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Show Sports; NOVEMBER 5 2007*1 • < • scon men's Chalengin sity that we would any otherJ game," Nixon said. "We have1 nothing to lose." TKanks to a scheduling The Blue Devils aren't the conflict for iiUtah Valley's only tough team on the Wolwoman's basketball! team, verines schedule this season. a wihdow of opportunity Utah ' Valley ', will welcome opened up for the Wolver- Seaton Hall from the Big ines. I ?•:••••-I East Conference to the McOn; Dec. 18, the Ia4y Wol- kay Center, and will also play verines will travel to tiurham. perennial winners BYU and North Carolina to take! on the Utah. S • ' :l;..:\ A Duke Blue Devils at Cameron "This team has tf lot of Indoor Stadium.. The [storied potential," Nixon saijd. "We team on Tobacco Rokd was want I to measure ourselves in need of a gime as the Wol- against some pf the best." verines were £lso loosing for After lasj season, in a spot [to fill on the schedule. whicK the Wolverines won 15! As! far as Utah ; Valley games, Utah yalley Ipoks to, Coach; Cathy j Nixon is con- improve on that mark in spite* cerned; it's just another game. of a tcugh schedule. : : "It's just a chance for us to go With all-everythipg su-j out anjd enjoy; oursehjes and perstar Robyri Fairbanks re-t play v^ith the fjocus antf inten- MattjBeaudin Assistant Sports ecftbir turmng for her junior season anything can happen on any night. • ] "She's our money player,-* Nixon said. 'The pliaycr that her teammates and! coaches look to in the clutch.*' Last season Fairbanks scored at a clip of nearly 24 points a game, including a 43-point outburst . against Montana State. But just as the NBA's Los Angeles Lakers have discovered,; it takes more than one superstar to have a successful teamf ' | ? '••A"."!: ;":;v;J Nixon realizes the impoiftancQ of haying a balanced attack and will look for other players to contribute o sively. | \• ' \ One of those players Nixon Mr •*?%%);' 9" !o3 ! 3'5" jt/i i Owas second among • all Division I Indepen*» dftntpiayere. games. yvhartbeing^ald.," "A calmincj fbrceTor i us on thefloor," said;! Nuon;:: expects a Iort from tjiis seajton is Jijlie MqMurray. "She'i in a place whtfre she could contribute maj6r numbers on the offensive end," Nixon said - • Jordyn Bowen, a tran|feir^ from the University of Idaho^. ^ has )von the respect of codch- "i es and players on the defensive end and will be expedited to help with defensive intensity and rebounding. Ni^on feels like each player on the team will be able to contribute and she; expects them^ to when the opportunity arises. "In the long term vision! of our program," Nixon s^id. "It's important for us to measure ourselves against teirns_ that are already at that nationally." ^ " 5 * |