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Mall) Mon - Fri 10Am - 9PM SAT - LOAM - 6PM sierrawest.blogspot.corn Fkld Facus eaok Member, American Gem Society sierrawestjewelers.com • Wolverines seeking consistency Thunder Boldt By MATT PETERSEN Sports Editor Sammie Jensen may need to remind herself every now and again she hasn't changed teams. Seeing nine different teammates in the starting lineup will do that. The roster shuffling has been necessary, as the Wolverines have seen one player perform well one night only to disappear the next. True freshman Taylor Huber started her first game Thursday after posting 17 points against Boise State the previous game. Against San Jose State? A forgettable 0-for-8 performance in 13 minutes of play. The here-today gone-tomorrow issues have plagued the Wolverines (6-8) in their pre-conference schedule, leading to significant wins over the likes of Northern Arizona, Tulsa and Weber State as well as forgettable losses to Southern Utah, South Dakota and Boise State. "Where we're at is trying to find that consistency," said head coach Cathy Nixon. "We have great moments, but right now we're a team that has enough individual inconsistency that it brings a collective inconsistency that's very frustrating." Thursday's 57-45 loss to the Spartans showed the season's worth of tinkering in one night. Head coach Cathy Nixon, after seeing the deficit balloon to 21 in the second half, put in three players that had seen a combined three minutes of playing time in the first half. The lineup immediately brought energy to the game that had been lacking since the opening minutes. Alle Finch, Ashley Klemz and Kyra Prause combined for 12 points, eight steals and three blocks to help Sammie Jensen (18 rebounds) and Jenna Johnson (21 points) cut the lead to 10 with seven minutes remaining. In a rush to get even Jonathan Boldt Holidays fill sports fan's hunger and then some Photo by Kelly Linde/UVU Athletics Sammie Jensen goes up for a shot against San Diego State last Thursday. Jensen pulled down a game-high 18 rebounds, but had just six shot attempts in the loss despite being the team's leading scorer. closer, the Wolverines shot themselves out of the game, finishing 17-of-66 from the field. Utah Valley shot a combined 1-for-22 from 3-point land, a number swelled by the Wolverines' attempts at a quick comeback bid. Nixon lauded the team for its effort in the second half, one that might have led to a different outcome over 40 minutes. In their haste to catch up to San Jose State, however, Utah Valley continued to pull from deep and forgot to find Jensen in the low post. The junior forward is second on the team in field goal percentage (42.9 percent). "As a coach it's my job on the offensive end to provide shot opportunities to the right kids," Nixon said. "We didn't get Sammie the ball as much as we should have. She had six shots tonight. That's not enough for her. I felt like we had good shots and it's tough when you shoot that poor of a percentage." With two more games remaining before conference play begins, Nixon is hoping the team can steady itself before the losses bring heavier consequences in the standings. "We're in our preseason and the tail end of that. Preseason is to try to gel together as a team and get some consistency. Honestly we haven't come as far along in that process as I hoped we would." Jazz can boast enough potential By JOSH CANN Sports Writer The unsung note of potential is the failure to produce results now. In a very much "what have you done for me lately" society, the Jazz trump hope for the future, and lack in the now. The food storage is packed, but the fridge is near empty. However, this season isn't as bleak as fans may think. Starting off 3-3 isn't bad, in fact, promising. Sure there isn't an Allstar on the roster or a team captain for that matter, but the youth movement for the Jazz could sport both in the coming years. Brighter skies and greener pastures could very well lie ahead, GREAT WEST from B1 Multi-sport status would put the conference on par with other, more wellknown non-AQ conferences while giving it additional privileges, including voting rights and opportunities to be on NCAA committees. UVU president Matthew Holland will present the conference's request Wednesday, just months after he presented to the WAC on Utah Valley's behalf. Last year the NCAA revised conference requirements, stating seven members with at least eight years of Division I experience are required for multi-sport consideration. Texas Pan once the storm passes. This much is clear, the Jazz have potential. The upside of this team in large part will be contingent upon the player's development now, which puts the weight of the world on the coaches' shoulders. In the bigger picture, the Jazz essentially dumped Mehmet Okur and have tenplus million dollars and a year to get a premiere player if they want. That eases the big man overload, speeds up the development of highly sought after Derrick Favors and Enes Kanter, and opens the gates of opportunity to get a top notch Shooting Guard or Small Forward to help the Jazz with perimeter shooting and scoring the Jazz desperately need now. The Jazz in the 2010- 2011 season shot 34 percent from beyond the arc, putting them 20th in the 30-team league. So far this season the Jazz are shooting a mere 27 percent from the perimeter placing them 24th in the league through six games. The Jazz have struggled scoring as well, coming in 27th in the league at 90.2 points per game this season. Much is gone but all is not lost as the Jazz bring back returning starters Al Jefferson and Paul Millsap who lead the team in scoring, rebounds, steals, and blocks, with Earl Watson leading the way in assists with 4.3 a game. Growing woes will be obvious, development will be clear, but one thing remains with the Sloan-less Jazz. Hope. American is the only Great West member that has been Division I for that long. The GWC, however, is hoping to be grandfathered in based on the previous multi-sport requirements set in 2007, when the conference went from football-only to all sports. At that time, conferences seeking multisport status only needed six Division I members with no minimum experience required. The move for solidarity and expansion comes after seeing multiple programs leave the conference and Utah Valley looking to do the same. Grom, however, did not begrudge the more successful members for seeking greener pastures. "We knew that there'd be several members who might have a better opportunity to get into conferences," Grom said. "With Utah Valley's success in our conference as well as regionally, I would think they would have been an attractive candidate for a conference like the WAC." Ironically, the Wolverines men's basketball team plays a home-and-home series this week against Seattle University, the school the WAC chose over Utah Valley last year. Few things capture the feel of the holiday season like the smell and taste of good food. Whether it's your homemade, southern specialty deep-fried turkey and sweet potato casserole or a store bought honey baked ham, the holidays are the holidays because of the way family is brought together by good food. The luster comes off when you can't help but digging into the leftovers before they have even had a chance to be put into their Tupperware resting place and stretching your waistline more than a size or two bigger, jeopardizing a holiday-hernia. It's not just the meals that reach up and smack you around, the endless cheeseballs and imitation "krab" dips will tantalize your taste buds and lull you to sleep as you drift deeper and deeper into that tryptophan induced stupor that will leave you wondering what the heck you were thinking To sound like an ACT question, not all holiday food junkies are sports fans, but all sports fans are holiday food junkies. (I think all zips are zoodles and doesn't that sound like a good game day snack?) The meat and potatoes of the holiday sports scene is definitely football. Thanksgiving brings the beginning of the end for the NFL season as the playoff picture starts to come into focus. And thanks to the NFL network we now have three games available for our viewing pleasure. As Christmas draws near, the playoffs were cemented in the NFL and the college bowl season revs up and get's primed for the national championship. New Years day may be the single greatest day for a football fan. Especially this year with two amazing finishes to the Fiesta and Rose Bowl. Even the smurf-turf taxslayer.com-gatorade-horizon bowl was a heck of a game. Just as your sports waistband is pushed to the brink, the NBA decides to start their strike-shortened season Christmas day with what seemed like a couple dozen games. As a die-hard sportsfiend, you are happier than a hog in mud. But guess what? Now there is college basketball and hockey. Just like going back for the left-overs you can't help it even though you can't figure out how you are able to rationalize and justify the gluttonous onslaught of competitive action. As the new year and semester is ushered in and the physical recovery from the exploding waistbands appears on the horizion, there is one cure for the mass amounts of television sports. UVU basketball, live and in person. And the MAWL is now accepting applicants. Jonathan Boldt can be reached at jboldt@ gmail. corn. You can follow him on Twitter @jboldt24. |