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Show SECTION p) Daily 3 Herald SUNDAY, MARCH 19, 2006 SPORTS EDITOR | Darnell Dickson 344-2555 ddickson@heraldextra.com WOMEN'S NCAA BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT A closer look Player of the Game Ambrosia Anderson, Forward The senior star scored 20 points BYU's only player in double figures. Shehit two pointers, then sealed the win by hitting a pair offree throws with five sec- Anderson ‘Whatit Means Even asthe higherseed, it was an onds to play. impressive win for the Cougars, just the third NCAA Tournamentvictory in the program's history. The reward for topping the Hawkeyes? A matchup with No, 2 seed Oklahomaon Monday. The Sooners disposed of 15-seed Pepperdine, 78-66. ougars shoot down Hawkeyes BYU sharp from beyondthearc in first-round win Jennie Keeleall hit a pair of treys to has a big impact in the game,” nament “It wasa nice winforus,” Cougar - Jared Lloyd The BYU women’s basketball team probably hasn't taken a lot of time to explore downtown Denver. If the Cougars do get the chancein the next twodays, they shouldn't be surprisedif theyfind that they're quite comfortable. Afterall, they proved they were very comfortable shooting theball from downtown onSaturday after- noon. No. 7-seed BYU pouredin10 3pointers and held off a late lowa MEN'S NCAA rallyto beat the 10th-seeded Hawkeyes, 67-62, at the Pepsi Center in Denver and advance to the second round of the women’s NCAATour- ——Ssa BYU 67 1OWA 62 head coach Jeff Judkins said. “We're very excited to advance. give the Cougarsanedge “| think the 3-point shot always John- sensaid. “Todaya lot of the guards came out strong. We've been playing somewhat timidlately, but we came out and showed a lot of confidence.” The hot shooting of the players I'mvery happy fromProvo built BYU a 16-point lead with how we played and I think the Hawkeyesrefusedto fold we hada lot of players comein and helpus win. With the BYU post players struggling with foul trouble throughout the contest, the midway throughthe secondhalf, but “I give lowa credit,” Judkins said See COUGARS, D5 JAREN WILKEY 8 guardssteppeduptheir game from the outside. Senior Ambrosia Ander- BYU's Dani Kubik,right, and Laura Stratton celebrate a basket latein son, junior Melinda Johnsen, fresh- the manVanessa Hutson andsenior secondhalf as BYU beat lowa 67-62 Saturday in Denver, Colo. 2006 VALLEY WRESTLER OF THE YEAR Mr. Workaholic Non-stop schedule helps keep Provo’s Holt at the top GERRY BROOME/Associateu Press Wichita State’s Ryan Martin,left, and Matt Braeuer react after beating No. 2 seed Tennessee on Saturday. Wichita State shocks Vols, off to Sweet16 of his game athaniel Holt, you have just won a state 4A individual wrestling title at Aaron Beard 145 pounds and have been namedthe “Valley Wrestler of the Year” by the Daily Herald What are yougoing to do now? “Well, I'vebeen training really GREENSBORO,N.C. — P.J. Couisnard stepped back from the defender and launcheda straightaway3-pointer with the shot clock hardfor a senior national tournament inPittsburgh. I've got a cou- winding down. As soon as the ball ple oj more recruiting trips planned andafter senior nationals, I'll got to swished through the net, Couisnard pointed triumphantly to Wichita State's rowdyfans get ready for the Western Regional tournament in Las Vegas and then gel readyto gotocollege.” The message wasclear. The team from that pesky midmajorconfer- So muchfortheoff-season. aed) WICHITA ST. 80 TENNESSEE 73 ence was on its way tothe NCAAtournament’s round of 16 for thefirst time in 25years. KaronBradleyhit a go-ahead jumperwith about 2 minutesleft while Couisnardfollowed with that big 3 to help Wichita State beat second-seeded Tennessee 80-73 Saturday in-the Washington Regional, giving the Missouri Valley Conference’s regular-season champion a second straight win over an opponent from a powerconference. Nowthe seventh-seeded Shockers Holt knows you don't get to the top ofyour sport bytaking six months off. Youdon't go40-1 on the year andfinish witha 126-19 career record bywrestling from Novemberto February. Even though Holt is a senior at Provo HighSchool, wrestling did not end in February at the state tournament wher he pinned Jason Barkerof Mountain Crest ui the championship match and was nained “Outstanding Wrestler of the Tournament” (upper weightclass). Since he was crownedstate champion, he’s beenworking outpreparing for the senior national tournamentand has, made campusvisits to Central Michi- gan and Tennessee-Chattanvoga, both strong wrestling schools. * See SHOCKERS, D4 “I really liked Central Michigan. They're rankedninth nationally and theyhave a class program,” Holt said. “I also like Tennessee-Chatta- T.0. finds new homein Dallas THEJaimeAron_ ASSOCIATES PRES nooga. Both are great programs, but I'm going to take a fewmoretrips before I makea decision.” Holt has becomea hotrecruit thanksto his work ethic and his desire to be something special. He MATT SMITH /Dally Heraic Provo's Nathaniel Holt is the Daily Herald All-Valley Wrestler of the Year. He competedin the 145-poundweight classthis season, compiling a 40-1 record, and was named“Outstanding Wrestler of the Tournament" at the state competition. “Jerry, | know what's expected of me,” Owens said. “I won't let you down.” The Cowboyssure hope so, especially since they didn't get it in writing. The receiver who has proven he can wreak havoc onoroffthe field signed a three-year, $25 million contract with Dallas on Saturday. See WRESTLING, D6 2006 ALL-VALLEY WRESTLING TEAM IRVING, Texas — Jerry Jones was finishing yet another expla- nation of why hebelieves Terrell - Owens will-be on his best behavior with the Dallas Cowboys whenhis new star receiver chimedin. has been ranked as high as seventh in the nationin his weight class. He 103: KEOLA GOODMAN,Sr,(Pleasant Grove) Record: 31-3. Finished secondin 4A 125:JASON CHAMBERLAIN, Soph., (Springville) Record: 50-1. State 4A champion 160: GEHRHART VUKSINICK,Sr., (P!. Grove) Record: 26-2. Finished second in 5A 112: KOLBY BRADLEY, Jr., (Springville) Record: 47-3, State 4A Champion 130: MICHAELHOLT,Sr., (Provo) Record: 29-4, Finished second in 4A 171: PAUL OLSEN, Sr., (American Fork) Record: 31-8. Finished second in 5A 112: PAUL JOHNSON,Soph., (Lone Peak) Record: 38-7. State 5A champion 135: RYAN GONZALES,Sr., (Payson) 171: MITCH SANDERSON, Jr., (Pleasant Grove) 112: MATT SPENCER,Jr., (Lehi) Record: 34-11, Finished secondin 4A. 140: MATT MCCOY,Sr., (Orem) Record: 20-8. Finished second in 4A. 278: STERLING COONS, Sr., (Lone Peak) Record; 31-1. State 5A champion 119: LOGAN WILSON, Soph., (Springville) Record: 46-7. Finished second in 4A 145: JACOB WOODHOUSE,Sr., (Pleasant Grove) D NOTE: Dueto reclassification, the All-Valley team Record: 30-4, State 5A champion consists of 12 Valley teams in Regions 4 and 7. Record: 44-5, Finished second in 4A Record; 32-2. State 5A champion See OWENS, D2 WWIW.HERALDEXTRA.COM — CALL 375-5103 16 SUBSCRIBE ; Bu| am |