Jordan Hyde and Tyler Bradbury put on an offensive clinic Saturday afternoon as they led a second-half surge to guide the Utah lacrosse team to a 12-7 victory over future ASUN Conference foe Bellarmine inside Owsley B. Frazier Stadium in Louisville.
Hyde finished with four goals, while Bradbury picked up his second hat trick of the year in as many games. The tandem combined for five of the team’s seven scores in the second half, while Zack Johns held the Knights offense at bay finishing with nine saves.
Bellarmine scored in the opening minute, but Utah (1-1) didn’t take long to respond and reeled off three straight goals.
Bellarmine (1-1) tied the match at 6-6 just 39 seconds into the start of the fourth.
But Hyde picked up his third and fourth goals of the afternoon not too long afterward and sandwiched Jack Barron’s score to give Utah the 9-6 lead.
The last Ute to have four goals in a game was Jimmy Perkins at Jacksonville (2/29/20). Hyde finished the day a perfect 4 of 4 from the field.
Men’s basketball
Weber State 82, Montana State 74 • In Ogden, the Wildcats used a big second-half run to beat the Bobcats at the Dee Events Center. The Wildcats improved to 11-4 overall and 6-2 in Big Sky play. WSU has won four straight and eight of its last nine games. Seikou Sisoho Jawara had a career-high 25 points in leading the Wildcats to the win. Jawara was 7 of 9 from the field, including 5 of 6 from 3-point range and 6 of 6 from the free throw line. He also had four assists and three rebounds in the win.
Aggies game postponed • Due to health and safety concerns, the men’s basketball game between Utah State and Fresno State scheduled for Saturday was been postponed. Further updates and schedule adjustments by the Mountain West will be announced at a later date.
Women’s soccer
BYU 5, Utah 1 • In Herriman, the 10th-ranked Cougars topped the rival Utes in the spring opener for both at the Zion Bank Training Center.
BYU was on the attack all night, and on the Cougars’ third shot, Cameron Tucker sent one to the back of the goal in the fourth minute of the game for the early lead. Utah’s first goal of the season tied the game at 1-1 after Anna Escobedo was able to sneak it by BYU’s goalkeeper on an assist from Hanna Olsen.
The Cougars then scored three goals each five minutes apart — one from Rachel McCarthy, an own goal credited to Cougar Bella Folino and another goal by Tucker — to break the game open.
Tucker netted a hat trick by putting the Cougars up 5-1 in the 74th minute off a set piece.
Women’s basketball
BYU 69, Loyola Marymount 50 • In Provo, the Cougars topped the Lions for their 14th consecutive home win, dating to Jan. 11 of last season.
Behind the balanced play of starters and bench alike, the Cougars moved to 11-3 on the season, 7-2 in the WCC.
BYU’s backcourt led the way, with senior guard Paisley Johnson Harding scoring a team-high 14 points, graduate transfer Tegan Graham adding 13 points off the bench and sophomore guard Shaylee Gonzales stuffing the stat sheet with eight points, eight rebounds, six assists, four steals and a block. Forward Lauren Gustin added six points and six rebounds, giving her a week’s total of 37 points and 36 rebounds over three games.
Skiing
Utes win CU Invitational • In Aspen, Colo., the Utah ski team won after another great performance from the Nordic team, including sweeping the podium on the women’s side and earning two spots on the podium on the men’s side. Utah held a lead after Friday’s racing and extended its lead in the final standings Saturday, with the winning margin being 79.5 points over Colorado.
Julia Richter won the women’s 5K Classic, edging teammate mariah Bredal by four seconds. In the 10K Classic, Bjorn Riksaasen finished second to Colorado’s Magnus Boee.