BYU 14, Arizona 7 FINAL (2/9/07)

[byualum]

12-4 BYU at the beginning of the 4th.

[ME]

update?

[CPLaxGM]

Not sure if this one is even over yet, but it looks like a real good start to the season for the Cougars. They usually have trouble with Arizona in that early season contest, so this may be a good sign for them. It's also interesting to see that Hier is back, and still a force. I watched him play at Nationals back in 2004, and at the time, he was one of the most dominant freshman that I've seen at this level. He should really give the BYU offense a boost this season, and add some balance from the attack side of things. Last year, it seemed like BYU relied on their middies to initiate the offense and do most of the scoring; with Hier back, that certainly won't be the case.

[byualum]

14-7 BYU with just over 2 minutes to play.

[DG]

Not sure if this one is even over yet, but it looks like a real good start to the season for the Cougars. They usually have trouble with Arizona in that early season contest, so this may be a good sign for them. It's also interesting to see that Hier is back, and still a force. I watched him play at Nationals back in 2004, and at the time, he was one of the most dominant freshman that I've seen at this level. He should really give the BYU offense a boost this season, and add some balance from the attack side of things. Last year, it seemed like BYU relied on their middies to initiate the offense and do most of the scoring; with Hier back, that certainly won't be the case.

With Heir back and Mark Davis back (and with returning first team AA Marshall Kay playing when he's healthly), their attack will be pretty good. They will definitely continue to initiate from the midfield as they have lots of talent there as well.

DG