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Show SECTION Daily d Herald SATURDAY, MARCH. 18, 2006 SPORTS EDITOR Darnell Dickson - 344-2555 - ddickson@heraldextra.com BYU FOOTBALL Defensive switch for Cougars BYU football coach Bronco Mendenhall Mendenhall announcesswitch to 3-4 scheme, similar to what we have already done. hiring of Hill as defensive secondary coach announced the hiringof and gangtackling.” JaimeHill (pronounced Hi-me) as the team's new defensive Darnell Dickson Cougars will take on Iowa in the first round of the women’s NCAA Tournament today. Cougars looking for success at Big Dance hall to take advantageofhis depth at linebacker. “Wefeellike we've assembled the best coaching staff possible,” said Men- assistant coach to replace the departed denhall, whois also the defensive coor- On the same day he announced Jaime Hill (first nameis pronounced HI-me) as personnel, there are playérs on our team who we can design scheme elements aroundto make sure weget ourbest 11 coachingstaff, Mendenhall also ac- the coaching assignmentchanges arein scheme from the 3-3-5 he brought with him from NewMexico to a 34 our returning defensive personnel. “Theprinciples (of the 34) are very Brian Mitchell. He's also showinghe can be flexible. Herald file photo BYU's Ambrosia Anderson and the Last season, Mendenhall started three former defensive tackles (Manaia The moveto a 3-4 will allow Menden- BYUfootball coach Bronco Mendenhall wasted little timein selecting a new the newest memberof the BYU football We will continue to emphasize pursuit dinator. “After reviewing our defensive Brown, Daniel Marquardt and Vince Feula) on the defensive line because he wanted to get, his best linemen on the field, so the move tothe 3-4 is just another expression of that philosophy. BYU returnsjust onestartinglinebackerin senior middle linebacker Cameron Jensen, But several others have starting experience, including juniors football players on the field. Webelieve knowledged heis changing his defensive direct alignment with the strengths of See FOOTBALL, C2 » Anew scheme: A detailed explanation ofthe difference betweenthe 3-4 and the 3-3-5 defensive schemes, C2 secondary coachFriday JaimeHill Hill brings with him a long, impressive coaching resume. “Included in coaching experienceis: » Stint as a defensive assistant and secondary coach with the San Francisco 49ers » Three years as an assistant coachin the CFL,including the last two with the Ottawa Senators MEN'S NCAA BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT SURVIVING A SCARE Jared Lloyd Theold truism states that time heals all wounds. Notso in basketball. Manyformerplayers and coach- es can recall with all-too-perfect clarity the shot that didn't go down or the gamethat got away. Although the BYU women's basketball team hadan excellent season,it still has blemishes it would love to have go away. The Cougars wouldlove to for- get a trio of losses in the friendly confines of the Marriott Center and thelate (7) BYU vs, season dit- ficulties (win- (1 0) lowa ningonly six oftheir last WOMEN'S NCAA TOURNAMENT 10 games after starting Today, Pepsi Center Approx. 1:30 p.m. Tv: ESPN2 better for BYU would be having a First round 19-1). Even pair of blow- out losses to Utah completely purged from the memory banks. Buttheladies in blue-and-white should know thatit can be done and the method ofgetting rid of thosebadrecollections is very simple. Win. Now. JULIE JACOBSON ‘Associated Press Albany’s JamarWilson, left, puts up a shot as Connecticut's Rudy Gay defends during their NCAA Tournament first-round gameFridayin Philadelphia. Nothing capsa seasonlike success in the NCAAtournament. BYUcanstart eradicating the few disappointmentsthis afternoon at No. 1 seed UConn overcomesdouble-digit deficit to avoid historic upset Rob Maaddi THE ASSOCIATED PRESS the Pepsi Center in Denver, where it faces lowainthefirst roundof the “Big Dance.” “We're very excited to be in the tournament,” Cougar head coach Jeff Judkins said. “We know every team thereis very talented and has had successful seasons. We haven't beenin for thelast couple of years, so I think both the team and the university are very excited.” An overwhelming underdog in its first NCAA tournamentappearance, I witnessed our poorestof- Z=e Albany spent:a week pro- PHILADELPHIA — Connecticut relied onits skill and experience to avoid an historic upset. Marcus Williams scored a seasonhigh 21 points and Denham Brown claiming, “Why Not Us?” kies overcomea 12-point, second-half deficit to beat 16th-seeded Albany 72- The Great Danes then went out and made a good run at becomingthefirst No. 16 UCONN seed to beat a. No. 1lseedin ALBANY the NCAAtournament. “They shockedus into sucha state 59 on Friday night. that they put usin a situation where added 17, helpingthe top-seeded Hus- * hugged a manhe'd only met once fensive effort in 20 years at UConn,” Huskies coach Jim Calhounsaid. “I never saw ¢ us lodklike that. They were magnificentforthe first 30 minutes. We were equally 72 magnificent for the final10.” 59 Calhoun was so impressed by Albany’s effort that he walked over to Great Danes coach Will Brown after the game and “[ said, “You guys arespecial.’” Calhounsaid. i Connecticut (28-3) plays Sunday against Kentucky in the second round See UCONN, C4 D Upset special: No. 13 seed Bradley| sent 4 seed Kancas homewithout a tournament victory, C4 See COUGARS, C4 PREP BOYS SOCCER NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE BATTLE FOR THE BALL Report: Owens, Cowboys reach a deal in principle Jean-Jacques Taylor THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS year-old receiver for the final nine gamesoflast season for conduct detrimental to the team. Hefrequently IRVING, Texas — TheDallas Cow- criticized club officials and quarter- boys have reached an agreementin principle with star wide receiver Terrell Owens, two sources said Friday night. The sources said a formal announcementregarding the freeagentreceiver is expected in the next few days. The sources also said Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and coachBill Parcells are scheduled to return to Dallas today. Jones and club spokesman Rich Dalrymple could not be reached for comment. Owens’ agent, Drew Rosenhaus,could not be reached for MATT SMITH/Dally Herald Orem High's Brad Riding (20) battles Alta’s Colby Swensenforthe ball during Friday afternoon’s soccer gameat Orem. The Tigersfell in double overtime,1-0. For more prep action, C3. ke ; comment. Owens,32, spent the last two seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles and scored 20 touchdowns in 21 games. But the Eagles deactivated the 32- back Donovan McNabb becausehe was unhappywith his contract. Still, Gwens finished the season with 47 receptions for 763 yards and six touchdowns. Owens would give the Cowboys the type of dynamic receiver they havenot hadsince a neck inj forced MichaelIrvin toretire after the 1999 season. Until last season, Qwens hadcaught at least 77 passes forat least 1,100 yards in each of the last five seasons. Hehas played in the Pro Bowlin five ofthe last six seasons. Dallas hasn't had a Pro Bowlreceiversince Irvin in 1995 and has had just one 1,000-yardreceiver since 2000. WWW.HERALDEXTRA.COM — CALL 375-5103 TO SUBSCRIBE See OWENS, C2 a a JAMIE SQUIRE/Getty Images Free ageny Terrell Owens, shown here in a game playing for Philadelphia last season, has reportedly reachedan agreementto play for the Dallas Cowboys. a |