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Show Take Note: § Monday, Jan. 29,2007 The men's basketball team takes on Hawaii tonight at 10:05 p.m. in Hawaii. 797-1761 sports@statesman.usu.edu Hockey pounds tough competition BY G. CHRISTOPHER TERRY Senior Writer In their first time back out on the ice after getting destroyed 10-1 by San Jose State last Saturday, and their first time skating at the Peaks Ice Arena since an infuriating 3-1 loss to BYU there, the Aggies firmly put the past behind them by topping the Utah Valley State College Wolverines 103. "Our whole focus for the game was that 10-1 loss to San Jose State," USU goalkeeper Scottie Beard said. "We just pictured that UVSC was San Jose State and went out there and tried to kick their ass." Kent Arsenault, who described himself as being "on fire" against the Wolverines, scored four goals, top-shelfing all of them. He was quick to praise the job Beard did shutting UVSC down. "Scottie Beard played nets and to tell you the truth he played excellent," Arsenault said. "They didn't have a whole lot of shots but the chances they did have he was there. He was alert and ready to go," Arsenault said. Tyler Larson/tmlorson@ccusu.edu "Congratulations to him for SWEDISH WINGER MICHAEL FILANDER dangles the puck around a Denver University defenseman. Filander had one assist in the game. The line of Filander, Robert Hashimoto and fellow Swede, William coming in and fulfilling the Winsa, was responsible for a total of three goals and six assists in helping USU defeat the fourth-ranked Pioneers. duties of second-string goaltender in showing up that night." "We just forgot all about rink security stopped some what happened earlier. It BYU fans from pestering the UVSC jumped to an early was a big game because if Aggies in the box. Arsenault 1-0 lead, but the Aggies we wouldVe lost we would've said the Provo fans were at made sure this was shortbeen out of regionals. We it again Friday night. lived. USU took over the had to not just beat them "One of our players was game and bore down on the but destroy them," he said. in the penalty box and their hapless home team. BY SAMMY HISLOI UVSC students enlivfans behind the box threw "We walked into that Assistant Sports Editor ened the game by launching a water balloon at him. We .building and we knew that we lost to BYU the last time water balloon attacks on the didn't really think too much about it, we just laughed. It The USU women's tennis team split its two matches .in there and we had to come Aggies. was only water but the guy at the Sports Academy and Racquet Club last Friday and "I got hit with a water out strong. They took a 1-0 ended up getting kicked Saturday, defeating Montana State 5-2 Friday and losing to balloon. It was kind of lead but after that it was all out," Arsenault said. "I took funny. That's Provo for Montana 2-5 Saturday. us," Arsenault said. a penalty too and they were you," Beard said. The "I couldn't be happier," USU's Courtney Anderson said Beard noted the impordoing the same thing, just of her team's 1-1 start to the spring season. "This is my last last time USU played BYU tance of not just beating at Peaks the game was also year, and I'm going to try to go out with a bang and give it UVSC, but of making a disrupted and put on hold all I've got." definitive statement against LAP SHOT for a lengthy period while them. see page 11 Bobcats 5, Aggies 2 The Aggies' two points came from Anderson and Brianna Harris, each of which won their respective singles matches. Playing in the No. 1 singles spot, Anderson had to put a little more work than was desired in her 6-2, 4-6, 6-2 victory over the Bobcats' Nicole Luetolf. Anderson's breakdown in the second set was a result of her not showing the level of aggressiveness she normally does. "She started stepping up her game," Anderson said. "I started playing defensive, [but] I'm an offensive player. I last year in the Western the three times the teams BY SAM BRYNQR thought I would close it out in the second [set]. It was closer Athletic Conference chammet. Staff Writer than it looked." pionship game. Nevada "They're a lot better than Harris' victory came a little easier. won the game last year in they were last year," senior Whatever force that overtime. Things didn't go forward Chris Session said enabled the Aggies to beat so well this time around for in a post-game radio interNevada at home last season USU as Nevada won easily view. • CLOSE MATCHES certainly wasn't with them 79-62. That showed during the see page 7 0 this time. Nevada Came into the first half as Nevada's size USU traveled to Reno game ranked 15th nationally and shooting was the differto take on the Nevada and returned four starters ence as the Wolfpack took Wolfpack for the first time from last year's squad which a 43-30 lead into halftime. since the two teams played beat the Aggies two out of The Aggies had no answer for Nevada big man Nick Fazekas who scored 14 points in the first half and ended the game with 24 points and 18 rebounds. "There's really not a lot that you can do with him, especially when you're undersized," Head Coach Stew Morrill said in a postgame interview. "You try and double him, and he shoots away from the double team quickly." Coming into the second half and trailing by 13 points, USU junior guard Jaycee Carroll started to take the game into his own hands during a stretch where he scored 11 straight points for the Aggies, and the team got to within seven points on a few occasions. For the game, Carroll would finish with a team-high 15 points while senior forward Chaz Spicer would contribute 12. If it weren't for a few poor shots and some errors, the Aggies could have gotten the score closer. "We took a couple of bad Women's tennis drops close matches in loss 1 Fazekas walks over Aggies to hand Nevada the win Down I Line Sports^Notes __j Nash's scoring extends Suns' win streak to 17 CLEVELAND (AP) - Steve Nash scored 23 points and kept Phoenix's high-energy offense purring with 15 assists as the Suns extended their winning streak to 17 games - the NBA's longest in seven years - by beating the Cleveland Cavaliers 115-100 on Sunday. Shawn Marion added 23 points, Amare Stoudemire 22 and Leandro Barbosa had 19 for the Suns, who improved to 34-4 since opening the season 1-5. Phoenix, which had a 15game win streak earlier this season, also matched a franchise record with their ninth straight road win and are 20-1 vs. Eastern Conference teams. LeBron James scored 30 points to lead the Cavaliers, who were within four points going into the fourth. However, they couldn't match the Suns' blazing upand-down pace and managed just 13 points in the final 12 minutes. The Suns' winning streak is the league's longest since Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O'Neal and the Los Angeles Lakers reeled off 19 in a row during the 1999-2000 season. Standings fccdfeboards &~More~} WAC Men's Basketball TEAM Nevada New Mexico State Utah State Boise Slate Fresno State Louisiana Tech Hawaii Idaho San Jose State JUNIOR GUARD JAYCEE CARROLL leaps for a long layup as Nevada's Nick Fazekas looks on. Carroll was limited to just 15 points on the night as the Aggies fell 79-62 to the WoK Pack. Trevor Nielson/ctn@cc.usu.edu • W O L F PACK see page 9 OVERALL Wl 19-2 17-4 15-6 11-9 15-6 6-14 11-9 3-17 2-18 NEXT GAME MONDAY, JAN. 29 Utah State at Hawaii WEDNESDAY, JAN. 31 Nevada at Louisiana Tech Boise State at New Mexico State THURSDAY, FEB. 1 Hawaii at Fresno State San Jose State at Idaho SATURDAY. FEB. 3 Hawaii at Nevada Boise State at Louisiana Tech Utah Stato vs. San Jose State ,7:05 p.m., Spectrum Fresno State at Idaho WAC Women's Basketball TEAM Boise State Nevada Louisiana Tech Fresno State New Mexico State Utah State Hawaii Idaho San Jose State WAC WL 7-0 6-1 5-2 4-3 4-3 3-4 2-6 1-7 1-7 OVERALL WL 16-4 12-8 10-10 11-9 9-10 7-12 8-12 4-15 2-20 NEXT GAME SATURDAY, FEB. 2 Utah State at San Jose State Men's basketball AP TOD 25 1. Florida (42) 2. Wisconsin (22) 3. UCLA (6) 4. North Carolina (2) 5. Ohio St. 6. Texas A&M 7. Oregon 8. Kansas 9. Pittsburgh 10. Duke 11. Memphis 12. Alabama 13. Oklahoma St. 14. Butler 15. Marquette 16. Air Force 17. Arizona 18. Nevada 19. Clemson 20. Washington St. 21.LSU 22. Notre Dame Brad Hom/AP Photo WAC WL 7-1 7-1 4-3 5-4 4-4 4-4 2-5 1-7 1-7 23. Indiana FRESHMAN ERIN MONSON returns a tough volley during a match this weekend. Monson won her 24. Virginia Tech matches against Montana State's Mari Castello 6-7,6-1,6-0, Friday, Jan. 27. 25. USC |