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Show Take Note: 8 Monday, Nov, 7,2005 Sign up for water aerobics at the Campus Rec. service desk in the HPER. 797-1761 sports@statesman.usu.edu Down I Line Ags nearly take down Spartans Golf team to play final fall tournament BY BRYAN HINTON Assistant Sports Editor Two power-play goals in the final two minutes allowed San Jose State - the No. 1 team in the region - to escape Cache Valley with a 4-3 win over the Utah State hockey club Friday. The Aggies led the game 3-2 until 3:20 to play in the third period when the Spartans scored their first of two goals with a man advantage in a span of 47 seconds. Despite the loss, Head Coach Jerry Crossley said he felt USU had given its best effort. "It is a loss, but it's also the best game we've played all season," he said. "I think the guys now see what their capable of. [SJSU] may be the best team in the region." The Spartans took a 2-0 lead with them into the first intermission, but the Aggies responded with three consecutive goals — two of which coming from Mike Walker — to take the lead. "Everyone knew we were coming back," Aggie Jordan Francom said. "When Walker scored his first goal, we knew the floodgates would open." USU switched up its lines again for this game. Roberto Hashimoto was playing with William Winsa and Mikel Roy and Walker was playing with Roberto Leo and Parker Richards. "We've been working on good lines," he said. "We finally found them. I love playing with Berto [Leo]." Crossley said the team still needs to score more in order to win. "The team is carrying this comprehension that we can't score," he said. "We've got to shake that." • ALMOST BY UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY Athletic Media Relations Collie Graver photo/cailieann@<cuui.edu UTAH STATE'S DOMINIQUE ARSENAULT and Erin Graybill block the ball as Boise State's Jeanette Jenkins attempts to spike it. The Aggies held the Broncos to only nine points in the third game. Busting the Broncs both teams to keep the game close. The game finally ended It was literally a tale of 30-23. two very different games in "It was ugly in game the Utah State women's voltwo - I'm not going to lie," leyball team's four-game win senior Ingrid Roth said. over Boise State Saturday But after the break, an night. ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ entirely different team After came out of scraping the locker out a 30-27 room. game one •EiftaL Results. win, game A 5-0 two was run at the UTAH STATE 3 about as beginning painful as of the game BOISE STATE 1 a volley™ ^ ~ " ~ " ^ ^ " " ^ ^ ^ ^ put USU up ball game could get for the 7-2 - and the Aggies never Aggies. They went up with looked back after that. an early 1-0 lead, but didn't "It's nice that we can get ahead for the rest of the come out of halftime with game. that kind of desire," USU Head Coach Burt Fuller At one point during the said. "When we play with a game, Boise could have just tossed the ball over the net and left the rest of the work >WlN up to the Aggies. They were scoring enough points for See page 10 BY ANDRFA EDMUNDS Sporls Editor Game Over Collie Grover pholokaitKann@tc.isiu.edu UTAH STATE'S ERIN GRAYBILL spikes the ball over two Boise State players during Saturday night's game at the Spectrum. The Aggies won in four games. See page 10 USU fumbles game away BY BEN WALKER Staff Writer The Aggies produced a seasonhigh 478 yards of offense against the Bulldogs of Louisiana Tech, but couldn't overcome six fumbles and four turnovers, losing 27-17 Saturday at Romney Stadium. The Aggies (2-6, 1-4) had 202 yards more than the Bulldogs (5-3, 4-1) in the game. USU Head Coach Brent Guy said, "We had our best yardage totals, our best third downs for defense. We did a bunch of things a lot better than we've done today and all those things do not matter if you cannot hold onto the football." USU held the Bulldogs to two field goals and just 18 rushing yards in the first half and trailed just 6-3 at the break. "You've got to get them to kick field goals and we did some of that," Guy said. "But in the end, they started getting touchdowns and that's what got us beat." The teams traded touchdowns in the third quarter and USU running back Ryan Bohm found the end zone for his first of two touchdowns. The 1-yard run pulled the Aggies to within three points, which was as close as they would be all afternoon. "We were in the game until the very end. Unfortunately, we just kept shooting yourselves in the foot," Bohm said. The Bulldogs recovered three of the Aggies' five second-half fumbles. "Obviously, the biggest disappointment were the turnovers," Guy said. "You look at the stat sheet and we did about everything else right except that. We're just not a team that can overcome those things." USU quarterback Leon Jackson accounted for 429 yards of total offense on 16 carries for 57 yards and connecting on 27 of his 44 passes for 372 yards. "Leon brings his game every week/' said wide receiver Kevin Robinson. "He was on fire today. He was completing almost every throw he made and that's what we need from him." Jackson said he took no consolation in the personal accolades. "We lost the game and that comes first. Quarterbacks are known for wins and losses not for how many yards they threw for or how many touchdowns they threw for," he said. BY BRYAN HINTON Assistant Sports Editor • BUTTERFINGERS See page 9 ; Louisiana Tech was held to only 329 all-purpose yards during Saturday's game against the Aggies, which was 128 yards fewer than Utah State's second best defensive performance. Notebook g Head Coach Brent Guy said the key to the defensive success was blitzing. "We decided to come after them," he said. "I felt like we were more aggressive. For the most part, I thought it worked." John Chick led the USU defense with seven tackles — four of them for a loss — and two sacks. Chick now has 8,5 sacks on the season which leads the Western Athletic Conference. "1 did okay,M Chick said. "The calls that were made went well with their offense. I made a couple mis> CHICK Tyler Lorson photo/(m!arson@ccMsu.edu AM1E TOHY PENNYMAN tries to break a tackle while Bulldog Tramon Williams prepares to tackle him during Saturday's game at Romney Stadium. Louisiana Tech beat Utah State 27-17. Chick shines with two I) more sacks Seepage 70 Utah State's golf team will return to action as it heads to California to play in the Bill Cullum Invitational Monday and Tuesday, Nov. 7 and 8. The Aggies last competed in the Boise State Bronco Roundup nearly a month ago. The 14-team tournament hosted by Cal State Northridge includes Utah State, Cal State Northridge Red, Cal State Northridge Black, Cal State San Marcos, Gonzaga, Holy Names College, Idaho, Pacific, Portland, Sacramento State, Southern Utah, The Master's • College, UCLA, and Utah Valley State. The 54-hole tournament will be played at the Wood Ranch Golf Club in Simi Valley, Calif. The course is 6,796 yards and plays to a par of 72. The teams are slated to play 36 holes Monday with a shotgun start at 7:30 a.m. The final round of 18 is scheduled to tee off at 7 a.m. Tuesday. USU will continue with the same lineup it has used in all of its fall tournaments with the Aggies' fivesome including seniors Preston Otte and Brett Black, juniors Jake Blair and Jared Humphries, and sophomore Brendon Ehlers. All of the Aggie golfers, excluding Blair, played in last year's tournament. Black finished tied for 22nd overall to lead the Aggies to a 10th place finish out of 15 teams. USU is coming of its best finish of the season where they placed fifth out of 14 teams at the Boise State Bronco Roundup Oct. 10 and 11. Ehlers led the Aggies at the Bronco Roundup as he shot a career-best eight-under par 63 in the second round and finished tied for 12th place overall with a 219 total. Snowbasin is making snow Snowbasin Ski Resort is pleased to announce that they are making snow. Approximately 20 to 30 snow guns are blasting away. Snow has fallen on the upper peaks of the mountains bringing a wintry closure to autumn and heralding the beginning of the 2005-2006 winter ski season at Snowbasin Resort. Anticipating a Thanksgiving opening, Snowbasin will be offering a Thanksgiving meal in the Huntington Room located in Earl's Lodge at the base of the mountain. Reservations may be obtained by calling 801620-1800. The dining room is open from 10 until 2 Sunday for brunch. Breakfast in Earls Lodge is available daily. New this season at Snowbasin is a lift assisted sixlane snow-tubing hill... fun for everyone. Snowbasin Mountain Outdoor Programs are now offering winter ecology classes, moonlight snowshoeing outings, and avalanche awareness , classes. • * This week in campus rec The Intramural Turkey Trot will be Saturday, Nov. 12 at 10 a.m. Students can register at the campus recreation Service desk in the HPER. Winners will receive turkeys. Water Aerobics in the HPER swimming pools will begin soon. Students can register at the campus recreation service desk in the HPER. |