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Friday, January 20, 2011

Two weeks ago may have helped LMU get confidence for 1 big road win at BYU
Daily Herald
5 may have helped BYU set the stage for one of the tougher losses in recent years for the Cougars. A quick rewind: They built a 12-point lead with 2:34 left, two weeks ago at Loyola Marymount, but the Lions were as close as 67-65 in the closing minutes

Too often hurried, Cougars ran out of own building with tough WCC ...
Daily Herald
Loyola Marymount's Bruce English and BYU's Brock Zylstra dive for a loose ball as the two ... Jason Franchuk can be reached at jfranchuk@heraldextra.com

BYU basketball: Ice-cold from 3-point land dooms Cougars
Deseret News
By dick harmon, Deseret News PROVO — You either credit Loyola Marymount's league-leading 3-point defense or blame total failure of BYU's 3-point shooters who lead the WCC in accuracy in wake of the Lion's 82-68 victory over the Cougars Thursday night.

BYU basketball: Loyola Marymount stuns ice-cold Cougars at Marriott Center
Salt Lake Tribune
No wonder the BYU Cougars' hopes of contending for a West Coast Conference championship in their first year in the league were probably dashed Thursday night. Their goal of making a sixth straight trip to the NCAA Tournament might be gone, too

Gonzaga avoids lesson forced on BYU
The Spokesman Review
The Cougars of BYU are the West Coast Conference's new kid in town, only considerably less hip and more threatening than Ren McCormack. Based on their pedigree, they were immediately ushered through the ropes to the VIP section with the 47-time

BYU basketball: Aggressive defense ensnares Cougars, lose 73-65 to Lola Marymount
Deseret News
By Jeff Call, Deseret News PROVO — It's hard to say which was more stunning Thursday night at the Marriott Center — BYU shooting a miserable eight percent from 3-point territory, or the Cougars' 14-point loss to Loyola Marymount.

BYU volleyball: Cougars set for 1st home match this season with No. 1 ranking
Deseret News
By Brandon Gurney, For the Deseret News PROVO — The BYU men's volleyball team is a big deal down in Provo most years. Fans regularly sell out the Smith Fieldhouse — providing a raucous venue for opposing teams. Tonight they play their home-opener

USU Football: Fighting for Tenny Palepoi
Salt Lake Tribune (blog)
BYU, Utah and Oregon State are all trying to obtain Palepoi's services. And for good reason. He's big, quick, powerful and a potential game-changer. He's the younger brother of Anton Palepoi, the former UNLV star and NFL veteran of seven years,

Shrine Buzz: Early-rounders emerging
ESPN
BYU OT Matt Reynolds continues to be underwhelming. Reynolds didn't finish drills consistently, failing to show much of a mean streak, and he doesn't appear to have the toughness to maul defenders. He could struggle to remain in the Day 2 mix.

BHS coach passes 200-win milestone
Bartlesville Examiner Enterprise
“Nine of the 12 years I've been here, I've coached a Hartsock,” said Bart, noting three of them went on to play college basketball: Nate (Oklahoma Wesleyan), Jeremiah (University of Missouri-Kansas City) and Noah (BYU).

New school can't be Cougars because middle-aged women might be offended
Yahoo! Sports (blog)
The reason why the future student body gravitated toward Cougars is pretty clear: area collegiate power BYU uses the Cougar as its mascot and enjoys an enormous fan base of area residents and those who follow the Mormon faith (BYU is a Mormon

Brick City revisits worst hoops blowouts
ESPN
Speaking of Fredette, BYU is doing fairly well without him. The Cougars are 16-4 and second in the West Coast Conference. Brandon Davies is back on the team and averaging 13.4 points and 8.2 rebounds per game with an impressive honor code adherence

Roundtable: Four burning questions
ESPN (blog)
Gasaway: Gonzaga is definitely more vulnerable, because it has two teams as good as Saint Mary's and BYU in the West Coast Conference. Memphis, on the other hand, should actually have a much easier time of it in Conference USA this season than it did