The Vista Dec. 1, 2011

Occupy OKC

Men’s Basketball

The encampment of Occupy protestors in the city has been told they may no longer stay in Kerr Park.

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During Tuesday night’s basketball game, a bench-clearing brawl broke out between the Bronchos and the USAO Drovers.

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AN ICE PLACE TO VISIT

By Ben Luschen / Staff Writer WinterGlow festivities made a transition to the ice on Tuesday, Nov. 29.

The Student Programming Board (SPB) hosted its first UCO skate night at the Edmond Outdoor Ice Rink at the Festival Market Place as part of WinterGlow Week. The event was free to all students that came and hot chocolate was also served.

Though the WinterGlow event itself, which takes place this year on Dec. 2, has been a long-standing tradition for both UCO and the Edmond community, WinterGlow Week was created by the board to generate more student interest in the celebration.

According to Courtney James, assistant director of Campus Activities and adviser to WinterGlow, Campus Activities has long been trying to bring a similar ice rink to UCO, but concerns over price made them look for alternatives.

“We’ve been trying to bring an ice rink to campus now for two years, but it costs $18,000, so when we found out this one was coming here instead, we decided it was a lot more economical than putting one on campus,” James said.

Having a provided rink, according to James, is not without its own benefits.

“This is going to seem like a menial detail, but this ice is real ice,”

she said. “If you bring one to campus, it would be synthetic ice, and the difference in ice is that synthetic ice doesn’t run a Zamboni over it.”

A Zamboni, which is a type of ice re-surfacer, fills in the nicks and cracks of an icy surface and makes for a smoother and safer skate.

Usually to hold a party at the rink, it costs $500 for 50 people, with a five dollar fee for each additional person after that. The SPB was able to strike a deal with the rink that allowed them to pay a flat rate for 200 people. However, after seeing the crowd of people that arrived for the event, James said she expected between 300 and 350 people to show.

Part of the event’s appeal was its ability to fit comfortably in a college budget, said Hayley McIlvoy, a UCO student who came to the skate night with friends after learning about the event through word of mouth. “[We’re here for] free skating, free hot chocolate and living Central,” McIlvoy said.

Jessica Goddard, another UCO student who also is a WinterGlow volunteer, was excited about the newest addition to the WinterGlow celebration.

“It’s cool because it is [the downtown rink’s] first year opening, and we love ice skating,” Goddard said.

Goddard also praised WinterGlow for setting the tone for the rest of the holidays.

“It’s really fun to see all the little

Samantha Chang, an English senior, skates during SPB’s Skate Night at the Edmond Festival Market Place, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011. Photo by Garett Fisbeck, The Vista

kids,” she said. “I did it last year for Santa’s workshop, working with the little kids, and I’m doing it again this year. It’s just really fun to get in the holiday spirit.”

What the UCO skaters may have lacked in Olympic-quality skating ability, they made up for in enthusi-

AFTERNOON JINGLE JOG

asm. Hunter Johnson, who said the skate night helped kick winter off right, knows the journey to greatness starts with just a single step.

“This is the second time in my life, but hey, you got to start somewhere,” Johnson said.

With the strong crowd the skate

International Office

INTERNATIONAL STUDENT COUNCIL ELECT NEW PREZ

By Mervyn Chua / Staff Writer

WinterGlow Events Thursday Edmond Parade of Lights 6:30 p.m. near Old North

Friday WinterGlow 6-9 p.m. - Nigh Center

WEATHER

The International Student Council (ISC) had their semester general election Monday at the Carl Albert room of the Nigh University Center at 4 p.m.

Reelections of new officers were for President, Vice President, Secretary, Parliamentarian, Public Relations Officer, Treasurer, Graphic Designer, two event managers and a senator. However, only six out of the 10 positions were filled due to absence of candidates. Vacant positions will be filled via reelection in January.

“ISC is a council that helps international students to build a stronger community amongst themselves, on top of that to build a stronger rapport with the American community”, Alvin Teh, the newly elected president of ISC, said.

Joshua Lim is also a member of the ISC board.

“ISC is a board of students who represent the international community at UCO. It is very important because it’s a population that is not as heard.

The council speaks for them,” Lim said.

Also present for the election were two ISC advisors, as well as representatives from the Office of International Services. The election kicked off with refreshments to help settle the people down, followed by a welcoming speech by current ISC president Amber Chen. Elections then officially started.

Runners participate in the Trot for Tots 5K, as part of WinterGlow, Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011. The entry fee was a toy. Photo by Garett Fisbeck, The Vista

night was able to generate, James hopes the rink will return to downtown Edmond in the years to come.

“WinterGlow week in general is something that will be done in the future. I think as long as Edmond brings this back, based on this turnout, we’ll do it every year,” she said.

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Each candidate was given two minutes to give a brief speech. Another two minutes was allocated for a question and answer session which could include questions on personality, goals, strengths and other criteria.

Individuals who could vote were from the current ISC board and one representative from country student organizations. There were 11 representatives from country student organizations present for the election.

Each member received a voting slip for each position being run, a printed piece of paper with the names of candidates and the position they were running for.

Candidates were asked to leave the room while the president counted the votes.

Number of votes can be disclosed by members if requested especially if the votes were neck to neck.

This would encourage the failed candidate to run for other positions because of the high influence amongst the ISC board.

All board members receive a $500 scholarship and the president received $1000.

Teh’s goals as president of ISC will be to increase the student activities funding for the international student community, further integrate the international and American student community through cultural events and further improve the events that ISC organizes with the resources given.

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DID YOU KNOW? Some obscure collective nouns: A sounder of swine. A kindle of kittens.

A mustering of storks. An unkindness of ravens.

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RE: VOLTING THE AUTOMOBILE A bleeding edge technology was pushed to its limits and as a result safety has been compromised. Hold your surprise.

Chevrolet’s Volt is an experiment at best. The recent recall of batteries based on the National Highway Traffic Safety Admission’s report isn’t just a setback for the Volt, it’s the thorn in the side of future technology.

The 2006 documentary film “Who Killed The Electric Car?” explores this phenomenon a little further. When exploring the fate of General Motor’s EV1, which can clearly be seen as the father of the Volt, the documentarians found that consumers were just as guilty as the oil industry, the government, retailers and GM in the ultimate demise of the electric car.

Who will kill the electric car this time? The “killers” of EV1 still have interest in killing it again, with the exception of consumers.

Big Oil wanted the EV1 dead because of its all electric nature. The Volt, however, can run on E-85 gasoline made of corn grown and processed here in America. While Volt owners won’t be gassing up as often as they did before, a trip to the pump will happen every once in a while. Volt owner, car collector and late night funny-man Jay Leno has put 11,000 miles on his Volt but is still running on the original tank of gas.

“They gave it to me with a full tank of gas,” Leno told The New York Times last month. Of the 9.3 gallon tank, Leno said he has used less than half.

Will Big Oil kill the Volt? Not if regulators beat it to the punch. Of course, the Volt actually made it to the mass market unlike the EV1, but the investigation by the NHTSA and subsequent recall isn’t about to send droves of buyers out to GM dealerships.

Toyota’s recall of more than a million cars cost the company millions of dollars, all to end with an explanation that it wasn’t the company’s fault. Initially thought to be an electronic error that caused cars to run away when braking was later found to be driver error. Or, as the NHTSA refers to it, “pedal misapplication.”

Consumers could be headed for more “pedal misapplication” as the future of the Volt drones on. As they intend to pick cars with better mileage and better safety features, sticker shock will set in and their feet will hit the brake.

This is ultimately how the documentary implicated consumers, regulators and Big Oil. Poor, scared and greedy.

Perhaps it’s time to face the facts that we no longer live in a time when a scientist invents a cure for polio and then gives it away for free. We do, however, live in a time with some of the greatest innovators and designers in history. If ever there was a time to try and figure out this dilemma, it’s now.

“I don’t really have any feelings towards it. I’m not into sports, but I guess it’s probably a good thing.”

“I’m excited it’s over.”

“The what?”

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DEC. 1, 2011 Theatre

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LYRIC THEATER PRESENTS PLAY STARRING FORMER BRONCHOS

OFF THE RECORD By Brittany Dalton Another Two Minutes

Ashley Mandanas (Martha), Jonathan Beck Reed (Scrooge), Ethan Wells (Tiny Tim), Tom Huston Orr (Bob Cratchit) and Natalie Goodin (Belinda) star in the Lyric Theater’s “A Christmasd Carol,” presented by Devon Energy. Photo Provided

By Bryan Trude / Staff Writer The Lyric Theater of Oklahoma City and Devon Energy will be presenting a production of the Charles Dickens classic, “A Christmas Carol,” beginning 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 9 at the Plaza Theatre.

The Plaza Theatre is located at 1727 NW 16th Street in OKC. Originally published in 1843, “A Christmas Carol” is the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, a cold and greedy man. After being visited one Christmas Eve by the ghosts of Christmases Past, Present and Yet to Come, Scrooge reforms into a generous and benevolent benefactor of the community.

The story has never been out of print in its 168-year history.

The Lyric’s production, directed by Michael Baron, promises to be a unique take on the story that still sticks to the tone and setting of the original. The cast features heavily in both UCO graduates and members of the Edmond community at-large.

“There was an initial audition, then there was a callback to read for my character,” Melissa Griffith, a 2009 UCO graduate in Musical Theatre, said. “I was notified over the summer of the parts I got.”

Griffith, who is credited as the vocal arranger for UCO’s production of “Flipside: The Patti Page Story” last summer, plays Belle, Scrooge’s fiancée in his youth who rejected him when he began to change into the greedy man he became.

Six UCO alumni - Griffith, Jayme Petete, Mateja Govich, Matthew Brown, Lexi Windsor and Susan Riley – hold parts in the production. In addition, seven parts are filled by Edmond residents, including four children.

Jonathan Beck Reed, owner of Dance Unlimited at 514 S Bryant, southeast of the UCO campus, will fill the role of Scrooge.

Petete, who graduated in 2010 with a degree in theater production with a minor in music, will play the Ghost of

Christmas Past.

“My character is very youthful, enthusiastic, positive and encouraging to Scrooge,” Petete said. “With each of the characters, I think it is important as an actor to not reference ways it has been done. I think it’s important to sit down with the script, read through the lines and develop the character in your own mind, develop a new take on the character.”

Griffith said, “I think [the story’s fame] stresses the importance of finding genuine character and making sure it is true to who I am as an actor. We say acting, but really it is experiencing ourselves in a different time and place.”

The production will run from Dec. 9 to Dec. 31. Ticket prices are $40, and the show is recommended for children ages five and up.

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit the show’s website at www. lyrictheatreokc.com/shows/christmascarol.

Money-Saving

COUPONING CRAZE HELPING CUT COSTS FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS

By Amber Pyle/ Contributing Writer The coupon craze has made its way to campus as students try to cut cost wherever possible.

Lesa Maxwell, a junior majoring in Nutrition, Dietetics, and Food Management is one of many jumping on the coupon train.

“When I worked at Homeland I would see people come in with their big binders; I thought they were crazy but they would leave with full baskets and only spend $30 to $40,” Maxwell said. “They made me start wondering why couldn’t I save a few extra bucks.”

Maxwell only spends an hour or two a week cutting coupons but says that even dedicating a small amount of time to it has paid off, she has cut her food expenses by 50 percent.

There are over 200 websites available free to the public, offering organized information on where coupons can be located and where the best sales are.

The only requirement of using the resources is providing your email address.

Heather Gillean, a freshman majoring in business administration, is another couponing student.

“Between the cost of college, books and rent I have to save

money somehow,” Gillean said. “It’s like a fifth class, I can easily spend three hours a week finding the best deals.”

And that’s what is being offered at many colleges across the United States, Sam Houston State University and Southwest Illinois College in Belleville are two that offered fall classes in couponing.

According to The Houstonian shortly after the TLC series Extreme Couponing aired in April 2011 students began to express an interest in learning more about how to save money.

Administrators decided offering an elective couponing class could gain interest among students to start cutting cost in their day-to-day lives.

“I think it would be great to have a class like that at UCO, why not offer ways to save money instead of barrowing so much in student loans,” Gillean said.

Couponing began nearly three years ago as a response to an economic downfall but has since turned into something more complex.

After declining for more than a decade, coupon use began to rise in 2008 as the economy collapsed; it soared in 2009. According to marketing firm Inmar. Couponing has not dropped during the recovery, staying steady at $3.3 billion coupons redeemed last year.

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It happens every time.

Hallway clocks overhead read 10:58, mocking me with each silent tick-tick. Can I make it to my next class in time?

No sweat. I hit the stairwell at a slight trot, turning on my heel as I bound up the stairs. One thing stands in my way.

Coming from out of nowhere, a “phone walker” appears. Ambling along leisurely, she cuts me off halfway up the stairs.

I juke to the right – she steps in front to grab hold of the railing. I step to the left, she turns and smacks my bag in the process.

And on it goes, until at the foot of the stairs our paths mercifully diverge. She disappears into the bathroom and I take off, sprinting down the hall to my class. I wrench the door open and plop down in my seat.

Just in time!

Not so fast. That damn classroom clock has got me again – 11:02. Great. Another red mark on my attendance record.

Okay, no big. I’ve still got 48 minutes to work on the final project. Pen, paper and textbook all come out and I get down to business.

Thirty minutes of blissful silence pass. I’ve come to an impasse, and I nibble on the cap of my pen, perfect thesis on the tip of my tongue.

Tap, tap, tap.

Foiled again, by the gum-smacking, pencil-tapping redhead in the corner. I see the blur of yellow wood in my peripheral vision as he smacks it against the desk in time to his music.

Ah. “Party Rock Anthem,” I see.

“Phone walkers.” “Pencil tappers.” Always there to keep you in check, to stand as an obstacle to perfect attendance.

So here’s to everyone who has burst into Creative Writing ten minutes late to hear the infamous “Why doesn’t someone remind us all what time class starts?”

For everyone who has lost the chance at winning an iPad when you were cut in line. For all of us who have heard, “Oh, we just ran out of french onion soup like, two orders ago!”

You can’t win, and I wouldn’t at all recommend punching that slow-walking nursing major in the back of the head. You might find yourself in a spot of hot water if you do.

I recommend drinking more water and exercising regularly, so you can push through that last minute of the all-out “dash to class.”

Bring your coffee in a closed container (take this from someone who’s sloshed two too many cappuccinos all over the front of myself.)

And just remember - if ever you look at the clock and think you’re making great time, think again.

In high school I came close to failing on attendance a few times, pushing my dad to tell me one day, “If you’re on time, you’re still late.”

So tack another two minutes onto that clock time, because trust me – your professor will.

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DEC. 1, 2011

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Occupy Movement

OCCUPY OKC LOSING GROUND

By Trevor Hultner / Staff Writer Occupy OKC, the local appendage of the global Occupy protest movement, faced a new hurdle as it marked its 50th day in existence on Monday.

Oklahoma City officials said that the small core of protesters that have made Kerr Park in downtown Oklahoma City their home for over a month and a half would no longer be allowed to stay there.

The city denied protesters their permit to protest in Kerr during daylight hours, and said that they would no longer be allowed to stay overnight. According to Outreach moderator Beth Isbell, however, the original permit did not cover park use during closing hours.

On Nov. 19, Oklahoma City Police Captain Pat Byrne visited the Occupy OKC camp during their General Assembly to talk about plans to evict the protesters on Monday.

“There has been a lot of discussion that has gone on between the City of Oklahoma City, the police department and SandRidge Energy,” Byrne said. “SandRidge Energy actually does have the permit to take this park over on the 28th, and they’ve had it for months.”

He said that Sandridge, due to negotiations with the City, was not going to take over the entire park; only a small section on the west side.

“Your little camp in here will not be affected,” he said.

However, that story changed after Thanksgiving weekend, when Assistant City Manager M.T. Berry told the Associated Press that “an ongoing construction project at SandRidge, and an incident between transients staying at the campsite

led officials to re-evaluate the agreement.”

Protesters prepared to peacefully defend their occupation on Monday as a rumor that the camp was to be evicted that night spread via word of mouth, Facebook and Twitter.

Over 100 people gathered to defend the occupation in the face of the rumored police raid and several protesters signed up to get purposely arrested.

“Pretty much, I’m planning on getting arrested, if it resorts to that,” Jayme Johnson, a protester who was originally part of the Oakland occupation, said. “For the simple fact that they said that they weren’t going to make us leave.”

One man, Thomas Frasier, traveled from the occupation in Los Angeles to participate in Occupy OKC. “I was surprised that Oklahoma City even had an Occupy movement,” he said. “I knew I had to come out when I heard about it.”

Frasier gave protesters advice on how to nonviolently deal with the police.

“We don’t hold hands,” he said.

“We wrap our arms around each other. The reason why, is if they [the police] want to come through, you gotta let them through.”

Protesters marched around the park in anticipation of the raid, chanting “Whose park? Our park!” and other slogans.

Occupy OKC organizers encouraged media personnel to have press credentials visible in the event that the raid took place, citing several instances of reporters getting arrested in the midst of police actions on other Occupy camps nationwide.

The new date for the eviction has been set for 11 p.m. tonight, when the park enters closing hours.

An occupier carries a sign during an Occupy OKC demonstration at Kerr Park in Oklahoma City, Monday, Nov. 28, 2011. Photo by Garett Fisbeck, The Vista

Occupiers protests during an Occupy OKC demonstration at Kerr Park in Oklahoma City, Monday, Nov. 28, 2011. Photo by Garett Fisbeck, The Vista

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NOV. 29 CROSSWORD ANSWERS

FUN FACTS The mega-disco hit and gay anthem “It’s Raining Men” although recorded by The Weather Girls, a duo formerly known as Two Tons of Fun, the song was actually written by Late Night sidekick Paul Shaffer (and co-written by Paul Jabara).

The Rockola jukebox wasn’t named for rock music, but rather for its inventor, David Rockola

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SPORTS

DEC. 1, 2011

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Central Hockey

UCO HOCKEY SHARPENS UP FOR BEDLAM REMATCH VS OU

By Bryan Trude / Sports Writer

The UCO men’s hockey team will close out their home schedule for the semester when they open up a home-andhome series against rival University of Oklahoma at 7:30 p.m.

Friday, Dec. 2 at Arctic Edge.

It is the second series this season between the #18 Bronchos (11-9) and the #7 Sooners (17-7). UCO and OU last tangled Oct. 13 and 14, in which the Sooners swept Central by a combined score of 11-5. UCO is coming off of a week off for the Thanksgiving holiday, their last action coming the week of Nov. 17, which saw UCO defeat the Arizona Wildcats 3-2 and drop a pair against the Liberty Flames by a combined score of 8-3. Oklahoma enters on the heels of a combined 7-1 road series sweep of Lindenwood over the holiday.

The Bronchos will be led by team points and goals leader Donald Geary, who to date has 24 points on 13 goals and 11 assists. Backing up Geary will be forwards Shane Khalaf and Anthony Knuth, who lead UCO in assists with 12 apiece.

Freshman Tory Caldwell leads the Bronchos in net, boasting a 2.72 GAA and a .92 save percentage over 13 games. Caldwell allowed seven goals on 36 shots for a .802 save percentage the last time the British Columbia native faced the Sooners.

For Oklahoma, their high-flying attack is led by points leader Blake Martin, who has 27 points on eight goals and 19 assists. Goalscoring for OU is anchored by Chad Hudson, who leads with 13, and Jesse Bryant with 11. Leading the way in net for the Sooners is Colin Fernandes, who will enter the series with a .92 percentage with a 1.99 GAA. The second game of the series on Dec. 3 will be played at OU’s Blazers Ice Center in south Oklahoma City. That game will face off at 4 p.m.

Admission to Friday’s home game is $7, $5 for students and faculty with ID, and free for children under five.

UCO’s Tory Caldwell (30) during a game between UCO and Buffalo at Arctic Edge arena in Edmond, Saturday, Nov. 12, 2011. Photo by Garett Fisbeck, The Vista

Central Volleyball

VOLLEYBALL COACH RESIGNS

By Amber Pyle / Contributing Writer

Jeff Boyland. Photo by Garett Fisbeck, The Vista

Sports Opinion

UCO Volleyball head coach Jeff Boyland announced Tuesday he will be leaving the program to accept a new position on campus.

Boyland will take over as Assistant Director of Sports and Recreation at the UCO Wellness Center Dec. 12. UCO plans to immediately begin a search for his replacement.

“This is a great opportunity for me, all my children are getting older and this position will allow for a lot less travel,” Boyland said. “This wasn’t an easy deci-

sion for me and telling the girls was the hardest part.”

Boyland leaves his nine-year UCO career with a 192-104 record, qualifying for the NCAA Division II national tournaments twice, coaching 20 All-Lone Star Conference and All-LSC North Division players during tenure.

“I have enjoyed every minute of being a coach, it has been a great pleasure and privilege to coach such good teams and players,” Boyland said.

Boyland began at UCO came as a fulltime assistant coach in 2002 after a twoyear head coach position at Mid-Amer-

ica Christian University in Oklahoma City. He left Mid-America with a 71-11 record and two trips to the National Christian Collegiate Athletic Association (NCCAA) Division II national tournament, winning the national championship in 2001.

“It’s defiantly hard to move on from coaching but I’m thankful that I have an opportunity to stay with UCO and I’ll still be able to stay closely involved with the team,” Boyland said. “I will be their number one fan!”

Boyland finishes his 11-year career with a 263-115 record.

VISTA SPORTS PREDICTIONS: NFL WEEK 13 With a near perfect week, “The Huddle’s” Kyle Renfrow moves from fourth place to second in the season point totals. The rest of “The Huddle” is only 3 picks behind pick leader Trey Hunter. At this point, it’s still anybody’s game.

NFL Week 13

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Terry Fox UCentral’s “The Huddle”

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8

SPORTS

NOV. 22, 2011

Central Men’s Basketball

BRONCHO BASKETBRAWL

USAO’s Benjamin Berry (44) drags Brandon Cutler (45) away from a fight as USAO Head Coach Brisco McPherson ushered his team back to the bench during a college basketball game between UCO and USAO at Hamilton Field house, Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2011. Photo by Garett Fisbeck, The Vista

By Bryan Trude / Sports Writer Basketball turned into Basketbrawl Tuesday night as the unranked UCO Bronchos hosted the Drovers of the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma. The Bronchos earned the 84-56 victory despite a bench-clearing fight towards the end of the game that saw both teams play the last five minutes of the second half with only four players.

The Bronchos (6-3), having dropped out of the NCAA Division II rankings after starting the season ranked #11, entered the game, their second of seven home games this season, on the heels of a 77-66 victory over Southwest Baptist at the SBU Thanksgiving Classic.

The Drovers (4-3), a team that plays in the NAIA’s Sooner Athletic Conference, entered following a 99-82 road victory over Cameron University in Lawton.

The teams met previously in exhibition play for UCO, an 87-73 victory Nov. 9 for USAO in Chickasha that counted as an official game for the Drovers.

Despite letting Sci-Arts slip out to a slim early lead, UCO soon took command, and the

lead, for good a few minutes into the first half.

The Bronchos’ balanced attack was led by senior forward Brent Friday, leading Central with 16 points on 6 for 11 shooting and a pair of free throws. Friday also led the Bronchos defensively, with 10 rebounds on the night (4 offensive, 6 defensive.)

“I think we came out with a lot more intensity,” junior forward Josh Davis said. “We played more like a team this game, and we got off to a good lead.”

Friday was supported by senior guard Tyler Phillips, who led UCO in treys (4 for 8) and contributed five defensive and one offensive rebound. Most of the scoring was carried by the Broncho starting five, with the bench only netting 10 points until the closing minutes of the second half.

For the Drovers, their offense relied mostly on senior forward Kyle Hunt, which kept them from drawing close to UCO once they lost their initial lead. The Queens, New York native led Sci-Arts going 5 for 9 from the field, and a perfect 6 for 6 from the free throw line.

Junior guard Norris Rumph also capitalized

on frequent USAO trips to the charity strip, going 6 for 8. UCO wound up gathering 19 fouls to USAO’s 20; however, the Drovers led the free throw attempts 29 to 25.

Sci-Arts’ only three pointers came in the first half, one each from junior Brandon Cutler and freshman Benjamin Berry.

“It was a good win, we came out and executed our game plan,” UCO head coach Terry Evans said. “In the first game, we played a lot of people since it was an exhibition game, we didn’t play the correct defense and we let them penetrate a lot. Tonight, we played the zone more, made them shoot the ball from the perimeter as opposed to penetrating, and that is their biggest weakness.”

The game, however, erupted with 4:54 left in the second when UCO’s Spencer Smith and USAO’s Zacharias Lewis began trading blows over what appeared to be a foul on Smith.

Both benches cleared as more players got involved, forcing game officials K.C. Ely, Eugene Jackson and Ervin Wilson to stop play as coaches and security worked to return both players and spectators to their seats.

Officials were unable to determine who instigated the fight. In addition, USAO’s main participant was misidentified as Berry due to damage to his jersey sustained in the scrum.

After meeting for several minutes, officials ejected Berry, Smith and the benches of both teams for fighting, which included all of Evans’ regular starters. Lewis was not identified as USAO’s main participant until video showing him punching Smith was made available after regulation.

Playing the remaining time for UCO was junior Marcus Nelson, senior Robert Lee, freshman Colbert Cortrez and senior Javvero Baker. Remaining for Sci-Arts were Lewis, starters Rumph and Graham Faulkner, and senior center Drew Goodwin.

Both UCO coaches and players declined comment. As of this writing, no announcement has been made by either school, the NAIA or the NCAA regarding any penalties or suspensions of players.

UCO will be back in action at home at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3, when the Bronchos host the Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys.

Central Women’s Basketball

CENTRAL WOMEN DRUB DROVERS OF SCI-ARTS

By Bryan Trude / Sports Writer Eight players sank three pointers as the UCO Bronchos women’s basketball team obliterated the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma 94-61 Tuesday night in Hamilton Fieldhouse.

The unranked Bronchos (7-2) never trailed against the Drovers (2-4) of the NAIA’s Sooner Athletic Conference, supported by 15 of 27 shooting from beyond the arc, tying a single game school record.

Leading the long-range bombardment was sophomore Britney Morgan, who was a perfect 4 for 4 from the arc. Senior Kasey Tweed was 3 for 4, and sophomore Jill Bryant was 3 for 8.

The Bronchos were 33 for 60 from the floor, with junior Savannah Hamilton leading the Central effort on 5 of 7 UCO’s Kasey Tweed (10) throws over USAO’s Paige Pulshooting. Junior Courtney Harper was liam (11) during a college basketball game between UCO also adept at drawing fouls, going 5 for and USAO at Hamilton Field house, Tuesday, Nov. 30, 8 from the charity stripe.

2011. Photo by Garett Fisbeck, The Vista

“We really ran our stuff tonight,” head coach Guy Hardaker said. “We had gotten away from doing what we do, we went one and one on the road last week and really struggled offensively, but we had a really good practice yesterday and it really helps when you’re making shots.”

The Bronchos also netted 42 rebounds, 32 of them defensive, led by Harper’s six. UCO shot 55 percent both from the field and the arc on the night.

The Broncho bench went 15 for 29 shooting For Sci-Arts, the offense was anchored by 24 of 65 shooting, led by senor Tabby Bailey, who went 4 for 7 from the field and 1 for 1 on free throws. The Drovers only sank four treys on 17 attempts, shooting 23 percent from the arc and 36 percent from the field.

Hardaker was thankful to play within the friendly confines of Hamilton. The Bronchos only play eight home games

this season.

“The girls look forward to [playing at home],” he said. “It’s one of those situations where we have to be on the road this year because of the conference realignment, but I think playing on the road makes your kids tougher. When we finally play at home, we have to guard against them acting out of character in front of the home crowd.”

The Bronchos hit the road again for their next matchup, taking on the Southwestern Oklahoma State Bulldogs in Weatherford Tuesday, Dec. 6. UCO then closes out their home schedule for the semester Dec. 10 against the Southeastern Oklahoma State Savage Storm.

NEXT HOME GAMES Men: Dec. 3 VS Arkansas Tech Women: Dec. 10 VS SEOSU