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Show DAILY THE UTA iiiiinmnii Baqt4,MM jib in iiihi i u U Women Credit MeaBniiiiliiuiun RANDALL HARRINGTON Chronicle Sports Writer When the HI 1 S m iiMnimimimiili l' 'UM The Utah men's basketball team's NIT loss to Memphis last week brought an end to more than a mediocre and disappointing season... It also concluded the collegiate career of senior center Nate Althoff. While his final game in the familiar white and red jersey saw him register a decent performance shooting, 7 points, 7 rebounds in 15 minutes of play it was hardly the storybook, fairy-tal- e ending that players hope for. After all, getting unceremoniously y tournabounced from a ment by an upstart opponent on your own home court is hardly the stuff that legends arc made of. "That was not especially how I wanted to end my career," said Althoff. But then, what's one more disappointment in a season that's characterized by futility and undcrachievemcnt? Althoff's personal struggles did mirror those of the team. Both he and his teammates spent the year engaging in an ultimately vain search for consistency. He was relegated to the bench and the Utes were relegated to also-ra- n status after failing to qualify for the NCAA Tournament for the first time in seven years. In spite of the myriad troubles for both Althoff and the rest of the Utes, first-roun- 78-6- nament's first and second rounds, which helped the Utes tremendously in their quest to advance to the 17-- Playing NCAA games at home enabled Utah to reach the Sweet 16. no plane rides," said center Lauren Beckman. "Traveling always takes a lot out of you. It is an advantage, not having to do that." "I am just comfortable on my own court," said reserve forward Kather- - This Week's Winner: Jerry Silva (8-8- ine McColl. That comfort aspect was taken away from the Hawkeyes when a scheduling conflict with the nation- - ; see WOMEN'S HOOPS, page 11 era. 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SWIMMING Utah (Men) 'at NCAA. Meet 322-2- 4 8 College Station, Texas BASEBALL UNLV GYMNASTICS BYU vs Utah vs Utah 323 7 p.m. P The Huntsman Center CHRONICLE SPORTS EDITOR r.' Tiebreaker Pick the Score of Arizona vs Mississippi. Phone. Name. (107-3- 7) - Nuggets JSporsHSfct-rr- Winners Gonzaga Temple - ) Utah Tempie Bucks (69-75- Utah Penn St vs Tempie (M) Magic 11 Ijl ) t Mich d lesser-qualit- West Regional in Denver, Colo. "It was helpful for us," said Utah senior Amy Ewert. "We were just glad we could be at home and show our fans a good time." The Utes have shown their fans a good time all season, proving to be almost invincible at home as they finished with a 1 record at the Huntsman Center. The fact that Utah did not have to travel is something Ute players were thankful for when the tournament schedule was announced on Selection Sunday. "I am really glad I get to stay in my own bed, stay around in Utah, St (W) though, no one could have anticipated such an anticlimactic, disappointing and lackluster ending to the Althoff ERIC WALDEN Chronicle Sports Editor on the women's side. Keeping the U lighted for all to see, the women's team is enjoying its first year winning a second game in the NCAA Tournament, with its 9 win against the No. Iowa Hawkeyes Monday night at the Huntsman Center. This was the first year that Utah, a No. 5 seed, was able to stay in Salt Lake City and host the NCAA Tour- SW Miss E ome Court Althoff's Utah Career 111 Had an Ugly Ending r (84-60- L C I iFmimfmmmrramnn! U on the hill is blinking at night in late March, the Salt Lake valley knows that al! is well for the University of Utah basketball program...at least block-lette- N jl lJ JL in 0 R H C H Utah" at Arizona 323-2- 5 323-2- 4 S Frankline Covey Field ERIC "WALLY" WALDEN SOFTBALL WOMEN'S HOOPS UtaH vs Notre Dame 324 EWALDENCHRONICLE.UTAH.EDU 6:07 p.m. Denver, Colo. & Tucson, Ariz. 581 - 7041 |