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Show mm itUlUN I SPORTS EDITOR y i . SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9, Darnell Dickson 344-255- 5 2007 ddicksonheraldextra.com NCAA VOLLEYBALL: ELITE EIGHT Cougar spikers' season ends in loss to No. 1 Penn State DAILY season. "I'm very proud of everyone in our program. It's unfortunate that it has to end, but I'm very proud of what we've been able to accomplish this year." The match was the end of the road for five Cougar se- "I'm very proud of everyone in our program. It's unfortunate that it has to end, but I'm very proud of what we've been able to accomplish this year." HERALD UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. 17 BYU women's volleyball team saw its season come to an - The No. Jason Watson BYU women's volleyball coach niors, as Chelsea Goodman, Erica Lott, Annie Pinegar, end Saturday in the NCAA ing for an NCAA title until be- -. Tournament ing swept at No. 1 Penn State, 30-2- 3 I Second-hal- 30-1- 5, 30-1- 8 See ELITE EIGHT, f3 i mark, philbrickbyu Lott, second from right, tries to spike the ball between three Penn State defenders on Saturday. D9 NO. 9 MICHIGAN STATE 68, NO. 20 BYU 61 mm 0ili f fa BYU's Erica 74-1- TE) f& f.r.) Catherine Parker and Jenna Judkins made their final appearance in a BYU uniform. Goodman led the Cougars with 13 kills on the night, "This has been a wonderful run for our program and for me personally in just my third BYU finished the season 24-year as a head coach," said BYU head coach Jason Watoverall after advancing to the round of eight for the first time son, who is now 8 overall since 1998. at the conclusion of his third Regional 0 Champion ship. The Cougars were one of just eight teams in the country still play- (1) PENN ST. (17) BYU ' 0 A. 0 k TYft slump costs Cougars in loss to No. 9 Michigan State Jason Franchuk DAILY HERALD. SALT LAKE CITY BYU head coach Dave Rose will have to wait until Monday to sort this out. The team doesn't get together today, although there are numerous examples to be shown of how BYU was shoved out of its strategies at EnergySolutions Arena by, Michigan State. Spartans 68, Cougars Bland all that warranted mentioning Saturday by players or Rose was the collapse. Yes, the entire second half got away. It's easy to count the problems that were confronted in that time frame. rarely-before-se- See D5 BYU MEN, Ta!2ofth2t:p3 Player of the game Drew neitzel, g, Mich. sr. The Spartan guard bounced back from a rough first half shooting, two points) and hit shots in the second half to finish with 15 points and . (l-of- three Key stat of the game . . : the second half, the Cou- gars shot Just 30.4 percent, BYU's worst percentage in a half since Nov. 18, 2006, vs. Idaho State. In What It means ' , BYU hadtheoppotunltyto make a big statement on the national scene, but just couldn't deliver in the clutch. MARIO 1. Chances were there for BYU to pull upset SALT LAKE CITY stare from Lee Cummard stone-col- The d it all. Cummard, Trent Plaisted ( and Sam Burgess addressed v the media at EnergySolutions Arena afte20th-ranke- d BYU dropped a 1 decision to No. 9 Michigan State 68-6- on Saturday, and the look on Cummard's face was one of pure contempt. Not for the media, though lots of people hate us. Cummard hated losing. He hated that the Cougars first-halead had a and couldn't hang oa He hated playing only 20 minutes, nt lf spending half the game on the bench next to head coach Dave Rose because of foul trouble. He hated that in the second half, BYU missed foul shots and open looks, turned the ball over and lost its way. Cummard understood the colossal opportunity that had slipped through their hands. A Tebow takes the big prize Florida QB first sophomore to win theHeisman 0 o. See DICKSON, D5 BYU defense gets tough in victory against UVSC They would have to do something extraordinary. Like what? On a day when BYU turned Something like holding theball Sandy Marvin, UVSCs scorer (19.5 ppg) over 23 scoreless. The Cougars would times, the only chance have to take away the and contest every shot. the Cougars had to cool Mission accomplished. off Utah BYU's defense turned in a Valley State smothering performance, as the Cougars rolled to a BYU 72 on Saturwin. UVSC 52 day afternoon in the The win helped BYU Marriott Center would be on the defensive end. See BYU WOMEN, D5 DAILY Ralph D. Russo PRESS On BYU Basketball second win over a top-1team 6 Louis(BYU beat then-Nville on Nov. 23) would have showed the national media the Cougars were contenders and may have helped give BYU a decent seed in tlie NCAA tournament. - - (s Neil K. Warner r ASSOCIATED Darnell Dickson WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL COLLEGE FOOTBALL THE Herald RUIZDaily players (from left Chris Miles, Chris Collinsworth, Jimmer Fredette and Michael Loyd Jr.) on the bench react as Michigan State fights its way back in to the deficit at halftime to beat the Cougars, 68-6game in the second half at EnergySolutions Arena on Saturday. The Spartans rallied from a 1 BYU ; HERALD second- Tim Tebow NEW YORK needed pnly two years of college to graduate to Heisman Trophy winner, putting the sophomore in a class by himself. o Florida's quarter- -leading folk-her- back with the rugged running style and magnetic personality won the Heisman on Saturday See HEISMAN, . 1 I KEILY KUNEAssoclatsd Press Florida quarterback Tim Tebow holds up the Heisman Trophy in New York. D4 after winning the award Saturday 72-5- MARK JOHNSTONDaily UVSCs Robyn Fairbanks, Herald right attempts to shoot over BYU's Cassie King on Saturday. |