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Show BACK PACE EDITOR Tuesday, January 22, 2007 Justine Pruitt, L- k-- 586-548- 8 4 9 1 By JUSTINE PRUITT jpruittsuujournal.com Despite 32 points scored by two SUU couldnt hold the South starters, the Dakota State Jackrabbifs Saturday night, as they lost 66-6Junior forward Geoff Payne led the game with 21 points, while junior guard Dave Marek assisted with 1 points to help the 2. Payne also had five assists to lead SUU, while Marek had three. South Dakota State shot 50 percent from the field throughout the game, while SUU only shot 41.5 percent. The Jackrabbits sunk 23 of 46 shots, while the hit 22 of 53 field goals. the second half, the had During a few leads, none by more than two points because they couldnt extend the lead. Freshman guard Clint Sargent led the Jackrabbit scorers with a career-hig- h of 18 fN Halfway 1 through the second SUU MffiV'S BASKETBALL to put South half, Sargent hit a . Dakota up The and Jackrabbits went back and forth throughout the second half, but to no avail for SUU. With 23 seconds left on the clock, Marek made a layup, helping the pull within two points. However, Sargent hit two free throws, putting the Jackrabbits up by four points. Then, at the other end of the court, a doubledribble call against SUU with 13 seconds left on the clock crushed any hopes. In a Sports Information press release, Ron Carling, SUU mens basketball assistant didnt capitalize on coach, said the opportunities to put themselves on top. We had our chances; we just werent able to convert opportunities we had, he said. We 44-43- Sophomore Carlos Valle winds up for the weight throw in Saturdays pentathlon in Cerritos, Calif. Valle took first in the mens throwing pentathlon with 3,173 points, followed by two men from UC Irvine. Valle also took first in the discus with a throw of 164.4 feet. The SUU indoor mens and womens track and field teams were picked first and third in The Summit League, See MEN, Page 8 SUU coach Eric Houle said team By JUSTINE PRUITT jpruittsuujournal.com The first meet of the indoor season boded well for SUUs runners and junipers at Idaho Stale as well as the throwers in Cerritos. Calif. Senior DeWayne Lewis topped off the event at the Snake River Invitational by taking first in the dash with a tune of mens 6.88, which matched his own school record, which he set in the 2007 indoor season SUU track coach Eric Houle said the performance was good for Lewis as he is the defending dash champion in the conference. We're right on track, Houle said. In the womens distance running, junior Sharia Platt took second place in the mile with a time of 5:06, which was a personal best for her. She, too, is way ahead of where she was last year, he said. Platt also took first in the 3,000-metwith a time of 10:09, which was four seconds off the school record. Shes on the hunt to become an Houle said. Not was only Platt's pcrfoi mance good, Houle said, the other women A is where he followed by sophomore Layna Ferrin in second with 3,082 points and junior Nicole Creer rounding out the top with 2,864 points. It was our highest ever finish, Houle said. That means they had to throw well in all events. Koplin finished first in the weight throw by throwing a mark of 53.1 feet. ATF6CK & FIELD Creer finished first in the javelin with a distance runners mark of 126.4 feet. W'ere exceptional and proved that Other womens throws that stood SUU will be in the running for the out were junior Holly Travous discus conference championship. Our girls absolutely flew, he throw with a mark of 160.1 feet. We had some really good opening said. It showed the strength we now marks. Iloule said. It bodes well have. for us. SUU took the top three womens While Houle said the temperature of pentathlon spots with junior Kristi Koplin in first with 3,469 points. 71 degrees could have been almost er ASUU ! By 8 JUSTINE PRUITT wants too hot, the throwers worked hard and the competition was really important. Its difficult to throw in cold weather, he said. (The competition) was really good, and I hope it is a good indication of conference. If nothing else, it shows well be in the running for both indoor and outdoor. Sophomore Carlos Valle earned 3,173 points and took first place in the mens throwing pentathlon. Houle said he was pleased with Valles performance. He had really good throws, Houle said. He could come to help us with conference championships. Valle w'as followed by two athletes from UC Irvine, but took first in the discus throw with a mark of 164.4 feet. See TRACK, Page 9 prove grievous jpruittsuujournal.com The SUU womens basketball team suffered through 32 tuinovers, which led to a 5 defeat to the South Dakota State Jackrabbits. had five turnovers in the first five minutes of The the game, giving the Jackrabbits a quick 10-- 5 lead. In the next five minutes the had four more turnovers, and poor shooting helped the Jackrabbits go on 76-3- a 19-- 5 run. Freshman guard Kaila Goff had 10 turnovers, followed by freshman forward Caitlyn Sears with five tui novers. vSU'J I Of the 32 turnovers, 18 came as s'eals from the Jackrabbits. South Dakota State only had eight turnovers on the night. Throughout the beginning of the season, the continued to struggle with turnovers, but have been able to keep them minimized since beginning The Summit League play. Turnoveis were not the only thing to keep the fiom the scoreboard, as they shot 5 7.1! percent fmm the field, while the Jackrabbits shot 47.7 percent on the night. SUU attempted only 37 shots throughout the game, making 14, while South Dakota State attempted 65, making 31, throughout the game. South Dakota State had lour scorers in double d'gits. The Jackrabbits fieshman guard Kristin Rotert led all scoters with 15 pom! s, followed by sophomoie forward Maria Bocver with 14 points. Forwards Ketty Corncmann, a sophomore, and Stacie Oistad. a junior, each scored 12 points in the game, to round off the four double-digscores for the Jackrabbits. Junior forward Anne Westwood and sophomore guard scorers with eight Aubrey Mackintosh led the points each. South Dakota Slate banked eight three by Rotert, while SUU oniy hit two, both by Goff. The teams tied in rebounds with 32. SUU was led by freshman forward Challis Pascucci with eight boards followed by junior forward Hailee Truman with six rebounds. Goff was the next highest rebounder with five boards. Freshman forward Jennifer Schuttloffel led the Jackrabbits with six boards. During the second half, the kept Jackrabbit shooters to only 36 percent, but turnovers kept proving to he a killer for the SUU kept South Dakota State to 28 points in the 16 turnovers in the second half, but matched its first-hait "(t'u:vs bas;:eteall Senior forward Erin Heuett shoots the ball over teammates and opponents in the Centrum Arena. The played the Western Illinois Westerwinds Jan. 7. lf final half. The dropped to in conference play and 13-1- 4 See WOMEN, Page 8 |