Category Archives: Saint Martin’s University
Friday Scores: Geoduck Women Get Huge Road Win; Saints Baseball Notches First W
Jessica Denmon
| Evergreen 73, College of Idaho 69 – Recap | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
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| Evergreen (10-7 CCC, 14-10 overall) | 39 | 34 | 73 |
| College of Idaho (11-6 CCC, 14-11 overall) | 25 | 44 | 69 |
| TESC: Jessica Denmon – 19 points, Sadee Jones – 15 points, 16 rebounds | |||
Jessican Denmon’s buzzer beater as the first half ended gave Evergreen a 14 point lead but College of Idaho fought back to get within three with 46 seconds left before Denmon hit three free throws to seal the deal and give Evergreen the 73-69 win. Denmon finished the game with 19 points and Sadee Jones recorded a double-double with 15 points and 16 boards. LaNiecia Weatherspoon and Sammi Clark added 12 and 11 points respectively.
The win keeps Evergreen in the hunt to host their first home playoff game. They currently are tied for fifth at 10-7 and will need a win at first place Eastern Oregon tomorrow and some help to get up to fourth.
Men’s basketball
| College of Idaho 114, Evergreen 61 – Recap | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evergreen (3-14 CCC, 4-20 overall) | 26 | 35 | 61 |
| College of Idaho (15-2 CCC, 24-5 overall) | 67 | 47 | 114 |
| TESC: Cody Peters – 11 points, Marc Taylor – 11 | |||
College of Idaho scored 67 points in the first half and coasted to a 114-61 drubbing of Evergreen. The Yotes took 103 shots in the game, 38 more than the Geoducks, and outrebounded Evergreen 72-31 including 35 offensive rebounds compared to just five for TESC. Cody Peters and Marc Taylor were the only double-digit scorers for the Geoducks with 11 each.
Boys basketball
| 3A WCD/Bi-District semifinals Lincoln 68, Timberline 66 |
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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
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| Lincoln | 12 | 20 | 22 | 14 | 68 |
| Timberline | 20 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 66 |
| TIM: Donaven Dorsey – 22 points, Bradell Evans – 14 | |||||
Lincoln built a 10 point lead with a 22 point third quarter and held off a fierce Timberline rally to knock off the Blazers 68-66 in the district semifinals at Rogers High School in Puyallup. Timberline tied the game at 66 with 38 seconds left but the Abes’ Justice Martion hit a shot in the paint to give them the lead. Donaven Dorsey missed the game winning shot and the Blazers dropped into the third/fourth place game against Foss on Saturday at Clover Park High School in Lakewood. Both teams have already qualified for regionals. Dorsey finished with 22 points in the loss.
College baseball
| Saint Martin’s 2, Willamette 1 – Box score | ||||||||||||
| McMinnville, OR | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| Saint Martin’s (1-4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
| Willamette (4-3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| W: Zach Carter (1-0) L: Matt Jepsen (2-1) SV: Josh Sontag (1) SMU: Chandler Tracy – 3-for-4, HR, 2 RBI Carter: 7 innings, 6 H, 0 ER, 4 K’s |
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Chandler Tracey drove in the first run of the game with a single in the fifth inning and hit a solo home run in the seventh to lead Saint Martin’s to their first win of the season, a 2-1 victory over Willamette at Linfield College in McMinnville, Oregon. Zach Carter pitched seven scoreless innings to pick up the win.
Thursday Scores: T-Birds, Hawks Survive; Saints Can’t Score
Boys basketball
| 2A District IV consolation bracket – loser-out Tumwater 57, Capital 49 |
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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
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| Capital | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 49 |
| Tumwater | 21 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 57 |
| CAP: Ty Gentry – 13 points, Jacob Pratt – 13 TUM: David Cooper – 20 points, Zach DeLucco – 17, Josiah Warner 12 |
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Tumwater used a 21 point first quarter to build a ten point lead and played even with Capital the rest of the way to survive once again and move on with a 57-49 win in game one of a loser-out doubleheader at WF West. David Cooper scored 20 points and Zach DeLucco added 17 for the T-Birds . They now have a chance to advance to regionals when they face River Ridge on Saturday at Capital High School.
| 2A District IV consolation bracket – loser-out River Ridge 83, Centralia 77 |
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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
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| Centralia | 12 | 25 | 14 | 26 | 77 |
| River Ridge | 28 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 83 |
| RR: Jason Kananin – 31 points, Israel Williams – 18, Kobe Key – 11 | |||||
Jason Kananin and River Ridge came out firing on all cylinders and built a 16 point lead after one quarter and scored 50 points in the first half and weathered a late Centralia rally to advance with an 83-77 win in game two at WF West. Kananin scored 31 points and Israel Williams chipped in 18 and the Hawks moved on to play Tumwater on Saturday for a trip to regionals.
Women’s basketball
| Seattle Pacific 54, Saint Martin’s 44 – Recap | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
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| Seattle Pacific (9-6 GNAC, 16-7 overall) | 24 | 30 | 54 |
| Saint Martin’s (8-7 GNAC, 14-10 overall) | 19 | 25 | 44 |
| SMU: Angela Gelhar – 9 points, Chelsea Haskey – 9 points | |||
It took Saint Martin’s over seven minutes to record their first field goal of the game, shot just 20% in the first half and heated up slightly in the second half to shoot 24.6% in the game and dropped a 54-44 decision to Seattle Pacific.
Despite the putrid shooting, the Saints tied the game at 28 with 15:15 left on an Angela Gelhar three pointer. But Suzanna Ohlsen’s layup at the 11:52 mark completed a 10-0 run for the Falcons and the Saints never threatened again and dropped their third straight game and fell into sixth place in the GNAC at 8-7.Ohlsen led all scorers with 25 points with eight rebounds.
The Saints are two games ahead of Northwest Nazarene (6-9) for the last playoff spot with three games left to play.
Men’s basketball
| Alaska Anchorage 88, Saint Martin’s 76 – Recap | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Martin’s (5-10 GNAC, 8-15 overall) | 31 | 45 | 76 |
| Alaska Anchorage (9-7 GNAC, 16-11 overall) | 42 | 46 | 88 |
| SMU: Evan Coulter – 23 points, Ryan Rogers – 19, Riley Carel – 17 | |||
Alaska Anchorage held a 39-12 advantage from behind the three point line and outscored Saint Martin’s by 17 points from the charity stripe to knock off the Saints 88-76. Evan Coulter scored 23 points, Ryan Rogers chipped in 19 and Riley Carel added 17 points with eight assists for the Saints in the loss.
Tonight (2/20): Saints Face Falcons in Important GNAC Contest; T-Birds, Cougs, Hawks Try to Survive
Women’s basketball
Saint Martin’s vs. Seattle Pacific – Marcus Pavilion – 7:00 PM
Important GNAC battle tonight at Marcus Pavilion when Saint Martin’s hosts Seattle Pacific at 7:00 PM. The two teams are tied for fifth place in the conference standings with the top six teams making the conference tournament.
The Saints sit 2 1/2 games ahead seventh place Northwest Nazarene and need a pair of wins in the last two games to clinch a playoff spot. They finish the season against NNU in Nampa next Saturday. The Saints could take over sole possession of fifth place with a win and could move into fourth place if Alaska Anchorage loses to Simon Fraser tonight.
The Saints have been terrific at Marcus Pavilion. They are 9-1 and have given up just 54 points per game on their home court.
Krista Stabler scored 21 points in their first meeting in Seattle and the Saints met a 14 point lead in the first half before the Falcons stormed back shooting 68% in the second half to take a 78-68 win.
Boys basketball
2A District IV consolation bracket – loser-out
Capital vs. Tumwater – WF West HS, Chehalis – 6:00 PM
River Ridge vs. Centralia – WF West HS, Chehalis – 7:45 PM
It’s an all 2A EvCo Distirct IV consolation bracket semifinal tonight at WF West when Capital takes on Tumwater at 6:00 PM and River Ridge faces Centralia in the second game of a loser-out doubleheader.
Capital upset Centralia in the opening round of districts but fell to Hockinson on Tuesday night while Tumwater lost to Mark Morris in the first round and survived against RA Long two nights ago. The T-Birds took the first meeting between the two teams on December 17th, 69-55, but the Cougars captured a 55-49 win on January 21st. Tumwater finished in fourth in the 2A EvCo at 6-6 while Capital was a game behind them at 5-7.
One of the two top teams in the 2A EvCo will see their season end tonight when River Ridge faces Centralia. Centralia won the regular season at 10-2 but lost to Capital in the opening round before blowing out rival WF West on Tuesday to continue their season. River Ridge beat RA Long in the first round but the other Longview school, Mark Morris, did them in on Tuesday. The Tigers and Hawks split the season series.
Saturday Quick Scores: Geoducks Sweep; Hawks, Cougs Win District Openers; Saints Softball Gets First W
Men’s basketball
Evergreen 94, Concordia 93 (OT) – Recap
Western Oregon 70, Saint Martin’s 62 – Recap
Highline 75, SPSCC 59 – Box score
Women’s basketball
Evergreen 84, Concordia 71 – Recap
Simon Fraser 70, Saint Martin’s 59 – Recap
Highline 74, SPSCC 62 – Box score
Boys basketball
2A District IV playoffs
River Ridge 65, RA Long 58
Capital 75, Centralia 64
Mark Morris 70, Tumwater 55
Girls basketball
4A WCD/Bi-District playoffs
Camas 47, Olympia 43 (Oly eliminated)
College baseball
Cal Baptist 11, Saint Martin’s 4 – Box score
College softball
Saint Martin’s 8, Oregon Tech 5 – Box score
Today (2/15): Clippers, Geoducks Last Home Games, Saints Host Wolves; High School District Hoops
Women’s basketball
SPSCC vs. Highline – SPSCC Gym – 3:00 PM
Evergreen vs. Concordia – CRC Gymnasium – 5:30 PM
It’s the final home game of the season for both SPSCC and Evergreen. It’s senior night and the final home game for two starters, Sammi Clark and Jessica Denmon. Clark is averaging 15 points per game this year and averaged in double-digits in each of her three seasons as a Geoduck. It might also be the last home game for head coach Monica Heuer, who will step down at the end of the season.
Men’s basketball
SPSCC vs. Highline – SPSCC Gym – 5:00 PM
Saint Martin’s vs. Western Oregon – Marcus Pavilion – 7:00 PM
Evergreen vs. Concordia – CRC Gymnasium – 7:30 PM
Like the women, today marks the final home game for SPSCC and Evergreen. The men will honor three seniors, Kyle Calhoun, Cody Peters and Marc Taylor. Calhoun leads the Geoducks with 17 points per game this year and Taylor is averaging 11. Peters has struggled through injuries this season but averaged 11 points per game last year.
The Saint Martin’s men host a crucial GNAC game tonight when they take on Western Oregon at 7:00 PM. The Saints currently sit in eighth place in the conference at 5-8 and desperately need a win over the sixth place Wolves (6-7) to keep pace for the final playoff spot. The two teams met in Monmouth on January 18th and the Saints bested the Wolves 79-73 behind 19 points from Ryan Rogers and 15 points off the bench from Lucas Shannon.
Girls basketball
4A WCD/Bi-District playoffs
Olympia vs. Camas – Stadium HS, Tacoma – 1:00 PM
Olympia faces a loser-out game today against Camas in Tacoma.
Boys basketball
2A District IV playoffs
River Ridge vs. RA Long – River Ridge HS – 7:00 PM
Capital @ Centralia – Centralia HS – 7:00 PM
Tumwater @ Mark Morris – Mark Morris HS, Longview – 7:00 PM
River Ridge, Capital and Tumwater open up district play today. River Ridge plays the only home game, hosting RA Long at 7:00 PM. Capital and Tumwater each have to go on the road. Capital faces league champion Centralia in Centralia and Tumwater battles Mark Morris in Longview.
Friday Scores: Wolves, Hawks and Geoducks Ladies Win Valentine’s Day
Girls basketball
| 2A District IV playoffs Black Hills 50, Hockinson 38 |
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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
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| Black Hills | 10 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 50 |
| Hockinson | 11 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 38 |
| BH leader: Nicole Nurmi – 12 points | |||||
Nicole Nurmi scored 12 points and Shalya Smothers added 11 and Black Hills advanced to the semis with a 50-38 road win over Hockinson. The Wolves will face EvCo champ WF West on Monday at 7:00 PM in Centralia.
| 2A District IV playoffs River Ridge 82, Washougal 55 |
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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
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| Washougal | 15 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 55 |
| River Ridge | 21 | 18 | 24 | 19 | 82 |
| RR leader: Jazzlynn Brewster – 27 points | |||||
Jazzlynn Brewster and Makenna Schultz combined to score 50 points as River Ridge breezed past Washougal, 82-55, in their opening game of districts in Lacey. The Hawks advance to the district semis and will face #1 Mark Morris at 6:00 PM at Kelso High School.
Women’s basketball
| Evergreen 61, Warner Pacific 59 – Recap | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
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| Warner Pacific (2-12 CCC, 6-19 overall) | 32 | 27 | 59 |
| Evergreen (8-7 CCC, 12-10 overall) | 34 | 27 | 61 |
| TESC leader: Sammi Clark – 13 points | |||
The Evergreen women clinched a spot in the playoffs with a hard fought 61-59 win over last place Warner Pacific at the CRC Gymnasium. The Geoducks scored the last four points of the game to take the win. Sadee Jone’s jumper at the 1:46 mark tied it and Sammi Clark scored the game winning basket with 47 seconds left. Sammi Clark led the Geoducks with 13 points, Brittany Gray added 11 and Jones chipped in 10.
Men’s basketball
| Warner Pacific 87, Evergreen 71 – Recap | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
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| Warner Pacific (8-6 CCC, 14-12 overall) | 34 | 53 | 87 |
| Evergreen (2-13 CCC, 3-19 overall) | 32 | 39 | 71 |
| TESC leader: Michael Potter – 14 points | |||
College baseball
| Cal Baptist 12, Saint Martin’s 3 – Box score | ||||||||||||
| Riverside, CA | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| SMU (0-3) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 2 |
| CBU (9-0) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | X | 12 | 11 | 2 |
| W: Tyson Miller (2-0) L: Josh Moss (0-1) SMU: Travis Shaw – 3-for-5, 1 RBI, 1 Run |
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Thursday Scores: Navs, Bears, Saints Women, Saints Baseball Fall
Boys basketball
| 2B District IV playoffs Toutle Lake 47, Northwest Christian 40 |
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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
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| Northwest Christian | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 40 |
| Toutle Lake | 7 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 47 |
| NWC leader: Austin Koukal – 12 points | |||||
Northwest Christian fell into a loser out game on Monday at 2:00 PM at Rochester High School.
Girls basketball
| 4A WCD/Bi-District playoffs Todd Beamer 49, Olympia 26 |
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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
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| Olympia | 6 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 26 |
| Todd Beamer | 12 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 49 |
| OLY leader: Laura Snodgrass – 8 points | |||||
Olympia dropped into a loser out game against Camas on Saturday at 1:00 PM at Stadium High School.
Women’s basketball
| Western Washington 69, Saint Martin’s 52 – Recap | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
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| Saint Martin’s (8-5 GNAC, 14-8 overall) | 22 | 30 | 52 |
| Western Washington (10-4 GNAC, 14-8 overall) | 46 | 23 | 69 |
| SMU leader: Chelsea Haskey – 14 points | |||
College baseball
| Cal Baptist 6, Saint Martin’s 5 – Box score | ||||||||||||
| Riverside, CA | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| SMU (0-2) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 2 |
| CBU (8-0) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 5 |
| W: Caleb Dirks (1-0) L: Joseph Balfour (0-1) SMU: Zack Larsen – 3-for-4, 2 RBI |
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Wednesday Scores: Navs Fall in Districts; Blazers Downed; Clippers Stall; SMU Baseball Doubled Up
Girls basketball
| 2B District IV playoffs Adna 46, Northwest Christian 40 |
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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
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| Northwest Christian | 8 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 40 |
| Adna | 4 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 46 |
| NWC leader: Mackenzie Reeves – 19 points | |||||
Mackenzie Reeves scored 19 points for the Navigators but Northwest Christian fell into the consolation bracket with a 46-40 loss to Adna in the first round of the 2B District IV playoffs at Rochester High School. NWC will play the loser of the Wahkiakum/Raymond game Monday.
| Lincoln 47, Timberline 45 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
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| Timberline (10-2 3A Narrows) | 12 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 45 |
| Lincoln (9-3 3A Narrows) | 16 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 47 |
| TIM leader: Linae Myhand – 17 points | |||||
Timberline finished the regular season with a loss to Lincoln in Tacoma and dropped into sole possession of the #2 seed to districts out of the Narrows League. The loss means they will play a loser-out district game on Monday at Clover Park High School.
Boys basketball
| Lincoln 75, Timberline 59 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
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| Lincoln (11-1 3A Narrows) | 13 | 22 | 23 | 17 | 75 |
| Timberline (7-5 3A Narrows) | 15 | 10 | 18 | 16 | 59 |
| TIM: Donaven Dorsey – 23 points | |||||
Timberline’s loss to Lincoln combined with Foss’ defeat of Mount Tahoma means that the Blazers and Falcons both finish the regular season at 7-5 in the 3A Narrows. They will play a tiebreaker game for third place on Friday at Stadium High School.
Men’s basketball
| Centralia 52, SPSCC 48 – Box score | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
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| SPSCC (2-12 NWAACC West, 2-20 overall) | 26 | 22 | 48 |
| Centralia (5-8 NWAACC West, 5-16 overall) | 27 | 25 | 52 |
| SPSCC leader: Slanblaytee Kaye – 19 points | |||
Women’s basketball
| Centralia 73, SPSCC 66 – Box score | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
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| SPSCC (5-9 NWAACC West, 6-17 overall) | 32 | 34 | 66 |
| Centralia (9-4 NWAACC West, 13-10 overall) | 38 | 35 | 73 |
| SPSCC leader: LaKeisha Anger – 22 points | |||
College baseball
| Cal Baptist 8, Saint Martin’s 4 – Box score | ||||||||||||
| Riverside, CA | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| SMU (0-1) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 3 |
| CBU (7-0) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | X | 8 | 13 | 3 |
| W: Johnathan Davis (1-0) L: Brad Banker (0-1) SV: Josh Ferrell (1) SMU HR: Chandler Tracy (1) |
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Oly Sports is on Vacation
Oly Sports is on vacation. Regular posting will resume on Tuesday, February 11th. Here is what’s happening in town until then (weather permitting and subject to change)…
Friday, February 7th
Boys basketball
North Thurston @ Timberline – Timberline HS – 7:00 PM
Capital vs. Aberdeen – Capital HS – 7:30 PM
Tumwater @ Black Hills – Black Hills HS – 7:30 PM
Girls basketball
Tumwater @ Black Hills – Black Hills HS – 6:00 PM
Saturday, February 8th
College baseball
Saint Martin’s vs. UPS (DH) – SMU Baseball Field – Noon
Women’s basketball
SPSCC vs. Tacoma – SPSCC Gym – 3:00 PM
Saint Martin’s vs. Alaska – Marcus Pavilion – 5:15 PM
Men’s basketball
SPSCC vs. Tacoma – SPSCC Gym – 5:00 PM
Saint Martin’s vs. Central Washington – Marcus Pavilion – 7:30 PM
Roller derby
MIA Derby Girls vs. Northwest Derby Company – Bettie Bunker (5700 Lacey Blvd) – 6:00 PM
Sunday, February 9th
College baseball
Saint Martin’s vs. UPS (DH) – SMU Baseball Field – 1:00 PM
Thursday Scores: Saints Women Hold Down Seawolves, Men Down Crusaders in OT
I’m going on vacation tomorrow and am in the middle of packing so this is a very quick scoreboard tonight…
College basketball
Women: Saint Martin’s 56, Alaska Anchorage 46 – Recap
Men: Saint Martin’s 80, Northwest Nazarene 73 (OT) – Recap
The Saint Martin’s women held the top scoring team in the GNAC and the 4th best scoring team in NCAA Division II to just 46 points, 38 points under their 84 points per game average, in their 56-46 win over Alaska Anchorage.
In game two of the doubleheader, Brad Norman drained a pair of free throws with seven seconds left to tie the game at 66 and force overtime. In OT, Lucas Shannon scored six of the Saints first eight points, Ryan Rogers added four and Evan Coulter hit all four of his free throws and the Saints pulled out an 80-73 comeback win. Tied at 32, Northwest Nazarene went on a 9-0 run followed by a Saint Martin’s 11-0 run that gave them a 43-41 lead that was then followed by a 10-0 Crusaders run.
Girls basketball
Timberline 41, North Thurston 30
Olympia 44, Central Kitsap 43
Aberdeen 44, Capital 30
Boys basketball
Central Kitsap 68, Olympia 59
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