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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. JOIN THE COYOTES SOCIAL MEDIA: For more in-depth information on Coyote Athletics, follow the Yotes on Twitter (twitter.com/CoyoteAthletics), become a fan of the Yotes on Facebook (facebook.com/CoyoteAthletics.), follow the Yotes photos on Instagram (Instagram.com/CoyoteAthletics) or check out the Yotes YouTube page for videos of your favorite C of I team (http://www.youtube.com/user/YoteAthletics/videos?flow=grid&view=1). - more - COYOTE SOCIAL MEDIA twitter.com/CoyoteAthletics facebook.com/CoyoteAthletics 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 Southern Oregon. With C of I’s new partnership with Stretch Internet, the video stream and 11/1 * Montana Western L 30-27 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 kickoff; while there will be a “swearing in” ceremony of recruits at halftime. Fans are also Southern Oregon 7-1 8-1 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 (of 170) in the NCAA Division II (and second in the Great Northwest Conference behind Southern Oregon 45, Rocky Mountain 28 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.