Show The Herald Journal Logan Utah Saturday November 22 2003 — B3 One streak will end today for to end road skid Idaho home USU hoping 1st gunning m win Utah State aft Idaho 3 pm it Kibbio Doan none 610 AM KVFX 94 5 F M HiiO AM Idaho Record: 2 4 Sun Belt 2-- overall Utah State Record: 3-- 3 Sun Belt 3 H ' Sariea Record: Utah State leads 14 overall 13 2 ' Last Meeting: 2000 Utah Slate 31 Idaho 14 Las Vegas Line: Utah State by 1 ' Kay Matchupa: Utah States defense which ranks IBtn nationally agamst'the pass must come ready to play Idaho can pass the ball (256 6 yards a game and run it 123 J) Vandal-R181 yard performance and has reached ttie Ixh Gerstner is coming pff a career-bes- t cantury mark six times this year Itis vital USU gets some pressure on wtneb ever signal caller the Vandals use The Aggies will be going up against a defense that' ranks 19th against ' the pass USU 06 Travis Cox is back altersuHenng a neck inury last week arid must be protected Aggie RB David Fiefia must cany a big load m order for USU to 'be successful ‘ Aggie Notes Fourteen seems to be the key number on offense Fourteen different play- -' ers have'rushed the ball 14 different Aqqies have receptions and 14 die rent players have scored touchdowns The 14 toreach the end Tone is a school record t r a season The The Aggies have held opponents to less than 300 yards passing in 14 straight games Cox needs Aggies continued to lead the Sun Belt in sacks (22)and‘ sacks allowed (31) TE Chris' Cooley needs (wo 26 yards to move into 10th place on the season passinglist catches to become the USU career leader for receptions by a tight 'He has recorded at least two catches in 1 6 straight gamesand already hobs Ihi record tor a season with 52 WH Kenny Coleman is the only Aggie'to record a catch mall 11 games ths year KVNU By Shawn Harrison sports editor This will he the final game of the ' MOSCOW Idaho — Something has got to give this afternoon at the Kihhie ' Dome Ulalt State 3:3 Sun Belt Conference 3- 8 overall) faces Idaho (24 a bailie of teams trying to end losing streaks The Aggies have not won on the roiid this year ((L6) aiid have dropped seven in a row ' away from Iigan dating hack to last sea- 't son USU has won at least one road game " remember" USU senior tailback David Ficfiusuid There is also another goal the Aggies are shooting for — getting Fielia over' I (KX) yards rushing for the season I le needs 97 yards lb get there "We have the opportunity to give Dave a season" offensive sea- son for both xchonls "I think we are two teams that are very very hungry" USIJ head coach Mick Dcnnchy said "Both teams are good solid football teams hut have had the same kind of year in terms of a lot of adversity i- a lot of close games and a lot of tough losses It will he a hig game for both teams in terms of send- ing their seniors out the right way" fourteen Aggies will suit up for the final time in blue and while "' 'Ion the ' I -- I (XX)-ya- rd guard Greg Vandermade said "We have a lot of pride going into that" ' Fielia is averaging X2 yards a game but has gone over (X) yards twice in the last three games and averaged 927 sx yards a game during that stretch I le 1 £ ” SSSffSV' - Utes can wrap up outright conference title PROVO (AP) — Just two years in the other wins we’ve had they’vchcen ugly and we haven’t ago Brigham Young was off to a 2-- 0 start and hoping for an Bow) Championship Series berth' - Since then things have changed considerably in Provo The Cougars are in the midst of their second consecutive losing sea- son something that hasn’t happened at BYU rn three decades and fire left only with the hope of spoiling rival Utah’s hid for an outright conference ' with the season 'we’ve had v B YU offensive lineman Brandon Stephens said The Cougars’ season has been 'I' ' downright disappointing: BYU (4-- 7 ' V back-bac- & 1970-7- 1 ‘The last game can remember full a putting together game was' V GctMgia Tech in he first game of - Wf the'season? I " - 'f - Ws-tim- - rjyaris : " 'y” was V gradate’ assistant at Ohio States which closes the season "" slK!ntfWalN6ifc!ariand' ' grew quite familiar with the Fighting Irish’s rivalry with Southern Cali for- nia ’’M &&' The Uies vsCougaftmay not be§ 4s well as known nationally Meyer is finding that the battle forl& the Beehive Boot pan he justasTS nasty k 1 ''' : B M ' Kaid' ?‘Evc 3lcphjCri 1 ) are also The Utes (8-- 2 playing for more than just a chance to bcjit the Cougars- for a' second straight year- which they last did while winning three Utah can straight from 1993-9- 5 win its first outright Jcagueljtlc since taking the Skyline Confer- cnee in 95?!' Utah leads the M WC in scoring at 314 poinls permme mlawlil have: waning tek Biaadon Warfield back after missing most of- t sames with a knee'V: '?:- iiyury BYU meanwhile is lingering in fest place' in the league' fctfscering at 178 points per game: The Cougars " have struggled withturnoyersgi v- irig up 6 fumbles and 20 intercep- - ' : championship “It'fi everything to win your last game no matter what especially k losing records for the first time since : ' 6-- ’ - will have ' pul things together It would mean everything ior us id win this game and put everything together and ' spoil Otah'i chances at a 1 - '' Quarterback Matt Berry has throwp 13 of the picks iind has never seemed to gel on track after breaking a bone in his hand early in the season Long win streaks in this series have been as rare lately as blowout games no matter what kind of sea- son the teams fire having The last six years the game has been decided by a touchdown dr less with both Utah find BYU team winning three' “It’s always huge We're not big fans of them and they' re not hig fbnsof ouirS That's just liow il goes'- Utah genier Max Petersen ’ said ' This will be the first Ulah-- YU Urban Meyer ' ujc e no he's slfamser u allhtnigh : butt ' heard about this rivalry the day washired And it’s here That’ I il our whole focus P'Th£ - want to have a I Cougars were hoping to ii return to the form they had in 2jX) I Gary'fi Notre Dame receiyer Omar Jenkins coach when under first-yeCrowton thcy rollcd to a 12-- 0 starl theri any BCS claims were shat- 3 loss f tend witli a a 4 That was loss to ar defended by BYU eomerbadc left' attempts to make acatch while being Jemaro Gilford during thesecond quarter 72-4- i BOW ‘7 Splitting their first six coni spiral that hasn't seemed to stop yetfgames didn't help matters!! hi Last season the Cougars finished finish could giyc the Cougais? --v- v- - - ' Ss!iThe two losses started adownward fingers! Paris Warren and the rest of the Utes can win the Mountain West outright today !£ rfvs 'VjSi'i- - ' t BYU in ' ' L' ' v' “'' fat — overcome i nj u ries to top g cssf m ' ' "“’SiW Lopez comes through in clutch with 18 points am SALT LAKE AP — When left the Utah without two Jaz injuries t starters the smallest player on the team took control tall and a Raul Lopez barely wispy 1 60 pounds scored a career-hig18 points to help the Jazz overcome injuries to Carlos Arroyo and DeShawn Stevenson and heat the Milwaukee -g’1— Bucks 0 Friday ' 99-9- nighL Arroyo and Stevenson left the court-Sieven- son on a stretcher — within 70 seconds of eaichotheriflthe third : j quarter: “We started playing harder after DeShawn got hurt” Lopez said “I was feeling good and playing whh : e” deficit The Jazz erased a seven-poiand then took charge in die fourth quar- ter as Lopez scored seven straight points “If you want to play you’ve got to stay tody Tonight was a perfect exam-- pie of guys being ready to play and tak- ing advantage of opportunities” Utah coach Jerry Sloan said Matt Harpring scared 18 fur the Jazz who improved to 6-- at home:' Michael Redd led Milwaukee (5-with 28 points and Tun Thomas had 22 before fouling out on an offensive foul with 4H2 to play Thomas was scoreless r ha die fourth quarter as the Bucks lost their third straight for dir find lime Hus nt ! 1 7) : “We hit a dry spell We started it ova: couldn’t make shots Then Stevenson was later released from University Hospital Just after Arroyo and Stevenson were hurt Redd gave die Bucks their biggest lead with seven minutes left in' die third quarter Bui the Bucks went flat and die injuries woke up the Jazz “Both of their guys got hurt inadvertently and emotions rose a lixde bit We 'didn’t do a good job of matching their intensity after thi” Redd said 6(1-5- 3 Utah Stide's track and field head coach Cregg Gensel announced Friday the signing: of four iuhletes to national let- : -- EJyNev Dis- - tance runners 'Rebecca Bost-- Uudi4A crosscountry ' oatechampion: " Steve is the best high school distance runner in the stale He is a very gifled run her with the pafect anitude to fit our program' assistant coach Corey Murdck said Strickland a yenwic at Mountain View High School in Orem was being' 103 ' 5 ' al-r- w ' ick-- Vera Ross Moraga and Steve Strickland will also be joining the Aggies " Lloyd's 66- distance 0775 in the shot ptii was the best high school AP photo ' tions Joining Uoyd onthemens tcamwillheSiricktamilhe ters of intent to ewnpete for the Aggies beginning'in the 2004-0season The group is led by throw er Zack Lhiyd asenioral White Pifie High School in ' -- h crmfi-doic- ' - 6-fe-et J f they came down and w ere getting shots they wanted” Bucks coach Terry Porter ' said The Bucks were outscored 21-- 5 over a seven minute spar F ridging die third and fourth quarters Arroyo the Jazz starting point guard who averages I6J points arid 64 assists sprained his left ankle durmg a scramble for the ball with nincminulesleftin die ' third quarter Arroyo missed two games earlier in die seasrm when he sprained die same ankle He will he fully evaluated Saturday Stevenson was knocked down on a drive to the basket with 7:50 remaining in the period The game ws delayed for seven minutes while trainers attended to him Utah’s starting shooting guard moved slowly before being rolled onto a stretcher and takoi to die locker room “DeShawn has a neck injury bin it doesn’t look serious He is responding ' and everything looks normal They are taking him to the hospital for pre- cautionary tests” said David Allred ' Jazz vice president of communica- 'USU athletic media relations ' Milwaukee's Toni Kukbc ngtit defends Utah's Curtis Borchardt on Friday night ' Lopez sparked die Jazz with an assist for Curtis Borchardl's dunk followed by a 3 pointer Utah finished die quarter with a 10--0 run capped by Kirilenko’s steal and layup to ban the buzzer for a 8 lead “Raid did a tremendous job and really gave us a spark when we needed to get going” said BnrchardL a rookie center V who had season-higof 1 1 points and rebounds eight Lopez scared seven quick points to start the final period as Utah stretched its advantage to 1 with 8:24 to play The Budks never got doser than seven the rest 9f the game nation in 2003 ' Hisdiscus ' 17th-he- st 74-6- hs 83-7- throw - of 190-0- 0 : “ iXl w as die mark in XJ3 The 2A " Nevada record bolder in die shot put and discus Lloyd has won die state championship in die shot pul twice and die discus once He w as also named die Nevada Gatorade Athlete of die Year for 2003 "Zack is a good kid and a ' real hard worker Gensd said "We are very excited to have him He wiB he a good fh for our learn’ recruited by ' e" Zack is a good kid and a real hard worker We are very excited to hate him He will be a good fir for our team" dianceinlhe - ' ' - fi seb vfs Slate and W cher BYL' Adding : " strength to the women's team ill he Rebecca Bostwjck fmm L'niser--sit- s Cffy High ' SchnfJ in San ' Diego Calif and Vera Ross Moraga from Ounpoluido m Oakland ' High School ' ' Calif 'Both girls are great athletes and bard workers and will add ' a lot of depth and strength to our team Gensd said Bostwick's 10:4937 in the e at die Arcadia Invitational in April was die 15th fastest time in the nation Moraga s personal best time of 5:11 XJ in die mile would put her in the top five on LSUt ' bsL two-mil- all-ti- ' |