Is it a trend...or not?

Of all the teams in the WAC, Utah State appears to be the one that has 'righted' itself the most and seems ready to re-claim its status or co-status as top dog in the Western Athletic Conference.


Still, the Aggies aren't blowing anyone away. Stew Morrill's squad faces Oral Roberts before heading into conference play against Hawaii, Nevada, New Mexico State and Boise State right off the bat. But only the Nevada game is on the road.

That part of the schedule should certainly give a solid indication of the state of the Aggies.

USU: Aggies win another Gossner Classic
Martin Renzhofer
The Salt Lake Tribune
12/22/2007

LOGAN - During Friday night's post-game interview, Utah State's Jaycee Carroll momentarily forgot who the Aggies had played.

As if it really mattered; all teams are meat for Carroll, who, for the second consecutive night - and the first time in his high-scoring career - poured in more than 30 points, 33 to be exact as USU (9-5) defeated physical Northern Arizona, 78-62 in front of 8,109 in the Smith Spectrum.

"We talked about stopping him and forcing other guys to beat us," NAU coach Mike Adras said. "But there were a couple times when we just couldn't defend that guy. You know, he's pretty good."

So, it was no surprise that Carroll's 65 points in two days was good enough to win the Most Valuable Player award for the Gossner Classic.

"The more I play, the more I am convinced that when Jaycee plays like that we win," said USU center Gary Wilkinson, who added 14 points. "It's fun to play with someone who draws so much attention."

During the two-day tournament, Carroll was 23 of 31, including 9 of 13 from beyond the three-point line...

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