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Show Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011 Page 7 WednesdaySp0Ft Utah State University • Logan, Utah • www.utahstatesman.com Wolverines lose in Logan Touch Base AggieSchedules Football Utah State beats UVU 63-54, home winning streak starts over at one SATURDAY, DEC. 17 usu vs. Ohio, 3:30 p.m., Bronco Stadium, Boise, Idaho. BY TYLER HUSKINSON assistant sports editor Men's Basketball SATURDAY, DEC. 10 USU at Wichita State, 6 p.m. The Utah State men's basketball team returned to the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum looking to break a twogame losing streak and sophomore Preston Medlin scored 13 points to lead USU over the Utah Valley Wolverines 63-54 on Tuesday. "Everything certainly wasn't close to being perfect, but we needed a win badly for our spirits, for our confidence and we got one," USU head coach Stew Morrill said. "It's something we can build on and hopefully get better. That's what we'll try and do." Four straight layups and made free-throws down the stretch secured a much-needed victory for USU. Sophomore Danny Berger, who had his redshirt pulled and played his first game of the season against Pacific last Saturday, hit two of those layups and finished with 10 points to go with three rebounds and three assists in 18 minutes of play off the bench. "I think their defense was a little scrambled at times," Berger said. "We just had open lanes the basket and I just took it strong to the hoop." USU led by as much as 15 points late in the first half, but UVU would keep the score close for a majority of the game as the Aggies struggled to hold large leads. Senior guard Brockeith Pane, who finished the game with nine points, spurred a 9-1 USU run with a strong drive and a layup. Medlin capped the run with one of USU's five 3-point goals on the night. "I was pleased with how we came out to start the game," Morrill said. "We tried really effort and that's something we've been stressing — just to play with some passion and energy. The Aggies, who have been searching for answers on both ends of the court, used their seventh different starting lineup of the season and the bench players scored 27 points, which is the second-highest output of the season. USU's bench scored a season-high 31 points against Southern Utah. "Coach was stressing for us to have energy all week and I felt like we came out and hustled," Medlin said. "Guys would get on the floor. We were getting good rebounds and they weren't getting many good offensive rebounds, so I thought it was good. "Coach was really telling us that we needed a lot of energy coming from the bench, coming from everybody on the floor, and we did that." Junior forward Kyisean Reed led all bench scorer with 11 point on 5 of 7 shooting from the field and 1 of 2 shooting from the free-throw line. "Kyisean, coming off the bench, we need him to play full throttle," Morrill said. "He kind of plays in Hockey FRIDAY, DEC. 9 USU vs. Utah, 7 p.m., Eccles Ice Center Women's Basketball SATURDAY, DEC. 10 USU at Idaho State, 2 p.m. Men's/Women's Track DEC. 7-9 USU Blue and White meet, all day, Nelson Fleldhouse Gymnastics SATURDAY, DEC. 10 USU Blue and White exhibition, 1 p.m., Dee Glen Smith Spectrum AP Top 25 1 Kentucky (47) 2 Ohio State (18) 3 Syracuse 4 N. Carolina 5 Louisville 6 Baylor 7 Duke 8 Xavier 9 Connecticut 10 Missouri 11 Marquette 12 Florida 13 Kansas 14 Wisconsin 15 Pittsburgh 16 Alabama 17 Miss. State 18 Georgetown 19 Creighton 20 Michigan 21 Memphis 22 Texas A&M 23 Gonzaga 24 Illinois 25 Harvard 8-0 8-0 8-0 6-2 7-0 7-0 7-1 6-0 7-1 7-0 7-0 5-2 5-2 6-2 7-1 7-1 8-1 7-1 7-0 6-2 4-2 6-1 5-1 8-0 8-0 Others receiving votes: UNLV 188, Vanderbilt 141, Michigan State 135, San Diego State 50, Virginia 26, Saint Louis 25, Stanford 23, Purdue 12, California 11, Cleveland State 9, Florida State 7, Kansas State 6, Arizona 5, Indiana 4, Murray State 2, Northern Iowa 2, Oregon State 2, UC Santa Barbara 1 UTAH STATE CENTER KYISEAN REED goes for a layup in the 9-point win over the Utah Valley Wolverines. KIMBERLY SHORTS photo *See AGGIES, Page 8 Sophomore shines in victory BY TAVIN STUCK! WACStandings sports editor Football La. Tech 6-1 8-4 5-2 7-5 USU Nevada 5-2 7-5 3-4 5-7 SJSU Fresno 3-4 4-9 Hawaii 3-4 6-7 NMSU 4-9 2-5 Idaho 1-6 2-10 Sophomore Danny Berger had his redshirt pulled when the Aggie bench was shortened by forward Brady Jardine's ankle injury earlier this season. In his first game for Utah State this season, the Medford, Ore., native went 4 for 6 including two 3-pointers. "I was just trying to execute the offense and take looks if I had them," Berger said. "The plays work. Coach Morrill is a great coach and knows what he is SOPHOMORE GUARD DANNY BERGER came off the bench and scored I I points in his first game since his redshirt was pulled earlier this season. KIMBERLY SHORTS photo doing. I just take advantage of open looks." Berger also had six rebounds, one assist and a steal in the victory. Utah State head coach Stew Morrill said the guard was ready to play. "He came in and performed well for us," Morrill said. "In practice we did a lot of stuff where we had to be physical. We had a lot of rebounding drills and a lot of stuff coach was really telling we need to be physical and have a lot of energy and we did that." *See BERGER, Page 8 Winning Athlete of the month for Nov. was Robert Turbin, who was also named WAC Offensive Player of the Year. Sponsored by: Intermountain° Y Off.6, Logan Regional Sports Medicine Illedi.Cfi/Pr°frivier 0( REPUBLIC' PERFORMANCE SPORTS TRAINING ( Congratulations to E. Kim Arnell — winner of a coupon for free lunch at Wingers! Watch for the next Athlete of the Month contest comin•in Januar . Mention this ad for 10% off any program 435.716.2890 ARLogan@iinail.org loganregionaltorgiathleticrep blic |
