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Show WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31, 2001 7 THE SUN Rebel women drop pair to Utah Valley, Salt Lake Graff By Arnie SpOTtS Editor k 7hotmail com The Dixie State College womens basketball team may have dropped two games fact over the weekend, but it is a that they werent beaten by another team. That is nght my friends! The only team that is good enough to beat the Rebels are the Rebels themselves (deep thought) The Dixie State women proved this in 9 their overtime loss to UVSC and loss to Salt Lake Community College over this past weekend. In both games, the opposition were merely pawns in the Rebels game of chess, until thmgs went hoowy. Poor shooting and Key. Hoowy n 70-6- 73-6- 8 and made 23 turnovers, but were still in it to the end due to their amazing athleticism and skill. Leading the way for the Rebels were the usual suspects Howard, Mandy Hutchins and Baldwin. Howard had 15, Hutchins put in 12 while Baldwin deposited 10 into her basketball bank account. Another constant thorn in the Rebels' gym shorts was their inability to hit the wide open shot. They unhappily bricked many of their shots while their counterparts had a kind nm that accepted them for what they wanted to become. The women had some unlucky breaks this weekend, loyal and devoted fan Ryan Wright said. But just wait, they are going all the way , baby ... 1 guarantee it. turnovers. In the first game, the Rebels missed six of their 16 free throws and lost on a lucky UVSC shot with 1 46 seconds in the overtime. From there, the Rebels had two more missed and two possessions that were destroyed by turnovers. If we make some of our free throws, we win in regulation, Dixie coach Dave La Vetter said. The turnovers in overtime hurt us, too." In the game, the Rebels were led by Nikki Howard with 17 points and six steals, along with Candace Baldwin and Lindsay Heiselbetz point production of 14 and 13. In the second game against Salt Lake, the Rebels shot just 23 percent from the field free-thro- Men's Basketball Womens Basketball Ravens defense smothers Giants, win Super Bowl ring Left, Baltimores Sam Adams (95) tackles New York Giants quarterback Kerry Collins. Below, Ravens quarterback Trent Differ admires the Vince Lombardi Trophy. photos by Tribune Media Services Upcoming DSC Gami s Women: 5:30 pm; Mi n: 7:30 pm Feb 2 (it) College of Southern Idaho Feb 3 (a) Treasuie Valley Comm Coll Feb. 9 Colorado Northwestern CC Feb. 10 College of Eastern Utah By Tribune Media Services ff J' ts Great game for punters. TerTAMPA, Fla. rible game for quarterbacks. Great game for kickoff returners Terrible game for quarterbacks. Great game for defense Terrible game for . . . well, you get the idea Quarterbacks Trent Dilfer and Kerry Collins combined for some of the worst play in NFL playoff history, but Dilfer rode the shirttails of the Baltimore Ravens' defense to a 34-victory over the New York Giants in Super Bowl XXXV Sunday night at Raymond James Stadium Collins, who revived his fading career during the past season with the Giants, had a nightmare of a game. He was intercepted four times, including one that comerback Duane Starks returned 49 yards for a touchdown. Differ, cast off by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers just a year ago, suffered through a flurry of ineffective throwing in the first half and a badly damaged pinky finger in the second half, but completed a triumphant return to is jS v 'Cy H WtNS 38-ya- 0 d d ... MrN Dixie would have the top sjxit in the conference, earn the right to host the SWAC Tournament (the women's tournament is also at the home of the mens regular season champion), and face Eastern Utah They also wouldnt have to face Snow or CS1 until the title game The Rebels would go into the tournament as the eighth seed and face Snow College Badgers the But, of course, Dixie would be at home. WOMEN 7 Tampa. Although he struggled, he completed important throws that got the Ravens off to toucha 10-- lead in the first half a down pass to Brandon Stokley and a completion to Qadry Ismail that set up Matt field goal. Stover's After that, the defense and special teams took over, putting a hammerlock on the game and the Ravens' first Super Bowl title. Starks made it a 17-- 0 lead with his interception return late in the third quarter, setting If The Season Ended Today , d JUr f This Weekend's Important Games off a wild 36 seconds of play m which three touchdowns were scored. The Giants got their only touchdown on kickoff return, but the Ron Dixon's Ravens' Jermaine Lewis followed with an kickoff-retuTD of his own. That made it 24-- and seemed to take the wind out of the Giants' comeback possibilities Running back Jamal Lewis scored on run and Stover added a a three-yarfield goal in the fourth quarter. Punters Brad Maynard of the Giants and Kyle Richardson of the Ravens combined to set a Super Bowl record for most punts in a d THF University 7 d 0FUIAH a one-gam- e advantage. at CSI. Treasure Valley s for the Rebels. Both games are CSI is currently in the standings logjam, one of five teams that are just one game ahead of the Rebels The Treasure Valley game is equally important because the Chukars, one game behind Dixie in the ninth sjxit, could leapfrog the Rebels in the standings with a win. But if Dixie wins both weekend contests, they could suddenly find themselves m fourth place. Women d game, 21. The defenses deserved their share of first half was as credit, but the much a product of poor quarterbacking as good defense. Neither Collins nor Differ got into any kind of rhythm. Neither could hit open receivers on a consistent basis. Men at CSI If the Rebels beat CSI on Friday, and the Eagles down Snow on Saturday, Dixie will be up three games in the SWAC standings. However, a Rebel loss, practically ensures that the lead will shrink to must-win- BYU downs Utah with big rally. The Cougars went on a key 12-- 2 rally early in the second half, capped by Matt Montague's three pointer to build lead Then they followed with a lead from an run, building a which the Utes couldn't recover Trent Whiting led BYU with 21 points The win was the Cougars first over Utah in Provo since 1995 52-3- 6 8-- 0 60-4- 1 |