Saint Marys College begins the most promising season in school history with a challenging opener, a Friday night (11 p.m. ET) home contest against Nevada, another team with high hopes.The Gaels are ranked in the Associated Press preseason poll for the first time, coming in at No. 17, and they are picked to finish second behind Gonzaga in the preseason West Coast Conference coaches poll.Its easy to see why expectations are high.The Gaels return all five starters from a squad that last season tied for the WCC regular-season title, beat Gonzaga twice and set a school record for wins while going 29-6.Despite all that, St. Marys failed to get an NCAA Tournament bid, something that seems well within reach this season.Dealing with such high expectations is something new for the tiny school located in rural Moraga, Calif., and its new for Randy Bennett, who is beginning his 16th season as the Gaels head coach. He is trying to avoid the big-picture possibilities and focus on the little things that got St. Marys to this intersection.Even as attention multiplies, the Gaels are going with their we first mantra.When asked to name his No. 1 goal, Bennett said, I think just be who we are, try to be better all the time. Were trying to stay focused as opposed to worrying about rankings.The Gaels must stay true to their reliance on patience, sound fundamentals and excellent three-point shooting. They are not going to overwhelm anyone with athleticism.That identity will be tested in the opener against an athletic Nevada squad that made remarkable progress last season in Eric Musselmans first year as the Wolf Packs head coach.Musselman, who had been the head coach of two NBA teams (Golden State and Sacramento), transformed a Nevada team that had won just nine games the year before he arrived into a 24-win team that won the College Basketball Invitational postseason tournament last season. With four starters returning, the Wolf Pack were picked by the media to finish second in the Mountain West Conference this season, behind San Diego State.Nevada has one player who could present major problems for the Gaels -- sophomore forward Cameron Oliver, who was named to the Mountain Wests preseason all-conference team after averaging 13.4 points, 9.1 rebounds and 2.61 blocks as a freshman.Obviously he had an unbelievable freshman season, said Musselman. Cam is a great, great shot-blocker. Hes an elite floor-runner. He proved last year he can knock the three down.Sometimes Cam doesnt know how good he can be in the post. We want to continue to throw the ball down to him in the post like we did in the CBI (when Oliver averaged 19.0 points, 10.3 rebounds and 3.5 blocks in six games).Musselman is concerned about his teams defense, and that could be a problem against a St. Marys team that last season led the nation in field goal percentage (50.4) and was ninth in three-point percentage (40.6).Nearly every St. Marys starter can shoot from long range, and Stefan Gonzalez returns after hitting 52.6 percent of his threes (40 of 76) while coming off the bench a year ago.Three St. Marys players -- Emmett Naar, Dan Pineau and Joe Rahon -- were named to the WCCs 10-man preseason all-conference squad. Naar and Pineau are two of the seven Australian players on the Gaels roster, which is perennially filled with players from Down Under.Wholesale Yankees Jerseys . 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Asiata has double-digit carries in each of the last two games and is the short-yardage back and theres always a chance for him to get a touchdown. Asiata had 12 carries for 55 yards and six catches for 25 yards on eight targets on Sunday.DEVONTAE BOOKER (RB, Broncos)The Broncos said they wanted to get Booker more involved in the offense and they did on Monday night. He had 17 carries for 83 yards with a touchdown and should be owned in all leagues.CHRIS THOMPSON (RB, Redskins)Thompson took over as the main back after Matt Jones had fumbling issues on Sunday with his third fumble in five games. Thompson had 12 carries for 73 yards and caught seven passes for 40 yards. He can help in point-per-reception formats because of his ability to catch the ball. He has at least eight points in PPR formats in six of seven games and his role could increase. Rob Kelley will be in the mix, too.JACQUIZZ RODGERS (RB, Buccaneers)Surprisingly, he is still available in some leagues. There is no return date set for Doug Martin and Rodgers has 62 touches the last two games. Teammate Peyton Barber is an option in deeper leagues.MIKE GILLISLEE (RB, Bills)LeSean McCoy played on a bad hamstring and not surprisingly it forced him out of the game on Sunday. His status is unclear for Week 8, but if hes out Gillislee will get a big workload for a team that features the running game.DWAYNE WASHINGTON (RB, Lions)Washington is still out with an injury, but no one in the Lions backfield has stepped up to take the job. Washington will get a shot when he is ready to return so keep him on the radar.KADEEM CAREY (RB, Bears)Carey is getting more involved in the offense with 20 touches the last two weeks.dddddddddddd He had 10 carries for 48 yards last week.Donte Moncrief (WR, Colts)Just a reminder that Moncrief is getting closer to a return from his shoulder injury. If hes available and you have room, stash him on the bench. The Colts need him badly and hes slated to practice this week.JAMISON CROWDER (WR, Redskins)Crowder has reached at least 12 points in PPR formats in three straight games. He caught seven passes for 108 yards on nine targets and with the Redskins having problems throwing the ball deep, it is opening up more targets for Crowder.DAVANTE ADAMS (WR, Packers)Adams caught 13 of 16 targets for 132 yards and two touchdowns last week against the Bears. He wont have many big games, but Adams has scored in four of six games and had at least 50 yards in three games. The Packers are built to be a pass-heavy team.TY MONTGOMERY (WR, Packers)After Montgomery caught 10 of 12 targets for 98 yards in Week 6, Montgomery was used in the backfield heavily again last week with Eddie Lacy and James Starks injured. Montgomery had nine carries for 66 yards and caught 10 of 13 targets for 66 yards.MARQISE LEE (WR, Jaguars)Its difficult to trust the Jaguars offense with how poorly Blake Bortles is playing, but Lee leads the Jaguars with 29 receptions and is second in receiving yards with 337.CORDARRELLE PATTERSON (WR, Vikings)Patterson is good in space and after the catch. He has at least six targets in three straight games and scored in two consecutive games. He caught all seven of his targets for 67 yards and a score in Week 7.JACK DOYLE (TE, Colts)As long as Dwayne Allen remains out, Doyle is in play. The Colts likes to use the tight end and they are lacking weapons at receiver. Doyle caught four passes for 53 yards with a touchdown in Week 6 when Allen missed most of the game and had 10 targets, catching nine passes for 78 yards and a touchdown on Sunday.VERNON DAVIS (TE, Redskins)Davis has filled in well for Jordan Reed, who missed his second straight week with a concussion. If Reed is out in Week 8, Davis is in play again. Davis caught all six of his targets for 79 yards in Week 8 and scored the week before.---This column was provided to The Associated Press by the Fantasy Sports Network, http://FNTSY.com ' ' '