Category Archives: Saint Martin’s University
Friday Scoreboard: Saints Streak Past Lancers; Bears Fall in Semis
Women’s basketball
Saint Martin’s 64, Cal Baptist 55 – Box score
Evergreen 63, Linfield 56 – Recap
Chelsea Haskey recorded a double-double with 18 points and 11 rebounds to lead Saint Martin’s to a streaky 64-55 win over Cal Baptist at Marcus Pavilion.
Haskey opened the scoring with a three pointer at the 17:42 mark of the first half and the Saints never trailed again. The Lancers cut the lead to two once in the second half when Chanel Cambronero’s three cut the Saints lead to 16-14 with just under ten minutes left in the half. But SMU went on a 16-8 run and the half ended with the Saints up 32-22.
Megan Wiedeman stepped out to hit from downtown and the Saints opened up a 15 point lead with just four minutes gone in the second half. But the Lancers finally found some energy when they switched to a full court press and went on an 18-6 run capped off by Kamille Diaz’s free throw that cut the Saints lead to three at 47-44.
But Saint Martin’s weathered the storm and went on a 14-3 run of their own over the next seven minutes and never looked back to record their second win of the season, 64-55.
Krista Stabler scored 10 points off the bench and Angela Gelhar scored eight points, all from the free throw line, for the Saints.
Both teams shot an identical 19-of-61 (31.1%) from the floor but the Saints made 22 free throws while Cal Baptist made just 11 of their 20 attempts.
Diaz and Elise Shelton each scored 15 points for the Lancers.
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Brittany Gray scored 17 points and pulled down 11 boards and Sammi Clark added 14 points in Evergreen’s 63-56 win over Linfield in McMinnville, Oregon. The Geoducks held a 22-7 advantage on points off of turnovers and a 25-12 advantage on second chance points to pick up their second win of the season.
Girls soccer
4A State Tournament Semifinals
Issaquah 3, Olympia 0
Rachel Wheeler scored in the 18th minute and added an insurance goal early in the second half and Issaquah advanced to the 4A state title game with a 3-0 win over Olympia at Sparks Stadium in Puyallup.
The Bears will play Mead tomorrow at noon at Sparks Stadium for third place.
Today (11/22): Bears Face Issaquah in Semis; Saints Women Host Lancers
Girls soccer
4A State Tournament Semifinals
Olympia vs. Issaquah – Sparks Stadium, Puyallup – 8:00 PM
The Bears have lived by the shootout this postseason winning three of their four games after regulation and extra time. The Bears sit at 15-3-2 and feature sophomore Sophie Kabel in goal, a freshman, Jenna Killman, who has scored 14 goals and the 4A Narrows League MVP Megan Spataro on defense.
They face Issaquah, who are 14-4-1 this season and finished third in the KingCo.
You can listen to the action live on the Eli Sports Network.
Women’s basketball
Saint Martin’s vs. Cal Baptist – Marcus Pavilion – 7:00 PM
The 1-1 Saints women return to the Marcus Pavilion court after nearly two weeks off when they take on Cal Baptist tonight at 7:00 PM. SMU last played on November 9th when they picked up a 74-56 win over Notre Dame de Namur in Monmouth, Oregon.
Cal Baptist won the PacWest last year finishing with a 26-5 record but the Lancers return just one player from last year’s squad. Despite a virtually all new team, they are picked to finish third in their league and currently sit at 2-1.
You can watch tonight’s game with me, Brandon Sparks, on the call on the Saint Martin’s website.
Thursday Scoreboard: Saints Still Stuck on Seven
College volleyball
Central Washington 3, Saint Martin’s 0 (25-10, 28-26, 25-21) – Recap
Suffering from injuries and a ridiculous schedule that has had them play just once on their home court at Marcus Pavilion since October 12th, Saint Martin’s lost their ninth straight match, a straight sets sweep by Central Washington in Ellensburg.
Freshmen led the way for the Saints as Brook Good and Larissa Hamilton racked up 9 and 8 kills respectively and Jessica Riddle had 24 digs.
Stuck on seven wins this season, the Saints have one more chance on Saturday night at Northwest Nazarene to pick up win number eight and finish the season with their most wins since 2003.
Saturday College Scores: Saints, Clippers Stay Close, Geoducks Blown Out; Homeless Saints Fall
Men’s basketball
Cal Baptist 86, Saint Martin’s 79 – Recap
Seattle U 100, Evergreen 59 – Recap
Concordia JV 88, SPSCC 78 – Box score
Riley Carel scored 22 points and Ryan Rogers added 21 but Saint Martin’s was unable to overcome a 24 point first half deficit and fell 86-79 in Riverside, California. The Saints are now 0-4 this season.
Division I Seattle University outrebounded Evergreen 68-28 and had 32 second chance points in their 100-59 win at Key Arena in Seattle. KJ Hong scored 17 points and Kwame Awadjie chipped in ten points for the Geoducks, who went just 5-for-23 from downtown and shot just 34% from the field.
SPSCC opened their season with an 88-78 loss to the Concordia University JV team at the SPSCC gym. Joseph Johnson hit seven three pointers and led the Clippers with 26 points and Austin Bonds scored 21 points and had six steals in the loss.
College volleyball
Montana State-Billings 3, Saint Martin’s 1 (25-18, 27-29, 25-21, 25-18) – Recap
Riddled by injuries and relegated to Capital High School for the third time in the past month because of other events taking place on their on campus home court, Saint Martin’s dropped their eighth straight match with a 3-1 loss to lowly Montana-State Billings.
Freshmen Brooke Good, Larissa Hamilton and Maddie Knect combined for 34 kills on the night and senior Cymbree Decosta, playing in her last game in the general vicinity of home, added 43 assists in the loss.
Today (11/16): Cougars Volleyball in Semis; T-Birds Football Faces Sehome; SPSCC Men Tip-Off
High school volleyball
4A State Tournament – Marcus Pavilion – 8:00 AM – Bracket
3A State Tournament – Marcus Pavilion – 9:45 AM – Bracket
Consolation: Timberline vs. Prairie – Court #3 – 9:45 AM
2A State Tournament – Pierce College, Steilacoom – Bracket
Consolation: Tumwater vs. East Valley (Spokane) – Court #1 – 11:00 AM
Semifinals: Capital vs. Sehome – Court #1 – 1:00 PM
High school football
2A State Tournament First Round
Tumwater vs. Sehome – Tumwater Stadium – 7:00 PM
College volleyball
Saint Martin’s vs. Montana State-Billings – Capital HS – 7:00 PM
Men’s basketball
SPSCC vs. Concordia JV – SPSCC Gym – 7:00 PM
Rugby
Budd Bay Buffaloes vs. Portland Pigs – The RAC – 2:30 PM
Friday College Scores: Geoducks Women Take Down Lutes
Women’s basketball
Evergreen 66, Pacific Lutheran 59 – Recap
Four Geoducks scored in double digits in Evergreen’s 66-58 win over PLU at the CRC Gymnasium. Sammi Clark led the way with 14 points, Jessica Denmon added 13 and eight rebounds, Brittany Gray scored 12 points and hauled in nine boards and Sadie Jones chipped in ten. The Geoducks move to 1-2 this season.
Men’s basketball
Cal State LA 69, Saint Martin’s 53 – Recap
UPS 71, Evergreen 58
Cal State LA shot 58% in the second half and turned a two point halftime deficit into a 69-53 win over Saint Martin’s in Los Angeles. Evan Coulter and Riley Carel each scored 12 points for the Saints.
Kyle Calhoun scored 24 points but Evergreen couldn’t overcome a hot shooting UPS first half and dropped a 71-58 decision in Tacoma. The Geoducks are now 1-3 in the early going.
PHOTO GALLERY: Saints Fall Short on Senior Night
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College volleyball
Seattle Pacific 3, Saint Martin’s 1 (18-25, 25-16, 25-20, 25-20) – Recap
Julia Wabinga racked up a career high 18 kills for Saint Martin’s but Seattle Pacific rallied to win three straight sets after dropping the first to knock off the Saints in four sets. Cymbree Decosta had 39 assists and 15 digs and Kristin Okamura added five digs in their last game at Marcus Pavilion.
The Saints fell to 7-20 overall and 3-12 the GNAC. They have one more “home” game on Saturday night when they get bumped out of their own gym for the 4A and 3A volleyball state tournaments and over to Capital High School to face Montana State-Billings at 7:00 PM.
Today (11/14): Saints Volleyball Senior Night
Seniors Kristin Okamura and Cymbree Decosta (image from SMUSaints.com)
Saint Martin’s vs. Seattle Pacific – Marcus Pavilion – 7:00 PM
Despite another “home” game on Saturday night, tonight is the last game of the season at Marcus Pavilion for the Saint Martin’s volleyball team.
With the high school state tournament taking over the Pavilion this weekend, the Saints will be sent across town to Capital High School on Saturday so tonight is Senior Night for two Saints, Kristin Okamura and Cymbree Decosta.
The Saints are 7-19 this season and a win tonight would give them their most wins since 1999.
Today (11/13): Wolves Battle Sumner in State; Geoducks Host Orediggers; News and Notes for Wednesday
2A state tournament bracket (click to enlarge)
2A State Tournament First Round
Black Hills vs. Sumner – Sunset Chev Stadium – 7:00 PM
It’s a first round battle that kind of looks like a state title game when Black Hills travels to Sumner for a 7:00 PM first kick at Sunset Chev Stadium.
Both teams are coming off of district championship game losses and are the #2 seeds out of District 4 and District 3. Sumner lost 1-0 to Fife and Black Hills fell to Ridgefield 1-0 on Halloween. It was only the second loss of the season for both teams. Sumner has outscored their opponents 94-5 this year while Black Hills has a 76-15 edge in their 19 games.
The game can be heard live on the Eli Sports Network beginning at 6:45 PM.
Women’s basketball
Evergreen vs. Montana Tech – CRC Gymnasium – 6:00 PM
The Evergreen women will look to bounce back from two losses to Saint Martin’s and Northwest last week when they host Montana Tech tonight at the CRC. The Orediggers are 2-1 this season after they beat College of Idaho and lost to defending NAIA national champion Westmont 59-48 in Salt Lake City.
Wednesday news and notes…
Tumwater senior Justin Graham was surprised by an assembly and ESPN camera crews on Tuesday morning when he was named a finalist for the High School Heisman Trophy. Graham plays basketball, baseball, has a 4.0 GPA and gives his time in many ways to the community. Read more from Meg Wochnick and The Olympian here.
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Though the season was over, ThurstonTalk.com ran a big, long profile on Saint Martin’s University soccer on Sunday. Still a pretty good read. – ThurstonTalk.com
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I don’t cover high school cross country or other individual sports regularly. It’s a decision that had to be made based on time and information considerations. But, I’d be remiss if I didn’t at least mention that the Northwest Christian girls cross country team won their eighth straight 2B state championship this week. Ben Zimmerman, freelancing for the The Olympian, has the story.
Saturday College Scores: Saints Women Top Argos; Geoducks Blow Playoff Spot
Women’s basketball
Saint Martin’s 74, Nortre Dame de Namur 56 – Recap
Liz Mills scored 20 points and hauled in 12 rebounds and Saint Martin’s picked up their first regular season win of the season with a 74-56 win over Notre Dame de Namur in Monmouth, Oregon. Brooke Paulson also racked up a double-double with 19 points and 10 boards and Chelsea Haskey added 15.
Men’s basketball
Idaho State 99, Evergreen 62 – Recap
Chaminade 82, Saint Martin’s 63
Men’s soccer
Northwest Christian 1, Evergreen 0 – Recap
Saint Martin’s 4, Seattle Pacific 1 – Recap
Picked to finish second in the Cascade Conference this season, the Evergreen men’s soccer team missed the playoffs when they fell to last place Northwest Christian 1-0 in Eugene. The loss, combined with a College of Idaho win earlier in the day dropped the Geoducks to fifth place in the CCC.
The Saint Martin’s men’s soccer season came to an end with a 4-1 loss to Seattle Pacific. The Saints finished their 2013 campaign at 5-11-2.
College volleyball
Western Washington 3, Saint Martin’s 0 (25-14, 25-13, 25-22) – Recap
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