Monthly Archives: February 2013
Thursday scoreboard: Saints go cold against Seattle Pacific and Anchorage
Men’s basketball
Seattle Pacific 60, Saint Martin’s 46 – Recap from SMUSaints.com
Saint Martin’a led #5 Seattle Pacific 23-21 at the 6:30 mark in the first half but it would be the Saints last basket of the half as the Falcons took a 33-23 lead into the locker room with a 12-0 run. The Falcons extended their lead to 23 points before the Saints rallied to get within 12 points with three minutes to play. But it was too little, too late and Seattle Pacific moved to 20-3 overall with a 60-46 win at Marcus Pavilion.
Roger O’Neill scored 12 first half points but the Falcons defense buckled down and O’Neill managed to hit just one free throw the rest of the night to finish with a team high 13. Will Bond scored 10 points including the three pointer late in the game that cut the SPU lead to 12 and Brady Bomber dished out seven assists.
David Downs scored 20 points for the Falcons including his 1,000th point of his career and 6’4″ guard Riley Stockton pulled down 15 rebounds. SPU killed the Saints on the boards outrebounding them 48-23 scoring 21 second chance points. The Falcons also went 19-of-30 from the charity stripe on 21 SMU fouls. Seattle Pacific was called for just nine personal fouls.
The Saints fall to 8-15 overall and 4-11 in GNAC play.
Women’s basketball
Alaska Anchorage 76, Saint Martin’s 58 – Recap from SMUSaints.com
Chelsea Haskey scored 22 points including 18 in the second half as the Saints shot 50% from the field in the final 20 minutes but were unable to overcome a 21 point halftime deficit and fell to Alaska Anchorage 76-58 in Alaska.
Tonight (2/21): Saints host #5 Seattle Pacific
Just two home games remain in the Saint Martin’s men’s basketball season starting tonight when the Saints take on #5 ranked Seattle Pacific at Marcus Pavilion. Tonight’s game is a “Black Out” and fans are encouraged to wear black and there will be a Harlem Shake video filmed at halftime.
At 4-10 in conference, the Saints still mathematically have a chance to make the GNAC Tournament but they are a long shot. They currently trail Central Washington for sixth place by three games with four games left to play including a matchup with the Wildcats on the final day of the regular season. Roger O’Neill is sixth in the GNAC scoring 15.6 points per game.
Seattle Pacific is 19-3 overall and 12-2 in conference play with both losses coming to #2 ranked Western Washington. The Falcons are led by David Downs’ 14 points per game and 5.5 assists per game while Jobi Wall is second in the NCAA Division II shooting 46.2% from behind the arc. SPU easily handled the Saints in their first meeting, an 82-54 victory at Royal Brougham Pavilion in Seattle.
Tip-off is set for 7:00 PM. If you can’t make it to Marcus Pavilion, you can watch the game and hear me on the call by clicking here.
Wednesday scoreboard: Clippers swept in home finales
Women’s basketball
Highline 66, SPSCC 36 – Box score
South Puget Sound’s three sophomores scored 22 of the Clippers’ 36 points in their 66-36 loss to Highline. Sarah Houchen led the way with 10 points while McKenzie Raben and Renee Willey each added six.
Men’s basketball
Highline 80, SPSCC 76 – Box score
Kole Podowicz scored 20 points and pulled down 15 rebounds, AJ Fuller scored 24 points and Jamey Smith added 18 in their last home games for South Puget Sound but the Clippers gave up 50 points in the second half and were unable to hold a halftime 33-30 halftime lead and fell 80-76 to Highline. Scotty Ewing struggled shooting the ball in his final game at SPSCC scoring just four points on 2-of-11 shooting, but he did dish out seven assists.
Tonight (2/20): Sophomore night at SPSCC
It’s sophomore night at South Puget Sound where the Clipper men and women face Highline in the final home game for seven sophomores.
McKenzie Raben, Sarah Houchen and Renee Willey will all play their last home game for the Clippers when the women tip off at 6:00 PM. Willey and Raben are the Clippers’ leading scorers at 9.9 and 9.5 points per game respectively and are #2 and #1 in rebounding while Houchen has put up 5.9 points per game this season. All three will continue their athletic careers at SPSCC as members of the softball team. The Clippers have struggled mightily going just 2-20 and 1-13 in the NWAACC’s West Region playing the majority of their season with just six or seven players in uniform.
The men haven’t fared much better this season at just 4-19 overall and will see their top four scorers play their final home game tonight at 8:00 PM. Olympia product Jamey Smith (15.35 ppg), Scotty Ewing (14.83 ppg), Timberline’s Kole Podowicz (14.56 ppg) and AJ Fuller (11.74) are all sophomores for the Clippers. Podowicz leads SPSCC in rebounding hauling in 7.19 per game while Ewing leads the team in assists with 3.3 a game.
Tuesday scoreboard: Hawks move to regionals; Geoducks’ season comes to an end
Girls basketball
2A District IV consolation
River Ridge 60, Centralia 44
Jazzlyn Brewster scored 22 points and River Ridge advanced to regionals with their 60-44 win over Centralia at WF West High School in Chehalis. Savannah McGill and Rebecca Stevenson added 16 and 13 points respectively in the win. The Hawks will take on White River in Kent on Saturday.
Women’s basketball
Cascade Conference Quarterfinals
Oregon Tech 63, Evergreen 44 – Recap from Evergreen athletics
The Evergreen women’s basketball season came to an end tonight in Klamath Falls with a 63-44 loss to Oregon Tech in the first round of the CCC playoffs. Sammi Clark scored 13 points and Jessica Edge added 11 points in the loss. The Hustlin’ Owls held Evergreen’s scoring and rebounding leader, Danielle Swain, to just three points and four boards in her last game as a Geoduck. Evergreen finished the season at 7-16 overall.
Tonight (2/19): Hawks girls face Tigers for trip to regionals
Girls basketball
2A District IV consolation game
River Ridge vs. Centralia – WF West HS, Chehalis – 7:00 PM
River Ridge, the last Oly area basketball team alive in the postseason, faces a loser out/winner to regionals game tonight against Centralia at WF West High School in Chehalis.
The Hawks easily handled the Tigers in each of their regular season meetings. Jazzlyn Brewster scored 30 points in their first meeting, a 74-51 River Ridge win on December 18th. Then on January 22nd, the Hawks knocked off Centralia 57-38 in Lacey.
Centralia fell to #1 ranked Mark Morris in the district opener but knocked off Washougal 64-61 and then upset Black Hills 73-62 to advance to today’s game.
River Ridge beat Washougal and then dropped into the consolation bracket after losing to Mark Morris in the second round. Facing a loser out game, the Hawks topped Hockinson 48-35 to continue their season.
PHOTO GALLERY: Monday scoreboard: Abes nip Blazers for district title
Boys basketball
3A West Central/SW Bi-District championship
Lincoln 52, Timberline 51
Tied at 51 at the ShoWare Center in Kent, Colorado bound Tre’Shaun Fletcher hit one of two free throws to give Lincoln a 52-51 lead. Timberline took the rebound on the missed free throw, brought the ball over half court and called timeout with 9.2 seconds. Down by one in this back and forth battle, the Blazers would have the last opportunity to win the district title…
Sophomore point guard Brandel Evans had Donaven Dorsey open on a back cut but Evans lost the handle, had to track the ball down and had the last second desperation shot blocked by Fletcher and the Abes would hold on to claim the West Central/Southwest Bi-District championship and the #1 seed into the regionals.
Dorsey scored a game high 25 points while Evans added 12 for the Blazers, who have won eight of their last ten games including a loser out game in the opening round of the districts and two upsets over Lakes and Foss to get to the final game. Timberline will claim the #2 seed and will face Mercer Island on Saturday at Mount Tahoma High School. Tip is set for 4:00 PM.
Fletcher scored 21 points for the Abes and Cal commit Ahmaad Rorie added 13. The Abes will play Columbia River on Saturday, also at Mount Tahoma.
Sunday scoreboard: Shock win title; Rise knock off Gymrats; Saints baseball falls in Arizona
PASL Northwest Division championship
South Sound Shock 7, Kitsap Pumas 4 – Photo gallery
American Basketball Association
Olympia Rise 115, Shizuoka Gymrats 78
College baseball
Grand Canyon 5, Saint Martin’s 4 – Recap from SMUSaints.com
PHOTO GALLERY: Shock win PASL Northwest Division Title
The South Sound Shock, who played two of their regular season games this season and their entire inaugural season in 2012 at Tumwater Indoor Sports, knocked off the Kitsap Pumas 7-4 at the Gig Harbor Athletic Club on Sunday afternoon. The win sends the Shock to San Diego for the PASL’s national tournament in March.
Derek Johnson (#9) scored twice for the Shock and Nate Ford (#11) notched the hat trick including a full pitch goal in the closing minutes on an empty net while the Pumas were using a sixth attacker. Aaron Anderson was credited with 22 saves.
Matt Friesen scored twice and Dustyn Brim made 21 saves for the Pumas.
Read more on the game from the Kitsap Sun.
Today (2/17): Shock play for title; Rise host Japanese squad; Underground Derby love
PASL Northwest championship game
South Sound Shock vs. Kitsap Pumas – Gig Harbor Athletic Club – 1:00 PM
The Tacoma based South Sound Shock, who split their regular season home games between Gig Harbor and Tumwater this season, take on the Kitsap Pumas with an opportunity to head to San Diego to play for the PASL title on the line. You can follow the action on the Oly Sports Twitter feed.
American Basketball Association
Olympia Rise vs. Shizuoka Gymrats – CRC Gymnasium – 4:00 PM
Roller Derby
Underground Derby Battle of Love – Skateland! – 6:00 PM
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