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Show MONDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2011 P oll continued from page 6 Lillard will be joined in the backcourt by sharpshooter Bamforth. Last season, Bamforth had the fourth-highest three-point shooting percentage in the nation with a 48.7 percent average. He went 78-160 from behind the arc. Bamforth was recently voted the 10th best shooter in astory by Sports Illustrated. Bamforth said the harder the team works in the preseason, the more it will pay off once the regular season gets under way. "Usually it takes time to come together as a team," Bamforth said, "but if we practice hard and play hard every day, they'll come together quicker." Along with Bamforth and Lillard, WSU will return five other players, including seniors Kyle Bullinger and Darin Mahoney. Bullinger, along with junior Bamforth, earned First Team All-Big Sky selections last season. Also returning for the Wildcats is sophomore Byron Fulton, who was the Big Sky Freshman of the Year last season, and sophomores Jordan Richardson and Kyle Tresnak. 7 THE SIGNPOST Football continued from page 6 Rahe will return for his sixth season as head coach of the Wildcats. He has a 60-20 career record in Big Sky games. The Wildcats are coming off an 18-14 record in 2010-11 and their thirdstraight appearance in a postseason tournament. The Wildcats finished third in the Big Sky, advanced to the semifinals of the conference tournament and competed in the College Basketball Invitational. The Wildcats finished with an 11-5 conference record and have won 10 or more conference games for five straight seasons for just the fourth time in league history. WSU will open its season on Oct. 26, when it will play in the annual Purple and White Game at the Dee Events Center. The Wildcats will play their first exhibition game on Nov. 7 against the University of ColoradoColorado Springs, and will officially open their season on Nov. 11 against Northern New Mexico University at the Dee Events Center. with a five-yard touchdown run. Following the flow of the third quarter, SUU answered the Wildcats' touchdown with one of its own. The Thunderbirds got good field position following a bad WSU punt, and drove down the field, capping it off with a pass to Austin Minifee to cut the Wildcats' lead to 21-17. In a weird passage of play, SUU cut the lead to two points. Sorenson fumbled the snap, ran backward to midfield and threw the ball downfield. The pass was intercepted by Janet Gooden, who was tackled in the end zone and called for a safety, making the score 21-19. Things got worse for WSU, which soon found itself trailing for the first time since the first quarter. Kaden Carli blocked a punt for SUU, which recovered the ball on the two-yard line. Minifee ran the ball into the end zone, giving SUU a 27-21 lead. SUU scored again, and extended its lead to 35-21 and looked as if it might close the game. Follow- ing the kickoff, Hoke engineered a quick drive for WSU, connecting on passes to Kehano, Xavian Johnson and Booker. Booker capped off the drive with a fouryard run to cut the SUU lead to seven points. The Wildcats had an opportunity to tie the game with 1 minute, 34 seconds left in the game and took over at their own four-yard line with no timeouts. The Wildcats were unable to move the ball down the field and lost 35-28. Next week, WSU will head to Montana, where it will faceoff against the University of Montana. The Wildcats need to win the remainder of their games in order to have a chance at making the playoffs. Quarterback Mike Hoke said the loss against SUU will help motivate the team for the remainder of the year. "We've got to be more hungry now," Hoke said. "If we lose one of the next games, there's no playoff hopes ... We have to win out now to go to the playoffs." Comment on this story at wsusignpost.corn. .••■■•■•■-•, Rai Comment on this story at wsusignpost.com. WILDCAT BASKETBALL idorftstairenalii•We ll Purple & White Game Wed., Oct. 26 _ viakairitt.....omwilvitopimemporiwswomi iswiewirmanno= 6 pm Meet the Team Dinner 7 pm Scrimmage ni t " ft Dinner catered by Sandy's Fine Foods. PHOTO BY The Weber State University defense prepares for a play during Saturday's loss at Stewart Stadium against Southern Utah University. WSU will have to win the remainder of their games for a chance to go to the playoffs. ir RSVP to the Wildcat Club at 801-626-6576. 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For reinforcement, Daniels o 1111P1111 11111 made just the right moves, picking up Mike Adams and Koji Uehara to bolster the bullpen. He didn't go out and make a move for headliners Carlos Beltran or Hunter Pence. He knew what his team needed, and he went out and got it. It helps that Daniels has the backing of Nolan Ryan as the team's CEO and president. Ryan has pushed forward his "oldfashioned" style of devel- ma- NowlEMI mien" a Graduation Announcements and Accessories WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY oping pitching, and it has worked now as it did for him when he was on the mound. So, while the rest of baseball looks for the next big front-office star, Daniels will fly happily under the radar, winning rings and building championship teams. And if anyone wants to watch the World Series, it's going on in the middle of the country right now It's been pretty good so far. Trevor Amicone is the sports director at 88.1 Weber FM and a popular contributor to KSL.com and the Deseret News. 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