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Show iKfcUtah Statesman 5por Who needs OT? (AP) - Akron coach J.D. Brookhart wanted nothing to do with overtime. Air Force coach Fisher DeBerry knew playing more than 60 minutes wasn't in his team's best interest. Both made bold moves, passing up potential gametying lucks for potential game-winning plays late in close games Saturday. One worked. One didn't. On a day when seven Division I-A games went to OT, each made the right call. Brookhart's Zips rewarded their daring and wise coach with a 1-yard touchdown run on the last play of the game that beat North Carolina State, 20-17"When we got down that close, we decided that overtime would not probably be in our favorfora lot of reasons, so we went for it," Brookhart said. DeBerry's Falcons couldn't get the job done, failing on a 2-point conversion with 1:35 remaining and losing to No. 13 Tennessee 31-30. "It's probably the most disappointing game I've ever been involved in," he said. "It's a game that I felt we should have won, a game we could have won." College football's strange overtime, with each team getting the ball at the 25yard line, can produce some wild finishes. There were plenty to go around on Saturday. Clemson lost to Boston • CITY BY THE BAY FITNESS From page 13 College because it missed an extra point. Same for Wyoming against Virginia. Syracuse lost to Iowa because it couldn't score a touchdown from the 2 in seven plays. And Texas Tech beat UTEP when its kicker banged a 4-9 -yard field goal off the uprights and through. Fun stuff, but not as much fun as Akron lining up for a TD-or-bust play with 3 seconds left. For underdogs on the road such as Akron and Air Force, overtime isn't the best way to head shot by Tessa Binkley. The shot was setup by Devon Nizich, who fed the ball to Binkley from the corner. Utah State looked to score in the 39th minute as forward Charity Weston took a penalty kick. Western's shot swung wide left, losing the biggest scoring attempt of the half. The Aggies matched the Matadors shot for shot in the first half with six, and outshot them 6-5 in the second half Despite a shooting advantage, the Aggies couldn't prevent the ball gofrom landing in the net "Almost every time, when again in the 72nd minute a coach goes for the win, they really don't think they're when Nizich scored off an assist. going to stop the opponent Utah State remained in overtime," Notre Dame scoreless until the 81st mincoach Charlie Weis said ute when senior forward Sunday. Sierra Smith scored her first Even though North goal of the season. The goal Carolina State hadn't had came off a free kick feed much success moving from Lindsey Smart. The the ball against the Zips, score is the third career goal Brookhart was right to for Smith. figure that the Wolfpacks depth and home crowd The Aggies continued to would give them an advanapply late pressure on CSNU tage in the extra session. goalkeeper April Cline as Weston had two shots in the Air Force had been ridfinal minutes of play, but dled by Erik Ainge and the neither shot couldfindits Volunteers' passing game way into the net. for 333 yards. They weren't suddenly going to find a pass "It was a disappointdefense in OT. ing match," Cairns said. And what were the chanc- "We took a step backward es that a close officials' call today. We did not play smart would have gone the road enough and did not play to team's way in either of the our talent." those games? Sunday's match marks the Exactly. final regular-season neutral field match for the Aggies. Even though the tournaments are over, the schedule doesn't get lighter as USU still faces ranked Brigham Young University and University of Utah. The team will get a week of rest before hosting No. 18-ranked BYU on Saturday, Sept. 16, at the Chuck and Gloria Bell Soccer Field. -sethhawkins@, cc.usu.edu $20 per month - USU Student Discount! One membership ...two great locations! 755-8533 • 1352 U GRAND STREET LOCAN (2 BLOCK!. SOUTHWEST OF MACEY^) Stcmmit Cnedi 563-8533 - 435 S M A I N - SAMTHFIELD 14 HOUR G Y M • $20 Monthly • No sign up fee thru Sept. • Aerobics Cycling • Kick Boxing • Body Pump • Siep • Weights • Cardio Equipment • Free Personal Training • Short Contracts Available • USU Students & Spouse only GEICO. A15-minutecall could save you 15% on car insurance. 1513 N. Hillfield Rd., (8O1) 752-O485 HOGWILD From page 13 yard Mustain scoring toss to 6-foot-6 Biletnikoff Award candidate Markus Monk. "The touchdown was a goroute on the outside. Mitch threw it to a spot where only I could catch it and I went up and made the grab," Monk said. McFadden, who showed no ill effects from the toe injury which forced him to miss the bulk of preseason practices, scored the lone points of the second half with his long third-quarter burst. Arkansas missed the extra point. "[McFadden] is a great runner, really fast," Hutton said. "We did a good job, just made a couple of mistakes that hurt us." Guy said the problem for USU's defense was that they "gave up too many big plays." With the Razorbacks' offensive line and talented runners carrying the load, Mustain was just a modest Monitronics 9-17 for 119 yards in his first start. He did perform slightly better than his counterpart, Aggie signal caller Leon Jackson III, who finished 1128 for 114 yards. "We still did not score a touchdown," Jackson said. "We need to learn to finish drives." Defensive end Ben Calderwood got his first start for USU and rewarded the coaches with USU's first sack of the year. Tony Pennyman and Kevin Robinson extended their respective 12 and 19-game streaks with at least two catches. Penny had two for 36 yards, Robinson had two for 11. After facing two teams with big, veteran offensive lines and talented running backs, USU now ranks 115 in the country against the run, allowing 250 yards per game. -graham@cc.usu.edu Brings a Whole New Look to Summer Security Programs! UTAH TOURNEY From page 13 Bears 3, Aggies 0 Things weren't any easier for the Aggies in their opening game against the Bears, who were picked to finish second in the Missouri Valley Conference in the preseason poll. Missouri State (6-1) is only the second-winningest volleyball program in the country (981 wins) behind UCLA. USU struggled offensively in game one, recording a .000 hitting percentage. Game two, the closest the Aggies came to capturing Friday, was a bright spot as USU hit .151 as a team, losing the game by two points. The Bears were led by Eric O'Connor, who had 18 kills. Jeppson led the Aggies with 13 kills and 11 digs. Amanda Nielson tallied 12 kills and six digs. Aggies 3, Owls 0 It was no doubt the highlight of the tournament for the Aggies. Game one was a tight contest. Both squads had low hitting percentages (.024 for USU and .020 for Temple). Ale came through big for the Aggies in game two, recording five kills to help her team hit .222 (the highest of the weekend for USU) and take the game by 15 points. Game three featured five kills from Melissa Larson and four kills from both Jeppson and Nielson. Ale's nine kills on the day were the high for USU. Larson, Jeppson and Nielson each recorded six. 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