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Show Monday, Oct. 3, 2011 Page 4 Monday Utah State University • Logan, Utah • www.utahstatesman.com 7b//c//Base Men's soccer has successful weekend IV ^Standings staff writer Football WAC Hawaii Fresno Si. Nevada SJSU Utah Stale NMSU Idaho La. Tech OVERALL 3-2 2-3 1-3 2-3 1-3 2-3 1-4 1-4 !-0 1-0 1-0 1-1 0-0 0-1 0-1 0-1 AP Top 25 1 LSU(40) 2 Alabama (12) 3 Oklahoma (7) 5-0 1473 5-0 1435 4-0 1397 4 Wisconsin 5-0 1266 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Boise State (1) Oklahoma State Stanford Clemson Oregon Arkansas Texas Michigan Georgia Tech Nebraska Auburn West Virginia Florida South Carolina Illinois Kansas State Virginia Tech Arizona State Florida State Texas A&M 4-0 4-0 4-0 5-0 3-1 4-1 4-0 5-0 5-0 4-1 4-1 4-1 4-1 4-1 5-0 4-0 4-1 4-1 2-2 2-2 25 Baylor 1248 1191 1185 1093 1028 860 833 812 667 555 550 544 498 487 428 349 341 256 237 216 BY MACAEL M E The Utah State men's soccer team held tight to an undefeated winning streak, 8-0-1, after winning both games this weekend. Friday, the Aggies played a tough defense against Salt Lake Community College at home and came out victorious, 4-3. Utah State started out strong in the first half, scoring in the 10th minute. Outside midfielder James Calvimonte scored the first goal with a hard-driven shot to the corner of the goal. "In the game against SLCC, we started meshing together as a team, and we all started to realize our full potential" Calvimonte said. "Our confidence is growing, and we're only going to get better from here on out. I've never seen a USU men's soccer team as good as we are now." Aggie forward Kevin Young came in at the 15th minute and scored from a near impossible angle, fifteen yards out while standing almost over the goal line, he bent it in with his left foot. SLCC then hit a shot to the upper right corner of the goal, which came against the flow of play. At the 43rd minute, after a 60-yard driven pass from left back Tyson Kelley, Calvimonte made a header into the goal. USU took a 3-1 lead into halftime. "Our quick goals in the first half put us in a great position for the rest of the game," said Aggie outside midfielder Emilio Zamudio. "As far as the rest of the season goes, I think if we can keep working hard and overcome the challenge of injuries, we can make this years regional tournament one to remember." Zamudio slotted a shot into the corner from fifteen yards out, on a header from across the corner of the 18 in the 67th minute, after an assist from Kendon Knowles. In the last 20 minutes of the game, SLCC caught up to make another two goals of the game, The Bruins found the back of the net in the 70th minute, and then again in the 89th minute off a penalty kick. "We are excited about staying undefeated — improving our record to 6 wins and one tie," said USU team captain Trey Leonard. "We felt like we moved the ball well, played our game and forced SLCC to chase the game. We benefited from some great individual performances by James Calvimonte and Vic Carlson in the SOCCER, Page 6 U T A H STATE ( N O . 12) fights for a ball against his opponent from Salt Lake Community College in Friday evening's game. KIMBERtY SHORTS photo 3-1 186 Women's tennis fares well at invite MEGAN BODILY staff writer USU's women's tennis team headed up to Boise, Idaho, over the weekend to compete in the Jack Taylor Tennis Classic. After three days of tennis action, the Aggies closed the weekend off with a handful of wins, but are in need of much improvement. So far this fall the team has traveled to two invitational competitions. Invitational tournaments put players individually against one another in draws, compared to head-to-head matches of two opposing teams. The tournament acts as a warm up that gives the coaches opportunities to test out different double-partner combinations and prepare the players for the regular season. With the loss of only two seniors, Hailey Swenson and Taylor Perry, USU's roster holds many experienced returning players, The depth of the team will be an asset when the regular season begins in the spring. "We are trying some things out as far as the doubles combinations," said head coach Chris Wright. "We are looking forward to playing the head-to-head matches, where that depth and experience will be very beneficial." Senior Kristina Voytsekhovich came out strong in her second invitational, seeing both doubles and singles action. In her first singles match, Voyteskhovich beat out Weber State University's Michelle Warwick in an impressive 7-6 (7-4), 6-0. In her second-round match, she lost to University of New Mexico's Michaela Bezdickova. In Sunday's doubles play, Voytsekhovich paired up with freshman Mckenzie Davis for an imposing win over a pair©See TENNIS, Page 5 w B Y U Q U A R T E R B A C K RILEY N E L S O N drops back for a pass against Utah State, Friday. The former Aggie led the Cougars over USU, 27-24, with a last-second touchdown pass at Lavell Edwards Stadium. CODY GOCHNOUR photo USU drops another close one Former Aggie Riley Nelson leads comeback victory for BYU BYTAVINSTUCKI sports editor PROVO, Utah — Utah State turned another victory into a loss, Friday. Now, USU fans can add a 98-yard scoring drive led by a former Aggie to the list of ways Utah State has already invented to lose a game. Brigham Young quarterback Riley Nelson came in for the Cougars late in the game to beat USU, 27-24, in Provo, Utah, ty and he ran with it," BYU head coach Bronco Mendenhall said. "He won't sit on the sideline pouting, but he'll be out there on the field helping our team. He has a very unselfish mindset about him." Utah State led for all but the last 11 seconds of the game, until a Nelson pass was deflected into the hand of wide receiver Marcus Mathews to give BYU the final edge, 27-24. "We couldn't stop them when we needed to," Aggie head coach Gary Andersen said. "It's not one phase, not one group. We just couldn't execute when we had to have it at the end. This is as hard of a stretch as I have ever been through." Utah State scored first on a run by running back Robert Turbin, when the junior from Fremont, Calif, beat the BYU defenders to the edge and ran 80 yards for a touchdown, 7-0. ©See FOOTBALL, Page 5 Women's soccer drops WAC opener against Hawaii BY CURTIS LUNDSTROM staff writer FRESHMAN MIDFIELDER LEXIE MORGAN dribbles against a Utah defender at a home game earlier injhe season. Morgan scored USU's only goal against Hawaii, Friaay. TODD JONES photo .• Friday. Nelson came into the game as a replacement for starting QB Jake Heaps, latftin the third quarter. The 6-foot junior showed fans of both universities a display eerily similar to what he did to Fresno State in 2006, while playing his freshman year in-an Aggie uniform, before serving a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints. "Riley realized it was his opportuni- .V The Utah State women's soccer team concluded a long and fruitless roadtrip Friday night, falling 2-1 in double overtime to the University of Hawaii in the Western Athletic Conference opener for both teams. Freshman midfielder Lexie Morgan scored the Aggies' lone goal for the match, as the Rainbow Wahine's intensity proved too much for USU "Lexie Morgan has been fantastic for us," head coach Heather Cairns said. "She's been a spark in our attack." Despite Morgan's play, Cairns said she felt the Aggies "played flat," and Hawaii played "inspired." It was Morgan's second goal of the season, and it came in the 74th minute, as the Aggies fought for the equalizer after falling behind in the first half. Hawaii managed a late firsthalf goal, coming on freshman midfielder Ashley Haruki's strike in the 45th minute. "We just came out and needed to attack," Cairns said. 'Once you're a goal down you don't really have anything to lose. It was fairly difficult to get the equalizer." After Morgan netted her goal, neither team was able to capitalize on chances for the remainder of regulation. Sophomore midfielder Kendra Pemberton nearly gave the Aggies the lead, just four minutes after Morgan tied it, but Hawaii goalkeeper Kanani Taaca was able to make the save. The Rainbow Wahine had their chances as well, including two late in regulation just before time expired. Junior forward Skye Shimbakuro had her shot sail just high in the 87th minute, and three minutes later senior defender Brittani Lum saw her shot go just wide of the goal. "I think ..J^)art of the problem was we ©See USU, Page 5 * |