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Show 10 Wednesday Aug. 30,2006 Take Note: Check out pgs. 13-14 for USU and WAC football season outlooks. 797-1761 sports@statesman.usu.edu Down ^ Line Aggies win OT thriller aginst rival Sports. match. Weber State boasted a larger squad than USU Sports Edilor and applied strong defensive A 12-yard shot by Utah pressure. resulted in a State junior midfielder Dana combinedThis total of 12 fouls Peart sailed over the head in the first period alone. ofWeber State goalkeeper Weston also received a yelRebecca Ritchie and into the low card and was ejected net to beat the Wildcats 1-0 from the game for the in double overtime. remainder of the first period Going into the game, the after getting into a pushoverall series between the ing match with Weber State two teams was tied at five defender Sarah Espinoza. wins apiece. Last year the Without their top scorer, Aggies fell to the Wildcats 01 at Weber State. This game the Aggies relied on Peart to lead the team. The Aggies was not only to redeem last year's fall, this game was for had two more attempts on goal but couldn't put anyall the marbles. thing away as the period "It's a pride thing," head ended scoreless. coach Heather Cairns said. "We really needed to "Just to know that we've battle to win this," Peart been playing them every said. "We knew it was going year, just to know that we went ahead in the series six- to be a big battle and it was five-one, it feels pretty good. going to take something big to win it. We did everything It's a pride thing. Even if it's we could to make it hapyour best friend in a differpen - just all around team ent uniform, it's your best effort." Tyler Larson/tmlarson@(cusu.edu friend but you want to be The second half saw early FRESHMAN MIDFIELDER, KATIE BROWER, kicks the ball free from Weber State defender, Sarah Espinoza, during regulation play on Tuesday's match better than your best friend. pressure on the goal by You could tell there were at the Chuck and Gloria Bell Soccer Field. Utah State won 1-0 off a kick from junior midfielder Dana Peart. The win puts the Aggies ahead in the Weber State as the offense battles on the field taking overall series against WSU at 6-5-1. penetrated the Aggie defenplace." sive line and came close to the ball just over the net. Weber State defender. The that kept us in the game. It was a rough start for the goal. In the 51 minute of assist favor was returned by The Wildcats fought back She's been playing really the Aggies in their first play, a cross-field shot by the Hansen a minute later when in the closing minutes of well for us. She's been tested, official home game of the Wildcats was tipped away by she passed the ball to Peart regulation play and placed she's earned those shutouts." season. The Wildcats made who shot wide right. themselves in scoring posiThe first overtime saw strong attacks on the goal in Griffin. As the Aggies settled into tion within the 18-yard box. minimal shooting action The Aggies possessed the first 10 minutes of the the second period ^^_ from either team the ball the remainder of wm^^m^^ game. As the Aggie offense as both teams the period and scrambled regrouped, the action shifted play, the shots on goal shifted to their struggled to get to find an opening. Off a to midfield. favor. The Aggies the ball in good pass from junior midfielder Both teams found breaks made a total of nine scoring position. Abby Hunt, Peart kicked in the midfield melee and shots in the second The Wildcats the ball over the heads of attempted multiple shots. Comments to remember . the Wildcat defenders and penodas compared l j did get two solid Aggie goalkeeper, Ali goalkeeper and into the back to the four by the Griffin, made three saves "It's a pride thing. Even if it's your best friend in birtSe^hote608" of the net to seal the victory Wildcats. in the first period as the "The first half was uniform, it's your best friend and you wantto be were deflected by over the Wildcats. Wildcats penetrated the a little bit rough," The Aggies improve their Aggie defense. better than your best friend. You could tell there Aggie^efenders. Peart said. "The secrecord to 2-0-1, their best The Aggies countered The first ond half we came out season start since 1998 with close shots by Dana were battles on the field taking place/' overtime with better compowhen, ironically, they beat Peart and senior forward ended scoreless. sure. We got what Idaho State and Weber Charity Weston. Trying to Going into needed to be done." State. duplicate the game-winHeather Cairns, soccer head coach second over The Aggies saw "It's a long season and ning shot of the Idaho State time, the Aggies multiple scoring we have to maintain the game, Peart crossed the ball opportunities in the second utilized their Their offensive attempts momentum and we have to veteran players to attempt to junior midfielder Andra period but the ball couldn't were not enough as Griffin get better at things," Cairns a score. Weston started a Hansen in the 26 minute of find its way into the net. made a save to finish regula- play by crossing the ball to said. "It's ajourney and our play. Hansen had a direct In the 69th minute of play, tion play with a score of O-O. goal is to be the best we can Peart who eyed Hansen in shot on goal but was blocked junior midfielder Abby Hunt be the last few games. We scoring position next to the Speaking of Griffin, by a Wildcat defender. crossed the ball on a high don't want to peak now." goal. Hansen kicked the Cairns said, "She made a As the game progressed so kick to Weston who headed save at the end of regulation ball but it was blocked by a did the physicality of the -sethhazvkins@cc. usu. edu BY SETH H A W K I N S Speak Up USU hopes future facility a sign of good things to come BY SAMMY HISLOP A N D C. CHRISTOPHER TERRY Assistant Sports Editor and Senior writer If you're looking for a bright spot at a Utah State University football game this season, just look north. Ground was broken and construction began July 7 on the Romney Stadium north end zone complex. It is a $10.5 million project for a 55,000 square-foot, three-level building that , will eventually become a major benefit to all USU athletes. Randy Spetman, director of athletics at USU since July 1, 2004, said the goal for completion of the structure of the complex is Aug. 1, 2007. The first floor, which will feature locker rooms for the home and visiting teams, an equipment room and a sports medicine area, will be the only floor that is scheduled to be completely done by the Aug. 1 deadline. The roofing, walls, electricity and heating for the other two levels will be complete, but work will continue on the inside during the 2007 football season. Though the current construction has taken up nearly 130 parking spots and doesn't yet give the complex the most aesthetically pleasing look, Spetman said it is worth it. "It's a mess," he said. "[But] it doesn't seem to have hurt the overall campus or anything. It more or less impacts my staff and the student athletes more than anybody else on campus. They are willing to put up with that to get a new facility. That's for sure." Brent Guy, head football coach at USU, agreed, saying the new complex is a sign of better things to come for the football program. "We talk about how we have to change and learn to win and create a winning tradition," Guy said. "And right now you already see change happening. So these guys that are right here right now physically see change going on. The people that come in our stadium Cross country to get fresh start BY ATHLETIC M E D I A RELATIONS LOGAN, Utah - Utah State's cross country teams will open their season in a duel meet with Weber State on Saturday, Sept. 2 at 9:00 a.m. The meet will take place at the American West Heritage Center in Wellsville, Utah, at 4025 South Highway 89-91- The women will run 2.72 miles beginning at 9 a.m., while the men will run 3.75 miles at 9:30 a.m. Last year the men's team finished first at the Western Athletic Conference Cross Country Championships. The men's team claimed six spots in the top 10 with Vance Twitchell placing third, Seth Wold, who was named 2005 WAC Cross Country Freshman of the Year, coming in fourth place. Both are expected to be leaders of this year's team. The Aggie women came in second overall at the Western Athletic Conference Championships with the help of freshman Vanessa Hawkins, who finished in ninth place. Hawkins was also named 2005 WAC Cross Country Freshman of the Year. "I am definitely ready for the season to get started and it's exciting to see the kids back in school and running again," said USU head coach Gregg Gensel. "We're excited to race at home for our first meet and with all the miles the kids have put in this summer we're excited to see how they do on Saturday." Standings Major League Baseball AMERICAN LEAGUE East W L NY Yankees 77 52 .597 Pet GB - Boston 71 60 .542 7.0 Toronto 69 63 .523 9.5 Baltimore 59 72 .450 19.0 Tampa Bay 52 79 .397 26.0 Central W L Detroit 82 49 .626 - Chi White Sox 76 54 .585 5.5 Minnesota 76 54 .585 5.5 Cleveland 62 69 .473 20.0 Kansas City 48 85 .361 35.0 West Oakland W L Pet Pet GB GB 75 56 .573 -- LA Angels 69 63 .523 6.5 Texas 68 65 .511 8.0 Seattle 62 69 .473 13.0 NATIONAL LEAGUE Utah State University A thtetic Media Relations THE NEW NORTH END ZONE COMPLEX is scheduled to be completed by Aug. 1,2007. A ground-breaking ceremony was held July 7, and construction has been going since that time. It will be 55,000 square feet and three stories high. this season will see changes going on." Other uses for the first floor visiting team locker room will be for other visiting sports teams such as soccer, softball, and track. That is something visiting teams in sports other than football and basketball have never had when coming to compete against the Aggies. "We don't have a place, and that's a problem," Spetman said. "In their hotel rooms they dress, then get on the bus and come here." The second floor will feature offices for the USU coaching staff. "Right now the football team meets all over the world," Spetman said. "We go in the Stan Laub Center, we have some meetings in the Harris facility, we have some meetings in the visiting team's locker room at the stadium. They're spread all over, and that's not very conducive to having good meetings." The third floor will hold the student-athlete academic center with tutor rooms. computer rooms and study rooms. Currently, the athletic department is still about $1.5 million short of the needed $10.5 million, Spetman said, but that should be made up through fundraising by next August. Spetman said the foundation for the complex has been dug and the cement will be poured within the next week. ~sbhislop@cc.icsu.edu, grahani@cc.usu.edu East W L NYMets(18) 80 49 .620 Pet GB Philadelphia 66 65 .504 15.0 Florida 65 66 .496 16.0 Atlanta 62 68 .477 18.5 -- Washington 55 76 .420 26.0 Central W L Pet GB St. Louis 69 61 .531 --, Cincinnati 67 65 .508 3.0 Houston 64 68 .485 6.0 Milwaukee 62 70 .470 Chi Cubs 54 78 .409 16.0 Pittsburgh 52 81 .391 18.5 West W L LA Dodgers 69 62 .527 -- San Diego 66 65 .504 San Francisco 65 67 .492 4.5 Arizona 64 67 .489 5*0 Colorado 61 69 .469 7.5 Pet 8.0 GB 3.0 |
