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Saturday Scores: Geoducks Women, Saints Men Pick Up League Wins; MIA Tops JBLM in Lacey Debut
Women’s basketball
| Western Washington 79, Saint Martin’s 73 – Recap | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Western Washington (5-2 GNAC, 9-6 overall) | 41 | 38 | 79 |
| Saint Martin’s (5-2 GNAC, 11-5 overall) | 35 | 38 | 73 |
| Saints fall into 4 way tie for 1st place in GNAC |
Five Saint Martin’s players scored in double-digits but a back-and-forth contest eventually swung back Western Washington’s way with a 9-0 run that gave the Vikings a 72-65 lead with 3:55 left and the Saints never got to within four points again in a 79-73 loss that dropped them into a four way tie for first place in the GNAC.
Jordyn Richardson and Liz Mills each scored 12 points, Angela Gelhar added 11 and Krista Stabler and Brooke Paulson each notched 10 for the Saints.
McCleary’s Katie Colard led the Vikings with 21 points and Sarah Hill pulled down 14 rebounds as the Vikings out-rebounded the Saints 42-31.
The Vikings and Saints each are 5-2 in the GNAC along with Montana State-Billings and Alaska-Anchorage. The Saints head to Billings to take on the Yellowjackets on Thursday night at 6:00 PM.
| Evergreen 78, Warner Pacific 74 – Recap | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evergreen (4-5 CCC, 8-8 overall) | 33 | 45 | 78 |
| Warner Pacific (1-8 CCC, 5-15 overall) | 31 | 43 | 74 |
| TESC leader: Uriah Thomas – 22 points |
Uriah Thomas scored 22 points off the bench to lead Evergreen to a 78-74 win over Warner Pacific and their first ever weekend sweep of the Portland schools. Brittany Clark posted a double-double with 18 points and 14 rebounds and the Geoducks dominated the boards with a 53-25 advantage.
Sammi Clark scored 19 points and dished out seven assists and Jessica Denmon added 11 points to help Evergreen improve to 4-5 in the Cascade Conference and 8-8 overall.
| Highline 67, SPSCC 53 – Box score | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPSCC (2-5 NWAACC West, 3-13 overall) | 30 | 23 | 53 |
| Highline (5-1 NWAACC West, 14-4 overall) | 24 | 43 | 67 |
| SPSCC leaders: Jesse, Anger – 16 points |
LaKeisha Anger and Sofia Guerra each notched a double-double and Maria Jesse scored 16 points in SPSCC’s 67-53 loss to Highline. Anger poured in 16 points with 15 rebounds and Guerra went for 10 points and 15 boards.
Men’s basketball
| Saint Martin’s 79, Western Oregon 73 – Recap | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Martin’s (3-4 GNAC, 6-9 overall) | 45 | 34 | 79 |
| Western Oregon (3-4 GNAC, 10-7 overall) | 28 | 45 | 73 |
| SMU leader: Ryan Rogers – 19 points |
The Saint Martin’s men built a 20 point lead at the 17:56 mark of the second half but Western Oregon stormed back with a 42-20 run to temporarily take a 73-71 lead on a pair of Jordan Wiley free throws with 2:31 left to play. But a Ryan Rogers layup tied the score at 73 and Tyler Copp’s 3-pointer gave the Saints a 76-73 lead that they would not relinquish and they escaped Monmouth with a 79-73 win.
Ryan Rogers led the Saints with 19 points and seven rebounds and Lucas Shannon scored a season high 15 points. Issac Bianchini scored 14 points, 12 of them to help them build their big first half lead, and Evan Coulter chipped in 12 points.
| Warner Pacific 79, Evergreen 70 – Recap | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evergreen (1-8 CCC, 2-14 overall) | 33 | 37 | 70 |
| Warner Pacific (6-3 CCC, 12-9 overall) | 45 | 34 | 79 |
| TESC leader: Jordan Dam – 19 points |
Jordan Dam’s three at the 10:11 mark of the second half brought Evergreen back from a 16 point deficit to within one but the Geoducks were unable to get over the hump and dropped another game, a 79-70 decision to Warner Pacific in Portland. Dam scored 19 points and Cody Peters and Dre Taylor each chipped in 13 in the loss.
| Highline 88, SPSCC 55 – Box score | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPSCC (1-6 NWAACC West, 1-14 overall) | 31 | 24 | 55 |
| Highline (5-1 NWAACC West, 14-3 overall) | 37 | 51 | 88 |
| SPSCC leader: Slanblaytee Kaye – 18 points |
The SPSCC men and their six able bodied players fell 88-55 to a Highline squad that played 12 players against them. Slanblaytee Kaye scored 18 points and Brian Tyson posted a double-double with 16 points and 12 rebounds in the loss.
Picture of the Bettie Bunker, from the JBLM Bettie Brigade Facebook page
Roller Derby
| MIA Derby Girls 195, JBLM Bettie Brigade 178 | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| MIA Derby Girls | 105 | 90 | 195 |
| JBLM Bettie Brigade | 95 | 83 | 178 |
| Jordan Nailon’s player of the game: Bam Bam Tiffalo |
In a bout that featured five lead changes, the MIA Derby Girls pulled away for good with less than three minutes to play to take a 195-178 win in front of an estimated 400 fans at the Bettie Bunker in Lacey.
Thanks to Jordan Nailon for the updates.
Wednesday Scores: Blazers Boys Nip Rams, Blazers Girls Roll Rams; Oly Tops Central K
Callan Russell scored 14 points in Timberline’s win
Men’s basketball
| Centralia 70, SPSCC 62 – Box score | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centralia (2-3 NWAACC West, 2-11 overall) | 28 | 42 | 70 |
| SPSCC (1-5 NWAACC West, 1-13 overall) | 25 | 37 | 62 |
| SPSCC leader: Brian Tyson – 18 points |
Once again SPSCC played just six players – five played more than 39 minutes – but fought and stayed with a full squad only to run out of gas at the end in a 70-62 loss to Centralia at the SPSCC Gym. Brian Tyson scored 18 points with eight rebounds to lead the Clippers in the loss.
Tyson, Keegan Liebelt and Brandon McGurkin each played 40 minutes and Jonathan Roberts got just a seven second break. Slanblaytee Kaye played 39 1/2 minutes but fouled out late in the game. Brandon Logan replaced him and played 39 seconds total. Roberts scored 14 points and Kaye scored 17 with eight boards and seven assists a game after his triple-double against Grays Harbor.
The Clippers fell to 1-5 in the NWAACC West and 1-13 overall. Centralia improved to 2-11.
Women’s basketball
| Centralia 71, SPSCC 64 – Box score | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centralia (4-1 NWAACC West, 8-7 overall) | 23 | 48 | 71 |
| SPSCC (2-4 NWAACC West, 3-12 overall) | 28 | 36 | 64 |
| SPSCC leader: LaKeisha Anger – 15 points |
LaKeisha Anger scored 15 points with 13 rebounds and Maria Jesse and Wakeena De La Cruz each chipped in 14 points but Centralia hit seven 3-pointers in the second half to erase a five point halftime deficit and take home a 71-64 win.
Ashley Stancil added 13 points for the Clippers in the loss. Karina Gee scored 25 points on 7-of-10 shooting from behind the arc for the Trailblazers.
The Clippers fell to 2-4 in the NWAACC West and 3-12 overall.
Boys basketball
| Olympia 61, Central Kitsap 54 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Kitsap | 15 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 54 |
| Olympia | 11 | 22 | 15 | 13 | 61 |
| OLY leader: Mitch Fettig – 16 points |
| Timberline 45, North Thurston 42 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timberline | 8 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 45 |
| North Thurston | 11 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 42 |
| TIM leader: Donaven Dorsey – 16 points NT leader: David Marrero – 13 points |
Girls basketball
| Central Kitsap 59, Olympia 52 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Kitsap | 11 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 52 |
| Olympia | 23 | 9 | 15 | 12 | 59 |
| OLY leader: Laura Snodgrass – 15 points |
| Timberline 59, N. Thurston 23 – Photos | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Thurston | 5 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 23 |
| Timberline | 18 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 59 |
| NT leader: Emma Baldwin – 5 points TIM leader: Russell, Bowen – 14 points |
Today (1/15): Rams Battle Blazers, Oly Hosts Central Kitsap; SPSCC Doubleheader
Oly’s Khalil Matheney
Boys basketball
Timberline @ North Thurston – North Thurston HS – 7:00 PM
Olympia vs. Central Kitsap – Olympia HS – 7:00 PM
The crosstown Lacey rivalry heats up tonight when Timberline travels to North Thurston for a 3A Narrows League matchup. Though the two teams seem like they are on different levels, the two teams are actually separated by just a half game in the league standings and are fighting for third or fourth place in league.
Olympia and Central Kitsap each have just one 4A Narrows League win and are both coming off of games against Bellarmine. Last Wednesday, Central Kitsap picked up their first win of the league season with a 52-41 win over the Lions while the Bears got spanked by the Lions 54-35 on Friday.
Girls basketball
North Thurston @ Timberline – Timberline HS – 7:00 PM
North Thurston heads to Mullen Road to take on Timberline tonight with just a half game separating the two teams in the 3A Narrows League standings. The Blazers are 3-1 and tied with Lincoln for second place while the Rams are just behind them at 3-2.
Men’s and women’s basketball
Women: SPSCC vs. Centralia – SPSCC Gym – 6:00 PM
Men: SPSCC vs. Centralia – SPSCC Gym – 8:00 PM
The South Puget Sound basketball teams continue their busy week when they host Centralia in doubleheader action at the SPSCC Gym.
The South Puget Sound women knocked off Grays Harbor on Monday night to move to 2-3 in the NWAACC West thanks to double-digit scoring from four Clippers. Meanwhile, the Centralia women come into the game at 3-1 in the NWAACC West and are coming off of their first league loss, a 55-48 defeat at Highline on Monday.
It has been a struggle for both the SPSCC and Centralia men this season with just two wins between the two programs. The Clippers are 1-4 in the NWAACC West while Centralia is 1-3. Northwest Christian’s Zach Carras is on the Centralia roster, but has played in only five games and not since January 2nd. He is averaging 18 points in the games that he played.
Today (1/13): Clippers Host Chokers in Monday Doubleheader
Men’s and women’s basketball
SPSCC women vs. Grays Harbor – SPSCC Gym – 6:00 PM
SPSCC men vs. Grays Harbor – SPSCC Gym – 8:00 PM
It has been a struggle for the South Puget Sound basketball teams this season with just three wins between the two programs, but the women are much improved over the last couple seasons and the men have played hard despite defections and injuries and both teams have a good chance at wins tonight when they host Grays Harbor in doubleheader action beginning at 6:00 PM.
The SPSCC women are just 2-11 this season but have been competitive and have found a couple of solid players. Maria Jesse, a transfer from Saint Martin’s, leads the Clippers with 14.2 points per game and pulls down 7.2 rebounds per game including a 23 point, 16 rebound outburst in a win over Green River last Saturday. Sofia Guerra, a 2010 graduate of College Park High School in Pleasant Hills, California, is chipping in 12.2 points per game in her freshman season and Tumwater’s LaKeisha Anger is putting up 12 points and eight rebounds per game.
The men have just one win to their credit this season and head coach Aaron Landon is having to deal with a lot of adversity in his first season in Olympia. The Clippers lost guard Austin Bonds for the season when he broke his wrist on Saturday night. Unfortunately, the Clippers have played just seven players over their last three games and without Bonds, they might be limited to just six players tonight. Brian Tyson leads the Clippers with 15 points per game.
The women and men face Grays Harbor programs that haven’t fared much better this season. The Chokers are a combined 0-6 in the NWAACC West this season.
Saturday College Scores: Geoducks Earn First CCC Win; Gelhar Drops 36 in Anchorage
Dre Taylor
Men’s basketball
| Evergreen 90, Oregon Tech 87 – Recap | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon Tech (4-4 CCC, 11-9 overall) | 43 | 44 | 87 |
| Evergreen (1-6 CCC, 2-12 overall) | 47 | 43 | 90 |
| TESC leader: Dre Taylor – 20 points |
A night after nearly knocking off the #6 team in the nation, Evergreen played their best game of the season and notched their first Cascade Conference win and snapped a 12 game losing streak with a 90-87 victory over Oregon Tech at the CRC Gymnasium. Marc Taylor’s jumper with 3:54 left broke a 76-76 tie and put the Geoducks up for good.
Dre Taylor dropped 20 points on the Hustlin’ Owls and Frankie Johnson added 19 points with eight assists in the win. Taylor finished with a double-double with 13 points and 12 rebounds and Kyle Calhoun chipped in 16 points as the starting lineup scored 76 of the Geoducks’ 90 points.
OIT head coach Danny Miles was going for his 999th career win but will have to wait for at least two weeks before he can collect win #1000.
| Northwest Nazarene 80, Saint Martin’s 76 – Recap | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Martin’s (2-4 GNAC, 5-9 overall) | 43 | 33 | 76 |
| Northwest Nazarene (3-2 GNAC, 5-8 overall) | 29 | 51 | 80 |
| SMU leader: Ryan Rogers – 22 points |
Saint Martin’s shot 50% in the first half including 11 three-pointers and built a 14 point lead at the half. But the second half belonged to Northwest Nazarene as they shot 63% with eight three-pointers and took an 80-76 win on their home court in Nampa.
Ryan Rogers scored 22 points for the Saints and Isaac Bianchini set a new career high for the second game in a row with 18 points, 15 of those in the first half. Evan Coulter and Riley Carel each chipped in 13 points.
| Tacoma 63, SPSCC 51 – Box score | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPSCC (1-3 NWAACC West, 1-11 overall) | 15 | 36 | 51 |
| Tacoma (2-2 NWAACC West, 7-7 overall) | 30 | 33 | 63 |
| SPSCC leader: Slanblaytee Kaye – 27 points |
Slanblaytee Kaye and and Brian Tyson combined to score 42 of SPSCC’s 51 points in their 63-51 loss to Tacoma Community College in Tacoma. Kaye scored a game high 27 points with seven rebounds and Tyson chipped in 15 points and nine boards. The Clippers scored just 15 points in the first half on 21% shooting.
Women’s basketball
| Saint Martin’s 85, Alaska-Anchorage 78 – Recap | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Martin’s (4-1 GNAC, 10-4 overall) | 43 | 42 | 85 |
| Alaska-Anchorage (4-2 GNAC, 11-3 overall) | 41 | 37 | 78 |
| SMU leader: Angela Gelhar – 36 points |
Angela Gelhar went off for 36 points including six of Saint Martin’s 10 three-pointers to lead the Saints to an 85-78 bounce back win at Alaska-Anchorage. Gelhar’s 36 points were the most by a Saint since 2010 and it was their first win in Anchorage since 2006. With the win, SMU moved to 4-1 in the GNAC and took back first place from the Seawolves, who fell to 4-2.
Ciara Pedroni, Jordyn Richardson and Chelsea Haskey each scored in double-digits with 12, 11 and 10 points respectively for the Saints. Jori Skorpik, starting her second game in a row, dished out seven assists.
| Oregon Tech 93, Evergreen 80 (2OT) – Recap | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | OT | OT2 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #20 Oregon Tech (5-3 CCC, 17-3 overall) | 37 | 33 | 6 | 17 | 93 |
| Evergreen (2-5 CCC, 6-8 overall) | 29 | 41 | 6 | 4 | 80 |
| TESC leader: Sammi Clark – 24 points |
Oregon Tech’s Karly Leveque hit a jumper with two seconds left in the second half to tie the game at 70, McKensey Peters made 1-of-2 free throws with 29 seconds left in the first overtime to send it to a second OT but Evergreen ran out of steam in double overtime and dropped a 93-80 decision to the Hustlin’ Owls at the CRC Gymnasium.
Sammi Clark scored 24 points for the Geoducks and Brittany Gray racked up 19 points and a game high 13 rebounds in the loss. Evergreen fell to 2-5 in the CCC while 20th ranked OIT moved to 5-3 in conference and 17-3 overall.
| Tacoma 67, SPSCC 58 – Box score | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPSCC (1-3 NWAACC West, 2-11 overall) | 27 | 31 | 58 |
| Tacoma (2-2 NWAACC West, 8-6 overall) | 26 | 41 | 67 |
| SPSCC leader: LaKeisha Anger – 15 points |
SPSCC and Tacoma each hit 21 field goals including three 3-pointers but the Clippers committed 23 personal fouls and the Titans hit nine more free throws accounting for the nine point difference in the final, a 67-58 TCC win. LaKeisha Anger notched a double-double with 15 points and 12 rebounds and Maria Jesse added 11 points in the loss.
Wednesday Scores: Clips Swept at Pierce; Rams, Blazers Earn Pair of Narrows Wins
Seahawks 12th Man Flag raised at the Capitol Campus on Wednesday.
Men’s basketball
| Pierce 84, SPSCC 55 – Box score | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPSCC (1-2 NWAACC West, 1-10 overall) | 22 | 33 | 55 |
| Pierce (3-0 NWAACC West, 10-3 overall) | 32 | 52 | 84 |
| SPSCC leader: Austin Bonds – 19 points |
Austin Bonds scored 19 points on five three pointers and Slanblaytee Kaye just missed a triple-double with nine points, nine rebounds and 11 assists but the shorthanded South Puget Sound squad couldn’t stop Pierce College in the second half and fell 84-55 in Steilacoom. SPSCC played just seven players. Olympia grad Alex Johnson scored 10 points in 15 minutes of play for the Raiders.
Women’s basketball
| Pierce 67, SPSCC 65 – Box score | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPSCC (1-2 NWAACC West, 2-10 overall) | 30 | 35 | 65 |
| Pierce (1-2 NWAACC West, 4-9 overall) | 35 | 32 | 67 |
| SPSCC leader: Sofia Guerra – 22 points |
Sofia Guerra and Maria Jesse combined to score 42 points and South Puget Sound shot 61% from the field in the second half but 36 turnovers killed the Clippers and they couldn’t get past Pierce falling 67-65 in Steilacoom. Pierce shot just 39% for the game but attempted 25 more shots than SPSCC. LaKeisha Anger recorded a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds in the loss.
Boys basketball
| Olympia 65, South Kitsap 62 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Kitsap (1-2 4A Narrows) | 11 | 20 | 8 | 23 | 62 |
| Olympia (1-3 4A Narrows) | 17 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 65 |
| OLY Leader: Khalil Matheney – 20 points |
| Timberline 85, Mount Tahoma 56 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Tahoma (1-2 3A Narrows) | 5 | 16 | 9 | 26 | 56 |
| Timberline (2-2 3A Narrows) | 25 | 16 | 27 | 17 | 85 |
| TIM leader: Tyler Gartner – 20 points |
| North Thurston 45, Shelton 36 |
| NT: 1-3 3A Narrows SHEL: 0-3 3A Narrows |
Girls basketball
| South Kitsap 40, Olympia 38 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympia (3-1 4A Narrows) | 3 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 38 |
| South Kitsap (3-1 4A Narrows) | 6 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 40 |
| OLY leader: Sarah Snodgrass – 21 points |
| Timberline 59, Mount Tahoma 39 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timberline (3-1 3A Narrows) | 16 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 59 |
| Mount Tahoma (0-3 3A Narrows) | 5 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 39 |
| TIM leader: Callan Russell |
| North Thurston 45, Shelton 28 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Thurston (2-2 3A Narrows) | 9 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 45 |
| Shelton (1-2 3A Narrows) | 2 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 28 |
| NT leader: Alexis Ross – 11 points |
| Tumwater 54, RA Long 44 (OT) | ||||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RA Long | 13 | 15 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 44 |
| Tumwater (4-7 overall) | 8 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 54 |
| TUM: Christoffer, Bergquist – 16 |
Saturday Scoreboard: Geoducks, Clippers, Saints Women Go 3-0; Blazers Top T-Birds
Women’s basketball
| Evergreen 69, Northwest 61 – Recap | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evergreen (2-3 CCC, 6-6 overall) | 30 | 39 | 69 |
| Northwest (2-3 CCC, 9-7 overall) | 33 | 28 | 61 |
| TESC leader: Clark, Jones – 17 points |
Down by three at the half, Evergreen used a 16-3 run capped off by a Sammi Clark three at the 14:30 mark to build an 11 point lead. Northwest University stormed back and held a two point lead before a pair of Clark free throws tied the game and another pair of Justina Laney free throws gave the Geoducks the lead back for good and they held on to a 69-61 Cascade Conference win over Northwest University in Kirkland.
Clark finished with 17 points, mostly from the line where she was 9-of-10, and Sadee Jones poured in 17 points of her own. Brittany Gray and Jessica Denmon each approached a double-double with 12 points, nine rebounds and 10 points, eight boards respectively.
The Geoducks moved to 2-3 in the CCC and back to .500 overall at 6-6. They will play host to Southern Oregon on Friday at 5:30 PM.
| SPSCC 77, Green River 61 – Box score | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green River (0-2 NWAACC West, 2-9 overall) | 31 | 30 | 61 |
| SPSCC (1-1 NWAACC West, 2-9 overall) | 40 | 37 | 77 |
| SPSCC leader: Maria Jesse – 23 points |
Maria Jesse and LaKeisha Anger each recorded double-doubles in South Puget Sound’s 77-61 win over Green River at the SPSCC gym on Saturday afternoon. Jesse led the way with 23 points and 16 boards while Anger added 20 points and grabbed ten rebounds as the Clippers picked up their first NWAACC West win of the season and just their second win overall.
Ashley Stancil and Wakeena De La Cruz chipped in 11 and 10 point respectively and Sofia Guerra collected 12 rebounds and handed out six assists in the win.
| Saint Martin’s 77, Western Oregon 46 – More |
Men’s basketball
| #17 Northwest 87, Evergreen 73 – Recap | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evergreen (0-5 CCC, 1-11 overall) | 32 | 41 | 73 |
| Northwest (3-2 CCC, 12-4 overall) | 44 | 43 | 87 |
| TESC leader: Kyle Calhoun – 23 points |
| Green River 66, SPSCC 57 – Box score | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green River (1-1 NWAACC West, 4-7 overall) | 30 | 36 | 66 |
| SPSCC (1-1 NWAACC West, 1-9 overall) | 26 | 31 | 57 |
| SPSCC leader: Slanblaytee Kaye – 21 points |
| Saint Martin’s 73, Seattle Pacific 69 – More |
Girls basketball
| Timblerline 62, Tumwater 55 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tumwater (2-7 overall) | 16 | 14 | 17 | 8 | 55 |
| Timberline (4-4 overall) | 10 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 62 |
| TUM: Sierra Snyder – 16 points TIM leader: Callan Russell – 19 points |
Thursday Scoreboard: Clippers Win NWAACC West Opener at LCC
Men’s basketball
| MSU-Billings 66, Saint Martin’s 50 – Recap | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| MSU-Billings (2-1 GNAC, 6-5 overall) | 32 | 34 | 66 |
| Saint Martin’s (1-2 GNAC, 4-7 overall) | 20 | 30 | 50 |
| SMU leader: Riley Carel – 12 points |
University of Maine transfer Jonathan Mesghna scored 24 points and pulled down 10 rebounds in a 66-50 Montana State-Billings win over Saint Martin’s at Marcus Pavilion on Thursday night. Riley Carel scored 12 points to lead the way for the Saints.
The two teams played a relatively even game in a couple of aspects. Montana State-Billings went 19-for-56 (33.9%) from the field and 6-for-23 from behind the three point arc while Saint Martin’s went 17-for-54 (31.5%) and an identical 6-for-23 from three.
However, the biggest difference was free throw shooting. The Saints made just 10-of-23 from the line including just 1-of-7 in the first half while the Yellowjackets went 22-for-27 including 19 of their 34 second half points.
Matt Dodson racked up six blocks for the Saints and Ryan Rogers chipped in ten points.
SMU fell to 1-2 in the GNAC and will next face #11 Seattle Pacific at 7:30 on Saturday night.
| SPSCC 65, Lower Columbia 59 – Box score | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPSCC (1-0 NWAACC West, 1-8 overall) | 29 | 36 | 65 |
| Lower Columbia (0-1 NWAACC West, 2-8 overall) | 21 | 38 | 59 |
| SPSCC leader: Austin Bonds – 20 points |
Austin Bonds poured in 20 points and Slanblaytee Kaye scored 17 points with seven boards and four assists in South Puget Sound won their first game of the season in their 65-59 shorthanded, league opener win at Lower Columbia in Longview.
The Clippers played just six players and Bonds, Kaye, Keegan Liebelt and Brandon McGurkin all played all 40 minutes. Liebelt scored 11 points including three three pointers and McGurkin chipped in 10 points.
SPSCC is 1-0 in the NWACC West Division and 1-8 overall.
Women’s basketball
| Lower Columbia 82, SPSCC 64 – Box score | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPSCC (0-1 NWAACC West, 1-9 overall) | 35 | 29 | 64 |
| Lower Columbia (1-0 NWAACC West, 8-4 overall) | 39 | 43 | 82 |
| SPSCC leader: Skaar, Stancil – 13 points |
Dramikha Skaar and Ashley Stancil each scored 13 points and LaKeisha Anger chipped in 12 for South Puget Sound but Lower Columbia was too much for the Clippers in the second half and pulled away for an 82-64 win in Longview.
Saturday Scoreboard: Geoducks Women Romp; T-Birds Top Rams
Women’s basketball
| Evergreen 70, Northwest Christian 43 – Recap | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evergreen (5-6 overall, 1-3 CCC) | 36 | 34 | 70 |
| Northwest Christian (3-8 overall, 0-3 CCC) | 15 | 28 | 43 |
| TESC leader: Sadee Jones – 14 points |
Evergreen went up by as many as 38 points in the second half in Eugene and ended 2013 with their first conference win in a 70-43 laugher over Northwest Christian. Sadee Jones led the Geoducks with 14 points and Jessica Denmon chipped in 13. Denmon also racked up four steals as Evergreen forced 23 Beacons turnovers.
| Yakima Valley 81, SPSCC 73 – Box score | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPSCC (0-6 overall) | 31 | 42 | 73 |
| Yakima Valley (2-7 overall) | 37 | 44 | 81 |
| SPSCC leader: Sofia Guerra – 22 points |
Sofia Guerra scored 22 points and Rebecca Clayton added 16 but South Puget Sound was unable to overcome a six point halftime deficit and fell to Yakima Valley, 81-73, in the second day of the Yakima Valley Crossover Tournament. The Yaks scored 30 points from the free throw line while the Clippers hit 19 free throws.
Men’s basketball
| Northwest Christian 68, Evergreen 55 – Recap | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evergreen (1-10 overall, 0-4 CCC) | 23 | 32 | 55 |
| Northwest Christian (9-4 overall, 3-0 CCC) | 32 | 36 | 68 |
| TESC leaders: Dre Taylor – 20 points |
Dre Taylor had his second 20 point game as a member of the Geoducks in as many games and Evergreen nearly made a comeback but faltered in the end and dropped their tenth game of the year, a 68-55 loss to Northwest Christian in Eugene. KJ Hong hit a three pointer with just under ten minutes left to cut the Beacons lead to one point but Northwest Christian went on a 13-2 run after that and cruised to the win.
| Skagit Valley 74, SPSCC 33 – Box score | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skagit Valley (3-5 overall) | 35 | 39 | 74 |
| SPSCC (0-8 overall) | 13 | 20 | 33 |
| SPSCC leader: Keegan Liebelt – 11 points |
South Puget Sound shot just 25% in the game, were outrebounded 42-28 and committed 24 turnovers in their 41 point loss to Skagit Valley at the Portland Crossover Tournament.
Girls basketball
| Tumwater 52, North Thurston 44 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tumwater (2-5 overall) | 4 | 11 | 11 | 26 | 52 |
| North Thurston (4-3 overall) | 10 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 44 |
| TUM leader: Mackenzie Bergquist – 17 NT leader: Megan Kramer – 23 points |
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Boys basketball
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Men’s basketball
| Saint Martin’s 66, South Dakota Mines 61 – Recap | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota Mines (4-7 overall) | 30 | 31 | 61 |
| Saint Martin’s (4-6 overall) | 20 | 46 | 66 |
| SMU leader: Evan Coulter – 15 points |
Saint Martin’s shot 52 percent in the second half to turn around a 10 point halftime deficit and finish off 2013 with a 66-61 win over South Dakota School of Mines.
Evan Coulter led the Saints with 15 points including two straight baskets late in the second half that gave the them a 55-51 lead that they would never relinquish. Ryan Rogers chipped in 12 points and eight rebounds and Riley Carel added 11 points in the win.
| Corban 75, Evergreen 71 – Recap | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evergreen (1-9 overall, 0-3 CCC) | 35 | 38 | 71 |
| Corban (4-6 overall, 1-1 CCC) | 38 | 37 | 75 |
| TESC leader: Dre Taylor – 21 points |
Down two with under 30 second left, Dre Taylor missed a layup at the :19 mark and Frankie Johnson turned the ball over with three second left and Toby Roth hit a pair of free throws to ice the game for Corban, 75-71.
Taylor, making his debut for the Geoducks, scored 21 points off the bench and Johnson, Marc Taylor and Kyle Calhoun all scored in double digits with 13, 11 and 10 point respectively.
| Portland CC 99, SPSCC 68 – Box score | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPSCC (0-7 overall) | 35 | 33 | 68 |
| Portland (6-3 overall) | 49 | 50 | 99 |
| SPSCC leader: Austin Bonds – 22 points |
Austin Bonds scored 22 points for SPSCC but Portland CC turned the ball over just six times, took 40 more shots than SPSCC and made 14 three pointers to take a 99-66 win in the first round of the Portland Crossover Tournament.
Women’s basketball
| Saint Martin’s 69, South Dakota Mines 42 – Recap | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota Mines (3-9 overall) | 13 | 29 | 42 |
| Saint Martin’s (8-3 overall) | 27 | 42 | 69 |
| SMU leader: Angela Gelhar – 18 points |
Angela Gelhar hit four three pointers and finished a three point play in the middle of a 10-0 run in the second half and finished with 18 points to lead Saint Martin’s to their eighth win of the season, a 69-42 victory over South Dakota School of Mines.
The Saints hit 10 three pointers total and scored just nine field goals from inside the three point line. They also hit 21 free throws, 13 more than the Hardrockers.
Megan Wiedeman came off the bench and scored 11 points in the win.
| Corban 66, Evergreen 63 – Recap | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evergreen (4-6 overall, 0-3 CCC) | 29 | 34 | 63 |
| Corban (6-7 overall, 2-0 CCC) | 33 | 33 | 66 |
| TESC leaders: Denmon, Gray – 16 points |
Sammi Clark’s shot at the buzzer fell short and Evergreen fell to Corban, 66-63. Jessica Denmon and Brittany Gray led the Geoducks with 16 points each and Clark added 15. The Geoducks fell to 0-3 in the Cascade Conference.
| Skagit Valley 102, SPSCC 71 – Box score | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPSCC (0-5 overall) | 27 | 44 | 71 |
| Skagit Valley (5-2 overall) | 47 | 55 | 102 |
| SPSCC leaders: Stancil, Skaar – 16 points |
Skagit Valley shot a blistering 58% to knock off SPSCC 102-71 in the first round of the Yakima Valley Crossover Tournament. Dramikha Skaar and Ashley Stancil each scored 16 points and Maria Jesse tallied 13.
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