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Show 8 THE DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE Friday, January 10, 200 Utah Sixth MWC Team to Play IPFM RORY BRUNNER Chronicle Sports Editor scomb and, in their most recent game, IUPUI. overtime win against The IUI'UI snapped an eight-gam- e losing steak for IPFW. sophomore guard Terry Collins put on a show, 86-8- 0 Following contests with ranked teams Gonzaga and Alabama, three games with teams from the West Coast Conference and a pair of games Arizona State, the against the U men's basketball team gets a breather in its next two home conhosts IPFW ) tests. Utah at Saturday p.m. in the Huntsman and then gets Division III Center e Hipon ) Jan. 14 to wrap up a home stand in Salt Lake City. IPFW, formerly Indiana-l'urdu- e Fort Wayne, is a team that will serve-aa formidable measuring stick as the Utes prepare for Mountain West Conference play starting Jan. 18 at San Diego State. The Utes are IPFW's sixth MWC this season. The opponent Mastodons have lost all five previous meetings with members from the conference. IPFW lost to Colorado New Mexico State San Diego State Wyoming and UNLV The Mastodons' only wins have came over Eastern Kentucky, Lip Pac-io- 's (10-3- ot scoring 29 points and collecting 12 rebounds. Collins is second on the team in scoring, averaging 12.6 per - game. If if '? I il-- 1 ' 7 J I (3-1- 1 NEXT: five-gam- (9-0- s 80-6- Six-fo- 91-6- 6, 2, 73-6- 2, 74-6- 74-5- 8 2. WOMEN'S HOOPS Utah vs IPFW Sat. 1 p.m., Huntsman Center forward Jim Kessenich leads the team in scoring (13. 9) and ranks second in rebounding (4.8). The Mastodons are in their first 2. The Utes got 21 points and n rebounds from junior center Tim Frost, but coach Majerus mentioned freshman Richard Chancy as the only one on the team that played with the tenacity the Utes had been playing with consistently this season. "I just don't get it. The time you 65-5- -- ...,..,.,.... V -it ' t iniiimmai .. " """"j ftaimmttnimmmimtmmtlii t continued from page 6 on the floor." Tyler, Montana's leading scorer and rcbounder, was held to just five points at halftime and she struggled to win the position battle against the stingy Ute defense, and got into a bit of foul trouble as welL Shutting down the strong interior of the Griz was a key for the Utes, who did so and therefore had the game well in hand at halftime. They went into the locker rooms at the break with a comfortable 44-- 8 lead. While Montana improved its play during the second half, overcoming a deficit clearly wasn't in the cards, and Utah only increased its lead, eventually winning by 39 points astonishing considering the team fell to the Griz less than two weeks ago. "The first time we saw them, we had no real preparation time," Elliott said "It's a nice statement game. We were really aggressive. We really controlled the glass during the first to minutes, and that set the tone for the rest of the game Strong play on the boards was indeed one of the biggest keys in Utah's runaway victory. After being 2 outrebounded in the two teams' first meeting, the Utes dominated the boards Thursday night, outrebounding the Lady Griz Out of those 50 rebounds, an incredible 20 were on the offensive side. Freshman forward Kim Smith, the team's leading scorer, did her part once again. Before the end of the first half, she already had a double- - .X if W unA 7 ' - f- ... Iff "If.r;,4 criticized Britton the shot selection, turnover-pron- e play of Bryant Mark-so- n and the ball handling of freshman Majerus Johnsen's 43-4- 50-2- 6. SKIING continued from page 6 last week coach Kevin Sweeney is excited for the prospects. "It's the most competitive ski league in the nation and I was impressed with our effort last week," he said. "But it is great to be home and what other school hosts an invitational on venues? When we it's host, Olympic classy and top level a real treat for the other teams." Sweeney wasn't sure if being near home would be an advantage or disadvantage for the ski team, because of the nature of the sport. "It's a level playing field and the weather can have an obvious effect on the outcome," he said. aiM(!aai Kip Smith had 16 points and 15 rebounds in 30 minutes Thursday r!;ht. 16 points, 15 rebounds and four assists. "We were ready for some revenge," Smith said. "The first time we played them, we were just coming off an upset win over Mississippi State and we were all on a big high. But we spent a lot of time getting ready this week." "We had a lot more time to prepare," said junior center Carley Mar18 shall, who scored a team-hig- h and rebounds. snagged eight points "Before, we never adjusted to their zone. Tonight, as soon as a ball was Utah has always skied closely with Colorado and Denver. Sweeney said this wouldn't change anytime soon, but he felt like the Utes were making ground on the Colorado schools. "We're always knocking heads with them," he said. "But I was encouraged by how closely we finished to Colorado last week (1.5 points). Hopefully, we can gain the edge by rcgionals and nationals. As for this competition, we will look for veterans to be consistent and the newcomers to provide results." Speaking of newcomers, the ski team returned 13 letterwinncrs from last year, after losing 12 others. Since then, Utah has also recruited nine newcomers. Most of these competed last week at the Montana Invitational at Big Sky, Mont. The cross county team didn't see action, but seniors shot, we were moving toward the ball" Shona Thorburn (12) and Julie Wood (10) also scored in double-figurfor Utah, who shot 47 percent . Thorburn added nine assists. es With just one more tune-u- p before . the , rigorous conference schedule begins, the Utes definitely needed a big win to regain their confidence. "This was important,1" Smith said. "I think this is a really big win for us going into conference." f J 1"" f4, said. Riffanacht and Nicoloff are both freshmen who need to step up, but Marsden just wants them to learn and experience college gymnastics. "When you have athletes that haven't competed in college gymnastics before, it is tough to ask them to do too much," Marsden said. "I just hope that they will get better and better until we get healthy." With so many Red Rocks injured, the Utes will be outmatched by 1I.U.I..H...M-..- .H itunim,.uii..iiliu inn ...i..ii...ii V A'l nn m The Utes have won five eight of their last nine. .,"7 ti i,U' j straight and The Bruins have won two of the last three national championships and are poised to make another run at continued from page 6 i double, and she finished with f. ? UCLA and its eight ready to go and Gritt Hoffman will compete in a couple events," Mars-de- n inihiKaWfitifillaiiiiiwiwiHii'tS-Lit-Lirtiff- ' The Utes committed 16 turnovers (just over their 14.2 average) and the Gaels shot 45 percent for the game. On the bright side, the Utes pulled down 12 offensive rebounds, six by Frost. Frost is second on the team in rebounding and scoring, trailing Johnsen in both categories. Nick Jacobson is third in scoring at 12.0 points per game. His 30. three pointers are tops on the team. GYMNASTICS V J. point guard Tim Drisdom. rbrunnerchronicle.utah.edu 1:, : 7-- team-leadin- W vjwm have to play is so limited. They only get 30 games a year. To not come out and play, I don't understand it," Majerus said. "I don't see any pros on this team. I've coached with the Milwaukee Bucks and coached the Dream Team, and I've sent 8 players to the NBA, and so I think I've got a pretty good idea of what it takes," he said. "It's always a puzzle when we don't give a good effort. Maybe that's reflective onto me." 36-poi- nt ; home stand. five-ga- Chaney is averaging 7.1 ppg and Drisdom scores at a 5.2 per game average g and has a 3.5 assist per. Hflfi ) the fourth game of a IPFW in straight win and their eighth in the last nine games after the team started year as an NCAA Division-- I team, and their meeting with the Utes will be the first between the two teams. As for the Utes, coach Rick Majerus will demand a considerably better effort after his team delivered 9 an unenergetic win over St. Mary's (Calif.) on Jan. 6. Still, the win gave Utes their fifth MiBMifni- n Jackson and the Utes host Marc Six-foot-- it. Without Kulikowski, the odds are stacked against the Utes. "In order to develop our young gymnasts, I have to let them know that they can't worry about wins and losses," Marsden said. The one thing this match will give the young Utes is experience. "These types of matches build character and our girls will realize the type of competitors we will have to beat in order to win the national championship," Marsden said. akudiyachronicle.utah.edu mmmmmmmmmmiwmm,mwmmmtmmm,m .1 Jtu..L..t...l.i,i,ii,ul..lu.liilnu. cbellamychronicIe.utah.edu Pierre Olsson and Jernej Bukovec piloted the men's alpine team with consistent runs throughout the giant slalom and slalom events. Olsson placed first in both events. Bukovec finished the first day in fourth place and followed it with a third-plac- e. j The women's alpine team continued with strong runs in both the giant slalom and slalom. Lina Johansson e skied to a spot in the giant slalom, while senior Petra Svct finished third. Svet earned a sixth-plac- e finish the following day in the slalom. The team wound up fourth in the slalom, finishing a few points shy of the leader Colorado, though the U skied past top teams Denver and New Mexico. ttoonechronicle. utah. edu J f ? V , I first-plac- I L Ko - o Ai current Ute gymnast was alive the last time Utah lost a home dual meet. |
