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Show Tunes Newspaper Wednesday, September 12, 2001 Page 4 S build up to soccer showdown mVHS and OH Hillary Smith (9) scored the teammates. ivy MARTIN HARRIS TiiiM's Sports Kditor I V I f' t I a 1 1 tans have been treated well this season, reminiscent remi-niscent "("offenses of till past With wins against Tulane ( 70-.'5") i, Nevada r "2 - 7 and California i-M-lfii, RYl has proven they can put up points against lackluster teams. Now the test lies ahead with an iway game against Mississippi State. A real team. A ranked team. A team that can play defense and offense. Can HYU match up with Mississippi state? YKS! The Cougars have done what they are supposed to do They've beaten the teams they are scheduled and since their competition wasn't that good an 0-7 cumulative record i, BYU slaughtered them. The Cougar offensive machine has put lh6 points on the hoard, an average of .r),r.U points per game. Enoughjioints to lead the nation in scoring over a second place fcTfhi some ol us might have heard of I'rm ersitv of Florida at .r2 ppg. The C 'ougar passing attack averages .'SliT ypg, seventh in the nation, and the ground game L'79.7 ypg, fourth in the nation. Add it together and the Cougars have put up (()(. 7 ypg of total offense. A total which places them in second behind on K Middle Tennessee St. I'he defense has been doing a good job at holding opponents the las! two weeks (only 2'.i tot d pointsi after Tulane Misted Mist-ed .'!" in week one. "I got in, got make qood I as j dental L$J1 name: Amber iAiift S17,000year Dental Assisting classes AMERICAN INSTITUTE MFDICAI DTNTAl TFCTINOIOGY Utah's PROVO 801377-2900 www americamnstHute.net Visit our web site for information on the following courses: Dentai Assistant, 'Dental Laboratory Technician, Medical Assistant, Medical-Dertal Office Manager, OphthalmicOptometric Assistant, Pharmacy Technician 'Not offered at tht first goal of the game in a 5-1 win. She is greeted by several 3M Mi The Cougars will be pumped for this game. After breaking into the T(p-25 in both polls the Cougars will only want to climb higher. Plus the Cougars lost at home to the Bulldogs last year. But let's be realistic. Is this the most important game for the Cougars? To say that it would assume the Cougars can make a BCS claim for a major bowl. Because a win or loss Saturday to Mississippi State does nothing for conference standings and a bid to the Liberty Bowl. What a win or loss determines is ranking and BCS standings. So the question becomes can BYU crack the top eight or so teams in the BCS? As things stand now and with the way the BCS is set up, the answer is no. If BYU runs the table and goes a perfect 13-0, 13-0, they'll still be on the outside looking in on New Years. Case in point, remember the 1998 Tulane Green Wave at 11-0 and the 1999 Marshall Thundering Herd at 12-0. Both won nothing more but the chance to beat BYU teams in non-BCS bowl games. If BYU does go 13-0. which they can, strength of schedule will kill them. Tulane is 0-3 and plays in the C-USA and Nevada is 0-2 and plays in the WAC. Tulane is projected to finish fin-ish in the middle of their conference con-ference and Nevada towards the bottom of theirs. Neither opponent will beat teams good enough to really affect BYU's strength of schedule. Cal is of course in the Pac-10, Pac-10, a more respectable conference. confer-ence. Unfortunately, they will out and money . ri assistant. f r u N uernawistant'" TRAiiH. 31 'week program begin September 24th. Premier Health Career College ST. GEORGE 800652-0907 f tnO ol Tttmrntclt Stint St Ce;rqe campus. iw e probably finish towards the bottom of the conference, therefore there-fore not winning games that can help our strength of schedule. sched-ule. As for the remainder of the schedule, after Miss. St., BYU plays the seven MWC teams. For some reason, these teams have lost every important game this year. Some of which haven't even been close. Conference favorite, Colorado State, lost to Colorado big. They did manage to beat Nevada 35-18. 35-18. (Note: not by the same margin mar-gin which the Cougars won.) UNLV is 0-2 losing to Arkansas and Northwestern. Utah beat Utah St. 23-19 and put up a good fight to Oregon before succumbing to the Ducks 24-10. Air Force showed up on the same field as Oklahoma, the defending National Champions, but that was about it in 44 -3 loss. They got revenge on Tennessee Tech 42-0. San Diego St. is 0-2 losing to both Arizona and Arizona St. New Mexico beat UTEP but lost to the Big 12's Texas Tech. The Big 12's Texas A&M beat Wyoming 28-20. If you exclude BYU's win at Cal, the MWC has compiled an uninspiring 0-9 record against BCS conference teams. Once again, this will not help the Ys strength of schedule. BYU does have games against Independent Utah State and the WAC's Hawaii but neither will likely help much in raising the strength of schedule for BYU. So, the Mississippi State game should be great to watch. Maybe the Y can have another impressive offensive game. But without a miracle the Cougars are heading to the Liberty Bowl, as MWC champs. The Cougars should have a great season and winning the conference will be respectful, but a BCS bid probably will not happen. BYU probably won't figure into the BCS picture until its conference mates can beat the big name schools. Sorry to all of the Y fans and myself. Kids on the Move fundraiser to be held A celebration and fundraiser fundrais-er will be held for Kids on the Move on Thursday, September 13, 2001 at the Cascade Goif Center, 1313 East 888 North, Orem. The golf tournament is for sponsors and invited guests. Golfing activities for the day will include: 4:30 p.m. "Davlieht Nine" - shotgun start 45 person scramble. 6:30 p.m. Putting Challenge 7-8:00 p.m. Steak Dinner and short program. 8:00-10.00 p.m. "Night Nine" - shotgun 45 person scramble. There will be miniature golf and a barbeque from 3 until 9 p.m. For more information regarding this fundraiser, contact Kid3 on the Move at 801) 221-9930. MARTIN HARRIS Times Sports Editor Mountain View and Orem high schools ran the table last week setting up their match-up this week. Mountain View takes the three minute trip to rival Orem Tuesday afternoon (unfortunately (unfortu-nately to late for press time). The marquee game pits Orem's high-powered offense against Mountain View's stingy defense. Several impact players to watch for will be Orem's Amberlea Anderson, Brittany Call and Jeannette Love, any of whom can put the ball in at will. The Bruin defense has done exceptionally well this year. They have shutdown every opponent's offense so far this season. The defense is anchored by goalie Kaycee Zimmerman. On Thursday, Sept. 13, Lone Peak travels to Timpanogos and Mountain View to Pleasant Grove in Region Seven soccer action. Now it is time to recap the preparations Mountain View and Orem have taken to prepare pre-pare for the game. The Tigers played a tough Lone Peak team for a 6-2 victory victo-ry last Wednesday. The first half of the game was a defensive defen-sive battle with only a single goal by Orem's Anderson making mak-ing it past a goalie. In the second half, Orem would pull away. Love was Anderson leading powerful Tiger offense MARTIN HARRIS Times Sports Editor Amberlea Anderson could be a goalie's worst nightmare. Anderson is one of the leading scoring threats at Orem High and in Utah County. Anderson, a junior, plays as hard as she can with the desire to beat the goalie every time but she plays soccer for more than the goals. "I've met good friends playing soccer and they make it fun," Anderson said. "Sports aren't the only thing I do but it is the most fun thing I do." Anderson cannot remember when she has not been playing soccer. soc-cer. To her it has always been a part of her life. "I like how soccer is a more physical game with more contact between the two teams," she said. Throughout the years she has kept the love of the sport alive through the competition. Anderson feels a need to always be improving, to stay ahead of the competition. She also improves because she does not want to let her coaches and teammates down. Additionally, she has two consistent fans who motivate moti-vate her toward success. r Anderson and tha Orem offense Is looking forward to the match up with their rival, Mtn. View. ImumAh .-V'. -r.-t- " i " " -' ' !.' f I -,. Whatever your Printing needs Check -with us. Caul: 2222 3-1 ore Comes Ov Tme: Office S3Q S.'Stati; Ot. Oft esivi assisted by Call for the games second goal. Anderson would score the next three goals and finish the day with four. Call would join the scoring frenzy with a goal of her own to make it 6-0. Call added two assists in the game. Tiffany Jones, Ali Chapman and Rachel Love also added an assist each. Lone Peak would break the shutout with two late goals by Chelsea Arnell and Megan Lamoreaux. Last Friday, the 9-0 Bruins also played the Knights last week beating them 3-1. Courtney Asay, Annie Gooch and Ali Williams led the scoring for Mountain View. Lone Peak's Jen Hughes was the only Knight able to crack the Bruin defense scoring on a penalty kick. Also Friday, Orem beat Timpanogos 5-1 in a game that started slow for the Tiger offense. Timpanogos did an exceptional job defending the high-scoring Tigers in the first half and holding them to a 2-1 lead at the break. Just before the end of the half, Chapman scored the go-ahead goal. Smith had the other goal for Orem and Julie Hegerhorst scored for THS. In the second half, Orem broke the game open. Love, Jones and Kendra Parker put the game out of reach for the Timberwolves. Jones and Call had assists for Orem. Timpanogos won their first region game earlier in the week "My parents have always been a great support," she said. "I could count on two hands how many times they've not been at a game throughout through-out all the years." Anderson also enjoys the company compa-ny of four siblings, two older and two younger. She says the older siblings sib-lings give her someone to talk to, while the younger siblings allow her someone to unwind and goof around with. This season Anderson has been on a torrid scoring pace. She has been putting the ball in the back of the net with regularity. So far, she has tallied 22 goals already this season sea-son and should set a new Tiger record for goals in a season. Breaking records is not new for Anderson. Earlier this season against Pleasant Grove she scored six goals and set the school record for most goals in a game. "It was awesome, when I got that sixth goal it was the best feeling," Anderson said. "Someone had stepped up to take the kick but then the coaches told me to take the shot, saying it was my chance to break the record." Anderson is enjoying her junior season and believes the Tigers have a lot of potential this season. i if I l. llll. .MM m. JiUU " T ii i i i in . , ' f " -.,,.. . . Amberlea Anderson (4) shoots for the goal against Timpanogos. Anderson has been tough for defenders. She has scored 22 goals this season. ICEKO) HITS l ii. jiiian.i.i .., .. .,t.in. ,i -m r .V Timpanogos's Mandy Valora races with the ball toward the Orem goal. against Pleasant Grove 6-0. Heidi Walker started the scoring scor-ing early with the first goal of the game coming in under a minute. Walker would add another goal and an assist in the game. Other T-Wolves scorers scor-ers were Nicole Astle with two goals and Tiffany Peeples and Tamika Wilson with one each. The T-Wolves are 2-4-1 on the season. Region Seven Soccer Gaines Sept. 13 Lone Peak at Timpanogos Mtn. View at Pleasant Grove Sept. 18 Timpanogos at Mtn. View Pleasant Grove at Orem "We play a really good possession posses-sion game. We are more united, we work harder, and we want it more." she said. "We have the potential lo go really far in the slate." But the biggest game lies ahead for the Tigers, when the one-loss ! Tigers will face undefeated Mountain View Tuesday afternoon (too late for press time). It will be the toughest game of the season for both teams and fans will see one of the best offenses in the county go against one of the best defenses. "It will be fun against them." Anderson said. "Mountain View is definitely the biggest competition in the region but I know we can do reaily well against them." Anderson has a senior year to look forward to and who knows what records she can break with another year remaining. Beyond high school she is planning for college. col-lege. Besides her impressive soccer skills, she excels academically with a 4.0 GPA. "I want to stay local but if I get other opportunities then it might depend where I go," Anderson said. "I would love to play soccer in college." col-lege." So take note BYU and UVSC. a soccer highlight film wants to stay close to home. 111 5 We wantthscoop on what's happening in t Town CaIiin News Tips: 225-1340 |