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Show /port/ MONDAY • JANUARY 8 • 2007 All Fairbanks rolls, team tumbles Fairbanks, the nation's verines with 21 points on second leading scorer at 8-for-14 shooting from the maybe we should have tried 25.9 ppg, had her record- field including 3-for-3 from to go somewhere else, but I setting performance just two the three-point line. She beal wayslike to have the ball in days after scoring a record came the school leader in Robyn's hand," Nixon said. 34 against UC Riverside. just a season and a half and Despite Fairbanks' now has 833 career points. Sandy Marvin helped dominance, the Wolverwith 15 points, but UVSC Portland State 85 only shot 39 percent from ines (10-3) still had to hold UVSC 84 (0T) the field for the game. off a late Montana State Fairbanks hit two shots charge in the last minute A controversial techniat the end of the half to of the game. UVSC had give 39-34 but UC Riv- a seemingly comfortable cal foul call with 2.7 secerside overcame the defi- 81-71 lead with 1:10 left onds remaining in overtime cit in the second half and before the Bobcats (5-6) helped Portland State to lead 68-61 when UVSC scored seven straight points an 85-84 win over UVSC failed to score during in a span on 29 seconds on Saturday afternoon. The game was tied at a nine-minute stretch. to trim the lead to three. 84 when Wolverine guard Portland 79 UVSC 84 Sandy Marvin was called Montana State 78 UVSC57 for a charging foul with less than three seconds to UVSC struggled to go. A technical was then It was the Robyn Fair- take care of the basketball called on the UVSC bench banks show at the McKay and it cost them in a 79-57 and PSU's Heather Ams Events Center on Wednes- loss at Portland on Thurs- hit l-of-2 free throws to day as the sophomore scored day night. The Wolverines give the Vikings the lead. 43 points and pulled down committed a season high Susie Cornejo stole the 14 rebounds in the win over 26 turnovers and dropped inbounds pass near half Montana State. She hit 14- to 10-4 at the halfway point court for the Wolverines, for-19 from the field and of the 2006-07 season. but her desperate attempt also had three steals while It was the most lop- glanced off the side of the breaking her own school sided loss of the season rim as the clock expired. record for points in a game. and the first road loss Fairbanks had yet an"I thought she was great of the year for UVSC other solid performance In the game, sophomore with 36 points on 16-fortonight. It is an impressive thing to watch somebody center Fairbanks surpassed 23 from the field. Sandy that everybody knows we' re Miriam Palkki to become Marvin added 21 points, going to go to her, and she UVSC's ail-time NCAA Rebekah Peterson had 10 just keeps coming out with leader in points scored. and Ashley Grimm added great performances," said She did it on a free throw seven points and a caUVSC Head Coach Cathy early in the second half. reer-high 10 rebounds. Nixon. "She's put together Fairbanks, who came a first half of a season that into the game as the nation's she can really be proud of." leading scorer, led the WolFrom WOMEN'S -A9 Netxnews/ Mark Johnston Coach Hunsaker in his normal mood during games but he is happy with the play of his Wolverines at home and on the road. Men's basketball win four out of five From BASKETBALL-A9 very competitive tonight. Troyer and Jordan Brady also scored in double digits for UVSC with 11 and 10, respectively. Southern Utah shot just 27 percent from thefieldin thefirsthalftoUVSC's 48. The Wolverines overcame a 10-point halftime deficit and scored 50 second half points to end Albany's five-game winning streak that included a win • over Utah two days earlier. "We battled in the first half," Hunsaker said. "We just couldn't make any baskets. Albany played terrific defense against us." Albany went on a 2110 run with 6:30 in the first half to take a 33-23 lead to the locker room. UVSC battled in the second half to overcome the deficit with key shots from Peter- son, Heck and Toolson. Toolson hit a three with just fewer than eight minutes to go to give UVSC a 52-50 lead, their first since under eight minutes in the first half. With the scored knotted at 52 the Wolverines built an eight-point lead and sealed the deal with free throws down the stretch. Heck led UVSC with 19 points and nine rebounds. NTO TM L I V o C dkudevib PARKWAY CROSSING You Could Be This Happy snto PARKWAY CROSSING Awv PARKWAY CROSSING PARKWAY CROSSING new Sento, a leading provider of customer contact solutions, is now hiring Inbound Customer Service Agents, Technical Support, Mentors, Trainers, & Operation Supervisors Our Great benefits include: Pay starting at $8.50 to $13.00 an hour TUition Reimbursement tntal, & Eye Care »•' • ' ! parkwaycrossing.com 801-431-0000 1270W. 1130S. Orem *You must present this; befo^ February 28,2Q07. |