University of Utah Student Newspapers | 2010-02-22 | Page 7

DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE Monday, February 22, 2010 LACROSSE 7 WOMEN Utes come out strong against Boise State Whitney O'Bannon STAFF WRITER In its first test of the year, the Utah men's lacrosse team showed up to play with an impressive performance. The Utes destroyed the visiting Boise State Broncos 23-5 in a fast-paced, season-opener blowout. Right from the start, Utah came out with high intensity and set the tone for the rest of the game, jumping out to a 5-1 lead after the first quarter. "We got up on their heels a little bit, and we were able to push the tempo of the game," said head coach Craig Morris. "We got some confidence early, and that really helped us continue to push forward." Utah kept its offensive attack rolling into the second quarter when Utah attacker Mark Manning netted his third goal of the game. Manning, a new addition to the team, finished with a team-high eight goals and three assists. "Mark had a great day," MEN continued from Page 6 Utah head coach Jim Boylen has seen his team fight back against some of the Mountain West Conference's top teams and said he was proud of the way his team responded after falling behind. "Well, we got in a hole early, and we battled back," Boylen said. "I was proud of my guys in that, but I thought we had some plays in the second half that we've just got to make to win the game. We had some open looks down the stretch that you've just got to make to win a big road game, and we didn't make them." The Utes (12-14 overall, 4-7 MWC) came out flat in the first half, only shooting 33.3 percent from the field, but they were hurt more by a tremendous performance by Aztec big man Malcolm Thomas. Thomas came out on fire, despite matching up against Utah's defensive anchor David Foster, and scored 19 points of his game and career-high 28 points before halftime. The Utes were unable to slow Thomas down, despite throwing all of its big men at him—Foster, Jason Washburn and Kim Tillie. The Aztecs shot 5o percent from the field in the first half and benefited from four consecutive Utah turnovers to end the half, which gave them a Io-point lead at the break, 36-26. Morris said. "He's a really nice player for us. He is doing a great job coming in and working himself into the team." Even with Manning's impressive performance, Utah played as a team, and every player was involved. Seven other Utes scored in the game, including true freshman Tyler Kunz, who had five goals. "I was really pleased with the way the young kids stepped in—(such as) a young player like Tyler Kunz coming into his first game and getting a bunch of goals," Morris said. "I think the guys played pretty unselfishly, they looked for one another, moved the ball well and that's what we are looking to do." Playing together as a team was a main goal for the Utes and something that they were looking to improve on this season. "We have done a really good job of coming together as a team," said captain Jake Vadeboncoeur. "I think that is the biggest thing." Boise State did have a few chances, but it was outshot by Utah 50-17 and kept in its defensive half for the majority of the game. Although the game seemed mostly offensive-minded, Utah was content with how its defense performed as well. "Overall, I was pleased with the defense," Morris said. "It is sometimes hard to keep the intensity and the focus when you are developing a lead the way we did." Going into the fourth quarter, Utah was already leading 15-3. Utah quickly ended any hopes Boise State had of making a comeback by scoring eight goals in the quarter. "Something we talked about preseason was to feel like we came out and left a better team," said Utah senior attackman Mike Calvert. The Utes look to continue their winning ways as they take on Montana State in their second game of the season Friday at 9 p.m. in the Field House. w.obannon@ chronicle.utah.edu Boylen said the team's turnovers were a result of being overly aggressive on the road and that it continues to be a challenge to balance that aggression with precision play. "I thought we had some turnovers in the first half where we were trying to make home run plays instead of solid plays," Boylen said. "We have a little of that aggressiveness, and I struggle with toning that down and letting guys play, but you can't turn the ball over on the road. At the end of that first half, we just had four turnovers in a row, and that really hurt us." Despite trailing at the break, the Utes—as they have all year long—came out determined to make a run in the second half, and it wasn't long until they had cut into the Aztec lead. Carlon Brown and Marshall Henderson were able to give the Utes some momentum on offense. Additionally, Utah was able to match the Aztecs on the boards, which Tillie said was the key to both teams being able to make runs. "We came back defensively, and we got stops and scored on the other end," Tillie said. "We were running the floor, and it was the rebounding during the stretches that made a big difference. When we weren't rebounding, that's when they made runs against us." However, despite outrebounding the Aztecs on the night 38 to 35, Utah gave up several critical offensive rebounds in the final two minutes of the game, particularly after San Diego State missed several free throws. The Aztecs are one of the worst freethrow shooting teams in the conference, and Boylen said he talked to his team about the importance of getting the rebounds after missed foul shots. "(At halftime) I talked about how it's going to come down to free-throw cutouts to win the game, and we missed two at the end, and to me that was a big difference," Boylen said. Tillie said even though the Utes came up short, they are headed in the right direction. "We're getting better—our chemistry is better, we're playing together," Tillie said. "That win against Vegas at home gave us a lot of confidence. Tonight is a little tough, but I think we came together as a team and we fought the whole game. I think we're on the right path for next week." The Aztecs improved to 20-7 overall, and 9-4 in conference play, and will now push New Mexico and BYU for the top spots in the league heading into the MWC Tournament. Meanwhile, Utah will head to Air Force next Wednesday and hope to get some momentum there to finish the season strong. j.simmons@ chronicle.utah.edu continued from Page 6 Elliott. "It was our first quality home win. Our offense is better, and we have done a better job with getting contributions off of the bench" The Utes have been known for their stingy defense and lack of offense all year, but Sunday they showed up on both sides of the ball. In the first half, it was the Aztecs who were shooting the ball well, going 14 of 28 for shooting from field-goal range while the Utes made II of 29. But in the second half, it was all Utah, which shot 15 of 28 in its 41-22 second-half run while holding SDSU to 10 of 28. Utah finished the game on a 20-6 run during the final seven minutes. "In the second half, I think that we had a sense of urgency," Kalee Whipple said. "Coach told us at halftime that we needed to be more precise and have more energy on offense. I think that in the first half we were slow and needed to cut and screen harder, which is what we did in the second half." The Utes' aggressive play got them to the free-throw line all night. The Utes were able to get to the line 21 times, compared to just six for the Aztecs. Utah has struggled from the free-throw line at times this year but shot 76 percent, making i6 of 21 attempts. The Utes' aggressive play showed up in all categories. They outrebounded the Aztecs 37 to 29 and scored 23 points off of turnovers compared to 13 for San Diego. Utah was led by 23 points TANER PASAMEHMETOGLU/The Daily Utah Chronicle Taryn Wicijowski had 10 rebounds and 15 points against San Diego State on Sunday. Utah easily beat SDSU by a final score of 73-55. and nine rebounds from Whipple, but several players played a big role in the win. Freshman Taryn Wicijowski posted a double-double on 15 points and To rebounds, and Halie Sawyer scored 13 points and pulled down five boards. The Utes also received great play from their guards, Janita Badon and Rachel Messer, who combined for 17 points, six assists and six rebounds. "I feel that we are definitely picking up momentum right now, and we are playing really well," Wicijowski said. "I think that Kalee and Halie have been a big help because they can both step up. Together they are the key Alailyutahchronicle.co What Mailers Most... 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