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Show IWWil MHV . BACK PACE EDITOR Monday, December 03, 2012 r i Q Ah ' CARTER WILLIAMS I i L T i 'G r - o i Anthony Anderson, r - 586-548- 8 ri 1 r V cr. JUUUtJO (if i i LJ UNIVERSITY JOURNAL ' 1 ELISE ANDRUS UNIVERSITY JOURNAL Left: SUU guard Damon Heuir goes up for a layup during the from the victory game. Stevenett recorded a team high of 15 points and was a perfect line. Right: SUU forward Jaren Jeffery goes up for a shot against SDCC, six rebounds and against San Diego Christian on Saturday. Heuir recorded two assists. Middle: SUU forward Jackson Stevenett shoots a and eight rebounds. during the he recorded We it had was in six double we 27 the and the off races turnovers are starting to decrease. figures, guys game range. percent from By CARTER WILLIAMS 95-6- 5 free-thro- free-thro- from there. cwilliamssuunews.com w 10-poi- w (2-The never trailed at any Six players reached double figures point of the game and led by as much in scoring and SUU used a balanced as 31 points with 2:01 left in the game, attack as the mens basketball when guard Wade Collie drained an team trounced San Diego Christian uncontested jumper from the top of the 95-6- 5 line. Saturday night inside the Centrum Arena. Forward Stevenett led Jackson We were very pleased with our effort SUU in scoring with 15 points, while from everybody who played, SUU adding eight rebounds. Collie (13), head coach Nick Robinson said. We guard Damon Heuir (13), center Jayson played a full 40 minutes. I felt like we Cheesman (12), Jeffery (10) and guard did our job defensively, we rebounded Jordan Johnson (10) each reached the basketball at a very high rate and we double figures in scoring for the had six guys in double figures, so it was in the win. It was a good team win for all of us, a great team effort. SUU forward Jaren Jeffery scored Stevenett said. Everyone that came in the opening bucket 17 seconds into stepped up and came out with energy. 5) rd 1 think it outrebounded them by just took us awhile to get and everyone from top to bottom was adjusted to a new offense. Were all new to it, Cheesman said. Now were playing their best. Cheesman added nine rebounds and finally gelling and understanding the four blocks, while Jeffery grabbed open spots and were just reading each down eight more boards for SUU, which other really well. 7 in the game. outrebounded SDCC In addition, SUU outscored SDCC 40-1- 8 We really believe in finishing our in the paint and 16-- 4 in fast break defense and the rebound does that, points. However, neither team had an Robinson said. Rebounding is huge advantage in points off turnovers and for us, defensively, and that starts second chance points. our offense. We were able to get The which entered this week into transition on a number of our averaging 21.8 turnovers per game, defensive rebounds. completed their second straight game The shot a season-hig- h 56 with less than 15 turnovers. SUU from committed 13 in the game. percent from the floor and Robinson said the team is starting downtown, while holding the 1 lawks (3-to just 33 percent from the field and to click together and with that, the 51-2- 8) Weve been emphasizing drill that we do, he said. it in every The guys tonight took care of the basketball. Yes, we still had some unforced ones, but 14 and 13 (turnovers) in the same week is a real positive. The guys are beginning to understand if we take care of the basketball, were not going to give points to the other team. SUU will return to the floor Tuesday night against San Diego. We haven't talked a lot about San Diego yet, Stevenett said. Im sure we will next practice and when we get our going again. If we play our game solid game well be alright. Tipoff against the Toreros is slated for 7 p.m. inside the Cenirum Arena. SUU women lose in final seconds A look at 49ers QB controversy after leading by 14 at halftime .As f J . 1. 1 1 VW'i.vJ J I s ; ui If., Si- KEEGAN MCCANN UNIVERSITY JOURNAL SUU guard Marquelle Funk Mexico State on Saturday in field during the second half. 8 takes a charge during the loss to New the Centrum Arena. SUU shot just 33 percent from the By KEEGAN MCCANN and 70-6- 1 points respectively. was just focused on getting rebounds and doing the simple The womens basketball things, Moreland said. Thats team fell 70-6- 8 to New Mexico my role and what I want to do is State on a layup by guard come out and rebound. Danesia Williamson with 2.1 The Aggies also had three seconds left in the game. players in double figure points in They won their last game the forward Kelsie Rozendaal, who exact same way, they ran a high scored all 15 of her points in the screen for (Williamson), she second half, and guards Stefan le attacked the basket and made Gilbreath and Williamson added a tough shot, head coach JR 15 and 11 respectively. SUU won the opening tip-oPayne said. It was an incredible team game and I thought it was and quickly built a 4-- 0 lead on our best team game of the year free throws by forward Kinu and everything we did was Hawkins and Hepworth. NMSU would answer back on pretty good tonight except our free throw shooting. a pair of threes by Weber and SUU was able to outrebound Gilbreath to take a 4 lead at the Aggies 43-3but missed the 18:16 mark of the first half. The answered with eight of their 19 free throws. 0 With the loss, the fall an run over the next three to 4 on the year, while the minutes, backed by a pair of Aggies improve to layups from forward Taylor SUU forward Carli Moreland Anderson to take a 15-- 6 lead led all scorers and notched with 14:59 to go in the first half. her first double-doubl- e of the NMSU ended the run on a season with 16 points and 13 three point play by Gilbreath at rebounds. SUU had two other the 13:56 mark of the first half. The then used a quick players score in double figures in guards Sofia Hepworth and 2 run to to extended their lead for the first Hailey Mandelko who had 10 into double-digit- s 1 I kmccannsuunews.com ff 6-- 3, 11-- 2-- 5-- 2. 6-- time during the evening. Both teams struggled to find their rhythm after that as neither team scored for the next two and a half minutes. SUU broke the scoring drought at the 9:50 mark of the half on a jumper by Tayler Anderson and extended their lead to 26-1- 3 on the next possession on a by Marquelle Funk. NMSU cut the lead to under 10 at 26-1- 8 on a by Gilbreath with 7:55 to go in the first half. The responded however, going on a 12-- 5 run over the next five minutes to build the biggest lead of the half at 38-2The run was capped by a pair of 3s from Jackson and Mandelko. The Aggies responded with a pair of jumpers from guards Abby Scott and Elena Holguin to cut the lead to 39-2- 7 with 1:09 to go in the first half. SUU ended the half quickly, 3. a from buzzer-beatin- g Hepworth a 43-2- 9 jumper to give the halftime lead. See LOSS, Page 7 In the last few weeks the San Francisco 49ers have run into something that doesn't normally happen; a backup quarterback earned the starting role after performing well when the starter was out with an injury. So many teams in the NFL have franchise which they build around so quarterbacks when they get hurt the backup is usually an inexperienced noob or an old veteran that may or may not have the right stuff to get the job done. The 2011 Colts arc a good example of what happens when a franchise quarterback gets injured and your whole organization falls apart. This year, the Pittsburgh Steelers are on their third-strin- g quarterback after Ben Roethlisberger was injured in a game against Kansas City and the backups have been unable to pull out a win in the last two weeks. Jay Cutler of the Chicago Bears suffered a concussion and his backup Jason Campbell, an eight-yea- r veteran who is not a stranger to starting, was by second-yea- r Colin quarterback Kaepernick of the San Francisco 49ers in his first NFL start. What happened? Kaepernick started against the Saints last week and completed for 231 yards with two touchdowns (one rushing) and an interception. Granted, his second performance was not as good as the first, but he never got sacked and the defense returned two interceptions for touchdowns to aide in the 1 victory. 31-2- Numbers game I have been a 49sr fan my whole life and to be perfectly honest I have not been a fan of Alex Smith. That being said, I understand the struggles he faced during his first five years, which include five different offensive coordinators and a shoulder injury early in his career. Before head coach Jim Harbaugh, Smith played in 54 games, completed passes for 9,399 yards, 51 touchdowns, 53 interceptions and 28 fumbles. During those first five seasons, he had a completion percentage of 55.6, which isnt awful but it's not great eithtr. A lot of numbers, I know, but bear with me. Since Harbaugh took Smifh under his wing. Smith has completed passes for 4,875 yards, 30 864-of-1.5- 425-of-6- On Nov. 11, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Alex Smith suffered a touchdowns, 10 interceptions and concussion during the teams fust eight fumbics in 25 games before he matchup against the St. Louis Rams. He was benched with a concussion. That kept the ball, ran to the left and instead is an average completion percentage of sliding, like a quarterback should, he of 65.7 under Harbaugh, which is an turned his back to linebacker turn around. Dunbar who hit him hard in the back as Smith had his bef professional he was going down. as he threw for over 3,000 yards season Smith stayed in the game for the ANTHONY for the first time and only threw five drive, which culminated ANDERSON interceptions when he was averaging with a touchdown grab by wide 10.6 per season prior to that. In the nine receiver Michael Crabtree. While the defense held the Rams to a the 49ers games this seasons he was on route for another decided to put in Kaepernick to replace Smith, great season as he had completed, an NFL best, 70 percent of his passes for 1,731 yards, 13 who was showing signs of a concussion. Before Smith got hurt he completed passes touchdowns and five interceptions. Smith just happened to be fortunate enough to for 72 yards and a touchdown, while Kaepernick finished the game completing for 117 have a great backup quarterback who excelled yards. The game continued into overtime and, for in college and was eager to show what he could the first time since 2008, ended in a tie. do when he was given the chance to start. Where it is fortunate to have a backup that can get the Whats next? job done, it is unlucky for Smith who now has to Smith didnt get cleared to play before the watch from the bench. 49ers were supposed to take the field against Smith is no stranger to being on the bench in the Chicago Bears and Kaepernick got a chance his career, but in the past the backups were never to start for the first time in the NFL against an enough to fully replace him and once their good unforgiving defense. turn was over he came back with a vigor that kept With Cutler out, Campbell started against San him on the team. of his passes for Francisco and completed There are two things I enjoy about Kaepernick 107 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions for 243 that Smith really hasnt been able to do and thats while Kaepernick completed his ability to accurately throw the ball down yards and two touchdowns for a 32-- 7 victory over field and the elusiveness he shows in the pocket the Bears. is about to be sacked. Smith can move, Kaepernick and the 49ers outplayed and shut when he down one of the best defenses in the league and but Kaepernick seems to have a much better its because of that performance that Smith was awareness of what is going on around him and benched, even after being cleared to play, against is very quick when he needs to run it himself. the New Orleans Saints the following week. See CONTROVERSY, Page 7 Jo-Lo- y, 78-ya- rd |