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Show U. Netters Bow to BYU-Haw- aii U. Sports Weekend ' felt 'they're older than us and more ' experienced than us, but they! get us BRANDON WINN Chronicle Sports Writer older and more experienced To be the best, you've got to beat the best Women's tennis coach John Tsumas knows this, that's why he's loaded this season's schedule with pow- ers such 'as Pepperdine, Wisconsin, Kansas and Saturday, Tsumas got to sec his Utes BYU-Hawai- The Ute hardbaOers wrapped up play in the San Diego Classic this ready for our next tough meets." Tsumas' Utes bung tough against the i. face tbeir toughest test of the season so far against BYU HawaiL Because BYU-Hawa- ii is an NAIA school, k is allowed to recruit older players than Division 1 schools can. That led to its roster being fined with older players with professional experience. "To get to the level we want, we have to play these types of matches said Tsumas. It's one of those things that I weekend with two victories. On Saturday, Utah outfielder Dusty Atkinson singled in the run following a a double by Curtis Hall, helping the Utes to a win over Loyola Marymount Ute ) went the pitcher Rick Claggctt distance, striking out seven. On Sunday, Utah got home runs from Hall, Casey Child and Nate Forbush and jumped all over a generous Missouri pitching staff for a 10-- BYU-Hawa- ii team, but fcfl short, losing S3. "They're loaded," said Tsumas. 1 fck like we were playing a top 25 division go-ahc- 6--5 one team." : Linda Engblom put in two very impressive performances for die Utes. Competing at No. 2 singles, Engblom defeated Anneli Ornstedt Ornstedt has been ranked as high as No. 1 in NAIA during her career. was a great win for Linda," said Tsumas. "She beat a very good player, she played well" 6-- 4, (3-0- 7-- It rout Ute starter Lance Erickscn (31) struck out 11 in seven innings. Golf The Ute golf team began the spring season about die same way k Engblom then teamed up with Angic Olson in No. 2 doubles to beat the BYU-Haw- team ai Paiao Short ad of Karin Ptaszek and finished the fall portion-n-ot very well. The Utes finished 22nd in a field 8-- cessful for the Utah Softball team. of 26 teams this put weekend when The Utes dropped three out of they comprtrd in the John A. Bums at the UNLV Tournament. Utah's showing dropped it the 4 on to young 1997 season. The Utes opened the tourney with a pounding at the hands of UCLA. Utah's ond game was a complete contrast Intercollegiate in Honolulu, Hawaii John Owens was the top Ute performer, but his best efforts were only good enough for him to finish 60th. Jon Morgan and Chad Pcttingill were die next top finish- five 2-- 3 6-- ers for Utah, finishing in the 103 and 104 spots respectively. Men's Tennis The Ute men's tennis team won all of its matches against San Jose State and St. Mary's this weekend victories. 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(For example: Enter 0704 for July 4) You will then be given instructions to change your personal identification number. The new number cannot include any combination associated with your month, date, or year of birth , For more assistance, call . -- 581-896- 9. Loyola Marymount 2-- 0 and then edging Pacific 1-- Utah's last game at the tourna- ment was against No. 8 California on Sunday. It was definitely a game the Utes let slip away. Utah led 4 heading into the bottom of seventh, but it wound up losing - 6-- Softball Weekend No. 2 wasn't very suc the game 8-- in eight innings. 7 know that she won't quit and will from page 8 On Utah's first possession of die sec- ond half, Thucson hk a three from the angle right She followed that up with another jump shot from 18 feet, giving Utah the lead.: ; 'Those two shots to start die second half were big," said Ute coach Elaine Elliott The thing about Lisa is that she would never shy away from that die mentality she has. That's why she can hk die big shots." Thueson's two buckets electrified run Utah, leading die Utes on a 26-1and putting them ahead by 1 1 with 1123 left "I never think that I have to hk the big shot to get people going," said Thucson. "When I'm having a hard time I feed off my trammatrs, and I'm sure k goes die other way around to." The first half was marred with a lot of mental lapses for bom teams, which led to a combined 27 turnovers. Ute point guard AUi Bills played perhaps die worst she has all season in the first stanza, turning die ball over seven times, scoring no points and handing out only one assist But those that have seen Bills play, ' always find a way to put ha team over the top. Bills put together a solid second half that included nine assists, seven . points and a couple big steals. One play typified Bills effort in the second halt With the Utes up by 11, 49-3- 8 Bill's stole an Angelica Smith pass underneath the Ute hoop, saved k back to Sara Works while falling out of bounds, got up, ran back onto the court, got the ball back and coolly . situa-txn-tha- t's 1 ' : thn" On Saturday the Utes split a pair of games falling to Oregon Utah nomorereport ciRRsnmmp. k 132. 7--0 of straight-se- secon- 6-- 0 d-ranked drained a three pointer. Bills' play took the life out of the Owls, who simply played the rest of the game with thoughts of finishing oiickly. "The difference between Alii in die first and second half was like night and day," said Elliott "We can't survive without that point guard having sue-ces-s. The victory secured the Mountain Division championship for the Utes outright Last season the Utes had to share the tide with the Colorado State Rams, something that didn't sit well with the "team. "When we shared the title last year k just left us more hungry for this season," said Thucson. "We wanted the fide outright Bills summed things up the best when she said, "We knew what we wanted, and we got it" Records Fall, But Utes Still Finish Eighth at WAC Championships The Ute indoor track team's competition this past weekend in Colorado Springs ended about how Ute coach Mike Jones expected. The Utes placed eighth out of the 16 WAC teams, right where Jones was hoping they would end up. finish is nothing The eighth-placto be upset about, considering the Utes had no .where near as many runners as the other WAC schools. e "It was a great meet. We did about as well as we could," said t l 1l ou never know when a little extra cash will come in handy for life's rainy days so get prepared. Start a regular saving program at the University Credit Union today. Payroll Deduction can make saving easy! By having all; or a y Of UTAH T Jones. "We knew we would get beat in the sprint and hurdle events, we were just hoping for a good dis- portion of your paycheck sent directly to a Credit Union savings account, you'll be saving regularly without even trying! Why not sign up for Payroll Deduction today before the next rainy day: - 7 okcua tance showing." ; Lauren Adams had a great distance showing, as she finished third in the 3,000m race, earning a spot on the team. ; "Lauren ran real well for us," said Jones. "I'm really proud of her" Johanna Trevencn also scored for the Utes, in two events! Trevencn finished fifth in the mile and sixth in the 3000-metrace. ; 'Johanna ran real well and really stepped in and did a nice job for us," said Jones. . -- er Katherina Gallahar continued her impressive strides in the weight throw. Gallahar set a new school record, throwing the weight 52 feet, 3 inches. For the men, Matt Deacon was the only Ute to score, finishing fifth in the 5,000m race. ' -- Brandon Winn 20-poun- d ' |
