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Show Page 16 The Thunderbird Monday, Octo6er 3, 1983 Mesa downs SUSC The Mavericks upped the ante minutes later, when Monson In perhaps their most drive with a capped a nine-plalackluster performance since the scoring run. The extra lead. Northern Arizona game Sept. point gave Mesa a SUSC came up with its only 10, the Southern Utah State score on rhe night after a College Thunderbirds were defender recovered one of two soundly defeated by the Mesa fumbles with 38 seconds perennial conference favorite Mesa College Mavericks, 33-remaining in the first half. Three plays later, Rick at Grand Junction, Colo., Harrison entered the game and Saturday night. field goal, and kicked a SUSC moved the ball well in Mesas lead was cut to 14-its first two series of downs, The lacked something while the defense forced Mesa to in the second half, and though stall on two consecutive drives. The Mavericks used four pariticular individuals turned in minutes and a drive to good performances at various take 'he lead on a late first times in the second half, the cohesiveness SUSC needed to quarter touchdown. Mesa was climb back into the game was aided by a controversial first down given them by officials at not present. the SUSC The now on the line, and three plays later Bill Monson in conference play, year and will host Ft. Lewis College in connected with Keith Howard Cedar City this Saturday at 1 on a touchdown pass. The extra point was good. p.m. by Paul Husselbee 10 y 14-- 0 3 tailback Curry A near (40) is led around the end by fullback Gary Mason (34) in a recent SUSC win. An car gained 59 yards on 17 carries in a losing cause Saturday night. T-Bir- ds Volleyballers on down Snow, Ft. Lewis win streak ; play Northern Arizona tonight six-ga- by Brooks Washburn 6-- 4 The ball had all the right bounces for the SUSC Lady Bird volleyball team last week, as SUSC came away from competition with big "victories over Fort Lewis and Snow College. SUSC traveled to Ephraim Wednesday to play Snow. After dropping a close 5 decision in the initial game of the match, the Lady Birds managed to turn around what may have been a disastrous road trip and came up with a satisfying victory. SUSC got off to a slow start, said SUSC Coach Joy Peterson. However, after losing the first game, the Lady Birds regrouped and came back to win the next three games straight, and 13-1- 15-1- 15-1- 15-1- We made some mistakes which made it a closer match than it should have been, Peterson said. Despite 12 service errors, a problem which has plagued SUSC in the past, the Lady Birds held on to pull off the victory. SUSCs Paula Burgoyne (10) follows through on a spike attempt in the Lady Birds win over Ft. Lewis College in RMAC action, 15-15-and 15-- SUSCs next home 7, 9 6. match is Oct. 20, when the Lady Birds host Ricks College in War Memorial Fieldhouse at 7 p.m. The Raiders jumped out to an early lead in the RMAC match, but the came back to tie the affair at six. Vicious spikes by Paula Burgoyne and Colleen Hawkins, aided by the sets of Sally Gines and Sherry Burrows, allowed SUSC to go on and win the game, In the second game, early SUSC mistakes again helped Fort Lewis to take a big lead. Following a brief time out, however, the Lady Birds stormed back to tie the game at four apiece. Fort Lewis put up a fight, but the Lady Birds refused to budge an inch. Lisa Stolk contributed four kills, while Tori Brinkerhoff scored on three successive service aces, and SUSC hung on to win I felt that we played a little tired, Peterson said, but we managed to play as good as our competition. SUSC and Snow split matches when they last met, Peterson said. Snow always gives us a tough match, she said. Snow College will have an opportunity to even the score and duplicate last years split when the Badgers visit War Memorial Fieldhouse in October. The Lady Birds, who have lost only one conference match at home in two years, kept alive h their winning streak Friday by downing the Fort Lewis College Raiders in three straight games. 15-- 15-- The final game of the match was characteristic of the first two. Fort Lewis jumped out to an early lead, but SUSC came back to win the contest by a score of Friday nights victory boosts SUSCs season record to 13-- 5 and makes the Lady Birds undefeated in conference play thus far in the season. 1 felt everyone played well, Peterson said following the Fort Collins match. I feel this was our best home match. Tonights match showed that we have a lot of depth and that we can play well together. Everyone got to play and did fairly 15-- well. Peterson said she was especially pleased with her teams blocking. We had good blocking on the night, she said. Although the Lady Birds played well as a team, several players had outstanding performances, Peterson said. The Lady Birds will meet Ricks College in their next home match Oct. 20 at 7 p.m. in War Memorial Fieldhouse. |