al was unsuccessful as the ball hit the post.India came back tougher in the sec

SALT LAKE CITY -- Bittersweet is how Utah coach Kyle Whittingham described his Thursday night. He certainly wasnt going to complain about a 24-0 shutout of Southern Utah, but the win certainly wasnt as pretty as the 12th-year coach hoped for against the FCS program.The degree of difficulty is going to get higher in the ensuing weeks, Whittingham said. Thats why were kind of bittersweet because we know that performance wont be good enough down the road. Weve got to get better.Troy Williams threw for 272 yards and two touchdowns as fans got their first glimpse of the revamped Utah offense, which included a new full-time starter at quarterback for the first time since 2012. The Utes have new starters at every offensive skill position.It was a little rocky in the first half, but we started to get in a rhythm, Troy Williams said. Just first game jitters, that is all that was. Especially for me. Then I started to get comfortable and went out there and executed and came out of there with a win.I just put it in (my teammates) hands and they made it happen.Williams showed why there is optimism throughout the program for the Santa Monica College transfer that originally signed with Washington as one of the top dual-threat quarterbacks in the country. He put zip on the ball on several out routes and kept his eyes downfield while scrambling. Williams also recognized a mismatch on a 2-yard touchdown pass to Tim Patrick, who used his 6-foot-5 frame to box out 6-0 cornerback Jarmaine Doubs to take a 17-0 lead just before halftime.The Utah defense smothered its FCS opponent like it was supposed to and held Southern Utah to just 158 offensive yards. Safety Marcus Williams shined with an interception, a fumble forced and a fumble recovery.I dont feel like we were up to our potential today, Marcus Williams said. But next week were going to fix some things, tackle better and were going to come out blazing.THE TAKEAWAYSOUTHERN UTAH: The Thunderbirds didnt just roll over despite just not having the athletes to match up with Utah. It was difficult to create much offense against a Utah defense that should be one of the best in the Pac-12. Quarterback McCoy Hill flashed some with his arm and legs despite missing time in the second quarter with an injury.Just proud of the guys, Southern Utah coach Demario Warren said. They fought the whole game and never gave up. We made some mistakes. I wish we could have had a couple of plays back and hopefully change that game.But theyre a great football team and you cant make that many mistakes in a game and expect to win. ... I was definitely disappointed in the outcome and some of the mistakes we made.UTAH: A rout was expected, but there were plenty of nerves in the stands when Utah led just 3-0 late in the second quarter. The run game was nonexistent in the first half and the offensive line was far from dominant for a unit with four returning starters and a junior college All-American at left tackle.Wasnt exactly what I expected, Whittingham said. We never really were not in control of the game, but we never really had complete control of the game. It was tougher to score than I anticipated it would be. Credit them -- theyre a good football team.If were going to win next week, weve got to get better. Theres no doubt about that.QUOTABLEUtah has such a good defense, Warren said. You cant block up front too long with those guys coming at you. So then you try and keep the passing game short. But theyve some really good DBs that stick to those shorter routes. Then you try and go long and No. 20 (Williams) is flying around from sideline to sideline making a ton of plays.NEWEST ADDITIONUtah debuted its brand new high-definition scoreboard on Thursday. 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Nike Shoes Wholesale Australia . -- Hunter Smith scored the winner with just 12 seconds remaining in the third period as the Oshawa Generals edged the host Sarnia Sting 5-4 on Friday in Ontario Hockey League action.It was a disappointing start to the USA tour for the Indian womens hockey team as they suffered a narrow 2-3 loss to the Champions Trophy bronze medalists in their opening match.For India, Preeti Dubey (33rd minute) and Deepika (38th) scored a couple of goals in the third quarter, while Kathleen Sharkey (6th), Katie Bam (31st) and Kelsey Kolojejchick (48th) scored for USA.Both the teams tried to play cautious hockey and avoid defeat. The games tone was set, with both looking to hold fort and react through counter attacks.In the 6th minute of the match, USA took the lead via Kathleen Sharkey. In an otherwise timid first half, Indias Vandana Katariyas attempt at goal was unsuccessful as the ball hit the post.India came back tougher in the second quarter and started making inroads into the USA defence. They soon started playing strategically compact hockey, denying USA the ball in scoring areas. The two teams went into the half time break with USA leading 1-0.The third quarter was a hard-fought battle as India looedd to get back into the game and started pushing forward in numbers.dddddddddddd. USA, defending deep and working on the counter, were lucky when Katie Bam scored a second in the 31st minute via a penalty corner.India countered quickly and capitalised on their advantage as Preeti Dubey scored the first goal for India in the 33rd minute.In the 38th minute Deepika scored the equaliser as both teams entered the final quarter with the score being 2-2.However, the final quarter saw USA take the lead with Kelsey Kolojejchick scoring the third goal in the 48th minute.Speaking after the match, Chief Coach Neil Hawgood said, These matches are extremely crucial as our final preparations for Rio Olympics. We had a neck-neck fight today, the girls played well. We are going to analyse the loopholes and play better in our subsequent matches.Indias next match with USA is on 21st July at 04:00hrs IST. ' ' '