Show B2 — the Herald Journal Logan Utah Saturday September 7 2002' Huber commits to play for USU Ex-Ut- e By Jeff Hunter staff writer A talented point guard the Aggies first had their eyes mi five yean ago has verbally committed to play basketball for Utah State beginning with the 2003-0- 4 season Chris Huber who will play at Dixie State College this season after transferring from the University of Utah confirmed on Friday afternoon that he plans to play for the Aggies following one season in St George “Yes sir that’s correct" Huber declared “I’m very excited about it” A native of Garland Huber broke out as a sophomore at Bear River High School in 1997 coach Larry Eustachy Although then-US- U returning to die Division I level deal coming “We both new it was a one-yein and he’s been very helpful with getting recruited” Huber said “Coach Kidder has a lot of contacts and he did a great job of getting my name out there” In addition to USU head coach Stew Morrill Huber said he was offered scholarships by Boise State Weber State Portland State and South Alabama He said making his final choice was difficult because he liked all of die coaching staffs and felt their systems were compatible with his game “And because I had signed so early before I wanted to take my time and make sure I made With Utah in a scholarship crunch again this expressed some interest Huber soon committed to play for Rick Majerus and the Utes season Huber said Majerus hoped to have him walk-o-n Huber averaged 183 points and close to five this coming year as well The Utes ended up giving their final scholarship to Ausassists four rebounds and three assists per tralian big man Andrew Bogut while game as a senior at Bear River Then a few months following high school Huber elKted in April to go elsewhere “I just felt like it wasn’t the right situgraduation he left on an LDS mission ation for me and I decided to leave” to South Korea Huber returned home last November Huber said Aflfll enrolled at Utah and started practicing Having attended basketball camps at basketball with the Utes on Dec 18 However Dixie Huber said he was familiar with because of a change in NCAA scholarhead coach Jeff Kidder and felt very Utah unable was him rules fortunate with that the Rebels took him on “even to ship provide a scholarship and he was forced to pay his own though it was kind of a spur of the moment tuition while serving as a “walk-o- n redshirl” thing” “I did everything but play” Huber said of his Kidder was also supportive of Huber’s plan the with Utes to experience stay just one season in St George before ar on See HUBER on B5 Grizz ft can’t Ags end up in 1 knot with Sac St 1-- Titans By Julie Ann Groaahnns staff writer By Thomas Manning staff writer LOGAN — In soccer you have to play a full 90 minutes not 70 to come away with the victory The Utah State women's soccer had a team playing lapse Friday at Bell Field resulting in something worse than kissing your tie with Sacramento sister a State in double-overti“I think we lost the intensity with about 20 minutes left in the second half” USU coach Jen Kennedy Croft said “We just couldn’t pull it back (1-1-- 1) Turns out Olympus had all the answers Despite a heroic effort by Riley Olsen Logan went down to a small but talented Olympus team Olsen who passed for 239 yards and ran for 71 yards was determined to te 1- -1 : together” After Aggie for- want Brigid Turner Logan football Aggie soccer scored the only USU goal of the game at the 34:32 mark a Utah State win looked promising Aroell assisted on the goal after deflecting a USU corner kick The Hornets were not ready to give up though as Lisa Wrightman scored an unassisted goal with less than four minutes remaining in regii- - theend Dropped balls missed tickles and penalties killed the Grizz as they fell to the Titans 41-2- 7 “You take responsibility when you lose and we lost the game We’re not going to point fingers at the offense or the defense” Coach Mike Favero said in a post-gainterview with KVNU Radio Titan running-bac- k RJ Rice put on a clinic on how to ' run with a football racking up 239 yards on the ground Rice started things off with a bang by taking the ball in from 87 yards out on the first play of the game The Grizzlies retaliated on a Olsen to Ben Macey scoring pass biit failed to convert on the extra point The RJ Rice show countered with tiie Olympus star taking it in for another score from 24 yards out putting the Titans up 14-- 6 at the end of the first Quarter Logan threatened early in tiie second quarter but Larsen fumbled and the Titans recovered thwarting a possible Grizz sene drop in Olympus ’ (lation Croft said the defense was struggling in the back allowing Sacramento to transition easily to score Timer said it wasn’t a pretty shot and contributed the tying goal to not communicating well in the backfield “It’s frustrating because we outplayed them most of the game” Turner said “We let down a little in the second half I think we just thought we had them and we didn’t need to try any harder I think we were the better team Wewere faster dun them” -- bring the Grizzlies back but came up short in Even though most view a tie better than a loss Turner wasn’t satisfied She said it felt like the Aggies lost USU’s Heather Amell right anyway Croft obviously wanting the win knows the team still has some work to do but she wasn’t completely disappointed “We’re pleased with the effort" she said “We played an overall good game besides those 20 minutes It’s just our third game but we’re communicating well and given the rain and slick Held we played well until the end of regulation” The wet field did add some problems for the Aggies Many had mud and grass stains on their uniforms from the slippery conditions “The ball was really sliding along the grass fast” Turner said “You had to get behind the ball and that probar bly affected our defenders I like playing when its wet though” Amell also said she enjoyed the playing conditions Friday Ma8CafQeraW jQlJfDgI takes the ball to goal defended by Sacramento State's Natalia Romo Friday Telling her players getting behind die ball was key Cron said she felt the team did it most of die time But tiie Aggie defense struggled in the back “I think our defense tried to do too much playing around in the back tqo much” she said “You can’t do that as much and you’ve got to play simple and just hit it out sometimes” Hornets’ goalie Amy Seely recorded 12 saves while Aggie goalie Megan Mills had five tie Friday’s double-overtimarked only the second of its kind in Utah State history Hie Aggies in a similar situation last season at Weber State Ironically Feliciano Palomino was the head official for both games USU will continue its homestand Sunday as it plays Easton fin-ish- ed See GRIZZ on B3 Stangs put Sky View Logan By Wade Dennlstori staff writer HYRUM — Mountain Crest’s Naomi Felix and Box Elder’s Dana Pleart two of the top goal Korers in Regiori 4 squared off Fndiay afternoon While Felix recorded her second hat trick in as many games — ha third on the season — Peart was frustrated again for the second consecutive match in Cache Valley Peart who had scored in each of the Bees’ firSt four contests before Sky View shut her down Wednesday in Hyde Park was held scoreless hy the Mustangs in tiieir 6--0 victory Like its rival to the north Mountain Crest (4-0--0 in region qverall) didn’t do anything out of the ordinary to contain -0 Peart ( “We made the girls aware of who she was what her number was but we didn’t man her up” Mustangs coach Steve Saunders said “We were playing a zone defense “But she’s the real thing She created a lot of pressure on our defense and she's a playet” j h u rt on rival Bees soccer both drop road games Peartdi dn6 e vengef'a shot off but against ' HourtMnCn OCCr Mountain Crest No 31 did get one shot In other region action Friday Sky View fell at Roy 1 while Bonneville shut out Logan 3-- 0 There was never any doubt for Mouni tain Crest With Box Elder playing just three defenders the Mustangs took advantage and scored three times in the first 13 minutes including two by Felix Sophomore forward Anna Baugh began the scoring less than seven minutes in with the first shot of the gamp for either team Baugh had a twoKm-on- e opportunity with Felix but No 6 elected to take it herself Once Baugh got past the only Bee defender in her way she beat Box Elder goalkeeper Ashley Richards with a perfect shot to the left ride of the goal “We were suiprised they came in with 3-- (0-3-- £ 2-3- only three defenders” Saunders said ' f-W-t ' - V i " J i That just surprised us” Baugh and Felix teamed up with a minute to go in the first half to give Mountain Crest a 0 lead at intermission Felix passed a ball from the right wing into the box where Baugh headed it past Richards Sophomore midfielder Katie Brower was the only other Mustang to record a goal in the game She began the scoring in the second half with a penalty kick Felix who has 17 goals in eight games this season scored with a minute remaining to record the hat trick Coming into tiie contest Mountain Crest had not allowed a goal in league play and the Mustangs made sure they kept that streak alive although the Bees did come f h- - '$ 'j t 'j'JU Vfj $ k 4-- vt :J'i as ’“’fc " t- s j? 'jib f t A- ''' s y - - T r ’ k V'i dose Since letting Taylorsville score two goals in the first 10 minutes of its final preseason game on Aug 22 Mountain Crest has put up an iron curtain in front of its goaL No team has scored on the Mustangs in roughly 390 minutes See STANGS on B3 El LucenVHerild Journal Mountain Crest's Nm Crosbie right collides with Box Elder goalie Ashley Richards during Friday's flame in Hyrum |