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Show Monday, Aug. 24, 2009 Page 10 MondaySports Utah State University • Logan, Utah • www.aggietownsquare.com Timber: WOMEN’S SOCCER Aggies hold the Lumberjacks scoreless in season opening win them today,” Tillotson said. “We just really worked together. It’s just the beginning but it definitely felt good to get a shutout.” Sophomore goalkeeper Molli Merrill had four saves and earned her first shutout as an Aggie. “The second half we didn’t want to defend as much, part of the problem is it is early in the season so maybe our fitness isn’t there we are also not used to playing on this big of a field,” Cairns said. USU’s second goal was scored by sophomore forward Shantel Flanary from six yards out. The play started with a penalty kick by Lindsey Smart from 30 yards out. Smart faked out most of the defenders in the wall by kicking it down the sideline. Sophomore forward Danielle Shorts then passed to Flanary who kicked it in for the goal. The Aggies are looking to keep the momentum going after their big season opening shutout. “I think it gives us some confidence, some positive reinforcement,” Cairns said. “Nobody is as sharp as they want to be in their season opener so there are definitely areas we need to improve in, but to be able to win and still have those areas to improve in is pretty nice.” USU now travels to El Paso, Texas to play in the Minor Classic where they will play Texas Tech Friday. –p.d.k@aggiemail.usu.edu By PAUL KELLEY staff writer SOPHOMORE DEFENDER SUMMER TILLOTSON, 20, scored the Aggies first point of the season on a penalty kick to help USU pick up the 2-0 season opening win. PATRICK ODEN photo It was a hot afternoon Friday and the USU women’s soccer team was even hotter as they downed the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks 2-0. “Any time you come out and battle your first game of the season and get a win under your belt it’s something special,” USU head coach Heather Cairns said. USU used a balanced attack against the Lumberjacks with a tough defense and an aggressive offense. Cairns said it is important to keep the attack balanced, too much of one and you won’t win many games. The Aggies scored two goals in the first half and never looked back. Sophomore defender Summer Tillotson scored the first point with a penalty kick early in the first half. Tillotson picked up where she left off last year having kicked most of the penalty kicks for the team the previous season. “I was pretty confident,” she said. “It is always a little nerve racking but when I stepped up to take it I just kind of had to calm down and just hit it. It felt good to get the first goal of the season.” The Aggies played a very good defensive game, only allowing the Lumberjacks four shots at the goal. “It’s great to come out with a shutout. We set goals and we hit Ags wrap up fall camp with scrimmage By MATT SONNENBERG staff writer The first fall camp of the Gary Andersen’s era with Utah State’s football team came to a close with a scrimmage in front of approximately 5,000 fans Saturday afternoon at the Romney Stadium. The scrimmage, which was part of Aggie Football Family Fun Day, saw around 90 total plays run in a setup designed to put the players in game-time scenarios. “I wouldn’t really even call it a scrimmage. I’d call it some situations,” Andersen said. “Very basic situations from an offensive and defensive standpoint.” Part of those situations included a game clock, players substituting in and out for different offensive and defensive packages, as well as field goal situations with the game clock expiring. Andersen said one of the main focuses of the scrimmage was to look at how the team handled those game mechanics in preparation for the coming season. On the field, the starting units on each side of the ball ran through their plays on a quick whistle with minimal contact beyond the offensive and defensive lines in order to keep players from any injury risk, which junior quarterback Diondre Borel felt was an improvement for the team from a year ago. “It is great to be so healthy,” Borel said. “Last year we had a lot of injuries before the season. This fall camp has been good. We have a lot of guys healthy that will make an impact on the team.” Borel was under center for the first-team offense Saturday and finished the scrimmage completing five of 10 passes for 51 yards while rushing for 17 yards on two carries. Borel also committed the lone turnover of the day: A deep pass that was intercepted just in front of the end zone by senior cornerback Kejon Murphy. Sophomore running back Robert Turbin anchored the first-team offense’s ground game by logging 31 yards on eight carries. On the defensive side of the ball, junior linebacker Maxim Dinka-Mba led the way with five tackles, two sacks and a pass break up. Linebackers Bobby Wagner and Chris Williams, along with safety Joey Schrader, all chipped in with four tackles apiece. Senior defensive tackle Casey Davis also registered two sacks, while linebacker Kyle Gallagher and defensive end Junior Kieaho each had a sack of their own. While much of the first-team offense has established themselves as starters and backups, several starting roles on the Aggies’ defense are still up for grabs. Dinka-Mba, who has been tried at several different positions from spring practice to the present, said that part of finding the best 11 - See SCRIMMAGE, page 13 Date 2009 Schedule Opponent Time Sept. 3 at Utah 7:00 p.m. Sept. 19 at Texas A&M 5:00 p.m. Sept. 26 SOUTHERN UTAH 6:00 p.m. Oct. 2 at BYU 7:00 p.m. Oct. 10 at NMSU 6:00 p.m. Oct. 17 NEVADA 1:00 p.m. Oct. 24 LA. 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