Show ' rough up Cowboys By Sieve Pence sports writer NORTH LOGAN — Saturday night the Utah State Aggies hockey club didn't have any love for die University of Wyoming and beat die Cowboys 7-- 3 at the Eccles Ice Center Aggie forward Robert Hashimoto said the Aggies are using their final ' ' El LuoenVHeraild Journal Utah State goafle Chris Webber makes a save as Scotty John watches during the first period against Wyoming Saturday night at the Ecdes Ice Center The Herald Journal Logan Utah Sunday Februaiy‘15 2004 — B3 regular season games to prepare mentally and to solidify their game-pla- n for nationals in March The Cowboys' gameplan seemed to be to bait the Utah State players to take penalties and make mistakes Wyoming wasn't able to shake the Aggies who only committed seven penalties to the Cowboys' 14 The v taunting and scrappy play only seemed to help the Aggies focus Getting the Aggies started was Nick Haase in the right place at the right time for a rebound goal while Hashimoto and captain Aaron Burrell hooked up on a on the doorstep of the Wyoming goal "All the talk makes me more competitive it motivates me” USU defenseman Jordan Francom said Francom got a game misconduct at the end of the first period one-tim- er 10-min- after Wyoming scored at the buzzer The Cowboy forward who netted the goal got in his face and the two who exchanged words were charged with ' offsetting penalties Later in the game Francom was able to score the goal that put the Aggies up 3--3 and put the game out of reach for good Even though they dominated play in the first the Aggies only led 2-- 1 ' going into the first intermission USU goalie Chris Webber said the thatth Aggies gave up at the end of the first got to him mentally "I wias letting them get to me it was the first time all season a team has gotten to me'1 Webber said The Cowboys got a quick goal that bounced past Webber just three min- utes into the first With 1 1:15 left in : s See ROUGH on B4- - pglOBD Georgia sweeps series With Kentucky Press By The Associated kTop)25jmen The Bulldogs (21-- 1 Jameer Nelson scored 20 points and Delonte West added 14 points and nine assists to help No 3 Saint Joseph’s remain undefeated with a 9 victory over Rhode Island in Philadelphia on Saturday Tyrone Barley had four 73-5- 8) 0-1- v joined the SECNo 7 Gonzaga 79 St Mary’s 60 At Moraga Calif Adam Morrison had 22 points and ' the Bulldogs scored 16 straight points late in the second half to clinch die West Coast Conference regular-seaso-n title with a win over the Gaels and scored 14 points for the Hawks (22-- 0 11-- 0 Atlantic 10) who extended their school-recowinning streak Brian Woodward had 19 rd rebounds for the Rams (14-1- 1 who have' tailed off since their 13-- 2 start Dawari Robinson who was h 173 averaging a points finished with only six shooting points on points and 13 3-- 8) team-hig- Blake Stepp scored 13 of his 16 points in die second half for who the Bulldogs (21-- 2 1 conferwon the regular-seaso- n ence championship for the sixth time in seven years and tied a school record with their ' 14th consecutive win Saint Joe’s turned the game around in the opening minutes of the second half getting two from Pat Carroll during a 13-- 2 ran that made it 49-3- 3 No 2 Stanford 69 California 58 At Berkeley Calif Rob Little scored 16 points to lead the Cardinal to their school-- : record 21ststraight victory Josh Childress added 15 points and nine rebounds for the Cardinal (21-- 0 ' playing for the first tube’ since a thrilling 80-7victory over Arizona last weekend that ended on Nick Robinson’s at the buzzer Marquise Kately had 16 points and Amit Tamir 14 for 0 Cal The Golden Bears had won three straight and many thought this was the game in which the Cardinal could be most susceptible to an upset 7 after the Bears lost at Stanford last month 1 No 6 Mississippi SL 77 0) ' : Jonas Hayes had 19 points and Rashad Wright and Damien Wilkins each added 14 for the 4-- 7 Southeast-er-n Bulldogs (12-1- 0 beat the who Conference) Wildcats 65-5- 7 earlier this season for their second sweep of Kentucky inthree years Nm 10 Oklahoma St 91 35-fo- ot (11-1- ng 7-- 5) 68-6- ' 61-4- 31-1- 8-- 2) 3-- 5-- 5) Nol6Arizona l07 UCLA 83 At Tucson Ariz Salim Stoiidamire scored a career-high 34 points and Andre Iguodala set a Wildcats record his third with 58 Baylor ' AT Stillwater Okla Tony Chris Rodgers added 16 Allen and Ivan McFarlin each points — one shy of his career scored 14 points for the Cowand four steals as the best Wildcats (16-- 6 boys and John Uucashadl3 in his first game against theschool matched their season high in he transferred from last summer points and beat UCLA for the The Cowboys (19-- 2 seventh straight time at won their ninth straight and McKale Cento 1 took sole possession of first Iguodala was just die ' 12: in firomthe field— indie place Big Terrance Thomashad 16 V second half— but was ' points for Baylor 6 in its worst loss of the season See TOP 25 on B5 v le 9-- 1) : Winsome Frazier scored 23 points including four free throws in the final 1:32 to lead foe Bulldogs to their first win at'Arkansas in 32 years 5-- triple-doub- : - Georgia 74 No 8 Kentucky 68 At Athens Ga Levi Stukes had 12 points — all oh 3- pointers — and the Bulldogs completed a season sweep of the Wildcats " 7 cold-shooti- 10-- 1 Southeastern Conference) improved to 10-- 0 on the road in league play — this -6-- 0 season They last won at 3-Arkansas (11-1- 1 in 1972 and had been 2 there since 1992 when the Razorbacks Iowa St 78 No 11 Thus 77 At Ames Iowa Jake Sulli- van screed 24 points and Damion Staple got the winning basket on a dunk with 1 :09 left to lift the Cyclones The Cyclones (14-- 7 5 Big 12) had been blown out in their three previous games but showed resolve this time after ' 7 with less than 14 trailing minutes to play outscoring the rest of the way Texas 6 Brandon Mouton had a 29 points for Texas career-hig- h which iaw Brian (17-- 4 Boddiclrer an 81 percent free throw shooter mined two with 53 seconds left and then came up short on two putbacks Virginia 82 No 15 Georgia Tbch 80 At Charlottesville Va Todd from Billet made a the top of die key with 24 seconds left — Ins only field ' goal of die game — to give the Cavaliers the win The victory snapped afive-gam- e losing sd eakforVir- 8 Atlantic Coast ginia (13-- 9 Conference) BJ Elder had 22 points for the Yellow Jackets (18-- 6 who had one last chance to win but Will Bynum’s i balance as time ranout (7-1- 2-- 8) AP photo v (14) goes up for two while Rhode Island's Randy Brooks defends during the first half Saturday afternoon in Philadelphia Saint Joseph's Jameer Nelson V Wings in third By The Associated Press AlexTuguay scored the go-ahe- ad goal early in the third period and David Aebischer made 28 saves in the Colorado Avalanche’s 5--2 victory over die Detroit Red Wings on Saturday Dmguay Scored off a rebound and Joe Sakic had a power-pla- y goal midway through the thud to put Colorado ahead 4-Aebischer made two spectacular saves against Brett Hull in the third — just before and after Sakic ’s 23rd goaL : 2 ' The Avalanche four Detroit in the Western earned a point in their 15di straight road v game and snapped Detroit’s six game 7 unbeaten streak 7 Flyers 6 Banners 2 7 At Philadelphia Sean Burke stopped 25 shots for ms 300th career vktoiy and the Flyers’ fifth straight win : Brake won his second vstraight game --both sgiust die Rangers — nice being ' acquired from Phoenix on Monday Devils 4 Hurricanes 1 At East Rutherford NJ Scott Gomez and Brian Gjouta set eadi other up for ! goals helping the Devils ehd a tfareogame losing streak Jeff Riesen and Mike Rum also scored for the Stanley Cup champions Martin BrodeUr made 14 saves allowing only Jeff 0NeflTs goal Creolina is M- 24) in its last six games ' : : t - 1 s first-peri- od 7 At Chicago Thomn Routt knocked m '! 11 SEE L to pass tire puck from behind Buffalo’s net but the puck went all the way down the ice and into die empty net Noronen the last Buffalo player to touch the puck was credited with the goal Sharks 2 Blue Jackets lOT At Columbus Ohio Marco Sturm ' scored with 161 seconds left in overtime 50th shot on San Jose’s franchise-recor- d It wire die Sharks’ first overtime yicto-r- y in of the reason after going their first 16 Sturm’s goal also ended road losing skid the Shiuks’ four-gaSenators 5 Canadlens 2 At Ottawa Zdeno Chars had a goal and two assists and Patrick Lalime made 20 saves for the Senators Wade Redden Bryan and Shaun Van Allen also scored to help Ottawa complete a perfect homestand with its third win in a row breaL since the v photo ’ lightning 3 Panthers 2 Colorado goalie David Aabfeqhar makaa a Martin Sl Louis save during lha flrat period agakiat Detroit 7 At Ttunpa Fla seventh scored his goaL and Vincent Lecavaher had ' his ownrebound four minutes into over- - a goal and an assist for die Lightning tinK to extend the Blackhawks’ winning V St Louis made it 3rl on a breakaway with 1:18 left in the second period his streak to a season-hig- h three games 28th goal the season Chicago’s BiyanBerard tied iton a with in 856 remaining power play PJ Axeksoe had a second-perio- d with 254 left in overtime for the Blues in its last eight goal far Boston handing Kttsbuxiits l4di straight loss Keith Tkachuk and Christian Baickman l Sabres6MapkLeafk4 v t Toronto Buffalo goalie Mika also scored for the Bhres who Mew an cushion against the early two-goNHL's worst team but recovered to end a e an empty net in the losing streak at home s’ victory See NHL on B5 With Ibronto down 4 Reichel tried ' All-St- ar : NHL-leadi- 77777' - regu-lati- oa al four-gam- 5-- ng short-hand- ed 1st win at Daytona DAYTONA BEACH Fla (AP) — Dale Earnhardt Jr already hears the whispers Will he iever win the Day- - NASCAR No one had ever swept all four folia 500? Junior goes into NASCAR's biggest event though he has been among the fevprites in three of diore races and was the overwhelm- ing pick a year ago His father who had a con-- 7 siderably better resume than the kid early in his career took 20 years to win die Great 'American Race Until then he was asked the same question every season leading up to the Daytona 500: “Think you’ll ever win v: this race?” Earnhardt Jr shudders when he thinks about hearing that sune query over and oyer for years to come “I figured that would start up after I didn’t win it last year” little E said shaking his head 7 That one was the biggest disapoiulmeut so fn Junior won the Budweiser Shootout took the outside poke in time trials wort one of the qualifying races and the Busch Series race leading up to the big day He waswelL intimidating " 7'' ? 125-mi- le races at Daytona but Junior was the odds-o-n favorite to be the first' ' Even aftera failed alternator cost him a lap Earnhardt expected to get back into the fray: Instead he sat frustrated and sulleq as rain stopped the event 91 lisps before its sched- uled compkrtion Dale Earnhardt Inc: team-:- '' mate Michrel Waltrip won the race as he did in 2001 idle year Junior finished second — '' ' just moments after a p crash on Daytona’s 2 oval cost the elder Earnhardt '7his life''1 driver a 'V The - last-la- 12-mi- le NASCAR thud-generati- on star earned die third starting field position in today’s g at the Daytona 500 his powerful Chevrolet nailing only the Fords of pole-winner Greg Biffle and Elliott 77 Sadler"" But thankstbaa engine change by Biffle’s team Saturday Earntunh moved up to 7 the inside of the front row for die start Biffle moves to die ' rear of the field for the green r flag but will still be credited ' 7 with starting from the pble 43-c- ar season-openin- ‘ -- |