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Show The Utah St^^ Ag hockey finally swats the BYU fly over weekend Arsenault sets USU single-season hat trick record; Hashimoto sets two assist records BY G. CHRISTOPHER TERRY Senior Writer PROVO — Terry Camp scored his first goal of the season and USU dominated Brigham Young University, 6-2, to win the season series. Going into Thursday night's game in the Peaks Ice Arena in Provo, BYU had actually outscored the Aggies, 11-10, through three games, which Kent Arsenault said was on his mind during the game. "We were thinking about it, a couple of us anyway. I knew about it, and going into the third period we were ahead by one, and getting those three unanswered goals was huge," Arsenault said. Arsenault opened the scoring in the first period,but the Ice Cats quickly answered back. The Aggies went up 2-1 early in the second, and BYU tied it up again later in that period, but that was the last goal the Cats would score in the game. Arsenault and Will Winsa combined to demonstrate for the BYU fans the textbook way to run a two-man break early in the third period. Winsa swept down the ice and left the puck for Arsenault, then charged the net. Arsenault snapped a shot of which BYU goaltender Ben Shapiro was able to block, but not possess, and the rebound trickled out into the crease in front of Winsa. A moment later, the puck was tumbling around in the net, and the Aggies were celebrating their two-goal margin. Later in the third, USU's Rudy player, Camp, added an insurance goal on a breakaway. "I flipped the puck badly out of the zone to Hashi and • then he got it over in the middle to Swede, and he just gave me a little tap and I was free," Camp said. "I had a one-on-one and I don't even know who I beat, but he should feel embarrassed because he just got beat by a kid that's 5*8 140. And the goalie should be embarrassed too because I stuck it right between his legs." After USU scored again and was up 6-2, BYU began a mad scramble to try and pad their score for dignity's sake, but although the Ice Cats were able to keep the puck in the offensive zone for most of the remainder of the game, Aggie goaltender C. Christopher Terry/groham@a.usu.edu USU's KEMT ARSENAULT ( 2 2 ) , reacts to a goal scored Thursday night against BYU. The Aggies won the game, 6-2, which also helped them take the season series against the Cougars. Scottie Beard was a wall in nets and denied everything that came at him. "It was great that we finished them off because the/re kind of a third-period team," Camp said. "They did the same thing against Colorado in regionals, came back - they're notorious for that. So it was great that we totally outplayed them in the third period. We've struggled with that all year, even against other teams." A subplot to the game itself was the continuing race to set new records at USU by Arsenault and Robert Hashimoto. Arsenault had a goal and three assists to stay one assist behind Hashi, who had two assists, in the running for the single-season assist record. "I don't really see it as a battle. I'm just having-a good time out here and playing some hockey," Hashi said. "Kent is a damn good hockey player." Arsenault's four points also put him in good shape to win the national ACHA Division 2 scoring title heading into Friday's game against Utah. Alex Lund, Jay McFadden and Matt Geer all chipped in a goal apiece for USU, while Geer and Scottie John both had some huge hits on Ice Cats in the neutral zone. "We haven't lost a series against these guys the last five years, and it would have been a shame if we lost the series to them this year," Hashi said. ladies and gentlemen, please welcome La Chars, rhymes with stars.' And I went 'oh crap/ They put the rhymes with stars so I would know how to say it." Having been the PA announcer at the Spectrum for so many years, it could be said that Flygare has turned into part of the environment that makes that building so special. While he is not out on the court playing the game, he does get recognized around the valley as the 'Aggie guy/ but not by looks. "They don't recognize my face, cause they don't see me down there, but what happens is that I'll go into a store and I will say something and the person will say 'I know that voice, where do I know that voice?', but a lot of people will go 'you're the guy in the Aggie game/" It was a long road that brought Flygare to the Spectrum, but he hopes to be able to stay here with the Aggies for as long as possible. -wwm@ccusu.edu Utah State 14, Utah 2 Having demolished Utah's first-year hockey program by scores of 18-3, 20-0 and 10-2 earlier this year, the outcome was never in doubt for USU as the team ended the season • HOCKEY see page 20 • VOICE From page 15 Logan's Premier -apartments... across the street from campus. *677 East 600 North * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Single Student Apartments Private Bedroom & Bathroom Desk, Bed & Bookcase in each Bedroom Fully Furnished Laundry in each Apartment Modern Kitchen Facilities Cable TV Jacks in each Bedroom Living Room with TV, DVD, & VCR Private Parking, No Hassles Central Seating &Air Conditioning High Speed DSL Internet Service in each Bedroom Phone in Apartment and Bedrooms Filled Apartment Incentives Fireplace in Selected Units ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR SUMMER & NEXT SCHOOL YEAR dlarksbuig • Breslara • jStoneleigii • t>illside Manor For more information call Tiaria (435) 755-8525 • Pager (435) 206-1929 • darhdchrk@pcu.net *679 East 600 North Edinburgh and Highlander For more information call Dennis or JAax (435) 770-2326 or (435) 755-8525 maxd§pcu.net I) 800 N 700 N 700 N. eoo N. S n HM 500 N. 400 N. lii 700 *675 East 600 North anor 676 East 600 North 0 Old Main Hill f earned him a reprimand be my ideal job." From Salt Lake he moved from the referee, such as he did last year against New to Casper, Wyo., where he Mexico State. got a job working with CBS "The foul situation was as a news broadcaster, doing six for USU and none for both sports and news. He New Mexico State," Flygare stayed in Wyoming for 10 years before making his way recounted. "Then finally New Mexico State got a foul, to Cache Valley. and I kind of emphatically In 1994 he moved to said 'first team foul for New Cache Valley and began Mexico State,' and one of working for a local country the USU officials, and he music radio station. He did was right, came over to me radio broadcasting for Bear and said 'don't do that. Don't River High School and Box show up the officials or the Elder High School, and in other team.'" 1997 added Logan High Being the PA announcer School to his list. 1 When USU started using has-allowed Rob Flygare to be involved in many great KVNU as their affiliate, and memorable moments. Al Lewis, the previous PA One of his top memories announcer of the Spectrum, left to do the play-by-play for he said will be the victory over New Mexico State and the radio. It was then that Jaycee Carroll's 4?4-point Rob Flygare became the PA announcer for the Spectrum. night. "To be there and to be A couple years later he added football to his resume. able to call that game is a night I will never forget," Having focused more on radio and television, making Flygare said. "It was one of the great historic moments. the switch to PA announcer The most points by an was a little bit difficult. Aggie in the Spectrum. To "It was hard," Flygare be able to score 44 points said. "I'd only done PA one in a big game like that is a time before. It's just so different because what happens thrill. That is why I do it, for games like that. There are is, instead of painting a picsome games that are not as ture like in radio, you just tell a story of what's going on exciting, and you have to dig down deep to get excited for in the arena that everybody is watching. But you don't do them. But it's the big games, the Utahs, the BYUs, the play-by-play. You don't talk over the play, you do it after- Nevadas that really get your wards, and you try to sound juices going and get you excited to do it." as excited as you can." But being the PA Since Rob Flygare has announcer is not just about been doing the PA at the enjoying the game and havSpectrum (nine years), the ing a good time. Flygare is way he is able to announce aware that it is a job and the game has changed. For there are things that he fans that have been around needs to do. for awhile, they will know some of Flygare's catch "The thing that is hard for phrases that he used to me, and it is never going to use, such as "Hey! What do change, is that I have got so you think of your Aggies?" much to read," Flygare said. which he usually asked when "Every time out, when there the opposing team took a is any moment of time, I am timeout after a big USU play. reading all these commerBut the rules have changed cials. And that's ok, cause and so has Flygare's style. it's my job. But sometimes, "At first I kind of had the stack of papers is pretty my own reign and could do thick, and I'm reading and whatever I wanted and yell reading and reading." and scream," Flygare said. Advertising is part of "But that has changed. There the game and helps pay for is a rule in the NCAA rule everything that keeps the book that the PA announcer athletic department going. has to be more impartial Some of them can be pretty and not try to incite the long to read, and sometimes crowd so much." Flygare doesn't even have a While the rule exists, chance to read through it Flygare still feels that it is before he's reading it into also his job to show some the microphone. That can emotion for the home crowd. create some funny moments "My job, as I see it, is during the timeouts. that I need tow get excited," "The funniest thing Flygare said. Ninety-five that ever happened to me," percent of the people in Flygare recalled, "happened the stands are routing for one time when they had USU. But you also need to this dance group out there be respectful of the other called La Chars. 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