Athletic Media Relations Mike Strauss, Director (435) 797-1361 Doug Hoffman, Assistant Director (435) 797-3714 Laurie Cannon, Assistant Director (435) 797-2066 7400 Old Main Hill, Utah State University, Logan, UT 84322-7400 Fax: (435) 797-2615 Upcoming Schedule This Week, Oct. 16-Oct. 22 Tues., Oct. 17 VOLLEYBALL VS. IDAHO STATE, 7 p.m. Thur., Oct. 19 VOLLEYBALL VS. UC IRVINE, 7 p.m. Women's Tennis at Utah Invitational Fri., Oct. 20 Women's Soccer at UC Santa Barbara, 8 p.m. Women's Tennis at Utah Invitational Sat., Oct. 21 FOOTBALL VS. IDAHO, 3:05 p.m. VOLLEYBALL VS. CSU FULLERTON, 7:30 p.m. Women's Tennis at Utah Invitational Sun., Oct. 22 Women's Soccer at Cal Poly, 2 p.m. Aggie Olympic Sport Update Women's Volleyball Contact: Doug Hoffman (435) 797-3714 Utah State (ranked 25th in the country in the latest AVCA/USA Today Coaches' Poll) will continue its six-match homestand with three matches this week. The Aggies will host Idaho State on Tuesday, Oct. 17 in non-conference action. On Thursday, Oct. 19 USU will host UC Irvine, and on Saturday, Oct. 21, the Aggies host Cal State Fullerton. The matches versus ISU and UCI will be at 7 p.m., while the CSF match will take place at 7:30 p.m. All-time, USU is 15-26 versus Idaho State, 5-15-1 versus UC Irvine, and 10-13 versus CS Fullerton. The Aggies have already defeated the Anteaters and Titans this year on the road in five games each. Next Week, Oct. 23-Oct. 29 Mon., Oct. 23 VOLLEYBALL VS. IDAHO, 7 p.m. Golf at Boise State Tournament Tues., Oct. 24 Golf at Boise State Tournament Wed., Oct. 25 Thur., Oct. 26 Fri., Oct. 27 WOMEN'S SOCCER VS. PACIFIC, 4 p.m. Volleyball at UC Santa Barbara, 8 p.m. Sat., Oct. 28 FOOTBALL VS. ARKANSAS ST., 3:05 p.m. Volleyball at Cal Poly, 8 p.m. Cross Country at Big West Championships, Santa Barbara, Calif., 10 a.m. Sun., Oct. 29 WOMEN'S SOCCER VS. LONG BEACH ST., noon All times mountain Home games in CAPS Utah State on the Web http://www.utahstateaggies.com Athletic Media Relations Contacts Mike Strauss... (435) 797-1361 Football, Golf Doug Hoffman... (435) 797-3714 Volleyball, Basketball Laurie Cannon... (435) 797-2066 Soccer, Gymnastics, Softball Wade Denniston... (435) 797-2066 Women's Track Diane Stockdale... (435) 797-2066 Men's Track Mike De La O... (435) 797-2066 Tennis For the first time in the past 10 years the Utah State's women's volleyball team defeated the University of Utah in four games by scores of 8-15, 15-8, 15-12, 15-10. The Aggies came out sluggish in the first game and hit a negative.029 in the opening game as Utah raced out to a 1-0 lead with a 15-8 win. USU slowly got going in the second game and eventually evened the match at one game apiece as the Aggies hit.200 to win the second game 15-8. The rubber game of the match was a battle that Utah State eventually won 15-12 outhitting the Utes.280 to.159, before putting Utah away in the fouth game with a 15-10 win. Overall, USU hit.181 as a team and held Utah to a.139 hitting percentage. Senior Amy Crosbie had a match-high 19 kills to go along with eight digs and four block assists, while sophomore Rochelle Currier had a season-high 11 kills to go along with 13 digs and three block assists. Junior setter Chelsi Neves did an outstanding job of running the Aggie attack as she had 51 assists to complement seven timely kills, 11 digs and two block assists. Against Boise State, senior middle blocker Denae Mohlman tied a school record for block assists in a three-game match with 11 versus the Broncos as the Aggies posted a three-game win. Utah State raced out to an 8-1 lead in game one and extended that lead to 14-3 before winning the opening game 15-5 as USU held BSU to a.097 hitting percentage, which would be the best game of the match for Boise State offensively. Game two saw the Broncos open a 5-3 advantage over USU before the Aggies rattled off 12 straight points to take a commanding two games to none lead. In the third stanza, Utah State pounced on the Broncos for a quick 11-0 lead before allowing a point. The Aggies then closed the match with four straight points to mark the third straight time that the Aggies have defeated Boise State. Mohlman had a team-high 11 kills and a.556 hitting percentage, while Neves continued to show why she is regarded as one of the best setters in the Big West Conference with three kills, six digs and five blocks to go along with 38 assists. Currier had another solid match for the Aggies with eight kills, eight digs and four block assists, while Crosbie had a team-high nine digs. Utah State hit.259 as a team, while holding its second opponent of the season to a negative hitting percentage. USU also limited UC Santa Barbara to a negative percentage on Sept. 30.
Women's Soccer Contact: Laurie Cannon (435) 797-2066 Utah State's women's soccer team will continue conference play this week as it travels to California for a two-game road trip. USU will play UC Santa Barbara Fri., Oct. 20 at 8 p.m., and Cal Poly Sun., Oct. 22 at 2 p.m. UC Santa Barbara is 6-8-1 this season (1-3 in conference), including a 5-3-1 record at home. The Gauchos are coming off two conference losses over the weekend as they fell to both Idaho (3-1) and Boise State (1-2). All-time Utah State is 2-2 against UCSB. The teams have split the last two meetings as Utah State was victorious in 1998 (3-1), and the Gauchos came out on top in last season's meeting, winning 2-1. Cal Poly (7-6-1 overall, 2-2 in conference) split the past weekend's games shutting out Boise State (1-0) Friday, before falling to Idaho (1-0) in overtime Sunday afternoon. USU is 1-3 all-time against the Mustangs. The Aggies one victory came last season when senior Heather Cox scored the game-winning goal in overtime to put USU on top 4-3. Over the weekend the Aggies fell to 1-3 in conference play (3-9 overall) losing to Cal State Fullerton (3-0) Friday and UC Irvine (2-1) Sunday. Senior Jayme Gordy (Cheyenne, Wyo.) scored USU's only goal of the weekend, turning in her third goal of the season against the Anteaters. Fellow senior Michaela Hawes (St. George, Utah) turned in a season-high ten saves against UCI.
2000 Utah State Soccer Statistics SCORING CAREER No./Name M-MS Shots Goals Assists Points GWG M-MS Goals Assists Points 2 Megan Edge 12-12 9 - - - - 29-29 1 1 3 3 Heather Cox 12-12 9 - - - - 63-63 1 3 5 4 Katie Seaman 11-11 10 1 1 3 1 11-11 1 1 3 5 Ashley Cracroft 12-11 12 1 2 4-58-40 5 6 16 6 Marnie Bartelson 12-12 14 4 1 9-56-55 11 6 28 7 Brittany Baugh 8-7 1 - - - - 41-40 - - - 9 Katie Lien 3-0 - - - - - 5-0 - - - 10 Carrie Niederhauser 9-2 7 - - - - 27-18 6 1 13 11 Catherine Jones 9-5 4-1 1-9-5-1 1 12 Ally Clegg 12-12 22 2 4 8-12-12 2 4 8 13 Jayme Gordy 10-10 25 3-6 - 62-61 33 6 72 14 Sara Buie 11-5 8 1-2 - 45-39 3 7 13 15 Karoline Johnson 3-0 - - - - - 13-0 - - - 16 Brigid Turner 12-11 18 2-4 - 29-22 14 1 29 17 Michelle Eversman 4-2 1 - - - - 21-3 0 1 1 18 Kennon Roeber 10-1 2 1-2 - 10-1 1-2 19 Marci Broadbent 6-3 5 - - - - 20-15 2 0 4 20 Lyndy Goodsell 5-1 2 - - - - 20-4 1 0 2 22 Jessica Ebner 8-1 6 1-2 - 8-1 1 0 2 23 Michelle Murri 3-1 - - - - - 3-1 - - - 25 Amber Tracy 10-1 10 1 1 3-10-1 1 1 3 Team Totals 12 165 17 10 44 1 GOALKEEPERS CAREER Name M-MS Min. SA SOG Saves GA GAA SHO M-MS Min. Saves GA SHO GAA 00 Michaela Hawes 11-11 879 118 78 45 18 1.84 2 46-39 3324 196 69 4 1.87 1 Tracy Brady 5-1 211 30 19 12 3 1.28 0 5-1 211 12 3 0 1.28 Team Totals 12 1090 148 97 57 21 1.74 2 MISCELLANEOUS Cautions Ejections Fouls Corner Kicks PKM-PKA Own Goals Utah State 13 1 101 40 2-3 - Opponents 4-123 51 - - SCORE BY HALVES 1st 2nd OT Total Utah State 8 9-17 Opponents 11 10-21 2000 Team Results Date Opponent Result Score Attendance USU Goals (Assists) Aug. 19 UTAH (exhib.) L 3-1 141 Clegg (Tracy) Aug. 26 DIXIE (exhib.) W 2-1 135 Gordy (Clegg), Turner, Edge (Turner) Aug. 31 UNLV L 2-0 116 Sep. 4 IOWA L 2-1 186 Gordy (unassisted) Sep. 8 at Kentucky L 2-1 736 Buie (Tracy) Sep. 10 at Indiana L 3-0 -- Sep. 17 NEVADA W 4-0 121 Gordy, Clegg (Jones), Ebner (Clegg), Clegg Sep. 21 at Texas-El Paso L 2-1 362 Turner (Cracroft) Sep. 23 vs. Youngstown State W 7-2 83 Bartelson (Cracroft), Roeber, Turner, Bartelson (Clegg), Bartelson (Clegg), Cracroft (Bartelson), Tracy (Clegg) Sep. 28 at Idaho* W 1-0 157 Seaman (unassisted) Sep. 30 at Eastern Washington L 1-0 75 Oct. 3 WEBER STATE L 2-1 157 Oct. 13 CSU FULLERTON* L 3-0 115 Bartelson (unassisted) Oct. 15 UC IRVINE* L 2-1 102 Gordy (Seaman) Oct. 20 at UC Santa Barbara* Oct. 22 at Cal Poly* Oct. 27 PACIFIC* Oct. 29 LONG BEACH STATE* Nov. 4 at Boise State
Tennis Contact: Mike De La O (435) 797-2066 Utah State's women's tennis team will be in action this weekend as it heads to Salt Lake City, Utah to compete in the Utah Invitational Thur.-Sat., Oct. 19-21. The men's team will not play again until Jan. 19, 2001 when in opens up dual match play on the road against Utah. 2000-01 UTAH STATE WOMEN S TENNIS RESULTS SINGLES All Fall Spg. #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Tracy Bertagna 1-3 Jackie Ellis 0-4 Richelle Ferguson 1-1 Johanna Johnson 0-4 Sarah Lowe 1-1 Jocee Mason 1-4 Amelia Martinez 0-3 Whitney Scott 1-1 Amy Thatcher 0-2 Holly Anderson DOUBLES All Fall Spg. #1 #2 #3 Mason/Thatcher 1-0 Lowe/Ferguson 0-2 Ellis/Martinez 0-2 Johnson/Bertagna 0-2 2000-2001 UTAH STATE MEN S TENNIS RESULTS SINGLES All Fall Spg. #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Dan Baird 1-3 Ryan Burbidge 1-2 Tim Burrell 2-3 Tad Hinze 2-2 Andy Madersbacher 4-2 Jonah Nelson 4-3 Ben Searl 0-3 Clayton Thomas 1-3 DOUBLES All Fall Spg. #1 #2 #3 Madersbacher/Nelson 1-0 Madersbacher/Thomas 1-1 Searle/Hinze 0-2 Burbridge/Baird 0-2 Burrell/Nelson 0-2
Cross Country Contact: Wade Denniston (435) 797-2066 The Utah State men's and women's harriers will have a couple of weeks off as each team prepares for the Big West Conference Championships on October 28, in Santa Barbara, Calif. The Aggies are coming off their only home meet of the year this past Friday at the Logan Golf and Country Club. The men's team took first place behind the running of junior Mitch Zundel (Willard), who finished No. 1 at 26:55.55. Zundel was one of five Utah State runners to finish in the top-10. The USU women's team took second place behind the running of seniors Rebekah Thornley (Logan) and Beka Leffler (Highland), who took first and second, respectively. Thornley came in at 18:51.41, while Leffler was close behind at 18:57.79. 2000 UTAH STATE WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY RESULTS Idaho State Invitational Sept. 2, 2000 (2 miles, 53 runners) 1. Weber State 31 2. UTAH STATE 51 3. Idaho State 74 4. UVSC 105 5. Utah 112 1. Rebekah Thornley, USU 12:13.3 2. Beka Leffler 12:21.9 10. Shae Messersmith 12:42.5 19. Christi Howell 12:57.9 26. Sharee Hatch 13:22.3 39. Carol Cabanillas 13:38.3 53. Amber Crews 16:49.9 Montana State Invitational Sept. 16, 2000 2.9 miles, 63 runners UTAH STATE 15, UTAH STATE 25, Montana State 30 UTAH STATE 22, Idaho State 33 1. Rebekah Thornley 17:27.76 2. Beka Thornley 17:41.10 9 ChristiHowell 18:10.33 13. Shae Messersmith 18:18.18 17 Sharee Hatch 18:24.33 28. Carol Cabanillas 18:42.92 29. Alycia Boyer 18:45.54 34. Whitney Christiansen 49:18.17 44. Amber Tubb 19:48.02 45. Tara Dunn 19:57.11 47. Jenni Bean 20:07.10 Pier Park Invitational Sept. 23, 2000 5000m, 66 runners 1. UTAH STATE 37 2. Auburn 44 3. Southern Utah 81 4. Boise State 94 5. Portland 94 1. Rebekah Thornley 18:21.4 5. Beka Leffler 18:45.0 8. Christi Howell 18:55.0 10. Shae Messersmith 19:01.0 14 Sharee Hatch 19:06.0 18. Kristen Coombs 19:17.0 21. Alycia Boyer 19:19.0 33. Carol Cabanillas 19:45.0 45. Whitney Christiansen 20:20.0 Stanford Invitational Sept. 30, 2000 3.1 miles, 168 runners 1. Stanford 61 2. Washinton 91 3. Kansas State 97 4. Wisconsin 106 5. Arkansas 108 6. UCLA 183 7. UC Irvine 186 8. Cal Poly 218 9. UTAH STATE 309 10. UC Davis 312 11. Belmont 323 12. Edinboro 329 13. UC Santa Barbara 375 14. Southern Utah 379 15. San Diego State 393 16. Sacramento State 403 17. Long Beach State 436 18. New Mexico State 449 19. Nevada 502 20. Fresno State 588 21. CS Fullerton 591 17. Beka Leffler 18:21 46. Rebekah Thornley 18:57 78. Christi Howell 19:23 90. Carol Cabanillas 19:34 91. Kristen Coombs 19:35 95. Shae Messersmith 19:38 97. Sharee Hatch 19:40 101. Alycia Boyer 19:45 Utah State Invite Oct. 13, 2000 5,000 meters, 57 runners 1. Idaho State 37 2. UTAH STATE 38 3. Brigham Young 63 4. Nevada 89 1. Rebekah Thornley 18:51.41 2. Beka Leffler 18:57.79 15. Christy Howell 19:49.15 19. Sharee Hatch 19:52.85 21. Shae Messersmith 20:01.31 27. Amber Tubb 20:12.86 29. Carol Cabinallas 20:24.26 50. Whitney Christiansen 21:27.33
2000 UTAH STATE MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY RESULTS Idaho State Invitational Sept, 2, 2000 4 miles, 59 runners 1. Weber State 25 2. Utah 40 3. Idaho State 83 4. UTAH STATE 97 5. UVSC 131 1. Taren Jameson, Utah 19:19.2 14. Brick Bergeson 20:20.3 17. Demetrio Canillas 20:31.4 18. Jason Jones 20:32.1 25. Jesse Hodges 20:43.5 30. Nick Russell 21:07.2 32. David Kunnas 21:13.9 42. Travis Dean 21:38.9 Montana State Invitational Sept. 16, 2000 4.8 miles, 57 runners UTAH STATE 23, Montana State 34 UTAH STATE 24, Idaho State 32 UTAH STATE 15, University of Montana 50 1. Lyle Weese, Montant State 25:37.01 2. Mitch Zundel 25:51.45 6. Jason Jones 25:58.61 11. Jesse Hodges 26:10.44 16. Brick Bergeson 26:34.59 19 Steve Prescott 26:39.22 23. Nick Russell 27:00.11 28. David Kunnas 27:19.08 33. Travis Dean 27:30.19 48. Ryan Achatz 29:01.26 Pier Park Invitational Sept. 23, 2000 5000 meters, 65 runners 1. Portland 30 2. UTAH STATE 62 3. Southern Utah 66 4. Auburn 100 5. Boise State 116 5. Mitch Zundel 23:59.0 14. Jason Jones 24:22.0 16. Dematrio Cabanillas 24:25.0 17. Jesse Hodges 24:28.0 20. Brick Bergeson 24.33.0 21. Steve Prescott 24:40.0 28. Nick Russell 25:05.0 32. Travis Dean 25:21.0 41. David Kunnas 25:59.0 Stanford Invitational Sept. 30, 2000 5 miles, 139 runners 1. Stanford 28 2. UC Santa Barbara 118 3. UCLA 142 4. Cal Poly 160 5. UTAH STATE 164 6. UC Davis 171 7. Cal Baptist 219 8. Southern Utah 237 9. Cal State Chico 252 10. UC Irvine 297 11. Edinboro 309 12. Kansas State 319 13. Humboldt State 337 14. Fresno State 359 15. Long Beach State 365 16. CS Fullerton 370 17. Sacramento State 373 18. UC Riverside 391 17. Jason Jones 25:51 23. Mitch Zundel 26:00 29. Demetrio Cabanillas 26:08 47. Jesse Hodges 26:31 53. Steve Prescott 26:41 57. Brick Bergeson 26:45 86. Nick Russell 27:31 104. Dean Travis 28:07 Utah State Invite Oct. 13, 2000 8,000 meters, 75 runners 1. UTAH STATE 23 2. Brigham Young 62 3. Idaho State 69 4. Utah 73 1. Mitch Zundel 26:55.55 3. Brick Bergeson 27:06.25 5. Jesse Hodges 27:11.99 6. Demetrio Cabanillas 27:14.43 8. Steve Prescott 27:18.33 13. Jason Jones 27:35.91 16. Nick Russell 27:44.00 48. Travis Dean 29:20.01 65. David Kunnas 30:41.72 68. Ryan Achatz 31:01.30