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Show THE THUNDERBIRD SOUTHERN UTAH STATE COLLEGE, CEDAR CITY MONDAY )tf ft,,- 0-- , - 9 PAGE 10 , Bishop adds coaches to staff We dont have time to wait around for things to happen, said SUSC football defensive coordinator Jim Dawson. Dawson and Gene Kinickerum, who will coach the offensive line, are new additions to Thunderbird football. Head Coach Jack Bishop included assistant coaches in this years recruiting priority list. SUSC finished 7 last year, but Bishop said, I still think last year was the best team Ive ever coached. Last years Bird squad was strong offensively, but had problems on the other side of the ball, said Bishop. We look to be very strong offensively, especially in the running game, he said. With the coaching change, I feel like well be a much better defensive team. Dawson echoes Bishops beliefs, and characterizes his defensive philosophy as simple, fundamental, and sound. I dont try to outsmart everyone. Were gonna be basic, he said. Well be aggressive. Well know how to hit and 4-- tackle, and well run to the football. Im gonna try to bring a little more of an attitude a defensive attitude, said Dawson. I aint got time for all this thinking. ..lets just hit someone and make it happen. Bishop is cautious, however, noting that rebuilding will pay off. The challenge is to rebuild the defense without letting our offense slack off, he said. Usher in Kinickerum. at A former player and assistant the U of U, Kinickerum will focus primarily on the offensive line. 1 emphasize getting off the ball. Going is the epitome of football, he said. Seeing who is the better man that excites me. As an offensive lineman, you want to go hit somebody. I dont see a slow offensive line, I see guys that get after it. Bishop has continued recruiting as well picking up three new players. Jason Thornburg is a linebacker, John Alcorn, also a linebacker, and Steve Hodge, a cornerback. co-ic- h hat-tO'h- at '"A '' w "S? SUSC womens basketball coach Clay Anderson got back to the basics Saturday night before the Lady Birds faced the Lady Utes of Utah, emphasizing pride and the right attitude. Utah won the game 78-5but Anderson was pleased with his squads performance. We were within seven points with minutes left in the the ball over four and turned game, times, he said. The turnovers resulted in four easy layups for Utah. The Lady Birds play host to NAU in the Centrum Feb. 1. Brenda Acor had the game of her life, said Anderson, scoring 21 points to lead SUSC while grabbing 12 rebounds. Kim Free had eight, and also recorded 1 1 assists. Kristi Smith led Utah with 17 points. SUSC was the only Utah NCAA Division I school to vote in favor of the controversial Proposition 42 that passed 4 vote Jan. 10. by a the vote, nationwide Following attention was brought into focus by Georgetown basketball coach John 8, 163-15- two-and-a-h- boycott of the The legislation eliminates Hoyas games. week-lon- g SUSC baseball to begin The boys of summer kick off their Feb. 21 in e a series with Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. Their first home game is Mar. 7 against Western New Mexico. spring season in two-gam- mid-winte- r, T hi; Ladies lose, but salvage pride Prop 42 ignites controversy athletic scholarship aid for incoming , who do not freshmen student-athlete- s standards. academic meet minimum Standards for Proposition 42 are identical to those of Proposition 48, which require a student-athlet- e to score a 700 or better on the SAT or 15 or better on the ACT and maintain a 2.0 GPA in high school. The major change is that student-athlete- s can no longer to maintain failing by partially qualify one or the other of the stipulations. We believe this was an important vote and we will continue to strongly support the proposal, said Gerald R. Sherratt, president of SUSC. The time has come to reemphasize the importance of academics in intercollegiate athletics, said Sherratt. We are convinced this legislation will to help bring the type of student-athlet- e college who will be better prepared to successfully compete in the classroom and to graduate, he said. v Clockwise from upper left: Jim Dawson, Head Coach Jack Bishop, and Gene Kinickerum. Bird Wvtch Thompsons f ' - Actually, we did very well considering the two nights before, said Anderson, referring to Friday nights 80-5- 5 loss to Colorado State, and a loss at Wyoming Wednesday. The Lady Birds outrebounded Utah 47-4- 0 Saturday, but shot only 37 percent from the field. Anderson said if they could consistently shoot the national average of 45, they would have won all but one game. Anderson emphasized the good defense the women played, keeping the Lady Utes, normally a 58 percent shooting team to 44 percent. We build on the solid defense and rebounding, he said. In Fridays loss to the Ewes, SUSC shot a miserable 14 of 67 from the field, fouled out 5, and CSU hit 42 of 53 free throws. Gymnasts better mark After a record-settinperformance last week at Boise State with five nines and 166.35 points, the SUSC women gymnasts topped their highest score with 166.5 finishing third against BYU and Washington at Provo Friday night. The overall picture was a real good one, said coach Brent Hardcastle, though BYU won the tournament with 182.85 points, and Washington had 175.35. g SUSC competes at Utah State Feb. 13. BYU is a tough place to score at. It seems after you come down the point of the mountain, everything goes down, said Hardcastle explaining judges sometimes feel intimidated at the U of U giving high scores, but give lower, and perhaps fairer, scores at other meets. Freshman Amy Poulton hit her bar routine for the first time, said Hardcastle. I expect (Poulton) to be a very competitive beam worker. She has the ability to compete with any Division I competitor on beam, he said. Senior Cindy Petersen took a second in floor with a 9.25 and senior Tina Morgan threw a pike tsukahara for the first time, said Hardcastle. She nailed it, he said. TOMORROW Thunderbirds: SUSC turned 6:05 in its best road week of last the performance year against Kansas State. Jerry Naulls leads SUSC in scoring with 15.2 a game. Kelvin Lee is next with 12.4. A weak point for the Birds against KSU was boards, which has been bright for SUSC this year. Randy Simkins averages 6.8 boards, and Chris Naulls grabs 6.7. Razorbacks: The Hogs are 10-- 4 this year, picked to finish second in the Southeast Conference. Arkansas had the best recruiting year in the SEC. Freshman Lee Mayberry averages 12.8 points a game, while Todd Day and Oliver Miller, also freshmen, account for almost 19 coming off the bench. |