SMUSaints.com has a preview of Thursday’s men’s basketball game against 6-11 Gonzaga transfer Andy Polling and his Seattle Pacific Falcons.
SMU up against another tall challenge, face 6-11 SPU center
Quick link – Saints/Falcons preview
January 24th recap: Shakeup!
Boy’s basketball
River Ridge 72, W.F. West 55
Tumwater 71, Aberdeen 62
Centralia 67, North Thurston 65
A big shakeup in the Evergreen Conference standings after tonight. With Tumwater’s win and North Thurston’s loss, the Rams and T-Birds are tied for first at 5-2. The two teams meet on Friday night in Lacey with first place in the conference on the line. River Ridge’s win moves them into third at 5-3 and W.F. West’s loss drops them from second to fourth.
Girl’s basketball
North Thurston 57, Centralia 35
Tumwater 71, Aberdeen 70
W.F West 49, River Ridge 42
North Thurston won their 8th straight game after jumping out to a 39-13 halftime lead. W.F. West’s only loss of the season was to River Ridge in Lacey, the Hawks were unable to give them their second loss at their hands on Tuesday night.
Tonight: we now return you to your regularly scheduled seasons
High school sports finally get back on track tonight after all the snow.
Only one boy’s game in town tonight as River Ridge hosts W.F. West at 7:30. The Hawks fell to 4-3 in the Evergreen Conference last night after an overtime loss in Centralia and have now dropped three straight. They had been tied with the Bearcats and Tumwater for second place before the loss.
Two girl’s games in town tonight. The ninth ranked North Thurston Rams host Centralia and Tumwater takes on Aberdeen. North Thurston comes in at 11-2 while Centralia is just 1-14 and in their previous meeting on January 3rd, the Rams won easily, 72-34.
Last night: bad night for Olympia teams
Men’s basketball
Corban College 82, Evergreen 65 – read more in Evergreen’s game recap.
Tacoma CC 92, SPSCC 80 – More from The Olympian.
Women’s basketball
Corban College 61, Evergreen 50 – More from Evergreen.
Tacoma CC 66, SPSCC 56 – More from The Olympian.
Boy’s basketball
Wilson 61, Timberline 49
Lincoln 60, Capital 33
Centralia 56, River Ridge 49 in overtime
Girl’s basketball
Wilson 70, Timberline 44
River Ridge 38, Centralia 21
Quick Links
Just a couple of recent stories from The Olympian that I missed…
Today: a rare Geoducks Monday
Corban College comes to town this afternoon for a rare Monday doubleheader at The Evergreen State College.
The Evergreen women take on the NAIA Division II 15th ranked Warriors (14-5 overall, 8-2 CCC) and will have the tough task of trying to shut down Katie Steigleman and her 21.8 points per game. Steigleman returned yesterday at Northwest Christian after missing six games due to a knee injury and scored 28 points in their 63-51 victory at Northwest University. Tip-off is scheduled for 3:00 PM.
Following the women, the Evergreen men and their six players (maybe seven) will try again for their first conference win against the Warriors (11-11 overall, 3-7 CCC) who are coming off a 75-65 loss to Northwest last night. Tip-off is at 5:00 PM at the CRC Gymnasium.
Last night: Geoducks struggles continue
Men’s basketball: Northwest Christian 86, Evergreen 70 – The Geoducks only dressed six players while the Beacons played 14 players. I think this tweet from head coach Arvin Mosley Jr. tells the whole story…
https://twitter.com/coachmosleyjr/status/161325520674496512
The loss drops the Geoducks to 1-18 overall and 0-10 in conference play.
Women’s basketball: Northwest Christian 46, Evergreen 39 – It took the Geoducks until the 7:12 mark in the first half to score their first basketball but they still managed to chip away at a double digit lead and were only behind 19-14 at the half. After tying the score at 21, the Beacons went on a 13-0 run and never looked back en route to their first conference win. The Geoducks Danielle Swain had 10 points and tied a school record by bringing down 21 rebounds. Evergreen is now 4-15 overall and 2-8 in the CCC.
Tonight: Evergreen finally gets to play
After a week of snow and ice, falling trees and no power, the Evergreen campus is finally open again and ready to host some basketball.
The Evergreen women (4-14 overall, 2-7 CCC) face off against Northwest Christian (8-13 overall, 0-9 CCC) at 5:30 at the CRC Gymnasium. The Geoducks beat the Beacons 67-62 in the first meeting on December 20th but took CCC first place Oregon Tech to double overtime before eventually losing 66-68 last Saturday.
The woefully undermanned Evergreen men (1-17 overall, 0-9 CCC) hope to pick up a win over one of the weaker Cascade Conference teams, Northwest Christian (9-12 overall, 2-7 CCC). But even with a more complete roster on December 20th, the Geoducks still lost to the Beacons 96-79 in Eugene. Tip-off is at 7:30.
Last night: tough losses for Saints and Shock
Men’s Basketball: Alaska-Anchorage 64, Saint Martin’s 54 – Anchorage’s Taylor Rohde – an Arizona State transfer – scored 20 points and pulled down 10 rebounds in Seawolves 64-54 victory at Marcus Pavilion. The Saints top two scorers, Jeremy Green and Roger O’neill were held to only 10 points on a combined 4-for-21 shooting. The loss drops the Saints to 8-10 overall and 3-4 in the GNAC. More from SMUSaints.com and The Olympian.
Women’s Basketball: Alaska-Anchorage 83, Saint Martin’s 48 – The first place Seawolves had too many weapons for the Saints to handle on Saturday night in Anchorage. Led by 23 points from Haley Holmstead, Alaska opened up a 17 point advantage at halftime and never looked back. The Saints were led by Jordyn Richardson’s 18 points off the bench. More from SMUSaints.com
Arena Soccer: Marysville Ruckus 7, South Sound FC 5 – The winless Ruckus scored the final five goals over the last 20 minutes and knocked off the Shock 7-5. The Shock are now 2-3 in the PASL-Premier.
Tonight: Saints and Shock
The weather is still having an effect on local sporting events as both Evergreen and South Puget Sound have postponed their games originally scheduled for tonight. The Geoducks may play on Sunday and Monday if power can be restored and the Evergreen campus is deemed safe. If it is not, then the the poor Geoducks have agreed to travel to Eugene and Salem for these games. No dates have been set for the postponed SPSCC games.
But there are still a couple things happening this weekend if you are feeling as stir crazy as I’m feeling…
Saint Martin’s men vs. Alaska-Anchorage – Marcus Pavilion – 7:00 PM – The Saints are riding a three game winning streak into Saturday night’s game. Last Saturday they knocked off then first place Western Oregon 74-65 and this Saturday face the second place Seawolves who are 12-4 overall and 6-2 in the GNAC.
South Sound FC vs. Marysville Ruckus – Tumwater Indoor Sports – 7:00 PM – Olympia’s newest team and very first indoor soccer team, South Sound FC , opened their home season at Tumwater Indoor Sports last Saturday and knocked off the Wenatchee Fire 8-4 to push their PASL- Premier record to 2-2. This week the 0-4 Marysville Ruckus come to town sporting a -27 goal differential. Ouch. Tickets are only $5 and the first 50 fans through the doors get a souvenir schedule poster. For more information on the Shock, click here.
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