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Show The Daily Utah Chronicle, Thursday, October Page Seven 17, 1985 SPORTS An 'honest' Fassel is unsure on which Aztecs he'll face by John Voungren Sports Editor Utah Coach Jim Fassel's pretty honest about things going into Saturday's game with San Diego State. He's not sure which Aztec team will show up Saturday night in San Diego. "San Diego State is a team that can one week play very well and the next week not play well at all," Fassel said. Echoing Fassel's feelings is his counterpart to the South, BYU's La Veil Edwards, whose team pummeled the last weekend in Provo. "San Diego State doesn't always play as well against us as they do other people," Edwards said. "(Aztec quarterback) Todd Santos didn't have the type of game he had been having against us." Aztecs 28-- 0 Nevertheless Ute Coach Fassel also wonders which one of his own teams will show up Saturday: Will it be the mighty Ute squad that thrashed UTEP and Wyoming? Or will it be the Utes that lost to Arizona State after scoring 27 points in the last quarter? "We played a good final quarter a good eight minutes," Fassel said. "The problem is, you can't play just eight minutes of a football game. And the Ute coach again said something he's been saying all season: "We just didn't hit on all cylinders on our offense," Fassel said. "And once they got the lead they started coming at us." The Utes have been inconsistent offensively all day season-Satur- night it caught up with them. The San Diego State game will be the second of three in a row on the road for Utah, which saw its record dashed to 1 overall last week in its first loss of the season. Still, the Utes arc 3--0 in WAC play, atop the conference along with Air Force. The Aztecs, meanwhile, are 2 overall in the WAC While the Utah game and is close to a must-wi- n contest for San Diego 5-- 3-- 1- -1 ' & n Scovil's not taking anything for granted. "Utah's offense keeps you They have a good passing attack and good running backs. They're an excellent -- i i f- - k football team," he said. Just how excellent? We'll see Saturday. UTE NOTES: Although he threw four interceptions against the Sun Devils last weekend, Ute quarterback Larry Egger also completed 23 of 43 passes for 248 yards and three touchdowns ... Erroll Tucker broke another for a score on a punt return, for a too. Tucker ran back an 89-yard- touchdown in the er rally. fourth-quart- er I for Saberhagen, was the winning the Royals. Dan Quisenberry got the final two outs. Dave Sticb, the first pitcher to start three games in a playoff scries, lasted a strong 5 23 innings until Sundberg ripped sixth inning a three-ru- n triple in a four-ru- n that put the Royals ahead The decision made the Royals the fifth Kansas City their history of playoff Royals, reversing its failure, denied Canada pennant dream 6-Wednesday night with a 2 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays to set up an World Series. Jim Sundberg drove in four runs and Pat Sheridan scored three as Kansas City uri 6-- 1. completed a stirring comeback, taking three straight from Toronto after falling series. behind 1 in the Kansas City opens the World Series Saturday against the St. Louis Cardinals in a clash between heartland neighbors located on Interstate 70 just 250 miles apart. Charlie Leibrandt, with 5 13 innings of five-h- it relief of injured starter Bret team to rebound from a 1 deficit to capture a postseason series. It also marked 3-- best-of-sev- en the second time a Canadian franchise took the playoffs to a deciding game before losing. Montreal fell to Los Angeles in 1981. George Brett, who started the sixth by drawing a walk, was named Most Valuable Player of the series. Cardinals a 5 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers and their second With one out in the ninth, Willie McGce started the Cardinals' final rally with a 7-- National League pennant in four years. Clark's homer, ending game-lon- g 2-- two and advance to the World Series Saturday against the American League winner. 5-- the Cardinals, who had beaten Niedenfuer in Monday night's fifth game, came from behind for the second time in the contest. single and stole second. Ozzic Smith, whose triple off Niedenfuer had triggered a three-ru- n then seventh to tie the game walked and both runners advanced when Tommy Herr bounced out to first base. Clark, the Cardinals' leading home run hitter this season with 22, then hit Niedenfuer's first pitch on a line into the 4-- left-fie- Mike Marshall's solo home run off 7-- 4, stands to put the Cardinals ahead ld 5. Utah swingers 7th at Weber Invite by Laury Livsey Sports staff In basketball, the homecourt advantage is said to be worth anywhere from 5 to 10 points. After this weekend, maybe the same can be said for golf. The Weber State Wildcats, hosting the 20th annual Farrell Golf Invitational at the Ogden Country Club, broke the tournament record by second-plac- on the season and is ranked 10th by the CVCA and 8th by the NCAA. The Rams' leading player is a ica well-coach- ed ft: a comeback, was a fitting conclusion to a playoff series in which the Cardinals rallied from behind until the final inning. They overcame a 0 Dodger lead after two games to take the playoffs four games to 14-- 7 Munger. ck acquired in the Louis power supply, belted a three-ru- n homer off jinxed reliever Tom Niedenfuer in the ninth inning Wednesday, giving the 12-- 13-1- Series' winner Todd Worrell had given the Dodgers a 4 lead in the bottom of the eighth but (UPI)-Ja- off-seas- on 2-- m selection and led the nation in kills per game last season. Morgan feels Danielson and the rest of the Rams will be tough to control. "It's hard to shut out a player that is as and as good as Sherri is," Morgan said. "But we can't just concentrate on one player, their whole team is strong.". with nine of their losses coming Wyoming is 0, to ranked teams. The Cowboys have spent much of the season in the top 20 themselves. They are led by middle blocker Valinda Hilleary and outside hitter Rhonda ... Clark, to bolster the St. LOS ANGELES ed second-tea- " Clark's homer sends Cards to Series ce All-Amer- -- v 1-- 70 The Lady Ute volleyball team takes to the road Thursday on a trip that should prove if Utah will challenge for the High Country Athletic Conference championship or not. The Utes, who defeated Idaho State Tuesday in a match, now travel to Fort Collins to Colorado State Thursday night. face From there Utah is on to Wyoming for a Saturday night contest in Laramie. The Rams and the Cowboys are both 0 in conference play, tied with BYU for the 8 overall. in the HCAC, league lead. Utah is is this feels Coach Julie Morgan trip definitely the toughest of the season. "Both teams are ranked ahead of us and it's tough to play good teams on their home court," Morgan said. The Utes are shooting for a pair of victories, although Morgan admits she'd be happy with a split. Utah finished fourth in the HCAC last year and hope to place at least third this season. Colorado State, the defending conference champion, outside hitter Sherri Danielson, who was ,. Saturday in San Diego. Staff writer is r. "Where am I going to go now!?' Ute running back Eddie Johnson runs into a pair of Wyoming defenders in recent football action. Utah plays the Aztecs by Loren Jorgensen 1- -1 ; W ... Tough' road trip ahead for spikers lOth-rank- l y I ; v.J. off-balan-ce. TORONTO (UPI) non-conferen- rH State to stay in the conference race, gives Royals berth Sundberg triple pitcher The 3-- 1 ncp "VP X be Kansas City, St. Louis in Mil --- Chronicle photo by Sieve Gritlin Lady Ute sophomore Jenny Eyre takes a swipe at the ball in volleyball action Tuesday night. The Utes hit the road for a pair of upcoming games against Colorado State and Wyoming. e 14 strokes-outdistan- cing Utah by 44 strokes to capture the team title. Wildcat golfer Miguel Tola won individual total of 212. His honors with a three-roun- d and Carito Billaroman, Muller Paul followed was total by scores of 213 to fashioned also of Weber State, who each tie for second place. The Utes, who finished seventh, 47 strokes off winner New Mexico's pace last week, only improved three strokes in Ogden but finished five places higher. "They (Weber State) played excellently. To beat BYU's tourney record so easily was incredible," Ute Coach Ron Branca said. "Weber is an excellent team and it is difficult to defeat a team that plays that well." Utah was again led by the duo of Jay Thorseth and Blair Phillip, who have been playing consistently all year long. Thorseth, a senior from Rapid City, S.D., shot an even par 219, which was good enough for sixth place. Phillip was not far behind with a final score 22 1 in a tournament with local flavor. Besides Utah and Weber State, Utah State, Idaho State, Boise State and Southern Utah State all competed. Branca had a good chance to see how some of his younger players perform under tournament conditions as he took them to the Ev Thorpe Invitational in Logan last Monday and Tuesday. "With only us and three other teams playing, it wasn't a great tournament but it did give some of the younger kids some valuable experience," Branca said. |
