The Commons area of Merrill Library is being changed, but retained. In addition, library hours are presently being dicussed with vigor ............... Pages 3 and 7
An art exhibit with pottery described as Metropolitan Museum of Art-quality is opening at USU. 0 ther art forms are also on view. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Page 24
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U:@ u:~~ m@@ By CARL ELLEARD sports writer Th e Aggie women's volleyball ream played its firs! match in front of returning students last night with less than overwhelming success. A large crowd in the Spectrum cheered the Ags on against Montana to no avail. USU lost in four games -
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The firs1 game was obvious ly one-sided, with Montana unveiling a huge line-up which included 6-foot-3 hiller Kara
Pri ce. Although Utah State took many side outs, they couldn't score. Ag freshman Lisa Sorenson explained, •;·At first thcv were hit1ing 1he ball lightl y. We are used IO harder
Aggie freshmen Paige Preece, left, and Kira Strelow Montana opponents Thursday night in the Spectrum.
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hilling.'' That migh1 have accounted for a lack of blocking in the middle. USU rebounded with a win in the second game on the s1rengrh of outside hiuer Kira Strehlow. The freshman from Las Vegas, Nev., played wdl both from 1he service line and m the front row, gainin~ several key points with her kills. Play opened with 1hc 1cams trading serves several times. Utah Staie fell behind 5-8 rhen 8-JO before 1aking six points from a nus1en:d Montana team to lead 14-l l The L<tdy Grizzlies regained the baJI and scored a pair of poinis bur a ner violation gav(' Urah State 1he opportunity w win, one tha1 was capitilized on with a kill for 1he only Ag win of the evening. USU moved 10 a 3-0 lead in the third game on Strclow's serve, then to 5-1. Montana came back with JO poin1s, using strong middle blocking and a well-organized, wcll-cxccu1cd offense. "We've spent a lot of time in praclice on our serve returning and our free ball defense,'' said Moniana Coach Dick Scott. The practice paid off as the Lady Grizzlies got the ball consistanlly to the primary seller, Mary Pederson. "She controls the tempo of our team," Scoll said of Pederson, who transfered to the Montana program from a Spokane, Wash. communi1y college . With the ball going 10 1he right spot off the serve, Montana was able to run its planned offense. Utah State was less consistent with its offense. The Selling was sometimes poor, prompting Cottle to say of her setting staff, "That's why we're switching Masako (Maekawa) and Lisa (Pestrello). Our key players don't play well all the Lime." Sorenson came on strong late in the third game but i1 was not enough 10 come back. USU gained four points bu1 fell to Momana's hitters. Utah Stace fought back to make the fourth game a close one. Af1er falling behind 3-10 a kill by Strehlow and a pair of blocks by sophomore Laurie Faux brought the Ags back within two at 9-1 l. USU lost the serve and then a point after a contested call on a double hi1 at the net. The Ags got the ball back and scored a pair of points, however. A bad set with 1hc score al 13-l l in Montana' s fa\·or .~ave the Grizzlies the ball. A kill se1 up the win and an acf" serve ended 1he night for Uiah State. After the ma1ch Sco1t highligh1ed 1he Aggies' primary weakness "Their middle blockers are not that s1rong," he said. "You have to exploi1 that 10 beat tht·m." Tlw recent loss of fn.·shmitn Sue Evans IO an eligibility problem will 1101 help the ~i,uation.