Show 2 V” 7c' Team is strength for first-yeAgs ar By David Cordero sports writer Then’ are 10 new faces only one player ith Division experience nine - 1 freshman on the roster practice has gone on for only a month and you know what the strength of the Utah State women's basketball team is? Chemistry Come again? "We all get along so well" USU freshman Christina Zdcnck said: "Right when' I came here we 'all' got ' together and hung opt in one of our dorm rooms' We w ere al we had talking-likknown each other for iv 1 while? 7 Said junior Stephanie "Grant: “We bond' ' amazingly: I don't know what it is I've never been on it teiim lhat bonds' this well We hang out oh' weekends too not just in practice W'e inllo of actually see oiirteammates outside ' Mitch MascaroHerakt i to grew up in a hurry it a successful 77 'season is in' the cards If nothing else! USU figures to have chemistry on its side Yeah yeah it’s a buzz wlrnl around teams in every sport at every level of competition but it 7 7 0 appears genuine here - ': practice" Added guard Terrin Johnston- - 7 “When we Hrst got here e all clicked we were all friends There no ten- sion no fighting We have a really Journal' Raegan Pebiey left talks to her learri during the first practice dn Oct 18 The Aggie 1987 Division I experience (2000-0- 2 al ‘There aren’t any clicks’! freshman Buffalo) andone of the said “We all athletes on the squad She ' Peterson out tjoned hang Tiffany : n choice to all the time and we've never had any would be the at conflicts" start point guard if not for her qiies- There is a part of the equation that jionable health has been orchestrated by head coach She's recovering from a hamsirjng ' ' : RKgan Pehley You seeno player : injury and isn’t at full speed w the best-cond- i- ” hands-dow- ' ‘ that's ajiven Thing is you hardly 177 the day with uior means you takcawi the option :v: 7 V When build ever see just three or four of themT to of a team trying fnm being a gunner from 7 7 ' " " line — the trey being one either ' ' scratch the last thing a coach heeds :is ' the playersarguing over whose turn it is to of her specialties But the 7 redhead r do dishes who made a mess in theK C said shewduldn't mind playing out of 2003-0- 4 USU BASKETBALL ROSTER ‘ hathr(Him or 'who left the bedroom "Cv position' unlockwl :7v ‘7 it' something hew something V 77 7 7 “You getsixgirls together in one fun" Johnston said “As long as I get 7 7 apart ntent there's going to be some cat to play" ' Brox since but a we 5 from live freshman don't fights together it easier for us to call and say 'hey Lakevicw Terrace Calif gives the : let's hangout'" freshman Camille 7 Aggies tremendrius speed Her role at : v the beginning will he ax a reserve’ Brox siiid “We just all like ekh 7"’ because she still has plenty to learn ' 7' " ' other" That's all that's known at this point ' about Division I hOops 7 With a new team there are numerous “Camille has extreme potential She's very quick very fast can apply questions Whr will be the go-t- o sair- ef? Who will lead? Who can accept intense ball pressure Pebiey said “She's going to need to improve her being a ritle player? What else besides chemistry will be decision making because she's so fasl Head coach: Raegan Pebiey (Colorado 1997) first season : that sometimes she gets ahead of the a strength? ' Assistant coach: John Bartlaeoo (New Mexico State 1994) first season ball We need her to slow down a hit" Point guard Assistant coach: Tricia Bader Binford (Boise State 1998) first season is the team's most Virginia Jennings Assistant coach: Bradtay Dance (Utah State 1997) first season See TEAM on Page 7 V(cal leader the only player with lime A few of them weren't even 7 Walking yet But the squad — which will feature two janiors' three sopho--- -' ! : ’! 5-- 777 ! - : j7 -- 5-- ! : |