Show B2 — The Herald Journal Logan Utah Friday September 13 2002 Aggies prepared for USU heads to final action round-robi- n By Julie Ann staff writer Grosshans By David Cordero staff writer remain focused between games The Utah State women’s soccer team hasn’t left the friendly confines of Logan since its opening game Aug 30 at Idaho State The Aggies have faced three opponents at Bell Field and have two more this weekend before heading on the road for five consecutive contests “(It’s been) great so far" said USU coach Jen Kennedy Croft “Obviously if we can put two wins under our belt I think we’ll be real excited to go into the road trip We're pretty focused on this weekend and we know we need to do well" The first test for the Aggies will come today at 4 pm as they face Southern Utah (0-will also be in town to Portland State competition hostparticipate in a round-robi-n will SUU and USU PSU ed by play at 3 pm The Field Bell at Aggies play the Saturday Vikings Monday at 1 pm “It's a little more time in between games than we normally have” Croft said of the tournament schedule “We usually play Friday and Sunday” Croft said she hopes the Aggies are able to (2-1-- 1) 3) (2-1-- 1) A positive for USU concerning the extra day means foe team Agglnnoccnr will have the opportunity to hold a second practice as well as a chance to scope out the Vikings Although USU and SUU are not considered rivals Croft said she sees it becoming a close competition in time “It hasn’t really developed into a rivalry yet” she said “I think some of (our) players know some of their players and that becomes more like the Utah and Weber (rivalries) I would say its not even close to the Weber or Utah rivalries yet I’m sure it will come at some point" Only in its second season SUU fell to the Aggies 7-- 0 last season in an exhibition contest ' record in The Thundcrbirds posted a 2-' 2001 and have yet to win a game this season SUU fell 2 in double overtime to Eastern Washington Tuesday The Aggies are not taking today's competition lightly though Said Croft: “We’re trying to maintain our focus and keep the speed of play high so we are ready for the games this weekend and for the rest of the year” This isn’t exactly a weekend — not close really — but Utah State knows its performance in the next three matches could set the tone toward Big West Conference play next week “If we accomplish everything we want to that will be huge for our overall intensity level and team morale” Aggie freshman Ingrid Roth said ” We want more wins” make-or-bre- ak At the Rhode Island Tbunuunent this weekend the Aggies (3-are scheduled to play Northeastern (3-today and a doubleheader featuring Rhode Island (1-and Baylor (3-Saturday All three are beatable teams All three are capable of beating USU ' This season the Aggies have shown they are vulnerable because of their relative youth Only three veterans (Emily Kennedy Erin Cartwright and Shauni Fluckiger) have seen consistent court time while the rest of die squad has been made up of newcomers re seldom-used players from a year ago first weekend the Aggies went die During and committed 100 attacking errors in three ' matches (11 games) — or a little more than 3) 3) 3) 14 3-- 3) 1- -2 nine miscues per game It’s obvious that won’t win many matches j “We played teams that tested us that maybe we didn’t think Agglt would test us” Fuller said volleyball “We’re kind of being tested time touch we the ball” every received significant has Fuller Although contributions from three newcomers (sisters Tereza and Zuzana Cemianska and Ingrid Roth) he admits it will take time for his team to play with the cohesion he desires Case in points At the beginning of Tuesday’s practice Fuller had his players do footwork drills for about 13 minutes He said those were die first real specialized areas of volleyball he’s been able to teach because of all the new feces (10) dotting the squad To that point it had all been fundamentals “Now that we have a lot of the basics we’re getting more into specifics” Fuller said “We had to get ready in a hurry We didn’t have a spring with a lot of these kids” Fuller hopes they will continue to progress this weekend Conference play starts Thursday at the Spectrum against UC Irvine and Saturday the Aggies host No 3 Long Beach State Zo likely to miss TOMB!) season MIAMI (AP)— Alonzo Mourning’s kidney condition has deteriorated and will probably prevent him from playing this season a source close to die Miami Heat center said Thursday The Heat released a statement confirming that Mourn- -' jng would be sidelined indefinitely because doctors don't believe he's healthy enough to play Mourning is certain to miss the start of the season said the source who spoke on condition of anonymity The Heat opener is Oct 30 The Mourning was diagnosed in October 2000 with food segmental glomerulosclerosis a kidney disease He played in just the final 13 games that season but played in 73 games last season and made the All-Stteam for the seventh time The Heat said a timetable for his return hasn’t been determined Mourning’s publicist Lisa Joseph said doctors haven’t told him he’s out for the entire season and he hopes to play again eventually “He’s not retiring” she said “There will be no announcement that he’s retiring’’ Joseph said she spoke Thursday with Mourning “His spirits are great” she said “He’s fine He’s doing well He’s just trying to get back healthy” Mourning was unavailable for comment “Alonzo wants to keep everything private” Heat spokesman Tim Donovan said Coach Pat Riley declined to ’ comment but will hold a news conference Friday In the early stages of the disease Mourning’s symptoms included stiff swollen joints mood swings a poor appetite and fatigue But last season the disease was in remission meaning his kidneys stopped deteriorating Medication improved Ms blood pressure hemoglobin and cholesterol all affected by his ailment He averaged 137 points 84 rebounds and 317 minutes per game missing just seven games Mourning has acknowledged that his prognosis is uncertain and that a transplant might eventually be necessary Sean Elliott of the San Anto-nio Spun contracted a less serious form of focal glomerii- losclcrosis and required a transplant in 1999 Still the setback was unexpected Just last month Dr Victor Richards said Mourning’s test results were encouraging “He has been very active and it seems he’s in good condition now” Richards said in ' an interview Aug 13 “Since I’ve been seeing him he’s feeling as good as he ever felt 1 I’m optimistic he’ll continue to feel well” career-threateni- ng ar By David Cordero staff writer own-go- d (award- - edtoMCsCami Mountain Crest aHsoccer Drecksel) the HYRUM — Mountain Crest coach Steve Saunders likes to equate the ' different challenges his soccer team faces to forms of examinations For instance he refers to Tuesday’s game against Sky View next Tuesday as a “great big hairy test” And though he didn’t say it after Thurs-day's contest with Logan it was quite clear what that affair was Nothing more titan an open-boo- k quiz The Mustangs rolled all over the visiting Grizzlies improving their Region 4 record to 64M) after beating Logan 6-- 0 “The team is playing real well togefoer right now” Mountain Crest sophomore Anna Baugh said “Once we get into the flow of things we just take control I think” That flow started & little later than usual as the Mustangs were held off the scoreboard for about 19 minutes until Lilli Mortensen scored off a pass from Naomi Felix Nineteen minutes later Baugh tapped in a loose ball in front of the net past Logan goalkeeper Miriam McGregor Less than 30 seconds afterwards Mountain Crest upped its lead again when Felix scored the first of her two goals Her shot came as a result of a nice pass flicked to her by Baugh Felix was involved in four grab (she added two assists) continuing her domination of the region Of course Saunders has come to expect it “We’re surprised when she doesn’t score” he said “She’s got such great and b so good Mitch MascaroHarald Journal at getting her foot on the ball for a Mountain Crest's Cam! Drecksel fights for a loose ball with Logan’s Leah Heister in their one-tim- e touch or shot at the goaL” game Thursday in Hynim Drecksel scored a goal and registered an assist for the Mustangs After benefiting from a Logan ‘ ' “It was a great team effort tonight” In the second game the Grizzlies (0-- 1 routinely battled for a rideout only to turn the ball back over to the Cats with a service error Still Logan was within 5 before a diving dig by Kidd dropped in untouched on the Grizzlies’ side of the court From then on Sky View steadily increased its lead “We learned from this game that every team in our region k going to be tough and we need to come out ready to play everyone” Coats said Junior middle blocker Tiffany Morrill led Logan with three kilk Mountain Crest def Roy The defending Region 4 champion Mustangs opened league pky with a d victory oyer the Royak Mountain Crest (1-- 0 got a big blockoffensive middle from night night er Jessica Crosbie (eight kills five blocks) and solid defensive efforts from Melanie Pearce (five digs six perfect passes) and Jana Jones (five kilk) "And I thought (setter) Candace (Gun- nell) pkyed really well tonight” MC ' coach Lori Karaghouli said noting that Gunnell had 22 assists and three aces r West Side ief American Falk The 2A Pirates maintained their perfect record with an epic five-gaupset of the 3A Beavers at American Falls Amy Cox led the way wife 14 kills Kristi Bartholomew finished with 10 finishers and three other Pirates totaled five Mustangs received an impressive score from their star Uutixgti tall on the left Gfezfeo side and rifled a right-fo- ot blast into the right corner of the net making it 0 Then Kim Crosbie who had been around the action most of the afternoon put a nice move on a Logan defender and rent a shot past (frizz ‘keeper Cassie Dunn With the shutout die Mountain Crest defense extended its scoreless streak to six-plgames (approximately 330 minutes) Yet Saunders isn’t quite satisfied “Last year we had seven in a row so we still haven’t met our goal” he said 3-- us Bobcats 4 Lakers 3 20T Sky View was about to experience die first tie in its history before Amie Hansen saved the day With about a minute left in the d overtime the senior captain knocked in a ball from close range to beat Bonneville 3 at Cedar Ridge Middle School in Hyde Park “This was a good game for us in that we finally put together a full game” Bobcat coach Doyle Geddes said “It was good for our morale We needed to go the distance” Sky View led 24) on goals by Trisha Cardon and Emily Campbell but saw that lead vanish when die Lakers scored a pair of quick ones before halftime The Bobcats took the lead in the 49th minute on a goal by Leslie Brown but blew that lead with three minutes remaining in regulation sec-ra- 4-- ' ‘ Flips Continued from B1 The Anaheim Angels won their flip against the Oakland Athletics and would be hbme if a playoff is needed to decide the AL West title However if the Angels and A's finish with the same record and a better percentage than both Seattle and the d-place team in the AL East the team with the better head- record would get the divisioh title and the other would get the wild card If a tiebreaker playoff is needed for the wild card Seat- tie would be home against Anaheim and Oakland would be home against Seattle Spike 5-- 5) Continued from B1 Knowles noted “And that’s one of the things they really hurt us with the last time we played They have a great serve” In other valley volleyball action Thurs-da- y Mountain Crest defeated Roy 13-- 3 15-- 8 in Hynim and West Side outlasted 21-- 9 15- American Falk 1 8 21 2 on the road The road was also kind to the Bobcats (1-- 0 in Region 4 overall) who opened the region portion of with a victory despite a quiet offensive night from junior slugger Traci Weaver A starter at outside hitter since she was a freshman Weaver totaled just four kills equaling the team-hig- h outputs of Jamie Kidd and Heidi Seamons Weaver however1 served 10 straight Los Angeles and: San Francisco both would be at home in points in the first game to stake the Cats the event pf tiebreaker playoffs to a 10-- 1 advantage It was getting her for the NL wild card involving back on the front row that proved to be diffictilt as Lofean crawled back to within Houston If the Cardinals and 12-- 6 before Sky View managed to put Astros tie for the NL Central their hosts away St Louis would be home “As amazing a hitter as Trad is I’m Any tiebreakers would be more and more impressed with hear scheduled for Sept 30 the day defense” Knowles said “That girl can before foe postseason is set to start except for a game involving cover the court so having her on the back doesn’t us She keeps the ball in play and the Gants who have a makeup the rest of them do what they need to da secon- to-he- ad 18-2- 21-1- 15-1- 8-- 18 then-schedul- e much-need- ed 7-- much-neede- 0) Mitch MascaraHerald Journal Heidi View's Seamons attempts a kM Sky against Logan Thursday Seamons had four kills in the Bobcat win Chekie Campbell served up eight aces West Side (5-was slated to Also take on Snake River but the Panthers apparently didn’t get the message and the Pirates pkyed just one match instead of 0) two' “But I think we pkyed two matches’ worth against American Falk” WS coach Chris White noted |