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Guest Gamer: Red Devils Finish Off Fatigued Clippers
Jonathan Roberts leads the SPSCC cheers – Oly Sports file photo
Friend of Oly Sports, Jordan Nailon of Olympia Power and Light and The Chronicle, filed this gamer from the South Puget Sound/Lower Columbia game on Wednesday night. Big thanks to him and please follow @ChronNailon on Twitter.
OLYMPIA – The Red Devils overcame an early 12 point deficit and avenged their worst loss of the season here Wednesday night as they toppled the Clippers by a score of 60-49 in NWAACC conference action.
South Puget Sound gave Lower Columbia fits in the early going with their all zone all the time defensive front. Facing the unfamiliar scheme, the Red Devils looked confused and uncomfortable in their zone offense and continually settled for long range three point attempts during the first ten minutes of action.
Despite their awkwardness, LCC managed to carve out an early 5-1 lead, but then the well went dry and SPSCC slowly turned the tables. Slanblaytee Kaye and Jonathan Roberts led the Clippers charge in the first half, and the duo slowly turned a their four point deficit into a 12 point, 20-8 lead with 7 minutes to go in the half.
“They’re just quicker than us,” said Roffler. “That’s what they did special.”
“We knew coming in that they were quick and we said we were going to force them to the middle, and’ you’ve got guys getting beat to the outside three times in a row. That’s just inexperience on our part. That’s just bad basketball.”
One possession later, after Cameron Howell connected from deep for LCC, Red Devils coach Jim Roffler called timeout. Despite Howell’s make, Roffler was tired of the outside shooting and in no uncertain terms, instructed his team to start getting the ball into their post players and attacking the soft middle of the zone.
“That’s not all on our perimeter guys,” said Roffler of his team’s abundance of early three point attempts. “When guys aren’t getting in position at the exact right time, then you’re got hesitation, and that hesitation will cost you against a good team, either with a turnover, or a ‘Well he was open, but not anymore.’”
With the offensive adjustment and a bout of foul trouble afflicting the shorthanded Clippers, who dressed 7 but played only 6, LCC managed a 13 point swing and reclaimed the lead at 23-22 with 25 second left in the half when Sherif Taha connected on a round the wheel corner three.
“We just started listening to coach and executing,” said Red Devil guard Phillip Jalapoor of the adjustments that turned the tide against the Clippers. “Just the way they play is weird, with their guards up top and always attacking. It’s just a weird game.”
Out of the half, LCC looked ready to take control of the game when they went on a 4-0 run, but one SPSCC free throw and a Kaye three pointer re-knotted the game at 27 all. The game would be tied twice more, once at 30 and again at 32 with 15 minutes remaining in the game, before LCC began to put real distance between themselves and the Clippers.
Playing with a short crew as they have all season, fatigue and foul trouble began to take its toll on SPSCC. Shots that were falling in the first half were coming up short and entry passes to the post regularly bounced off of brick-hard hands. By the end of the game, four of the six SPSCC players were hampered with four fouls.
With SPSCC struggling, LCC slowed the pace down and ate up clock, while converting easy layups off of backdoor cuts or shooting free throws when the Clippers were forced to foul. In the 15 minutes of game time after the teams were tired at 32, LCC outscored the Clippers 28-17.
The Red Devils were led by Sherif Taha, who finished with 15 points, while Cameron Howell added 12 and Manu Niu contributed 10 points and a team-high 11 rebounds.
Jalapoor, who added 7 points and four rebounds emphasized the importance of this win for his team, saying, “We had to get it back. They got that one win against us and we had to get it back. It was a must, must win for us.”
Roffler put it in different terms. “I think every game we play this year is interesting. We’re just so young.” He added that due to illness and injuries, “It’s been really difficult to have the continuity with this young program.”
“It’s not pretty, but we just try to grind it out.”
The Clippers were led in scoring by River Ridge graduate, Jonathan Roberts, who had 23 points. Slanblaytee Kaye added 11 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists for the Clippers in the loss.
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RED DEVILS 60, CLIPPERS 49
Lower Columbia CC 23 37 – 60
South Puget Sound CC 22 27 – 49
Lower Columbia CC (60) – Howell 12, Tucker 7, Drey, Jalapoor 7, Taha 15, Dupree, Niu 10, Parrot 2, Trafelet, Burright 7
FG: 19 of 54 – .352 FT: 15 of 25 – .600 Reb: 50 (Niu 11)
South Puget Sound CC (49) – Tyson 7, Roberts 23, Kaye 11, Liebelt 3, Logan, McGurkin 5
FG: 15 of 55 – .273 FT: 10 of 18 – .556 Reb: 36 (McGurkin 11)
Wednesday Scores: Bears Upset Tigers in Tacoma
Boys basketball
| Olympia 42, Stadium 39 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympia (4-5 4A Narrows) | 11 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 42 |
| Stadium (8-2 4A Narrows) | 4 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 39 |
| OLY leader: Mitch Fettig – 21 points |
Mitch Fettig scored 15 points in the first half, tying Stadium’s first half team total, and Olympia held off first place Stadium in the final seconds to take home a 42-39 upset in Tacoma.
Khalil Matheney added 12 points for the Bears who moved to 4-5 in the 4A Narrows. Fettig and Matheney combined for 33 of Oly’s 42 points but it was Max Fortier that hit a pair of free throws near the end to seal the deal. Only four Bears scored points in the game.
Lucious Brown and Bobby Moorehead scored 14 and 12 points for Stadium, who dropped to 8-2 in league, still two games ahead of second place Yelm and Gig Harbor.
| Timberline 83, Shelton 55 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelton (0-8 3A Narrows) | 14 | 14 | 11 | 16 | 55 |
| Timberline (5-4 3A Narrows) | 24 | 19 | 17 | 23 | 83 |
| TIM leader: Tariq Romain – 14 points |
| Northwest Christian 48, Naselle 33 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naselle (1-8 2B Pacific) | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 33 |
| Northwest Christian (5-5 2B Pacific) | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 48 |
| NWC leader: Austin Koukal – 15 points |
| Wilson 60, North Thurston 40 |
| WIL: 9-0 3A Narrows – NT: 2-7 3A Narrows |
Girls basketball
| Olympia 70, Stadium 37 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stadium (0-10 4A Narrows) | 8 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 37 |
| Olympia (6-3 4A Narrows) | 18 | 24 | 19 | 9 | 70 |
| OLY leader: Laura Snodgrass – 12 points |
| Timberline 42, Shelton 16 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timberline (8-1 3A Narrows) | 21 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 42 |
| Shelton (3-5 3A Narrows) | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 |
| TIM leaders: Myhand, Salanoa – 10 points |
| Wilson 67, North Thurston 31 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Thurston (4-5 3A Narrows) | 6 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 31 |
| Wilson (8-1 3A Narrows) | 11 | 25 | 10 | 21 | 67 |
| NT leader: Hayley Niles – 10 points |
| Naselle 57, Northwest Christian 44 |
| NAS: 5-4 2B Pacific – NWC: 4-6 2B Pacific |
Men’s basketball
| Lower Columbia 60, SPSCC 49 – Box score | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Columbia (5-4 NWAACC West) | 23 | 37 | 60 |
| SPSCC (1-8 NWAACC West) | 22 | 27 | 49 |
| SPSCC leader: Jonathan Roberts – 23 points |
Women’s basketball
| Lower Columbia 55, SPSCC 48 – Box score | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Columbia (8-1 NWAACC West) | 24 | 31 | 55 |
| SPSCC (2-7 NWAACC West) | 24 | 24 | 48 |
| SPSCC leader: LaKeisha Anger – 22 points |
Today (1/29): Clippers and Navigators Host Doubleheaders
Men’s and women’s basketball
Women: SPSCC vs. Lower Columbia – SPSCC Gym – 6:00 PM
Men: SPSCC vs. Lower Columbia – SPSCC Gym – 8:00 PM
Boys basketball
Timberline vs. Shelton – Timberline HS – 7:00 PM
North Thurston vs. Wilson – North Thurston HS – 7:00 PM
Northwest Christian vs. Naselle – Northwest Christian HS – 7:00 PM
Girls basketball
Northwest Christian vs. Naselle – Northwest Christian HS – 7:00 PM
Olympia vs. Stadium – Olympia HS – 7:00 PM
Tuesday Scores: Hawks Create EvCo Chaos, Cougs Beat Wolves in OT, T-Birds Eek One Out
Boys basketball
| River Ridge 86, Centralia 62 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centralia (6-2 2A EvCo) | 18 | 19 | 11 | 14 | 62 |
| River Ridge (6-3 2A EvCo) | 17 | 22 | 25 | 22 | 86 |
| RR leader: Jason Kananin – 25 points |
| Capital 54, Black Hills 52 (OT) | ||||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capital (4-5 2A EvCo) | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 54 |
| Black Hills (2-7 2A EvCo) | 10 | 8 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 52 |
| CAP leader: Travis Miller – 16 points BH leader: TJ Mickelson – 19 points |
| Tumwater 50, Aberdeen 47 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tumwater (4-5 2A EvCo) | 10 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 50 |
| Aberdeen (2-6 2A EvCo) | 12 | 9 | 17 | 9 | 47 |
| TUM leader: David Cooper – 19 points |
| Columbia Adventist 48, Pope John Paul II 38 |
| CA: 4-1 1B Columbia Valley – PJPII: 2-4 1B Columbia Valley |
Girls basketball
| Black Hills 75, Capital 38 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capital (1-8 2A EvCo) | 6 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 38 |
| Black Hills (8-1 2A EvCo) | 24 | 21 | 20 | 10 | 75 |
| CAP leader: Spencer Pettit – 13 points BH leader: Sarah McGee – 13 points |
| Aberdeen 55, Tumwater 52 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen (3-5 2A EvCo) | 8 | 11 | 19 | 17 | 55 |
| Tumwater (2-7 2A EvCo) | 11 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 52 |
| TUM leader: Ashley Christoffer |
| River Ridge 76, Centralia 45 | |||||
| RR: 6-3 2A EvCo – CEN: 2-6 2A EvCo |
| Columbia Adventist 50, Pope John Paul II 18 |
Today (1/28): Hawks Host First Place Tigers
Boys basketball
Pope John Paul II vs. Columbia Adventist – St. Mike’s – 7:00 PM
Capital @ Black Hills – Black Hills HS – 7:30 PM
River Ridge vs. Centralia – River Ridge HS – 7:30 PM
Girls basketball
Pope John Paul II vs. Columbia Adventist – St. Mike’s – 5:30 PM
Capital @ Black Hills – Black Hills HS – 6:00 PM
Tumwater vs. Aberdeen – Tumwater HS – 7:30 PM
Area High School Basketball Standings as of January 27
Here are the updated boys and girls high school basketball standings for all Thurston County (plus Shelton) teams through Sunday, January 27th.
Note: I cannot find or piece together the 1B Columbia Valley girls standings and the 1B Columbia Valley boys standings are semi-updated.
Saint Martin’s, Evergreen and SPSCC Basketball Standings
Great Northwest Athletic Conference
NCAA Division II
| Men’s basketball | ||
| Team | GNAC | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| Seattle Pacific | 7-2 | 16-4 |
| Western Washington | 7-2 | 13-4 |
| Alaska Fairbanks | 7-2 | 12-5 |
| Alaska Anchorage | 5-4 | 12-8 |
| Central Washington | 5-4 | 9-8 |
| Montana State-Billings | 4-5 | 8-9 |
| Western Oregon | 3-6 | 10-9 |
| Saint Martin’s | 3-6 | 6-11 |
| Northwest Nazarene | 3-6 | 5-12 |
| Simon Fraser | 1-8 | 8-9 |
| Top six teams make the conference tourney |
Halfway through the GNAC season and Saint Martin’s is once again on the outside looking in at the conference tournament to be played on their home court. But Michael Ostlund’s team has been competitive in every league game except the Montana State-Billings and Alaska losses. The MSU-Billings game was a home game that they desperately needed to win and the Alaska game was in front of the largest crowd of the season and on ROOT Sports, a game that going in seemed very winnable despite the Nanooks surprising second place status.
The offense is still a bit of a head scratcher and I can’t imagine that playing four guards at a time will mean sustained success, but the Saints live by the three and die by the three, so anything can happen, as was the case when they upset then #11 Seattle Pacific.
They will need to have a healthy Riley Carel and Lucas Shannon to make any kind of run. Carel missed Thursday’s game with a torn meniscus and it was thought he could miss the rest of the season. But he came back on Saturday and looked pretty good. Shannon suffered a concussion on Thursday and didn’t play Saturday and because of Rei Jensen wasn’t effective (hard to be when you don’t get to play much anymore), the Saints played five guards with 6-4 Brad Norman filling the post position.
The Saints play five of their last nine games at Marcus Pavilion but hit the road this weekend with games at Seattle Pacific and Montana State-Billings and the annual Alaska trip is still looming.
| Women’s basketball | ||
| Team | GNAC | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| Montana State-Billings | 7-2 | 14-5 |
| Western Washington | 7-2 | 11-6 |
| Seattle Pacific | 6-3 | 13-4 |
| Simon Fraser | 6-3 | 12-5 |
| Alaska Anchorage | 5-4 | 12-5 |
| Saint Martin’s | 5-4 | 11-7 |
| Northwest Nazarene | 4-5 | 11-6 |
| Alaska Fairbanks | 2-7 | 8-9 |
| Western Oregon | 2-7 | 5-12 |
| Central Washington | 1-8 | 6-11 |
| Top six teams make the conference tourney |
A hot, hot start for Saint Martin’s has cooled off dramatically with three straight losses and a drop from alone in first place to teetering on the edge of missing the conference tourney again.
Before the season, the biggest question for the Saints was who would step up as a second scorer behind Chelsea Haskey. Angela Gelhar or Krista Stabler have become solid scorers, but during their slide, Haskey has been a non-factor scoring 2, 6, 9 and 15 in her last four games. Though her 15 points on Saturday were her most since January 4th, Haskey only scored six points in the second half when Seattle Pacific blitzed the Saints to take home the win.
The Saints play four of their last nine games at home and thankfully have just one game this week, at Western Oregon on Saturday night.
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Cascade Collegiate Conference
NAIA Division II
| Men’s basketball | ||
| Team | CCC | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| College of Idaho | 9-2 | 18-5 |
| Concordia | 7-3 | 18-4 |
| Southern Oregon | 7-4 | 18-5 |
| Northwest | 7-4 | 16-6 |
| Warner Pacific | 6-4 | 12-10 |
| Northwest Christian | 6-5 | 12-9 |
| Oregon Tech | 5-6 | 12-11 |
| Eastern Oregon | 3-8 | 12-9 |
| Corban | 2-9 | 6-14 |
| Evergreen | 2-9 | 3-15 |
| Top eight teams make the conference tourney |
Evergreen has improved in conference play in each of the last two seasons after bottoming out without a win during the 2011-2012 season. Of course improvement means one conference win last year and now two conference wins this year with seven very difficult games still left on the docket.
Dre Taylor and Jordan Dam each played their first game of the season on December 20th and have made a huge difference for the Geoducks. They went from dropping all but two games by double-digits to two wins and close, competitive losses since the new year and find themselves just a game back of the conference tournament.
However, four of the final seven games are on the road and their three home games are against top-5 teams.
| Women’s basketball | ||
| Team | CCC | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| Eastern Oregon | 10-1 | 18-5 |
| Oregon Tech | 7-4 | 19-4 |
| Northwest | 7-4 | 15-8 |
| College of Idaho | 7-4 | 10-9 |
| Southern Oregon | 6-5 | 17-6 |
| Evergreen |
6-5 | 10-8 |
| Corban | 6-5 | 11-12 |
| Warner Pacific | 2-8 | 6-15 |
| Northwest Christian | 2-9 | 5-14 |
| Concordia | 1-9 | 4-18 |
| Top eight teams make the conference tourney |
The Evergreen women have done two things this season that have never been done in program history: sweep Concordia and Warner Pacific in Portland and win four straight conference games. The Geoducks are riding that four game streak right now and sit in a pack of six teams fighting for second place at either 7-4 or 6-5 in league play.
Sammi Clark is a consistent, fierce guard that is averaging 14.6 points per game and Brittany Gray has established herself as a solid presence in the front court. Jessica Denmon has two straight double-doubles from the guard position and they have had two bench players explode during their last four games. Uriah Thomas went for 22 points against Warner Pacific and LaNiecia Weatherspoon led the way with 15 points against Corban.
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NW Athletic Association of Community Colleges
West Division
| Men’s basketball | ||
| Team | West | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| Clark | 8-0 | 16-1 |
| Pierce | 6-2 | 13-5 |
| Highline | 5-3 | 14-5 |
| Green River | 4-4 | 7-10 |
| Lower Columbia | 4-4 | 6-11 |
| Grays Harbor | 3-5 | 6-12 |
| Centralia | 3-5 | 3-13 |
| Tacoma | 2-6 | 7-11 |
| South Puget Sound | 1-7 | 1-15 |
| Top four teams make the NWAACC Championships |
Defections and injuries have plagued South Puget Sound this season and the Clippers are down from 12 healthy players at the beginning of the season to dressing seven players, playing six and running five of them for 38+ minutes per game. No surprise they have managed only one win.
Early starters Joseph Johnson and Oly’s Michael Champlin and new head coach Aaron Landon’s first signed player, Chris Williams, have all left the program. Austin Bonds went down with a broken hand and is out for the season.
Brian Tyson and Slanblaytee Kaye lead the Clippers in scoring at 14.9 and 14.5 points per game respectively and Kaye dropped a triple-double on Grays Harbor with 23 points, 14 rebounds and 13 assists.SPSCC has eight games remaining, four at home and four on the road, and face Lower Columbia – the only team they have beaten this season – in Olympia on Wednesday.
| Women’s basketball | ||
| Team | West | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| Clark | 8-0 | 16-2 |
| Lower Columbia | 7-1 | 14-5 |
| Highline | 6-2 | 15-5 |
| Centralia | 5-3 | 9-9 |
| Pierce | 4-4 | 7-11 |
| Tacoma | 3-5 | 9-9 |
| South Puget Sound | 2-6 | 3-14 |
| Grays Harbor | 1-7 | 3-13 |
| Green River | 0-8 | 2-15 |
| Top four teams make the NWAAC Championships |
Though they have managed just three wins this season, the SPSCC women have improved dramatically since last season. During the 2012-2013 season, they shot just 26% and scored an average of 36.9 points per game, dead last in the NWAACC.
This season the Clippers are shooting 37% and are averaging 58.7 points per game thanks to the emergence of sophomores Maria Jesse (14.1 ppg) and LaKeisha Anger (13.0 ppg, 9.43 rpg) and some semblance of a full, consistent roster.
Saturday Scores: Taylor’s 33 and a Second Half Outburst Keys Geoducks Sweep
Dre Taylor
Men’s basketball
| Evergreen 81, Corban 66 – Recap | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corban (2-9 CCC, 6-14 overall) | 33 | 33 | 66 |
| Evergreen (2-9 CCC, 3-15 overall) | 39 | 42 | 81 |
| TESC leader: Dre Taylor – 33 points |
Dre Taylor scored 33 points and Jordan Dam added 21 as Evergreen led the entire way in their 81-66 win over Corban at the CRC Gymnasium. Taylor and Dam combined to go 10-of-14 from 3-point range and the Geoducks made 12 3-pointers in the win. Marc Taylor chipped in 12 points and pulled down seven rebounds.
Evergreen moved to 2-9 in the Cascade Conference and 3-15 overall, their most wins since the 2010-2011 season. They went 1-26 overall and 0-18 in conference in 2011-2012 and 2-24 overall and 1-17 in conference in the 2012-2013 season.
| Alaska Anchorage 79, Saint Martin’s 78 – Recap | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Anchorage (5-4 GNAC, 12-8 overall) | 37 | 42 | 79 |
| Saint Martin’s (3-6 GNAC, 6-11 overall) | 44 | 34 | 78 |
| SMU leader: Evan Coulter – 17 points |
Saint Martin’s and Alaska Anchorage combined for 13 lead changes and nine ties and Brian McGill’s layup with 58 second left was the last lead change and gave the Seawolves a 79-78 win at Marcus Pavilion. Teancum Stafford missed a pair of free throws for Alaska Anchorage with 4.8 seconds left and Riley Carel launched a half court runner that drew iron but would not fall.
Five Saints scored in double-digits and Evan Coulter led the way with 17 points. Isaac Bianchini hit five three pointers and finished with 15 points, Ryan Rogers notched 13 points and Carel and Matt Dodson each added 12. Dodson also pulled down 12 rebounds for the double-double and Coulter dished out six assists.
Travis Thompson missed just four shots all night going 7-for-11 from the field including four 3-pointers and 9-of-9 from the free throw line to finish with 27 points. Kyle Fossman added 17 points and Brian McGill scored the last six points for the Seawolves and finished with 13 points.
Before the evening started, six teams were within a game of each other at either 4-4 or 3-5. The Seawolves improved to 5-4 while the Saints dropped behind the pack at 3-6.
Jessica Denmon
Women’s basketball
| Evergreen 65, Corban 48 – Recap | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corban (6-5 CCC, 11-12 overall) | 23 | 25 | 48 |
| Evergreen (6-5 CCC, 10-8 overall) | 17 | 48 | 65 |
| TESC: LaNiecia Weatherspoon – 15 points |
Evergreen managed just 17 points in the first half but exploded in the second half and matched Corban’s entire game output with 48 points and won their fourth straight Cascade Confernce game, 65-48. The four game streak is the best conference run in the history of the program.
LaNiecia Weatherspoon came off the bench and scored 12 points in the second half and finished with 15 to lead the way for Evergreen. Sammi Clark added 14 points and Jessica Denmon notched her second straight double-double with 12 points and 10 boards. Brittany Gray rounded out the double digit scoring with 11.
The Geoducks are now 6-5 in the CCC and are tied with Corban and Southern Oregon a game back of a three team, 7-4 second team pack.
| Seattle Pacific 78, Saint Martin’s 68 – Recap | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Martin’s (5-4 GNAC, 11-7 overall) | 33 | 35 | 68 |
| Seattle Pacific (6-3 CCC, 13-4 overall) | 29 | 49 | 78 |
| SMU leader: Krista Stabler – 21 points |
After Saint Martin’s opened up 28-14 lead at the 8:22 mark of the first half, Seattle Pacific outscored the Saints 52-20 over a 26 minute stretch to open up an 18 point lead, 66-48, with 6:08 left to play en route to a 78-68 win at Brougham Pavilion in Seattle.
Krista Stabler scored a career high 21 points and Chelsea Haskey added 15 points with seven rebounds.
The Saints have now lost three straight games and fell to 5-4 in the GNAC, two games behind the league leaders Montana State-Billings and Western Washington.
Boys basketball
| Ocosta 62, Northwest Christian 50 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwest Christian | 19 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 50 |
| Ocosta | 19 | 13 | 9 | 21 | 62 |
| NWC leader: Austin Koukal – 21 points |
Today (1/25): Geoducks Battle Warriors in Doubleheader Action; Hobbled Saints Host Seawolves
Women’s basketball
Evergreen vs. Corban – CRC Gymnasium – 5:30 PM
The Evergreen women come into tonight’s CCC battle riding a three game winning streak including their first ever sweep of the Portland schools in PDX and now sit at 5-5 in conference play and are one game behind sixth place Corban (6-4), who comes to town tonight. The two teams met on December 20th in Salem with the Warriors taking a 66-63 decision.
Men’s basketball
Saint Martin’s vs. Alaska-Anchorage – Marcus Pavilion – 7:00 PM
Evergreen vs. Corban – CRC Gymnasium – 7:30 PM
Saint Martin’s is battling injuries and likely will be without starting point guard Riley Carel (torn meniscus) and forward Lucas Shannon (concussion) when they take on Alaska-Anchorage tonight. The Saints are 3-5 in the GNAC and are still battling for a playoff spot as six teams are within a game of each other. The Seawolves are one of those teams. They sit just a game ahead of the Saints at 4-4 in conference play and are coming off a 92-58 thumping of Western Oregon in Monmouth on Thursday night.
The Evergreen men are still looking for their second conference win but have played very well over the last couple weeks and have been extremely close in many games. And tonight they have a very good opportunity to pick up that second win against a struggling Corban team that is just ahead of them in the CCC standings at 2-8.
Friday College Scores: Geoduck Women Trounce Beacons; Men Fall Just Short
Women’s basketball
| Evergreen 74, Northwest Christian 44 – Recap | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwest Christian (2-8 CCC, 5-13 overall) | 17 | 27 | 44 |
| Evergreen (5-5 CCC, 9-8 overall) | 37 | 37 | 74 |
| TESC leader: Sammi Clark (above) – 13 points |
Evergreen jumped out to a 9-2 lead in the first five minutes and never let up in their 74-44 win over Northwest Christian at the CRC Gymnasium. The Geoducks extended their lead too 20 points at the end of the first half and led by as many as a 33 points en route to their third straight Cascade Conference win.
Sammi Clark scored 13 points and dished out nine assists to lead Evergreen and Jessica Denmon notched a double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds. Uriah Thomas came off the bench to chip in 10 to help the Geoducks improve to 5-5 in league play and 9-8 overall.
Men’s basketball
| Northwest Christian 78, Evergreen 73 – Recap | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwest Christian (6-4 CCC, 12-8 overall) | 31 | 47 | 78 |
| Evergreen (1-9 CCC, 2-15 overall) | 20 | 53 | 73 |
| TESC leader: Frankie Johnson – 20 points |
Evergreen roared back from a 13 point deficit early in the second half and was within three points after a layup by Dre Taylor cut the Northwest Christian lead to 74-71 with 21 seconds left, but the Beacons went perfect from the line over the next two possessions and escaped Olympia with a 78-73 win.
Frankie Johnson led the Geoducks with 20 points including four 3-pointers. Marc and Dre Taylor each scored in double digits with 17 and 16 point respectively. Evergreen went 0-for-11 from three point range in the second half before burying eight shots from behind the arc in their comeback over the final 20 minutes.
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