentrate on the The season looks very bright for the volleyball team. After losing to the University of Wyoming in a five-game thriller to start the season, the team bounced back to win the North Florida Labor Day Classic. Not Weber State University only did the Wildcats win all outside hitter Micah three matches they competLines serves in a praced in, they didn't lose a single game within those matches. It's By Jon McBride "Right now a balanced attack that makes sports editor I The Signpost tournament MVP last the team so effective. WSU's Miwe have a very weekend in JacksonThe Weber State University cah Lines was named the tourVolleyball Team went 9-0 in balanced offense. nament MVP as she recorded a three matches last weekend to double-double in each match. win the North Florida Labor Day A lot of players are Solid outside hitting, effective Classic. blocking and accurate setting contributing^ so it's "The team did a great job of by a variety of different players not only competing, but execut- very difficult for has the Wildcats moving oning and carrying out our game ward and upward. plan throughout the matches," opponents to key on Monday said WSU Head Coach Al Giv- one or two players." Basketball ens. The men's basketball team The Wildcats swept the Uniwent 3-1 in the great white north versity of Texas-San Antonio, - Al Givens, at the Battle of the Border tourSoutheast Missouri State UniWSU Volleyball Coach nament in Calgary, Alberta. The versity and the host team, UniWildcats' lone loss came against versity of North Florida en route and make everyone meaningful, the host team, University of to the tournament victory. In the three matches over the there are no throw-away points Calgary, in WSU's second game weekend, the Wildcats hit .369 or throw-away games." of the day. In the four games, WSU's Micah Lines was WSU averaged 87.8 points and and held their opponents to a hitting percentage of .080. They named the tournament MVP as held its opponents to an averalso averaged seven more kills she recorded a double-double in age of 57.5 points. WSU Head than their opponents per game. kills and digs in each match. She Coach Randy Rahe said he was "We really showed some good also recorded five aces and five trying to play a variety of playmaturity," Givens said. "We blocks. The standout perfor- ers in a variety of combinations. 3 didn't have any stretches that mance was also good enough for Tyler Billings and Daviin Davis u were long where we lost our fo- the Big Sky Volleyball Co-Player led the Wildcats, averaging 11.5 ^ cus or concentration. That's one of the Week Award. "She's a heck of a volleyball points per game. of the things we talked about goo ing out there, was to be able to player," Givens said. "What I like Comment on this story at play every point and every touch 'Cats not licking wounds Wildcats looking forward, putting 56-7 loss behind during important bye Volleyball team wins early-season tournament Micah Lines leads WSU to nine-game sweep, named tournament MVP See Soccer page 8 See Volleyball page 8 wsusignpost.com. |