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Show The Utah Statesman] 'M6ndayJan72l20Q7 Ag hockey thumps, then gets thumped Wedding Injo. bend Hie uood JNews \o of|ice@sl>atesman.usu.edu Scotty John tallies first goal against Palmer College BY G. CMKISTOPHCR TEKRY Senior Writor 95 E. 400 IN. Logan 752-9673 ] Drink may be substituted for another side dish. J P Western Wats Western Wats has increased wages, and we are still willing to work around your schedule. We still offer weekly pay, a fun work environment, and we'll give you time off for school events, tests, and holidays. Call Cody 753-1303 or stop by 22 East Center in Logan, or apply online: surveynetwork.com/application. 2 7 8 4 5 1 9 2 6 4 3 7 1 8 5 6 3 6 2 9 4 9 7 1 7 3 1 8 5 8 1 2 7 3 6 8 2 4 5 9 9 5 6 3 4 1 9 3 6 4 7 5 2 8 7 3 9 5 4 8 1 8 2 6 5 2 9 5 4 7 3 1 6 1 8 7 2 6 3 9 4 USU put a thumping on Palmer College 17-1, reminiscent of some of the lopsided scores they've hung on the University of Utah this season. It ran their second semester winning streak to three games. "We had a slow start against them. We were only up 3-1 in the first period," Robert Hashimoto said. "A lot of teams were just murdering these guys. We played a lot harder in the second and third period." Hashi's co-captain, junior defenseman Scotty "The Stylist" John, scored for the first time this year against Palmer. "It was pretty funny. I got a lot of crap from the guys like they wanted to keep the puck and stuff," John said. "Its a monkey off my back for sure." Greg Finatti started ingoal for the Ags and nearly achieved the shutout. John said after getting his One lonely goal by rookie wing Jay McFadden was all the Aggies had to show on the Scoreboard for their trip to northern California to face off against the Spartans for the second time this year. After punishing Palmer College the night before the Aggies found out what it feels like to be nearly skunked. "We should have come out and played hard and we didn't because San Jose sure did," Hashi said. "San Jose added a couple of players and they played really well." The last time USU played San Jose State in Logan penalties crippled their efforts and they lost 5-2. This time the result was much worse and USU found themselves winless in two tries against the Spartans. "They're not a team to be joking around with. Next time we'll have to be more prepared," Hashi said. USU was missing one of their key skaters for this game, William Winsa. Without the Swede, Hashi said the Aggies had to rearrange their lines and the outcome was not good. Scotty John said that after watching USU win a close basketball game over the Spartans, the team was too loose when they got to the skating rink. "We went and watched the basketball team right before our game and that had a little bit to do with it because that's something we've never done before. A lot of the guys were yelling and having a good time and instead of showing up at the rink ready to go to war we were joking around. We were too loose," John said. After San Jose scored five goals in the first period, Scotty Beard replaced Greg Finatti in USU's goal and was able to slow the pace of San Jose's attack. Noting that most of this early barrage came while the Spartans were on the power play, Hashi said, "All of their goals were really solid. There was nothing Finatti could have done about it." John pointed to practice habits as the key to bouncing back from this tough loss. "I think everyone realizes that we need to raise our intensity in practice," John said, "We've been looking too far ahead in the future." The future might hold another meeting between the two teams, with San Jose State currently ranked fifth in the ACHA rankings, on the outside looking in at the two automatic bids to nationals like USU. If USU does play the Sparlans again it will be at the R-.giunal tournament at the Eccles Ire Arena in North Logan. "A lot of their players were telling us what's wrong with you guys, you're better than this," Hashi said. -grakam@cc.usu.edu "It's kind of like a small community, all the volleyball players, just because we all come here to play for fun." Starting off Friday strong with victories over SLCC and WSU, USU managed an even record of 2-2 for their first day of play. But this wasn't enough to keep them in the winners bracket; the team looked to Saturday for a chance at redemption. Ready to take on their first opponent Saturday, the Aggies assumed their playing positions to take on Utah at 9 a.m. Tournament rules had the men playing three games. The winner of two of those games would advance on, higher up in the bracket. Unfortunately, USU could not hold on for the win and faced one-game elimination in the loser's bracket. "Our passing was way off," team Vice President Wyatt Lamborn said. ''Hitters were on. I think we just need to be consistent. If we get a standard and everybody knows what they're doing, which is hard because we're constantly changing, we'll get better. Saturday's game two for the Aggies against SLCC was set for 11 a.m. Taking a warm-up running lap and group cheer before starting, the Aggies looked for some improvement on the day. With the first serve from USU falling short of the net, the team regrouped, assumed their positions and prepared for play. Scoring went back and forth between teams as the game continued. "We don't let the ball touch the ground over here," a teammate echoed through the gym. In the end, SLCC gained the advantage, defeating USU 25-19 and removing them from the tournament permanently. "I think it went pretty well," Coach Jim McCaughey said. "We gave everybody a chance to play, which is important, and doesn't necessarily lend itself to knocking the world down, but tends to build a program. So we were very successful that way." Next up for men's volleyball is a game against Utah Jan. 26 in Salt Lake City. -eawads@,cc. usu.edu first goal of the year he felt more relaxed shooting the puck. John, who has 12 assists on the year, said, 'It's always a confidence builder when you get your first one of the year. I noticed next night even though it was a bad game that I was more confident taking shots from the point." With scorers like lHashi, Roberto Leo and Kent Arsenault on the ice, John said he never felt pressure to score. San Jose State 10, USU 1 Answer to Today's Puzzle Men's volleyball goes 2-2 in opening weekend BY ERIN WADSWORTI I Suiit Writer The Bookstore has new store hours! 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THEBOOKSTO IS CCNVIING TOYYOU! r i JfTOCKED WTX SCAHmom, After having their first match cancelled, the Utah State University Men's tennis team opened their season Saturday against southern rival Utah. The Aggies lost 5-2 in Salt Lake City. Although the score did not reflect it, the Aggies played tough against one of the better teams on their schedule this year. "We competed really hard," tennis coach Christian Wright said after the match. "We had a great effort from everyone on the team, both doubles and singles. We just had a few close matches that got away from us." UNIVERSITY Oscar Ericsson and Jonas Tyden both won their singles matches for the Aggie team. Ericsson won 7-5 and 10-7 over Utah's Jason Smits, and lyden won 7-6, 3-5 over Ryan Schlachter. Aggie Hannes Schenk lost a close, hard fought match to Wes Hancock 7-6, 36, 11-9. Dantley Young of USU also lost a close a match to Othman Ouariti 6-3, 7-6, (7-4). Fernando Fallegos and Mike Banks also played in the singles matches. In the doubles the Utah team was able to win all three matches against the Aggies, but that doesn't mean it wasn't close the whole way through. The match consisted of plenty of tie-breakers and close games. -wwm@cc. usu. edu Statesman lile photo USU's DANTLEY YOUNG prepares for a return last season at the Sports Academy and Racquet Club. BOOKSTORE SQUEAKER From page 9 eled and turned the ball over with only six seconds left. A quick foul sent Spicer to the free-throw line with five seconds left. Spicer, who has come up clutch for the Aggies this year, missed the front end of a one-on-one, and Spartan player Carlton Spencer rebounded the ball. Spencer dribbled to halfcourt where he set in flight a last chance, desperation shot that hit off the backboard and front of the rim before rolling off, to the relief of USU. "I thought it was going in. I thought that the other night it was going in too. That's two games in a row that come right down to the end, and they both go our way. We've been on both ends of these deals, and we feel good about it," Morrill said. The Aggies improved their overall record to 155 and, more importantly, 4-2 in Western Athletic Conference play. The Spartans fell to 2-15 overall. Jaycee Carroll scored 22 points on 8-12 shooting while also pulling down seven rebounds and recording two steals and two blocks. Sixteen of his points came in the second half during critical Aggie runs. Spicer contributed 16 points and Clark dished out eight assist and had no turnovers. "I just congratulated him on that. That is a great job on handling the ball. Kris is doing a great job handling the job for us," Morrill said. The Spartans were led by 16 points from center Menelik Barbary, who shot 7-9 from the field. The game was the fifth in 10 days for USU, who will have a much needed rest before taking on the ranked University of Nevada in Reno Jan. 27. "There are a lot of areas in the game that we need to get better at, but right now we need some rest," Morrill said. -samabry@ccMsu.edu Danyelle Snelgro stepped up to the free-throw line to give LTSU its final winning score of 58 with six seconds on the clock. "We're building more confidence every game," Pebley said. "We've been lucky to play at home for a while. As we go on the road we need to carry that confidence with us." Lady Aggies basketball will continue play on Jan. 24 when they head to Boise, Idaho, to take on Boise State University. They will then return home for a Jan. 27 game against Hawaii. WINS From page 9 throw line, and the Spartans put up a huge 21 fouls in the game. With 13 seconds left to play, the Aggies gained their biggest lead of the game 56-48. Sophomore guard ~eawads@ccMJtu.edu |