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Show StatesmanSpOrtS Page 8 Glance AP Top 25 Football RECORD PTS PVS 1 N. Dame (60)11-0 1500 3 2 Alabama 10-1 1399 4 10-1 1316 5 3 Georgia 4 Ohio State 11-0 1292 6 10-1 1246 1 5 Oregon 10-1 1171 7 6 Florida 7 Kan. State 10-1 1064 2 8 LSU 9-2 1048 8 9 Texas A&M 9-2 1028 9 10 Florida State 10-1 1026 10 9-2 991 14 11 Stanford 12 Clemson 10-1 874 11 13 S. Carolina 9-2 795 12 14 Oklahoma 8-2 734 13 15 UCLA 9-2 624 17 16 Oregon State 8-2 599 15 17 Nebraska 9-2 559 16 18 Texas 8-2 498 18 19 Louisville 9-1 362 20 20 Michigan 8-3 282 23 21 Rutgers 9-1 265 22 7-3 240 NR 22 Okla. State 23 Kent State 10-1 155 25 24 N. Illinois 10-1 144 NR 25 Miss. State 8-3 82 NR 25 Utah State 9-2 82 NR Dropped from rankings: Louisiana Tech 19, USC 21, Texas Tech 23 Others receiving votes: Boise State 20, Northwestern 20, Washington 20, Arizona 13, USC 12, Tulsa 10, San Jose State 8, Fresno State 7, Louisiana Tech 4, Wisconsin 4, San Diego State 2, TCU 1, Iowa State 1, Baylor 1, Vanderbilt 1 Aggie Schedules Football USU vs. Idaho, 1 p.m. Men's Basketball SATURDAY, Nov. 24 USU vs. Weber State, 7 p.m. Women's Basketball Nov. 20-21 Great Alaska Shootout, Anchorage, Alaska, TBA Voile ball Nov. 19-21 WAC Tournament, San Antonio, Texas, TBA MEN'S BASKETBALL BY TAVIN STUCKI sports editor The Aggies took revenge on Texas A&M Corpus Christi 67-58 Saturday night, but Utah State head coach Stew Morrill would have been a lot happier if his team had beaten Saint Mary's the II I'm not doom-andgloom about that game and I don't want our kids to be... We've just got some guys who need to find their way" Thursday before. "I'm not doom-and-gloom about that game and I don't want our kids to be," Morrill said Thursday. "We've just got some guys who need to find their way. We were nervous." Two men who weren't nervous to be in the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum were Saint Mary's guards Matthew Dellavedova and James Walker III. The pair combined for 35 points, and Walker — a former Aggie — had three steals in his return to Logan. "This is a big win," said Saint Mary's head coach Randy Bennett. "This is a tough place to come in and play. It's an outstanding program, really wellcoached. We have a ton of respect for this program. Our players understood that and they were very focused coming in." The Gaels dominated from the 3-point line, hitting nine treys. Bennett said it was a funny ► See B-BALL, Page 9 Utah State wins Beehive Grill Showvase BY SEAN O'SULLIVAN The Utah State club hockey team competed in the Beehive Grill Showcase this weekend and came away with three wins against the under-18 Utah Regulators, UNLV and San Jose State. Aggie captain Brian Gibbons recorded a hat trick against UNLV on Friday and the Aggies won by a final score of 8-0 after beating the Regulators 3-0. "Offense was obviously pretty good," Gibbons said. "We put up 8 goals. Definitely a better showing than yesterday. We just came out ready to play." The Aggies faced off against a good SJSU team on Saturday. San Jose was ranked along with USU in the first American Collegiate Hockey Association poll. The Aggies never trailed against San Jose but the Spartans would get within one goal twice. Utah State pulled away in the third period to win 6-2. "We were excited to play San Jose," said head coach John Eccles. "They're ranked I think seventh in the west. Last year they gave us a great game. We were excited because we wanted to really have a test." 0 Need Gas Mon Students save at AL The Sportsman! Marmot.' tkRab 4\ARC'TERYX The game because his team was outrebounded but still managed to win. "They beat us so bad on the boards and inside," Bennett said. "It was a good thing we shot the ball well. I thought we were pretty good offensively and that defensively we were good, we just got smashed on the boards. We have a lot to work on, but we'll start with rebounding." The Aggies seemed to recover Saturday. Utah State had a 21-point lead over Corpus Christi in the second half, but the Islanders fought their way back into the game behind forward Will Nelson. Nelson hit back-to-back-toback 3-pointers as part of his 17 points in the second half to make things interesting. "We let one guy kind of get going and we couldn't stop him," Morrill said. "He just lit us up for HOCKEY If I" — VOLLEYBALL Aggies host vengeful weekend staff writer SATURDAY, Nov. 24 Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012 THE ORTH ph FACE= patagonia Save 25% on outerwear with a current student ID or sman Since 1947 Iclothing• shoes • equipment I 129 N Main Street Logan Ut 84321 And the Aggies were tested. The Spartans played a physical game, but Utah State out-hit them. The Spartans kept answering, but Utah State pulled away. "It gives those guys in there confidence that if we play a physical game, there's no team really that can hang with us because we're so deep physically, defensively and offensively that once these guys start hitting, it really sends a message," Eccles said. The physical play of the Aggies helped them win the game against SJSU. "We came back in the third period and walked away with it because of our hitting and because we didn't want to lose," Eccles said. Utah State has the confidence to play a physical style of play with any team. "There's no doubt we're stronger and faster than any other team out there," said forward Ian Beckstrom, who scored against San Jose State. Aside from fine-tuning their physical play, the Aggies learned more about the mental aspect of their game during the tournament. "We came into the game last night a little overconfident, playing an under 18 team," Gibbons said. "I thought that the way we prepared helped us a lot." Utah State also worked on their discipline during the tournament, especially against UNLV. "They obviously got under our skin," Gibbons said. "We had a few penalties, but we kept our heads pretty well." Eccles was proud of the way his team stayed disciplined, even when being instigated by other teams. "The ref said we were doing a real good job skating away from the issues," Eccles said. "He said he could have called a lot more penalties on white. We're getting to the point where we're a little more disciplined." The showcase was beneficial for the Aggies because more players got ice time, helping increase team depth. "It was a really good game for a lot of guys to get some ice," Eccles said. Spreading out the ice time will help the top players recover physically while allowing the rest of the players to get quality playing time against good opponents. Earning three wins during the weekend gives the Aggies a confidence boost as they get closer to the second half of the season. "It's awesome," Beckstrom said. "It gives us a ton of confidence going into the next games, especially in Colorado and going down to California in January." Utah State will play in two weeks in a tournament in Colorado for the Western Showcase against Colorado, Colorado State, Denver and Northern Texas. – sean.osullivan@aggiemaiLusu.edu Twitter: @seansy89 Aggies beat UT-Arlington in first round BY SEAN O'SULLIVAN staff writer Utah State's volleyball team won their first match of the Western Athletic Conference Tournament on Monday night against the University of Texas at Arlington in four sets. "It's nice to get one out of the way," said USU head coach Grayson DuBose. "It's not the prettiest match I've ever been a part of. A win is a win at the end of the day." The Aggies dropped a very back-and-forth first set by a score of 26-24. Utah State had a three-point lead at 18-15 but the Mavericks came back and tied the match at 24 apiece. Senior opposite side hitter Shay Sorensen led the Aggies with four kills in the first set. The Aggies never trailed in the second set and were led by sophomore outside hitter Rachel Orr who recorded five kills, including the set winner. Utah State had three separate five-point leads in the second set, only to have the Mavericks battle back and make it close. However, a tie at 8-8 was as close as the match came, ending by a score of 25-23. The Mavericks kept the game close in the third set until the Aggies went on an 8-3 run to widen the score to 23-16, eventually winning 25-19. Sophomore setter Paige Neves recorded eight assists in the third set while Orr and senior outside hitter Josselyn White each earned three kills. The fourth set was extremely close: Neither team earned a lead greater than two points until the Aggies led 21-18. The Aggies ended the match on a 4-1 run led by WAC freshman of the year Elle Brainard, who had two kills and the match-winning block to end the game by a score of 25-19. The Aggies were led by Orr and White in kills with 12 and 10, respectively. Neves had 37 assists and sophomore middle blocker Kaitlyn VanHoff recorded 7 blocks. White led the team in digs with 25. Next up for Utah State is the battle of the Aggies as USU takes on New Mexico State in the second round of the WAC Tournament. NMSU swept Denver in their opening round match. Utah State won both matches against NMSU this season by a combined score of 6-1 "We've played those guys a lot over the years," DuBose said. "We know what to expect. They're a good volleyball team and they're going to be well trained and well prepared." Utah State will play at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday. – sean.osullivan@aggiemaiLusu. edu Twitter: @seansy89 435-752-0211 STUDENT SEASON PASSES LATE NIGHT HAPPY HOUR Now On Sale for $300 2012-13 Season BUFFET This price valid through November 21. Logan office now open 9 a.m - 5:30 p.m. Monday Through Saturday 2 GREAT TIMES. ONE LOW PRICE. Late Night: 8-10pm Weekdays 9-11pm Weekends USU students must present written proof that they are currently enrolled. 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