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Show SPORTS B5 Wrestlers open season with second-place finish • been off for a while. When you take a look at these earAsst. Sports Editor ly tournaments, you find out what you've got. Flint looks The Wolverine grapplers really solid. As good as I've finally got a chance to test ever seen him look, and he'll their might outside the praconly improve as the season tice room. progresses.*' Other schools are probably *> wishing they had stayed in theirs. UVUfinishedsecond overall at the Trapper Open, Nov. 6, <* There were in Powell, Wyo. Individua lot of things ally, 12 Wolverines finished fourth or better in the team's that we saw first match of the season. that we need to The team's total of 196.5 points was second only to improve. But the 213.5^iit up by/.tjie Univ. we're really ofGreatFalls. •' Head coach Greg Wilpleased with liams considered UVU's performance a good stephow we've pingstone towards more started. J 5 meaningful matches later in the season. -Coach Greg "There were a lot of things that we saw that we Williams need to improve," Williams said. "But we're really pleased with how we've started." As impressive as the reSenior Flint Ray (133 lbs.) and sophomore Paul turners were, the freshmen Johnson (125 lbs.) finished gave just as much reason for first in their respective optimism in their first taste weight classes. Ray's pre- of college wrestling. Johnseason efforts had Williams son's first-place finish came expecting big things from at the expense of freshman his veteran, who did not dis- teammate Colby Christensen by a 7-4 decision. appoint in Wyoming. Other newcomers who "He's been looking replaced were 133-pounder ally good in the room," WilDerek Malan (third), redshirt liams said. "You don't know exactly what to expect as far 165-pounder Abner Cook as live matches after they've (third) and 165-pounder By Matt Petersen Kfra Terry/UVU Review Redshirt freshman Abner Cook (left) and sophomore Josh Wilson (right) wrestled in the 157/149 weight class during the team's intrasquad duel night. Colby Barlocker. "I was really impressed with younger wrestlers," Williams said. "Seeing Colby Christensen and Derek Malan, seeing those guys come out and compete as well as they did was great." With their first encouraging results under their belt, the Wolverines will look to fine-tune their game as nonconference play continues this weekend in Omaha at the Kaufman-Brand Open. "What we like about what happened [at Powell], even as well as we felt we did, there were a lot of things, a list of eight or nine things that we were working /-*4 ^":1 on," Williams said. "Everyone thinks they can do better. Flint thinks he can do better." -• Other squads can only, hope that isn't the case. P I T • Soccer tails m sudden death game with Houston Baptist **&m • • - • • Tb lose a game like that definitelyiook its emotional toll on the players. For the seniors, it's a reality check for everyone. Life begins. Collegiate soccer, collegiate sports, is that last thing you hangion from your -Coach Brent Andrea Undgren/UVU Review Senior Katey Turner finished her collegiate soccer career with 25 goals. By Matt Petersen Asst. Sports Editor The Wolverines have dominated the Great West with Achilles-like perfection. Houston Baptist proved to be their heel. A week after UVlTs perfect intra-conference record ended with a regular-season ending loss to Houston Baptist, the Wolverines fell to the Huskies again in a dou- ble-overtime thriller in the GWC Tournament semifinals on Nov. 6. Houston Baptist punched in the deciding goal at the 105th minute, denying UVU a chance at advancing via shootout. "loosing a game that way, they call it sudden death," UVU head coach Brent Anderson said. "And really, it is quite shocking for a team that loses in those circumstances. It's unlike any other game. When that ball goes in the net, game over. You don't get another chance." The feeling of no*tomorrow sunk in especially hard on a squad featuring nine seniors - all of whom were hoping to witness a repeat instead of defeat. "To lose a game like that definitely took its emotional toll on the players," Anderson said. "For the seniors, it's a reality clrcck for everyone. Life begins. Collegiate soccer, collegiate sports, is that last thing you hang on to from your youth." That doesn't mean Anderson or his players won't hang on. The five-year coach shares a unique bond with each of his seniors and places more value on that than their results. "People talk to me a lot about the team and the sport, the techniques and the tactics," Anderson said. "I love the game, I love coaching soccer, but the most reward- guard the net, and upcoming ing part of soccer is the rela- seniors Camille Broderick, tionship we have as a team. Ashley Burdett, Brianne; We rely on each other, we Larsen, Kaitlyn Thomas and confide in each other; there's Jaime Lyons will all returnnothing else like it." to balance the field for their •: Despite what seems a final season. mass exodus of veterans, the "We've got some great Wolverines will boast plenty players coming up with: of developed talent next sea- good leadership potential,"; son, not including whatever Anderson said. •': new recruits Anderson musAt the very least, that ters in the off-season. Should translate to anotherFreshman standout Lau- year oj; conference conteri-; ren Sack will be back to tion. • *-- |