Utah State

SOFTBALL: USU lost a 19-4 blowout to Cal Poly Friday but came back in game two behind the arm of sophomore pitcher Leslie Higley to capture the 5-1 victory at Logan's Johnson Field.

The Aggies are now 10-40 overall and 6-14 in the Big West; the Mustangs are 21-28 and 9-11.

BYU

WOMEN'S TENNIS: An impressive 2004 campaign came to a disappointing close Friday for 18th-ranked BYU, which was upset 4-2 by No. 37 Pepperdine in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The Waves advance to face No. 9 UCLA in today's second round.

BYU's Barbora Zahnova and Sofia Holden held strong at the No. 1 doubles spot with an 8-1 win over Pepperdine's Caroline Raba and Charlotte Vernaz but Pepperdine jumped out to an early lead by taking the doubles point with wins on courts two and three.

Pepperdine gained is second point when Lise Sissler posted a 6-3, 6-2 win over Cougar sophomore Hadley MacFarlane at the No. 6 singles position. BYU answered back with sraight-set wins from Lauren Jones at No. 2 and Rebecca Pike at No. 5.

The key matches were at Nos. 1 and 2 where Zahnova and Holden fought to take the lead for the Cougars. At No. 2, Holden was overmatched by Raba, who claimed victory in straight sets. Zahnova's three-set push wasn't enough against Pepperdine's Natalie Braverman, who clinched the match for the Waves in the final set with a 6-4 win over Zahnova.

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Southern Utah

TRACK AND FIELD: SUU teams both continue to hold leads after the second day of competition at the 2004 Mid-Continent Conference Outdoor Championships Friday at SUU's Eccles Coliseum in Cedar City.

The defending champion SUU women broke one conference record and three school standards in increasing their lead on second-place Western Illinois, 108-85.5, while the T-Bird men still hold their advantage over WIU, but the Leathernecks shaved it down from 18 points to just seven heading into the final day of competition, 104.5-97.5.

Today's final round of the Mid-Con track championships will get under way at 9.

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