YOTE NOTES – March 1, 2012

C of I Sports Information Director – Mike Safford Jr. (208) 459-5681 [email protected]

ATHLETIC NEWS: SPORTS RELEASE C OF I TO EXPLORE THE RETURN OF FOOTBALL: The College of Idaho will consider the This Week’s Event Schedule reinstatement of a football team to its athletics program this spring, with the College’s Board of Trustees anticipated to make a decision at its May 2012 meeting. 3/1 SWIM – at NAIA Championships A series of meetings for members of the College community will be held in the coming TRACK – at NAIA Indoor Championships weeks by President Marv Henberg and Athletics Director Marty Holly. Information about 3/2 SWIM – at NAIA Championships the contemplated reinstatement of football will be shared at the meetings and input will TRACK – at NAIA Indoor Championships be collected. President Henberg said a variety of factors will be considered in the 3/3 GOLF – at Whitman 3-Way 9 a.m. PT decision-making process, including the impact on student life, alumni engagement, BASE – vs. Simpson (DH) Noon revenue and town-gown relations. The College, which currently has 19 men’s and SWIM – at NAIA Championships TRACK – at NAIA Indoor Championships women’s varsity teams competing in the NAIA and USCSA, had a football program for 3/4 BASE – vs. Simpson (DH) 11 a.m. many years before it was disbanded in the late 1970s.

3/6 GOLF – vs. Northwest Nazarene 1 p.m. BASE – vs. Northwest Nazarene 2 p.m. FINAL CIAA DINNER: The final College of Idaho Athletic Association dinner is scheduled for Thursday, March 1, at 6 p.m., inside the Fireside Room of the Simplot Dining Hall. Cost for the buffet-style dinner is $10.00 – to RSVP, contact Dave Hahn at (208) 459- 5835. Upcoming Events SOFTBALL/VOLLEYBALL DINNER AUCTION: The annual C of I Softball/Volleyball Dinner 3/7-13 WBB – at NAIA National Tournament Auction is scheduled for this Saturday, March 3, at 6 p.m., inside the J.A. Albertson 3/8-9 TRACK – NNU Multi-Events Activities Center. The major fundraiser for both the softball and volleyball teams, tickets 3/9 SOFT – vs. British Columbia (DH) 2 p.m. are $25 per person, which includes dinner, along with a truffle raffle, dessert auction, 3/10 TENNIS – vs. Alumni All day SOFT – vs. British Columbia (DH) Noon silent auction, and live auction. For tickets, or to donate a silent/live auction item, contact Al Mendiola at 459-5113 or via email at [email protected]. 3/13 BASE – at Northwest Nazarene 3 p.m.

COYOTE BOLO BALL: The C of I track and cross country teams will be hosting the Coyote Bolo Ball – a night of dinner, dancing, and live music, as their spring fundraiser. The Live Video event, at the Boise Basque Center, is scheduled for April 21 – with dinner beginning at 6 p.m., with a concert, featuring Blind Driver and Scott Knickerbocker (of the Hokum Hi- Throughout the 2011-12 season, a Live Flyers), beginning at 7:30 p.m. Tickets for the concert are $20 (before March 15) and Video feed of all C of I volleyball, men’s dinner and concert tickets are $50 (before March 15). For more information, contact Pat basketball, and women’s basketball home McCurry at [email protected] or by phone at (208) 459-5085. To RSVP to games will be available for free through the event, email [email protected]. CCC TV at http://www.uppersports.com/broadcast_iframe/4415 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GOLF TOURNAMENT: The C of I women’s basketball team will be

hosting their third-annual four-person golf scramble on May 11 at Timberstone Golf Course, to help supplement their travel budget for the 2011-12 and 2012-13 basketball Live Stats seasons. Entries into the tournament are $75, which includes a cart, dinner, fun, and prizes. An online registration form will be available in early February, but until then, to Throughout the 2011-12 season, a Live register, contact head coach, Reagan Rossi at 459-5855 or by email at Stats feed of all C of I volleyball and [email protected]. basketball games will be available online at http://zeus.collegeofidaho.edu/athlete/livestats/xlive.htm . IDAHO PRESS TRIBUNE FEATURES C OF I/NNU SPORTS BLOG: Fans of C of I athletics can share their thoughts on the Yotes as part of the Idaho Press Tribune’s College of Idaho/Northwest Nazarene Sports Blog. Beat writer Mike Stetson shares his thoughts and stories, along with pictures and videos, on both the Yotes and Crusaders, with fans having the ability to leave their thoughts on their favorite team. The blog is linked on the front of The C of I athletic website or can be visited at http://www.idahopress.com/blogs/sports/mike/.

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YOTE NOTES – March 1, 2012

C of I Sports Information Director – Mike Safford Jr. (208) 459-5681 [email protected]

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: No. 16 Lady Yotes win CCC Championships title, meet Friends (Kan.) in Iowa next week SPORTS RELEASE COMING UP: at State Farm-NAIA Division II National Championships, Sioux City, Iowa – Wednesday 2011-12 Schedule and Results vs. No. 17 Friends (Kan.), Noon (CST); with win vs. No. 1 Indiana Wesleyan-Menlo (Calif.) winner, Friday, 10:15 a.m. (CST)

Date Opponent Time/Result LAST WEEK: Cascade Conference Championships – Semifinal vs. No. 25 Eastern Oregon (W 68-49), 11/4 ! Holy Names L 83-76 Final at No. 10 Corban (W 80-62). 11/5 ! Menlo W 75-62 11/10 # Carroll L 90-69 LIVE STATS/LIVE VIDEO: All games from the State Farm-NAIA Division II National Championships will 11/11 # Westminster W 66-61 have Live Stats and Live Pay-Per-View video available for fans unable to make the trip to the 11/12 # Montana Western L 80-68 Siouxland. Live Stats can be accessed via the NAIA’s Dakstats page at http://tinyurl.com/7q9bq9a, 11/19 Montana Tech W 84-71 while the Live Video broadcast can be purchased through the NAIA’s NeuLion site at 11/25 $ FRESNO PACIFIC W 75-70 http://www.watchnaia.com.

11/26 $ WALLA WALLA W 96-27 TRAVEL INFORMATION: The Lady Yotes will be making the trek to the Siouxland early Monday 12/2 * Warner Pacific L 59-51 morning via Delta Airlines – traveling through Minneapolis to Omaha, using ground transportation to 12/3 * Concordia W 72-51 Sioux City. For the fourth-straight year, the team is staying at the Hilton Garden Inn of Sioux City 12/10 MONTANA WESTERN L 60-56 (1132 Larsen Park Road), for reservations, call (712) 255-4200). Depending on their progression 12/16 * OREGON TECH W 68-42 through the tournament, it is uncertain as to when the team will return to Boise. 12/17 * SOUTHERN OREGON W 63-56 TICKETS: For those headed to the State Farm NAIA Division II National Tournament, single-session 12/29 * Northwest W 54-48 12/30 * Evergreen L 63-60 tickets are available for $10, with an all-tournament pass available for $35. Tickets can be purchased at the Tyson Events Center box office or via phone at (712) 279-4850. 1/6 * CORBAN W 66-60

1/7 * NORTHWEST CHRISTIAN W 58-41 C OF I HISTORY AT NATIONALS: This is the seventh trip for the Lady Yotes to the NAIA Division II 1/13 * Eastern Oregon L 56-52 National Tournament, and the first time that The C of I has qualified for four-consecutive years. In 1/20 * Southern Oregon W 55-47 1998, the Lady Yotes dropped a first-round game to eventual national runner-up, Mary Hardin-Baylor 1/21 * Oregon Tech W 63-54 (Texas), while in 2000, the squad advanced to the national quarterfinals with wins over Cardinal 1/27 * EVERGREEN W 62-47 Stritch (Wisc.) and Holy Family (Pa.), before losing to Northwestern (Iowa). In 2001, the squad made 1/28 * NORTHWEST W 60-49 a run to the national title game with wins over Lindenwood (Mo.), Hastings (Neb.), Shawnee State 2/3 * Northwest Christian W 68-53 (Ohio), and Briar Cliff (Iowa), before falling to Northwestern (Iowa) in the national title game. In 2009, the Yotes dropped a first-round game to eventual national runner-up Hastings (Neb.), while in 2010, 2/4 * Corban L 76-62 the Purple and Gold fell to Cardinal Stritch (Wisc.). Last season, the squad met eventual national 2/10 * EASTERN OREGON W 44-40 champion, Northwestern (Iowa), losing 96-78. The C of I has a 6-6 all-time record at Nationals – one 2/17 * CONCORDIA W 54-46 of 13 teams in this years' field with a winning record, and one of 15 teams making their seventh 2/18 * WARNER PACIFIC W 62-56 appearance or more. 2/21 % SOUTHERN OREGON W 75-60 2/24 % EASTERN OREGON W 68-49 CASCADE CONFERENCE HISTORY AT NATIONALS: In the 20 years of the NAIA Division II Tournament, 2/27 % Corban W 80-68 the CCC has fared well – recording a 42-38 overall record at the event. Nine different teams have 3/7 + Friends (Kan.) Noon CT qualified for the tournament, with CCC teams winning three national titles (1995 – Western Oregon, 1996 – Western Oregon, 1997 – Northwest Nazarene), three others finishing as the runner-up (1994 3/9-13 NAIA Division II National Tourney TBA – Western Oregon, 1995 – Northwest Nazarene, 2001 – C of I, and two third-place finishes (1998 – HOME GAMES IN BOLD CAPS Southern Oregon, 2000 – Northwest Nazarene). The CCC, however, has struggled in recent years, * Cascade Conference ! HNU Tip-Off Tourney going 2-20 at the tournament, since 2002. # Westminster Classic $ Lady Yote Classic % CCC Tournament CT Central Time THREE TEAMS TO THE TOURNAMENT: Three CCC teams are in the field of 32 this season (C of I, + NAIA Championships Corban, Eastern Oregon) – marking the fourth time that the league has had a trio of clubs competing for a national crown. In 1998, the Lady Yotes, Western Oregon, and Southern Oregon qualified for Cascade Conference Standings the tournament, in 1999, it was WOU, SOU, and Northwest Nazarene, while in 2009, it was the Lady Yotes, Concordia, and Southern. School CCC Overall Corban 15- 3 23- 7 32 TEAM NATIONAL TOURNAMENT FIELD SET: The 32 teams for the National Tournament have been College of Idaho 14- 4 22- 8 determined by the NAIA – including 21 automatic berths through various conference tournaments Eastern Oregon 13- 5 23- 8 and 10 at-large selections. The 21 automatic berths include Point Park (Pa.) – America Mideast Warner Pacific 13- 5 20-11 Conference, Union (Ky.) – Appalachian Athletic Conference, Menlo (Calif.) – California Pacific Oregon Tech 10- 8 21-10 Conference, College of Idaho and Corban (Ore.) – Cascade Conference, Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) – Chicagoland Collegiate Conference, Morningside (Iowa) and Concordia (Neb.) – Great Plains Northwest 7-11 11-16 Conference, Cal State-San Marcos, Valley City State (N.D.) (Association of Independents), Sterling Southern Oregon 5-13 14-16 (Kan.) and Friends (Kan.) – Kansas Collegiate Conference, Indiana Southeast – Kentucky Evergreen 5-13 7-21 Northwest Christian 4-14 12-18 - more - Concordia 4-14 8-21

Intercollegiate Conference, Indiana Wesleyan, Bethel (Ind.) – Mid Central Conference, College of the Ozarks (Mo.) – Midlands Collegiate Conference, Grand View (Iowa), Mount Mercy (Iowa) – Midwest Conference, Ave Maria (Fla.) – Sun Conference, Davenport (Mich.), Concordia (Mich.) – Woolverine- Hooiser Conference. Briar Cliff (Iowa) earned the host berth, while 11 others –Briar Cliff (Iowa), Daemen (N.Y.), Eastern Oregon, Hastings (Neb.), Huntington (ind.), Jamestown (N.D.), Northwestern (Iowa), Saint Mary (Neb.), Saint Thomas (Fla.), Southwestern (Kan.), and Tennessee Wesleyan were at-large selections through the final national poll. Four teams in the field have previously won national championships – Morningside, Northwestern, Hastings, and Indiana Wesleyan, while three teams – Ave Maria, Cal State-San Marcos, and Point Park are making their first-ever appearance.

FIRST-ROUND OPPONENT – FRIENDS: The Falcons (23-9), from Wichita, Kan., were ranked No. 17 in the final Top-25 Coaches’ Poll, and making their fourth appearance at the National Tournament, but their first since the 2000-01 – and are searching for their first win at the event. Friends had a nine- game win streak snapped in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament semifinals, as Sterling (Kan.) defeated the Falcons, 71-66 in overtime. Second-year head coach RaeAnne Booth, who led her team to the KCAC regular-season title, has a go-to player in Abby Fawcett, the KCAC’s leading scorer at nearly 18 points a game, while leading the league in steals. Six-foot post Abril Marshall, who averages 11 points and six rebounds a night, along with Fawcett, earned All-KCAC honors. The Falcons average 67 points per game and connect on 40-percent of their field goal attempts, but opponents’ have outboarded the team by over one rebound a game this season.

FIRST TIME AGAINST A KANSAS TEAM: The matchup with Friends marks first time that The C of I has met a team from Kansas or the KCAC.

REST OF C OF I'S QUARTER: A win by the Lady Yotes over Northwestern would move The C of I into a second-round match-up with either Indiana Wesleyan or Menlo . The No. 1 seeded Wildcats (31-2) are the overall No. 1 seed in the tournament and the 2007 national champion. IWU, from Marian, Ind., is led by Mid-Central Collegiate Conference Player of the Year, Krystal Stoneking (17.2 ppg, 7.0 rpg, .611 FG%), along with All-MCCC selections Paige Smith (12.1 ppg, 6.3 rpg) and Claire Freeman (10.5 ppg, 3.8 apg). The No. 8 seeded Oaks (16-13) advanced to the tournament with a victory over Cal Maritime in the California Pacific Conference championship game. Menlo is led by a trio of All-Cal Pac selections in Erika Garcia (11.6 ppg, 4.8 rpg), Lauren Adamek (9.2 ppg, 7.2 rpg), or Jolise Limcaco (11.9 ppg, 4.1 apg). The C of I met Menlo earlier this season, picking up a 75-62 win in November. The remaining four teams in the Coyotes eight-team pod are No. 2 Northwestern and No. 7 Indiana-Southeast along with No. 3 Jamestown and No. 6 Union. The other CCC teams earned draws with first-time NAIA competitors – as Eastern Oregon meets Ave Maria, while Corban drew Point Park.

LADY YOTES CLIMB TO NO. 16 IN FINAL POLL: The C of I climbed four spots in the final NAIA Division II Women’s Basketball Top-25 Coaches’ Poll of the regular-season, finishing in the No. 16 position, as the ranking was released by the national office in Kansas City, Mo. The Lady Yotes, winners of six- in-a-row and 11 of their past 12 games, received 163 voter points in the poll and was one of three CCC teams in the Top-25 – as Corban remained at No. 10, while Eastern Oregon, despite losing by 19 points to the Yotes in the CCC Tournament semifinals, climbed to No. 24. Indiana Wesleyan claimed the top spot in the poll, followed by Concordia (Neb.), College of the Ozarks (Mo.), Davenport (Mich.), and Morningside (Iowa).

JONES NAMED TO ALL-CCC TEAM: C of I guard Felicity Jones (Tremonton, Utah / Coll. of Southern Idaho) was honored today as the 2012 CCC Newcomer of the Year, as the Red Lion-CCC Women's Basketball Team was announced Sunday by the league office in La Grande, Ore. The junior leads the Lady Yotes in scoring, averaging over 13 points per game - including double figure scoring outputs in 19 of her last 21 games. She was the lone C of I player named to the All-CCC Team. Two other Coyotes, junior post Laura Geis (Frenchtown, Mont. / U. of Montana Western) and junior guard Katelin Shannon (Caldwell, Idaho / Vallivue HS) were named honorable mention selections. Corban's Terry Williams was named Coach of the Year, Northwest's Jessalyn Jackson was named Player of the Year, with Warner Pacific's Kelsey Mattsen named Defensive Player of the Year.

FAKAHAFUA HAS BIG TOURNAMENT: If the CCC picked an MVP for the tournament, the odds-on favorite would have been Coyote forward Tina Fakahafua (Salt Lake City, Utah / Coll. of Southern Idaho). The junior had a monster week – averaging 14 points and 12 rebounds per game, making 12-of-23 shots from the floor and 17-of-24 free throw attempts. Fakahafua scored in double-figures in seven of the Lady Yotes final eight games, including four double -doubles.

HARDISON COMES UP CLUTCH: A big key for the Lady Yotes in the CCC semifinals and title game was the play of Kylie Hardison (Chubbuck, Idaho / Coll. of Southern Idaho). The junior hit three three-pointers in the second half of Friday’s win over Eastern Oregon, then led the team with a career-high 21 points in Monday’s win over Corban. Hardison made 12-of-19 shots during the two wins, including 5-of-7 three-pointers, while pulling down 10 total rebounds.

FIVE STRAIGHT YEARS: The Lady Yotes advanced to their fifth-straight CCC final – the longest streak since Northwest Nazarene advanced to five straight during the 1990s. The C of I has now played for the league crown on eight occasions – 2000, 2002, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012.

UNDER 50 STREAK HITS 36: The Lady Yotes held Eastern Oregon last Friday to 49 points, the tenth time this season they’ve held a team under the 50 point mark. It marked the 36th-straight win by the squad when holding a team to 49-or-fewer points –dating back to a 40-38 loss to Corban on Jan. 26, 2006. The C of I has now won 78 of their last 79 games when holding a team under 50 points and has an all-time record of 106-2 in such games.

WHERE SHE STANDS ON THE ALL-TIME LISTS: Head coach Reagan Rossi ranks No. 3 all-time in CCC women’s basketball victories – and is one of only five coaches to have won 190-or-more games. Eastern Oregon head coach Anji Weissenfluh leads the list with 243 wins, followed by Corban’s Terry Williams (225), Rossi (206), former Southern Oregon coach Shirley Huyett (205), and former Northwest Nazarene head coach Roger Schmidt (190). Rossi ranks No. 22 on the active wins list in the NAIA Division II and is No. 15 on the active win-percentage list among NAIA Division II coaches.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS: As a team, the Lady Yotes lead the CCC in steals (10.7), ranking second in rebound margin (+5.8) and third in scoring defense (57.5), defensive field goal percentage (.356), blocked shots (3.9), turnover margin (+2.1), and scoring average (+7.9). The squad is No. 4 in rebounds (43.1), No. 5 in field goal percentage (.394) and scoring average (65.4), No. 6 in free throw percentage (.695) and assists (12.7), and No. 9 in three-point percentage (.280). Individually, four players are in the Top-10 – with Laura Geis (Frenchtown, Mont. / U. of Montana Western) No. 3 in blocks (2.4) and No. 8 in rebounds (6.6). Felicity Jones is No. 6 in steals (2.2) and No. 8 in scoring average (13.3), Tina Fakahafua is No. 5 in rebounds (7.4), and Katelin Shannon is No. 8 in free throw percentage (.782).

LEAGUE LEADERS: Scoring Average –Jessalyn Jackson (NU) 19.4, Katie Steigleman (CRB) 17.0, Chelsey Christensen (WP ) 15.0, Danielle Swain (ESC) 15.0, Lindsey Shearer (NCU) 14.1; Rebound Average – Jackson 11.6, Tara Vanweerdhuizen (CRB) 10.8, Swain 9.6, Shearer (NCU) 9.3, Tina Fakahafua (C of I) 7.4; Assist Average – Emily Tsugawa (CRB) 6.7, Nichole Jackson (WPC) 5.9,Domi Mendezona (NU) 5.1, Cameryn Calhoun (WP) 3.8, Shearer 3.6.

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RECORD BOOK: Five C of I players are currently in the Top-10 all time record book –as Katelin Shannon ranks No. 4 in career steals (196) and No. 8 in both free throws made (255) and attempted (334). Meghan Hughes (Eagle, Idaho / Bishop Kelly HS) is No. 6 in games played (115) and No. 9 in both field goals made (330) and attempted (852), while Laura Geis is No. 5 in blocked shots (68). Geis has already cracked the single-season blocked shot list, ranking fourth heading into the NAIA Tournament, while Felicity Jones ranks No. 11 in single-season field goal attempts (386) and Tina Fakahafua is No. 11 in rebounds (221).

CUMULATIVE STATISTICS: |---TOTAL---| |---3-PTS---| |----REBOUNDS----| ## Player GP-GS Min--Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg ------12 JONES, Felicity.... 30-30 858 28.6 153-386 .396 21-73 .288 72-113 .637 58 100 158 5.3 70 2 65 66 7 65 399 13.3 22 FAKAHAFUA, Tina.... 30-30 872 29.1 88-209 .421 14-59 .237 95-136 .699 84 137 221 7.4 88 1 77 101 18 52 285 9.5 33 GEIS, Laura...... 29-29 725 25.0 121-283 .428 5-18 .278 23-28 .821 59 132 191 6.6 99 4 22 60 68 46 270 9.3 10 HUGHES, Meghan..... 30-30 776 25.9 98-281 .349 0-5 .000 40-63 .635 45 107 152 5.1 37 1 56 82 5 38 236 7.9 03 SHANNON, Katelin... 29-29 766 26.4 56-120 .467 10-31 .323 97-124 .782 38 74 112 3.9 60 0 57 63 4 48 219 7.6 14 DRAGER, Dayna...... 30-0 522 17.4 71-172 .413 27-80 .338 33-41 .805 34 34 68 2.3 38 0 29 51 4 10 202 6.7 23 HARDISON, Kylie.... 29-1 635 21.9 63-179 .352 18-69 .261 15-22 .682 40 52 92 3.2 48 1 18 34 4 26 159 5.5 11 MITCHELL, Diamond.. 29-1 383 13.2 43-114 .377 4-16 .250 11-21 .524 21 38 59 2.0 38 0 36 44 1 23 101 3.5 04 LOWBER, Aleah...... 22-0 169 7.7 20-54 .370 4-13 .308 11-22 .500 12 16 28 1.3 10 0 9 18 1 8 55 2.5 44 AGUILAR, Jessica... 15-0 110 7.3 7-24 .292 0-1 .000 3-5 .600 15 18 33 2.2 13 0 2 14 2 0 17 1.1 13 GILLIAM-HICKS, Marq 22-0 147 6.7 6-19 .316 1-4 .250 4-5 .800 2 12 14 0.6 6 0 7 12 2 6 17 0.8 21 KERR, Stacey...... 10-0 37 3.7 1-6 .167 0-3 .000 0-1 .000 1 7 8 0.8 6 0 2 2 0 0 2 0.2 TEAM...... 61 97 158 5.3 0 13 0 ------Total...... 30 6000 727-1847 .394 104-372 .280 404-581 .695 470 824 1294 43.1 513 9 380 560 116 322 1962 65.4 Opponents...... 30 6000 609-1712 .356 127-476 .267 380-549 .692 375 743 1118 37.3 500 - 345 623 97 217 1725 57.5

GAME RECAP – C OF I 68. EASTERN OREGON 49: Kylie Hardison hit a pair of three-pointers in a 16-2 second-half run, as The C of I rolled to a 68-49 victory over No. 25 ranked Eastern Oregon, 68-49, in a CCC Championships semifinal contest Friday inside the J.A. Albertson Activities Center. Eastern trailed just 35- 32 with 13:35 to play, but a Diamond Mitchell (San Diego, Calif. / Eastlake HS) three-point play and a Hardison trey started the surge. Dayna Drager (Hayden, Idaho / Coeur d’Alene HS) connected on four-straight free throws and Hardison canned another triple, extending the lead to 51-34 with 9:07 left - with EOU never cutting the margin below 14 the rest of the way. The Lady Yotes won their 36th-straight game when holding an opponent under 50 points, while improving to 12-0 all-time in home playoff games under head coach, Reagan Rossi A 16-5 run by the hosts over a 12- minute stretch of the first half, capped by a Drager three, to give the Yotes a 22-11 lead with 4:18 left in the period. EOU would not quit, as a Kyle Miller runner inside the final 30 seconds closed a 8-0 run by the Mounties, cutting the margin to 22-19 at the break. Four C of I players scored in double-figures, led by 14 points from Felicity Jones. Tina Fakahafua had 12 points and eight rebounds, Haridson scored 11 points off the bench, Laura Geis tallied 10, and Drager scored eight. Brooke Randall scored 14 to lead Eastern, inclduing 9-of-9 shooting from the foul line. The Yotes held a 41- 26 edge on the glass, with the two teams combining for 44-of-54 free throws on the night.

GAME RECAP – C OF I 80, CORBAN 68: Kylie Hardison led four players in double-figures with 21 points, leading The C of I to their second CCC Championships title in four years, upsetting top-seeded Corban University, 80-68, Monday inside the C.E. Jeffers Center. Playing in their fifth-straight title game, the Lady Yotes hit 59-percent of their second half field goal attempts to cut down the nets on the road for the first time in program history. Leading 32-30 at the break, the Yotes used a 9-2 run early in the second half – started by a Hardison trey, getting two Felicity Jones baskets, and a Tina Fakahafua lay-up, to take a 47-35 lead with 16 minutes to play. The No. 10 ranked Warriors got within 51-43 on an Emily Tsugawa triple, but Jones took over, scoring 11 points in a 15-6 C of I surge that gave the visitors their largest lead of the night at 66-49 at the 8:26 mark – and the Yotes were never threatened again. Tsugawa scored six early points for Corban, as the Warriors led 12-6 four minutes into the game. Fakahafua would score six-straight points start an 8-0 run to give the Yotes their first lead at 22-20, with the teams combining for seven ties and three lead changes in the first half. Hardison, earning her first start of the season – as starting post Laura Geis missed the game due to injury, hit 8-of-14 shots and added five rebounds. Jones added 19 points and five rebounds, with Fakahafua recording third double-double in four games, scoring 14 points, 17 rebounds, and a game-high seven assists. The Coyotes held a 41-33 edge on the glass and made 51-percent of their field goals for the game – the highest percentage allowed by Corban this season. Shayla Fetters led the Warriors with 18 points, Tara VanWeerdhuizen had 17 points and 12 rebounds, with Tsugawa scoring 15 points. Corban connected on just 2-of-16 three-point attempts, including 0-of-9 in the first half.

ABOUT THE COACH: Reagan Rossi is in her 11th season as head coach of the Lady Yotes. The native of Mukwonago, Wis. has compiled a 206-131 overall record, with 10 consecutive appearances in the CCC Tournament, two CCC regular-season titles, and three-consecutive NAIA Division II National Tournament appearances. In 2008-09, she led the Coyotes to a school record 29-5 season, sharing their first CCC title since 2001 - earning a berth to the NAIA Division II National Tournament. The team set a new school record with 21 consecutive wins, highest scoring average, and defeated Weber State for their first-ever NCAA Division I victory, climbing as high as No. 8 in the NAIA Top-25 poll. In 2009-10, her squad went 21-8, winning the CCC title outright, along with claiming their first-ever CCC Tournament championship, while last season, the Yotes advanced to the CCC Tournament title game and earned an automatic berth to the National Tournament. She has coached a pair of second-team All-Americans and two third-team All- Americans, while 16 of her recruits have earned NAIA All-America Scholar-Athlete honors. Rossi was no stranger to The C of I, as she was a member of Todd Corman's inaugural coaching staff for two seasons, and was on the bench when the Lady Yotes took to the floor for the first time on Nov. 4, 1995 against Carroll College, ending an 18-year hiatus of women's basketball at the school. Rossi has an extensive background in coaching - having been an assistant coach at Georgetown (Ky.), a fellow NAIA institution, along with Morehead State (Ky.), an NCAA Division I program. Before coming to The C of I in 1995, Rossi was an assistant coach with the Skagway High School boys' varsity team in Skagway, Alaska. A 1994 graduate of Saint Ambrose University in Davenport, Iowa, Rossi played four years of basketball for the Queen Bees. Two of her teams qualified for the NAIA National Tournament, including the 1993-94 squad which advanced into the "Sweet Sixteen." She was the starting point-guard for two seasons, averaging ten points and six assists per game during her senior season. In 2006, she was inducted into the Mukwonago High School Hall of Fame.

FOR MORE INFORMATION: For more information on The C of I women’s basketball program, head to the official homepage of the Coyotes, http://www.collegeofidaho.edu/womensbasketball.

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YOTE NOTES – February 28, 2012

C of I Sports Information Director – Mike Safford Jr. (208) 459-5681 [email protected]

SWIMMING: Coyotes headed to Oklahoma City to compete at the 2012 NAIA National Swimming and Diving Championships SPORTS RELEASE COMING UP: at NAIA National Championships, Wednesday-Saturday, Oklahoma City, Okla. 2011-12 Schedule and Results LAST WEEK: Idle

Date Opponent Time/Result LIVE SCORING: The NAIA is expected to have live scoring from the meet available online at 10/14 Pacific Lutheran Men L 147-58 http://www.naia.org//SportSelect.dbml?&&DB_OEM_ID=27900&SPID=100501&SPSID=6 Women L 165-28 46087.

10/15 Whitman Men L 130-50 NATIONALS CALLING COYOTES: The C of I will awake from a three-week layoff for their final Women L 139-40 competition of the season, the 32nd annual NAIA Swimming and Diving National Championships at Oklahoma City Community College Natatorium in Oklahoma City, Okla. It marks the first time the event has been held in the Sooner State – with diving action 11/4-5 Puget Sound Men L 173-92 Women L 216-46 beginning on Wednesday and swimming events Thursday through Saturday (preliminaries in the morning, championship heats in the evening.

HISTORY AT NATIONALS: The Coyote men will be looking to finish in the Top-20 for the sixth 11/18-19 Northwest Invitational Men 6th of 7 Women 7th of 7 time, having finished tenth in 2007, 11th in 2006, 12th in 2008, 16th in 2009, and No. 17 in 2010. For the Lady Yotes, they will be looking to finish in the Top-20 for the fourth time – finishing No. 15 in 2007, No. 18 in 2008, and No. 19 in 2010. C of I swimmers have competed at the NAIA Championships every season since 2006. 12/2 Willamette / Mills Men W 111-74 Women L 63-30 (WU) Women L 62-32 (MC) TOP TEAMS IN OKLAHOMA CITY: Fresno Pacific will be looking for their third-straight national title on the men’s side in their final trip to the event (the Sunbirds will move to the NCAA Division II next season), with Oklahoma Baptist and Savannah A&D top contenders. The 12/3 Linfield / Mills Men L 117-89 Women L 80-14 (LC) women’s team race will be a battle between FPU and Concordia-Irvine, as defending champ, Women T 43-43 (MC) Cal Baptist, is no longer an NAIA member.

EVENTS FOR THE YOTES: It will be a jammed-pack three days for the Coyotes, as four 1/8 Pacific Men L 148-84 Women L 178-45 athletes will compete in individual events, with the Lady Yotes racing in five relays and the Coyotes in four. Chrissie Younggren (La Grande, Ore. / La Grande HS) will be the lone women’s individual, racing the 400-IM and 1,650-free events in her third trip to the NAIA 2/3 SOKA UNIVERSITY Men L 138-99 Championships. Lucas Hill (Pendleton, Ore. / Pendleton HS) heads to Nationals for a third- Women L 107-84 straight year, competing in the 400-IM and 200-fly, while Kemp Smith (Boise, Idaho / Boise HS) will swim the 1,650-free for the second time at Nationals, and Jeremy Erbsen (Denver, 2/4 SOKA UNIVERSITY Men L 143-66 Colo. / U. of Colorado) will make his Nationals debut in both backstroke events. The Lady Women L 100-82 Yotes will field teams in the 200 and 400-medley relays, along with the 200, 400, and 800-

free relays, while the Coyotes will have teams in the 200 and 400-medley and 200 and 400- free relays. 3/1-3 NAIA National Championships All Day ABOUT THE COACH: Christine Mabile is in her first season as head coach of the Coyotes, taking over the program on January 2. Mabile comes to The C of I after spending four

seasons as a student-assistant coach at Boise State, helping the Broncos to the 2010 and Home Races in Bold and CAPS 2011 Western Athletic Conference titles. She has also directed the Streamliner Aquatics program and coached at the Treasure Valley YMCA and at Capital High. A 2010 graduate of Boise State, she earned her degree in Kinesiology-Exercise Science - and currently is a swim instructor for the BSU kinesiology department. She began her collegiate career at The C of I, swimming for the Coyotes for two seasons - qualifying for the NAIA National Championships in 2006 and 2007. Mabile currently holds a trio of school records - as she was a part of the 200-freestyle, 200-medley, and 400-freestyle relay teams that clocked the fastest time in program history during the 2006-07 season. A native of Post Falls, Mabile was a member of the 2003 and 2004 state championship teams at Post Falls High.

FOR MORE INFORMATION: For more on The C of I swimming program, head to the official homepage of the Coyotes, www.collegeofidaho.edu/swimming.

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YOTE NOTES – February 28, 2012

C of I Sports Information Director – Mike Safford Jr. (208) 459-5681 [email protected]

INDOOR TRACK & FIELD: Record-setting Coyotes off to Ohio for the NAIA National Championships SPORTS RELEASE COMING UP: at NAIA Indoor National Championships, Thursday-Saturday, Geneva, Ohio 2012 Schedule and Results LAST WEEK: Idle Date Event Time/Result 1/21 Bronco Invitational Nampa, ID LIVE SCORING: Live scoring throughout the NAIA Indoor National Championships will be available online at http://lightningtiming.com/results/20120301/index.htm?DB_OEM_ID=27900.

1/27 Jackson’s Invitational Nampa, ID INDOOR NATIONALS CALLING THE YOTES: A group of nine athletes will represent The C of I this weekend

in Geneva, Ohio, as the 32nd Annual NAIA Indoor Track and Field Championships. The event, held at the 1/28 Jackson’s Invitational Nampa, ID SPIRE Institute Track and Field Sports Complex, will begin Thursday with multi-events and relay preliminary events, with finals set for Saturday. 2/4 Bronco Classic Nampa, ID HISTORY AT INDOOR MEET: It marks the fifth-straight year that the Lady Yotes have sent runners to the 2/10 BSU Team Challenge Nampa, ID National Meet, and look to score at the event for the third time. In 2008, the squad finished in a tie for 21st, while in 2009, the Lady Yotes finished in 30th-place. The men’s team will be making their second- straight appearance at Indoor Nationals, with their best finish a 31st-place effort in 2008. 2/11 BSU Team Challenge Nampa, ID BIG GROUP OF YOTES IN OHIO: The Yotes will have a big contingent in Ohio this weekend, as four men 3/1 NAIA Championships Geneva, OH and three women will compete in individual events, along with the women’s Distance Medley Relay. The C of I will have competitors in the men’s heptathlon for the first time, as Austin Basterrechea (Gooding, 3/2 NAIA Championships Geneva, OH Idaho / Gooding HS) is seeded fifth among the 16 competitors, with Mike Hurd (Payette, Idaho / Payette HS) is ranked No. 12. Two Yotes will also race in the men’s mile, as outdoor track and cross country All- 3/3 NAIA Championships Geneva, OH American Greg Montgomery (Boise, Idaho / Boise HS) is seeded No. 8, with Dominic Bolin (Payette, Idaho / Payette HS) No. 12. The women’s team is led by outdoor track and cross country All-American Hillary

Holt (Boise, Idaho / Mountain View HS), who has the second-best time in the NAIA in the mile run. Senior Kayloni Perry (Nine Mile Falls, Wash. / Lakeside HS) is seeded No. 8 in the 800, with cross country All- American Sora Klopfenstein (Meridian, Idaho / Meridian HS) seeded No. 14 in a deep field in the 3,000. 3/8 NNU Multi -Events Nampa, ID The women’s trio, along with sophomores Sarah Johnson (Shelton, Wash. / Shelton HS) and Jasmine Sibert (Boise, Idaho / Centennial HS) will combine to run the Distance Medley Relay – having the second- 3/9 NNU Multi -Events Nampa, ID best time in the NAIA coming into the national championships.

WHEN WILL THEY COMPETE: The heptathlon will be broken into two days – beginning Thursday at 1:30 3/17 Pacific Preview Forest Grove, OR p.m. and Friday at 10 a.m., while the prelims of the men’s mile is set to start at 2:20 p.m. The women’s DMR will have their semifinals at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday night, while semifinals of the women’s mile at 3/30 All-Idaho Cup Nampa, ID 2:05 p.m., the 800 at 4:15 p.m., and the 3,000 at 5:25 p.m.

3/31 All-Idaho Cup Nampa, ID CONFERENCE WELL REPRESENTED: The Coyotes will be joined in the Buckeye State by fellow Cascade Conference teams Concordia, Eastern Oregon, Evergreen, Northwest, and Southern Oregon, as 42 4/5 CCC Multi-Events Oregon City, OR athletes and five relay teams will represent the CCC. The squads will be chasing Shorter (Ga.), the defending men’s team champion, and Oklahoma Baptist, the two-time defending women’s champ.

4/6 CCC Multi-Events Oregon City, OR ABOUT THE COACH: Pat McCurry enters his eighth year at the helm of the track & field and cross country programs at The C of I. In eight years (after the Coyote running programs were dormant for nearly 30 4/13 John Knight Twilight Monmouth, OR years), McCurry has built the Coyote men and women into perennial NAIA Top-25 programs - with the men’s cross country team earning six berths to the NAIA Championships, with the Lady Yotes advancing to 4/20 Oregon Relays Eugene, OR four-straight NAIA meets, winning the 2008, 2009, and 2011 CCC titles, with his 2011 squad placing seventh at Nationals. For his efforts, McCurry was named 2008, 2009, and 2011 CCC women's cross country Coach of the Year. Student-athletes have claimed 18 individual CCC titles on the track, 11 NAIA 4/21 NNU Invitational Nampa, ID All-American awards in cross country and track & field, seven All-NAIA Region I awards in cross country, 38 Oregon Relays Eugene, OR All-CCC awards in cross country - along with 67 NAIA All-America Scholar-Athlete awards. Prior to his arrival at The C of I, McCurry was an assistant coach at his alma mater, Eastern Oregon University, helping 5/10 CCC Championships Klamath Falls, OR EOU to a national runner-up finish at the 2002 NAIA Men’s Cross Country Championships and the 2003 CCC title in men’s track & field. As an athlete at EOU from 1997-1999, McCurry claimed two consecutive 5/11 CCC Championships Klamath Falls, OR CCC titles at 5000-meters and finished eighth at the NAIA Championships at 10,000-meters. His best athletic years came after college while running for Nike Portland, and later the Eastside Track Club - where at the 2003 University of Oregon Preview Meet, the Coyote skipper took home the title in the 3000-meters 5/12 CCC Championships Klamath Falls, OR and has a personal best of 8:13 at that distance. He also holds the Willamette Invitational meet record and Charles Bowles track record at 10,000-meters from his 2004 performance there. McCurry has also 5/24 NAIA Championships Marion, IN claimed the title at many Treasure Valley area races, including the infamous Race to Robie Creek in 2005, 2009. and 2010, along with the City of Trees marathon. 5/25 NAIA Championships Marion, IN FOR MORE INFORMATION: For more on The C of I track and field program, head to the official homepage 5/26 NAIA Championships Marion, IN of the Coyotes, http://www.collegeofidaho.edu/trackandfield.

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YOTE NOTES – February 28, 2012

C of I Sports Information Director – Mike Safford Jr. (208) 459-5681 [email protected]

GOLF: Coyotes set to open up the Spring season with a SPORTS RELEASE three-way dual in Pendleton vs. L-C State and Whitman

2011 -12 Schedule and Results COMING UP: at Whitman Spring Three-Way (vs. Whitman/Lewis-Clark State), Wildhorse Golf Course (Mission, Ore.), Saturday, 10 a.m.; vs. Northwest Nazarene, River Bend Golf Course (Wilder), Tuesday, 1 p.m. Date Opponent Time/Result

9/14 NNU-C of I STROKE PLAY (M/W) LAST WEEK: Idle

9/16 BOISE STATE L 299-310 SPRING SEASON OPENS QUICKLY: Despite temperatures in the Treasure Valley struggling to 9/19-20 Warner Pacific Invite Men 2nd of 5 hit the 50 degree mark, The C of I men’s and women’s golf teams have been practicing for the past month – preparing for their first two spring events of 2012. The squads will open up Women 1st of 5 Saturday in Oregon at a three-way event hosted by Whitman College, then return to River

9/26-27 Dash Thomas Memorial Men 10th of 10 Bend Golf Course for a head-to-head meeting with rival Northwest Nazarene.

10/3-4 NAIA Fall Preview Men 18th of 20 ABOUT THE THREE-WAY: Both C of I teams will face stiff competition at the Whitman Spring Three-Way (18-holes) at the 7,119-yard Wildhorse Resort Golf Course in Mission, Ore. On the Women 5th of 15 men’s side, Lewis-Clark State comes in ranked No. 14 in the NAIA Preseason Top-25 poll 10/11 Northwest Nazarene W 293-297 after a solid fall season, while Whitman placed third in the Northwest Conference’s Fall Championship. The women’s competition should be exciting, as L-C is ranked No. 20 in the 10/17-18 Corban Invitational Men 3rd of 5 NAIA poll, while the Whits placed second in the NWC Fall event. Women 2nd of 5 A FRIENDLY WITH NNU: Next Tuesday, the Coyotes return to their home course for a 18-hole 3/3 Whitman/L -C State 3-Way (M/W) head-to-head dual with Northwest Nazarene. The two men’s teams met at Centennial Golf Course in October, with C of I prevailing by four strokes. 3/6 NORTHWEST NAZARENE (M/W) 3/19-20 Concordia Invitational (M/W) LADY YOTES RANKED NO. 17: The C of I women earned a No. 17 ranking in the NAIA Preseason Coaches' Poll, released Nov. 11 by the national office in Kansas City, Mo. The 4/9-10 C OF I INVITATIONAL (M/W) ranking for the Lady Yotes is the highest in program history - as The C of I ascended to No. 20 during the 2010-11 season. The Coyotes received 194 voter points in the tabulation, joined 4/16-17 CCC Championships (M/W) in the poll by fellow Cascade Conference rival Concordia, who was ranked No. 14. No. 2 Lee, No. 3 Northwood, No. 6 USC-Beaufort, No. 7 William Woods - who all finished above the Yotes 4/23-24 NAIA West Qualifier (W) at the NAIA Fall Preview, were in the poll, along with No. 12 Cumberlands and No. 16 Bethel - whom The C of I finished ahead of in the tournament. The next national poll will be released 5/7-8 NAIA West Qualifier (M) on March 16. 5/15-18 NAIA Championshps (W) SCORING LEADERS: Men - Kyle DeLorey () 76.6, Austen Giesie (Coto de Caza, Calif. / UNLV) 5/22-25 NAIA Championships (M) 77.3, Tyler Thurston (Eagle, Idaho / Eagle HS) 77.6. Women – Trish Gibbens (Caldwell, Idaho / Barry U.) 75.7, Baylee Borchers (Boise, Idaho / Mountain View HS) 77.0, Melissa Clausen (Caldwell, Idaho / Vallivue HS) 84.8. Home Tournament in Bold and CAPS NATIONAL LEADERS: Both Trish Gibbens and Baylee Borchers rank among the Top-20 in

multiple Golfstat NAIA categories. Gibbens ranks No. 3 in scoring average vs. par, No. 5 in Par-5 scoring and scoring average, and No. 11 in Par-3 scoring, while Borchers is No. 7 in Par- 4 scoring, No. 12 in scoring average vs. par, and No. 16 in scoring average. 2011-12 Cascade Conference Standings ABOUT THE COACH: Garry Matlock is in his 12th season as head coach of The C of I men's Men and women's golf programs. Matlock had also served as the top assistant with The C of I men's basketball team for six years, before stepping down after the 2005-06 season. Last Team WP CRB CU CI CCC Tot season, he led the Coyote men to a fourth-place finish and the Lady Yotes to a second-place Concordia 889 934 *** *** *** 1823 finish in the CCC - earning CCC Coach of the Year honors in on the women’s side for the Corban 933 938 *** *** *** 1871 second-straight year. Matlock came to The C of I in 2000 after 16 years as a head basketball College of Idaho 922 961 *** *** *** 1883 coach at Northwest Nazarene University and Rocky Mountain College, compiling a 232-242 Warner Pacific 936 965 *** *** *** 1901 NW Christian 972 999 *** *** *** 1971 career record. Matlock also served as an assistant coach at Boise State for one season. His coaching background, which dates back to 1966, includes serving as head basketball coach Women at Homedale High School (1971-82). He also coached at Buhl High School and Milwaukie (Ore.) High School. Matlock began his collegiate career at The C of I, where he played Team WP CRB CU CI CCC Tot baseball and football, is a graduate of NNU, where he played baseball and basketball and is Concordia 1000 943 *** *** *** 1943 in their Athletic Hall of Fame. He is married to wife Pamela, and the two live in Caldwell. College of Idaho 992 968 *** *** *** 1960 NW Christian 1089 1059 *** *** *** 2148 FOR MORE INFORMATION: For more information on The C of I golf programs, head to the Warner Pacific 1107 1086 *** *** *** 2193 official homepage of the Coyotes, http://www.collegeofidaho.edu/athlete/golf.htm. Corban 1139 1127 *** *** *** 2266

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YOTE NOTES – February 29, 2012

C of I Sports Information Director – Mike Safford Jr. (208) 459-5681 [email protected]

BASEBALL: Simpson heads to Caldwell to open NAIA West SPORT S RELEASE Grouping play, Yotes rekindle long rivalry with NW Nazarene

2012 Schedule and Results COMING UP: vs. Simpson (DH), Saturday, Noon; vs. Simpson (DH), Sunday, 11 a.m.; vs. Northwest Nazarene, Tuesday, 2 p.m. Date Opponent Time LAST WEEK: vs. Dickinson State (W 10-1, L 4-1, L 5-3, W 10-3), at Northwest Nazarene (W 5-1) 2/2 ! Wayland Baptist W 7-2 2/3 ! Point Loma Nazarene L 9-8 LIVE STATS: Live Statistics of all five games this week will be available online, thanks to the Sprint Store in Meridian ! Fresno Pacific W 11-3 (2100 East Fairview Ave, 855-9910). Fans can access the stats by visiting The C of I baseball Dakstats page at http://tinyurl.com/6nlavwh and click on the blue “W” next to the corresponding game. 2/4 ! Lewis-Clark State L 8-4 2/11 WHITMAN (DH) W 16-3, W 9-0 GARZA NAMED PITCHER OF THE WEEK: C of I right-hander Michael Garza (Othello, Wash. / Columbia Basin CC) was 2/12 WHITMAN (DH) W 8-0, W 6-2 honored as Red Lion-Cascade Conference Pitcher of the Week, announced Monday afternoon. The junior picked up a pair of victories for the Coyotes – throwing a combined 12 innings in wins over Willamette and Dickinson State. Garza 2/18 WILLAMETTE (DH) W 6-5, W 5-1 allowed just two earned runs and struck out eight. 2/19 WILLAMETTE (DH) W 18-1, W 7-4 2/24 DICKINSON STATE (DH) W 10-1, L 4-1 ARMS CONTINUE TO SHINE: The pitching staff for the Coyotes continues to throw well, as the team ERA dropped to 2.68 2/25 DICKINSON STATE (DH) L 5-3 for the season. Chad Yeggy (Boise, Idaho / Centennial HS) continued his solid first month of the year, throwing a season- best eight innings on Friday against Dickinson State, allowing just four hits and one run, following it up with a 1-2-3 ninth 2/26 DICKINSON STATE W 10-3 inning in Tuesday’s win over Northwest Nazarene. Lefty Zach Fabricius (Fruitland, Idaho / Treasure Valley CC) had his 2/28 Northwest Nazarene W 5-1 third-straight quality start, tossing eight innings of four hit ball – allowing just one run, in the win over NNU. Fabricius has 3/3 * SIMPSON (DH) NOON allowed just one earned run in his last 19 innings of work.

3/4 * SIMPSON (DH) 11 A.M. HARRIS, ANDAZOLA BREAK OUT OF SLUMPS: After a tough first couple of weeks, a pair of mainstays in the Coyote line-up 3/6 NORTHWEST NAZARENE 2 P.M. broke out of their slumps at the plate, as Tyler Andazola (Caldwell, Idaho / Caldwell HS) and Jeffrey Harris (Caldwell, 3/13 Northwest Nazarene 3 p.m. Idaho / Wenatchee Valley CC) have heated up. Andazola hit safely in all four games that he played, going 10-for-17 with 3/16 * Lewis -Clark State 6 p.m. PT seven runs scored – including four multi-hit games. The sophomore added three doubles, three stolen bases, and three RBI. Harris was 6-for-14 over the weekend, slugging a double, three stolen bases, and three RBI. 3/17 * Lewis-Clark State (DH) 1 p.m. PT 3/18 * Lewis -Clark State 1 p.m. PT CONTINUING TO PLAY WELL AT HOME: Despite a series split with Dickinson State, the Yotes improved to 10-2 this season 3/23 * BRITISH COLUMBIA 2 P.M. at home. Wolfe Field has been kind to the Coyotes since the diamond opened in 2009, as the squad has posted a 63-24 all-time record at the facility, including a 26-4 home mark in 2010. 3/24 * BRITISH COLUMBIA (DH) 1 P.M. 3/25 * BRITISH COLUMBIA 11 A.M. SIMPSON MAKES LONG TRIP TO IDAHO: The Yotes open up 2012 NAIA West Grouping play this weekend, hosting 3/27 NORTHWEST NAZARENE 3 P.M. Simpson in a four-game series at Wolfe Field. The Redhawks (9-7) have had a quality start to the season – including wins 3/31 * Concordia (DH) 1 p.m. PT against The Masters, Point Loma Nazarene, Biola, and British Columbia, and are looking to avenge a 1-0 loss to The C of I from last season’s NAIA West Tournament. Simpson’s offensive attack is led by outfielders Garrett Barnett (.473 0 HR 4/1 * Concordia (DH) 11 a.m. PT 11 RBI, 8 SB) and Daveron Ross (.333 2 HR 10 RBI), along with designated hitter Matthew Alton (.314 0 HR 16 RBI). On 4/7 * OREGON TECH (DH) 1 P.M. the mound, the team has posted a 7.68 team ERA, though Adrian Demar (2-0 3.52 ERA) and Scott McKeen (3-1 3.86 4/8 * OREGON TECH (DH) 11 A.M. ERA) have been solid – with McKeen throwing a pair of complete game seven inning shutouts. It is the first trip to Caldwell for the Redhawks, with the Yotes having won the previous six games between the teams. 4/14 * Patten (DH) 1 p.m. PT 4/15 * Patten (DH) 11 a.m. PT LOOKING AT THE NAIA WEST: Lewis-Clark State opened NAIA West play last weekend, winning 3-of-4 games on the road 4/21 * MENLO (DH) 1 P.M. at Menlo. This weekend, Corban travels to L-C, Concordia hosts Patten, and Menlo making the trip up to British Columbia. 4/22 * MENLO (DH) 11 A.M.

4/27 * Corban (DH) Noon PT NAIA WEST / NATIONAL POLL: The NAIA conducted its conference and preseason national polls during November, with 4/28 * Corban (DH) 11 a.m. PT the Coyotes picked to finish second in the NAIA West. British Columbia earned top billing, followed by the Coyotes and 5/2-5 NAIA West Tournament TBA Menlo, while Lewis-Clark State (which competes in the NAIA West schedule, but does not factor in the postseason), earned the top spot in their unaffiliated poll. Concordia was picked to finish fourth, followed by Simpson, Patten, Oregon 5/10-13 NAIA Opening Round TBA Tech, and Corban. In the Top-25 poll, Oklahoma City earned the top spot – though five different teams earned first-place 5/25-6/1 NAIA World Series TBA votes. Defending champ, Concordia (Calif.) was second, followed by Lee (Tenn.), Lubbock Christian (Texas), and Embry- Riddle (Fla.). Lewis-Clark State was No. 11 and British Columbia was No. 20, while the Yotes received one voter point. Two other Coyote opponents’ were in the tabulation – No. 17 Fresno Pacific (Calif.) and Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.), Home Games in Bold and CAPS which received votes. The first regular-season national poll will be released on March 27. * NAIA West Game PT Pacific Time ! NAIA Desert Classic DH Doubleheader A RIVALRY DATING BACK NINE DECADES: Tuesday’s game at Northwest Nazarene rekindled the “Canyon County Clash” on the diamond for the first time since the 2007 season. The two teams have a rich history of baseball – dating back into the 1930s, with the Yotes and Crusaders having played 216 times, with The C of I holding a 161-55 series edge. NAIA West Standings ABOUT NORTHWEST NAZARENE: The Crusaders (10-4) are expected to contend with Western Oregon for the Great School Conf. Overall Northwest Athletic Conference title this season – led by a pitching staff that has a 3.28 ERA, thanks to Aaron Vaughn (1-1 1.62 ERA), Patrick Patterson (3-0 1.96 ERA), and Zeb Sneed (2-1 3.66 ERA). Offensively, NNU is led by outfielders Sean Lewis-Clark State 3- 1 13- 3 McDonald (.377 1 HR 10 RBI) and Zach Steele (.318 5 HR 16 RBI), along with third-baseman Kaleb DeHaas (.444 0 HR Corban 0- 0 8- 2 7 RBI). It marks the first time that NNU has ever played at Wolfe Field. College of Idaho 0- 0 13- 4 RECORD BOOK: A pair of Coyotes have already cracked the career record book just two weeks into the 2012 season. British Columbia 0- 0 7- 4 Izaac Garsez (Caldwell, Idaho / Caldwell HS) holds the career record for triples (20), while ranking No. 8 in stolen bases Concordia 0- 0 6- 4 (50), and No. 9 in home runs (21). He is closing in on the Top-10 in at bats (483), runs scored (124), hits (166), doubles Simpson 0- 0 9- 7 (28), and RBI (111). Chad Yeggy is also among the career leaders, sitting in the No. 3 spot in saves (10) and No. 7 in Oregon Tech 0- 0 6-10 appearances (63), while closing in on the Top-10 in wins (14) and innings pitched (158.0).

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CUMULATIVE STATISTICS:

Player AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD% 8 VINCENT, Jake.... .429 4-0 7 2 3 1 0 0 1 4 .571 0 0 3 0 .429 0 0 0-0 1 3 0 1.000 23 LEWIS, Jarel...... 426 16-13 47 16 20 7 1 2 16 35 .745 4 5 6 2 .500 2 0 3-3 53 8 1 .984 27 FABRICIUS, Zachar .414 11-8 29 2 12 2 0 0 11 14 .483 2 1 5 0 .441 2 0 3-7 9 1 0 1.000 12 HODGES, Tanner... .400 17-17 50 18 20 4 1 0 15 26 .520 11 4 3 0 .538 0 0 3-4 18 42 3 .952 24 GARSEZ, Izaac.... .351 17-17 57 18 20 3 2 2 13 33 .579 8 4 13 0 .457 1 0 10-14 26 2 0 1.000 31 DODD, Jesse...... 342 16-14 38 10 13 7 0 0 7 20 .526 6 7 6 4 .510 0 1 0-0 112 4 1 .991 9 GRIFFITHS, Todd.. .340 15-15 53 19 18 2 1 0 9 22 .415 5 4 2 1 .429 1 0 6-6 21 36 3 .950 1 MUNCY, Nick...... 333 13-7 30 6 10 2 0 0 5 12 .400 2 1 7 1 .394 0 3 2-3 9 1 0 1.000 7 HARRIS, Jeffrey.. .321 16-15 56 12 18 4 0 0 8 22 .393 3 1 8 0 .361 1 3 7-8 34 32 2 .971 21 PACKHAM, Cameron. .310 14-12 29 2 9 4 0 0 8 13 .448 6 1 11 2 .444 0 3 0-0 80 7 2 .978 16 ANDAZOLA, Tyler.. .308 15-13 52 14 16 5 0 1 7 24 .462 6 3 11 0 .410 0 0 4-5 36 2 3 .927 28 VERNON, Parker... .250 8-4 16 1 4 0 0 0 3 4 .250 0 0 4 2 .250 0 0 0-0 2 0 0 1.000 5 WARD, Brett...... 229 13-9 35 7 8 0 0 0 5 8 .229 2 0 3 1 .270 0 1 0-0 5 1 0 1.000 6 SEWELL, Andrew... .200 10-4 10 1 2 1 0 0 1 3 .300 2 1 2 0 .385 0 0 0-0 6 20 0 1.000 2 PAWELEK, Anthony. .188 9-3 16 0 3 0 0 0 1 3 .188 0 3 1 0 .300 1 0 0-0 8 10 1 .947 4 HUMBERGER, Riley. .167 8-3 12 2 2 1 0 0 3 3 .250 2 2 4 0 .375 0 0 0-0 9 7 0 1.000 22 ROSEBERRY, Joe... .000 9-0 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1 4 0 .200 0 0 3-3 2 3 2 .714 15 LANE, Michael.... .000 1-0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 .000

Totals...... 328 17-17 542 134 178 43 5 5 113 246 .454 59 38 94 13 .425 8 11 41-53 434 194 19 .971 Opponents...... 241 17-17 539 52 130 19 1 3 48 160 .297 54 14 109 12 .325 3 10 16-20 402 161 25 .957

Player ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA 10 HILDEBRAND, Bryan 0.00 0-0 6 0 0 0/1 1 5.1 2 1 0 5 5 1 0 0 18 .111 0 0 0 0 0 14 O'DELL, Mitchell. 0.00 0-0 1 0 0 0/0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .250 0 0 0 0 0 25 NICHOLSON, Taylor 1.47 2-0 5 1 0 0/1 1 18.1 17 3 3 3 13 2 0 1 66 .258 0 3 1 0 3 36 YEGGY, Chad...... 1.63 3-0 5 4 0 0/0 0 27.2 25 7 5 4 11 4 0 0 102 .245 0 1 0 1 2 27 FABRICIUS, Zachar 1.90 3-0 4 4 0 0/1 0 23.2 17 5 5 4 16 4 0 1 83 .205 2 2 1 0 2 17 RAVER, Seth...... 2.70 0-0 5 0 0 0/1 0 3.1 4 1 1 1 6 1 0 1 14 .286 0 1 0 0 0 29 ORR, Joshua...... 2.74 3-1 4 4 1 0/1 0 23.0 22 7 7 13 24 2 0 0 87 .253 1 0 0 0 0 30 GARZA, Michael... 3.66 2-0 7 1 0 0/2 0 19.2 17 9 8 8 13 2 1 0 72 .236 2 3 0 1 0 11 KOWITZ, Dylan.... 4.82 0-3 6 0 0 0/0 0 9.1 7 6 5 9 9 1 0 0 34 .206 1 2 0 0 2 9 GRIFFITHS, Todd.. 5.56 0-0 5 3 0 0/0 0 11.1 13 11 7 7 9 2 0 0 47 .277 3 1 0 1 1 28 VERNON, Parker... 9.00 0-0 3 0 0 0/0 0 2.0 5 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 12 .417 0 1 0 0 0

Totals...... 2.68 13-4 17 17 1 2/2 2 144.2 130 52 43 54 109 19 1 3 539 .241 9 14 2 3 10 Opponents...... 7.59 4-13 17 17 2 0/0 0 134.0 178 134 113 59 94 43 5 5 542 .328 22 38 2 8 11

GAME RECAP – C OF I 10, DICKINSON STATE 1; DICKINSON STATE 4, C OF I 1: Chad Yeggy tossed eight strong innings and Tanner Hodges (Sisters, Ore. / Mount Hood CC) had four hits in the opener, but C.J. Ketron held The C of I to just three hits in the nightcap, as the Yotes and Dickinson State split a doubleheader Friday at Wolfe Field. The Coyotes won the opener, 10-1, extending their win streak to nine games, but DSU grabbed a 4-1 win in Game 2. Yeggy was outstanding for the Yotes, allowing just four hits in his longest outing of the season - retiring 15 of 16 batters at one stretch. The senior walked just one, hit a man, and struck out four. The Yotes used their speed in the opener, stealing eight bags. Tyler Andazola led off the first with a single, stole second, moved to third on a sacrifice bunt, and scored on a wild pitch. After the Blue Hawks tied the score on an Erik Bastio RBI single in the second, the hosts used a three-run third - including a Hodges bunt RBI single, to take a 4-1 lead. Nick Muncy (Caldwell, Idaho / Whitworth U.) slapped an RBI single through the left side in the fifth to make it 5-1. Back to back doubles by Andazola and Jeffrey Harris in the sixth, followed by a Hodges RBI single made it 7-1, with a three run seventh capping the scoring. Andazola went 3-for-5 with three runs scored, with Muncy and Brett Ward (Nampa, Idaho / Skyview HS) each recording two hits. Zach Griffith went 2-for-4 for DSU, with starter Ryan Crossingham going six-plus innings, allowing 11 hits, but striking out eight. The Yotes took an early 1-0 lead in Game 2, as Andazola doubled off the left field wall and scored on a Zach Fabricius sacrifice fly - but Ketron handcuffed the Yotes the rest of the way. The right-hander allowed just one runner to reach third the rest of the way, getting some help by some timely defensive gems, to earn his first win. A two-out rally in the second gave DSU the lead for good, as Bastio singled to left and stole second. Jon Mendoza singled him home to tie the game. Ryan Riesse singled off the side of the mound, with the runners moving up on a wild pitch, with Tanner Newman following with a slow roller into the hole at short, beating Hodges' throw across the diamond to score Mendoza for the 2-1 lead. The Blue Hawks would make it 3-1 in the fifth on a two-out Derek Carley single, then tack on an unearned run in the sixth. The Coyotes had the tying run at the plate in the sixth, but pinch hitter Jarel Lewis (Boise, Idaho / Capital HS) flew out to the warning track in left center. Mendoza went 2- for-3 with two RBI and Justin Elizando went 2-for-4 in the win for DSU, while Andazola went 2-for-2 in the loss for The C of I.

GAME RECAP – DICKINSON STATE 5, C OF I 3: A two-out, two-run single from Brock Murphy in the eighth inning provided the winning run, as Dickinson State rallied for a 5-3 victory over The C of I, Saturday at chilly Wolfe Field. The Blue Hawks got a two-out single from Zach Griffith and Erik Bastio walked. A passed ball moved the runners to second and third, with Murphy lining the base hit up the middle, erasing a 3-2 C of I lead. Jon Mendoza followed with an RBI double to deep left center field to make it 5-3. It was enough for Tanner Newman, who tossed a complete game – allowing single runs in the first, fourth and sixth innings. The righty allowed nine hits, walked one, and fanned five. The Coyotes got on the board in the first on an Izaac Garsez sacrifice fly, but DSU drew even in the fourth on a Murphy RBI single. Following a 42-minute delay due to a hailstorm, the Yotes regained the lead on a bases loaded double play grounder, but a Travis Setere RBI single evened the game in the fifth. The C of I took a 3-2 lead in the sixth on a Jeffrey Harris RBI single, but would not get a runner into scoring position the rest of the way. Setere went 3-for-5, with Murphy and Mendoza each logging two hits in the win for the Blue Hawks. Harris, Tanner Hodges, and Nick Muncy each had two hits for the Yotes.

GAME RECAP – C OF I 10, DICKINSON STATE 3: Cameron Packham (Kuna, Idaho / Kuna HS) and Jeffrey Harris each had three hits, leading The C of I to a 10-3 victory over Dickinson State in the final game of a four-game weekend series. The Coyotes took a 3-0 lead in the first, as Tanner Hodges roped an RBI double, Todd Griffiths (Meridian, Idaho / Lower Columbia CC) added an RBI single, with a third run scored on a failed pickoff move. The Yotes would make it 4-0 in the second on a Nick Muncy RBI single, pushing the margin to 7-1 in the third on RBI singles from Packham and Andrew Sewell (Lakewood, Wash. / Pierce CC). It was enough for Michael Garza, who tossed six innings of five-hit ball, striking out four men, picking up his second victory of the season. Tyler Andazola went 2-for-5 with two RBI, with Hodges adding a pair of hits for the Yotes, who salvaged a series split. Derek Carley went 3-for-5 in the loss for the Blue Hawks (3-5), with Travis Setere going 2-for-4 with a pair of RBI.

GAME RECAP – C OF I 5, NORTHWEST NAZARENE 1: Zach Fabricius threw eight innings of four-hit ball as The C of I defeated Canyon County rival Northwest Nazarene, 5-1, Tuesday at Elmore Vail Field. The win for the Coyotes was their 161st against the NCAA Division II Crusaders' since the 1930s - but the first meeting between the teams since the 2007 season. Izaac Garsez used RBI singles in the first and third innings to give the Coyotes a 2-0 lead - as Fabricius was on cruise control. The lefty retired 14 men in a row until a bunt single in the seventh. NNU got on the board in the eighth, as Zach Steele hit his fifth home run of the year, but the Yotes plated three insurance runs in the ninth - two on a Cameron Packham double, and a third on a Tyler Andazola single. Fabricius struck out six men in picking up his third win, with Chad Yeggy tossing a 1-2-3 ninth. Andazola went 3-for-5 in the victory, with Packham and Garsez each recording two hits and two RBI.

ABOUT THE COACH: The 2012 season marks the 25th year in The C of I baseball program for head coach Shawn Humberger, his 12th year as Coyote skipper. Last season, he led the squad to a 33-21 mark and advanced to the title game of the NAIA West Qualifying Tournament. During his tenure, Humberger has compiled a 378-244-1 record, including a third- place finish at the 2002 NAIA World Series and a trip to the 2010 NAIA National Tournament. He has been named CCC Coach of the Year on six different occasions (2002, 2005, 2006. 2007, 2008, and 2009), along with earning NAIA Region I Coach-of-the-Year and CCC Men's Coach-of-the-Year for all sports in 2002. A native of Twin Falls, Idaho, Humberger graduated from Twin Falls High, played for the College of Southern Idaho for two seasons, and played at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas for one year. In 1984, Humberger was part of the CSI national championship junior-college team. In addition, he was named to the 1985 Junior College All-America team. Humberger, a 1989 C of I graduate, also served as the facilities coordinator for the J.A. Albertson Activities Center for ten years, is a physical education instructor at the College, and coached Nampa's American Legion baseball program for eight seasons.

FOR MORE INFORMATION: For more information on The C of I baseball program, head to the official homepage of the Coyotes, http://www.collegeofidaho.edu/baseball.

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YOTE NOTES – February 29, 2012

C of I Sports Information Director – Mike Safford Jr. (208) 459-5681 [email protected]

SOFTBALL: Lady Yotes complete weekend sweep of Dickinson State, take 13-3 record into a week off from competition SPORTS RELEASE 2012 Schedule and Results COMING UP: Idle until March 9 vs. British Columbia

LAST WEEK: vs. Dickinson State (W 11-2, W 10-6, W 7-4, W 11-0) Date Opponent Time

2/10 ! Simpson W 11-1 LADY YOTES NAMED VERIZON TEAM OF THE WEEK: For their efforts in sweeping a Dickinson State ! Holy Names W 7-4 team that was receiving votes in the Preseason NAIA Top-25 Coaches’ Poll, the Lady Yotes were ! William Jessup W 6-0 honored by the Cascade Conference as the recipient of the Verizon “Team of the Week” award. The 2/11 ! Patten W 10-2 C of I outscored their opponent from North Dakota by a 40-12 margin, extending an overall win

! Biola W 12-8 streak to seven games. The Yotes become the first softball team this season to earn the award.

! Concordia-Irvine L 3-2 (9) MILLS NAMED RED LION CCC PLAYER OF THE WEEK: C of I outfielder Molly Mills (Burley, Idaho / 2/17 # Whitworth W 2-1 Burley HS) was honored Monday as Red Lion CCC Softball Player of the Week. The junior went 7-for- # British Columbia L 8-6 10 at the plate in the Lady Yotes four-game sweep of Dickinson State, driving in four runs in the four 2/18 # George Fox L 5-4 games. Mills reached back in 10-of-13 plate appearances, scoring seven runs. It marks the first # Pacific W 10-8 time she has received the award in her career. On the year, Mills is hitting a gaudy .549 – leading 2/19 # Lewis & Clark W 10-7 the entire NAIA in hits (28), while leading the CCC in batting average, becoming the first C of I everyday player to have a batting average above the .500 mark 16 games into the season. # Willamette W 3-2

2/25 DICKINSON STATE (DH) W 11-2, W 10-6 BEST START EVER: With their perfect weekend, the Lady Yotes established their best 15-game start 2/26 DICKINSON STATE (DH) W 7-4, W 11-0 in the 11-year program history. The squad sits at 13-3 on the season, surpassing the 10-5 starts 3/9 BRITISH COLUMBIA (DH) 2 P.M. that the 2003 and the 2008 teams had through 15 games. The team will at worse equal the best 3/10 BRITISH COLUMBIA (DH) 11 A.M. 20-game start to a season, as the 2003, 2007, and 2008 teams all began 13-7. The best 25-game 3/17 * CORBAN (DH) 11 A.M. start to a season was during the 2007 season, when the team started 18-7, en route to a 37-12

3/20 * Eastern Oregon (DH) 3 p.m. PT SCORING AT A RECORD-SETTING CLIP: Through 16 games, the Lady Yotes are averaging 7.6 runs 3/23 * CONCORDIA (DH) 2 P.M. per contest – ranking No. 15 in the NAIA in runs per game and No. 3 in the NAIA in total runs scored. 3/24 * NORTHWEST CHRISTIAN (DH) 11 A.M. The team is nearly two runs ahead of the school record for runs-per-game, as the 2007 team averaged just under six runs per game in advancing to the NAIA Region I championship game. 3/30 * Oregon Tech (DH) 2 p.m. PT 3/31 * Southern Oregon (DH) 11 a.m. PT RUNS AND HITS KEEP COMING: The offensive explosion by the 2012 team through the first 16 4/3 NORTHWEST NAZARENE (DH) 4 P.M. games has been off the charts – scoring 10-or-more runs in eight games, while recording 10-or- 4/6 * Corban (DH) 2 p.m. PT more hits in a game 10 different times. The team has already set a school record for the most 10- 4/10 * EASTERN OREGON (DH) 3 P.M. run games in a season, as the 2007 and 2011 teams scored 10-or-more runs seven times (in 49 4/13 * Northwest Christian (DH) 2 p.m. PT and 40 games respectively), while this year’s squad is tied for fourth on the 10 hits in a game list 4/14 * Concordia (DH) 11 a.m. PT (2007 team recorded 18 10-or-more hit games, the 2011 team had 14, the 2005 team had 12, 4/20 * SOUTHERN OREGON (DH) 2 P.M. and the 2006 team had 10).

4/21 * OREGON TECH (DH) 11 A.M. WHO WAS HOT: Multiple Coyotes had big weekends at the expense of Dickinson State, as the team 5/4-5 Cascade Conference Tournament TBA combined for a .370 batting average against the Blue Hawks. Leading the way was two-way player 5/17-23 NAIA National Championships TBA Alexis Macias (Stockton, Calif. / San Joaquin Delta CC), who had a big weekend with the bat and arm. The freshman hit .364 with a homer and team-high 10 RBI, while in the circle, went 2-0 with a Home Games in Bold and CAPS 1.27 ERA – including a three-hit shutout in the series finale. Hannah Johnson (Homedale, Idaho / * Cascade Conference PT Pacific Time Homedale HS) swung a big bat, going 5-for-11 with five RBI in the four games, while fellow middle infielder Kaci Baldwin (Lewiston, Idaho / Lewiston HS) went 3-for-8 at the plate and scored five ! Simpson Tournament DH Doubleheader runs. Kristen Haugen (Salem, Ore. / South Salem HS) drove in six runs with a trio of doubles, while # Northwest Cup Nikki Shumway (Boise, Idaho / Boise HS) hit .375 with two homers, five RBI, and scored seven runs.

AN OFF WEEK – SORT OF: The Lady Yotes will not compete on the diamond this weekend, as the

Cascade Conference Standings squad prepares for their annual Dinner/Auction on Saturday night – the main fundraiser for the team each year.

School Conf. Overall CCC / NATIONAL POLL: The CCC and the NAIA released their preseason rankings in mid-November, Oregon Tech 0- 0 12- 2 with the Lady Yotes picked to finish fourth in the seven team conference. Oregon Tech, which Corban 0- 0 11- 2 stunned the softball world by winning the 2011 NAIA National Championship, was the league College of Idaho 0- 0 13- 3 favorite, followed by Corban, Concordia, the Lady Yotes, Southern Oregon, Northwest Christian, and Southern Oregon 0- 0 6- 3 Eastern Oregon. In the NAIA Top-25 – OIT claimed the preseason No. 1 spot, followed by Cal State- San Marcos, Oklahoma City, Central Baptist (Ark.), and Brenau (Ga.). C of I opponents’ Concordia- Eastern Oregon 0- 0 4- 4 Irvine (No. 8) and Corban (No. 24) were in the Top-25, while five other oppoents’ – Dickinson State Concordia 0- 0 7-10 Northwest Christian 0- 0 2-12 - more -

(N.D.), Concordia (Ore.), Biola (Calif.), Simpson (Calif.), and William Jessup (Calif.) all received votes. The Lady Yotes received six voter points in the preseason national poll – good enough for a tie for No. 42 in the nation heading into 2012.

RECORD BOOK: Five Lady Yotes currently find themselves listed in the career Top-10 record book, led by Nickayla Skinner(Mountain Home, Idaho / Mountain Home HS), who is No. 2 in saves (3), No. 3 in strikeouts (224), No. 4 in shutouts (4), No. 5 in wins (20), No. 6 in complete games (20), and No. 7 in innings pitched (184.0), games started (26), and in appearances (32). Nikki Shumway ranks No. 4 in triples (3) and home runs (12), No. 5 in runs scored (74) , and is No. 6 in stolen bases (28), with Hannah Johnson No. 6 in triples (2) and sacrifice hits (16), and No. 10 in hit-by-pitches (6). Two others are on the list – Julia Henrie (Eagle, Idaho / Eagle HS) is No. 6 in triples (2) and No. 10 in hit-by-pitches (6), with Molly Mills No. 5 in hit-by- pitches (9).

CUMULATIVE STATISTICS:

Player AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD% 13 MILLS, Molly...... 549 16-16 51 19 28 6 0 1 19 37 .725 5 6 0 1 .629 0 2 5-5 27 11 0 1.000 4 PARK, Kayla...... 400 6-4 15 1 6 1 0 0 2 7 .467 0 0 2 1 .400 0 0 0-0 2 3 2 .714 14 JOHNSON, Hannah.. .389 16-15 36 10 14 2 0 0 6 16 .444 7 1 9 0 .500 0 4 1-2 36 9 7 .865 17 MACIAS, Alexis... .367 16-16 49 13 18 4 0 4 21 34 .694 4 0 3 0 .407 1 1 1-1 33 11 0 1.000 3 SHUMWAY, Nikki... .358 16-16 67 21 24 2 0 3 10 35 .522 2 0 17 1 .377 0 1 7-9 28 1 0 1.000 27 SKINNER, Nickayla .346 8-8 26 4 9 1 0 0 4 10 .385 4 1 4 0 .452 0 0 0-0 20 5 1 .962 9 HENRIE, Julia.... .333 6-6 15 10 5 1 0 2 6 12 .800 4 4 2 0 .565 0 0 1-1 0 0 0 .000 6 BALDWIN, Kaci.... .320 14-13 25 8 8 0 0 0 2 8 .320 6 0 3 0 .452 0 1 0-1 16 31 6 .887 10 HUTTASH, Jordan.. .313 10-3 16 2 5 2 0 0 4 7 .438 1 0 3 0 .353 0 0 0-0 2 0 0 1.000 7 WIEBOLD, Janelle. .286 5-0 7 3 2 0 0 1 2 5 .714 1 0 5 0 .375 0 0 0-0 0 5 0 1.000 22 HAUGEN, Kristen.. .278 16-16 54 10 15 3 0 2 19 24 .444 5 1 3 0 .344 1 1 1-3 8 14 4 .846 16 WEBB, Kayla...... 222 15-13 36 7 8 2 0 0 2 10 .278 1 2 6 0 .282 0 2 2-3 16 1 0 1.000 20 PAVEY, Kendall... .208 11-9 24 3 5 1 0 1 7 9 .375 4 2 6 0 .367 0 0 1-1 41 4 0 1.000 8 STRONG, Rachael.. .167 8-8 24 3 4 1 0 0 3 5 .208 2 1 4 0 .259 0 1 1-1 67 7 1 .987 19 GABIOLA, Paige... .133 11-6 15 7 2 0 0 1 3 5 .333 7 0 4 0 .391 1 0 2-2 6 1 0 1.000 2 HOWELL, Kaitlin.. .111 8-8 9 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 .111 2 2 2 0 .385 0 0 0-0 22 10 0 1.000 23 ARNZEN, Lauren... .000 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 .000 Totals...... 328 16-16 470 122 154 26 0 15 112 225 .479 55 20 74 3 .418 3 13 22-29 324 113 21 .954 Opponents...... 245 16-16 413 61 101 11 0 12 55 148 .358 58 5 82 1 .344 1 15 14-20 310 124 38 .919

Player ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA 27 SKINNER, Nickayla 0.90 5-0 9 5 4 1/0 2 39.0 16 8 5 21 58 2 0 4 132 .121 2 3 0 0 5 7 WIEBOLD, Janelle. 2.76 0-2 6 0 0 0/0 1 12.2 14 10 5 10 3 2 0 1 49 .286 0 2 0 0 5 4 PARK, Kayla...... 3.20 3-0 4 4 1 0/0 0 19.2 24 15 9 7 7 3 0 2 85 .282 0 0 0 1 1 17 MACIAS, Alexis... 4.77 5-1 8 7 3 1/0 0 36.2 47 28 25 20 14 4 0 5 147 .320 3 0 0 0 4 Totals...... 2.85 13-3 16 16 8 2/0 3 108.0 101 61 44 58 82 11 0 12 413 .245 5 5 0 1 15 Opponents...... 5.76 3-13 16 16 8 0/0 1 103.1 154 122 85 55 74 26 0 15 470 .328 18 20 3 3 13

GAME RECAP – C OF I 11, DICKINSON STATE 2; C OF I 10, DICKINSON STATE 6: Alexis Macias tossed a complete-game three-hitter in the opener, while combining to drive in seven runs on the afternoon, as The C of I swept a Saturday doubleheader from Dickinson State, 11-2 and 10-6, at Symms Field. The Lady Yotes battled a stiff breeze and a hailstorm to complete a sweep of a fellow NAIA team receiving votes in the national poll. Janell Laront got the Blue Hawks on the board in the first with an RBI single, but the Yotes evened the score on a Molly Mills RBI single in the bottom of the frame. The C of I scored a pair of unearned runs in the second to take the lead, before Erika Nowak singled in a run in the fourth to get DSU within a run. Macias broke the game open in the bottom of the fourth with a three-run homer, her fourth of the year. A Kayla Webb (Garland, Utah / Bear River HS) RBI double in the fifth made it 7-2, with the Yotes ending the game due to the mercy rule in the sixth with four runs - capped by a two-run Jordan Huttash (Nampa, Idaho / Bishop Kelly HS) double. Mills and Kristen Haugen each had two hits for the Yotes - as Macias walked three and fanned four for her fourth win of the season. Game 2 started with a bang for The C of I, as a three-run Macias double was the big blow in a five-run first. Nikki Shumway led off the second with a homer and Haugen roped an RBI single to make it 7-0. DSU closed the gap to 7-4 in the fourth, as Jessica Huseby hit a three- run homer. The visitors would get within 9-6 in the fifth on a Lindsey Sullivan two-run shot, but an RBI double by Hannah Johnson gave the Yotes insurance. Kayla Park (Ontario, Ore. / Treasure Valley CC) went four-plus innings, allowing six runs on nine hits to earn her third win of the season. Johnson went 3-for-4 with three RBI, with Park and Shumway each logging two hits. Huseby, Sullivan, and Nicole Bertolacci each had two hits for DSU.

GAME RECAP – C OF I 7, DICKINSON STATE 4; C OF I 11, DICKINSON STATE 0: Alexis Macias roped a go-ahead RBI single in the sixth inning of Game 1, then pitched a three-hit shutout in Game 2, as The C of I completed a four-game sweep of Dickinson State, winning 7-4 and 11-0, Sunday at Symms Field. After the Blue Hawks got a two-run homer from Kristy Ortiz in the fourth and a squeeze bunt in the fifth to tie the score at 4-4, the Yotes rallied in the sixth as Kaci Baldwin and Molly Mills had back-to-back one-out singles. Macias followed with the single to center, scoring Baldwin, with Mills scored when the throw in from the outfield was wild. Kristen Haugen added an RBI double for insurance. Nickayla Skinner got the win, allowing just three hits and one earned run for the Yotes. Haugen had two doubles and three RBI - including a two-run double in a four-run first inning for C of I. Mills and Kayla Park each logged two hits in the victory. Game 2 was all C of I, as the Yotes sent 13 batters to the plate in the first - scoring eight runs. Mills and Hannah Johnson each had two-run singles in the frame. Nikki Shumway capped the scoring with an opposite field three-run homer in the fourth. Macias kept the Blue Hawks off balance - striking out four and walking just one, to pick up her fifth win of the season. Mills went 3-for-4 with Shumway going 2-for-3 with three runs scored and four RBI in the win.

ABOUT THE COACH: Al Mendiola is in his seventh year as head coach of The C of I softball program and holds an all-time record of 166-115 - the most wins by a softball coach in school history. The native of San Diego, Calif. has helped the Lady Yotes become a force in Northwest softball, leading The C of I to playoff appearances each year from 2006-09, including the 2007 and 2009 CCC regular-season titles, the 2008 NAIA Region I championship, and berths in the 2008 and 2009 NAIA Softball National Championships. Following the 2007 season, Mendiola was honored as CCC and NAIA Region I Coach of the Year after the Coyotes set a school record with 37 wins. Under his direction, the Yotes have been ranked as high as No. 14 in the NAIA Top-25 Coaches Poll. Outside of softball, Mendiola was the head coach of the Caldwell Silver Streaks American Legion baseball team from 1997-07 and has also assisted with the Boise Clippers men's fastpitch team. He was also an assistant coach for The C of I baseball team for seven years. A 1994 graduate of The C of I, Mendiola played two seasons of baseball for head coach Tim Mooney, earning honorable mention NAIA All-America honors as a senior. His wife, Liz, has been the head volleyball coach at The C of I for the past 11 years. The Mendiola's have two children, Aleah and Micah, and reside in Caldwell.

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YOTE NOTES – February 28, 2012

C of I Sports Information Director – Mike Safford Jr. (208) 459-5681 [email protected]

ALPINE SKIING: Season Complete for alpine teams after seventh- place finishes at USCSA Western Regionals SPORTS RELEASE COMING UP: Freestyle/Snowboard teams at USCSA National Championships, Sunday River, Maine, March 2012 Schedule and Results 5-10.

Date Event Time/Result 1/21 ! Brundage Mountain POSTPONED LAST WEEK: at USCSA Western Regionals (Steamboat, Colo.) – Men (7th of 16), Women (7th of 16) Giant Slalom LACK OF SNOW NO NATIONALS FOR C OF I ALPINE TEAMS: For the first time since the 1995 season, neither C of I alpine 1/22 ! Brundage Mountain POSTPONED team advanced to the USCSA National Championships, as both Coyote teams finished seventh in a 16- Giant Slalom LACK OF SNOW team field at last weekend’s USCSA Western Regionals in Steamboat, Colo. For the Lady Yotes, it ends a 13-year streak of trips to Nationals, while the Coyote men have failed to qualify for Nationals for the past 1/28 ! Alpental Men 3rd of 8 three years. Slalom Women 4th of 9 ZACH’S LEAD COYOTES: The Coyote men were led by the duo of freshman Zach Shenk (Sandy, Utah / 1/29 ! Alpental POSTPONED Skyline HS) and junior Zach Tomlinson (Tahoe City, Calif. / North Tahoe HS), who each posted a Top-12 Slalom RAIN finish at the Western Regionals. Shenk started his first trip to the event with a sixth-place finish in Friday’s first giant slalom run, finishing in ninth-place overall. He struggled a bit in the slalom, having a tough first 2/4 ! Mount Spokane Men 7th of 8 run en route to a 25th-place finish. Tomlinson took the opposite route, finishing 29th in the GS, following it Giant Slalom Women 2nd of 9 up with the ninth-best second run in Saturday’s slalom, taking 11th-place in the event. As a team, the Yotes placed eighth in the GS, seventh in the slalom, and seventh in the combined. 2/5 ! Mount Spokane Men 4th of 8 Giant Slalom Women 1st of 9 HIRNER TOP OF THE LADY YOTE CLASS: The C of I women were paced by 2011 All-American, Nina Hirner (Sun Valley, Idaho / Wood River HS), who recorded the lone Top-20 finishes by a Lady Yote. The 2/11 ! Bogus Basin Men 3rd of 8 sophomore recorded a 16th-place effort in Thursday’s giant slalom, followed by an outstanding pair of runs Slalom Women 3rd of 9 in the slalom, finishing eighth overall. Kare Tonning (Rothesay, N.B. / Carrabasett Valley Acad.) recorded the next-best finishes by a C of I competitor, taking 28th in the GS and 26th in the slalom. 2/12 ! Bogus Basin Men 3rd of 8 Slalom Women 4th of 9 REGIONAL RECAP: National power Rocky Mountain continued their dominance of the Western Regionals, taking the first of three berths to Nationals in each gender. The Northwest Conference champion University 2/23-25 USCSA Western Regional Men 7th of 16 of British Columbia also will send both men’s and women’s teams to Maine, along with the University of Steamboat Springs Women 7th of 16 Idaho men and the University of Washington women.

3/5-10 USCSA Championships STILL A CHANCE FOR BOARDERS AND FREESTYLE: Both C of I freestyle and snowboard squads earned Sunday River berths to the USCSA National Championships by virtue of their finishes during the Western Regional circuit.

! NW Collegiate Ski Conference Qualifier The teams are currently undergoing fundraising efforts to raise money to pay for their travel cross country. Both the C of I men’s and women’s freestyle teams combined for five USCSA national championships in 2011.

NWCSC Men’s Alpine Standings NATIONAL STREAK ON THE LINE: The Lady Yotes have a lengthy streak of appearances at the USCSA National Championships on the line – as the squad has advanced each year since 1999. The Coyote men School Top 4 Overall will be looking for their first trip to Nationals since 2009. The last year a C of I alpine team failed to qualify British Columbia 100 125 for Nationals was 1995 – the same season the women’s Nordic team won a pair of national titles. Whitman 72 83 ABOUT THE COACH: Ron Bonneau is in his 22nd season as head coach for The College of Idaho alpine ski Idaho 64 75 programs. During his tenure at The C of I, the native of New Hampshire has seen the Coyote men's team College of Idaho 57 66 qualify for the USCSA championships on 12 occasions, with the women's team making appearances 17 Oregon 53 64 times. His 2004 women's squad finished second in the nation in the slalom and fourth in the alpine Washington State 41 60 combined. The Coyotes have seen much success in the 21st Century, as both the men's and women's Puget Sound 36 44 programs, under Bonneau's direction, won Northwest Collegiate Ski Conference championships each year Washington 35 43 from 2004-09, with the Lady Yotes taking home Western Regional championships in 1999, 2003 and 2006. His women's teams have advanced to 13-consecutive USCSA championships, finishing in the Top-9 in nine of the 13 appearances. Last season, the Lady Yotes claimed the NWCSC title. Bonneau, a graduate of Plymouth State College, replaced Tom Olson as the alpine ski coach in 1991 - and worked with Chris NWCSC Women’s Alpine Standings Melgaard on the nordic side to claim the women's nordic championships in 1994 and 1995. During his tenure, he has coached seven national champions, 56 All-Americans, and 76 All-America Scholar-Athletes. School Top 4 Overall Prior to his time in the Gem State, Bonneau worked at ski resorts in Wachusett, Mass. and Haystack, Vt. British Columbia 85 94 Along with his duties with the ski program, he is the director of C of I's outdoor program. Bonneau and wife College of Idaho 72 84 Michele live in Caldwell. Whitman 70 82 Washington State 63 73 FOR MORE INFORMATION: For more on The C of I alpine ski program, head to the official homepage of the Coyotes, www.collegeofidaho.edu/athlete/skiing. Washington 61 71

Idaho 49 59 Oregon 38 46 - more - Puget Sound 33 40 Boise State 29 36

YOTE NOTES – February 28, 2012

C of I Sports Information Director – Mike Safford Jr. (208) 459-5681 [email protected]

MEN’S BASKETBALL: Season Review

COMING UP: Season Complete SPORTS RELEASE LAST WEEK: Cascade Conference quarterfinal at No. 3 Oregon Tech (L 79-53) 2011-12 Schedule and Results

YOTES SEASON ENDS IN CCC QUARTERFINALS: Trying to become just the third team in the 20- Date Opponent Time/Result year history of the Cascade Conference Championships to pull an upset in a No. 8 seed vs. No. 11/4 ! Walla Walla W 73-38 1 seed game, The C of I fell short at Oregon Tech, as the regular-season champs toppled the 11/5 ! Carrol l L 72-63 Yotes, 79-53. The loss ended the Coyote season with a record of 10-20. 11/9 + NORTHWEST NAZARENE L 72-61 11/11 # PORTLAND BIBLE W 75-45 PLAYOFF DROUGHT CONTINUES: The loss at Oregon Tech added to the woes for the Coyotes’ – 11/12 # MONTANA TECH L 56-53 who have not won a postseason contest since the 2005-06 season. That year, the Coyotes 11/18 $ LEWIS-CLARK STATE L 53-50 upset No. 2 seeded Southern Oregon on the road – but since have lost games to Northwest 11/19 $ WALLA WALLA W 88-30 (2006), Eastern Oregon and Flagler (2007), Oregon Tech (2008), Evergreen (2009), Oregon 11/25 % William Jessup W 79-72 Tech (2010), Northwest (2011), and Oregon Tech (2012). The five years between trips to NAIA 11/26 % Holy Names L 72-60 National Tournaments equals the longest stretch without a berth to Nationals since the gap 12/2 * Warner Pacific L 87-51 between the 1962 and 1983 teams. 12/3 * Concordia L 102-86 12/9 ^ MULTNOMAH W 97-65 BALLENGER EARNS HONORABLE MENTION KUDOS: C of I guard Matt Ballenger (Nampa, Idaho 12/10 ^ MONTANA WESTERN L 66-57 / U. of Colorado) was named Monday to the 2012 All-CCC Team as an honorable mention 12/16 * OREGON TECH L 68-59 selection, as the squad was released by the league office in La Grande, Ore. The senior earns 12/17 * SOUTHERN OREGON L 64-61 All-CCC honors for a third-straight year - earning honorable mention honors in 2010 and 2012, 12/29 * Northwest L 88-62 while earning first-team honors last season. Ballenger averaged 16 points and four rebounds 12/30 * Evergreen W 81-67 per game, while leading the team with 56 steals. He was the lone C of I player on the squad - 1/6 * CORBAN L 67-56 as Oregon Tech's Bobby Hunter was named CCC Player and Newcomer of the Year, with a pair 1/7 * NORTHWEST CHRISTIAN L 64-61 from Northwest University earning honors, as John Van Dyke was named Coach of the Year and 1/13 * Eastern Oregon L 80-62 Rich Skillman earning Defensive Player of the Year. 1/20 * Southern Oregon W 51-47 1/21 * Oregon Tech L 64-46 RECORD BOOK: The 2011-12 squad did not set a single-game record this season, however, 1/27 * EVERGREEN W 73-44 post Krispin Banks (Dallas, Texas / Salt Lake CC) cracked the single-season record book, 1/28 * NORTHWEST L 68-53 recording the ninth-highest field goal percentage in program history (.630). Banks also ranks 2/3 * Northwest Christian W 60-56 among the career leaders in field goal percentage, finishing his career at No. 5 on the all-time 2/4 * Corban L 47-42 list (.598). Matt Ballenger ranks among the career Top-10 in four different categories – No. 3 in three-point attempts (596), No. 4 in three-pointers made (189) and field goal attempts (1,098), 2/10 * EASTERN OREGON L 78-60 2/17 * CONCORDIA W 80-66 and No. 5 in steals (166). He also finished his career No. 11 in points scored (1,185) and No. 2/18 * WARNER PACIFIC L 87-80 12 in field goals made (426). 2/22 + Oregon Tech L 79-53 TIGHT GAMES DIFFERENCE IN SEASON: The 2011-12 season was a frustrating one for the HOME GAMES IN BOLD CAPS Yotes, who were picked to finish third in the CCC Preseason Poll. The squad had the lead at * Cascade Conference halftime in eight of their 20 losses – as opponents’ erased 10-or-more point deficits in four of ! Quinn Classic + United Heritage Insurance Mayors’ Cup the games. The squad recorded a 2-5 mark this season in games decided by five points or less. # Wendy’s Classic The Yotes won back-to-back games only once during the season (Nov. 18 and 25) $ Golden Rule Shoot-Out % Holy Names Classic TOUGH YEAR AT HOME: For the first time since the late 1970s, the Coyotes recorded a losing ^ NNU/C of I Holiday Classic record on their home floor. Despite playing a record 16 home games this season, The C of I + Cascade Conference Tournament recorded a 5-11 record at home – the most home losses in program history (as the 1978-79

Cascade Conference Standings Yotes posted a 2-8 record at O’Connor Fieldhouse. The rough season is just an aberration, as the Coyotes came into the year with a 205-63 all-time record inside the J.A. Albertson Activities

School CCC Overall Center and a 323-72 home record since the 1981-82 season. Oregon Tech 15- 3 29- 4 Northwest 15- 3 27- 4 NATIONAL POLL STREAK CONTINUED: The Coyotes began the season ranked No. 25 in the Warner Pacific 14- 4 23- 8 Preseason NAIA Top-25 Coaches’ Poll – the 20th-straight season that The C of I was ranked or Eastern Oregon 11- 7 19-10 receiving votes in the national poll. The Yotes have been a fixture at least once every year since the NAIA Division II was created during the 1992-93 season. Corban 10- 8 18-13

Southern Oregon 10- 8 17-13 PLAYOFFS AGAIN: Despite a tough season, the Coyotes advanced to the postseason for the Concordia 6-12 14-16 15th-straight season Outside of the 1996-97 season in which the Yotes struggled to an 11-15 College of Idaho 5-13 10-20 record, The C of I has advanced to the postseason every year since 1981-82. Northwest Christian 4-14 11-19

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RARE 20-LOSS SEASON: The loss last Wednesday at Oregon Tech handed the Coyotes their 20th loss of the season – a rare occurrence in the nearly 100-year history of the program. Previous 20-loss seasons were in 1937, 1969, 1972, and 1979.

CCC LEADERS: Scoring Average – Bobby Hunter (OIT) 19.9, Eric Thompson (SOU) 19.7, Adam Herman (CU) 19.6, Marice Tolliver (ESC) 18.6, Jordan Carter (CRB) 17.6; Rebound Average – Stephen Harris (WP) 8.1, Herman 7.7, Patrick Lewis (ESC) 7.6, Thompson 7.4, Tolliver 7.4; Assists Average – Dane Johnson (WP) 6.6, William Sharp (WP) 4.7, Tolliver 4.6, Cody Thurmond (EOU) 4.3, David Clarke (OIT) 4.2.

CONFERENCE/NATIONAL POLLS: In the latest CCC weekly poll, Oregon Tech continued to lead the 10-team conference, followed by Northwest, Warner Pacific, Eastern Oregon, Corban, and Southern Oregon. OIT dropped two spots to No. 3 in the NAIA Top-25 poll, with Northwest at No. 9 and Warner Pacific at No. 15, with Eastern and Corban receiving votes. The final regular-season CCC and NAIA polls will be released Monday, with the final poll released Feb. 29 – which determines the 11 at-large berths to Nationals.

FINAL CUMULATIVE STATISTICS: |---TOTAL---| |---3-PTS---| |----REBOUNDS----| ## Player GP-GS Min--Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg ------4 BALLENGER, Matt.... 24-23 698 29.1 142-373 .381 52-170 .306 56-74 .757 15 84 99 4.1 52 0 69 70 14 56 392 16.3 1 DELGARDO, Rodney... 30-27 822 27.4 116-252 .460 19-64 .297 44-58 .759 15 54 69 2.3 59 0 48 59 3 19 295 9.8 14 DONALDSON, Sydney.. 28-28 785 28.0 87-200 .435 20-68 .294 48-78 .615 21 92 113 4.0 83 1 71 69 14 53 242 8.6 34 BANKS, Krispin..... 30-24 689 23.0 104-165 .630 0-0 .000 47-68 .691 58 80 138 4.6 65 0 19 37 12 14 255 8.5 03 VAN LITH, Ben...... 23-8 486 21.1 71-126 .563 10-37 .270 20-35 .571 28 74 102 4.4 45 2 28 39 6 14 172 7.5 20 PETERSON, Zach..... 16-7 297 18.6 33-81 .407 16-49 .327 14-20 .700 4 23 27 1.7 34 1 14 37 1 17 96 6.0 22 x-TOLMAN, Rick..... 11-10 248 22.5 24-51 .471 6-16 .375 7-10 .700 27 32 59 5.4 19 0 7 14 12 11 61 5.5 15 x-JACKSON, DeAngelo 6-5 90 15.0 9-19 .474 0-0 .000 7-18 .389 10 13 23 3.8 15 0 2 8 5 6 25 4.2 5 SPOONER, Sean...... 11-3 200 18.2 15-38 .395 6-20 .300 8-15 .533 3 21 24 2.2 29 2 16 18 2 11 44 4.0 30 YOUNG, Tyler...... 30-13 490 16.3 47-109 .431 1-17 .059 20-26 .769 27 44 71 2.4 56 1 12 33 7 11 115 3.8 12 KOGA, Duncan...... 27-1 414 15.3 23-86 .267 15-60 .250 13-15 .867 2 33 35 1.3 28 0 47 42 0 15 74 2.7 11 BROWN, Jason...... 18-1 190 10.6 15-49 .306 10-32 .313 7-11 .636 1 13 14 0.8 19 0 23 15 0 2 47 2.6 2 TELKEN, Devan...... 25-0 249 10.0 27-60 .450 1-17 .059 0-3 .000 22 26 48 1.9 16 0 12 11 6 9 55 2.2 44 BENKE, Bryden...... 29-0 342 11.8 24-39 .615 0-0 .000 12-28 .429 32 48 80 2.8 59 1 10 19 15 5 60 2.1 TEAM...... 38 50 88 2.9 0 13 0 ------Total...... 30 6000 737-1648 .447 156-550 .284 303-459 .660 303 687 990 33.0 579 8 378 484 97 243 1933 64.4 Opponents...... 30 6000 643-1535 .419 201-566 .355 477-685 .696 312 696 1008 33.6 476 - 343 500 60 231 1964 65.5

GAME RECAP – OREGON TECH 79, C OF I 53: Oregon Tech opened the game on a 26-6 run and rolled to a 79-53 victory over The C of I in a CCC Men's Basketball Championships quarterfinal match-up last Wednesday in Klamath Falls, Ore. Tech hit 12 of their first 16 shots from the field, as Bobby Hunter scored 10 points and Scotty Riddle canned a pair of three's in the opening sprint. The Yotes would close within 35-24 on a Ben Van Lith (Eagle, Idaho / Coll. of Southern Idaho) basket with two minutes to play in the half, but a pair of turnovers led to two OIT scores, as the hosts led 39-24 at the half. A Rodney Delgardo (Seattle, Wash. / Spokane CC) dunk got C of I within 41-28 early in the second half, but a David Clarke triple and a three-point Hunter play extended the margin back above the 20-point mark. Hunter led all scorers with 18 points, with Riddle scoring 14. OIT made 56-percent of their field goal attempts, including 6-of-12 from outside the arc, while holding a commanding 34-20 edge on the glass. Seniors Krispin Banks and Matt Ballenger led the Yotes, with Banks scoring 13 points and Ballenger 11. The duo, along with Tyler Young (Leesburg, Va. / Boise State U.) and Jason Brown (Hagerman, Idaho / Whatcom CC) played in their final collegiate game.

ABOUT THE COACH: Rod Jensen completed his second season as head men's basketball coach at The C of I, recording a record of 23-37 as Coyote head coach. A year ago, his first Coyote team, which had just two returning starters, rallied from a tough start to win 9-of-12 games midway through the season and finish in a tie for fourth in the CCC standings. Jensen came to The C of I after five seasons at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, where he served as associate head coach for the last four years. Jensen has earned notoriety as a defensive coach, especially during his 19 years as a coach at Boise State University. From 1983-95, he was the top assistant to head coach, Bobby Dye, helping the Broncos rank among the Top-15 in the NCAA Division I in scoring defense for four-straight seasons, winning Big Sky regular-season championships in 1988 and 1989, along with Big Sky Tournament titles in 1988, 1993, and 1994. BSU teams advanced to the National Invitational Tournament in 1987 and 1991, and the NCAA National Tournament in 1988, 1993, and 1994. In 1995, Jensen became the head coach at Boise State - compiling a 109-93 overall record in seven seasons at the helm - recording the fourth-most wins in BSU history. During his tenure, the Broncos ranked among the NCAA Top-25 in scoring defense in 1998 and 1999, while winning the 1999 Big West East Division Championship. Jensen headed east in 2002, becoming an assistant coach for Pete Gillen at the University of Virginia, where he helped the Cavaliers to NIT appearances in 2003 and 2004 - leading the Atlantic Coast Conference in defensive field goal percentage. In 2005, he headed south to UNC-Greensboro, working for Mike Dement, where during his tenure, every player who exhausted their eligibility, graduated. A graduate of the University of Redlands in California, Jensen began his coaching career at his alma mater in 1980, serving as an assistant for two years, before spending one season at Penn State.

FOR MORE INFORMATION: For more information on The C of I men’s basketball program, head to the official homepage of the Coyotes, http://www.collegeofidaho.edu/mensbasketball.

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