YOTE NOTES – November 6, 2014
C of I Director of Athletic Communications – Mike Safford Jr. (208) 459-5681 [email protected]
SPORTS RELEASE ATHLETIC NEWS:
This Week’s Event Schedule MEN’S SOCCER CLOSES SEASON WITH WIN: Joe Bolin scored three goals as
the Coyotes defeated Corban on Tuesday, 7-2, to close out the 2014 season. A 11/7 WBB vs. Montana Western (SLC) 1 p.m. complete recap of the game and the season will be in next week’s Yote Notes. MBB (EOU vs. Walla Walla) 2 p.m. MBB vs. Arizona Christian 7 p.m. LADY YOTES PLAYOFF GAME: A pair of first half goals was enough for Warner VB at Corban 7 p.m. PT Pacific to defeat the Lady Yotes, 2-0, in a Cascade Conference Women’s 11/8 XC at CCC Championships 10:30 a.m. PT Soccer Championships quarterfinal match-up on Wednesday at Simplot WBB at Westminster 11 a.m. Stadium. A recap of the game and a recap of the 2014 season will be in next FB vs. Eastern Oregon Noon week’s Yote Notes. MBB (EOU vs. Arizona Christian) 5 p.m. VB at Northwest Christian 5 p.m. PT GOLF CLOSES OUT FALL SEASON: The C of I golf team braved chilly, raining conditions to compete last weekend at the Wine Country Invitational in Walla MBB vs. Walla Walla 7 p.m. Walla, Wash. The Lady Yotes placed third as a team, paced by a seventh-place 11/11 VB vs. Northwest/Oregon Tech 3 p.m. finish from Lexi Oropeza, while the Coyote men placed tenth. The Coyotes will MBB vs. Northwest Nazarene 7:05 p.m. return to the links for their spring season this coming March. Upcoming Events LAX TEAM HOSTS NNU: The C of I men’s lacrosse team will close out their fall 11/14 VB at CCC Championshps 4/7 p.m. training on Friday at Symms Field with a 4 p.m. friendly against cross-county MBB at Lewis-Clark State 7 p.m. PT rival, Northwest Nazarene. 11/15 FB at Carroll Noon
VB at CCC Championships 3 p.m. SWIM TEAM HOSTS FUNDRAISER: The C of I swim team will be raising money next week as part of the Ted Mullin “Hour of Power” relay to benefit the Ted MBB vs. Montana Tech (at L-C) 4 p.m. PT Mullin Fund for Pediatric Sarcoma Research. The event, which is a one-hour 11/19 WBB vs. NW Nazarene (Exhib) 7 p.m. continuous relay, will take place next Friday night at 7 p.m. in the J.A. Albertson 11/21 SWIM at Lewis & Clark 6 p.m. PT Aquatics Center. To make donations towards their goal of $1,000, contact 11/22 XC at NAIA Championships 11 a.m. CT Christine Mabile at [email protected].
THOUGHTS, PRAYERS, SUPPORT FOR ESTHER SUELZLE: The C of I athletic department, along with the entire Cascade Conference, are rallying around Corban volleyball player Esther Suelzle, who was recently diagnosed with a rare form of cancer. She is currently undergoing chemotherapy and is in good spirits. You can follow her progress, give well wishes, or donate to help her medical expenses at her GoFundMe page at http://www.gofundme.com/g7akj0.
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YOTE NOTES – November 3, 2014
C of I Director of Athletic Communications – Mike Safford Jr. (208) 459-5681 [email protected]
SPORTS RELEASE FOOTBALL: Yotes close out home schedule with Military Appreciation Day vs. nationally-ranked Eastern Oregon 2014 Schedule and Results COMING UP: vs. No. 21 Eastern Oregon, Saturday, Noon Date Opponent Time/Result 9/6 Pacific W 35-34 LAST WEEK: at Montana Western (L 30-27)
9/13 * MONTANA WESTERN W 31-28 COYOTE FOOTBALL LIVE ON 1350 KTIK-AM AND 1380 KSRV-AM: All College of Idaho football regular-season games will be carried live in the Treasure Valley on 1350 KTIK-AM and 1380 9/20 * Southern Oregon L 56-28 KSRV-AM with Dave Tester and Kelly Barbour calling the action (or listen online at 9/27 * MONTANA TECH W 41-25 http://www.ktik.com/page.php?page_id=6393 – and click on the listen live icon.
10/4 * Eastern Oregon L 47-7 MIKE MOROSKI SHOW AT STEWART’S BAR AND GRILL: Each Monday night, C of I Director of Athletic Communications Mike Safford hosts the Mike Moroski Coaches’ Show at Stewart’s Bar 10/11 * MSU-NORTHERN W 35-31 and Grill (2805 Blaine Ave) at 6 p.m. The show, which will be broadcast live on 1350 KTIK-AM, will feature head coach Mike Moroski, along with players from the Coyote team, and an 10/18 * Rocky Mountain L 35-21 opportunity to get insight into the Coyote football program. 10/25 * SOUTHERN OREGON L 66-16 LIVE VIDEO/LIVE STATS: Live Video and Live Stats will be available for Saturday’s game with 11/1 * Montana Western L 30-27 Southern Oregon. With C of I’s new partnership with Stretch Internet, the video stream and game tracker are both found in one convenient place - 11/8 * EASTERN OREGON NOON http://portal.stretchinternet.com/yoteathletics/. The video stream is a pay-per-view event ($7.95 per game), while the comprehensive Live Stats are free. 11/15 * Carroll Noon
11/22 NAIA FCS (First Round) TBA TICKETS AVAILABLE ONLINE: General admission tickets are still available for Saturday’s game vs. Eastern Oregon - online, via phone, or at the gate. Tickets can be purchased over the phone 11/29 NAIA FCS (Quarterfinal) TBA by calling (208) 459-5223, online at https://tix.extremetix.com/Online/?siteID=3898, or at the Simplot Stadium ticket window the day of the game. Individual ticket prices are $11.00 for 12/6 NAIA FCS (Semifinal) TBA adults and $9.00 for kids (ages 6-to-17). Gates at Simplot Stadium will open 90 minutes prior to kickoff, with no outside food/beverage available inside the stadium. Tailgate spots in the J.A. 12/20 NAIA FCS (Final) TBA Albertson Activities Center lot are available for purchase for $25.00 the day of the game.
HOME GAMES IN BOLD CAPS * Frontier Conference Game NOTE EARLIER START TIME: Kickoff for Saturday’s home finale vs. Eastern Oregon is set for Noon – one hour earlier than the previous home games. Tailgating in the J.A. Albertson Activities
Center will also be back one hour – beginning at 8 a.m. Frontier Conference Standings MILITARY APPRECIATION DAY: The Idaho Army National Guard will be sponsoring Saturday’s School Frontier Overall game as Military Appreciation Day. The 25th Army Band will play the National Anthem prior to Southern Oregon 7-1 8-1 kickoff; while there will be a “swearing in” ceremony of recruits at halftime. Fans are also Carroll 7-1 7-1 encouraged to wear Purple or White to the game.
Eastern Oregon 5-3 6-3 MOST WINS SINCE: With four victories this season, it is the most wins by a Coyote team since Montana Western 5-4 5-5 1974, when C of I finished the year 4-5. The Yotes have not had a winning season since 1969, Rocky Mountain 4-4 5-4 as C of I ended the campaign with a 5-4 record. The 11 games on C of I’s schedule is the most College of Idaho 3-5 4-5 in program history – as the Yotes played 10 games in a season in 1935, 1941, 1946, 1948, Montana State-Northern 1-7 2-7 1955, 1957, 1958, and 1960. Montana Tech 1-8 1-8 FANS FLOCKING TO SIMPLOT STADIUM: Three games into the 2014 season and the Coyotes continue to draw well at the gate, averaging 4,451 fans per game – among the top attended Last Week’s Scores games in the NAIA. C of I has two crowds (vs. Montana Western and MSU-Northern) that were Montana Western 30, College of Idaho 27 larger than two crowds at Idaho State this season and would rank No. 13 (of 242) among NCAA Carroll 55, Montana State-Northern 13 Eastern Oregon 31, Montana Tech 20 Division III teams (and tops in the Northwest Conference, 1,300 ahead of George Fox); No. 42 Southern Oregon 45, Rocky Mountain 28 (of 170) in the NCAA Division II (and second in the Great Northwest Conference behind Humboldt State; and No. 94 (of 130) amongst NCAA FCS teams (ahead of Big Sky schools This Week’s Games Northern Colorado, Portland State and Southern Utah). Eastern Oregon at College of Idaho Noon Rocky Mountain at Carroll Noon Montana Western at MSU-Northern Noon - more - Southern Oregon at Montana Tech Noon
JUST COULDN’T HOLD ON: It was a quality effort by the Coyotes on Saturday, as C of I went toe-to-toe with the resurgent Montana Western squad in Dillon – leading in the fourth quarter on the road in Head Coach Mike Moroski
Frontier Conference play for the first time. However, the Bulldogs methodically used their bruising Mike Moroski is in his second year at the C ground game, rushing for 306 total yards, including all 50 on their go-ahead touchdown drive inside of I and will begin his first season as head the final three minutes, topping the Yotes, 30-27. It was C of I’s first loss in four games decided by a coach of the C of I football program. touchdown or less. Moroski came to the C of I after three
decades at UC-Davis – both as a player GORDON/YOTES BREAK PASSING RECORDS: The passing game for the Yotes continued to improve, and a coach. As offensive coordinator as Teejay Gordon (Manteca, Calif. / Modesto CC) had his most prolific day through the air this season. from 1993-2010, his schemes helped the The junior was 18-of-32 for 233 yards and three touchdowns on the afternoon, setting a pair of school Aggies to eight NCAA Division II postseason records in the process. Gordon surpassed the single-season passing mark of Charlie Alvaro from the appearances, including three trips to the 1958 season, as the signal-caller has now thrown for 1,491 yards, six more than Alvaro recorded 56 national quarterfinals and trips to the years ago. As a team, C of I also eclipsed the school record for passing yards in a season, pushing the national semifinals in 1996, 1997, 2000 mark to 1,633 yards. and 2001. In 2000, his offense averaged
47 points per game, ranking second in LENHARDT RETURNS, PROVIDES BOOST: After missing the Oct. 25 game at home vs. Southern Division II, while in 2001, his offense Oregon, Coyote tight end Marcus Lenhardt (Eagle, Idaho / Eagle HS) returned to the lineup and had averaged 41 points and 511 yards per another big afternoon. The freshman made seven catches for 90 yards and his first receiving game, helping Moroski earn Division II touchdown of the season. Lenhardt now has 36 catches on the season, tied for third on the C of I National Assistant Coach of the Year single-season list – behind R.C. Owens’ 44 receptions in 1954 and Cisco Limbago’s 39 catches in honors. With Moroski serving as offensive 1969. His 548 receiving yards are second all-time in a season by a Yote – behind the 911 receiving coordinator, UC-Davis posted an overall yards of Owens, the former San Francisco 49er, from 1954. record of 148-80, including a 98-32 record
as a Division II school. Moroski coached TEXEIRA/NORRIS RETURN: C of I got a big boost on Saturday, as two other players returned after every offensive group during his tenure at missing time due to injury. Running back Ryan Texeira (Livermore, Calif. / Chabot CC) was back in the UC-Davis – quarterbacks (1987-88), wide lineup after missing the past two games, rushing five times for 22 years, while defensive back Garrett receivers (1992-97), offensive line (1998- Norris (Spokane, Wash. / Mead HS) returned after missing three games. 2009), tight ends (2010-11), and running
backs (2012), while serving as the junior LONGEST DRIVE OF SEASON: With 65 seconds left in the first half, Montana Western pinned the Yotes varsity head coach from 1989-91. He on their own three-yard-line. Eight pass plays, a 12-yard scramble, and three time outs got C of I to helped the Aggies in their move from Western’s 27-yard-line with one second remaining, where Teejay Gordon found an open Cole Maupin Division II to the Football Championship (Crane, Ore. / Fort Lewis Coll.) in the end zone for a go-ahead touchdown. The 97-yard drive was the Subdivision in 2003, with UC-Davis longest of the season and the third drive of 90-or-more yards in 2014. transitioning to the Great West Conference
and now playing in the Big Sky INSIDE THE RED ZONE: As a team, the Yotes scored on their only trip to the red zone on Saturday and Conference. A native of Novato, Calif., have now scored on 25-of-33 trips inside the 20-yard-line, including 23 touchdowns. C of I Moroski played quarterback at UC-Davis opponents’ have scored touchdowns on 26-of-40 trips to the red zone, a 65-percent clip. from 1975-78, earning Far West
Conference Player of the Year honors in DEFENSIVE SCORE: For the first time this season, the Coyote defense recorded a touchdown, as both 1977 and 1978, and leading the safety Troy Carr (Rathdrum, Idaho / Lakeland HS) forced a second quarter fumble that was scooped Aggies to the 1977 Division II national up by cornerback Nate Moore (Boise, Idaho / Carroll Coll.) and returned 67-yards for a touchdown. It semifinals. He was drafted by the Atlanta marked the 16th take-away by the C of I defense and the longest return of either an interception or a Falcons in the sixth-round of the 1979 NFL fumble. Draft, spending eight years as a backup
quarterback with the Falcons (1979-84), PRICE HAS BIG DAY: Defensive tackle Josh Price (Boise, Idaho / Snow CC) had his best day of the the Houston Oilers (1985) and the San season Saturday, recording 10 tackles, including a huge goal-line stop in the fourth quarter. The Francisco 49ers (1986). Moroski played in transfer has 42 tackles on the season, including eight tackles for loss. 69 career games, completing 57 percent
of his passes for 2,864 yards and eight ABOUT EASTERN OREGON: The Mountaineers (6-3, 4-3 Frontier) come into the game ranked No. 21 in touchdowns. Moroski graduated from UC- the latest NAIA Top-25 Poll and still have an outside shot at an NAIA Football Championships Series Davis with a degree in managerial berth. Receiver Jace Billingsley (60 rush 487 yards 6 TD; 48 receptions 468 yards 5 TD) is EOU’s all- economics and has a master’s in everything player, running for 202 yards and a touchdown, helping the Mountaineers rally from a two educational psychology. He and his wife, touchdown deficit, defeating Montana Tech on Saturday, 31-20. Quarterback Zach Bartlow (162-of- Cathie, have four children – sons Nate, 261 1,865 yards 17 TD) is also a threat on the ground, rushing for 394 yards and seven scores, while Will and Ben, and daughter Emilie. Justin Hernandez (36 receptions 597 yards 8 TD) is the deep threat. Defensively, EOU leads the Frontier Conference in interceptions with 17, including five each by Ronnie Flowers (37 tackles) and Byron Benson (31 tackles).
FIRST MEETING THIS SEASON: Zach Bartlow passed for 223 yards and four touchdowns, with the EOU Assistant Coaches defense returning two interceptions for touchdowns, leading the Mountaineers to a 47-7 victory over the C of I on Oct. 4 in La Grande. Saturday’s game will be the 35th all-time meeting, with the Coyotes Offensive Coordinator: Tim Keane holding a 24-9-1 series lead. Defensive Coordinator: Chris Jewell
FRONTIER CONFERENCE STATS: As a team, the Coyotes lead the Frontier Conference in rushing yards Special Teams Coordinator: Chris Petrilli per game (215.3), ranking third in first downs per game (21.8) and penalty yards per game (67.9). Quarterbacks Coach: Mike Virden The squad is No. 5 in scoring offense (26.8) and total offense (396.8); No. 6 in turnover margin (-2) Wide Receivers Coach: Kirby Moore and rushing defense (188.6); No. 7 in passing offense (181.4), pass efficiency (112.8), scoring Running Backs Coach: Justin Torfin defense (39.1), and passing defense (278.3); and No. 8 in total defense (278.3). Individually, Teejay Defensive Line Coach: Matt Strong Gordon is among the league’s Top-10 in five separate categories – No. 3 in touchdowns (14), No. 5 in Defensive Ends Coach: Khayree Marshall rushing yards per game (83.9), No. 6 in total offense per game (249.6), and No. 7 in passing yards per game (165.7), and pass efficiency (117.3). Cory Brady (Boise, Idaho / Bishop Kelly HS) is tied for Linebackers Coach: Dustin Kamper Cornerbacks Coach: John Pike Equipment Manager John Grove - more -
2014 NAIA Top-25 Poll (Nov. 3) the league lead in interceptions (5) and is No. 2 in punt return average (13.4); Nate Moore ranks No. 2 in passed defended (9); Kevin McLemore (Simi Valley, Calif. / Moorpark CC) is No. 3 in punting average # Team Rec. Pts. (39.5); Luke Taylor (Tumwater, Wash. / Black Hills HS) is No. 3 in extra points made (31) and No. 5 in extra point percentage (.939); Tyler Andreason (Howe, Idaho / Butte County HS) is No. 2 in forced 1. Morningside (Iowa) 8-0 340 fumbles (3), No. 5 in sacks (5), and No. 8 in tackles for loss (8); Zach Garzoli (Orland, Calif. / Orland 2. Carroll (Mont.) 7-1 327 HS) is No. 7 in rushing yards per game (64.4); Marcus Lenhardt is No. 7 in receiving yards per game 3. Grand View (Iowa) 7-1 313 (68.5) and No. 8 in both receptions (36) and receptions per game (4.5); Josh Price is No. 9 in tackles for loss (7.50; and Grant Darrington (Boise, Idaho / Southern Virginia U.) is No. 10 in kickoff return 4. Faulkner (Ala.) 8-1 293 average. 5. Southern Oregon 8-1 289 6. Georgetown (Ky.) 7-1 283 GAME RECAP – MONTANA WESTERN 30, C OF I 27: Sam Rutherford rushed for 134 yards and two scores, including the go-ahead six-yard touchdown run with 2:22 remaining, lifting Montana Western to 7. Northwestern (Iowa) 7-1 258 a 30-27 victory Saturday over the C of I at Vigilante Field. The Bulldogs went 50 yards in five plays 8. Saint Xavier (Ill.) 6-2 253 inside the final five minutes, erasing a late 27-23 C of I lead. Quarterback Tyler Hulse scrambled 31 9. Missouri Valley 6-2 232 yards to the Yote nine yard line, with Rutherford scoring on a draw play to give Western their first lead of the second half. C of I had a final chance, but a Teejay Gordon pass went through the hands of a 10. Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 7-2 222 receiver and was picked off by Jesse McCloud inside the final two minutes to seal the victory. Gordon, 11. Marian (Ind.) 6-2 204 who broke the Yotes single-season passing mark on the afternoon, marched C of I down the field on 12. MidAmerica Naz. (Kan.) 7-1 192 their opening possession, finding Isaac Gonzalez (La Habra, Calif. / Sonora HS) on a 37-yard touchdown strike for a 7-0 lead. Western answered late in the quarter, going 96 yards – aided by a 13. Baker (Kan.) 7-2 170 first down on a fake punt – setting up a Hulse-to-Beau Brekke 17-yard touchdown pass to tie the score. 14. Ottawa (Kan.) 7-2 168 After holding C of I to a three-and-out, Hulse and Brekke connected on a 44-yard touchdown pass, 15. Valley City State (N.D.) 8-1 151 giving the Bulldogs a 13-7 lead. Western was driving on their next possession, but Troy Carr stripped fullback Tony Wilson, with Nate Moore returning the fumble 67-yards for the score to even the game at 16. William Penn (Iowa) 6-3 145 13-13. The Yotes stunned the Bulldogs in the final 65 seconds, driving 97 yards in 10 plays, with 17. Robert Morris (Ill.) 7-2 130 Gordon lobbing a 27-yard touchdown pass to Cole Maupin as time expired to give C of I a 20-13 18. Friends (Kan.) 7-2 128 halftime lead. The lead didn't last, as Western quickly tied the game in the third quarter on a 50-yard touchdown run by Rutherford, but C of I countered, driving 75 yards in 12 plays, as Gordon found 19. Cumberland (Tenn.) 6-2 116 Marcus Lenhardt on a four-yard touchdown pass to put the Yotes ahead 27-20. A Connor Greth 24- 20. Benedictine (Kan.) 6-3 97 yard field goal got UMW within 27-23 at the end of the third quarter, and following a fourth quarter
21. Eastern Oregon 6-3 87 defensive stop, Hulse found Brekke down the sideline for 34 yards down to the C of I 11. However, on a 4th-and- 1 play at the two-yard line, the interior line of the Yotes stacked Rutherford at the line to 22. Tabor (Kan.) 6-3 50 turn the ball over on downs. The Coyotes recorded two first downs, but had to punt, setting up 23. Langston (Okla.) 5-3 49 Rutherford's winning run. Hulse was 13-of-22 for 164 yards, adding 69 yards on the ground for the 24. Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) 6-3 27 Bulldogs – part of a 306-yard rushing afternoon. Brekke caught six passes for 107 yards in the win. Gordon was 18-of-32 for 233 yards, breaking Charlie Alvaro's 1958 school record for most passing 25. Campbellsville (Ky.) 5-3 24 yards in a season. Zach Garzoli and Gordon each rushed for 39 yards, while Lenhardt caught seven passes for 90 yards. Others Receiving Votes: Siena Heights (Mich.) 15, Reinhardt (Ga.) 10, Webber Int’l (Fla.) 7. WESTERN GAME NOTES: The fumble return for a score by Nate Moore was C of I's first defensive touchdown of the season by the Yotes; Teejay Gordon's big day also helped the Yotes surpass the single-season team record for passing yards…for the first time this season, C of I lost the time of possession battle, as the Coyotes held the ball for just over 25 minutes; Marcus Lenhardt now has 36 receptions on the season, tied for the third-most in school history (R.C. Owens holds the record with 44 set in 1954)…Troy Carr and Josh Price led the team with 10 tackles.
WELCOME BACK THE PACK: After a 37 year hiatus, C of I football returns to the gridiron in 2014, with a new look and playing in a new league. Coyote football began in 1905, with the C of I playing 68 seasons of intercollegiate competition (including breaks for World War I, World War II and the 36-year period from 1978-2013). The C of I currently has an all-time record of 267-253-31, including Northwest Conference championships in 1926, 1927, 1948, 1952, 1953, 1954, and 1955, along with
a trip to the 1953 Refrigerator Bowl in Evansville, Indiana, where the Yotes lost a tough 14-12 decision to Sam Houston State.
NEXT SATURDAY: The Coyotes close out the season with a road game in Helena, Mont., against No. 2 ranked Carroll College. Kickoff from Nelson Stadium is set for noon.
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2014 Schedule / Results Tale of the Tape Quick Facts 6-3, 5-3 Frontier EASTERN YOTES Location . …………………………………La Grande, Ore. Founded …………………………………………………1929 AUGUST SCORING Enrollment ………………………………………..…..4,014 23 Menlo W 45-27 Points per Game 36.1 26.8 President ...... Jay Kenton SEPTEMBER Athletic Director ...... Anji Weissenfluh FIRST DOWNS National Affiliation ...... NAIA 13 * SOUTHERN OREGON L 35-31 Per game 18.3 21.8 Conference ...... Frontier 20 * Montana Tech W 39-13 Nickname ...... Mountaineers 27 * Rocky Mountain W 27-24 RUSHING YARDAGE Colors ...... Navy and Vegas Gold OCTOBER Yards per rush 5.4 4.3 SID ...... Travis Rae 4 * COLLEGE OF IDAHO W 47-7 Yards per game 194.3 215.3 11 * CARROLL L 55-7 Rushing TDs 23 27 18 * Montana Western L 34-28 2013 Schedule/Results 25 * MSU-NORTHERN W 70-21 PASSING YARDAGE 6 -5, 6-4 Frontier NOVEMBER Yards per pass 7.3 6.8 1 * MONTANA TECH W 31-20 Yards per game 212.2 181.4 AUGUST Passing TDs 18 5 8 * College of Idaho Noon 29 Portland State L 57-17 15 * Southern Oregon Noon TOTAL OFFENSE SEPTEMBER Yards per game 406.6 396.8 7 * MONTANA TECH L 23-7
Coaching Staff 14 * Montana State Northern L 45-27 TURNOVERS FORCED 21 * SOUTHERN OREGON L 70-23 Interceptions 17 8 Head Coach: Tim Camp Fumbles 4 8 28 * CARROLL W 35-31 OCTOBER Offensive Coordinator: Tyler Paopao PENALTIES 5 * MONTANA WESTERN W 20-0 Average per game 57.3 67.9 Defensive Coordinator: Jeff McNally 19 * Rocky Mountain L 45-13
26 * Montana Tech W 45-30 Wide Receivers Coach: Justin Udy 3rd DOWN CONVERSIONS Percentage 43% 44% NOVEMBER Offensive Line Coach: Will Hunter 2 * DICKINSON STATE W 57-3 4th DOWN CONVERSIONS 9 * Southern Oregon W 38-37 Defensive Line Coach: Emory Jones Percentage 68% 42% 16 * Montana Western W 42-20
Student Assistant: Vince Gonzalez FIELD GOALS * Frontier Conference Game Attempts 6-10 2-2 Home games in CAPS / BOLD
Key Offensive Players Series History vs. C of I
Zach Bartlow QB 162-of-261 1,865 yds 87 rush 394 yds 7 TD Jace Billingsley WR 60 rush 487 yds 6 TD 48 rec 468 yds 5 TD Justin Hernandez WR 36 rec 597 yds 8 TD
Key Defensive Players
Dalton Morgan DE 32 Tackles, 11 TFL Ryan Watson LB 73 Tackles, 6 TFL Ronnie Flowers DB 37 Tackles, 5 INT Byron Benson DB 31 Tackles, 5 INT C of I 24, EOU 9, 1 Tie
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College of Idaho Quick Roster College of Idaho Two-Deep Depth Chart
1 Trae Bishop DB 44 Tony Torres DL OFFENSE 1 Avery Miller WR 45 T.J. Clarke RB
2 Cory Brady DB 45 Jason Rebollozo LB QB 5 Teejay Gordon 5-11 185 JR Modesto, Calif. (Modesto CC) 18 Jake Hennessey 6-0 190 SO Mountain Home, Idaho (U. of Idaho) 3 Isaac Gonzalez WR 46 Ryan Texeira FB RB 33 Zach Garzoli 5-7 175 FR Orland, Calif. (Orland HS) 4 Elijiah Carter WR 47 Drake Rigby DB 46 Ryan Texeira 5-9 230 JR Livermore, Calif. (Chabot CC)
5 Teejay Gordon QB 48 Philip Rauch RB WR 7 Levi Elsberry 5-11 180 JR Homedale, Idaho (Homedale HS) 6 Austin Diffey WR 48 Mikey Cooper LB 3 Isaac Gonzalez 5-11 175 FR La Habra, Calif. (Sonora HS)
7 Levi Elsberry WR 49 Travis Mayer S WR 6 Austin Diffey 5-11 190 FR Eagle, Idaho (Eagle HS) 8 Kyle Ashby LB 50 James Roy OL 14 Charlie Shepherd 5-8 155 FR Riggins, Idaho (Salmon River HS)
8 Tyler Cox QB 51 Khallid Ransom LB WR 80 Zach Cooper 6-2 170 SO Meridian, Idaho (Olivet Nazarene U.) 81 Nick Chambard 5-10 180 FR Yakima, Wash. (La Salle HS) 9 Garrett Norris DB 52 Brock Hulsey DE TE 85 Marcus Lenhardt 6-4 220 FR Eagle, Idaho (Eagle HS) 10 Taylor Watkins QB 53 Jason Byce LB 11 Cole Maupin 6-4 225 SO Crane, Ore. (Fort Lewis Coll.) 10 Marzett Davis DB 54 Alec Montelongo OL LT 66 Sam Zvirdys 6-4 245 FR Tumwater, Wash. (Black Hills HS) 11 Cole Maupin TE 55 Tyler Opie LB 68 Brody Leatham 6-5 265 FR Boise, Idaho (Capital HS)
12 A.J. Martin QB 56 Jarrett Williams LB LG 69 Dylan Garcia 5-11 245 FR Boise, Idaho (Mountain View HS) 13 Troy Carr DB 57 Dylan Dawson DE 50 James Roy 6-1 275 FR Honolulu, Hawaii (Damien HS)
13 Jordan Jacobs WR 58 Ben Ceccarelli LB C 71 Greg Dohmen 6-3 285 SR Red Bluff, Calif. (Boise State U.) 62 Hayden Paul 6-0 265 FR Nampa, Idaho (Columbia HS) 14 Charlie Shepherd WR 59 Josh Price DL 15 Michael Roberts DB 60 Sam Ball OL RG 64 Andrew Galloway 6-2 280 FR Payette, Idaho (Payette HS) 50 James Roy 6-1 275 FR Honolulu, Hawaii (Damien HS) 15 Dakota Horsewood QB 61 Leroy Sisnett DE RT 60 Sam Ball 6-3 265 FR Kuna, Idaho (Capital HS) 16 Colton Sweesy RB 62 Hayden Paul OL 68 Brody Leatham 6-5 265 FR Boise, Idaho (Capital HS) 17 Tyler Andreason DL 64 Andrew Galloway OL
18 Jake Hennessey QB 66 Sam Zvirdys OL DEFENSE
19 Nick Menchaca P 68 Brody Leatham OL DE 24 Kyle Cothern 6-1 200 FR Nampa, Idaho (Skyview HS) 20 Aiden Horsewood DB 69 Dylan Garcia OL 43 Taylor Oppedyk 6-0 200 FR Buhl, Idaho (Buhl HS)
20 Dakota Stallions RB 70 Shive Huggins OL DT 59 Josh Price 6-3 275 JR Boise, Idaho (Snow CC) 21 Nate Moore DB 71 Greg Dohmen OL 93 Trevor Smith 5-11 210 FR Shelley, Idaho (Shelley HS)
22 Wes Fitzpatrick WR 73 Wyatt Azevedo LB DT 84 Talon Sudbeck 6-5 265 JR Nampa, Idaho (Bethel Coll.) 52 Brock Hulsey 6-0 230 SO Kimberly, Idaho (Utah State U.) 23 John Hohnhorst DB 77 Jacob Segali OL DE 17 Tyler Andreason 5-11 215 FR Howe, Idaho (Butte County HS) 24 Kyle Cothern LB 78 David Teofilo OL 38 Chase Fiddler 5-11 195 FR Fruitland, Idaho (Fruitland HS) 25 Grant Darrington DB 79 Peter Even OL LB 51 Khallid Ransom 6-0 220 JR San Diego, Calif. (San Diego Mesa CC) 26 Bryan Dilworth DB 80 Zach Cooper WR 58 Ben Ceccarelli 5-10 195 FR Mountain Home, Idaho (Mtn. Home HS)
27 Mike Johnson RB 81 Nick Chambard WR LB 42 Jordan Vielma 5-9 210 FR Idaho Falls, Idaho (U. of Idaho) 28 Alisandro Garcia LB 82 Hartvig Bondo K 53 Jason Byce 5-10 190 FR Twin Falls, Idaho (Twin Falls HS)
29 Malik Whitfield DB 83 Devin Krasowski WR S 13 Troy Carr 5-10 185 FR Rathdrum, Idaho (Lakeland HS) 24 Kyle Cothern 6-1 200 FR Nampa, Idaho (Skyview HS) 30 Beau White DB 84 Lance Jones WR 31 Kyle Merritt RB 84 Talon Sudbeck DT S 2 Cory Brady 5-11 175 FR Boise, Idaho (Bishop Kelly HS) 26 Bryan Dilworth 6-0 200 FR Boise, Idaho (Mountain View HS) 32 David Juarez DB 85 Marcus Lenhardt TE S 34 Hunter Temple 5-5 165 FR Kuna, Idaho (Mountain View HS) 33 Zach Garzoli RB 86 Derek Foster WR 25 Grant Darrington 5-9 185 SO Boise, Idaho (Southern Virginia U.) 34 Hunter Temple DB 87 Charlie Callen WR CB 21 Nate Moore 5-10 180 SO Boise, Idaho (Carroll College) 35 Nick Kytle DB 88 Andy Forse TE 29 Malik Whitfield 5-9 160 FR Mountain Home, Idaho (Mountain Home HS)
36 Kevin McLemore P 89 Hank Boeger DE CB 39 Josh Lopez 5-8 165 FR Caldwell, Idaho (Caldwell HS) 37 Hunter Kenyon RB 90 Matt Humphries DE 9 Garrett Norris 5-9 170 FR Spokane, Wash. (Mead HS) 38 Chase Fiddler DE 91 Kade Paulsen DL SPECIAL TEAMS 39 Joe Murphy RB 92 Garrett Pirtle DL 39 Josh Lopez DB 93 Trevor Smith DL P 36 Kevin McLemore 6-2 195 JR Simi Valley, Calif. (Moorpark CC)
40 Ringo Robinson FB 94 Travis Spengler DE K 95 Luke Taylor 5-11 180 FR Tumwater, Wash. (Black Hills HS) 41 Trevor Henderson DE 95 Luke Taylor K H 7 Levi Elsberry 5-11 180 JR Homedale, Idaho (Homedale HS) 41 Jacques Carter RB 97 Zach Hall DT 42 Jordan Vielma LB 98 Dylan Shapland K LS 88 Andy Forse 6-5 215 JR Caldwell, Idaho (Santa Barbara City CC)
42 Josh Faulkner RB 99 David Brunmeier DT PR 2 Cory Brady 5-11 175 FR Boise, Idaho (Bishop Kelly HS) 43 Taylor Oppedyk LB KR 2 Cory Brady 5-11 175 FR Boise, Idaho (Bishop Kelly HS)
College of Idaho Football 2014 College of Idaho Overall Team Statistics (as of Nov 01, 2014) All games
TEAM STATISTICS CI OPP ------SCORING...... 241 352 Points Per Game...... 26.8 39.1 Points Off Turnovers...... 65 62 FIRST DOWNS...... 196 190 Rushing...... 104 81 Passing...... 68 95 Penalty...... 24 14 RUSHING YARDAGE...... 1938 1695 Yards gained rushing...... 2167 1889 Yards lost rushing...... 229 194 Rushing Attempts...... 452 295 Average Per Rush...... 4.3 5.7 Average Per Game...... 215.3 188.3 TDs Rushing...... 27 23 PASSING YARDAGE...... 1633 2518 Comp-Att-Int...... 138-239-11 179-276-8 Average Per Pass...... 6.8 9.1 Average Per Catch...... 11.8 14.1 Average Per Game...... 181.4 279.8 TDs Passing...... 5 22 TOTAL OFFENSE...... 3571 4213 Total Plays...... 691 571 Average Per Play...... 5.2 7.4 Average Per Game...... 396.8 468.1 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards...... 38-752 34-1007 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards...... 7-94 19-192 INT RETURNS: #-Yards...... 8-142 11-289 KICK RETURN AVERAGE...... 19.8 29.6 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE...... 13.4 10.1 INT RETURN AVERAGE...... 17.8 26.3 FUMBLES-LOST...... 13-8 9-8 PENALTIES-Yards...... 74-611 60-605 Average Per Game...... 67.9 67.2 PUNTS-Yards...... 37-1460 28-1172 Average Per Punt...... 39.5 41.9 Net punt average...... 33.7 35.6 KICKOFFS-Yards...... 43-2464 60-3643 Average Per Kick...... 57.3 60.7 Net kick average...... 30.4 39.0 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game...... 34:59 25:01 3RD-DOWN Conversions...... 64/147 42/101 3rd-Down Pct...... 44% 42% 4TH-DOWN Conversions...... 13/31 6/13 4th-Down Pct...... 42% 46% SACKS BY-Yards...... 14-125 22-118 MISC YARDS...... 15 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED...... 34 49 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS...... 2-2 4-9 ON-SIDE KICKS...... 1-1 1-2 RED-ZONE SCORES...... (25-33) 76% (30-40) 75% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS...... (23-33) 70% (26-40) 65% PAT-ATTEMPTS...... (31-33) 94% (44-48) 92% ATTENDANCE...... 17803 8230 Games/Avg Per Game...... 4/4451 5/1646 Neutral Site Games...... 0/0
SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total ------College of Idaho.... 73 34 83 51 - 241 Opponents...... 49 103 99 101 - 352 RUSHING GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G ------GORDON, Teejay 9 161 874 119 755 4.7 14 82 83.9 GARZOLI, Zach 8 120 526 11 515 4.3 6 43 64.4 MERRITT, Kyle 4 48 222 9 213 4.4 2 28 53.2 TEXEIRA, Ryan 6 40 212 8 204 5.1 2 28 34.0 STALLIONS, Dakota 9 24 86 6 80 3.3 0 10 8.9 HENNESSEY, Jake 5 24 112 58 54 2.2 2 21 10.8 GONZALEZ, Isaac 9 9 55 2 53 5.9 1 21 5.9 DIFFEY, Austin 9 4 25 0 25 6.2 0 10 2.8 CARTER, Elijah 4 3 23 6 17 5.7 0 5 4.2 MCLEMORE, Kevin 9 1 11 0 11 11.0 0 11 1.2 JOHNSON, Mike 5 6 11 0 11 1.8 0 3 2.2 ROBINSON, Ringo 9 3 10 0 10 3.3 0 5 1.1 TEAM 4 9 0 10 -10 -1.1 0 0 -2.5 Total...... 9 452 2167 229 1938 4.3 27 82 215.3 Opponents...... 9 295 1889 194 1695 5.7 23 61 188.3
PASSING GP Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G ------GORDON, Teejay 9 117.33 123-212-8 58.0 1491 5 62 165.7 HENNESSEY, Jake 5 80.49 15-26-3 57.7 142 0 23 28.4 MCLEMORE, Kevin 9 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Total...... 9 112.83 138-239-11 57.7 1633 5 62 181.4 Opponents...... 9 162.00 179-276-8 64.9 2518 22 73 279.8
RECEIVING GP No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G ------LENHARDT, Marcus 8 36 548 15.2 1 42 68.5 DIFFEY, Austin 9 33 342 10.4 2 62 38.0 GARZOLI, Zach 8 15 128 8.5 0 35 16.0 CARTER, Elijah 4 10 64 6.4 0 19 16.0 FITZPATRICK, Wes 2 8 131 16.4 0 45 65.5 GONZALEZ, Isaac 9 8 128 16.0 1 47 14.2 ELSBERRY, Levi 9 8 76 9.5 0 31 8.4 COOPER, Zach 7 6 47 7.8 0 14 6.7 SHEPHERD, Charlie 9 4 26 6.5 0 8 2.9 MAUPIN, Cole 8 3 55 18.3 1 27 6.9 ROBINSON, Ringo 9 3 31 10.3 0 19 3.4 TEXEIRA, Ryan 6 2 6 3.0 0 8 1.0 JACOBS, Jordan 3 1 50 50.0 0 50 16.7 GORDON, Teejay 9 1 1 1.0 0 1 0.1 Total...... 9 138 1633 11.8 5 62 181.4 Opponents...... 9 179 2518 14.1 22 73 279.8
PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long ------BRADY, Cory 7 94 13.4 0 42 Total...... 7 94 13.4 0 42 Opponents...... 19 192 10.1 0 38
INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg TD Long ------BRADY, Cory 5 115 23.0 0 52 HULSEY, Brock 1 19 19.0 0 19 COTHERN, Kyle 1 8 8.0 0 8 DARRINGTON, Grant 1 0 0.0 0 0 Total...... 8 142 17.8 0 52 Opponents...... 11 289 26.3 2 86
KICK RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long ------CARTER, Elijah 16 338 21.1 1 87 DARRINGTON, Grant 11 194 17.6 0 27 BRADY, Cory 7 127 18.1 0 33 DAVIS, Marzett 2 50 25.0 0 27 GONZALEZ, Isaac 1 35 35.0 0 35 VIELMA, Jordan 1 8 8.0 0 8 Total...... 38 752 19.8 1 87 Opponents...... 34 1007 29.6 1 95
FUMBLE RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long ------ANDREASON, Tyler 1 42 42.0 0 42 MOORE, Nate 1 67 67.0 1 67 COTHERN, Kyle 1 6 6.0 0 6 SMITH, Trevor 1 5 5.0 0 5 VIELMA, Jordan 1 0 0.0 0 0 Total...... 5 120 24.0 1 67 Opponents...... 2 47 23.5 1 43
|------PATs ------| SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points ------GORDON, Teejay 14 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 84 TAYLOR, Luke 0 2-2 31-33 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 37 GARZOLI, Zach 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 36 GONZALEZ, Isaac 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 MERRITT, Kyle 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 HENNESSEY, Jake 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 DIFFEY, Austin 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 TEXEIRA, Ryan 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 MOORE, Nate 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 MAUPIN, Cole 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 CARTER, Elijah 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 LENHARDT, Marcus 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 TEMPLE, Hunter 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 0 ELSBERRY, Levi 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-1 0 0 0 Total...... 34 2-2 31-33 0-0 0 0-1 0 0 241 Opponents...... 49 4-9 44-48 0-0 1 1-1 0 0 352
TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G ------GORDON, Teejay 9 373 755 1491 2246 249.6 GARZOLI, Zach 8 120 515 0 515 64.4 MERRITT, Kyle 4 48 213 0 213 53.2 TEXEIRA, Ryan 6 40 204 0 204 34.0 HENNESSEY, Jake 5 50 54 142 196 39.2 STALLIONS, Dakota 9 24 80 0 80 8.9 GONZALEZ, Isaac 9 9 53 0 53 5.9 DIFFEY, Austin 9 4 25 0 25 2.8 CARTER, Elijah 4 3 17 0 17 4.2 JOHNSON, Mike 5 6 11 0 11 2.2 MCLEMORE, Kevin 9 2 11 0 11 1.2 ROBINSON, Ringo 9 3 10 0 10 1.1 TEAM 4 9 -10 0 -10 -2.5 Total...... 9 691 1938 1633 3571 396.8 Opponents...... 9 571 1695 2518 4213 468.1
FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg Blk ------TAYLOR, Luke 2-2 100.0 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 25 0
FG SEQUENCE College of Idaho OPPONENTS ------Pacific - 33,25 Montana Western (22) 41 Southern Oregon - - Montana Tech - (33) Eastern Oregon - - MSU-Northern - (26),29 Rocky Mountain - 38 Southern Oregon (25) (23) Montana Western - (24)
Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.
PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd ------MCLEMORE, Kevin 37 1460 39.5 57 1 0 9 0 Total...... 37 1460 39.5 57 1 0 9 0 Opponents...... 28 1172 41.9 60 4 8 9 0
KICKOFFS No. Yds Avg TB OB Retn Net YdLn ------TAYLOR, Luke 37 2123 57.4 5 3 TEXEIRA, Ryan 6 341 56.8 1 0 Total...... 43 2464 57.3 6 3 1007 30.4 34 Opponents...... 60 3643 60.7 22 0 752 39.0 25
ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G ------GORDON, Teejay 9 755 1 0 0 0 756 84.0 GARZOLI, Zach 8 515 128 0 0 0 643 80.4 LENHARDT, Marcus 8 0 548 0 0 0 548 68.5 CARTER, Elijah 4 17 64 0 338 0 419 104.8 DIFFEY, Austin 9 25 342 0 0 0 367 40.8 BRADY, Cory 9 0 0 94 127 115 336 37.3 GONZALEZ, Isaac 9 53 128 0 35 0 216 24.0 MERRITT, Kyle 4 213 0 0 0 0 213 53.2 TEXEIRA, Ryan 6 204 6 0 0 0 210 35.0 DARRINGTON, Grant 7 0 0 0 194 0 194 27.7 FITZPATRICK, Wes 2 0 131 0 0 0 131 65.5 STALLIONS, Dakota 9 80 0 0 0 0 80 8.9 ELSBERRY, Levi 9 0 76 0 0 0 76 8.4 MAUPIN, Cole 8 0 55 0 0 0 55 6.9 HENNESSEY, Jake 5 54 0 0 0 0 54 10.8 DAVIS, Marzett 1 0 0 0 50 0 50 50.0 JACOBS, Jordan 3 0 50 0 0 0 50 16.7 COOPER, Zach 7 0 47 0 0 0 47 6.7 ROBINSON, Ringo 9 10 31 0 0 0 41 4.6 SHEPHERD, Charlie 9 0 26 0 0 0 26 2.9 HULSEY, Brock 3 0 0 0 0 19 19 6.3 JOHNSON, Mike 5 11 0 0 0 0 11 2.2 MCLEMORE, Kevin 9 11 0 0 0 0 11 1.2 VIELMA, Jordan 9 0 0 0 8 0 8 0.9 COTHERN, Kyle 9 0 0 0 0 8 8 0.9 TEAM 4 -10 0 0 0 0 -10 -2.5 Total...... 9 1938 1633 94 752 142 4559 506.6 Opponents...... 9 1695 2518 192 1007 289 5701 633.4
|------Tackles------| |-Sacks-| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd DEFENSIVE LEADERS GP Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds No-Yds Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf ------17 ANDREASON, Tyler 9 30 15 37.5 8.0-52 5.0-47 . 2 . 2-42 3 . . 42 VIELMA, Jordan 9 24 25 36.5 5.5-25 1.5-16 . . . 1-0 . . . 2 BRADY, Cory 9 26 21 36.5 1.0-1 . 5-115 2 . . . . . 24 COTHERN, Kyle 9 23 24 35.0 4.0-18 1.5-12 1-8 1 . 1-6 1 . . 59 PRICE, Josh 9 15 27 28.5 7.5-21 0.5-5 ...... 25 DARRINGTON, Grant 7 24 5 26.5 3.0-14 . 1-0 2 . . . . . 34 TEMPLE, Hunter 9 21 11 26.5 2.0-7 1.0-4 . . . 1-0 1 1 . 53 BYCE, Jason 9 16 18 25.0 3.5-30 2.5-28 . . . . 1 . . 51 RANSOM, Khallid 9 11 23 22.5 4.5-15 1.0-2 ...... 21 MOORE, Nate 7 16 10 21.0 0.5-1 . . 9 . 1-67 . . . 29 WHITFIELD, Malik 9 14 11 19.5 . . . 2 . . . . . 9 NORRIS, Garrett 7 15 7 18.5 . . . 4 . 1-0 . . . 41 HENDERSON, Trevor 9 11 14 18.0 2.0-8 0.5-5 . 1 . . 1 . . 13 CARR, Troy 5 12 8 16.0 3.0-6 . . 1 . . 1 . . 39 LOPEZ, Josh 6 10 8 14.0 . . . 4 . . . . . 26 DILWORTH, Bryan 7 7 9 11.5 ...... 23 HOHNHORST, John 5 6 7 9.5 ...... 93 SMITH, Trevor 9 4 8 8.0 1.0-1 . . . . 1-5 . . . 58 CECCARELLI, Ben 9 4 4 6.0 . . . 1 . . . . . 14 SHEPHERD, Charlie 9 5 1 5.5 ...... 1 . 84 SUDBECK, Talon 8 2 7 5.5 1.0-7 0.5-6 ...... 1 BISHOP, Trae 7 3 4 5.0 0.5-1 ...... 20 STALLIONS, Dakota 9 2 5 4.5 ...... 2D HORSEWOOD, Aiden 5 4 1 4.5 ...... 38 FIDDLER, Chase 8 4 . 4.0 ...... 83 KRASOWSKI, Devin 4 3 1 3.5 ...... 35 KYTLE, Nick 4 2 2 3.0 . . . 1 . . . . . 3 GONZALEZ, Isaac 9 2 1 2.5 ...... 52 HULSEY, Brock 3 . 5 2.5 0.5-5 0.5-5 1-19 ...... 30 WHITE, Beau 1 2 . 2.0 ...... 48 COOPER, Mikey 7 . 4 2.0 ...... 6 DIFFEY, Austin 9 2 . 2.0 ...... 18 HENNESSEY, Jake 5 2 . 2.0 ...... 40 ROBINSON, Ringo 9 2 . 2.0 ...... 95 TAYLOR, Luke 9 1 2 2.0 ...... 46 TEXEIRA, Ryan 6 1 1 1.5 ...... 11 MAUPIN, Cole 8 1 1 1.5 ...... 43 OPPEDYK, Taylor 6 . 2 1.0 ...... 88 FORSE, Andy 9 1 . 1.0 ...... 60 BALL, Sam 9 1 . 1.0 ...... 45 REBOLLOZO, Jason 6 1 . 1.0 ...... 94 SPENGLER, Travis 1 1 . 1.0 ...... 85 LENHARDT, Marcus 8 1 . 1.0 ...... 33 GARZOLI, Zach 8 1 . 1.0 ...... 5 GORDON, Teejay 9 1 . 1.0 ...... 56 WILLIAMS, Jarrett 1 . 1 0.5 ...... Total...... 9 334 293 480.5 47-212 14-125 8-142 30 . 8-120 8 2 . Opponents...... 9 389 377 577.5 70-242 22-118 11-289 28 . 8-47 11 1 .
- more - YOTE NOTES – November 6, 2014
C of I Director of Athletic Communications – Mike Safford Jr. (208) 459-5681 [email protected]
VOLLEYBALL: C of I clinches home CCC Quarterfinal match on SPO RTS RELEASE Tuesday, closes out regular season at Corban and NW Christian
2014 Schedule and Results COMING UP: at Corban, Friday, 7 p.m.; at Northwest Christian, Saturday, 5 p.m.; vs. Oregon Tech/Northwest/Northwest Christian (CCC Championships Quarterfinal), Tuesday, 3 p.m. Date Opponent Time/Result 8/21 ! Midland (Neb.) W 3-2 LAST WEEK: vs. No. 13 Southern Oregon (L 3-2), vs. Oregon Tech 3-0
! Biola (Calif.) L 3-0 LIVE VIDEO / LIVE STATS: Live Video and Live Stats of all three matches this week will be available online. 8/22 ! Cal State San Marcos L 3-2 Friday at Corban, Live Video and Live Stats can be found online at http://portal.stretchinternet.com/corban/, Rocky Mountain L 3-0 while Saturday at Northwest Christian, Live Video can be accessed online at 8/29 Northwest Nazarene L 3-2 http://gobeacons.com/sports/2011/9/9/GEN_0909112340.aspx?, with Live Stats found at 9/5 # Carroll L 3-2 http://www.nwcu.edu/livestats/VB/xlive.htm. Tuesday’s playoff game will have live stats and live video at in one convenient place (http://portal.stretchinternet.com/yoteathletics/) - with the video broadcast available # Great Falls W 3-1 for a pay-per-view cost of $7.95. 9/6 # Montana Tech L 3-1 # Westminster W 3-1 PLAYOFF STREAK CONTINUED: With their win on Oct. 25 at Warner Pacific, the Lady Yotes clinched their 16th- 9/9 * EASTERN OREGON L 3-2 straight postseason berth and their 14th-straight playoff appearance under head coach Liz Mendiola. C of I 9/12 * Northwest W 3-0 has advanced to every Cascade Conference Tournament since 1999, advanced to the NAIA Regional Tournament in 2001, 2003, and 2005-07, and advanced to the NAIA National Championships in 2000, 9/13 * Evergreen W 3-0 2005-06, and each season since 2008. 9/19 * NW CHRISTIAN W 3-0 9/20 * CORBAN W 3-0 AT HOME: Playing at home has been a key for the Yotes, as C of I is a combined 115-9 in the J.A. Albertson 9/26 * Oregon Tech W 3-2 Activities Center since October of 2005 – including a 73-match CCC win streak that was snapped last season. Overall, the Lady Yotes are 206-45 at home all-time, including a 154-21 record under head coach Liz 9/27 * Southern Oregon L 3-1 10/3 * WARNER PACIFIC W 3-0 Mendiola.
10/4 * CONCORDIA W 3-1 REGULAR SEASON TITLE STREAK ENDED, TOURNAMENT STRING STILL ALIVE: All streaks will come to an end 10/10 * EVERGREEN W 3-0 at some point, with the Lady Yotes seeing their eight-year run as CCC regular-season champions come to an 10/11 * NORTHWEST W 3-2 end last weekend – as C of I sits three games out of first-place with two matches remaining. The Yotes won 10/17 * Eastern Oregon L 3-0 outright titles in 2006, 2008, 2011, 2012, and 2013, while sharing the title with Southern Oregon in 2007, 10/24 * Concordia L 3-0 2009, and 2010. C of I still has a streak alive, however, as the Lady Yotes have played in eight-straight league championship matches, dating back to 2005 (no CCC event was held in 2007) – winning the title in 10/25 * Warner Pacific W 3-0 2006, 2008, 2009, 2012, and 2013. 10/31 * SOUTHERN OREGON L 3-2 11/1 * OREGON TECH W 3-0 AFTERNOON PLAYOFF GAME ON TUESDAY: C of I has secured a home game in the quarterfinals of the CCC 11/7 * Corban 7 p.m. PT Championships, with that match scheduled for Tuesday afternoon at 3 p.m. Tickets for the event will be 11/8 * Northwest Christian 5 p.m. PT $6.00 for adults and $3.00 for students – with gates opening at 2 p.m. Fans will have to exit the arena immediately following the match in preparation for the United Heritage Insurance Mayors’ Cup event 11/11 CCC TOURNAMENT (QTRS) 3 P.M. scheduled that night. 11/14 CCC Tournament (Semis) TBA 11/15 CCC Tournament (Final) TBA WHO WILL THE YOTES MEET?: Three teams are battling for the final two playoff berths in the league 11/22 NAIA Tourney Opening Round TBA tournament – Northwest, Oregon Tech, and Northwest Christian – while C of I is locked into the No. 4 seed. 12/2 -6 NAIA National Tournament TBA Northwest can secure the No. 5 seed with a win and an Oregon Tech loss, while all three teams have various tiebreakers depending on wins or losses. The league crown is also up for grabs, as Eastern Oregon, Southern Oregon, and Concordia are all separated by just one game with two matches to play. As it stands right now, Home Games in Bold and CAPS Eastern Oregon holds the tiebreaker and can clinch the No. 1 seed with two weekend wins. * Cascade Conference ! Biola SummerSlam ONE FINAL TRIP: Prior to playoff play, the Lady Yotes will make on final road trip, heading to the mid- # Big Sky Challenge Willamette Valley for matches at Corban and Northwest Christian. C of I is 4-3 on the road in CCC play in 2014.
ABOUT CORBAN: It will be an emotional weekend at Corban, as the Warriors (7-17, 3-13 CCC) longtime coach Cascade Conference Standings Tracy Smith is stepping down at the end of the season. Corban is led offensively by Shantelle Hill (2.44 k/s, 2.46 d/s) and Miah Smith (2.19 k/s, 0.28 b/s), setter Haley Meili (7.06 a/s, 1.99 d/s) and libero Katherine School CCC Overall Salness (3.82 d/s). It is the 47th meeting between the teams, with the Yotes holding a 36-10 series edge, Eastern Oregon 14- 2 24- 3 including 19-straight wins. Southern Oregon 14- 2 20- 4 Concordia 13- 3 16- 7 ABOUT NORTHWEST CHRISTIAN: Saturday, it is one to Northwest Christian, where the Beacons (9-11, 6-10) College of Idaho 11- 5 14-11 are 6-3 at home this season. NCU turns to the hitting tandem of Chandler Gabrio (3.29 k/s, 0.68 b/s) and Northwest 7-10 14-14 Chelsea McGowan (2.59 k/s, 0.68 b/s), along with setter Alyssa Dorr (9.04 a/s, 2.53 d/s) and libero Haley Oregon Tech 6-10 19-12 Damian (3.12 d/s) as their top options. It is the 16th all-time meeting, with C of I holding a perfect 15-0 Northwest Christian 6-10 9-11 record against the Eugene, Ore., school. Evergreen 4-13 14-17 Corban 3-13 7-17 - more - Warner Pacific 3-13 5-16
WEEKEND RECAP: The Yotes were led offensively by Emily Ottinger (Palmdale, Calif. / Coll. of Southern Idaho), who had her second 20-kill match of the season against Southern Oregon, averaging nearly four kills per set over the weekend. Defensive specialist Jayde Folsom (Gresham, Ore. / Gresham HS) had five aces to go along with two double-digit dig nights, with libero Kilee Lopez (Caldwell, Idaho / Vallivue HS) tying a career-high with 35 digs vs. SOU.
NAIA POLL: For the first time this season, the Lady Yotes failed to receive votes in the Tachikara-NAIA Top-25 Coaches Poll, released on Tuesday. Rocky Mountain (Mont.) holds the No. 1 spot, followed by Park (Mo.), Concordia (Calif.), Biola (Calif.), and Texas-Brownsville, while four other opponents –No. 11 Eastern Oregon, No. 12 Midland (Neb.), No. 13 Southern Oregon, and No. 23 Cal State San Marcos – are in the Top-25. The NAIA Top-25 will be released each Tuesday for the remainder of the regular-season.
CONFERENCE NUMBERS: As a team, C of I is No. 2 in the CCC in kills per set (13.55) and assists per set (12.71), ranking No. 3 in hitting percentage (.197) and digs per set (16.06), No. 5 in blocks per set (1.87), and No. 10 in aces per set (1.01). Individually, Sierra Porter (Eagle, Idaho / Rocky Mountain HS) is No. 4 in assists per set (10.22); Emily Ottinger is No. 4 in kills per set (3.38); Kilee Lopez is No. 6 in digs per set (4.25); and Kylie Porter (Boise, Idaho / Capital HS) is No. 9 in kills per set (2.93).
RECORD BOOK: One player currently is ranked in the C of I Top-10 career record book, as Sierra Porter is No. 4 all time with 3,068 assists.
CUMULATIVE STATISTICS: |------ATTACK------||---SET---| |-----SERVE----| |---DIG---| |------BLOCKING------| ## Name SP K K/Set E TA Pct A A/Set SA SA/S SE RE DIG Dig/S BS BA Total Blk/S BE BHE ------6 OTTINGER, Emily 96 324 3.38 152 898 .192 12 0.12 2 0.02 4 8 64 0.67 7 34 41 0.43 10 1 11 PORTER, Kylie 84 249 2.96 103 565 .258 3 0.04 0 0.00 1 0 13 0.15 11 58 69 0.82 9 0 10 KENDALL, Bailee 78 202 2.59 86 528 .220 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 1 33 0.42 4 33 37 0.47 7 0 9 ROBINSON, Katy 83 162 1.95 92 472 .148 2 0.02 0 0.00 0 3 27 0.33 5 24 29 0.35 7 0 1 KOELLIKER, Janessa 92 146 1.59 57 415 .214 1 0.01 0 0.00 0 0 21 0.23 5 65 70 0.76 6 0 8 PORTER, Sierra 96 102 1.06 27 229 .328 981 10.22 22 0.23 16 0 253 2.64 5 41 46 0.48 5 11 7 FENTON, Abbey 41 75 1.83 53 243 .091 2 0.05 0 0.00 0 3 19 0.46 0 13 13 0.32 4 1 4 STURTZ, Randi 23 26 1.13 11 78 .192 1 0.04 0 0.00 0 0 7 0.30 0 10 10 0.43 1 0 19 COBURN, Cheyan 96 5 0.05 8 31 -.097 49 0.51 16 0.17 15 12 291 3.03 0 0 0 0.00 0 1 17 FOLSOM, Jayde 80 3 0.04 5 20 -.100 89 1.11 13 0.16 13 8 161 2.01 0 0 0 0.00 0 1 5 SLATER, Alaina 6 2 0.33 3 15 -.067 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 1 0.17 0 7 7 1.17 0 0 3 NASBURG, Kathyn 89 2 0.02 2 12 .000 20 0.22 10 0.11 22 27 408 4.25 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 2 LOPEZ, Kilee 96 2 0.02 4 21 -.095 55 0.57 16 0.17 29 24 190 2.13 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 13 KRAMER, Kelsey 1 1 1.00 0 1 1.000 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 16 TRENKEL, Elizabeth 48 0 0.00 1 3 -.333 0 0.00 8 0.17 11 0 20 0.42 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 12 CHAPMAN, Emilee 65 0 0.00 0 2 .000 5 0.08 10 0.15 10 3 34 0.52 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 COLLEGE OF IDAHO.... 96 1301 13.55 606 3535 .197 1220 12.71 97 1.01 121 94 1542 16.06 37 285 179.5 1.87 49 15 Opponents...... 96 1176 12.25 536 3467 .185 1102 11.48 94 0.98 140 97 1420 14.79 58 296 206.0 2.15 38 31
GAME RECAP – SOUTHERN OREGON 3, C OF I 2: Emma Gasman had 18 kills and five blocks helping Southern Oregon survive a tough five-set marathon over the C of I, Friday inside the J.A. Albertson Activities Center. The win for the No. 13 ranked Raiders was their second-straight five-set win at C of I. Southern never trailed in the decisive fifth set, as both teams trade four-point rallies to open the period. The Raiders would build a 14-12 lead on a double contact call – but the Lady Yotes fought off four match points, before a net violation broke a 16-16 tie and a Sam Boehnke kill after a long rally, ended the match. Gasman was dominant in the first two sets, as SOU built an early lead. The opening period featured 12 ties, the last at 22-22, before a Motade Atanda kill, a Lauren McGowne-Gasman combo-block, and a Gasman spike gave the Raiders the win. Set 2 was back-and-forth, as Southern got three Atande kills in an opening 10-4 run, only to watch C of I storm back to grab a 17-16 lead on an Emily Ottinger stuff of an overpass. The Raiders tightened up their block, stuffing a pair of Coyote attacks in a four-point run that gave them the lead for good. The Lady Yotes got into system in Set 3, as Bailee Kendall (Mount Pleasant, Utah / Salt Lake CC) and Janessa Koelliker (Kaysville, Utah / Salt Lake CC) each had four kills in the period, as C of I used a 7-1 run to take a 13-6 lead and never looked back. Ottinger was dominant in Set 4, recording seven kills, including a smash in a three-point run that broke a 22-22 tie to force the fifth set. Atanda had 16 kills and 15 digs for SOU, with Boehnke adding 12 kills and Paulla Pinheiro registering 11 kills and a team-high 26 digs. McGowne led the Raiders with 56 assists in the win. Ottinger led all players with 20 kills, with Kendall adding 13 kills and four blocks. Koelliker had a season-high 12 kills and five blocks for the Yotes; Katy Robinson (Kimberly, Idaho / Kimberly HS) had 12 kills; Sierra Porter had 57 assists; and Kilee Lopez was one of four C of I players in double-figure digs, recording 35.
GAME RECAP – C OF I 3, OREGON TECH 0: Emily Ottinger led the way on her Senior Night with 10 kills, helping the C of I cruise past Oregon Tech 25-16, 25- 22, 25-17, Saturday inside the J.A. Albertson Activities Center. Ottinger, the lone senior on the Lady Yotes squad, added two of C of I's six aces, while helping force the visitors into 24 hitting errors on the night. C of I never trailed in Set 1, sprinting to a 9-3 lead, extending the margin to 17-9 on a Bailee Kendall kill. The Owls got back-to-back aces from Jennifer Lakin to cut the gap to 20-16, but could not get closer. OIT held an 8-7 lead in Set 2, only to watch the Yotes force five errors in a 10-2 run to take a 17-10 lead. Kelsey Sampson led a spirited Owls rally, spiking consecutive kills to get the visitors within 21-20, but a Kendall kill and an Ottinger ace, ended the threat. Set 3 was tight through 20 serves, but C of I forced six Tech hitting miscues in rattling off 8-of-9 points, taking an 18-10 lead en route to closing out the match. Kendall had eight kills, Kylie Porter had six kills, and Katy Robinson added five kills for C of I. Sierra Porter logged 28 assists, with libero Kilee Lopez leading the team with 15 digs. Whitney Webster had eight kills to lead OIT, with Sampson recording seven kills and 12 digs. Both Tori Porter and Waverly Green had 15 assists, with Brooke Malloy adding 15 digs.
ABOUT THE COACH: Liz Mendiola is in her 14th season as head volleyball coach at the C of I. During her 14 seasons at the helm, the Coyotes have advanced to 13 consecutive CCC tournaments, four NAIA regional tournaments, and trips to the NAIA National Championships in 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013. Last season, the squad won their eighth-straight CCC regular-season title, won their seventh CCC Tournament title in the last nine years, advancing to the NAIA National Championships Opening Round. During her career, she has amassed a record of 319-119, the most wins and highest winning percentage in school history, and has been honored as CCC Coach of the Year eight times. In 2006, she led the Lady Yotes to the best single-season record in program history, compiling a 35-4 overall mark - earning CCC and NAIA Region I Coach of the Year honors. The Yotes won their first CCC championship in 24 years, becoming just the second school to complete the league schedule without a loss, placing ninth at the NAIA Championships – with a school-record with 22 straight wins. In 2011, the Lady Yotes advanced to the national quarterfinals and finished the season ranked No. 7. Her teams have won 108 of their last 115 home matches. Mendiola was an assistant for the Coyotes on two separate occasions – from 1995-96 and from 1999-2000, before elevating to head coach. She has also coached at Emmett High, for the Treasure Valley Volleyball Club, the Boise River Volleyball Club, and various camps in the Northwest. A native of Jerome, Mendiola graduated from the C of I in 1996 with a degree in elementary education, and taught kindergarten in Nampa before becoming head coach in 2001. A two-year member of the Coyotes, Mendiola set school records for kills per game (4.86) in 1994, and holds the school mark for kills per game in a career (4.46). She earned All-CCC honors following her senior season with the Yotes.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: For more on the Lady Yotes, head to the official homepage of C of I volleyball, http://yoteathletics.com/index.aspx?path=wvball&tab=1.
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YOTE NOTES – November 5, 2014
C of I Director of Athletic Communications – Mike Safford Jr. (208) 459-5681 [email protected]
SPORTS RELEASE CROSS COUNTRY: C of I teams head to Portland for the Cascade Conference Championships with NAIA berths on the line
2014 Men’s Schedule and Results COMING UP: at Cascade Conference Championships (Fernhill Park, Portland, Ore.), Saturday – Men’s 8,000- meters, 11 a.m. (PT), Women’s 5,000-meters, Noon (PT)
Date Opponent Time/Result LAST WEEK: Idle
9/13 Roger Curran Invite 1st of 3 Teams ROSE CITY PLAYS HOST TO CCC CHAMPIONSHIPS: The nine Cascade Conference teams will converge on Fernhill Park in Northeast Portland, for the 2014 CCC Championships, presented by U.S. Bank. The event will 9/20 Idaho State Open 2nd of 3 Teams determine the automatic and individual at-large berths to the NAIA National Championships on Nov. 22 in Lawrence, Kan. 10/4 Montana Invitational 5th of 6 Teams
10/18 Inland Empire Chall. 4th of 6 Teams C OF I HISTORY: For the Lady Yotes, a string of three-straight CCC championships and five league titles in the past six years is on the line, while keeping a long tradition of top finishes for the Coyote men are up for grabs. 11/8 CCC Championships 11 a.m. The Lady Yotes won CCC titles in 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, and 2013 – sweeping the top-four positions on the podium last year while hosting the event at Brothers Park. For the Yote men, C of I has never finished 11/22 NAIA Championships TBA lower than fourth at the meet (dating back to the re-birth of the program in 2004), including three second- place finishes and six third-place finishes. Three C of I runners – Stephanie Helm, Greg Montgomery, and Hillary Holt have won CCC individual titles.
LOOKING AT THE MEN’S FIELD: Just as it was a year ago, there is a pair of elite teams, then a pack of four really good teams that will hit the trail Saturday. Southern Oregon will look to defend their past five CCC titles, 2014 Women’s Schedule and Results while Eastern Oregon looks to have the best shot at dethroning the champs. The battle will be for third – with an at-large bid to nationals on the line – as the Yotes, Oregon Tech, Northwest Christian, and Concordia all vie for the spot for the second-straight year. The individual crown looks to be a battle between EOU’s Damian Date Opponent Time/Result Flores and Concordia’s Matthew Clowes, both All-Americans on the track.
9/13 Roger Curran Invite 1st of 3 Teams LOOKING AT THE WOMEN’S FIELD: For the first time in years, the Lady Yotes are not the favorite heading into the meet, as a very good Northwest Christian squad has the top billing. The Beacons, coming off back-to- 9/20 Idaho State Open 2nd of 3 Teams back Top-10 finishes at the NAIA Championships, return a deep and talented squad led by Alyssa Harmon 10/4 Montana Invitational 7th of 7 Teams and Shea Vallaire. The Lady Yotes will be in the mix, as will very good teams from Oregon Tech and Southern Oregon, as the squads battle for limited at-large berths to Nationals. 10/18 Inland Empire Chall. 2nd of 7 Teams NAIA TOP-25 POLLS: The Coyotes fell two spots to No. 16 in the latest NAIA Men’s Cross Country Top-25 poll, 11/8 CCC Championships TBA released last Wednesday. C of I received 305 voter points from the 21 conference and unaffiliated grouping raters. Defending national champion, Oklahoma City, holds the No. 1 spot, followed by Southern Oregon, 11/22 NAIA Championshps TBA Olivet Nazarene (Ill.), Tennessee Wesleyan, and Indiana Wesleyan, while two other CCC teams – No. 9 Eastern Oregon and No. 21 Northwest Christian are in the poll. In the women’s poll, the Lady Yotes stood pat at No. 14 for the second-straight week, receiving 359 voter points from the 21 raters. Two-time defending champion, British Columbia, was the unanimous No. 1 team, followed by Dordt (Iowa), Cal State-San Marcos, Northwest Christian, and Carroll (Mont.), with two other CCC teams in the Top-25 – No. 20 Oregon Tech and No. 23 Southern Oregon. The final NAIA poll, which will determine at-large bids to Nationals, will be released on Sunday.
ABOUT THE COACH: Pat McCurry enters his 11th year at the helm of the cross country and track & field programs at the C of I. In 10 seasons (after the Coyote running programs were dormant for nearly 30 years), McCurry has built the Coyote men and women into perennial NAIA Top-25 programs - with the men’s cross country team earning eight berths to the NAIA Championships, with the Lady Yotes advancing to six-straight NAIA meets, winning the 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, and 2013 CCC titles, with the Lady Yotes coming off back- to-back national runner-up finishes. For his efforts, McCurry was named 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, and 2013 CCC women's cross country Coach of the Year. Student-athletes have won 13 NAIA individual titles in cross country and track; claimed 49 individual CCC titles on the track; earned 66 NAIA All-America awards in cross country and track & field; earned seven All-NAIA Region I awards in cross country; 53 All-CCC awards in cross country - along with 101 NAIA All-America Scholar-Athlete awards. His 2013 and 2014 Lady Yote track team won the CCC title, earning him Coach of the Year honors, with the squad placing third at the 2014 and fifth at the 2014 NAIA Indoor Championships, and sixth at the 2014 and seventh at the 2013 NAIA Outdoor Championships.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: For more on C of I cross country, head to the official homepage of the Coyote men's program (http://yoteathletics.com/index.aspx?path=mcross) and the official homepage of the Lady Yotes http://yoteathletics.com/index.aspx?path=wcross).
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YOTE NOTES – November 6, 2014
Sports Information Coordinator – Tyler Thurston (208) 459-5127
SPORTS RELEASE MEN’S BASKETBALL: Yotes look to protect the home court this weekend, hosting annual Taco Bell Shoot-Out 2014-15 Schedule and Results
COMING UP: Host Taco Bell Shoot-Out - Friday (Game 1) Eastern Oregon vs. Walla Walla, 2 p.m.; (Game 2) Date Opponent Time/Result C of I vs. No. 17 Arizona Christian, 7 p.m. Saturday (Game 1) Eastern Oregon vs. No. 17 Arizona Christian, 10/31 ! Walla Walla W 89-71 5 p.m.; C of I vs. Walla Walla, 7 p.m. 11/1 ! Portland Bible W 95-55 11/7 # ARIZONA CHRISTIAN 7 P.M. LAST WEEK: at Aramark Quinn Classic – vs. Walla Walla (W 89-71), vs. Portland Bible (W 95-55) 11/8 # WALLA WALLA 7 P.M. 11/11 + NORTHWEST NAZARENE 7:05 P.M. LIVE VIDEO/LIVE STATS: Live Video and Live Stats will be available for all games at the Taco Bell Shoot- Out. Live Video will be available at http://portal.stretchinternet.com/yoteathletics/ (for $7.95 a game or 11/14 $ Lewis-Clark State 7 p.m. PT $49.95 for a season pass), while Live Stats are available online at 11/15 $ Montana Tech 4 p.m. PT http://www.sidearmstats.com/cofidaho/mbball/. 11/21 WESTMINSTER 7 P.M. 11/22 MONTANA STATE-NORTHERN 7 P.M. SEASON TICKETS: Season tickets for the 2014-15 basketball season are available by calling (208) 459- 11/24 + Northwest Nazarene 7:05 p.m. 5223 or via email at [email protected]. Reserved season tickets are $150 per seat, with 11/28 Vanguard 2 p.m. PT general admission tickets available for $110. 11/29 Concordia-Irvine 6 p.m. PT COYOTES OPEN WITH TWO WINS: For the first time since the 2006-07 season, C of I opened the season 12/5 * NORTHWEST 7:30 P.M. with back-to-back wins, rolling to double-digit victories over Walla Walla and Portland Bible. 12/6 * EVERGREEN 7:30 P.M. 12/19 * Oregon Tech 7:30 p.m. PT KEY ADDITIONS: C of I had some key contributions from new faces on the squad so far this season, 12/20 * Southern Oregon 7:30 p.m. PT getting two of their top four scorers from NCAA Division I transfers. Transer Joey Nebeker (Melba, Idaho / 1/2 * WARNER PACIFIC 7:30 P.M. Boise State U.) is averaging 13.5 points with five boards per game, sharing the scoring lead with point- 1/3 * CONCORDIA 7:30 P.M. guard Josh Wilson (Los Angeles, Calif. / El Camino CC). Right behind Nebeker is fellow transfer, Marco 1/9 * EASTERN OREGON 7:30 P.M. Kovacevic (Belgrade, Serbia / U. of Utah), who is averaging 11.5 points with five rebounds per game.
1/16 * Corban 7:30 p.m. PT SPEAKING OF WILSON: It was a dynamic stat-line in the two games for Josh Wilson in nearly every 1/17 * Northwest Christian 7:30 p.m. PT category. The senior averaged nearly 14 points per game, logged six rebounds, five assists and three 1/23 * SOUTHERN OREGON 7:30 P.M. steals per game, while recording just one turnover in the road victories. 1/24 * OREGON TECH 7:30 P.M. 1/30 * Concordia 7:30 p.m. PT BIG JOE GOING TO WORK: Senior Joe Vaz (Vista, Calif. / Palomar CC) is off to a quick start in the early 1/31 * Warner Pacific 7:30 p.m. PT season, averaging 12 points per game to go along with 17 boards and eight blocks through two games. 2/6 * Eastern Oregon 7:30 p.m. PT The seven-foot post is nearly perfect from the field, hitting 11-of-12 shots he has taken this season.
2/13 * NORTHWEST CHRISTIAN 7:30 P.M. COYOTE METRICS: C of I had their highest offensive rating (126.4) of the season against Portland Bible - 2.14 * CORBAN 7:30 P.M. an indicator as to how many points a team would score per 100 possessions. The 2013-14 squad had 2/20 * Evergreen 7:30 p.m. PT five games better than 126.4 with the highest offensive rating of the year at Evergreen (141.3). The Yotes 2/21 * Northwest 7:30 p.m. PT defensive rating (an indicator of how many points a team allows per 100 possessions) of 73.2 against 2/25 CCC Championships (Quarters) TBA Portland Bible was also their best of the young season. Last year’s best defensive rating was 73.3 against 2/28 CCC Championships (Semi) TBA Walla Walla on Nov. 1. For the year, C of I is averaging an offensive rating of 121.5 and a defensive rating 3/3 CCC Championships (Final) TBA of 83.2. The Yotes effective field goal percentage, which takes into account three-point shots being worth more than a regular field-goal, sits at 0.531. Last year’s squad finished the year at 0.516. C of I’s true 3/11-17 NAIA National Championships TBA shot percentage, which is an indicator on the percentage of possessions a team scores on, sits at 54.5 percent through two games. ! Aramark Quinn Classic * CCC Game # Taco Bell Shoot-Out + UHI Mayors’ Cup PROTECTING HOME COURT: C of I will put their 17-game home-winning streak on the line this weekend at $ Clearwater River Invite PT Pacific Time the Taco Bell Shoot-Out. Last season, C of I outscored their opponents by an average of nearly 17 points per game (85.7 to 68.9) when playing inside the JA Albertson Activities Center; with just four games Cascade Conference Standings separated by less than 10 points. In the five non-conference games at home last year, C of I outscored their opponents by 15 points per game (90.4 to 75.2).
School CCC Overall ABOUT THE SHOOT-OUT: This weekend marks the 28th edition of the newly sponsored Taco Bell Shoot- Southern Oregon 0-0 3-0 Out, tabbed over the years as the “Premier Small College Tournament in the West. Originally started in College of Idaho 0-0 2-0 1987 as the Golden Rule Shoot-Out by Duane Wolfe and the Golden Rule Auto Dealers, the tournament Concordia 0-0 2-0 continued for years as the Duane Wolfe Memorial Golden Rule Shoot-Out after his passing in 1993. This Northwest 0-0 2-0 season, Taco Bell has kept the tradition going as the title sponsor of the Shoot-Out. A total of 35 different Oregon Tech 0-0 2-0 teams have played in the tournament from 1987-2013, which has seen six different champions – Eastern Oregon makes their fifth appearance; Walla Walla appears for the fourth-straight year; and Arizona Warner Pacific 0-0 2-0 Christian heads to the tournament for the first time. Seven CCC squads have played in the event (Oregon Corban 0-0 1-0 Tech, Corban, Concordia, Northwest, Warner Pacific, Evergreen, and Eastern Oregon) – as only Southern Northwest Christian 0-0 1-0 Oregon and Northwest Christian hasn't made a tourney appearance. Evergreen 0-0 0-0 Eastern Oregon 0-0 5-1 - more -
PAST SHOOT-OUT CHAMPIONS: 2013 – College of Idaho, 2012 – Westminster, 2011 – Lewis-Clark State, 2010 – Westminster, 2009 – Westminster/Lewis- Clark State, 2008 – Westminster, 2007 – Westminster, 2006 – C of I, 2005- Westminster, 2004 – C of I, 2003- Westminster, 2002 – C of I, 2001 – Westminster, 2000 – C of I, 1999 – C of I, 1998 – Northwest Nazarene, 1997 – NNU, 1996 – NNU, 1995 – Willamette, 1994 – C of I, 1993 – C of I, 1992 Central Washington, 1991 – NNU, 1990 – C of I, 1989 – CWU, 1988 – NNU, 1987 – NNU.
MEET THE FIRESTORM: C of I will open the Taco Bell Shoot-Out against Arizona Christian, the No.17 team in the NAIA Division I poll. Based out of Phoenix, the Firestorm (1-0) opened the young season with a 103-86 victory over No. 23 ranked St. Xavier (Ill.). Brandon Newman led ACU with 32 points and two assists in the win. On paper, the Yotes have a height advantage over ACU as the Firestorm have no players on their roster over six-foot, eight-inches, but they bring back a lot of experience from last year’s NAIA National Tournament team that finished the season 23-7. ACU also recorded a 4-0 record against non-conference teams on the road in 2013-14. The meeting will mark the first time the two schools battle on the hardwood.
MEET THE WOLVES, AGAIN: The Yotes will close out the Taco Bell Shoot-Out against Walla Walla, the same squad the Yotes toppled at the Quinn Classic last week. The Wolves (0-4) are still searching for their first win, averaging just 59 points per contest. The Wolves are a young team, with just two seniors, and may have trouble inside against a big C of I squad, as WWU has two players on their roster over six-foot, six-inches. Returning guard Tyreek Luckett (14.8 ppg, 5.8 rpg) is a two-year starter, as is forward Luke Spady (11.8 ppg, 3.3 rpg). The meeting will be the ninth time the two programs have hooked up with the Yotes coming away victorious in each of the bouts so far.
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 ------20 NEBEKER, Joey...... 2-2 43 21.5 9-20 .450 1-8 .125 8-10 .800 3 7 10 5.0 7 0 2 4 2 0 27 13.5 0 WILSON, Josh...... 2-2 47 23.5 10-18 .556 2-6 .333 5-6 .833 3 9 12 6.0 5 0 10 1 1 6 27 13.5 50 VAZ, Joe...... 2-0 33 16.5 11-12 .917 0-0 .000 2-6 .333 6 11 17 8.5 3 0 0 2 8 0 24 12.0 33 KOVACEVIC, Marko... 2-2 39 19.5 9-15 .600 0-0 .000 5-8 .625 2 7 9 4.5 6 0 2 3 1 1 23 11.5 15 O'BYRNE, Jordan.... 2-0 42 21.0 8-17 .471 4-11 .364 2-3 .667 2 5 7 3.5 2 0 3 0 0 3 22 11.0 11 PERKINS, Demetrius. 2-2 49 24.5 5-16 .313 1-5 .200 5-6 .833 3 8 11 5.5 1 0 4 5 1 1 16 8.0 21 BRUCE, Andrew...... 2-0 22 11.0 5-10 .500 2-5 .400 0-0 .000 2 6 8 4.0 4 0 0 2 0 0 12 6.0 31 DONALDSON, Sydney.. 2-2 34 17.0 4-10 .400 2-5 .400 0-4 .000 4 5 9 4.5 6 0 6 1 1 1 10 5.0 32 GOWARD, Michael.... 2-0 18 9.0 3-5 .600 1-2 .500 0-1 .000 1 2 3 1.5 1 0 0 1 0 0 7 3.5 14 MORGAN, Emanuel.... 2-0 29 14.5 3-5 .600 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 1 1 2 1.0 4 0 9 2 0 2 6 3.0 01 BREVER, Curtis..... 2-0 10 5.0 1-7 .143 0-4 .000 2-2 1.000 1 1 2 1.0 1 0 0 2 1 0 4 2.0 22 BLACK, Richard..... 2-0 10 5.0 1-2 .500 1-1 1.000 1-4 .250 3 3 6 3.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 4 2.0 30 THOMAS, Trevor..... 2-0 6 3.0 1-4 .250 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1.0 25 HULSEY, Dominic.... 2-0 8 4.0 0-3 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1 0 1 0.5 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.0 12 COFFIN, Marck...... 2-0 10 5.0 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2 4 6 3.0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 TEAM...... 2 2 4 2.0 0 0 0 Total...... 2 400 70-145 .483 14-51 .275 30-50 .600 36 71 107 53.5 52 0 36 25 16 14 184 92.0 Opponents...... 2 400 39-115 .339 7-29 .241 41-62 .661 17 51 68 34.0 45 - 17 32 8 12 126 63.0
OPENING DAY WIN: Josh Wilson had 18 points and flirted with a triple-double as the Yotes opened their 2014-15 season with a 89-71 win over Walla Walla in the first game of the 2014 Aramark Quinn Classic hosted by Eastern Oregon. Tied at 25 with 5:15 left in the first half, Jordan O’Byrne (Lompoc, Calif. / Hancock CC) drilled a three to start a 19-8 run to close the period and grab control of the game. Wilson scored a team-high 18 points with eight assists, seven boards, four steals, and one block. O’Byrne came off the bench to hit a team-high four three-pointers to go with his 16 points and six rebounds. Led by a game-high 20 points from Luke Spady, the Wolves hung around early but shot 31-percent in the second half, including a 14-percent from behind the arc to fall into a hole they were unable to dig out of. Marco Kovacevic hit a jumper with 5:05 left in the game to give the Coyotes their largest lead of the game at 83-56. Against C of I reserves, Walla Walla would cut the deficit to 16 in the final minute.
TWO -FOR-TWO: Joey Nebeker led five C of I players in double-figures with 15 points, as the Coyotes rolled to a 95-55 victory over Portland Bible to close out the Quinn Classic. The Yotes bolted out to a 14-1 lead in the first four minutes to win back-to-back games to start a season for the first time since 2006-07. Demetrius Perkins (Compton, Calif. / Glendale CC) scored seven of his 10 points in the opening run, including an alley-oop dunk on the first C of I possession, as the Yotes lead never fell below double-digits. C of I led 47-27 at the half, with Nebeker fueling a 21-4 run early in the second half with three baskets and a pair of free throws, as C of I took a 78-10 lead with nine minutes to play. Bryce Layne led the Wildcats with 13 points and three assists.
YOTES NO. 7 IN PRESEASON NAIA NATIONAL POLL: The Coyotes were voted No. 7 in the NAIA Division II Preseason Coaches’ Poll, released Oct. 28 by the national office. The ranking is the highest a C of I team has begun a season since the 2009-10 team opened No. 8. The Coyotes started last season outside the Top-25 and did not crack the poll until Jan. 7, eventually climbing up to the No. 2 position in the final regular season poll. "We are very excited that the national raters recognize our program as one of the elite in the NAIA," head coach Scott Garson said. "Preseason rankings do not mean a whole lot, but this confirms that we will have a target on our back throughout the season with every opponent that we face." C of I will face some stiff competition in the coming months, playing a combined five ranked teams in the NAIA Division I and NAIA Division II preseason polls, including a bout against the NAIA Division I 2013-14 National Champion and preseason No. 1, Vanguard University. Two other Cascade Conference foes cracked the NAIA Division II poll – Southern Oregon at No. 17 and Concordia at No. 25.
ABOUT THE COACH: Scott Garson is in his second season the Coyotes head coach. During his rookie season, Garson led the Yotes to a 28-6 record, climbing to No. 2 in the NAIA Division II Top-25 poll, winning both the CCC regular-season and tournament titles – advancing to the NAIA Division II National Championships. For his efforts, he was named CCC Coach of the Year and was a finalist for the Don Meyer NAIA Coach of the Year and the Jewish Coaches’ Association Coach of the Year awards. The native of Calabasas, Calif., was an assistant for Ben Howland at UCLA from 2006-13, serving two prior seasons as the Bruins video coordinator. Garson was responsible for the development of perimeter players – including current NBA stars, Russell Westbrook, Arron Afflalo, Darren Collison, Kevin Love, and Jrue Holiday. Garson also was responsible for the recruitment of Zach LaVine, the 13th overall pick in the 2014 NBA Draft. During Garson’s tenure at UCLA, the Bruins amassed a record of 222-90, including Pac-10 titles in 2006, 2007 and 2008, a Pac-12 title in 2013, as well as Pac-10 Tournament titles in 2006 and 2008. The Bruins qualified for six NCAA National Tournaments and made trips to the Final Four in 2006, 2007 and 2008 – reaching the national championship game in 2006. Garson was instrumental in the recruiting efforts for the Bruins, who claimed ESPN’s No. 1 recruiting class in both 2008 and 2012. A total of 15 players recruited or coached by Garson have been selected in the NBA Draft. The 38-year-old served as the video coordinator at Pepperdine University for one year before spending five seasons at the University of Utah under hall-of-fame coach and mentor, Rick Majerus. Garson was a graduate assistant for three seasons, video coordinator for one and assistant coach for another as the Utes won three Mountain West Conference titles and advanced to the NCAA National Tournament four times. Garson played one season of college basketball and baseball at Washington University in St. Louis, Mo., before transferring to UC-Santa Barbara, where he earned a bachelor of arts in law and society. While at Utah, he received a master of science in exercise and sports science, with an emphasis in sport psychology.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: For more on the Coyotes, visit the official homepage of C of I basketball http://yoteathletics.com/index.aspx?path=mbball&tab=0.
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C of I Director of Athletic Communications – Mike Safford Jr. (208) 459-5681 [email protected]
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Lady Yotes look to rebound in Salt SPORTS RELEASE Lake City against Montana Western and No. 4 Westminster
2014-15 Schedule and Results COMING UP: at Westminster Tipoff Classic (Salt Lake City, Utah) – vs. Montana Western, Friday, 1 p.m.; vs. No. 4 Westminster, Saturday, 11 a.m. Date Opponent Time/Result 10/30 Montana Tech L 86-59 LIVE STATS/LIVE VIDEO: Live Stats for both games will be available via host Westminster College. 10/31 Rocky Mountain L 80-51 Live Stats of both games can be accessed at http://www.sidearmstats.com/westminster/wbball/, 11/7 ! Montana Western 1 p.m. while the Live Video broadcast can be accessed at 11/8 ! Westminster 11 a.m. https://new.livestream.com/accounts/1344374. 11/19 + NORTHWEST NAZARENE 7 P.M. 11/21 # Lewis-Clark State 5:30 p.m. PT SEASON TICKETS: Season tickets for the 2014-15 basketball season are available by calling (208) 11/22 # New Hope Christian 3:30 p.m. 459-5223 or via email at [email protected]. Reserved season tickets are $150 per seat, with general admission tickets available for $110. 11/28 $ WESTMINSTER 7 P.M.
11/29 $ WHITWORTH 5 P.M. PURCHASE YOUR LIVE VIDEO SEASON PASS: All home women’s basketball games this season will 12/1 CARROLL 7 P.M. be broadcast online with a pay-per-view video stream 12/5 * NORTHWEST 5:30 P.M. (http://portal.stretchinternet.com/yoteathletics/), with the play-by-play of Mike Safford. A season 12/6 * EVERGREEN 5:30 P.M. pass for all 13 home games (plus any playoff games) can be purchased for $49.95 – a savings of 12/19 * Oregon Tech 5:30 p.m. PT over $53.00 from the single-game purchase price ($7.95 per game). 12/20 * Southern Oregon 5:30 p.m. PT 12/29 + Idaho State 7 p.m. TOUGH OPENING WEEKEND IN MONTANA: Playing their earliest game in program history last 1/2 * WARNER PACIFIC 5:30 P.M. Thursday (Oct. 30), the Lady Yotes struggled against quality NAIA Division I opponents in Montana. Squaring off against Montana Tech and Rocky Mountain, the Frontier Conference schools limited C 1/3 * CONCORDIA 5:30 P.M. 1/9 * EASTERN OREGON 5:30 P.M. of I to 31-percent shooting from the field and just 22-percent shooting from three-point range, while 1/16 * Corban 5:30 p.m. PT using a size advantage to the tune of a plus-12 rebound margin, while the hosts combined to make 1/17 * Northwest Christian 5:30 p.m. PT 19-of-40 three-point attempts.
1/23 * SOUTHERN OREGON 5:30 P.M. LOWBER LEADS THE RETURNERS: The Lady Yotes were led in scoring by senior Aleah Lowber 1/24 * OREGON TECH 5:30 P.M. (Boise, Idaho / Boise HS), who averaged 13 points and five rebounds per game, while converting 6- 1/30 * Concordia 5:30 p.m. PT of-15 three-point attempts. Fellow senior, Elisha Hensey (Las Vegas, Nev. / Gillette CC), averaged 1/31 * Warner Pacific 5:30 p.m. PT nine points a game, while recording five total steals. In all, nine players from the 2013-14 team 2/6 * Eastern Oregon 5:30 p.m. PT saw action in the two games. 2/13 * NORTHWEST CHRISTIAN 5:30 P.M. 2.14 * CORBAN 5:30 P.M. NEWCOMERS MAKE C OF I DEBUT: Five new players made their C of I debuts, led by forward Alicia 2/20 * Evergreen 5:30 p.m. PT Jones (Idaho Falls, Idaho / Columbia Basin CC), who averaged 10 points and four rebounds – 2/21 * Northwest 5:30 p.m. PT making a team-best 7-of-12 field goal attempts. Fellow transfer, Brittany Wirth (Gooding, Idaho / 2/24 CCC Championships (Quarters) TBA Coll. of Southern Idaho) was tied for the team lead with nine rebounds, while junior Kellie Ross (Yakima, Wash. / Columbia Basin CC) had a team-high eight assists in the two games. Two players 2/27 CCC Championships (Semi) TBA 3/2 CCC Championships (Final) TBA saw action in their first collegiate games – as Kilee Jafek (Meridian, Idaho / Rocky Mountain HS) 3/11-17 NAIA National Championships TBA averaged two points and two rebounds in the two games, with Natasha Dacic (Boise, Idaho / Boise HS) scoring her first collegiate point at Rocky.
! Westminster Classic * CCC Game ROUGH PRESEASON SCHEDULE: The schedule for the Lady Yotes does not get easier over the next # Twin Rivers Classic + Exhibition month, playing an extremely difficult non-conference slate. Along with five games against NAIA $ Lady Yote Classic PT Pacific Time Division I teams (including three against Top-25 opponents’), C of I will play exhibition games vs. Division I Idaho State and Division II Northwest Nazarene, along with a home game vs. Division III Whitworth, one of the top teams in the Northwest Conference.
Cascade Conference Standings OFF TO SALT LAKE CITY: C of I heads to Salt Lake City this weekend, competing in the Westminster School CCC Overall Tipoff Classic, hosted by Westminster College. It is the seventh-straight season that the Lady Yotes Eastern Oregon 0-0 3-0 have played in the event and the 12th time they’ve made the trek to the Beehive State in the last Oregon Tech 0-0 3-0 13 seasons. C of I is 13-19 all-time in the tournament, including a perfect 3-0 record during the 2008 season. Southern Oregon 0-0 3-0
Corban 0-0 2-0 ABOUT MONTANA WESTERN: Tournament play opens against another NAIA Division I team in Northwest 0-0 2-0 Montana Western, as the Bulldogs (3-1) are coming off a two week layoff. UMW opened the season Evergreen 0-0 1-0 with a split against Lethbridge College of Canada, both rolling to lopsided wins at home against Concordia 0-0 0-0 Dickinson State and Walla Walla. Western is led by guards Sierra Higheagle (12.5 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 9- Northwest Christian 0-0 0-0 College of Idaho 0-0 0-2 Warner Pacific 0-0 0-3 - more -
of-18 3FG) and McCall Hasquet (10.0 ppg, 3.5 rpg), along with post Kaci Matthies (10.0 ppg, 4.0 rpg). It is the 22nd meeting between the teams, with the Bulldogs holding a 15-6 series edge, with the two teams splitting games in 2013-14.
ABOUT WESTMINSTER: It gets tougher for the Yotes Saturday, meeting the Frontier Conference preseason favorites in Westminster, ranked No. 4 in the NAIA Division I preseason poll. The Griffins (26-3 in 2013-14) advanced to the national quarterfinals last season and opened play this year with an exhibition win at NCAA Division I Brigham Young. All-America guard Tia Pappas (11.6 ppg, 5.6 rpg) is joined by Alli Winters (7.3 ppg, 2.2 apg) and Shelby Ellsworth (10.5 ppg, 5.8 rpg), headlining an experienced line-up. The two teams have met 21 previous times, with WC holding a 12-9 series edge, including four-straight wins in the series.
RECORD BOOK: One Lady Yote has already cracked the career Top-10 record book, as Aleah Lowber currently ranks No. 10 all-time in three-point field goals made (69).
PRESEASON POLLS: The Lady Yotes were picked to finish third in the CCC Preseason Coaches’ Poll, released in mid-October. C of I received one first- place vote and 75 total voter points in the tabulation among the 10 coaches in the league. Southern Oregon received seven first-place votes and was the preseason favorite, followed by Eastern Oregon, the Lady Yotes, Oregon Tech, and Corban. On Tuesday, the NAIA Division II Top-25 Preseason Coaches’ Poll was released, as C of I failed to receive votes in the preseason tabulation for the first time since 2011-12. Defending NAIA champ, St. Francis (Ind.) holds the No. 1 spot, followed by Morningside (Iowa), Indiana Wesleyan, Davenport (Mich.), and Hastings (Neb.), with two CCC rivals in the poll – No. 21 Southern Oregon and No. 25 Eastern Oregon – while Westminster (No. 4) and Lewis-Clark State (No. 15), both preseason opponents, are ranked in the NAIA Division I poll. The first regular-season national poll will be released on Dec. 2.
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 ------04 LOWBER, Aleah...... 2-2 62 31.0 10-29 .345 6-15 .400 0-1 .000 4 5 9 4.5 3 0 2 5 0 5 26 13.0 24 JONES, Alicia...... 2-1 45 22.5 7-12 .583 0-0 .000 6-9 .667 3 4 7 3.5 4 0 0 3 0 1 20 10.0 03 HENSEY, Elisha..... 2-0 45 22.5 8-27 .296 2-12 .167 0-2 .000 3 6 9 4.5 4 0 3 1 0 5 18 9.0 42 WIRTH, Brittany.... 2-2 43 21.5 4-13 .308 2-8 .250 2-2 1.000 3 6 9 4.5 2 0 0 5 1 1 12 6.0 20 BUHR, Morgan...... 2-0 21 10.5 3-7 .429 2-4 .500 3-4 .750 4 3 7 3.5 0 0 0 2 0 0 11 5.5 12 ROSS, Kellie...... 2-2 47 23.5 3-16 .188 1-11 .091 0-0 .000 0 4 4 2.0 2 0 8 7 0 1 7 3.5 10 BURNHAM, Haylee.... 2-2 43 21.5 3-13 .231 0-7 .000 1-1 1.000 4 3 7 3.5 7 0 2 0 0 2 7 3.5 30 JAFEK, Kilee...... 2-1 33 16.5 2-8 .250 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0 4 4 2.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 4 2.0 21 BLALOCK, Ashleigh.. 2-0 30 15.0 2-6 .333 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 1 4 5 2.5 6 0 1 2 0 0 4 2.0 23 DACIC, Natasha..... 2-0 7 3.5 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 1 1 2 1.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0.5 14 RAINBOTH, Emily.... 2-0 19 9.5 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 0.5 4 0 2 2 0 1 0 0.0 11 SKAGGS, Maddie..... 1-0 1 1.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 25 WISKUS, Jenna...... 1-0 3 3.0 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 32 FARWELL, Kylie..... 1-0 1 1.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 TEAM...... 2 4 6 3.0 0 0 0 ------Total...... 2 400 42-135 .311 13-59 .220 13-21 .619 25 46 71 35.5 34 0 18 30 2 16 110 55.0 Opponents...... 2 400 57-122 .467 19-40 .475 33-42 .786 23 72 95 47.5 28 - 40 26 3 16 166 83.0
GAME RECAP – MONTANA TECH 86, C OF I 59: A 23-5 first half run broke open a close game, as Montana Tech rolled to an 86-59 victory over the C of I, Thursday at Kelvin Sampson Court. The Orediggers got a game-high 20 points from preseason All-Frontier Conference guard Mandy Marchinal, as MT made 50-percent of their field goal attempts, including 11-of-23 shots from outside the arc, and held a sizable 48-28 edge on the glass. The Lady Yotes, playing their first game under new head coach Mark Owen, got 11 points from Aleah Lowber and 10 points from junior transfer Alicia Jones, but were limited to 35-percent shooting on the afternoon. Tech opened the game on a 9-2 run, getting seven quick Kayla DeWitt points in the opening three minutes, before the Yotes caught fire. Brittany Wirth canned a pair of three's and Jones had a lay-up, as C of I took a 14-13 lead with 13 minutes remaining in the half. Back-to-back Hattie Thatcher baskets started the big Digger run, with Machinal and Martha Dembek hitting three's for MT, as the hosts pushed the lead to 44-28 at the half. MT extended the margin to 58-35 with 13 minutes remaining, but the Coyotes rattled off seven-straight points, capped by a Jones jumper, to get within 16. DeWitt answered with a three-point play, and Tech was never threatened again.
GAME RECAP – ROCKY MOUNTAIN 80, C OF I 51: Whitney Mitchell scored a game-high 19 points, as Rocky Mountain College used a big early run to take control of the game, cruising past the C of I, 80-51, Friday inside the Fortin Center. The Bears got back-to-back three-pointers from Jayde Levevre in a 14-2 run to open the game, extending the lead to 30-13 on a Tenike Capouch basket midway through the half. C of I got five quick points from Morgan Buhr (Boise, Idaho / Carroll Coll.) and a lay-up from Alicia Jones to cut the deficit to 41-32 late in the period, but Mitchell hit a three as RMC scored the final six points of the half. The Yotes went ice cold from the field to start the second half, making just one field goal over the first 10 minutes, as Rocky opened the half on a 16-3 run to put the game away. Mitchell added a game-high 10 assists and three steals in the win, with Levevre recording 12 points and eight rebounds, and Capouch scoring 12 points and grabbing 10 boards. Aleah Lowber led C of I with 15 points, with Elisha Hensey scoring 13 and Jones 10. The Yotes were just 5-of-32 from outside the arc in the loss.
ABOUT THE COACH: Mark Owen is in his 24th year on the staff at the C of I and his first season as head women's basketball coach. A member of C of I’s Athletic Hall of Fame, Owen returned to the College in 1991, serving as a men’s basketball assistant to head coach Marty Holly - helping the 1995- 96 team to the NAIA Division II National Championship. He took over as head men's basketball coach in 2000, leading the Coyotes for 10 seasons - winning 189 games, and taking his squads to five NAIA National Tournaments. In 2004, he was named CCC Coach of the Year in leading C of I to the league title. Owen’s clubs won CCC Tournament titles in 2001, 2003, and 2004, with his 2001 team advancing to the national quarterfinals. In 2012-13, he joined the women's basketball bench and helped the Lady Yotes advance to the second-round of the NAIA Division II National Championships. Owen had a decorated playing career from 1982-1985, leading the school to back-to-back NAIA District II championships and its first appearance at the NAIA National Basketball Tournament in 22 years. As a senior, Owen was a third-team NAIA All-America pick, NAIA District II Player of the Year, and first-team Little All-Northwest. He was also selected as the NAIA's National Player of the Week during his senior season. During his three-year career, Owen dished out 631 assists (7.1 per game), while scoring 1,242 career points (14.0 per game). Owen holds the single-season C of I record with 244 assists and also holds C of I’s second-highest single-game scoring mark with 47 points. He was a seventh-round pick of the Portland Trailblazers in the 1985 NBA Draft. He and wife Lori live in Melba.
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