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Brazile talks importance of voting

Paul Schlesinger • The Collegian

By Belen Gomez @TheCollegian

Donna Brazile, the first African-Amer- ican to direct major presidential cam- Remembering ‘Tark the Shark’ paigns, wraped up African People’s His- tory month while also initiating the first event of Women’s Herstory Month, a cel- ebration of women’s contribution to histo- ry, culture and society. Brazile has served as vice chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee and has been named as one of the 100 most powerful women in Washington, D.C. and one of 50 of the most powerful women in America by Washingtonian magazine. Fresno State community members gathered on Feb. 27 at the North Gym con- ference room 118 to welcome Brazile. She gave a talk on the importance of voting and the ways college students can improve their communities. President Dr. Joseph Castro opened the floor by giving a brief introduction about Brazile. “She first got involved in politics at the Photos by Paul Schlesinger • The Collegian age of 9,” Castro said. “I am excited be- cause personally she is one of my heroes.” Castro mentioned that young Brazile Fresno State honored the legacy of Hall of Fame coach Jerry Tarkanian at the Save Mart Center before the men’s basketball game against the worked to elect a city council candidate Lobos on Saturday. Members of the Tarkanian family, including wife Lois, were in attendance. who had promised to build a playground Former basketball players Larry Abney, picured above, and Demetrius Porter reflected on their time as Bulldogs under Coach Tarkanian in her neighborhood. After the swing was installed, her passion for political progress and the impact he had on their lives. Abney said he didn’t realize that the former Fresno State and UNLV coach had the ability to motivate play- was awakened. ers to do anything for him until after his death, recalling a time when he made a jump for Tarkanian that he never attempted to do in his life. Brazile, who has lectured at over 125 A private event was held before the public ceremony where former players paid their respects to the Tarkanian family — including players colleges across the county, said that her passion is encouraging young people to who were coached by Tarkanian in the 1950s during his first coaching job at San Joaquin Memorial High School. Men’s basketball coach Rod- vote. ney Terry presented the family a framed jersey with Tarkanian’s retired number in the team’s locker room before the game. She began her talk with a quote from

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San Luis Obispo and Humboldt State for best editorial on the Affordable Care By Collegian Staff University. As per the mission of the Act;third place for best cartoon to senior @TheCollegian CCMAs, to honor excellence in journal- Paul Vieira; third place to multimedia ism, the CCMAs was created to instill a junior Darlene Wendels for best features The Fresno State Collegian staff won unified voice representative of college photograph. eight awards at the 2015 California Col- news media, provide support and edu- Other honorable mentions included lege Media Association Awards Banquet cation, and foster, nurture and promote senior Katie Eleneke for best photo illus- held at the Sheraton Universal hotel in collegiate journalism. tration and best photo series and senior Hollywood on Feb. 28. Fresno State winners included se- Martha Pinilla for best group promotion. The banquet featured dozens of win- nior political science major and ed- The Collegian competed against ners from across the state and a record itor-in-chief Jesse Franz, who won statewide newspapers in the daily cat- President Underwood turnout, with campuses varying from third place in two categories for best egory, including UC Berkeley, USC and University California Berkeley, Univer- non-breaking news story and best info- UCLA, with other campus categories for returns for Season 3 sity California Los Angeles, Chico State, graphic; second place to mass communi- weekly and non-weekly submissions. Cal State University Northridge, Cal Poly cation and journalism senior Troy Pope ›› Review of “House of Cards” on P5. GOT OPINIONS? We want to hear them. [email protected] OPINION MONDAY, MARCH 2, 2015 2

Frank Underwood

“I really do like Frank Underwood because he’s ... just always cool and calm, and he’s just a badass. And he’s always Doug Stamper taking care of business.” Claire Underwood

“He’s just funny. Like, “I feel like she represents he’ll say something, a strong female charac- and then he’ll say it in a ter that is lacking in a nice way. He’ll go up to Kris Watkins lot of TV currently. She people and be like, “Hey, Graphic Design does have some aspects how’s it going? You doing of character that people alright?” deem as almost immoral, but I personally love her, because she is a strong female character. She Taylor Sims Jessica Thompson stands true to her goals, History BULLDOGS Physical Therapy and she’s an individual.” BARK “Who is your favorite character on ‘House of Cards’?” Frank Underwood Peter Russo

“He is a determined man. “Because he’s a badass. He knows what he wants, When he relapsed – well and he get’s it. Though that’s not a badass thing his methods are a little Claire Underwood though – I thought that unorthodox, he knows was a really cool scene. what he wants, and he’s “She is so strong. I mean, The actor is really phe- very successful. I do think about it: She’s the nomenal, because that appreciate that.” wife dealing with politics. was a really intense scene So, she has her man, plus to watch.” she has her own busi- ness and she has to deal Michael Ormonde with that little annoying Jenn Felix Physical Therapy reporter chick. Yes, she Civil Engineering has her problems, but somehow, she keeps Simone Charbliss working through them in Criminolgy a positive way.”

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tors sang. performance major, performed on BRAZILE from Page 1 Africana Studies and econom- By Marivel Garcia Fresno State student Lau- Sunday afternoon. ics student, enjoyed Brazile’s @TheCollegian ren Herring came to support her “To add extra dimension to the Langston Hughes. talk. Booker used to think that friends who were part of the character I knew I had to become “Hold fast to dreams, for in order to participate in poli- A packed crowd watched as production. This was Herring’s one with Carmen,” Trujillo said. if a dream dies, life is a bro- tics she had to graduate from sensuous Carmen seduced the first time attending an opera, and When playing the role of Car- ken-winged bird that cannot school first. naïve José, leading him to obses- said she was awed by the perfor- men, Trujillo said she wanted to fly.” She also felt that Brazile sion, jealousy, and her own death mances of both the cast and the take the audience through a jour- According to Brazile, this spoke to the audience in a way in Fresno State’s production of orchestra. ney. quote is a beautiful expression that they could understand her. Carmen. “She [Carmen] was really “If the artist is doing their job of the power of dreams. She “I felt like she was talking to On Friday night the Fresno working the stage,” Herring said. right [they] give perspective to the explains that without hope, her family,” Emily said. “The State Opera Theatre and Sympho- “She was believable, and she has audience,” Trujillo said. dreams and ambitions people way Donna presented Martin ny Orchestra performed Carmen an amazing voice. It was neat how “It gives something for the au- are like a broken winged bird Luther King’s speech in her talk at the Concert Hall to a full audi- the orchestra played in sync.” dience to think about, especially unable to be themselves. was revolutionizing.” ence. When putting together this about the human complexity.” She continued her talk by Brazile also spoke about the Carmen, a French comic op- opera, producer and Associate The opera was introduced to saying that Dr. Martin Luther’ importance of voting. era composed by Georges Bizet in Professor of Voice and Opera Dr. the cast and orchestra last sum- King’s “I have a dream” speech “You want laws to change? 1875, tells the story of a young sol- Anthony P. Radford said that he mer, and rehearsals began in is one of the most important You have to move and work dier, named Don José, who falls hoped to move the audience with November. A few days before speeches that she has ever for change to actually happen,” for the enchantments of a gypsy the strong theme and the strong the semester began, the cast mem- heard. Brazile said. “We have to work named Carmen. Carmen makes performance of his two leading bers had to participate in what “That dream inspired me,” for that dream to become a re- him fall in love with her; a love ladies. Radford called an “opera boot she said. “That speech spoke to ality.” that turns into obsession, jealousy “I knew I had the opportunity camp.” me.” Brazile concluded by en- and rage and ends ultimately in to produce Carmen when I real- Susan Trujillo was there Friday She encouraged young peo- couraging the audience to ed- Carmen’s demise. ized I had two great singers,” Rad- night to support her daughter. She ple to analyze the metaphors ucate themselves, not just in The sold-out concert was filled ford said. said that her daughter dedicated written in the speech as she areas of their studies, but also with drama with a hint of come- The role of Carmen was played all of her time practicing hard for saying that these powerful met- about the issues that affect ev- dy and suspense. The cast sung in by two different actresses on sep- this night. aphors are not just words but eryone else. She urged people French while the orchestra played arate nights. Junior vocal per- “It was a lot of hours,” Trujillo issues that African Americans to engage in organizations and the opera’s well-known music. formance major Tiffanie Trujillo said. still struggle with today. to become active officers. Subtitles were displayed on a played the lead on Friday night, Brazile said that this speech “We should be willing to re- screen above the stage as the ac- and Alejandra Tejeda, senior vocal is a call to action. read that speech. It has rooted Emily Booker, a sophomore meaning it its words,” she said. THE ULTIMATE NETWORKING OPPORTUNITY DEADLINE WANTED: TO APPLY: STUDENT DIRECTOR IN BRIEF Fri. March 6, 2015 Apply to serve for the 2015-16 academic year at 4:00 pm Women’s Herstory In a university release, vice on the all-volunteer Board of Directors of the Month kicks off president for Student Affairs Fresno State Alumni Association. In 1987, Congress declared and Enrollment Management. March National Women’s His- Dr. Frank Lamas said that be- Details and application: fresnostatealumni.com tory Month, and in honor of cause demand for admission the declaration, Fresno State for Fresno State is nearly dou- will celebrate its own Wom- ble that of the CSU average, he en’s Herstory Month every year believes that “with impaction with a wide variety of events we will see an improved stu- surrounding women. dent academic profile, reten- Some events featured this tion and graduation rates of month include “Activist Ap- our students.” proaches to Research” on The dates and locations Wednesday March 4th from for the public hearings will be noon to 1:30 p.m. at the Hen- held on March 2, at 7 p.m. in ry Madden Library room 3212, the Leon and Pete Peters Ed- an International Women’s Day ucation Center in the Student Event “Patriarchy, Myth and Recreation Center, March 3, Tuesday is best Gandhi” on Monday, March 9 at 7 p.m. in the Ponderosa 350 from noon to 1:30 p.m. at the lecture room at College of the Henry Madden Library room Sequoias in Visalia, and March 3212, Herstory: An evening of 6, at 2 p.m. in the North Gym Poetry by, for, and about wom- Room 118 at Fresno State. en on Thursday March 12 at the for finishing Bucket from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Amerasia Week comes and the Women’s Success Sym- to Fresno State posium on Tuesday March 24 This week Fresno State cel- from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the ebrates Amerasia week from Henry Madden Library room March 2-7 with several cultural 2206. events, culminating with Fes- homework. tival Night from 7- 9 p.m. on Growing enrollment Saturday, March 7, featuring demand to be addressed dance, song and skit perfor- at public hearings mances representing Filipi- Fresno State will host three nos, Japanese, Hmong, and public hearings this week to other cultures. Presented by Studies show it is the most gather comments on its pro- the Fresno State Amerasia Or- productive day of the week. posal to modify the current ganization, a talk will be held You can learn even more campus enrollment plan to ad- from noon to 1 p.m. Wednes- earning a master’s degree dress the growing numbers of day, March 4 at the Alice Peters from National University. student applications which are Auditorium by Dr. Pat Hayashi, exceeding the maximum allot- former associate president of Online. On Campus. ment for students that can be the University of California Non-profit. enrolled on campus. system.

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BSU-organized event showcases student talent in honor of Black History Month

show.” By Dolores Peralta There was also BSU member Joshua @TheCollegian Slack, who performed the first act of the night—a monologue that was divided in two From monologues, to fashion shows to parts and expressed the various stereotypes awards, Africana Culture Night paid tribute made about African-American people. to Black History Month on Friday night in “When I was saying ‘dear white people,’ the Satellite Student Union. I was really saying there are things that are For the past three years, Black Students really wrong you are doing but trying to United has organized the event celebrating make lighter and funny,” Slack said. “When African-American culture. BSU’s mission I was saying ‘dear black people’ that was was to showcase African-Americans’ tal- more of like a unity part, because in our ents in a positive way, said its vice presi- black community there is not much unity. dent Michael Riley. We really don’t have our own economics or

"I really love coming to this events, because they are the type that brings positivity." — Brian Burns, Fresno State alumnus

“You know what we see on TV is always place to go back to.” negative—you know, drugs, sex, drugs and Fresno State alumus Brian Burns said sex. The fleeting pleasures of sin,” said Ri- that when he came in to Fresno State ley. as a freshman, he didn’t know any Afri- Local students and outside performers can-Americans. Now, Burns proudly said came to participate in Africana Cultural these events are refreshing to see, and it is Night. something that the African-American com- “We had Black Dance express, who has munity can call their own. been working on their routine for weeks,” “I really love coming to this events, be- Riley said. “We had Love City who have cause they are the type that brings positivi- toured in Tokyo and just came back from ty,” Burns said. New York today to perform here, and Just Riley also added BSU plans to organize a Be Dope clothing line gave us a fashion poetry event next.

Paul Schlesinger • The Collegian Models and students participate in the Just Be Dope fashion show in the Satellite Student Union on Friday as a part of Africana Culture Night.

“Of all the souls I have encountered in my travels, his was the most human.” •Captian Kirk at Spock’s funeral in ‘Wrath of Khan’ LEONARD NIMOY 1931 - 2015 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT MONDAY, MARCH 2, 2015 5 ‘House of Cards’ returns with a secret agenda A look into the shadowy dynamics of the popular series’ third season

I’m not too discouraged by season By Rory Appleton three’s beginning, as the series’ first online @RoryDoesPhonics installment was peppered with filler epi- sodes that insulated the really juicy ones. Power has not been kind to the Under- However, I am a little concerned about woods. the show’s twisted nature. The third season of the Netflix political “House of Cards” has always been a drama “House of Cards” debuted on Friday dark series – both figuratively and literally. with a slow trudge through the monotony I have to turn off every light in my house of political life. and hope for a new moon outside in order Frank Underwood (Kevin Spacey) rose to make out the details in its shadowy pre- from congressional leader to president of sentation. But several scenes in these first the United States in the first two seasons few episodes were odd, overly graphic or through shrewd political moves, back-alley just plain weird. deals and several murders. Frank’s wife, I am not sure why it was important for Claire (Robin Wright), was a willing partic- us to watch two catastrophically awkward ipant and adviser every step of the way. sex scenes, but hopefully “House of Cards” As season three begins, Frank has showrunner Beau Willimon has a plan that pounded the oval office into a triangle. I don’t yet understand. Nothing is going right for the devious pow- This year’s season has massive shoes to er couple. Frank’s approval ratings are in fill. Not only did the first two seasons re- Photo courtesy of Netflix the basement, and Claire, who plans to use ceive plenty of critical acclaim and 22 com- Kevin Spacey (left) stars as ruthless politician Frank Underwood alongside Robin Wright (right) as his the First Lady position to catapult her own bined Emmy Award nominations, but it wife, Claire, in the Netflix series. political career a la Hilary Clinton, faces also spawned a TV series arms race among “House of Cards” finds itself in an inter- sion arena. They spawned a new medium opposition to her appointment as ambassa- streaming services. esting position. Both the series’ characters for TV shows that will almost certainly out- dor to the United Nations. Amazon Prime and Hulu swung into full and creators face similar challenges. live aging cable and satellite formulas. What follows is about an episode and a gear by acquiring new shows, scooping up The Underwoods broke every rule in the Each has reached the mountaintop, but half of Capitol Hill boredom. Frank is furi- discarded ones and farming old pop culture book to reach the presidency. They burned the next step is staying there. We’ll have to ously trying to grease rusted wheels, Claire mainstays for reboots. Even video game bridges and buried lesser folk along the wait and see what both sneaky teams have is making Senate house calls and side char- companies PlayStation and Xbox formed way. in store for us. acters are getting a whole lot of screen time production studios dedicated to providing Willimon and his legion of crew mem- outside the White House for some reason. new shows for console streaming. bers did the same in the traditional televi- PAGE 6 THE COLLEGIAN • NEWS MONDAY, MARCH 2, 2015

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Khlarissa Agee • The Collegian Fresno State senior Michelle Solomon heads towards home base during the Bulldog’s 7-2 win over UCSB on Friday at Margie Wright Diamond.

NCAA softball career hits with 396. By Conrad Kimball Coming into the game, the ‘Dogs were rolling on @ConradKimball a five-game win streak only to have it broken by Or- egon State. A weekend of commemoration and competition The entire Fresno State pitching staff was ex- ended with the Fresno State softball team winning hausted within the first four innings, with Jill Comp- three of four at the first-annual Fresno State Louis- ton, Taylor Langdon, Kiley Shae Aldridge, and final- ville Slugger Bash. ly Hannah Harris all pitching for the ‘Dogs. Harris The ‘Dogs won their first game on Friday, split had the best game out of the staff, pitching for three the next two games Saturday, then pulled out anoth- innings while not giving up a run. Meanwhile the er win on Sunday against Saint Mary’s to close out rest of the pitching coup all gave up at least four runs the weekend tournament. during their stints. The ‘Dogs were led by Michelle Solomon and Fresno State 1, Saint Mary’s 0 Willis hitting back-to-back solo homeruns in the 4th inning, leading into a five-run rally in the 4th Saving the best for last, Fresno State managed to inning, however the rally would not be enough as ei- pull out a nail-biter in the bottom of the seventh in- ther team wouldn’t score a run after the 4th inning ning Sunday off of Bria Kennedy’s two-out RBI sin- resulting in a 12-16 loss for the ‘Dogs. gle scoring Kierra Willis. Both teams managed only seven hits combined in Fresno State 14, Rutgers 1 the outing, and neither was able to score until Ken- nedy’s single at the end of the game. On Friday evening, Compton started in the cir- After allowing 16 runs in yesterday’s match- cle giving up one earned run while striking out four up against Oregon State, Fresno in two innings pitched. Langdon came in for relief State head coach Trisha Ford said and did not give up a run in the final three innings she was glad to see the pitching pitched. staff “flip the script.” Fresno State got off to an early start by scoring Kennedy also praised the seven of their 14 runs in the second inning, which pitching performance, saying that featured three triples in the inning by Kennedy, Wil- it made her job on the plate much lis, and junior Alyssa Villalpando. easier knowing all they needed to Although Rutgers was able to put up a run early do was get Willis home to get the in the first inning, just the fourth team to score be- win. fore Fresno State has this season, they were never able to get back in the game after Fresno State’s im- Oregon State 16, Fresno pressive 2nd inning rally. State 12 Fresno State 7, UC Santa Barbara 2 In what was a very anticipated event, Oregon State head coach Compton threw for four innings giving up two Laura Berg, an alumna of Fresno earned runs while striking out three batters. Harris law school 101 State, had her jersey retired before relieved Compton in the fifth inning and finished the Saturday's game. game with one strikeout and no runs scored. Monday, March 23, 7-9pm Her No. 44 jersey now hangs Fresno State center fielder Brenna Moss contin- You’re invited to this free program to learn more about in the Margie Wright Diamond ued her streak of getting on base with one hit and the legal profession and what a law degree can do for press box, where it stands as a two RBI’s, while fellow outfielder Michelle Solomon you! At this forum you will be introduced to law school, testament to her achievements also managed two hits and two RBI’s to lead the on the field including: a four-time ‘Dogs. from courses offered to admission requirements. All-American, three-time Gold Fresno State will play again next weekend at Register now at www.sjcl.edu or 559/323-2100. Medalist, and ranking second in the CSUF Judi Garman Classic starting on Friday, March 6 against Iowa at 7:30 p.m. lsat night Monday, March 9, 7-9pm This forum is a free session on the Law School Admission Test (LSAT) led by San Joaquin College of Law’s Dean Jan Pearson to develop strategies to approach the analytical thinking questions on the LSAT.

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now accepting applications SJCL admitS StudentS of any raCe, CoLor, and nationaL or ethniC origin. SPORTS MONDAY, MARCH 2, 2015 8 Bulldogs begin new win streak es. Maybe the daytime helped this time Jake Shull came out of the bullpen By Tomas Kassahun around.” for the Bulldogs in the eighth, and the @tomaskassahun Ward’s fifth home run of the year Rebels had another chance to score with sneaked over the left field fence in the runners on second and third. But the The Fresno State baseball team si- fourth inning to give Fresno State a 1-0 Bulldogs ended that opportunity with a lenced the UNLV Rebels with a 4-0 lead. double play, and the Rebels ran out of victory Sunday to finish the sweep at First baseman Joe Prior added to the chances. Beiden Field. ‘Dogs’ lead with a single in the bottom Three errors by the Rebels allowed Following their one-hit outing in of the sixth. two scores for the Bulldogs in the bot- Saturday night’s matchup, the Bulldogs Fresno State senior Garrett Mundell tom of the eighth and the sweep was punished the Rebels with 10 hits Sunday started on the mound and kept the Reb- complete. afternoon. els in check, allowing three hits in six Pitcher Kenny Oakley started for the “Maybe it’s because it’s day time,” innings of work. Rebels and allowed five hits while strik- Khlarissa Agee • The Collegian Fresno State catcher Taylor Ward said. With Casey Rodriguez on the mound ing out two batters in five innings. Fresno State sophomore pitcher Jimmy Lambert throws a “It’s easier to see during the day. At for the Bulldogs in the top of the sev- The Bulldogs improved their overall pitch during the Bulldogs’ 10-5 win over UNLV on Friday at night, it gets hard with off-speed pitch- enth, the Rebels put runners on second record to 6-5 and their Mountain West Pete Beiden Field. and third, but still remained scoreless. record to 3-3.

WOMEN’S TENNIS MEN’S BASKETBALL ‘Dogs beat Buffaloes

By Trentyn Pues @TheCollegian ‘Dogs

The Fresno State women’s tennis team took another big step forward take down at Boise State on Sunday, winning big against No. 44 Colorado. Perhaps running with the lessons they learned in their humbling defeat reigning against Wichita State, the Bulldogs came out firing early and never let up. “I was so impressed with the amount of heart our team showed as we have MW champs the mantra, ‘Head, Heart and Hustle,’ and we absolutely did each one bril- liantly today,” Stotland said. “For all of the people who got to watch the match, they got to see a spectacular match by each and every one of the ‘Dogs. To Paul Schlesinger • The Collegian beat a good ranked team like Colorado Fresno State senior forward Alex Davis goes for the layup during the Bulldogs’ 59-55 Mountain West victory over New Mexico Saturday night at Save Mart that way shows us what we are capable Center. of doing as we are starting to really get our team moving in a great direction.” “Everything was predicated off our de- Alex Davis also contributed double digits, The team of Sofia Malysheva and By Daniel Leon fense,” Fresno State head coach Rodney adding 10. Tanya Murtagh won their doubles @DanLeon25 Terry said. “Our guys came out with real- The Lobos had two in double digits: match quickly 6-1, before Maiar and ly good energy and did a great job earning guard Deshawn Delaney with 15 points and Rana Sherif Ahmed took their own The New Mexico men’s basketball team the game. We were physical with our block 7-foot-1 center Obij Aget with 13 and 12 re- set, a convincing 6-3 win. Anneka and had one final opportunity, down by three, outs. They led us to play in our strength, bounds for a double-double. Sophie Watts, playing together once with 28 seconds left. and our strength is playing in open court. The win gives the ‘Dogs their first win again on the doubles court, held a 4-2 However, the pressuring defense along That was probably the best start we’ve had over New Mexico since 1999 when Jerry advantage which gave the other two with the crowd noise proved to be too all year in that regards.” Tarkanian was head coach and the first teams a nice cushion. much. Fresno State sophomore guard Em- “There were times when I couldn’t even since joining the Mountain West in 2012. Maiar Sherif Ahmed, playing in the manuel Owootoah would come away with hear some of the switches on the court,” “For us to finally break through and No. 1 singles slot, gave Fresno State a what would be the game-clinching steal Marvelle Harris, the ‘Dogs leading scorer get a victory against a program we have a 2-0 lead with a strong showing against on UNM guard Hugh Greenwood who was on the night with 14 points, said. “But it lot of respect for, I think it gives our guys Tina Bokua. In a back and forth three- seeking to get a 3-point shot off to tie the was really loud, and I think us playing like a lot more confidence,” Terry said. “We’re set affair, Malysheva and Colorado’s game. that kept the crowd in the game; they kept talking about believing a lot at this point in Alexandra Aiello traded 6-1 sets before Fresno State (14-15, 9-7 MW) saw its working the game with us.” the year. I understand the urgency you have Aiello won the deciding set decisively, once-sizeable lead slowly deteriorate but In the first period, the ‘Dogs stormed off to play with, and I think our guys have real- 6-0. held on for the 59-55 win Saturday night in to a 30-8 advantage after the first 12 and a ly bought into that.” That win gave the Buffaloes life, but front of the biggest home crowd of the sea- half minutes of play. But the Lobos would There are just two games left in the it was short-lived, as that would be the son -- 8,310 fans. make things interesting and went on a 17-2 schedule before the sixth-place Bulldogs only point they would score. Sophie The Lobos (14-15, 6-11 MW) cut the run to cut the ‘Dogs lead to seven heading travel to Las Vegas for the league tourna- Watts finished off her opponent July- ‘Dogs’ lead to two, as deep as they were into halftime. ment. The next and final home game of the ette Steur in just two quick sets. Rana able to dig, three times inside the final two Others in double figures on the night season is scheduled for Wednesday when Sherif Ahmed completed the upset minutes. But every time, the Bulldogs’ de- were sophomore Paul Watson, who had 10 they host Air Force (13-15, 6-11 MW) for with a 7-5, 6-4 victory over Nuria Or- fense and free throw shooters would come points and 12 rebounds to record the first Senior Night at 7 p.m. meno Ruiz. through. double-double of his career. Senior forward CALENDAR ONDA ESDA DNESD URSD RIDAY TURDA UNDAY M Y TU Y E A H AY F A Y S W Y T S

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