Category Archives: Saint Martin’s University
Thursday scoreboard: Gelhar’s 20 leads Saints to win over Nanooks; Cougars nip Tigers
Women’s basketball
Saint Martin’s 74, Alaska-Fairbanks 57 – Recap from SMUSaints.com
Angela Gelhar came off the bench and exploded for 20 points including four three pointers to lead Saint Martin’s to a 74-57 win over Alaska-Fairbanks. The Saints move to 4-4 in GNAC play and coupled with a Central Washington loss to Western Washington, they are now tied with Seattle Pacific for fifth place.
Playing without second leading scorer Brooke Paulson and starting point guard Jori Skorpik, Jordyn Richardson stepped up and hit four three pointers of her own and scored 15 points. Chelsea Haskey added 16 points, 12 in the first half as the Saints opened up an 32-23 halftime lead. Mackenzie Taylor scored just two points but hauled in 13 rebounds in the win.
Men’s basketball
Montana State-Billings 77, Saint Martin’s 64 – Box score
Roger O’Neill scored 23 points and pulled down eight rebounds but it wasn’t enough as Montana State-Billings knocked off the Saint Martin’s 77-64. A poor shooting first half proved to the be the difference as the Saints made just nine field goals in the first half and shot just 36% from the field. Meanwhile, the Yellowjackets shot 52% and opened up a 13 point lead, 41-28, at the half.
The Saint Martin’s bench hit just two field goals in the game. Eric Taylor came off the bench to score 11 points on 1-of-10 shooting. He was 9-of-10 from the free throw line. The Saints fell to 2-6 in GNAC play this season.
Boys basketball
Capital 66, Centralia 64
Capital hit 14 three pointers and came back from a seven point halftime deficit to knock off Centralia 66-64 and move into sole possession of second place in the 2A Evergreen Conference, a half game ahead of River Ridge.
Keenan Williams led the Cougars with 15 points and Jared Eidenmuller and Justin Rudd added 14 and 12 points respectively. Baylor Scott scored 23 points for the Tigers.
Tonight (1/24): Saints women host Nanooks; Capital faces conference test
Women’s basketball
Saint Martin’s vs. Alaska-Fairbanks – Marcus Pavilion – 7:00 PM
Saint Martin’s returns to Marcus Pavilion tonight when they face Alaska-Fairbanks in the first game of an important series against two struggling Alaska squads. The Saints currently sit at 3-4 in GNAC play, tied for sixth place with Central Washington. The top six teams in the conference make the GNAC tournament to be played at Saint Martin’s in March. The Nanooks are just 2-13 overall this season and are dead last in the GNAC at 0-7.
Tip-off is scheduled for 7:00 PM and you if you can’t make it to campus, you can watch the game and listen to me, Brandon Sparks, on the call by clicking here.
Boys basketball
Capital vs. Centralia – Capital HS – 7:30 PM
Important game in the 2A EvCo tonight when Capital squares off against Centralia at Capital High School. The Cougars are currently tied with River Ridge for second place at 6-3 while Centralia sits just a half game back at 5-3. The two teams met on December 20th in Centralia and the Tigers handed Capital a four point loss.
Tip-off is set for 7:30 PM and you can listen to the game on the Eli Sports Network by clicking here.
VIDEO: Roger O’Neill scores his 1,000th career point
With 5:50 left to play in the second half Saturday night, Saint Martin’s senior Roger O’Neill pulled down an offensive rebound, quickly drained a shot up off the glass and drew the foul. He proceeded to sink the free throw to give him 14 points in the game and his 1,000th career point as a Saint.
You can watch the video and hear my call of his 998th, 999th and 1000th points above.
Saturday scoreboard: SPSCC sweeps Grays Harbor; Saints women top Wolves; Shock roll Pioneers; Navs girls win
Men’s basketball
SPSCC 65, Grays Harbor 63 – Box score
Western Washington 104, Saint Martin’s 56 – Recap from SMUSaints.com
Corban 76, Evergreen 73 – Recap from Evergreen athletics
Women’s basketball
SPSCC 56, Grays Harbor 53 – Box score
Saint Martin’s 54, Western Oregon 47 – Recap from SMUSaints.com
Corban 73, Evergreen 63 – Recap from Evergreen athletics
Premier Arena Soccer League
South Sound Shock 20, Tumwater Pioneers 5
Girls basketball
Northwest Christian 40, Naselle 22
Boys basketball
Naselle 45, Northwest Christian 24
Today (1/19): Saints and Vikings highlight busy day of basketball, soccer and roller derby
Extremely busy day of sports in the Olympia area that features a little something for everybody. College basketball, high school basketball, arena soccer, roller derby…how can you go wrong?
It all starts with a doubleheader at South Puget Sound where the SPSCC men’s and women’s teams host a doubleheader against Grays Harbor. The women’s game gets underway at 3:00 PM and the men will tip-off afterwards, somewhere around 5:00.
Across town at Marcus Pavilion, Saint Martin’s is hosting a high school boys basketball game between Longview’s Mark Morris and Lynden. Mark Morris last played at Saint Martin’s last season when they fell to River Ridge in the district championship game. They currently sit at 3-1 in the 2A GSHL. Meanwhile, Lynden is 13-1 overall and undefeated in the 2A Northwest League. Tip-off is scheduled for 5:00 PM.
At 5:45, Northwest Christian hosts a high school doubleheader against Naselle. The girls kick things off and will be followed by the boys game.
Over in the Tumwater Sports District (my term), the MIA Derby Girls start their second season with a bout against the JBLM Bettie Brigade at the Sound Puget Sound Sports Center. The bout will feature a live DJ, halftime performance by MAXX WATT, Barb’s BBQ for concessions and a beer garden for fans 21-and-over with ID. Tickets are just $15 at the door. Doors open at 5:00 PM with derby action getting underway at 6:00 PM.
Just down the street at Tumwater Indoor Sports, the Tumwater Pioneers face the South Shound Shock in arena soccer action. The two teams share the facility and this week the Shock will serve as the home team. Last week the two teams met and the first place Shock dominated the action knocking off the Pioneers 11-2. The Shock sit at 4-0-1 atop the PASL Northwest Division while the expansion Pioneers are suffering some growing pains sitting at 0-4. Doors open at 6:00 PM with first kick scheduled for 7:00. Tickets are just $5 for adults.
And finally, the main event. The defending NCAA Division II men’s basketball national champion Western Washington Vikings come to Marcus Pavilion to take on Saint Martin’s. The Vikings are 15-0 and ranked #3 in the nation following a 91-81 win over Western Oregon in Monmouth on Thursday night. The Vikings are led by John Allen and Paul Jones, who scored 38 and 27 points respectively against the Wolves and average 18.3 and 15.9 points per game.
It also marks the return of Black Hills graduate and SPSCC star Anye Turner to Olympia. Turner, a sophomore, is averaging 3.9 points per game and 3.3 rebounds per game in his first season in Bellingham.
The last non-exhibition loss that Western suffered came at Marcus Pavilion where they fell to Montana State-Billings in the semifinals of the GNAC tournament.
The Saints are coming off of a dominating performance over GNAC bottom feeders Simon Fraser. The win pushed the Saints record to 6-8 overall and 2-4 in conference play. Eric Taylor and Rei Jensen each scored 18 points in the win while Roger O’Neill chipped in 17. Last season, the Saints gave the Vikings quite the test when they rallied behind a 20 point run but eventually fell, 70-67. You can read the Oly Sports game recap in tweets here.
Tip-off is scheduled for 7:00 PM and the first 200 fans in the building will receive a Saints rally towel. If you can’t make it to the game, you can watch the game and listen to me, Brandon Sparks, call all the action by clicking here.
Thursday scoreboard: Saints shut down Clan; Wolves maul Tigers
Men’s basketball
Post game interview from SMU Saints YouTube channel
Saint Martin’s 78, Simon Fraser 65 – Recap from SMUSaints.com
Saint Martin’s made seven three pointers in the first half and opened up a 12 point lead, 37-25, going into the break and used stingy defense to hold the GNAC’s third leading scoring team well below their average en route to a 78-65 win over Simon Fraser.
Eric Taylor missed just one shot all night going 6-of-7 from the field including two threes and a perfect 4-of-4 from the free throw line to finish with 18 points. Rei Jensen equalled Taylor with 18 points and pulled down 11 rebounds. Not to be outdone, Roger O’Neill added 17 points and the Saints moved to 2-4 in the GNAC.
Saints center Matt Dodson blocked three shots and Will Bond added two more each on Clan three point attempts. Bond finished with seven points in just ten minutes of action.
Anto Olah and Matt Raivio each scored 14 points for the Clan who shot just 33.3% from the field and lost their eighth straight game. Simon Fraser is now 0-6 and remain in the conference basement.
Girls basketball
Black Hills 76, Centralia 56
WF West 56, Tumwater 14
Top scorers: Hope Mortensen (Black Hills)...20 Sarah McGee (Black Hills)......18 Lacye Groening (Tumwater).......7
Boys basketball
Ocosta 46, Northwest Christian 40
Three Rivers Christian 73, Pope John Paul II 30
Top scorers: Xin Gao (PJP2)........................14 Austin Koukal (Northwest Christian)...12
Tonight (1/17): Saints host Clan; Navs, Eagles at home
The Saint Martin’s men’s basketball team returns to action tonight when they welcome Simon Fraser to Marcus Pavilion, the first of two games this week that includes a match-up with defending national champion and undefeated Western Washington on Saturday night.
The Saints are coming off of a tough trip to Alaska that saw them drop a pair of games to Alaska-Fairbanks, an 81-58 blowout on Thursday, and Alaska-Anchorage, 74-71 on Saturday night. They now sit tied for eighth place in the GNAC at 1-4 and are 5-8 overall.
Meanwhile, Simon Fraser comes into the game having lost seven straight games and are 0-5 in the GNAC and 5-8 overall. The Clan has only beaten an NCAA team once this season topping Notre Dame de Namur in November. Their other wins have come against Northwest Indian College (twice) and a pair of Canadian colleges. But the Clan can score, averaging 81 points per game behind just Central Washington and Western Washington in the GNAC.
Tip-off tonight is scheduled for 7:00 PM. The first 50 fans through the doors will receive a Saint Martin’s Saints souvenir water bottle.
A pair of small high school basketball games are also on tap tonight…
Northwest Christian vs. Ocosta – Northwest Christian HS – 7:00 PM
Pope John Paul II vs. Three Rivers Christian – St. Michael’s Gym – 7:00 PM
Saturday scoreboard: Cougs, Navs, Rams nab conference wins
I have been sick for the last couple days, so apologies for the lack of posts. Let’s get to these Saturday scores…
Men’s basketball
Alaska-Anchorage 74, Saint Martin’s 71 – Recap from SMUSaints.com
Oregon Tech 71, Evergreen 68 – Recap from Evergreen athletics
Pierce 92, SPSCC 48 – Box score
Women’s basketball
Northwest Nazarene 86, Saint Martin’s 69 – Recap from SMUSaints.com
Oregon Tech 64, Evergreen 43 – Recap from Evergreen athletics
Pierce 74, SPSCC 51 – Box score
Premier Arena Soccer League
South Sound Shock 11, Tumwater Pioneers 2 – Recap from TumwaterPioneers.com
Boys basketball
Capital 52, Black Hills 33
Northwest Christian 60, South Bend 52
Girls basketball
North Thurston 48, Aberdeen 39
Thursday scoreboard: Saints top Wildcats; Navs rock Hyaks; Cougs come back
Women’s basketball
Saint Martin’s 62, Central Washington 56 – Recap from SMUSaints.com
Chelsea Haskey recorded a double-double scoring 17 points and pulling down 10 rebounds and Jordyn Richardson went 4-of-5 from the field with three three pointers in Saint Martin’s 62-56 win over Central Washington in Ellensburg. The Saints are now 2-3 in GNAC play and 9-6 overall matching their win total from last season.
Girls basketball
Northwest Christian 56, North Beach 43
Northwest Christian jumped out to a 28-13 lead at the half and extended the lead to 21 points after the third quarter and held on to win 56-43 in Lacey. Haley Bredesen scored 14 points and Mackenzie Reeves added 13.
Men’s basketball
Alaska-Fairbanks 81, Saint Martin’s 58 – Recap from SMUSaints.com
Boys basketball
Capital 61, Aberdeen 55
Pope John Paul II 40, Firm Foundation 35
Capital outscored Aberdeen 24-10 in the fourth quarter to erase an eight point deficit after three periods and picked up the 61-55 2A EvCo win in Olympia. Keenan Williams scored 20 points and Justin Rudd put up 16 for the Cougars.
Xin Gao scored 13 points for Pope John Paul II in their 40-35 win over Firm Foundation Christian School in Battle Ground. The Eagles are now 4-2 this season.
Saint Martin’s O’Neill, Haskey named GNAC players of the week
Roger O’Neill
Saint Martin’s Roger O’Neill and Chelsea Haskey were named players of the week today by the Great Northwest Athletic Conference following outstanding performances over the weekend that gave both teams their first conference wins.
Senior Roger O’Neill matched a career high by scoring 24 points to lead the Saint Martin’s men to a 71-59 win over Western Oregon on Saturday night. O’Neill scored the Saints first nine points of the game and went 9-of-15 from the field including a pair of three pointers and added seven boards and three assists. The Preseason All-GNAC team selection is now the sixth leading scorer in the conference putting up 15.4 points per game and is closing in on 1,000 points in his Saint Martin’s career.
“I felt good,” said O’Neill in a postgame interview posted on SMUSaints.com, “I try to put myself into positions where I can help my team score points.”
Chelsea Haskey boxes out Evergreen’s Danielle Swain
The Saints Martin’s women picked up a 70-66 upset of conference leader Seattle Pacific on Saturday night with junior Chelsea Haskey leading the way with 18 points and 8 rebounds. The Black Hills High School alum also had two steals as the Saints’ defense stepped up to shutdown the Falcons’ top players. Haskey also scored 16 points with four boards on Thursday night in their 67-49 loss to Montana State-Billings.
Haskey now leads the Saints in points (13.1 ppg), field goal percentage (45%), rebounds (6.9 rpg) and blocks (11) and has scored in double digits in 11-of-14 games this season posting a double-double in two of those games.
Both Saint Martin’s teams take to the road this weekend. The men travel to Alaska to take on Fairbanks on Thursday and Anchorage on Saturday. Meanwhile, the women will face Central Washington in Ellensburg on Thursday and Northwest Nazarene on Saturday night.
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