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Show Page C2 - THE Friday, October DAILY HERALD, Provo, Utah, 6, 1995 Clips Jazz sign NOTABLE QUOTE By WARD MARCHANT Associated Press Writer "Football coaches have a way to get it done (because) if you don't get it done, you don't have to worry about getting it done because you're done." Syracuse football coach Paul Pasqualoni on job security -- Sum-merhay- s, BYU's women's soccer team heads for southern California this weekend for a trio of games. The Cougars take on WAC foed San Diego State Friday, Pepperdine Saturday and University of San Diego overall and Monday. BYU is against WAC team. Sand overall, while Diego State is and University Pepperdine is of San Diego The UVSC women's soccer team. on the season after a 1 victory at Southern Utah and a 0 4o.ss at Dixie last weekend, opens its home season w ith games tonight and Saturday. The Wolverines host Utah State at 5 p.m. tonight and then welcome Weber Slate to the campus Saturday at 2 p.m. Any UVSC students interested in joining t!ie team contact Coach Jim 0 or Dtisara at 3-- 2-- 226-774- CROSS COUNTRY The annual Orem Kiwanis Cross Country Invitational will he Saturday beginning near the UVSC Activ ities Center. The races for high school teams liom around the stale will bee in at !0 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. GOLF Carl Paulson shot the best round of his career, a e lead on 62 for a the opening day of the SI. 2 million Walt Disney Classic in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Keith Fergus and Craig Parry vere at 64, with Jay Delsing, Bob Tway, Mike Heinen and Steve Lowery at 65. two-strok- FOOTBALL Cowboys owners Jerry Jones has done it again, defying the NFL by making a deal with American Express, although Visa is the league's official credit card. American Express w ill become the official credit card of Texas Stadium, home of the Dallas Cowboys. Financial terms of the multiyear agreement, w hich has been rumored for weeks, were not released. A tearful Anthony Carter, unable to bear the pain from a shoulder 'injury, has bid farewell to football. Carter, who turned 35 last month, hugged his teammates in the Detroit locker room, then went upstairs to the Lions' media room and announced his retirement after years in the NFL. three in the L SI L. and an career at Michigan. Carter signed as a free agent with the Lions in 994 after nine standout seasons with the Pro Bowl Vikings. The two-tim- e player holds Minnesota records for recehing yards (7.6351 and touchdown catches (52). and is second in receptions (478). Quarterback Jim McMahon has returned to the Cleveland Browns. with McMahon. 36. who the Browns on Wednesday said he had considered not returning. McMahon had been dropped by the Browns in their final preseason cut and expected to return quickly. McMahon is in his 4th year in the league. BASKETBALL Magic Johnson's trip to Taiwan met another roadblock toda when the Taiwanese government denied that the former NBA star had received an imitation from the president to enter the country Taiwanese health officials earlier this 'we'ek had barred Johnson from tittering the country because In has the AIDS irus. but Johnson's agent. Lon Kosen. said there were "mixed signals" because Johnson l"Hnad) an official imitation from the1 president of Taiwan" to visit with him there. "The president of Taiwan issued a statement last night in Taiwan saving Magic and his team are welcome." Rosen said. But early today. President Lee Teng-hui'- s office denied such an invitation had been extended. State in both sports as a senior and had several scholarship offers in both sports. She chose, instead, to take Michaelis up on her invitation to earn a scholarship through her own efforts. "I had always wanted to come to BYU because I knew they had a great program and I didn't want to go out of state," she explained. It didn't take Tanner long to impress. She redshirted as a freshman, then saw action early in 1994 as a defensive specialist. But as the Cougars began WAC play, she vaulted into prominence by blasting 32 kills against Fresno State. She's been a staple on the front row as well as filling the role as one of the Cougars' best passers, servers (with an accurate, hard jump serve) and defensive players since then and earned second-teahonors last year as well as Freshman of the Year status. "Angie has gone way beyond for our her." expectations Michaelis admitted. "We always knew she was a great passer and defensive player, but she has really contributed on the front row, as well. She's really done well for us." But even as a starter most of last season. Tanner was without a scholarship until this fall. It seems there was only one scholarship available last season, and it went to defensive spe Leslie cialist Anderson, anoth who er walk-o- n had started foi the Coucars for a couple of sea- sons. "Coach said Michaelis thoueht she Leslie deserved Laci Olmstead it because she was a senior and had worked so hard and that was all right with me." Tanner said with a shrug. "1 was willing to wait." It's that kind of team attitude that makes the Cougars a top team every year. Olmstead is another example of d that kind of player. She was the starting setter for NAIA power after team-oriente- BYU-Hawa- ii honearning second-teaors at Carpenteria High School in All-CI- F California. But she decided she w anted a change. "I just wasn't quite happy with and my situation at rd wanted to come to BYU forever." she said. "I actually made the decision to leave before I was invited to walk on at BYU. You don't just come and uy out for the BYU team you have to be invited. So when that invitation came. I was really excited. " OlmMichaelis invited the stead to join the team with eyes toward making her a defensive specialist, since the Cougars ahead had a backup setter in the program who was being groomed Charlene to replace Johnson when she graduated. And Olmstead's sie did nM help her 7 is a problem durii.j rotations on the front row. But the backup setter decided not to return to BYU and suddenly Olmstead found herself as the heir apparent to Johnson. A daunting enough task for any plaver. but for a walk-on- . perhaps more than would usually be asked. Not in Olmstead's v iew. "I didn't put a whole lot of pres- BYU-Hawa- ii BYU-Hawa- ii 5-- 7 5-- Red Wrnga al Avaianch (TNN) 8 pm Cofcvq noHcyDall. Aiiiona al StmlW) (PSP) 8pm CoHrg mivtalt EYU at f r no SI IKSHH 1400 AM) Saturday Jam Aulo lacing fJNNl (2-- ' l III I -- (0-4- CEDAR CITY (AP) The Utah Jazz have reached...;; agreement on a three-yeajcontract witn iree agent-Chri- s Morris, a Salt LakeT newspaper said. Morris. 29, averaged 13.3r-pointin seven years with; the New Jersey Nets. The Salt Lake Tribune',' today quoted sources, whom it did not identify, as saying: " the contract is worth about'; S8 million, including S2.4" million this season. The new spaper said MorV":' lis would arrive today at the I Ja training camp at South:1;."! em Utah University. Scott Layoen. director of " player personnel, declined comment on the report and" Jazz owner Larry Miller said" j the story was piemature. The Jazz on Thursday";'! free agent Greg"' signed 1 Foster to a one-yecontract;' Foster played in MinnesotjgM' and Chicago last season. lllllvilllS till. li.'inraA U," another center to till in while Felton Spencer recoveri,'a from a lorn Achilles tendon'.'. "1 didn't come m to jusT sit." Foster said. "1 want t).:i I want to con-- , play and 2-- H So far. in victories over New Mexico, Fresno State and UTEP, the Utes. led by walk-o- n quarterback Mike Fouts. have made the plays they've had to make, McBride said. 2-- II w hile 1. "So right now we're sitting in a good spot." he said, "but we've got a lot of good teams left to play." 2-- 1, C. Morri in a matchup against a future Colorado State ( ). 1,2-2) w ill be at Utah State and Hawaii BYU (2-are idle this week. 2. 2, 3) WAC team h ' iinMiiJUimliaLWUIJM a a WMWIWHW1 Jf$yf Pj tribute." 'He's a overachiever." Miller hard-worke- el for youth." said Hales. The book Harmon wrote took an added difficulty since Young is a very unassuming person. "We used a lot of first-hansources in the book who know Steve." said Hales. "There's no belter person to write a book about Sieve Young than Dick Harmon." Several chapters of the book are d ,1', r, atj;"' said' ' "We like his work ethic and his toughness. He gives usia another big guy. and last" year we learned how vulnerable we were al center." d draft Utah's first-roun- choice. Ostertag. Daily Herald PhotoPatrick J. Krohn for the Cougars, is Heather Whittaker, 18, left, and Amma this year. Whittaker, a walk-oLindqvist, 6, block a kill attempt in a match earlier now a starter and one of their top players. hand. "I liked the atmosphere. sure on myself, because I don't to go to as a school, then if volleyBYU's n I play well that way," she said. "I decided I would try to do what Laci could do. not try to be Charlene. I just wasn't going to comI knew pare myself with her So I do else that! would everyone just tried to be myself." That has proved to be enough for the Cougars. Olmstead got acquainted with her teammates during a trip to Eastern Europe last spring and has been becoming more and more comfortable with her role as the season progressed. The intricacies available in the Cougar offense are being displayed and she has especially developed a great rhythm with middle blockers Amma Lindqvist and Ah.y Steele. Last week, in tw in wins over Colorado State and Wyoming. Michaelis figured the setter Olmstead was capable of being was emerging. "Laci has been around volleyball a long time and understands what we're trying to do." Michaelis said. "And she's just a very hard worker and willing to do whatever it takes. "We didn't expect her to be our setter, but she has risen to that challenge so well. The very fact that the team would select her to be a team captain when she hadn't started any matches for us last y ear tells you w hat kind of a person she is. And she's really been coming on strong the last few weeks." For Olmstead. coming to BYU without a scholarship was worth it. "Oh. yes. definitely." she said. "I'm very happy. I have my weaknesses, but the team helps me cov er them up. That's what it's all about we all help cover each other's weaknesses to make the team strong." Whittaker is one of those w ho is much making the team stronger to hei own suipiise. The talented sophomore was another "invited walk-on.- " and redshirted her freshman year. She was an outstanding player at American Fork High as a prepster. but the business major said she chose BYU because it was the best 5-- 1 fit for her. "I had been lightly recruited by BYU and Utah through high school, but when it came to choosing a school. I was given some really good advice. I was advised to choose the school that I wanted dedicated to Young's transition from the college ranks to being Joe YOUNG: stand Steve Young, that we put out 4 KSI. 1160 AM) fifth with 22 receptions. "Their offensive line is playing extremely well and the quarterback is making really good decisions. They've got speed on the ... They look like a good, solid football team in all areas and they don't seem to have a lot of weaknesses." McBride said of the Aztecs. "We're going to have a real gut check just to hang in there with them." The San Diego State-Utagame is one of three matching WAC teams on Saturday. UTEP is at Air Force (0-is at and New Mexico (0-Fresno State In nonconference games, Wyoming (1-goes to Tulsa All-WA- C a book thai sees him as a role mod- 6pm NHL (ESPNi 6cm Rodao department while Hakim ranks outside (Continued from CI) (Continued from CI) Friday 5 30 p m Tannia, Swm Indow Champi. onhup (PSP) p m BtwtiaO pdayofH (ABC Chann pre-seas- Liuii.iiilliaiigimiMmiLi'i!lw-- WALK-ON- S: SOCCER 226-776- gut-chec- 3-- Wasatch High finished fifth at the state golf tournament at Sunny biook Golf Course Tuesday. Pine View won the title in a playoff over Uinjah. They both shot team scores of 330. Dixie was third at 334. followed bv Park City 342. Wasatch 343. Carbon 345. Richfield 349. Cedar City 351 and Emery 372. Tad Hunt won the individual title with a 72. Wasatch's Bruce Jr.. was second at 74. followed by Jason Joy 76 and Trent Pope 78. 3A k McBride feels it's time for his Western AthletUtah Utes. ic Conference-leadin- g The Utes are leading the WAC with a 0 record (3-- 2 overall), but McBride is painfully aware that the toughest part of his schedule is ahead of him. And that starts with Saturday's game at Salt Lake City against San Diego State. The Aztecs (2-- 2 overall) have played only one conference game. Ron GOLF to favorite Brigham Young Sept. 16. McBride has reason to worry. The Aztecs have a one-bac- k offense that features two of the best receivers in the conference. Will Blackwell and Az Hakim. Blackwell already has caught 35 passes to lead the WAC in that losing Montana's backup at San Francisco. What is especially enjoyable about the book is Young vanquishing the ghost of Montana at San Francisco. Through leadership, great gamesmanship and sheer will. Young overcame fa resistance and bad press to win the hearts of a majority of 49er fans. Pei haps the most insightful pages are those that detail Young and his agent Leigh Steinberg's attempt to wrestle a contract from club the Los Ange the thcn-USF- L ball worked out. fine. I wanted to come to BYU for the academics and that's very important to me for the atmosphere. "I always wanted to come here and w hen coach told me there was a place on the team for me, it was just icing on the cake." Whittaker worked hard during her redshirt year, then spent most of her freshman year on the bench, playing sparingly. But she didn't skimp on her work in practice and when a righlside hitter position opened up this season, she turned nit to be the one best prepared to fill it and graobed a starting role. She's been a consistent force for the Cougars since then and has shown again her willingness to work hard in whatever role she has as she alternates with other talented athletes like Rogers and Debbie Diniond Freeland at that position. "Yeah. I was really surprised to get the starting slot." she said with a laugh. "When I got my chances I to play. I didn't feel pressure kind of felt like this would probably be it for me. so go out and play hard and have fun." "It's a real tribute to Heather and her work ethic." said Michaelis of Whittaker's starting role. "She understands the game plan and uses her intelligence to make herself better. That's a quality that has enabled her to do things that some more gifted play ers perhaps take for granted. She's also a wonderfully talented athlete." Petri Hi is another talented athlete and one who has managed to step into a starting role as a defensive specialist as a true freshman. An outstanding athlete at Granada High in California, she was recruited by Villanova and but deeded to come to BYU and earn a scholarship, which she has already done. She w orked her way into a starting role as a defensive specialist. "I've got the scholarship! for one year." she said. "But nothing's assured after that. I'm happy to work to keep it." An accomplished setter as well, the 7 Petri i may alternate w ith Olmstead in a 2 offensive set this e weekend as the Cougars try to SDSU's powerful attack. "I just liked it here on my v isit." said Petrilli of her choice to come to BYU without a scholarship in 5-- 6-- rni-trali- les Express. Though Young became known as the S40 million man. Harmon's book shows that the money, hype and success didn't taint the former BYU great. The book is chock full of pictures, some of which date back to Young's days at BYU as well as current photos of last January's Super Bowl a'insl the San Diego Chargers. lor the typical football junkie, this book is a must, l or the BYU Jie hard Ian. a library would not be complete without it. i figured if I walked on and did a good job. I could get a scholarship. I didn't really think I'd be play ing so much this soon, hut it's been fun." "Andrea is filling one of those specialist roles for us." Michaelis said. "She's got a great personality out there on the court." Together, these four athletes combine with the other talented players on the BYU squad to make a w hole that is more than its parts. They are w illing to do whatever it takes to help the team w in. "The team concept is what w ill carry us." said Michaelis. who took the Cougars to the Final Four a couple of years ago and has kept the BYU program constantly in the rankings through the years despite an unfavorable situation with seeding in the national tournament and usually fewer of the top recruits that other top teams have. "That has always been how this program has worked, with a team concept. "This weekend we may have to combine players to meet the challenge of SDSU. We may need to have some people play back row and bring different people on for front row. to get a little bigger. We may have to run a 2 on offense to help out on the front row. But these players are all willing to fill whatever role needs to be filled to gel the win." 6-- Tanner. Olmstead. Whittaker and Petrilli agree and all are looking for victories this weekend in the two WAC showdowns. The Aztecs are undefeated in WAC play thus far at having won three matches on the road. Fresno State handed BYU its only Kiss in WAC play last year. So the incentive is there for the 1 Cougars. "I love to w in on the road." Tanner said. "It's just fun to beat a team at their place. And I think we have the talent to do it if we plav like we can." "And." added Whittaker. "since there is a little more locus on other teams, since we weren't the favorites coming in. there's a little more reason for us to focus on winning the WAC. We know we can't let up and still win we learned that against Utah in a loss in Salt Lake City . but when we all work hard together, we can accomplish a lot." 3-- 2-- China wins title SABAE. Japan (AP) China won its second consecutive men's team title Uxlay at the World Gymnastics Championship as the United States floundered to ninth place. The Chinese started the optional exercises .012 point behind Japan and started immediately opening u lead. Japan ended up 566 619 to three points behind 56.3.558 as it took the silver The United Slates, thud altci the compulsory exercises thai count lor half the score, suite ' series of mistakes and falls. ik, dropped to ninth at 55S.7K4 POOR . -- 7-- center 1 Gre?'' who signed three-yea- r contract Wednes-.- i day that the Tribune said wfc worth SI. 7 million, arrive'd"; at camp Thursday with ;a walking cast on his right foot. had minor' Ostertag to Wednesday surgery remove screws put in his.1 ankle three years ago when;', he suffered a stress fracture'; during his sophomore year al Kansas. "I was having some pain, in there durine the rookie- camp; so I asked (the Jaz&w to take them out." he '; sai2 He expects workouts to by participate in Sunday or Mondav. PLAYOFFS; (Continued from CI ) for the AL West title. During the regular season. "(Tie Mariners were 4 against the Yan. in the kees, including The Yankees' only v ictory in Seattle came Aug. 27 when Scott Kamieniecki beat Belcher The Mariners wanted to open their scries in New York with but they Randy Johnson (18-2had to use him against the Angels Monday. Pitching on three days' rest, he allowed only three hits-aone walk while striking out 12, He made 126 pitches and 86 of diem were strikes. . So Johnson will be going on three day ' rest again Friday niglit when he tries to keep the Mariners from being eliminated in iHm" aTC first-eve- r , playoff series. Rockies-Bra- y es ?C ATLANTA Bill Swift,.who won eight of his last nine lesions, has one goal in mind toijjii keeping the Colorado Rockies alive in the NL playoffs. "It's going to be a close game. Swift said at his Atlanta hotel Thursday "It's going to be more than likely, with John Smoltz pitching for the Braves,'..'." The Rockies face an uphill Rattle in the best-of-series, having losi the first two at home as Atlanta rallies to vv in staged ninth-inninIt would take a three-gam- e sweep of a team the Rockies Have had trouble healing during fheii three-yea- r existence. Atlanta owns a 32-advantage over Colorado, "It can be done," said Svyjll. who plans to have offseayri surgery on his light shoulder to correct a frayed muscle that sometimes becomes inflamed. 9-- 6-- 1 King-dome- .'- ). g 5 6 - Dodders-Red- s , . CINCINNATI When !fiAS Nonto was picked to start the,' All Sl;if ini me. a luMillim in J.rMn cauea lum Nmnolhe Hero.. When he takes the mound tonight for his first NL playoff Mart, he'll be Nomo The f'.'ist Chaike loi the Los Angctes Dodgeis ''to is standing in the wJVt't ' ( okinn.iii Reds sweep. Reds iKvd just one win at R(.jr-b"n- i Nudum ihis weekend to take the best oi.5 mTK.v iUk advanjrJo Ni. '.'hantpionship scries , '' |