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Weekly Aggie Update
Feb. 23, 2009 LOGAN, Utah - Complete Release in PDF Format
WEEKLY AGGIE UPDATE - FEBRUARY 23, 2009 MEN'S BASKETBALL This Week • Utah State's men's basketball team (25-3 12-1) will return to Western Athletic Conference action this week as it hosts Hawai'i (13-13, 5-8) on Thursday, Feb. 26 at 7 p.m., and then plays at Nevada (16-10, 8-4) on Saturday, Feb. 28 at 8 p.m. (MT). USU is 7-4 all-time against the Rainbow Warriors, which includes a 5-1 record at home, and 27-11 all-time against the Wolf Pack, which includes a 8-9 road record. Last Week • Utah State went 1-1 last week as it defeated Cal State Bakersfield (78-57) at home and lost at Saint Mary's (75-64) in an ESPNU BracketBuster game. Against the Roadrunners, junior guard Stavon Williams came off the bench to score a game-high 13 points, while sophomore forward Tai Wesley added 11 points, and senior forward Gary Wilkinson finished with nine points and 10 rebounds. USU finished the game by shooting 51.9 percent from the field (28-54), 55.0 percent from three-point range (11-20), and 78.6 percent from the free throw line (11-14). CSB shot 37.5 percent overall (18-48), including 50.0 percent from behind the arc (8-16) and 72.2 percent at the free throw line (13-18). USU also out-rebounded CSB, 40-21. Against the Gaels, junior guard Jared Quayle had a game-high 22 points to go along with five rebounds, four assists and two steals, while Wilkinson had 16 points. USU shot 46.2 percent for the game (24-52), and was 4-10 (.400) from three-point range, and 12-15 (.800) from the free throw line. SMC shot 51.9 percent (27-52), including 28.6 percent from behind the arc (4-14) and 65.4 percent from the charity stripe (17-26). On the season, USU is averaging 71.7 points and shooting 49.7 percent from the field, 39.5 percent from three-point range, and 73.7 percent from the free throw line. The Aggies are led by Wilkinson who is averaging 16.8 points and 7.4 rebounds, while shooting 58.5 percent from the field and 85.2 percent from the free throw line.
MEN'S GOLF Next Competition • Utah State's men's golf team will continue its 2009 spring season on Monday, Mar. 2 at the Braveheart Classic hosted by UC Riverside. Last Competition • Utah State finished in 11th-place out of 14 team at the fifth annual Pat Hicks Thunderbird Invitational hosted by Southern Utah last week as the Aggies finished the two-day, 36-hole tournament with a 42-over par 618 (318-300). Senior Tyler Labrum led Utah State with rounds of 77 and 73 to tie for 16th overall with a six-over par 150. Sophomore Benjamin Schilleman finished tied for 27th at eight-over 152 as he carded rounds of 79 and 73, and junior Thad Truman tied for 56th with a 36-hole score of 157 with rounds of 79 and 78. Seniors Devin Daniels and Toph Peterson also competed for USU and finished tied for 80th and 82nd, respectively, with scores of 163 (87-76) and 164 (83-81).
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL This Week • Utah State's women's basketball team (13-12, 7-5) will play a pair of Western Athletic Conference games this weekend at New Mexico State (9-18, 5-8) on Thursday, Feb. 26 at 7 p.m., and at Louisiana Tech (16-11, 9-4) on Saturday, Feb. 28 at 6 p.m. (MT). USU is 10-15 all-time against NMSU and 0-7 all-time against LTU. Last Week • Utah State went 2-0 last week as it won at Boise State, 65-61, and then defeated Idaho at home, 70-64, in double overtime. Against the Broncos, senior guard Danyelle Snelgro led USU back from an 18-point deficit as she finished the game with 17 points, six rebounds and five assists, while fellow senior guard Ana Pares had 16 points and six boards, and freshman forward Chelsea Burns scored 11 points. Utah State finished the game by shooting 38.2 percent overall (26-68), including 35.3 percent from three-point range (6-17), and 58.3 percent from the free throw line (7-12). Boise State shot 42.1 percent from the field (24-57), 25.0 percent from three-point range (5-20), and 80.0 percent from the free throw line (8-10). Against the Vandals, Snelgro scored a game-high 28 points, while Pares finished the game with 12 points, and sophomore guard Alice Coddington had 10 points and 14 rebounds. USU shot 38.0 percent overall (27-71), 37.5 percent from three-point range (6-16), and 62.5 percent at the line (10-16). Idaho shot 31.1 percent (19-61), including 25.0 percent from three (4-16), and 84.6 percent at the free throw line (22-26). Overall, USU is averaging 58.5 points on the season and shooting 38.7 percent from the field, 31.7 percent from three-point range, and 63.7 percent from the free throw line, while Snelgro leads the team with 14.3 points per game.
GYMNASTICS This Week • Utah State's gymnastics team (0-9, 0-5) will travel to Sacramento, Calif., this Friday, Feb. 27 to compete in a triangular meet with Sacramento State and Boise State at 8 p.m. (MT). Last Week • Utah State gymnastics finished fourth at the BYU quad meet last weekend, posting a 191.375. The Aggies finished behind San Jose State's winning score of 194.900, while BYU was second with a 192.575, and Boise State's 191.950 for third. Sophomore Nicole Simoneau was USU's top finisher, placing second on bars with a 9.850, marking the 19th time in 21 career meets that she scored a 9.800 or higher. Sophomore Jackie Dillon tied for seventh on vault with a 9.775. Senior Nicki Felley tied for ninth on bars with a 9.725, and tied for ninth on floor with sophomore Lyndsie Boone with a 9.725. Boone also was tied for ninth on beam with a 9.575. Felley was third in the all-around with a 38.625 score, while Boone was fourth at 38.050, and freshman Rebecca Holliday was fifth with a 37.100. USU scored a 47.150 on beam, a 48.200 on floor, a 47.475 on vault and a 48.550 on bars for its final score of 191.375.
INDOOR TRACK & FIELD This Week • Utah State's men's and women's indoor track and field teams will travel to Boise, Idaho this week to compete in the 2009 WAC Indoor Track & Field Championships which begins on Thursday, Feb. 26. USU's men's team is the defending indoor WAC Champions, while the USU women finished fourth at last year's event. Last Competition • Utah State men's and women's track teams were split at three different locations last weekend including the Air Force Invitational, the Boise State Invitational and the Washington Husky Classic. USU's distance team showed great improvement at the Husky Classic, as every Aggie runner set a new PR in their respective events. At the Husky Invitational, junior Erin Stratton came in 25th place in the mile, clocking in at 4:52.40, setting a new PR and the fastest in the WAC to date. Stratton's time is also the fifth-fastest in USU school history. Senior Allison Taylor (5:01.90) and freshman Jessie Chugg (5:01.94) finished 50th and 51st, respectively, and also both setting new PR's. In the 3,000m, freshman Ruth Hilton (9:59.48) and sophomore Kim Quinn (10:01.65) finished 47th and 51st, respectively, both setting new PR's as well. Hilton's time puts her at third in USU school history and Quinn is seventh in USU history. In the men's mile, junior Heath Wing finished 62nd with a time of 4:24.95, setting a new PR. In the 3,000m senior Steve Strickland finished 55th, clocking in at 8:20.55, setting a new PR and leading the WAC. Sophomore Chio Lopez placed 63rd with an 8:26.75 time, also setting a new PR and placing him in second on the WAC performance list. Senior Ben Kessen (8:33.87) placed 79th and set a new PR in the event as well as fourth-best in the conference. Freshman Daniel Howell was 83rd with an 8:35.62. At the Air Force Invitational, sophomore Sonia Grabowska took the title in the women's pole vault clearing 13-07.25 (4.15m). In the women's 60m hurdles junior Ashlee Cannon claimed second-place with a time of 8.55, setting a new career best and putting her in third-place in the WAC standings. Junior Heidi Hopkins also set a new PR in the event clocking in at 8.92. Cannon also placed fifth in the 200m at 25.18, setting a new PR as well. Junior Elaine Connolly set a new PR in the women's 400m running a 56.00, and placing second in the event. Sophomore Katelyn Jensen finished sixth at 57.14. In the 60m dash, junior Kimiko Kamo set a new season best running it in 7.92. Sophomore Maria Halton was 14th with a 7.98, after a running a personal-best 7.88 Friday in the prelims. The Aggie men had four of the top five spots in the men's 60m hurdles, going second through sixth. Leading the pack was junior Dylan Nielson finishing second at 8.11, while senior Nick Karren took third at 8.17, and seniors Keith Williams (8.20) and John Strang (8.27) took fourth and fifth, respectively, and both setting new PR's. In the men's 400m Karren finished fourth clocking in at 49.16. Sophomore James Allred (49.35) and Williams (49.83) finished sixth and seventh and both set new season records in the event. In the 60m, Strang finished third with a time of 6.91, a new season-best. Sophomore Blake Bolen also set a new PR in the event finishing at 6.94. In the women's shot put freshman Spela Hus finished in fifth-place with a distance of 45-11.75 (14.01m), while junior Shannon Prince finished in sixth-place at 45-01.00 (13.74m), a new PR. In the men's shot put, freshman Bryce Hall placed fifth in the event throwing 53-01.00 (16.18m). Senior Blake Hadfield came in 10th in the men's triple jump at 46-10.75 (14.29). In the long jump freshman Damian Szade placed seventh with a distance of 22-09.00 (6.93m). Hadfield followed placing ninth, 22-0.25 (6.89m). In the men's high jump sophomore Clint Silcock cleared 7-00.50 (2.15m) placing him second, matching his PR. Junior Casey Parker (6-10.75, 2.10m) and Strang (6-08.75, 2.05m) finished third and fifth, respectively. In the women's long jump sophomore Kimiko Kamo came in 12th place jumping 16-09.75 (5.12m), a new season best. In the high jump, senior Tara Pickett came in third, clearing 5-07.00 (1.70m) setting a new PR and tying her for third-best on the WAC performance list. At the Boise State Invitational freshman Sam Hawkins finished the 200m in 24.53 placing eighth in the event. Hawkins also ran the 60m hurdles in 9.96 a new season best. Junior Jake Maybe finished second in the pole vault clearing 14-03.25. In the men's mile, sophomores Brian McKenna (4:29.88) and Nick Bolinder (4:29.92) finished third and fourth, respectively, with Bolinder setting a new PR with the time.
SOFTBALL This Week • Utah State's softball team (3-7) will travel to Tempe, Ariz., this weekend to compete in the Diamond Devil Tournament. USU will play Southern Utah, Arizona State, Northern Colorado, South Alabama and New Mexico State during the three-day event, which begins on Friday, Feb. 27. Last Competition • Utah State went 1-4 in its last tournament at the Campbell Cartier Tournament hosted by San Diego State. USU began the tournament with a 3-1 loss to No. 24 San Diego State, and then defeated No. 24 UC Santa Barbara, 6-5. The Aggies concluded the tournament with losses to No. 10 Washington, 16-3, No. 24 Long Beach State, 8-0, and No. 8 Stanford, 9-5.
MEN'S TENNIS This Week • Utah State's men's tennis team (3-5) will play one match this week as it hosts Weber State on Friday, Feb. 27 at 1 p.m., at the Sports Academy & Racquet Club. Last Week • Utah State played just one match last week and lost to No. 73 UNLV, 6-1. Sophomore Bryan Marchant tallied the only point for the Aggies with a win over the Rebels' Wesley Burrows, 7-5, 6-4, at the number three spot. USU's junior Alex Thatcher fell to UNLV's Bryan Miller, 6-7, 6-2, 1-0, at the number five spot. In other singles action, freshman Jordan Barlow, sophomore Jakob Asplund, junior Amit Maharaj and senior Mike Banks all lost in straight sets. In doubles action, USU's Aspland and Marchant lost in a hard-fought match to the Rebels' No. 46 Eilliot Wronski and Luca Barlocchi, 9-7. At the number three spot, fellow Aggies Banks and Barlow were defeated by UNLV's Mehdi Bouras and Attila Toth, 8-5.
WOMEN'S TENNIS This Week • Utah State's women's tennis team (1-6) will play one match this week as it hosts Weber State on Wednesday, Feb. 27 at 1 p.m., at the Sports Academy & Racquet Club. Last Week • Utah State lost all three of its matches last week against UC Riverside (6-1), No. 49 UNLV (7-0), and Illinois State (6-1) in Las Vegas, Nev. Against the Highlanders, sophomore Taylor Perry notched a three-sets win at No. 4 singles for USU's only point. Against the Redbirds, sophomore Hailey Swenson recorded a three-sets win at No. 1 singles for USU's only point of the match. Others to compete for USU during the weekend include senior Bridgette Strickland, junior Britney Watts, and freshmen Monica Abella Calleja and Carla Limon. |
