2008 Woodie Awards
Greeley, CO-Idaho State traditionally has played well in Greeley, going 10-2 all-time there, but tradition was not on the ISU sidelines, as numerous mistakes led to safeties, lost fumbles and short drives for the Bears. Northern Colorado defeated the Bengals 29-9 on a very cold, wet afternoon at Nottingham Field on UNC's Homecoming.
Following a set point in the opening set for Idaho State at 24-23, Northern Arizona held off the Bengals for a straight set victory (26-24, 25-18, and 25-22) on Friday, Oct. 10, at Reed Gym. The hard fought loss accounts for Idaho State's fourth straight loss and the ninth time they have been swept this season in 16 matches.
In the middle of a Big Sky battle for first place, Northern Colorado (11-5, 5-2) bounced back from a difficult loss and beat Idaho State (25-22, 25-19, and 25-16) on Saturday, Oct. 15. The Bears, led by big hitting junior Kenzie Shreeve, were challenged by the Bengal's relentless rallying efforts but were able to score when it mattered.
As the clock wound down in the Idaho State soccer game on Thursday, Oct. 9, the tension in the air was thick when despite nearly 20 shots by the Bengals. Idaho State found themselves losing 1-0 against the Eastern Washington Eagles who had only 8 shots the entire day.
Missoula, MT-Idaho State posted its first Big Sky Conference loss in a 2-0 physical contest against Montana on Sunday, Oct. 12 at South Campus Stadium. Both Grizzly goals were scored in the first period when the Bengals lost possession of the ball in the air.
Freshman forward, Alex Hansen, plays for the Bengal's soccer team and is a Mountain Crest High School graduate from Wellsville, Utah. Her high school credentials include: a letter winner in both soccer and basketball, led her team during her senior season as offensive MVP, was named First Team All-Valley and won a regional basketball title in 2007.
I'm the kind of person who likes to know what's behind the door before it gets opened, or a fairly good idea anyway. Every summer and winter break when I sit down to put my class schedule together, I always find myself keeping one thing in mind: how much time is school going to take away from my consumption of sports viewing? I could see how some wouldn't see this as a wise philosophy for my success with my studies, but that would fail to draw me away from such a way of thinking.