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Show THURSDAY, OCTOBER THE DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE FOOTBALL continued from page 8 Speaking of tight ends... While Matt Nickel didn't have the game of his career, he did score his first touchdown of the season Saturday, putting the Utes ahead x With quarterback Darnell in front of scrambling just the goal line. Nickel freed himself 's from coverage and caught 9 26, 2000 positives from Saturday's loss, Utah coach Ron McBride mentioned the play of the special teams, specifically Kaneshiro's field goal and Whetman's punting. With Kaneshiro's kick, the Utes are now on field goal attempts this season, ending a dismal o spell. 2-- o-i- 7-- 0. Arce-neau- Arce-neaux- lob. If the Utes do indeed go with a end set. Nickel, who fin-- , ished with two catches for 20 yards, will bookend the line against New Mexico with junior Scott Price or senior Nick Morgan, who is listed on the depth chart for the Lobos. the game against bounced from posihas Morgan so much tions running back, slot now and back maybe tight end to prove his verwant he that might satility by lining up as a placekicker. two-tig- ht two-dee- p And speaking of kickers... Forgive Ute fans for their cynicism, but when Ryan Kaneshiro field goal in the kicked a first quarter against Colorado State, those cheers weren't just because Utah had taken a so-- o lead. Kaneshiro's field goal was the first of the season since Golden in the Whetman booted a of the first game year. When asked to comment on the 25-ya- rd 46-yard- er And, finally, speaking breaking streaks... of OK, it's against McBride's and offensive coordinator Tommy Lee's tradition, but with a plethora of tal- ented running backs this season and now with the loss of Russell, k the Utes' setup could be one-bac- due for a remake. The Utes are blessed with Adam Tate and Dameon Hunter, two big guys who have surprising agility. Utah also has the speedy D'Shaun Crockett and Morgan, who is a good blocker. With the deserved emergence of Tate as the Utes' primary back, both Hunter and Crockett have been riding the pine. Hunter could use more carries and Crockett, who was benched after starting the first two games of the season, could use a second chance. While McBride and Lee will be reluctant to change the formation the coaches have so many years, with for employed the passing game struggling, don't be surprised if the coaches start experimenting during the next couple of weeks. one-bac- k v Could Dameon Hunter see more playing time now that receiver Cliff Russell is injured? Soccer Awaits MWC Tourney Glen Canyon Institute presents DANNIELLEyBENEVENTO Chronicle Sports Writer The University of Utah soccer team has finished its regular season with a overall record, and went 2 in the MWC. The Utes record and level of play throughout the season earned them the second seed in the upcoming MWC Tournament. The first seed, belongs to the BYU Cougars. -1 4-- -- Green Party candidate for Native American Environmental activist and feminist Presentation on the state of the campaign to restore Gien Canyon The tournament will begin on Wednesday," Nov. .1 in Las Vegas, Nev., and will come to a conclusion when the title game is played on Saturday, Nov. 4. Free Admission WWW.ASUU.UTAH.EDU Lesa Zollinger and the Utah soccer team are the second seed in the MWC. A!UU Paule Marshall. It's a moment you'll remember. As a Team One of the team's goals this sea- son was to be more aggressive than the opposition. Given the following, that certainly seems to have been the case. She will be signing copies of her new book, The Fishei' King. Saturday, October 28 at 2:30 pm. W this season. Utah posted a .153 shooting percentage in comparison to its opponents, who, on average, shot for .124 Percent. Utah scored 2.5 goals per game on average, shot 16.3 times per game, and held their opponents to just 13.0 attempts per game. . see SOCCER, page 10 OFFICE Come meet Maren Harper had five assists on the season, and Kofoed assisted three times. Utah'added up 45 goals this seaattempts. Meanwhile, they allowed their opponents to score only 29 goals of 234 attempts PRfllMTiri Borders Crossroads moment no. 302 son. son out of 294 nt Saturday, October 28th 11:00 a.m. University of Utah Fine Arts Auditorium Individual Statistics Amy Kofoed led the Utes in scoring for the second straight year, this time coming in on top with 14 goals. She also had a .173 shooting percentage. Katie Tate was right behind Kofoed in scoring, accounting for 11 Utah goals with her .306 shooting percentage. Shauna Gurr and Amber Brower each scored five goals this season. Gurr shot for a .085 percent while Brower shot for a .333 shooting percentage. Gurr led the team in assists with eight. Tate and Brower also went on to tally up six assists each this sea- vice-preside- is viCt hii'j it C "J Borders Crossroads 9 50 S. Main 355-689- |