Category Archives: Saint Martin’s University
Friday scoreboard: So much basketball
Boy’s basketball
Black Hills 64, Centralia 53
Capital 93, River Ridge 82
Olympia 63, Yelm 28
Foss 80, Timberline 66
Lincoln 90, North Thurston 56
WF West 73, Tumwater 61
Top scorers:
Brad Wallace 44 (River Ridge)
Donaven Dorsey 30 (Timberline)
Jared Eidenmuller 24 (Capital)
Calvin Truong 20 (Capital)
Keenan Williams 19 (Capital)
Josh Newell 19 (Black Hills)
David Cooper 18 (Tumwater)
Tru Hicks 17 (North Thurston)
Ande Grantham 16 (North Thurston)
Jacob Burgess 16 (Black Hills)
Girl’s basketball
River Ridge 60, Capital 38
Timberline 57, Foss 13
Yelm 49, Olympia 44
Lincoln 53, North Thurston 46
Jazzlynn Brewster 16 (River Ridge)
Jenna Randich 16 (Olympia)
Sarah McKee 12 (Timberline)
Kajana Fernandus 12 (North Thurston)
MaKenna Schultz 12 (River Ridge)
Women’s basketball
Saint Martin’s 56, Simpson 47 – Recap from SMUSaints.com
Central Washington 79, Evergreen 57 – Recap from Evergreen athletics
Men’s basketball
Yakima Valley 83, SPSCC 73 – Box score
American Basketball Association
Salem Sabres 108, Olympia Rise 98
Tonight (12/14): SMU Classic; Bears, Cougs host girls/boys doubleheaders; Donaven vs. Dezmyn
Women’s basketball
SMU Classic
Northwest Nazarene vs. Dominican – Marcus Pavilion – 5:15 PM
Saint Martin’s vs. Simpson – Marcus Pavilion – 7:30 PM
Saint Martin’s hosts the SMU Classic on Friday and Saturday night. The first game on Friday pits Northwest Nazarene against Dominican of Califorrnia. Tip-off is set for 5:15 PM.
Following that game, the Saints will take on former Evergreen player and assistant coach Derrick Pringle Jr.’s Simpson Red Hawks. Simpson, an NAIA school from Redding, California is 3-8 on the season while the Saints are 4-5 and are playing just their third home game of the season. Tip-off is at approximately 7:30 and you can watch and listen to me call the game here
Girl’s basketball
River Ridge @ Capital – Capital HS – 5:45 PM
Olympia vs. Yelm – Olympia HS – 6:00 PM
Boy’s basketball
Timberline vs. Foss – Timberline HS – 7:00 PM
Tumwater vs. WF West – Tumwater HS – 7:00 PM
River Ridge @ Capital – Capital HS – 7:45 PM
Olympia vs. Yelm – Olympia HS – 8:00 PM
Timberline’s Donaven Dorsey missed most of Wednesday’s game against Lincoln’s big talents with foul trouble but tonight the junior will get his shot against another Tacoma standout, Dezmyn Trent and Foss. Trent was the 3A co-player of the year last season and is averaging 28.8 points per game in for games this season including 40 against Clover Park and 35 against In a 63-60 win over Mount Tahoma on Wednesday night.
Sunday scoreboard: Rise get second win; Saints fall to Oregon State
American Basketball Association
Olympia Rise 122, Kitsap Admirals 118
Women’s basketball
Oregon State 84, Saint Martin’s 36 – Recap from SMUSaints.com
Friday scoreboard: O’Neill, Shannon’s big nights lift Saints; Bears drop Blazers twice; Wolves stay undefeated
Men’s basketball
Saint Martin’s 75, Willamette 61 – Recap from SMUSaints.com
Lewis-Clark State 78, Evergreen 63 – Recap from Evergreen athletics
Whatcom 91, SPSCC 69 – Box score
Leading scorers:
Cody Peters 24 (Evergreen)
Roger O’Neill 18 (Saint Martin’s)
Jamey Smith 17 (SPSCC)
Lucas Shannon 16 (Saint Martin’s)
A.J. Fuller 15 (SPSCC)
Boy’s basketball
Olympia 61, Timberline 50
North Thurston 59, Yelm 56
Capital 79, Peninsula 43
Enumclaw 60, Tumwater 49
Northwest Christian @ North Beach – No report
Leading scorers:
Louis Johnson 21 (Olympia)
Donaven Dorsey 20 (Timberline)
Keenan Williams 18 (Capital)
David Cooper 16 (Tumwater)
Braden Rushton 15 (North Thurston)
Girl’s basketball
Olympia 50, Timberline 35
Black Hills 53, Auburn-Mountainview 42
Yelm 66, North Thurston 43
Enumclaw 49, Capital 40
Leading scorers:
Sarah Snodgrass 13 (Olympia)
Sloan Jackowich 13 (Capital)
Sarah McGee 13 (Black Hills)
Spencer Pettit 12 (Capital)
Wednesday scoreboard: Saints D up; Burgess scores 30 as boys and girls sweep non-leaguers
Women’s basketball
Saint Martin’s 65, Pacific Lutheran 53 – Recap from SMUSaints.com
Saint Martin’s used high pressure defense to hold Pacific Lutheran to just 19.4% shooting in the first half and opened an 18 point lead, 35-17, at the half. The Saints extended their lead to 19, 38-19, but the Lutes went on a 13-0 run and cut the lead to six points, 38-32. PLU got to within four points with 6:14 to play but the Saints weathered the storm and took home a 65-53 non-conference win to even their record at 4-4 overall.
Angela Gelhar led the Saints with a career high 15 points and forced four steals and Chelsea Haskey added 11 points. Samantha Potter led the Lutes with 21 points and 16 rebounds while Andi Adams scored 12 of her 14 points in the second half including two three pointers in the middle of their 13-0 run.
Girl’s basketball
Tumwater 41, Shelton 11
Capital 43, Bremerton 34
Black Hills 60, Union 56
Leading scorers:
Sarah McGee 14 (Black Hills)
Hollianne Wieland 14 (Capital)
Lacye Groening 13 (Tumwater)
Hope Mortensen 13 (Black HIlls)
Spencer Pettit 11 (Capital)
Boy’s basketball
Black Hills 67, Chief Leschi 39
Capital 67, White River 62
Leading scorers:
Jacob Burgess 30 (Black Hills)
Jared Eidenmuller 17 (Capital)
Keenen Williams 14 (Capital)
Saturday scoreboard: T-Birds fall; Saints, Geoducks men lose thrillers; Geoducks women rally for win; Pios drop debut
High school football
2A state title game
Lynden 41, Tumwater 7 – See photos from the game here
Men’s basketball
Northwest Nazarene 66, Saint Martin’s 65 (OT) – Recap from SMUSaints.com
Northwest 94, Evergreen 89 (2OT) – Recap from Evergreen athletics
Rei Jensen gave Saint Martin’s a 65-64 lead in overtime but Northwest Nazarene’s Kenny Jones turned the corner and scored an uncontested layup with .4 seconds left on the clock to give the Crusaders a 66-65 overtime win. Jensen scored 29 points and pulled down 11 boards for the Saints while Jones scored 23 points for the Crusaders. The Saints led by as many as 19 points in the first half and took a 13 point lead to the half before NNU turned it on in the second half.
Travis Wagner hit a three pointer with less than ten second to play in regulation to send the game to overtime and Elzie Dickens banked one in at the buzzer to send the game to a second overtime, but #20 Northwest University finally got some distance in double-OT and knocked off Evergreen 94-89. Wagner led the Geoducks with 23 points and KJ Hong added 20. Michael Greene scored 32 and grabbed 13 rebounds and former Saint Martin’s Saint Michael Russo posted 26 for the Eagles.
Women’s basketball
Evergreen 55, Northwest 46 – Recap from Evergreen athletics
Western Washington 75, Saint Martin’s 51 – Recap from SMUSaints.com
Evergreen came back from 10 points down at the half to knock off Northwest 55-46 at the CRC Gymansium. Danielle Swain scored 17 points for the Geoducks while Sammi Clark nearly had a triple-double posting 13 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists.
Saint Martin’s shot just 26.3% from the floor including just five first half field goals and fell to #8 Western Washington 75-51. Brooke Paulson led the Saints with 12 points.
Premier Arena Soccer League
Kitsap Pumas 11, Tumwater Pioneers 3 – Recap from TumwaterPioneers.com
Kevin Flavin scored twice and Chris Pugh added a goal in the Tumwater Pioneers’ franchise debut in the Premier Arena Soccer League on Saturday night, an 11-3 loss to the Kitsap Pumas at the Olympic Soccer and Sports Center in Bremerton. Matt Friesen and Scott Ford each scored two goals for the Pumas.
Girl’s basketball
Black Hills 64, Elma 56
Capital 49, Shelton 25
Tonight (12/1): College hoops all around
Women’s basketball
Evergreen vs. Northwest – CRC Gymnasium – 5:30 PM
Men’s basketball
Saint Martin’s vs. Northwest Nazarene – Marcus Pavilion – 7:00 PM
Evergreen vs. Northwest – CRC Gymnasium – 7:30 PM
Girl’s basketball
Capital @ Shelton – SHS Minidome, Shelton – 7:30 PM
Thursday scoreboard: Saints rally but come up short; Hawks win a pair
Men’s basketball
Central Washington 81, Saint Martin’s 75 – Recap from SMUSaints.com
Women’s basketball
Simon Fraser 82, Saint Martin’s 45 – Recap from SMUSaints.com
Boy’s basketball
River Ridge 57, Washington 45
Women’s basketball
River Ridge 76, Steilacoom 10
Pe Ell 56, Northwest Christian 18
Tonight (11/29): Saints host McLaughlin, Central
Counting basketball in November? It’s true. The Saint Martin’s men’s basketball kicks off the Great Northwest Athletic Conference season when they take on Central Washington tonight at Marcus Pavilion.
Saint Martin’s hasn’t hit the court since November 20th when they knocked off Northwest Christian 74-66 at home. Roger O’Neill scored 19 points including 13 points in the second half. Evan Coulter added 18 points, 14 of which came in the first half. The Saints shot 55.1% from the floor and will have to continue to shoot the rock well against the Wildcats.
Central Washington comes into the game at 4-1 and are coming off a 92-74 win over Walla Walla on Monday. Their only loss came to Azusa Pacific in overtime in their opener. The Wildcats did drop an exhibition game to Idaho, 92-75.
The Titans Wildcats feature seven Tacoma Community College transfers including preseason all-conference picks Mark McLaughlin and Jordan Coby. McLaughlin comes to Central after leading the NWAACC with 27.6 points per game and pulling down 8.1 boards per game.
McLaughlin’s journey has been fascinating. He originally committed to Washington State before his senior season at Inglemoor High School. He broke his commitment and signed with Nevada and then left Inglemoor for a New Hampshire prep school. When head coach Mark Fox left Nevada, McLaughlin was allowed to break his commitment and ended up signing with Baylor but left the school before the season and transferred to Seattle U. He played just 17 games for the Redhawks and ended up in Tacoma for the 2010-2011 season. He played a full season and was named MVP of the west region and committed to the University of Washington but McLaughlin again suddenly broke his commitment and enrolled at Central where he leads the team and the GNAC with 25 points per game.
Tip-off is scheduled for 7:00 PM and if you can’t make it to the Pavilion, you can listen to me call the game on the live webcast on SMUSaints.com.
Saints, Geoducks looking for new volleyball coaches
Saint Martin’s announced today that Phil Ibarra has stepped down as head volleyball coach. Ibarra spent eight seasons at the helm and posted a 28-169 record. Ibarra’s best stretch at SMU came over the last two seasons. In 2011 the Saints posted a 7-18 overall mark, the most wins since the school joined the Great Northwest Athletic Conference, and this season the Saints went 6-18. But over his tenure, Saint Martin’s finished last in the GNAC five times.
Earlier this month, Evergreen announced that Greg Spector resigned after two winless seasons as head volleyball coach. Spector went 0-46 in his time as a Geoduck.
College volleyball in Olympia has been dreadful for a very long time. Since 2001, Evergreen and Saint Martin’s are a combined 96-455. Saint Martin’s holds a slight edge in winning percentage during that time period at .206 (52-252) while Evergreen sits at .178 (44-203).
Meanwhile, since 2001, the eight Olympia, Lacey and Tumwater high schools have combined to go to the state tournament 39 times with two state championships and two second place finishes. Not sure if that means anything or not but I thought I would throw it out there.
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