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Show StatesmanSports Page 10 Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2011 Fast and Loose ties Oneders Athlete of the Week BY JB ENGLER Statesman intern - Co-rec intramural indoor soccer teams Fast and Loose and Oneders faced off Tuesday night only to end in a stalemate at 8's. The Fast and Loose began the first half with a 3-0 lead, but the momentum turned halfway through the first half. Oneders took control and carried a 5-3 lead into halftime. Four Oneder goals were scored by sophomore Louis Patino. "We had him come strait from Mexico to play for us," Oneder Jared Jensen said of his teammate's six-goal performance. The second half didn't bring any change in momentum right away, as the Oneders kept it going and scored another two goals without any retaliation from Fast and Loose, bringing the score to 7 3. Fast and Loose's Mckenzie Johnson scored first for her side in the back half, which opened the floodgates for her team. The next two goals came with almost no resistance and seemed to boost team spirits and adrenaline. "Our goalie fell asleep," Jensen said. The next goal took some time and effort to achieve for Fast and Loose. After a number of shots for both teams, Johnson - SOPHOMORE MIDFIELDER JENNIFER FLYNN scored two goals in less than three minutes to help the Aggies in a 3-nil road victory over Idaho Oct. 2 I .The 5-foot-3 academic all-WAC honoree from Juan Diego High School is No. 3 on the team in scoring, with I 3 points. CODY GOCHNOUR photo Buying a Pass to Beaver? st Round Trip Shuttle Service from USU to Beaver Ma (must be current USU Student) 2 or more Saturdays a month and several weekdays! Reserve your spot today! UtahStateUn iv e rsity CAMPUS RECREATION NOM Mall vgio PA= Now ON SALE 2011-12 season USU Students must present: • Current school schedule • Photo ID 11:1 "— beaver 11mountain Sale applies to High School & Middle School Students also! 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"You can get just good enough, and get better in certain ways, to be a better football player." Lawson had a quick, confirming response when asked about playing alongside Sanders. "I have a good relationship with Cam," he said. The relationship is visible when Lawson talks about Sanders and what he has gone through. "Cam is a hard worker — a fighting dude that won't give up," Lawson said. "He is a competitive, committed guy." Shaver also seems to have a positive outlook on Sanders' hardworking personality, as he works with him, preparing to play more in upcoming games. "He plays with the brace on and some people might pick on him out there," Shaver said. "But he is doing a good job and is still what we call 'prehabbing,' not rehabbing. He's really coming along." So how is Sanders going to reach his goal of getting over this hump? "My main goal is just trying to stay healthy," Sanders said. "That would mean no injuries, no tweaks, I'd get a lot more chances to play. Besides stay- USU CORNERBACK CAMERON SANDERS shows the medical brace he wears on his dislocated left elbow whenever he plays football. TODD JONES photo ing healthy and going out and trying to give my all, my main problem is my injury. I just need to overcome that. I know if I could do that and stay healthy, it'd be a lot better for me." - mandy.m.morgan@aggiemail.usu.edu Wings will give Aggies added edge outside www.skithebeay.com 1- - jbbarracuda@gmail.com OFrom Page 8 1351 East 700 North Logan I FACEBOOK,corryCHAosiTtA took a pop from just beyond the penalty area to find the net, tying it up 7 7, with three minutes left in the game. The Oneders took no time in taking back the lead from a well-placed shot from Jensen's foot. Fast and Loose retaliated with its own return goal from the far corner, knotting the game up once again. Neither team could pull out a goal in the final minutes of play, and both teams were forced to end the match in compromise. "I'm ticked," Jensen said, citing a threegoal lead in the first half and poor defense as reasons his team should have won. "We played well, I think," Johnson said. Jensen said he thought Fast and Loose did a good job passing and especially used fancy footwork. Johnson also pointed out how her team Fast and Loose used no substitutions, opposed to the Oneders, who had one available to keep the side from exhaustion. On top of that, she said, Fast and Loose has no set keeper and rotates through the position, despite the fact no one has experience in the box. "It was pretty exciting," Johnson said. "It was a good matchup." lot more quick and athletic out here," Thoseby said. "I have had to step up my own game and my own pace on everything. That's been the main problem for me, but I love the system. It's perfect. It looks like it works really well. I can't wait to play." Thoseby has also the displayed the versatile ability of playing the shooting guard and small forward position. Duryea said the coaching staff is also excited about Danny Berger. At 6-foot-6, the sophomore is not the typical size for a shooting guard, and his length could create an advantage on perimeter offense and defense for USU. "The biggest advantage he brings to a wing spot is his height and size," Duryea said. "It's not very often that you get a 6-foot-6, 6-foot-7 wing that can really shoot the ball. So we're excited about him." Berger returned from a two-year mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints over the summer and is still trying to get into shape and learn the complex system the Aggies run. "I've just been trying to take it one day at a time and just watch the guys that have been here a while and follow their example," he said. "I've learned a lot. This is a great system and a great college basketball team." Despite the fact the Aggies are somewhat inexperienced at the shooting guard position, they are even more inexperienced at the small forward position, since not one of the current small forwards have seen a minute of playing time in an Aggie uniform or a Division I team. "We have a sophomore in Mitch Bruneel and a sophomore in Steven Thorton, and we have a guy in Antonio Bumpus, who has been hurt since he's been here and doesn't have a lot of practice time under his belt," Duryea said. Bumpus took a redshirt last season and the coaching staff hoped he would gain some experience in practice, be able to learn the system and stay in shape, but the junior college All-American has battled through injuries during a great majority of his time at Utah State. "Antonio is a guy who is really talented offensively, but he's been hurt and hasn't really been in shape and healthy since he's been here," Duryea said. "We haven't seen the real Antonio Bumpus since he's been here. He's a talented guy, but your talent is never going to shine through until you are in shape or know what you are doing." Bumpus feels optimistic about his recovery. "It's going to take a little time, but I'm going to be there," he said. Bumpus averaged 18 points and five rebounds per game at Harcum College in Bryn Mawr, Pa., and is one of four junior college AllAmericans to sign with the Aggies in the last five years. Jared Quayle, Gary Wilkinson and Chaz Spicer were also junior college All-Americans. The Aggies also have length and versatility in Mitch Bruneel. The 6-foot-5 sophomore played power forward for University of Southern Idaho, but he played the small forward position in high school. "It's been a transition, but I like it since I played the three in high school," Bruneel said. "I think with that experience it makes me more versatile. I learn to play the three, but I can also crash the boards." Duryea said the Aggies could be extra deep at the small forward position this year. "Those guys have some talent," Duryea said. "They each have their strengths." - ty.d.hus@aggiemail.usu.edu |