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Show MONDAY, MARCH 19, 2012 P u r p l e continued from page 6 Basketball continued from page... missed chances. Halfway through the second half, Wheelwright had a chance to cut the LMU lead, but missed an open layup for the second time on the night. The Lions pushed the lead back to nine points with nine minutes remaining in the game. After the midpoint in the half, LMU started to pull away. With 3:57 to go in the game, Lillard cut the lead to four points with a pair of free throws. On WSU's next possession, Lillard was fouled again and cut the LMU lead to two points, making it 6361. Once again, Lillard found his way to the foul line a minute later, this time with a chance to tie the game with 1:35 left in the game. Lillard tied the game with his 20th point of the game. It was his 14th foul shot in the game. 7 THE SIGNPOST LMU retook the lead with a three on its next possession. With 22 seconds remaining, Lillard hit a three to tie the game at 68. The Lions then brought the ball down and missed the shot, and the game went to overtime. Rahe said he could tell his team was going to fight back, and knew they would play hard till the end of the game. "You could see it in their eyes - they were going to keep fighting until they found a way to get back in the ball game, and they did that," Rahe said. The Lions started fast in overtime, scoring the first four points. With 55 seconds remaining in overtime, WSU still trailed by four points. The Wildcats pulled within two, but two LMU free throws sealed the game for the Lions. Wheelwright finished the game with a career-high 19 points, which passed his previous high of 15. Lillard was the top scorer for the Wildcats with 27 points. The loss marks the end of WSU's season; the team will now begin preparations for next season. Lillard said it is tough to end the season on a loss, but that he feels he can feel pleased with this year overall. "I think as the days go by," Lillard said, "I'll reflect how the season went and think about how good of a season we really had as a team and individually." Lillard said he is still unsure of what he will do next season. "I haven't made a decision yet," Lillard said. "Me and Coach Rahe will talk, and I'll talk with my family and we'll see what happens." Comment on this story at their colors is going to win the entire tournament) and (C) are the most talked-about and most well known. Funny thing about my bracket - it would probably work out a lot better than the people who are well educated and analysts of the tournament. And it's all because I like pretty colors and awesome animals. I went into March Madness this year bound and determined that I was going to pay attention. I was going to fill out a bracket, check on the scores every day, watch as much of the games as I could. That just isn't happening. No matter how much I wanted to, I can't bring myself to actually care about March Madness. My friends, family and co-workers totally ex- pected me to be into it. I am the sports girl. I am supposed to care. Well, that's me, going against everyone's stereotypes and doing my own thing. If WSU was in the March Madness, I probably would have paid more attention. No, I wouldn't have paid attention because I would have had to. It would have been because I wanted to. But WSU did not make it in, as we all know (blasted Montana. I'm just saying). Right now I am just speculating with "if-that" statements. Speculation gets us nowhere. This is how it is. I don't care about March Madness because I have no desire to. I have tried to stay up to date with the tournament happenings in the past and can't get into it. I am probably the most selective sports fan in the world. The sports I like I don't just like; I obsessively love. The sports I don't like I tend to flatout ignore. It's something I am working on. I don't like the NBA, and I have actually semi-followed the Jazz this year, opposed to the other years where I care about playoff season and the games I go to. Next year, I am going to care about March Madness. I am going to research the teams that make it in and I am going to make educated picks. Just for kicks, I will pick one with colors and mascots and such. But that stuff is all next year. This year, I just don't care. Comment on this column at wsusignpost.corn. wsusignpost.corn. Softball continued from page 6 PHOTO BY CORIE HOLMES i THE SIGNPOST Top: Weber State University's Symbree Minniear fields a ball. Bottom: Cydnee Clarke hits the ball. WSU lost the doubleheader games against Dixie State College. LATE NIGHT AT THE GYM FRI. MARCH 23 // 8 - 12PM /7 STROMBERG GYM 7 - 8PM FAMILY ACTIVITIES // 8 - 1 2PM STUDENT ACTIVITIES Inflatables, Ping Pong, Goal Ball, Soccer, Volleyball, Easter Egg Dive, Dodgeball Tournament, Rock Climbing, Relay Race Sign Up at Swensen Gym Prior to Event Shop the Ogden or Davis Campus Store "The kids that came in and pinched-hit for us did a great job," she said. "They stepped up and did what they needed to do." Another bright spot of the day was the team did better at getting the lead runner out. "We got the lead runner a lot on defense," Johnson said. "That is important for us at this point." The team didn't play like themselves, Dixon said. "We have a lot to work on, but the team that played today was not our team," Dixon said. "We need to get back to what we were doing and focus on that. We will learn from the mistakes and move on." The team's at-bats have been hot lately, and they struggled against DSC, Johnson said. "We hit the ball, just right at people," Johnson said. "We didn't strike out and not hit the ball. We hit the ball at people, which is still good for us." The Wildcats will continue to play tomorrow at 2 p.m. at the Wildcat Softball Complex. Comment on this story at wsusignpost. corn. Visit us online at bookstore.weber • OGDEN BOOKSTORE I DAVIS BOOKSTORE I ART ELEMENTS I CANPOSSUPPLIES I ART SERVICES • |
