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<p><a href="womensbball.jsp">Two straight for the 'Dogs</a></p>
<p><a href="tulsa.jsp">Men's team wins by 20 at Tulsa</a></p>
<p><a href="portland.jsp">Bulldogs to play Kansas State and Portland
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<p><a href="honors.jsp">Academic honors for football team</a></p>
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<h1><font size="6" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">Two straight for the 'Dogs</font></h1>
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<p class="byline">By Darrell Copeland</p>
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<p>If it was good enough for Mr. Personality, it’s good enough for
Fresno State coach Stacy Johnson-Klein.</p>
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<p align="justify">Fresno State’s Aritta Lane tries to hold
on to the ball in a physical win over Tulsa Thursday night. </p>
<p class="byline">-Photo by Ryan Smith</p>
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<p> With Will and Haley(the couple from the reality show Mr. Personality)
in the crowd, the Bulldogs handed the Tulsa Golden Hurricane its ninth
loss of the season, 85-76.</p>
<p> “
He said it was the best entertainment he’s seen in a long time,” said
Johnson-Klein of Will.</p>
<p> The Bulldogs (10-14, 4-10) and the Golden Hurricane (14-9, 7-6) battled
out a fast pace, high-scoring game. In fact, Fresno State had five players
in double-digit scoring, two with double-doubles.</p>
<p> Freshman Jasmine Plummer was just two assists shy of earning a triple-double,
dishing out eight assists to go along with her 18 points and 12 rebounds.</p>
<p> “
If I can do it in practice, I can do it in a game,” Plummer said.</p>
<p> Fresno State has now won two games in a row, having come off an overtime
victory over Boise State.</p>
<p> Johnson-Klein pointed to the remedy that her team has been working
on for a while now.</p>
<p> “
I think that goes back to like four weeks now,” Johnson-Klein said. “We’ve
begun practice with one hour of passing and catching.”</p>
<p> It sounds elementary, but, in fact, it is just the opposite.</p>
<p> “
Even Phil Jackson begins his practice every day with passing and catching,” Johnson-Klein
said.</p>
<p> Aside from being fundamentally sound, Johnson-Klein may have some decathaletes
on her hands as well. The Bulldogs appeared to play in fast-forward
to the Golden Hurricane’s normal pace of play.</p>
<p> “
We worked hard and we played our butts off tonight,” junior Aritta
Lane said.</p>
<p> The final stats back up that statement by Lane.</p>
<p> The Bulldogs outrebounded the Golden Hurricane by 17, with 12 more
offensive rebounds.</p>
<p> On top of that, Fresno State shot 46 percent for the game, including
45 percent from beyond the arc.</p>
<p> “
They’re realizing that its not over ‘til it’s over,” Johnson-Klein
said.</p>
<p> “
We’ve got a chance to have a respectable seed in the [WAC] tournament.”</p>
<p> With four conference games left, followed by playing host to the WAC
tournament, the ball is in the Bulldogs’ court.</p>
<p> “
Now there is some faith and hope,” Johnson-Klein said.</p>
<p> Fresno State hosts Rice Saturday, in the second half of a double-header
with the men’s team.</p>
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