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Show r Friday, Fibmary 13, 1997 Page Tirere Utes, Y. 884 for second Mml J, go-arou- nd By Mike Prater Chronicle sports editor Smith vs. Smith. a phrase that will be repeated hundreds, if not thousands, of times over the next two years as Michael Smith-anMitch Smith lead their respective teams in a series of cage wars that will certainly go down in history. Michael of BYU and Mitch of Utah arc both sophomores, It's and before they depart their beloved institutions for the greener pastures of real life, they will have met on the basketball court at least six times. War No. 2 becomes a reality this Saturday when the 3 in the WAC) entertain the struggling Cougars (17-- 8, 6-in the Marriott Center at 3:05 p.m. (14-Utes Runnin' 2 KUTV, Channel will broadcast the game live on television; KALL, 910 AM and KSL, 1160 AM will handle the radio duties. Both Smiths lead their teams in scoring and reboundingr not to mention in leadership, and everyone is saying the pair's future will bring some of the most heated battles the rivalry has ever seen. But the ironic thing is that both Smiths will probablj combat. never play against each other in actual In other words, Smith won't guard Smith, and Smith won't guard Smith. Fi- 9-- 9, : . 6) on-co- head-to-he- Chronicle photo bjr Boon Xjyyo If Utah has any chance at surprising BYU on Saturday in Provo, Runnin Ute coach Lynn Archibald says that Albert Springs must deny Cougar strongman Michael Smith (34) the ball. Lady Utes host Cowgirls Saturday night in SEC 4 V By Jess Gomez Chronicle staff writer . r.s ' i t All the great teams have one. Besides having a sharp group of starters, most winning basketball teams have a sixth man that comes off the bench and pumps fresh life into the offense or defense. The Lady Utes are no different. In their case, theii is sophomore forward Cindy Lindsay. The Orem High product is averaging 9.2 points a game since HCAC play began and is of the driving forces behind the Lady Utes 0 conference mark. "There's no doubt it's hard, but you have to train yourself to be ready to play at anytime," said Lindsay. "I think I've adjusted. I just go out and play the best I can." Lindsay will no doubt be called on for her defensive efforts when the Lady Utes host Wyoming on Saturday night in a 7:30 contest in the Special Events Center. The Cowgirls boast one player that is 19th in the nation in scoring and another player that is 27th in the nation in field goal percentage. 5-- is averaging 21.3 points game, while Chris Fairless, a 1 sophomore guard, is shooting 58 percent from By Laury Livsey Chronicle assistant sports editor With the Lady Ute gymnastics team about ready to embark on their first road trip of the season, Utah coach Greg Marsden was quick to point out to his gymnasts that their little jaunt to southern California was not a vacation. For Marsden and his undefeated and Lady Utes, it's business as usual, despite their visit to warmer climes. The Lady Utes, who have made things look easy by disposing of Arizona State, Utah State, Washington and Nebraska all within the friendly confines of the Special Events Center, now take their show on the road as they head to Fullerton, Calif., for a triangular meet with Cal-Sta- te Fullerton and Stanford tonight. "I think going on the road is a really important thing," Marsden said. "It brings the team together in terms of uniting, and it's a good scenario for that reason." What isn't so good for Utah is the injuries and sickness that has been prevailing in the Lady Ute camp the last couple of weeks. Senior Tina Hermann will miss her second meet in a row as she recovers from injuries sustained in an auto accident two weeks ago. Marsden also learned Thursday that senior Linda Elstun-Woo- d won't be able to compete because "We've had a lot of sickness the last two weeks and the girls have been under a lot of pressure from a lot of areas," Marsden said. "All this has come at a bad time because both me and Bill (assistant coach Sands) have also been sick, so we haven't been able to train like we wanted to because of the sickness." Two-tim- e Cheryl Weatherstone is still a sore ankle, but should compete in at least a couple nursing of events at this meet. The healthy Lady Utes who may be Utah's competitors tonight are freshmen Kris Takahashi and Michelle Hilse, Hilarie Portell and Lynne Lederer. "I don't know if I'm ready to use Lynne on the vault, but she will compete in the other three events," Marsden said. "My decision about who would compete has been relatively easy in the past. But now I have to wait until the day of the met and see who is felling good to determine who I will the floor. 68 5-- show to the land of sun top-rank- ed of illness. senior forward, 81-victory over the Cowgirls, two weeks in Laramie, the key to the win was Lady Ute Gina ago duo i; Butters' defense on Fairless. The Hoppes-Fairle- ss averaging 40.3 points a game combined and were held tc 34 points by the Utah defense in the win. LADY UTE NOTES: Saturday night's game against Wyoming is Elementary Art Night. Schools from the Salt Lake, Granite and Davis school districts drew Valentine pictures of the Lady Utes. These artistic works of art are hanging in the foyer of the Special Events Center. Members from the Lady Ute's team judged them and will announce the winners during halftime. The winners will get to participate in a shootoff for the opportunity to win a Lady Utes basketball. ...The Cowgirls' Hoppes became only the second player in Wyoming history to reach the 1,500 point, 1,000 rebound plateau . . .Tuesday night in Provo, BYU defeated the Cowgirls, 96-8- 3 . . . While the Lady Utes sit atop the HCAC ledger with a 0 record, the Cowgirls are 2-- 3 and currently in fourth place. Gymnasts taking top-rank- ed sixth man or in this case, woman In Utah's ' ad Lindsay is 6th man, er, woman a a ySWrC urt continued on page thirteen Michelle Hoppes, Lf K,? All-Ameri- all-arou- nd use." Hilse, a Milwaukee native, has won the in the three previous meets. She will be looking for No. 4 tonight. Her score of 38.45 against Nebraska moved Hilse to third on Utah's all-tilist for the te Fullerton is struggling as the Titans have lost their first two meets. Leading the way for Fullerton is Tami who has the Titans' Elliott, a three-tim- e all-arou- nd all-arou- nd all-arou- nd. Lady Ute center Donna Holzwarth (35) provides the unique setting for a road block in a game earlier this season against Colorado State. Cal-Sta- All-Americ- an, continued on page thirteen 4a |