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Show Chronicle - Page Fourteen Wednesday, December 7, 1988 no FOR fom) did Utes slide to 1--5 with loss to Buffs ght Lady Utes roll over Weber State, 70-6-0 Special to the Chronicle . BOULDER, Colo.The University of Utah basketball team dropped its fourth game in five tries this season, falling to Colorado, 68-6The win improved the Buffaloes record to 3 on the season and was the second win in as many games. Again the Utes started slow and had to overcome an deficit. Colorado took an early 22-1- 2 early lead and went into the locker room sporting a 40-3- 4 advantage. Leading the way for the Buffaloes in the first half were center Shaun Vandiver, forward Dan Becker and guard Reggie Morton. Utah, meanwhile got a good showing in the first stanza by reserve forward Jimmy Madison. The Yuma, Ariz, native led all Ute scorers with seven first-hapoints. The Utes dug themselves a hole in the second half as well and trailed 48-3- 8 after the first five minutes had expired. The Utes buckled down defensively over the next four minutes and tied things up at 50 apiece with 11 minutes remaining. 0 when junior forward The Utes pulled ahead, Jon Hansen followed a Mark Lenoir missed shot in. Utah's last lead came when Keith Chapman connected to give the Utes the lead with 5:13 left on an in the game. Colorado's Brian Robinson scored with 3:34 remainlead. The Utes woulding to give the Buffaloes a 8 n't die, however and after Lenoir hit a 3 pointer with still had 38 seconds on the clock, Utah, trailing 64-6a shot. But with time running out the Utes were forced to foul. Morton and Steve Wise calmly canned four con- OGDENLadyUte senior guard Gina Butters, an Ogden native, had a successful homecoming here Tuesday night, as she led the Utes to a 0 victory over Weber State in the Dee Events Center. Utah is now on 78-79 the year and off to its best start since the campaign. Butters, a former basketball star at Bonneville High in Ogden, scored a 28 points to career-hig- h 5. 70-6- 2-- 5-- 10-poi- nt 0 ; pace the Utes. Butters, who was named the HCAC player-of-the-we- ek for second straight time Monday, hit on nine of 13 shots from the floor, lf including two of three from behind the three-poi- nt line. In addition to Butters, Utah was led by its other Melanee Brooks two starting seniors. Cindy Lindsay, a senior forward, scored nine points and pulled down six rebounds for the Utes, while center Stcphie Wartrin added seven points and eight boards.Both teams shot well below their season 6 lead averages from the field. The Utes held a slim at halftime. Utah began shooting better in the second half, but on the night the Utes shot just 41 percent from the floor. Prior to Tuesday's contest the Utes had been , averaging 55 percent accuracy as a team. . Weber State, under first-yecoach and former Ute assistant Carla Taylor, drops to 1 this season following the loss. The Wildcats were led by Melanie Knotts who had 15 points. Center Katie Weyenberg added 12 points 52-5- 18-foot- Special to the Chronicle er 29-2- 59-5- -- 3, ' ar 2-- secutive free throws, notching the win for the Buffaloes. Chronicle photo by Andrew Holloway The Utes will return to the Huntsman Center for a pair of games Thursday and: Saturday., against instate foes Weber State and Utah State respectively. The Utes have only played one home game (a 59-5- 7 setback to Fullerton State) this year. ' iiVi i for Weber. Utah will now stay on the road," as the Utes will particiClassic this weekend. pate in the Oregon " rf Utah's Mitch Smith, shown here against Fullerton State, wasn't enough to give the Utes a win Tuesday night. Colorado prevailed, 68-65. State-Conver- se Other teams involved Oregon, Missouri-Kansa- with-th- e tournament include City and host Oregon State. s Dirk Facer running to place in volley tourney Where are the Runnin' Utes ? Society places many restrictions on its citizens. Among these behavioral limitations are such imposing barriers as "don't run in the halls," "no running near me pool" and "no nmning in church." In life, these orders are given many times. Whether it be at school, at home, or in a museum. But never has this limit on nuining been posted anywhere near a , basketball court-mo- re specifically the Huntsman . By Dave Hosick Chronicle sports writer first-roun- , 1 - Here's the wrap up on autumn quarter tournaments: e basketball-- It .was the Webster team claiming the championship with wins over Sigma Alpha Epsilon II, the Phi Delta Theta II squad and the W.P. bunch. d wins were the Webster team, Taking home Phi Delta, Theta II squad, the W.P. bunch and Sigma Alpha Epsilon I. Webster halted Sigma Alpha Epsilon n, the Phi Delta Theta II team ended the hopes of Pi Kappa , Alpha; W.P. put more points on the board than the Demyelinators and Sigma Alpha Epsilon I took it to. the Three-on-thre- 80-poi- nt Center. In fact, if I remember correctly, the words "Runnin' ' Utes" still adorn center court in the spacious arena. But after viewing the Utes painful nomecourt loss to Fullerton State last week, the words at the center of the hardwood floor seemed strikingly out of place. Maybe this was due to the defensive efforts of the visiting Titans or possibly the cold weather outside. Heck, it might even have been those darn referees who were to blame. But, reality leads the casual observer back to the obvious. A spread-ou- t passing game has become the trademark of the Runnin' Utes. It has become so predictable that perhaps the term Walkin' Utes would better describe the Utah hoopsters. Prior to the opening of the current basketball cam- -' paign, high hopes surrounded the Ute hoop program. This included a preseason pick by the media to win the WAC. New recruits sucn as Mark Lenoir, Van Gray, Bill Perkins and Josh Grant led many to believe the Utes would adopt a running game on a more perma- - , nent basis. After all when you've got the horses, you may as well let them run or so it would seem, .r: High scoring running affairs have almost always been good to the Utes. Since Lynn Archibald took the helm of the Utah program in 1983, some interesting statistics have formulated. In games the Runnin' Utes have scored over 100 an impressive 1 record. The only points, Utah owns 113-105 double overtime loss to blemish came in a first Archibald's BYU in year at the helm of the Utes. 1 , , . all-tim- ; 5-y- , ' : 3-- Moreover, when the Utes have scored 90 or more ; points under Archibald, Utah sports an impressive 6-- 1 mark The only defeat at this level was a 93-9- 2 loss to Utah State during the 1984-8- 5 season. The Utes sue- cess also carries over into the range, where the Utah hoopsters have won 21 of 26 games. The total winning percentage in these categories equals 81 percent. Compared with the 52 percent clip that the Utes own during the same era, it has to make you wonder how good the Utes could be if they ran a higher scoring offense. t However, in all fairness, it should be noted Archibald has found some success. The Utes have garnered three consecutive postseason appearances and performed extremely well in conference play! This was best epitomized in 1986, when the Utes surprised everyone and grabbed a share of the WAC title with UTEP and Wyoming. Archibald's 83 victories place the Fresno State grad Utah winning list. Prior to fourth on the e coaching the Utes, Archibald led Idaho State to 65 wins over a span. His preparation for. coaching basketball came with stewardships major college Bob under Boyd at USC and a long association with . Tarkanian on the staff at UNLV. ( Jerry He's Archibald. is to ; Winning nothing foreign trained under some of the best and to his own credit has performed many miracles since arriving at the U, But perhaps for the first time since leading the Utes, Archibald has a very talented corps of players to work with. Expectations for success are at a maximum in his current tenure with the Utes. Perhaps the problem is chemistry; maybe it's a just matter of adjustment. But any way you look at it, the Runnin' Utes seem to excel with a more uptempo style of play. Will Archibald implement a more uptempo style? Hopefully. Can he and the Utes succeed with it? The answer is simple. Statistics have already proven he can. 1 . - .'.-.- . .... 'I. ik. action had Webster slip past the Phi Delta Theta II team and the W.P. bunch silenced Sigma Alpha Epsilon I. For the championship, it was Webster testing ;the WP. team and the end result had the Webster team taking home bragging rights and the title. their way to claiming the title, the Jager Wallyball-Q- n team posted wins over the ZOB's and the Pink Peas, v Walking away with wins were the ZOB's the of Faces Death. The ZOB's outscored the and Fieldhouse Wrecks and the Faces of Death prevailed over the Two Guys. Semi-finresults saw the Jaget the ZOB's and the Peas stung the Faces Pink team stop of Death. Still alive in winners bracket action are the Mutant Qurforc Van Cntt If foam TTTTXr1 nnA Q',r. 'Alpha Epsilon and battling it out for survival, in the losers bracket contests are SN2, Pi Kappa Alpha H, the Hot Hands and the Slimy Bumpers. Taking home wins in winners bracket quarter-fina- l contests were the Mutant Surfers, Van Cott II team, UUMCsquad and Sigma Alpha Epsilon. The Mutant Surfers rolled past the Slimy Bumpers, Van Cott II decked Van Cott 1, the UUMC team was too much for. the Warthogs and Sigma Alpha Epsilon downed SN2. Semi-fin- al first-roun- d al . |