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Asumi out a lot." came to UVSC straight out Coach Boettcher had of high school as a young, a big hand in getting Na19-year-old and was wel- kayama to come and play comed to the team with basketball for UVSC. open arms. Boettcher coached Nakayama is a pioneer basketball in Japan from in Japanese women's bas- 1997-2000 and has been ketball. She is one of the returning each summer first Japan-born female since to coach basketball basketball players to play camps and clinics. He has college basketball. She kept his eye out for peris fitting in with the team spective recruits that would very nicely. She started fit in nicely at UVSC and her first collegiate game Nakayama was the gal for against Dixie State. She the job. Boettcher said the showcased her talents NCAA's biggest hold up in splendidly in her first game having players come over by putting up 10 points, six from Japan is the language assists and four steals in 26 barrier. minutes of play. To get a player over Women's basketball here from Japan, the canSports Writer didate needs to have very Boettcher said. The language barrier good study habits and also be interested in learning is difficult for Asumi, but English. Asumi is very she is really enjoying it academically driven and here at UVSC. "I love it wants to be an English here. American people are teacher. So UVSC and so friendly and outgoing," Nakayama were a perfect said Asumi. The English fit. Asumi will have to de- will come along in due time velop her game to the more for Asumi, but for now she physically-driven style that is ready to help the lady Wolverines win basketball is played here in the U.S. games. Her talents will be The Japanese play a fast-pacedd game with not displayed on the court for as much physical contact all to see this season as she involved. Nakayama said, progresses. "In Japan the players are Coach Boettcher said, small and really skinny-so "Coach Nixon's philosoit is very fast paced. Amer- phy is you earn your startican people are more tall ing positions and playing and more strong." Here, time everyday in practice, Asumi has to get used t© and up to game one she had a whole new ballgame. done that. If she maintains "She needs to adjust to the and continues to compete American style and get the way she is, she could stronger and be more phys- see some time as the startical. She has a long ways ing guard and will defito go in some areas but nitely see a lot of playing she's already ahead of oth- time based on how hard ers in other areas," Coach she works." Young team ties in UVSC annual wrestle off the night ended in a 22-22 point tie. Being a young team, the night began Sports Writer with the freshman and sophomores The UVSC wrestling team may be going head to head, while the upperyoung, fresh and inexperienced, but classman finished the night off. there are more adjectives to explain Key moments of the night included this team, like "leaders" and "hard- recently-signed freshman Ben Kjar of working." Viewmont High school (one of three "I feel really good about [our on the team) picking up a win in the team]. They're working really, really 125 lbs. weight class. In a not-sohard. We're going to go out and we'll good moment of the night, sophomore have some guys on our team that are Daniel Polkowske who is looked to as leaders, that are returning guys, and a leader, hurt his shoulder he had surmake some noise," said Coach Greg gery on two years ago. Williams. The Wolverines begin their seaJudging from the Annual Green son in the Cowboy Open as they visit and Black Wrestle Off, this year's Wyoming. 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