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Show 6 Aggie Special - 3 strips of chicken - 1 biscuit - 1 side item 95 E. 400 N. 7S2-9673 STATE#fAN WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9,2005 SPORTS Gymnasts win again BY VIVIANA RAMIREZ SlalT Writer Available Everyday! v - ^,\ n Watch mouies • 6arn Cash After a disappointing loss to Texas Woman's last week, the USU gymnastics team tumbled into a meet against California and won 195.325-192.350. "The ladies did a great job dusting off what took place at Texas Woman's and came roaring back," Utah State Head Coach Ray Corn said about the meet. The teams' goal of hitting 24 out of 24 routines came crashing down as they experienced falls on the bars and the beam. However, the USU falls were nothing compared to California who experienced fall after fall on the balance beam. California had a total of three falls, all simultaneously, with two of the three girls falling twice in the routine. California is suffering the same misfortunes that Utah State had last season - illness and injuries. Because of the misfortune, California only had seven competitors, total. As a result, they had only five competitors on every event except the beam. The team began the night on the vault, where Jessica Parenti not only scored a career high of 9.95, but also tied for the best school vault record. Parenti was helped on the vault by Rachael Mandy who had a GYMNASTS . n Become a blood plasma donor & ITlake a difference Donate Plasma UTAH STATE'S ASHLEY BARR competes on the floor exercise. The Aggies won the meet by a score of 195.325-192.350. The Ag5 have won four of their last five meets. See Page 8 Aggie lacrosse team loses season-opening exhibition BY CASEY ANDERSEN Staff Writer WESTERN PLASMA Main Street You can help save someone's life by giving plasma. Western Plasma 1061 No. Main • 753-7802 HOURS: Mon-Fri 10am - 6pm, Sat noon-4 pm, Closed Sun Ryan Ta\bo\Jrtalbot@cc.usu.edu SALT IAKE CITY - A sluggish first half foiled the Utah State University men's lacrosse team Saturday as they dropped an exhibition game to TVibal West, 10-4. There was a scheduling conflict that prevented Texas A&M from being their regular season opponent, forcing a pickup game with Tribal West, a non-college club team, that will not count on the Aggies' record. After trailing 9-2 at halftime, Utah State outscored their opponent, 2-1, in the second half. With last year's league scoring leader, Kyle Fiat, transferring to Towson University and more than 10 players graduating or going on missions for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day beaver m o u n t a i n End of Season Special! Show your current season pass from any resort and ski the Beav for only $15 a day now 'til the end of the season. Sale begins March 8 and goes through April 15, 2005 Unlimited Day-time only $220 Pass valid as soon as it is purchased.. . Good the rest of this season and all of next season. Passes (or children 6 thru 11 only $110 Children 5 and under free when adult of same family purchases season pass. NO REFUNDS! NOT GOOD AT NIGHT! •Number of passes sold may be limited •Passes available at Logan office: 1351 East 700 North, Logan (Next to Fredrico's pizza) •Hours: 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday-Saturday For more information call 435-753-0921 Saints, the team is hoping to stay competitive in the midst of a rebuilding year. With seven players returning from last year's 11-5 team, USU will have an uphill battle. The other four members in its conference are ranked in the top 25 in the USL-MDIA A Division, a club division that does not merit NCAA status. The Aggies' hopes of graduating to an NCAA-sanctioned division have been hobbled by the cancellation of the women's lacrosse team. The women's team was cancelled because of a lack of interest To be NCAA eligible, the school must have both men's and women's teams. "We have a good schedule this year withfivehome games," club president Al Garner said, "the most we've had in a few years." Two of the home games this season will be held in Romney Stadium, against rivals Ft. Lewis (April 1) and Utah (April 16). All games are free to the public. USU's lacrosse team was used to disappointment before last year's winning season - suffering through losing seasons the previous three years. But the Aggies were just one win awayfrom.500 in 2002 and 2003. The team's goal this year is to have another winning season and do well in the playoffs in Greeley, Colorado April 28, 29 and 30. Lacrosse, the oldest sport originating in North America, was born when French missionaries became intrigued watching a similar sport by the American Indians. Utah State took up the sport in 1974, and the Aggies have been part of an organized collage club division for the past 20 years. -caseya @ cc. usu. edu Nelson a team player BY MIKAYLIE KARTCHNER Staff Writer There's no "I" in "Spencer Nelson." Spencer Nelson has given Utah State many great basketball moments in his college career. During his final regular season game in the Spectrum, he scored 20 points, had 10 rebounds, three steels and a block, aiding in a win for the Aggies. The win secured the Ags the second seed in the Big West Conference. The fans cheered for Nelson when he escorted his parents onto the floor for Utah States Senior Night. But Spencer doesn't dwell on that For him, his greatest basketball moments are when the team is successful. He said it's about perspective. "All individual awards are a product of a team," Nelson said. "I didn't really get the award myself. "If you think you did it on your own you're way off and I think that's when you start losing perspective." Nelson's humility, hard work and sense of humor, made him a favorite among the press, his peers, and the players. His dunks, drives, and passes made him a favorite with the fans. Nelson is one of two players in Utah State history to score 1,000 points and record 700 rebounds and 250 assists. He is also one of 16 players named to the USU's All-Century team. Being named to the All-Century team was a great honor, Nelson said. "I think when afirstheard about it I thought that's cool," he said. "After the night when all the players where there and I got to shake hands and meet them and talk with them, it became a little more real to me. "It was a special experience and I was glad Jessica Alexander/jaiexander@cc.usu.edu UTAH STATE'S SPENCER NELSON hugs teammate Nate Harris at the end of Friday's game against Idaho. Nelson scored 20 points during the game. to have it" Nelson's "basketball career started when he was a kid growing up on 18th Street in Pocatello, Idaho. He said the street had tons of kids and families and they would play. Nelson said he also remembers playing with his older brother, JT Nelson, who is currently attending Idaho State. Then in 1999, Nelson picked Utah State from a list of schools trying to recruit him. NELSON See Page 7 __ |