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Show 1 0 Monday, January THE DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE 20(H 3, 1 continued Irom page 9 have given the Utes enough, though Marsden didn't mind. "Annabeth performed very well, and if you want to take away her falls on the beam then you have to take away UCLA's falls on the bars," he said. "Those types of things happen and you just have to play through them." Even in losing, the Utes put in a great performance, namely from Kim Allan. "It was great to see the old Kim Allan back to her ways," Marsden said. Allan had not performed an since 2000, but had a solid 39.100 to finish the meet. Ireshman Kristen Riffanacht did well in her first competition in three events. "I was just having fun out there and the crowd I was in front of was amazing," Riffanacht said. "It was easily the CHRIS BELLAMY Chronicle Sports Writer ar (10-3- Not only were the U gymnasts happy, but the Bruins gymnasts also relished the atmosphere. "Usually people are booing us or laughing at us when we fall, but these guys were amazing," Dantzscher said. The Utes have something to build on with so many young gymnasts. "I didn't think we would perform like that by the way practice was going," Marsden said. "Now we can build on this, get Theresa back, and hopefully get much better throughout the season." ak udiyachronicle. utah. edu Now standing at 10-- the Utes are ready to tackle conference play, which opens Jan. 16 at the Huntsman Center. Utah faces the Wyoming Cowgirls, who just wrapped up their own schedule with a win over Montana State, their ninth victory in 13 games. Thursday's meeting will not only mark the beginning of the U's MWC schedule, but it could also be a milestone for coach Elliott. With 399 career wins following the team's win over Northern Arizona, Elliott is just one away from joining the 400 Club. Despite their youth and inexperience, the Utes have held their own so far this season and seem ready to take on Wyoming and the rest of the Mountain West Conference. c be Ilam y (chronicle, utah. edu 55-4- 0, offensive effort. Coming off a dominating performance against Montana on Jan. 9, the Utes came out a bit sluggish and only shot for 375 percent. The U defense held the Lumberjacks in check for most of the first .half, making up for poor shooting, and the Utes went into the half with a advantage. "The first half was a good 20 minutes for us defensively," coach Elaine Elliott said. "It set the tone." However, the Lumberjacks didn't back down, as they came back from the locker room with a comeback on their minds. They opened the second half on a 2 run and gave the Utes a run for their money, but NAU couldn't quite get over the hump as Utah's defense contained the Northern Arizona offense. Sophomore Shona Thorburn, one of four Utes in double figures, led all scorers with 17, nailing 8 shots from behind the arc. Mandie Little, Kim Smith and Car-le- y 28-1- 2 MWVC Play in a high level of competition Travel to Arizona, Colorado, Conference championships in Las Vegas, and Columbus, Ohio for this year's National Championship. Practice starts Tuesday, Jan 14th in HYPER north 101 6:00p.m. 8:30 p.m. Practices are Tuesday and Thursday nights. -- its f .v v V- - Marshall added 10 points apiece and combined for 23 rebounds. However, the three also combined for 14 of to Or check out 15 second-chanc- e points. Reb A Pts 0-- 0 8 1 10 6-- 6 7 1 10 4 8 3 2 1 10 0 17 3 2 2-- 6 4-- 8 2-- 5-- 4-- 4 0-- 1 2-- 0-- 1 0-- 0 -2 2-- 1 k 3 10 0 4 L 2 1 0 2 3 0 0 0 4 Team 8 9 37 7 55 Totals 4 (Smith Marshall Green Thorburn 22 Turnovers: Sitterud (Little 4, Smith 4, Marshall 6, Thorburn 1, Stireman 3, Sitterud 2, Team 2). Sitterud Wobbe Three-Pointer- -6 0-- 0 0-- 0 0-- 0 18-4- 16-1- s: 0-- 0-- 3-- 0-- ). NORTHERN ARIZONA FG-- Player Rhodes Snitker Jackson Foster Tolbert J .'! 3-- 9 4-- 9 A i (g X FT-- 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Winkfield 0-- 0 0-- 0 Dixon 0-- 3 1 0 0-- 17-4- 2 2 0 3 0-- Three-Pointer- 1 0 1 Totals 10 0-- 0-- BiswangerO-- 0 Team 1 1 Diaz DeHoog 17 12 4 6 0 7 0 A 0-- 7 3 0 0-- 0 1 0 0 0-- Pts Reb 7 1 5-- 0-- A 2-- 2 3-- K 0 0 1 2 0 0 4 5-- 9 40 (Snitker 0-- 22 8 s: -6 1, Diaz Dixon Foster Tolbert ). Robinson Turnovers: 24: (Rhodes 6, Snitker 3, Jackson 2, Foster 2, Tolbert 7, Winkfield 1, Robinson 0-- ;is' I fc Vfi, If 1, 1, DeHoog 1, 0-- Team 1). HALFTIME: Utah 37-2- 2. cjmmb2excite.com FT--A 5-- 0-- 1, the team's 22 turnovers. As was the case against Montana, one of the biggest keys to Utah's win was control of the glass, as the team outrebounded Northern Arizona The Utes' 18 offensive boards led For more info email Clint FG-- A Robinson f" I 40 UTAH Player Little Smith Marshall Thorburn Stireman Woster Green non-conferen- ce 3-- 55 Utah N. Arizona 10-- Wanted: men and women For this semester's U of U club volleyball teams. Compete in the straight game Saturday afternoon, topping the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks despite an erratic . Over N. Ariz. 3, In its final tuneup before the conference schedule, the U women's baswon its second ketball team ) though we lost." Utah Volleyball At Women Win Ugly funnest time I have ever had doing gymnastics." The crowd of more than 10,000 gave the Utes and the Bruins a standing ovation after the match, even though streak had ended. the "The crowd almost made me cry after the match," Vituj said. 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