Show JR !f' Pa0 20 —- The Herald Journal Logan Utah Thursday August 29 1996 Faces & msumm a ¥wii” - ‘3K i i3SSfcd iii Continued front Page 13 year) Boise Slate (17-1- ti ms? EV i" - it J1 anJ 2) North Texas (24-1will join the Aggies in the Eastern Division and play them twice each season But Inc Aggies who won just five games last season will he 0) Jtr without their most experienced player this year Senior setter Kalei Arnold underwent the second major back surgery of her career in July and couldn't make h back this lime m f EfV-- m z m “She made an attempt but she - -- — a j J L i & r'ji i 1V lassic'SklPdcs career is over" 'v will certainly be missed The Hawaiian native led the Aggies in assists the past two seasons (575 in 1994 and 636 last JSWW 80 year) was one of the team's strongest blockers and led USU in kill percentage (188) last year s T just didn’t have the movement" Alexander says "She's done Her Arnold - ¥- ‘is 4 Inowshoes But Alexander feels like senior Mindi Jackson is worthy of the starting role at setter "Mindi had to pick up a lot of the slack in the spring when Kalei was hurt and she got a lot stronger and more consistent with her sets” Alexander says "She's worked really hard on her cond- '141 mm Take advantage Mour binding '$! 95- 19-9- 9 ies to itioning She’s got faster increased her vertical and got more explosive "She’s doing a great job for us right now” A standout at Logan High Jackson was a first-teaallregion selection for Ricks College in 1993 and a second-teaselection and the Vikings’ team captain in 1994 The Jackson will captain the Aggies this season "The team voted her captain” Alexander says "She’s a lot more res I 4?t r&k it' m m vocal now than when she first came in because she’s a lot more comfortable "But Mindi leads by example She’s just a worker She gets in there and pushes herself and she’s going to chase down a ball no matterwhere it "Sht gives 100 percent all the time and they look up to that” Alexander says that she’s also toying with the idea of using a 6-- 2 offense that would include both Jackson and freshman Lori Sargent as setters Jackson would lekottesti il ' ipqwsHof On IpdftMg then be substituted for on the front row 1 leeyffVi J ifleee "Right now that’s not the case” Alexander says "We like Mindi setting all the way around and keeping Lori primarily as a hitter But she’s still there to back up Mindi and that’s working out” Alexander says the Aggies’ m the o iilgg wsSfy ’ v &&&&&:' wsr Guaranteed JUtah'sIowest packaije prices tLiree mounting basepiepHayawayf & tunes vithpackage piirchas 'r jl-- -: offense should open up with Sargent banging away on the right side and a healthy crop of outside hitters Sophomore Niki Conner (241 kills 139 hitting percentage 226 digs) USU’s top offensive threat a year ago returns on the leftside while Alexander will i OOtS £2GS&f&iw&l VSK likely play sophomore Jessica Hafenfield (96 kills 017 hitting e 85 digs) or freshmen leather Black (American Fork) a tf m i85a or Nicki Fusco (Monument Colo) opposite her "Niki’s improved a lot but Great for Advanced all begining skiersl mountain ski we’ve also got some other players pushing her for a position” Alexander says "Last year we were scraping just to have two W&" Za?7mbxc9 leftside nitter but this year we’re going to have two solid leftside hitters and a rightside WPS hitter” s£ Gina Radford (130 kills 092 hitting percentage) the only senior on the team besides Jack- son returns in the middle but the 1 middle hitter’s playing time 6-- will be limited by an internal All ill- ness that will require surgery immediately following the '95-’9- 6 All '95-'9- 6 $280S! 40-5(- E eye” on Tiffany Kitley a recruit from Michigan by way of TVvin Falls Idaho "Tiffany’s an explosive player 6-f- 0-6- m-Hi-npc 0! o that’s very quick for her size” Alexander says “She’s fast with a long arm span and should be really solid in the middle” Sophomore Marsha Moulding coming off of knee surgery should also see time in the midfreshdle along with man Leslie Markling (Henderson ? msrnm SSCNO ’C (ft Columbia SportsvAwComDanv V 99 West Sheralyn Gappmayer (left team) Jayme Hendriaa (concentrating on USU track) and Shanna 752-51- 51 Umplcby (LDS mission) in addition to Arnold "They’re young but the good that determination that is going to be great in the long run” fryf r-yf- if wirat 111 in' mnoAfTBBsr&roxTsmm 'tf"" ne check cr rO"f t because we have players that are better players” says Alexander who had no seniors on last year's team but still lost though they don’t have that expe- - 27vQi T Dealer Tracy (78 digs) and Black will see a lot of time on the back row "Our ball control should be ten times better than last year rience they have that drive and Bindings AIHWALH Nev) Defensively junior Jeanna thing is that they’re aggressive and they're competitive Even Great spoi ski all terrain ski son Alexander says to "keep an reg 1375 High adventure mtj$ Boots Snowboarding Clothing Boards & sea- - gjARnnc $qqqq Z ZJ OmhawM http:mvwcachenelalsprt Sat 9am-6p- m G9SOE3 'C |