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Show /port/ B6 MONDAY»AUGUST 29*2005 Up and down exhibition season Morgan Vance Sports Editor Mesa St- 1 UVSC- 6 Carolyn Theurer set the tone of the Wolverine's first exhibition match-up with Division II Mesa St by quickly scoring a goal in the first three minutes. And she later followed up with two more goals and an assist, leading UVSC to a 6-1 route over the Mavericks. The hat-trick included scores in both the 59th and 67th minutes, to go along with a feed to teammate Brook Robert's who sent one home as well. Courtney Asay-Robbins and Heidi Christensen also found the net for the Wolverines. Wolverine Wisdom In my home country, Wolverines do not exist. If there was one interesting thing to note about your kind, what would that be? —Aamir, Pakistan Well, Aamir; let me first thank you for having such a keen desire to understand me and my species a little bit better. Though I do believe you can find my cousin Wade caged up over there at the Islamabad Zoo, you're right, we are an anomaly in the Middle East. I know most of you would find this crazy, but we prefer colder environments. Anyway, if there's one thing in particular to note about us, I would say it's this. That if wolverines were as large as bears, we'd actually be considered the strongest animal in the world. Experts actually nicknamed us the skunk-bear. But I'd say we're more bear than skunk. So if you allow me to get technical here, it should really be the bear-skunk; don't you think, Aamir? / know UVSC doesn't have a football team, but are you still a fan of the game and do you support the team across the street? UVSC- 0 BYU-3 BYU came away with two quick goals to go up 2-0 at the half, and never looked back at home. Before the break, UVSC only managed one total shot on goal, but came into the second half looking to score. Though this time they managed five shots on goal, they couldn't get any of them to drop, suffering a 3-0 defeat to the Cougars. "I think the difference was, we possibly respected them a little too much in the first half," said Coach Justin Wagar. "We came out and we were dropping back instead of stepping into them. All these girls have been dreaming of this game. It was a good experience for them." Courtesy Photo/UVSC Athletics Sophomore Chelsea Arneil controls the ball in UVSC's 0-3 exhibition loss to BYU. Using the past, Mendenhall moves forward wards Stadium; and where the media, the NCAA and opposing coaches alike, actually respect what was a psychological one- bringing back the old you're doing. uniforms. Immediately in a simple way, he set to It's back to a blue-collar mentality. Let's face it, change an image. A severely tarnished one of 4-8 Crowton was a white-collar guy. I've never talked seasons and numerous off-the field issues (includ- to a soul that didn't like him (he'd make a fantastic ing rape accusations). bishop). But as for the leader of a sport where the In respect to Crowton, what he did in 200 L was goal is to crush the guy across from you, you've impressive. He had four experienced offensive got to demand some mental toughness and acweapons with potential NFL futures, but was also countability. By the way, if you're wondering what forced to work with a sub-par defense and a very the initials ADE stands for on all the t-shirts the thin bench. But it was his play calling and the way BYU coaching staff have been modeling lately, it's he managed to repeatedly pull out last-minute "accountability-discipline-effort." victories in that first season that turned so many Mendenhall has been quick to give the exit to puzzled heads. anybody not willing to buy into his new philosoBut personally, I don't think I've ever witnessed phy (the dude's read like over 100 motivational a coach collapse so hard so quickly. You start 12- books since he got the job). He doesn't care how 0 and finish 13-23? Though he recruited well, his highly recruited you are, and on one note I want to ability to get younger players to respond to his sys- praise him for having the guts to do that. But on the tem has to receive a (D-) at best. other, I also have to believe there's a fine balance On the other hand, even in Crowton's losing somewhere between recruiting blue-chip talent years, he managed to win all his season opening and bringing in the Rudy's of the world-between home contests against BCS opponents, and Bronco keeping players happy and content, but not babyrealizes that. But the trick of any college football ing them either. I guess that's what all these guys coach is keeping fans feeling positive about their are paid such healthy salaries tofigureout. program and consistently wanting to come back. If you're like me, you cry every time Ben Olsen's In short, they want to see improvement. But a win name gets brought up in conversation. It may be against Boston College-would be a great start to re- the first and only time BYU ever lands the #1 reigniting a dead fire; a start that'll establish a prec- cruit in the entire country; but I also have a hard edent. One where teams once a°ain fear Lavell Ed- time questioning Bronco Mendenhall right now. From RANT-B8 Just by looking that guy in the eye, I sense some hard-core devotion. He's serious. Serious about the 80s. Flock of Seagull's 8-track - you can just stay right where you're at (stashed away in some duck-taped box up in the attic). But as for BYU football, where have you been? Bronco, we all hope you know what you're doing. Courtesy Phot/BYU Athletics Is BYU using its past glory to spawn the future? — Shandra, Orem I'm assuming you're referring to BYU. The answer is simple; only when they're winning. To be honest, Shandra, I don't have time to support a losing program; so if you do the math, that means I haven't been a fan since 2001 when Luke Staley was lined up in the backfield. But if you want me to be really, really honest, you have to go all the way back to 1984 when I was really excited about Cougar football. CDRs UVSC BOOKSTORE Your College. Your needs. Your Store. Bring in Old Backpack Get 15% OFF NEW BACKPACK Just curious as to what you thought about the new UV Link system? Dictionary — Stan, Bountiful Stan, I'm a little disappointed in you for not already knowing the obvious answer to that question. I haven't talked to a single soul that even has one good thing to say about it. And I've never experienced a bigger headache then when I was trying to figure it all out for myself. My question is: why, when we had a perfectly fine UV Access system sitting right in our very midst. If there's one thing Wolverine's don't dig (pun intended), it's unnecessary change to satisfy a few men in suits. Welcome Back UVSC Students American Dictionary Bookstore Hours: Monday - Friday Saturday Sports Desk (801) 863-8603 7:45 am - 7:00 pin 9:00 am - 1:00 pm Scoop Hours: Monday - Friday Saturday Visit us online at www.netxnews.net 8:00 am - 9:00 pm 9:00 am - 3:00 pm Send story ideas to smiges86@hotmall.com i < |