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Show StatesmanSports Monday, Nov. 7, 2011 Page 5 From Page 1 Hawaii allows Kennedy to take over game Kennedy threw a pair of TD's in the second half, as he went 8 for 12 passing. His first strike came on a 37-yarder to Chuck Jacobs, with 2:16 left in the third quarter to pull within 10. Kennedy's next touchdown came about five minutes later, when senior Stanley Morrison turned a Hawaii interception into a 71-yard score, to make it 31-28 Hawaii. "Contested balls are a part of being a wide receiver," USU head coach Gary Andersen said. "We took advantage of the opportunity when opportunity knocked." Kennedy said it was a big win for the program. "I wish everyone could be in the locker room and experience the joy going on there," Kennedy said. "Even through all the joy in the locker room, we took a moment to pray for Chuckie and his family. That's our guy." It wasn't just Kennedy lighting up the scoreboard. Junior running back Robert Turbin ran for 96 yards and two touchdowns. His second touchdown sealed the victory for USU from the 1-yard line, with 14 seconds left. "Luckily when you have a back as good as Turb, having the ball that close, I wasn't too afraid they were going to stop us," Kennedy said. "It couldn't have worked out any better." The Aggie defense held Hawaii to one field goal in the second half. Although USU surrendered 407 yards, they came up big in clutch situations and stopped all three UH fourthdown attempts in the game. "We came together as a family — as a unit," Filimoeatu said. "I'd say we were perfect in the fourth quarter. You've got to give it to our coaches. Every coach was on us, telling us that we have to win the game." Filimoeatu had four tackles, including two for a loss and one sack. "All the credit goes to the young men," Andersen said. "They took the adjustments we made at halftime on offense and defense and digested them and just kept fighting. The bottom line is we made plays. The kids made plays." The Western Athletic Conference win brings Utah State to 3-5 and 1-2 in the WAC. They will next face San Jose State at Romney Stadium on Nov. 12 at 1 p.m. "I think it was this program's time to get over the hump," Kennedy said of the win. "It was our night, and it was this program's night to turn the table and start getting that winning mentality." - tavin.stucki@aggiemail.usu. edu USU PLAYERS CELEBRATE after junior running back Robert Turbin scores the game-winning touchdown with 14 seconds left in Aloha Stadium in Hawaii. Turbin finished with 15 carries for 96 yards and two touchdowns. AP photo Hockey beats up on Utah, Brigham Young again BY MEREDITH KINNEY sports senior writer Utah State 9, University of Utah 6 The Aggies faced off against the University of Utah for the first time this season, coming out on top 9-6 in a chippy match. The game included a goalie fight and a 15-on-5 brawl. The Aggies struggled to keep their penalties in check all night, allotting the Utes seven 5-on-3 power plays. "Having not played in two weeks, it showed," head coach Jon Eccles said. "It could be my fault not preparing them well enough. We did tell them that Utah is a better team this year. They're faster, they're hungry and it showed." Late in the game, the two teams got into some bad blood. Members of the Utah bench fought against the five Aggie players already on the ice. Utah State goalkeeper Allesandro Mullane got in on the action when he went head-to-head with the Utes' goalie. "One guy came in and then another guy came in," Utah State captain Brendan MacDonald said. "The next thing we knew, we were just protecting each other out there." The Aggies' penalty minutes are something the team has struggled with all season. "Five of their six goals came off power plays, they only had one even strength," Eccles said. "We did really well as far as that." Utah State 17, Brigham Young University 5 The Aggies remained undefeated picking up their 12th-straight win with a 17-5 victory over Brigham Young University on Saturday night. Twelve different players scored goals and nine came from the bench. The Aggies battled a hangover from their recent success and found offense from their reserves. While Utah State saw good production from its veterans, Saturday's action was the most time many of the younger Aggies have seen all season. "It's disappointing when we come out and the competition isn't up to par," Utah State captain Brendan MacDonald said. "We have to push ourselves to work harder. A lot of the younger guys and first timers, they get in there." Without Tyler Mistelbacher, the Aggies' second-leading scorer who was out because of a suspension earned against Utah, the Aggies needed their younger staff to step up. Aggie forward David Reeve notched his first career goal in an Aggie uniform, while freshmen Dee Fontaine and Luke Cummings each added two goals to the final score. "David works hard," Eccles said. "He works hard in practice and in games. A lot of times he's the one in the corner. We switched things up so he is in front of the net. Let the shots come." Another positive for this game was in the Aggies' penalty minutes. After the chippy game the night before, they reined in their tempers, only getting caught on five penalties the entire game. Despite staying out of the box, the Cougars capitalized on opportunities, scoring three of their five goals while on the power play. The Aggies got on the board first, with the first of three goals from MacDonald. The forward found the net, just a minute and a half into the game, with a goal against Utah goalkeeper Taylor Barr. Two more Aggie goals followed, including a goal from freshman Cooper Limb, who took an assist from Matt Hamilton and back handed it into the goal. Tate Cowely put BYU on the board with a break-away, top-shelf goal against McKay, and Tanner Gray notched two of his three hat-trick goals before time ran out. The Aggies led 7-2 after the first 20 minutes of play and added four more goals in the second. Gray added two more goals for BYU, to cut the score after two periods to 11-4. In the third period Utah State picked up goals from Gary Higgs, and Luke Cummings also notched his third and forth goals of the season. With 6:39 left, Reeve picked up his first career goal. "It feels pretty good. I owe it all to my line mates," Reeve said. "I wouldn't have got it without them. It's nice out there being on a good team and playing all the way to the end." The Aggies take the ice again Nov. 11 against the Cougars in Provo. - meredith.kinney@aggiemail.usu.edu ATTENTION UTAH STATE DAROYEES. 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