YOTE NOTES – October 7, 2010
C of I Sports Information Director – Mike Safford Jr. (208) 459-5681
SPORTS RELEASE ATHLETIC NEWS:
This Week’s Event Schedule CIAA DINNER DATES SET: The College of Idaho Athletic Association will be hosting five dinners throughout the athletic season for fans to get an 10/8 WSOC at Northwest 3:30 p.m. PT up-close look at Coyote athletics. On Nov. 1, Dec. 1, Jan. 12, Feb. 9, and VB vs. Southern Oregon 7 p.m. Mar. 2, the events will be held in the Fireside Room inside the Simplot Dining 10/9 XC at Idaho State 10 a.m. Hall on The C of I campus and are $8.00 per person. For more information, MSOC vs. Warner Pacific 2 p.m. contact Dave Hahn at 459-5835. WSOC at Evergreen State 3 p.m. PT SOFTBALL ALUMNI GAME SET FOR OCT. 16: The annual C of I VB vs. Oregon Tech 7 p.m. softball Alumni Game is set for Oct. 16 at Symms Field on The C of I campus. 10/11 MSOC vs. NW Nazarene 3 p.m. 10/11-12 GOLF at Corban Invite 8 a.m. The game, which will be a scrimmage between the alums and the varsity team, will begin at 11 a.m. There will be food and refreshments for all alumni and
their families in attendance. To RSVP for the event, contact head coach Al Upcoming Events Mendiola at 459-5113 or by email at [email protected].
10/15 MSOC at Evergreen State 1 p.m. PT BASKETBALL ROSTERS AND SCHEDULES POSTED: The 2010-11 WSOC vs. Oregon Tech 2 p.m. men’s and women’s basketball schedules and rosters have been posted to The VB at Corban 7 p.m. PT C of I athletic website (C of I men’s basketball information is posted online at 10/16 SOFT Alumni Game 11 a.m. http://www.collegeofidaho.edu/athlete/mensbasketball.htm, while the women’s WSOC vs. Southern Oregon 2 p.m. information is at http://www.collegeofidaho.edu/athlete/wmensbasketball.htm). MSOC at Northwest 3 p.m. PT The Coyote men, under the direction of first-year head coach Rod Jensen, open the season with a pair of games in Montana in late October, while the VB at Northwest Christian 7 p.m. PT Lady Yotes, the two-time defending CCC champs, open the season in early 10/19 VB vs. Northwest Nazarene 7 p.m. November at Great Falls. 10/21 XC hosts Coyote Twilight 4 p.m.
10/29 MBB at Montana Western 8 p.m. CATCHERS CAMP SET FOR DEC. 10-12: The ninth-annual C of I 11/5 WBB at Great Falls 2 p.m. Baseball Catchers’ Camp is scheduled for December 10-12 at the Canyon SWIM at Willamette 6 p.m. PT County Fair Building. For more information on the camp, contact associate head coach Josh Hegstad at 459-5862 or view the camp brochure online at Live Video http://www.collegeofidaho.edu/athlete/baseball/CatchersCamp10.pdf.
Throughout the 2010-11 season, a Live Video BUY C OF I ATHLETIC ACTION PHOTOS: Over the last year, feed of all C of I volleyball, men’s basketball, photographer Kari Stetson of Kari Stetson Photography has been covering the Yotes – with her action photography available online for purchase. To and women’s basketball home games will be browse her photos, head to www.karistetsonphotography.com. available for free through Penn Atlantic.
Access the games online via IDAHO PRESS TRIBUNE FEATURES C OF I/NNU SPORTS www.pennatlantic.com . BLOG: Fans of C of I athletics can share their thoughts on the Yotes as part of the Idaho Press Tribune’s College of Idaho/Northwest Nazarene Sports Live Stats Blog. Beat writer Mike Stetson shares his thoughts and stories, along with pictures and videos, on both the Yotes and Crusaders, with fans having the Throughout the 2009-10 season, Live ability to leave their thoughts on their favorite team. The blog is linked on the Statistics of all C of I volleyball, men’s front of The C of I athletic website or can be visited at basketball, women’s basketball, and softball http://www.idahopress.com/blogs/?blogid=6. games will be available live via the C of I athletic website. Click on the Live Stats icon on the respective team’s homepage to keep - more - up with the action.
YOTE NOTES – October 7, 2010
C of I Sports Information Director – Mike Safford Jr. (208) 459-5681
VOLLEYBALL: Coyotes gun for 50th-straight CCC home win, SPORTS RELEASE host league-leading No. 12 Southern Oregon and Oregon Tech
2010 Schedule and Results LAST WEEK: at Northwest (W 3-1), at Evergreen State (W 3-0)
Date Opponent Time/Result COMING UP: vs. No. 12 Southern Oregon, Friday, 7 p.m.; vs. Oregon Tech, Saturday, 7 p.m.
8/27 ! Azusa Pacific L 3-0 LIVE STATS / LIVE VIDEO: Both weekend matches with Southern Oregon and Oregon Tech will have ! Westminster L 3-2 Live Video and Live Stats available for fans at home. The live video stream will be available free of charge at 8/28 ! Daemen (N.Y.) W 3-0 www.pennatlantic.com – find the game under the proper date and enjoy, while the Live Stats can be ! Westminster W 3-1 accessed online at http://yotestats.i8.com/vball/xlive.htm. ! Azusa Pacific L 3-0 CLASH OF TITANS IN CALDWELL: To say that Friday’s Cascade Conference match-up between 9/3 * NORTHWEST CHRISTIAN W 3-0 the Lady Yotes and Southern Oregon is huge – might be an understatement. The two schools have 9/4 * CORBAN W 3-0 combined to win the last seven CCC titles and are the only two CCC schools to advance to the NAIA 9/10 * Oregon Tech W 3-0 National Tournament in the last decade (SOU in 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009; C of I in 2005, 2006, 2008, 9/11 * Southern Oregon L 3-0 2009) – with the sides combining for a 241-68 record (C of I 127-33, SOU 114-35) over the last five years, including a 171-17 record in the CCC (C of I 86-8, SOU 85-9). 9/17 * WARNER PACIFIC W 3-0
9/18 * CONCORDIA W 3-0 BEST VOLLEYBALL RIVALRY IN NORTHWEST?: The Lady Yote-Raider volleyball match has been 9/21 Northwest Nazarene W 3-0 one of the top tickets in small-college volleyball in the Northwest, as evident by the over 1,000 fans that 9/24 * EASTERN OREGON W 3-2 have watched the match in Ashland, and the over 500 fans that have witnessed the last four meetings in 10/1 * Northwest W 3-1 Caldwell. Winning on the others’ home court has been a tough thing for the opposition, as The C of I last won a match at McNeal Pavilion (SOU’s home) in 2006, while Southern has not defeated the Yotes in 10/2 * Evergreen State W 3-0 Caldwell since 2005 – including playoff losses in 2006, 2008, and 2009. 10/8 * SOUTHERN OREGON 7 p.m. 10/9 * OREGON TECH 7 p.m. TITLE HOPES REST WITH WIN: If the Coyotes are to contend for their fifth-straight CCC title, a 10/15 * Corban 7 p.m. PT victory is imperative on Friday night – with a straight-set win even more important. The C of I currently sits a game back of Southern in the loop standings – the difference, SOU’s three-set sweep of the Lady 10/16 * Northwest Christian 7 p.m. PT Yotes in September. A win by The C of I would tie the two teams in the standings, however, if the 10/19 NORTHWEST NAZARENE 7 p.m. Coyotes do not win in three sets, Southern would claim all tiebreakers in the event of a tie in the standings 10/22 * EVERGREEN STATE 7 p.m. – as the third tie-break is sets won among tied teams. If the Coyote do win in three, the next tiebreak 10/23 * NORTHWEST 7 p.m. would be sets won vs. sets lost among all CCC teams (SOU currently holds a four-set edge in the 10/29 * Eastern Oregon 7 p.m. PT category).
11/5 * Concordia 7 p.m. PT THE HIGH-FLYING RAIDERS: Southern (12-2, 9-0 CCC) is a potent team, led by All-America setter 11/6 * Warner Pacific 7 p.m. PT Lindsey Stone (10.49 a/s, 1.54 d/s), the CCC’s leader in assists. Josh Rohlfing’s bunch has a multi-faced 11/9 CCC Tournament (Qtrs) TBA attack, paced by Sarah Holgen (3.91 k/s, 2.93 d/s, .265 attack percentage), the CCC’s leading hiter, blocker 11/12-13 CCC Tournament (Finals) TBA Megan Bartling (2.70 k/s, 1.07 b/s, .308 attack percentage), and outside hitter Leanne Stennett (2.31 k/s, 11/20 NAIA Opening Round TBA 3.55 d/s). It is the 75th meeting between the teams, with the Raiders holding a 55-19 all-time series edge.
11/30-12/4 NAIA Tournament TBA CAN THE WIN STREAK REACH 50?: On the line Friday night is the Lady Yotes 49-match Home Games in Bold and CAPS conference home win streak – a record that stretches back to the 2005 season. In 2009, The C of I ! NAIA Tournament of Champions notched their fourth-straight perfect season in conference play at home – having not lost a league tilt at * Cascade Conference Match home since September of 2005, recording an undefeated mark at home each of the last three seasons (9-0 in 2006 and 2009 and 10-0 in both 2007 and 2008). Overall, the Yotes have won 64 of their last 65 home
matches – and have an all-time record of 155-37 in the facility, including a 103-13 record in the Activities Center under head coach Liz Mendiola. A year ago, The C of I and SOU played a five-set thriller in the
regular-season, one of only three five-set matches at home during the current streak. Cascade Conference Standings DON’T FORGET ABOUT OREGON TECH: Also headed to the Gem State this weekend is Oregon Tech, looking to break out of a slump in which the Owls (10-11, 2-7) have lost 4-of-5 and six of their last School CCC Overall eight matches. OIT is led offensively by Megan Christensen (.267 k/s, 1.28 d/s, 0.67 b/s) and Mikayla Southern Oregon 9- 0 12- 2 Morgan (1.91 k/s, 0.88 b/s), with Sarah Svedin running the attack (6.15 a/s, 2.09 d/s), and Hannah Brewster College of Idaho 8- 1 11- 4 (3.91 d/s) leading the defense. It is the 53rd meeting between the teams, with the Lady Yotes holding a 34- Concordia 7- 2 12- 6 18 all-time series lead.
Northwest 5- 4 10- 6 SINGLE-POINT SETS: With the 25-5 victory in Set 2 on Saturday vs. Evergreen State, it marked the Eastern Oregon 5- 4 9- 6 second time in 2010 that the Lady Yotes had held an opponent to fewer than ten points in a set. Since Corban 4- 5 6- 5 collegiate volleyball went to rally-scoring in 2001, The C of I has held an opponent to single-digits in a set Oregon Tech 2- 7 10-11 (not including a fifth-set) on 17 occasions – including seven times during the 2009 season. It was the Warner Pacific 2- 7 4-11 second time that the Coyotes have held a team to five points, while they have held a team to six points four times. Conversely, the fewest points scored by the Lady Yotes in a rally-scoring set is 11, against Biola Evergreen State 2- 7 3-10 in 2007. Northwest Christian 1- 8 5-12 - more -
C OF I RANKED NO. 17 IN LATEST NAIA POLL: The C of I remained at No. 17 in the NAIA Top-25 Coaches' Poll for the third-straight week, released by the national office in Kansas City, Mo. The Lady Yotes received 309 voter points in the poll, the 61st-straight week that the squad has received votes in the national poll. Defending NAIA Champion, Fresno Pacific (Calif.), earned the No. 1 spot, followed by Lee (Tenn.), Biola (Calif.), Northwestern (Iowa), and Texas- Brownsville. C of I opponents Azusa Pacific (No. 8), Southern Oregon (No. 12), and Westminster (RV) were also in the poll. The Top-25 is released each Tuesday afternoon.
CONFERENCE LEADERS: As a team, the Lady Yotes lead the CCC in kills per set (13.29). assists per set (12.47), and lowest opponents’ attack percentage (.110), while ranking No. 2 in hitting percentage (.202) and blocks per set (2.57). Individually, eight Coyotes rank among the league’s Top-10 – with Sarah Harris (Middleton, Idaho / Middleton HS) ranking No. 2 in kills per set (3.52), No. 3 in hitting percentage (.281), and No. 7 in blocks per set (1.06), with Whitney Owen (Caldwell, Idaho / Vallivue HS) ranking No. 2 in digs per set (5.58). Liz Myers (Middleton, Idaho / Middleton HS) is No. 3 in the league in blocks per set (1.19), with Naomi Reimer (Killarney, Man. / Killarney SS) No. 3 in aces per set (0.37). Rounding out the group are Lauren Bourgeau (Boise, Idaho / Capital HS), who is No. 4 in attack percentage (.277), Madie Machurek (Eagle, Idaho / Eagle HS), who is No. 5 in assists per set (7.57), Ciciley Fox (Challis, Idaho / Challis HS), who is No. 8 in kills per set (2.86), and Madison Curtis (Boise, Idaho / Mountain View HS), who is No. 9 in blocks per set (0.98).
CAREER RECORDS: Four players currently rank among the Top-10 in Coyote career statistics, as Madie Machurek is No. 4 in assists (2,301) and No. 8 in aces (119) – just the fifth player in program history to amass 2,000 career assists. Naomi Reimer is No. 6 all-time in assists (1,720) and No. 7 in aces (129), while Whitney Owen is No. 4 all-time in digs (1,325). Sarah Harris ranks No. 7 in blocks (283), while her 876 career kills are 25 spikes away from cracking the Top-10.
CUMULATIVE STATISTICS: |------ATTACK------| |--SET---| |----SERVE----| |--DIG---| |------BLOCKING------| ## STATS SUMMARY G K K/G E TA Pct A A/G SA SE SA/G RE DIG D/G BS BA Total B/G BE BHE ------1 MACHUREK, Madie 51 13 0.25 2 53 .208 386 7.57 9 24 0.18 0 114 2.24 1 5 6 0.12 1 7 2 PALMER, Melanie 1 0 0.00 0 0 .000 5 5.00 0 1 0.00 0 3 3.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 3 FOX, Ciciley 49 140 2.86 65 399 .188 2 0.04 6 8 0.12 13 83 1.69 5 16 21 0.43 3 0 4 LOW, Cassie 5 3 0.60 3 20 .000 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 1 0.20 0 3 3 0.60 1 0 5 PORTER, Janel 51 0 0.00 1 5 -.200 10 0.20 11 14 0.22 3 114 2.24 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 6 MYERS, Liz 48 87 1.81 41 209 .220 2 0.04 0 3 0.00 0 9 0.19 5 52 57 1.19 3 1 7 BOURGEAU, Laur en 46 96 2.09 31 235 .277 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 24 0.52 0 30 30 0.65 2 0 8 MONTALBO, Danielle 21 30 1.43 17 80 .162 2 0.10 0 0 0.00 1 9 0.43 0 7 7 0.33 1 0 9 REIMER, Naomi 35 29 0.83 28 102 .010 166 4.74 13 14 0.37 1 74 2.11 0 7 7 0.20 0 7 11 STIEG, Melanie 48 1 0.02 0 5 .200 6 0.12 0 10 0.00 10 70 1.46 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 12 OWEN, Whitney 51 0 0.00 0 21 .000 53 1.04 8 13 0.16 11 283 5.55 0 0 0 0.00 0 1 13 NERES, Nathy 23 28 1.22 22 121 .050 0 0.00 1 2 0.04 2 17 0.74 0 10 10 0.43 0 0 14 GRIBBLE, Bryanne 5 0 0.00 0 1 .000 0 0.00 1 5 0.20 0 7 1.40 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 16 HARRIS, Sarah 50 176 3.52 52 441 .281 1 0.02 3 17 0.06 5 35 0.70 10 43 53 1.06 9 0 20 CURTIS, Madison 45 75 1.67 38 179 .207 3 0.07 7 8 0.16 0 27 0.60 3 41 44 0.98 3 0 TEAM 4 COLLEGE OF IDAHO.... 51 678 13.29 300 1871 .202 636 12.47 59 119 1.16 50 870 17.06 24 214 131.0 2.57 23 16 Opponents...... 51 521 10.22 321 1824 .110 487 9.55 50 102 0.98 59 773 15.16 16 141 86.5 1.70 20 27
GAME RECAP – C OF I 3, NORTHWEST 1: Ciciley Fox had 20 of 64 total kills by The C of I, as the Lady Yotes ran their win streak to five with a 25-17, 21-25, 25-19, 25-22 victory at Northwest University, Friday in Kirkland, Wash. Set 1 saw the Lady Yotes break an early 8-8 tie with five consecutive kills from senior Sarah Harris, to earn a 1-0 set lead. In Set 2, The C of I used a six-point push midway through the frame to grab a 16-15 lead, but NU responded, taking advantage of four Coyote hitting errors and two ball handling miscues to even the match. Fox took control in Set 3 for the Yotes, smashing seven kills in the period, to put C of I back on top, while in the clincher, the Coyotes jumped out to a 9-3 lead to claim the match. Fox added nine digs and three blocks in the win, with Harris adding 12 kills and five blocks and Lauren Bourgeau providing 11 kills for The C of I. Both setters logged double-doubles, with Madie Machurek recording 31 assists and 13 dig, and Naomi Reimer logged 15 assists and 12 digs. Whitney Owen led the Yotes with 22 digs, with freshman Janel Porter (Eagle, Idaho / Eagle HS) recording a career-high 18 digs. The Eagles got ten kills and 13 digs from hitter Anu Akamine, while setter Lauryn Ernster had 23 assists and 11 digs. Blocker Sarah Stoker had just two kills, but led all players with 12 blocks, while libero Heather Shulke notched 21 digs.
GAME RECAP – C OF I 3, EVERGREEN STATE 0: Forcing 27 hitting errors and recording a season-high eight aces, The C of I ran their win streak to six games with a 25-21, 25-5, 25-11 victory over The Evergreen State College in Olympia, WA. The Coyotes used a five-point push in Set 1 to erase an Evergreen 8- 7 lead – started by a combo block from Liz Myers and Madison Curtis and aided by a pair of Geoduck hitting errors. The hosts would get within 24-21 on the strength of three-straight Yote miscues, but The C of I closed out the opener, thanks to a ball handling error by Caitlin Swift. Set 2 was all Lady Yotes, as The C of I tied a school record for the fewest points allowed in a rally-scoring set. Lauren Bourgeau had four kills in a 9-0 run early in the period that got the lead out to 13-3, then saw the squad score the final 11 points on the serve of Naomi Reimer, who logged four aces in the run. Sarah Harris set the tone in the final set, smashing three kills in a 10-1 run to open the period, as the Coyotes defeated the Geoducks (3-8, 2-7) for the 13th straight time. Bourgeau led the Coyote attack with nine kills, with Harris adding eight kills and four blocks. Madie Machurek had 18 assists in the win, Myers had a match-high seven blocks, and Whitney Owen recorded a match- high 19 digs. The Geoducks were led by seven kills from Jasmine Horton, while the Yotes limited ESC’s top hitter, Jazzmin Garcia, to just one kill. Erin Mitchell recorded a team-high 18 assists and Chantal Petkus had 14 digs in the loss.
ABOUT THE COACH: Liz Mendiola is in her tenth season as The C of I head volleyball coach. During her first nine seasons at the helm, the Coyotes have advanced to eight consecutive CCC tournaments, four NAIA regional tournaments, and trips to the NAIA National Championships in 2005, 2006, 2008, and 2009. Last season, the squad won their fourth-straight CCC title, claimed their fourth-straight CCC Tournament title, and advanced to the NAIA Tournament Final Site in Sioux City, Iowa (where they finished in a tie for ninth) – with Mendiola earning her fourth-straight CCC Coach of the Year honors, while being ranked as high as No. 6 in the national poll. During her career, she has amassed a record of 222-82, the most wins and highest winning percentage in school history. In 2006, she led the Lady Yotes to their best season in program history, compiling a 35-4 record - 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. The Coyotes also captured their second-straight CCC Tournament title, along with their second-straight NAIA Region I Tournament title, before placing ninth at the NAIA Championships – with that team setting a school-record with 22 straight wins. Her 2010 club will take a 44-match CCC home win streak into the season and have won 61 of their last 62 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 club volleyball 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. Mendiola is married to former Coyote baseball standout and current C of I softball coach Al Mendiola. The Mendiola’s have two children, Aleah and Micah.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: For more information on the Coyote volleyball program, head to the official homepage of the Lady Yotes, www.collegeofidaho.edu/athlete/vball.asp. - more -
YOTE NOTES – October 7, 2010
C of I Sports Information Director – Mike Safford Jr. (208) 459-5681 [email protected]
SPORTS RELEASE WOMEN’S SOCCER: Lady Yotes hit the road for the first time in a month, travel to Northwest and Evergreen State 2010 Schedule and Results
LAST WEEK: vs. Warner Pacific (W 4-1), vs. No. 1 Concordia (L 2-0) Date Opponent Time/Result 9/2 Northwe st Nazarene W 1-0 COMING UP: at Northwest, Friday, 3:30 p.m. (PT); at Evergreen State, Saturday, 3 p.m. (PT) 9/5 GREAT FALLS W 5-0 SCORING OUTBURST IN CONFERENCE OPENER: The Lady Yotes broke out of an 9/11 California Baptist L 4-1 offensive slump last Friday against Warner Pacific, scoring four goals in a victory over the 9/13 Biola L 2-1 OT Knights – their biggest outburst since a 5-0 win over Great Falls in early September. It marked the second-biggest scoring game in a conference opener in program history, as last year, the 9/18 ROCKY MOUNTAIN L 2-1 Coyotes defeated Evergreen State, 5-0, in their loop starter. 9/19 CARROLL W 1-0 9/26 WESTMINSTER L 1-0 CONFERENCE OPENERS: The victory by the Lady Yotes over Warner Pacific marked the third-straight year that the squad has won their Cascade Conference opener. The Coyotes 10/1 * WARNER PACIFIC W 4-1 have not lost their CCC opener since the 2004 season, going 4-0-2 during that stretch. 10/2 * CONCORDIA L 2-0
10/8 * Northwest 3:30 p.m. PT PLAYING THE BEST EVEN: For 60 minutes on Saturday, the Lady Yotes played toe-to-toe with the top team in the NAIA – locked in a scoreless duel with Concordia University. 10/9 * Evergreen State 3 p.m. PT Unfortunately for the Purple and Gold, the Yotes ran out of gas, as a pair of CU goals midway 10/15 * OREGON TECH 2 p.m. through the second half sealed a 2-0 victory. The C of I fell to 1-2 this season against Top-25 10/16 * SOUTHERN OREGON 2 p.m. teams.
10/22 * Corban 12:30 p.m. PT A WIDE OPEN CONFERENCE: After the first weekend of conference play, only two 10/23 * Northwest Christian 5 p.m. PT teams were able to sweep their CCC openers – Concordia and Oregon Tech. Northwest picked up a victory in their lone game against Evergreen State, while contenders Southern 10/27 TRINITY LUTHERAN 1 p.m. Oregon, C of I, and Corban, along with Eastern Oregon, all went 1-1. The top-four teams at 10/30 * Eastern Oregon 2 p.m. PT the conclusion of the nine-game league slate, will advance to the postseason for a chance at a 11/6 CCC Tourney (Semis) TBA berth to the NAIA Championships.
11/13 CCC Tourney (Finals) TBA ABOUT NORTHWEST: The Lady Yotes hit the road for the first time since early 11/20 NAIA Opening Round TBA September, beginning their trip at Northwest University in Kirkland, Wash. The Eagles (4-1-
11/29-12/4 NAIA Tournament TBA 2, 1-0 CCC) are concluding a seven-game homestand this weekend – which has included wins over Whitman and Willamette of the NCAA Division III, and their lone loss, a 2-1 decision to Embry-Riddle (Ariz.). NU is led offensively by Yanet Candido (3 goals, 1 assist) and Abby Brauer Home Games in Bold and CAPS (3 goals) – as the Eagles have outscored their opponents, 14-6, this season. Defensively, two * Cascade Conference Match players have shared time in the net – as keepers Jordan Holmes (0.99 GAA, 2 ShO) and Jessica Kane (0.62 GAA, 1 ShO) have a combined .736 save percentage. Last season, the Lady Yotes
shutout the Eagles, 5-0, at Simplot Stadium, and lead the all-time series between the teams, 2-0- 2.
Cascade Conference Standings ABOUT EVERGREEN STATE: Saturday, it’s down Interstate 5 to Olympia for a meeting on
the wooded campus at Evergreen State. The Geoducks (0-4-1, 0-1) came off a four-week layoff last weekend with a loss to Northwest – with the squads lone positive decision a School CCC Pts. Overall scoreless draw against Lewis & Clark in early September. Striker Katie Mendoza (2 goals) has Concordia 2-0-0 6 10- 0-1 scored both Geoduck goals this season, while Brianna Speed (2 assists) assisted on both of the Oregon Tech 2-0-0 6 7- 3-0 tallies. Depth is a key for Evergreen, as the Clams used just one substitute in the loss to Northwest 1-0-0 3 4- 1-2 Northwest, as returning keeper Sonja Daisley-Harrison (1.33 GAA) has been pressed into duty Corban 1-1-0 3 9- 2-0 as a field player, while Brienna Ewoldt (4.00 GAA) has seen action in the net. It is the 27th Southern Oregon 1-1-0 3 7- 3-1 meeting between the sides, with Evergreen holding a 15-9-2 series edge.
College of Idaho 1-1-0 3 4- 5-0 NATIONAL POLL: The Lady Yotes were ranked No. 4 in the latest CCC weekly poll – Eastern Oregon 1-1-0 3 1- 4-1 behind Concordia, Southern Oregon, and Corban. Concordia continues to be the lone CCC Evergreen State 0-1-0 0 0- 4-1 team in the Top-25, ranked No. 1, while Corban received votes in the poll for the second- Northwest Christian 0-2-0 0 2- 6-1 straight week. Warner Pacific 0-2-0 0 1- 6-2 - more -
CUMULATIVE STATISTICS: |------SHOTS------| ## Name GP-GS G A Pts Sh Shot% SOG SOG% YC-RC GW PK-ATT ------10 HARDEGREE-ULLMAN, Ke 8-3 4 0 8 10 .400 4 .400 0-0 2 0-0 3 EGERMAN, Macy 9-9 3 2 8 19 .158 11 .579 0-0 2 0-0 5 MOURITSEN, Erika 9-9 0 5 5 27 .000 12 .444 0-0 0 0-0 9 HEFFNER, Chelsea 9-9 2 0 4 15 .133 7 .467 1-0 0 0-0 17 AYALA, Jessica 9-8 1 0 2 8 .125 3 .375 0-0 0 0-0 7 HUTTASH, Jordan 9-4 1 0 2 7 .143 4 .571 0-0 0 0-0 12 HICKS, Sarah 9-3 1 0 2 5 .200 2 .400 0-0 0 0-0 18 BOYCE, Amanda 7-0 1 0 2 4 .250 1 .250 0-0 0 0-0 6 ROONEY, Natasha 3-0 1 0 2 2 .500 1 .500 0-0 0 0-0 16 REICHEL, Jamie 9-3 0 2 2 8 .000 4 .500 0-0 0 0-0 15 MORGAN, Dehvan 9-7 0 1 1 6 .000 1 .167 0-0 0 0-0 2 BIGELOW, Kayla 9-9 0 1 1 6 .000 5 .833 0-0 0 0-0 25 PATTON, Jessica 9-9 0 1 1 0 .000 0 .000 0-0 0 0-0 22 CULVER, Taylor 9-9 0 0 0 16 .000 5 .312 0-0 0 0-0 20 HAWKINS, Justine 9-8 0 0 0 2 .000 1 .500 0-0 0 0-0 13 SMITH, Kaitlyn 1-0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 .000 0-0 0 0-0 4 OLSON, Kirsten 9-3 0 0 0 1 .000 0 .000 1-0 0 0-0 21 VARGAS, Brittany 2-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0-0 0 0-0 Total...... 9 14 12 40 137 .102 61 .445 2-0 4 0-0 Opponents...... 9 12 9 33 93 .129 51 .548 1-0 5 0-0
|---GOAL AVERAGE---| |--SAVES--| |----RECORD----| Shots ## Name GP-GS Minutes GA Avg Saves Pct W L T Sho Faced ------10 HARDEGREE -ULLMAN, Ke 2-2 90:00 0 0.00 3 1.000 0 0 0 0 8 1 HOLMES, Melissa 9-7 723:46 12 1.49 36 .750 4 5 0 2 85 TM TEAM 0:00 0 0.00 0 .000 0 0 0 1 0 Total...... 9 813:46 12 1.33 39 .765 4 5 0 3 93 Opponents...... 9 813:46 14 1.55 47 .770 5 4 0 2 137
GAME RECAP – C OF I 4, WARNER PACIFIC 1: Thanks to a pair of goals from Kelly Hardegree-Ullman (Boise, Idaho / Mountain View HS) and a trio of assists from Erika Mouritsen (Wellsville, Utah / Dixie State Coll.), The C of I opened up defense of their 2009 CCC regular- season championship with a convincing 4-1 victory over Warner Pacific at Simplot Stadium. The Lady Yotes opened the scoring quickly, as Chelsea Heffner (Meridian, Idaho / Mountain View HS) took a cross from Mouritsen at the top of the 18 in the third minute and cracked home the tally. Hardegree-Ullman made it 2-0 in the 38th minute, heading home a feed from Dehvan Morgan (Nampa, Idaho / Vallivue HS) just outside the six-yard box. Sarah Hicks (Boise, Idaho / Boise HS) pushed the margin to 3-0, knocking home a pass from Mouritsen in the 57th minute, while Hardegree -Ullman made it 4-0 just three minutes later, finishing a nice slotted pass from Mouritsen. The Coyotes held a commanding 24-4 edge in shots and a 7-0 edge in corner kicks. The Knights averted the shutout in the 76th minute, as Brittany Johnson scored an unassisted goal.
GAME RECAP – CONCORDIA 2, C OF I 0: Sami Andrews scored a pair of goals midway through the second half, lifting No. 1 ranked Concordia University to a 2-0 victory over The C of I, Saturday afternoon at Simplot Stadium. After the two teams played to a scoreless draw in the opening 45 minutes, the Cavaliers put tremendous pressure on the Coyotes to start the second half – logging ten shots in the first 25 minutes of the period. CU would break through in the 66th minute, as Angie Turner played a ball from the left wing into the middle of the box, finding the foot of Andrews, who slotted the ball past a pair of C of I defenders, for the game-winner. Andrews would add an insurance goal three minutes later, capitalizing on a failed clearance by the Coyotes, launching a 12-yard shot into the net. After the Yotes and Cavaliers were deadlocked with five shots apiece in the first half, CU held a 13-4 shot advantage in the second half on a 90-degree day.
ABOUT THE COACH: Niki Taylor is in her fifth season as head coach, having rebuilt the team into a contender, registering four- consecutive postseason appearances, an appearance in the 2007 CCC Tournament semifinals, and a spot in the 2008 and 2009 CCC Tournament championship match. For her efforts, Taylor was named 2008 and 2009 CCC Coach of the Year. Her teams have defeated four NAIA Top-25 squads, with her 2009 team winning a school-record 14 matches, helping the Lady Yotes secure their first-ever CCC regular-season title. The squad cracked the NAIA Top-25 poll for the first time, finishing the season ranked No. 20. She has an all-time record of 45-31-7, with the 45 wins the most by a women's soccer coach at The C of I, with her winning percentage of .601 tops in school history. A graduate of Truman State University in Kirksville, Mo., Taylor was an honorable mention all-conference player for the Bulldogs in 1999 and 2000, helping the squad to an NCAA Division II regional championships. She went on to assist coach Mike Cannon during the 2001 season, helping TSU to the regional finals, then moved West, where she was an assistant for Steve Lucas at Boise State for three seasons. Taylor has also been involved with the Les Bois United Soccer Club for the past six years, while serving as a head coach in the Idaho Olympic Development Program, and has received her USSF "B" Coaching License.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: For more on the The C of I women’s soccer program, head to the official homepage of the Lady Yotes, http://www.collegeofidaho.edu/athlete/wmenssoccer.asp.
- more -
YOTE NOTES – October 7, 2010
C of I Sports Information Director – Mike Safford Jr. (208) 459-5681 [email protected]
SPORTS RELEASE MEN’S SOCCER: Coyotes return home for conference match with Warner Pacific, non-conference tussle with NNU
2010 Schedule and Results LAST WEEK: at Concordia (L 2-0), at Corban (L 2-1)
COMING UP: vs. Warner Pacific, Saturday, 2 p.m.; vs. Northwest Nazarene, Monday, 3 p.m. Date Opponent Time/Result 9/6 GREAT FALLS L 3-1 SIMPLOT STADIUM INFORMATION: All C of I home games will be played this season at Simplot Stadium, located one block North of the J.A. Albertson Activities Center on Blaine 9/10 Northwest Nazarene L 3-2 Avenue. Ticket prices for all Coyote games are $5.00, with seniors and children $3.00. 9/12 WHITMAN W 1-0 WIDE OPEN CONFERENCE RACE: As the first half of the Cascade Conference race comes 9/17 * NORTHWEST W 4-1 to a close this weekend, the sprint for the three postseason berths to the CCC Tournament has 9/18 * EVERGREEN STATE W 2-1 already begun. With a victory by Warner Pacific over first-place Concordia, all eight teams in the league are separated by three games, while second-place and eighth-place are separated by two 9/24 * Oregon Tech L 3-2 games, and third-place and eighth-place are separated by just one game. 9/25 * Northwest Christian W 1-0 OT 10/1 * Concordia L 2-0 WHO SCORED THE GOAL?: The Coyotes tallied just one goal during their second road swing through Oregon – however, the question was, “Who scored the goal?” The postgame story 10/2 * Corban L 2-1 and box score out of the Willamette Valley stated that true freshman Michael Meyer (Idaho Falls, 10/9 * WARNER PACIFIC 2 p.m. Idaho / Idaho Falls HS) had scored his first collegiate goal on a great feed from Brad Byers (Boise, Idaho / Capital HS). However, in consultation with head coach Brian Smith, and confirmation 10/11 NORTHWEST NAZARENE 3 p.m. from the Corban media relations staff, the goal was actually scored by sophomore Stephen 10/15 * Evergreen State 1 p.m. PT Frandin (McCall, Idaho / McCall-Donnelly HS), his second goal of the year.
10/16 * Northwest 3 p.m. PT NEW PLAYER ADDED TO ROSTER: The Yotes added a new player to their roster this 10/22 * NORTHWEST CHRISTIAN 2 p.m. week, as Chenjerai Simpson (St. John’s, Antigua / Island Academy) has joined the roster. The 10/23 * OREGON TECH 2 p.m. sophomore was the No. 1 singles player on the Coyote tennis team last season, but played soccer in the Caribbean during his prep years. Simpson will wear jersey No. 24 and will be in uniform 10/29 * CORBAN 2 p.m. this weekend. 10/30 * CONCORDIA 2 p.m. CONFERENCE LEADERS: As a team, the Coyotes do not rank among the Top-3 in any 11/6 * Warner Pacific 1 p.m. PT statistical category in the CCC. Individually, Mats Boehnke (Carson City, Nev. / Carson HS) is tied 11/9 CCC Tourney (Semis) TBA for the league lead in game-winning goals (2), while Brad Byers leads the league in assists (5). Keeper Aaron Reynolds (Boise, Idaho / Capital HS) ranks fourth in saves per game (4.33), and fifth 11/13 CCC Tourney (Finals) TBA in both goals against average (1.65) and save percentage (.722). 11/20 NAIA Opening Round TBA
11/29-12/4 NAIA Tournament TBA MEETING A TRAVEL PARTNER THAT’S 400 MILES AWAY: The Coyotes return home this weekend after a 1-3 road trip – hosting Warner Pacific on Saturday afternoon. It is a strange pairing between the two schools, as the Knights (4-5-1, 4-2 CCC) are the Yotes travel Home Games in Bold and CAPS partner this season – despite being located in Portland (as all of the CCC schools are playing back- to-back games in 2010). WP is coming off a road sweep of Corban and Concordia – as keeper * Cascade Conference Match Sean Ervin (2.00 GAA) notched back-to-back shutouts. The Knights have a quality attack, averaging two goals a game – thanks to the play of Tarik Subasic (5 goals), Alija Sacirovic (3 goals, 3 assists), and Joel Duenas (3 goals, 2 assists). The Knights, who advanced to the 2009 NAIA National Tournament, swept last years’ series from the Yotes, but The C of I holds a 15-13-2 all- time series edge. Cascade Conference Standings CAN THE YOTES FINALLY FIGURE OUT NNU?: On Monday afternoon, the Yotes will School CCC Pts. Overall concluded their non-conference schedule with a match-up against Canyon County rival, Northwest Nazarene. The Crusaders (4-4) have dropped three-straight matches since opening Concordia 5-1-0 15 8- 2-0 the Great Northwest Athletic Conference season with a 3-2 win over Western Washington – Warner Pacific 4-2-0 12 4- 5-1 but will take a three-match win streak over the Coyotes into Monday’s tussle. NNU is led Corban 3-3-0 9 4- 5-1 offensively by John DiLulo (4 goals, 1 assist), John Stump (4 goals, 1 assist), and Salvador Sanchez (3 College of Idaho 3-3-0 9 4- 5-0 goals, 1 assist), with Alex Mangeac (1 goal, 5 assists) one of the top playmakers in the GNAC. The Crusaders won the first meeting between the teams this season, 3-2, back on Sept. 10 in Nampa, Oregon Tech 2-3-1 7 4- 5-1 but the Coyotes hold the edge in the all-time series, 40-13-2. Evergreen State 2-3-1 7 2- 5-2 Northwest Christian 2-4-0 6 5- 5-0 Northwest 2-4-0 6 5- 5-0 - more -
CCC/NAIA POLL: For the first time during the 2010 season, the Coyotes were not among the five teams ranked in this week’s CCC poll. Concordia remained the top team in the loop, followed by Warner Pacific, Evergreen State, Oregon Tech, and Corban. No CCC team was ranked in the NAIA Top-25 Poll when it was released on Tuesday, although Concordia was listed in the “others receiving votes” category for the fifth-straight week.
CUMULATIVE STATISTICS: |------SHOTS------| ## Name GP-GS G A Pts Sh Shot% SOG SOG% YC-RC GW PK-ATT ------16 SMITH, Drew 9-3 4 0 8 19 .211 8 .421 0-0 1 0-0 2 BYERS, Brad 9-9 1 5 7 5 .200 2 .400 2-0 0 0-0 21 BUCKINGHAM, Brian 9-9 2 2 6 12 .167 7 .583 1-0 0 0-0 22 BOEHNKE, Mats 7-6 2 1 5 11 .182 5 .455 3-0 2 0-0 14 FRANDIN, Stephen 8-7 2 0 4 8 .250 4 .500 0-0 0 0-0 13 VEASY, Zach 9-9 1 1 3 6 .167 3 .500 1-0 1 0-0 4 KOBIC, Emir 8-5 1 0 2 11 .091 6 .545 1-0 0 0-0 25 KELLY, Matt 9-8 0 1 1 14 .000 7 .500 0-0 0 0-0 10 GOMEZ, Luis 8-6 0 1 1 11 .000 4 .364 1-0 0 0-0 20 WARD, Spencer 9-9 0 1 1 5 .000 2 .400 2-0 0 0-0 11 GOMEZ, Carlos 9-2 0 0 0 12 .000 6 .500 0-0 0 0-0 9 MEYER, Michael 8-2 0 0 0 4 .000 2 .500 0-0 0 0-0 17 COLLET, James 9-2 0 0 0 2 .000 1 .500 2-0 0 0-0 15 WADDELL, Parker 9-5 0 0 0 2 .000 2 1.000 1-0 0 0-0 23 SCHACHOWSKOJ, Alexan 4-2 0 0 0 1 .000 1 1.000 0-0 0 0-0 12 TJADEN, Ben 2-0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 .000 0-0 0 0-0 26 PATTON, Montana 2-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0-0 0 0-0 19 RADA, Cristian 1-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0-0 0 0-0 18 NEWBOLD, Travis 8-6 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0-0 0 0-0 8 ROSALES, Michael 1-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0-0 0 0-0 7 VALLE, Jamie 4-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0-0 0 0-0 0 REYNOLDS, Aaron 9-9 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 1-0 0 0-0 Total...... 9 14 12 40 124 .113 61 .492 15-0 4 0-0 Opponents...... 9 15 10 40 113 .133 55 .487 5-0 5 2-2
|---GOAL AVERAGE---| |--SAVES--| |----RECORD----| Shots ## Name GP-GS Minutes GA Avg Saves Pct W L T Sho Faced ------0 REYNOLDS, Aaron 9-9 819:58 15 1.65 39 .722 4 5 0 2 111 TM TEAM 0:00 0 0.00 1 1.000 0 0 0 0 1 Total...... 9 819:58 15 1.65 40 .727 4 5 0 2 112 Opponents...... 9 819:58 14 1.54 47 .770 5 4 0 1 124
GAME RECAP – CONCORDIA 2, C OF I 0: A pair of first-half goals proved to be the difference, as Concordia University remained unbeaten in CCC play, blanking The C of I, 2-0, at Delta Park on Friday night. In a game that featured 32 fouls, a Matt Caniglia goal in the 15th minute proved to be the winner for the Cavaliers, who won their eighth-straight game. The Cavs added to the margin in the 36th minute, as Jordan Correa scored on a feed from Facundo Dipascuale. CU could have added to the lead, but shots by Jared Brace and Logan Sanchez clanged off the cross bar. The had their opportunities, recording 15 shots on the night - but Cavalier keeper, Claudio Lazar made seven saves to notch the shutout - his fifth-straight to open the conference season.
GAME RECAP – CORBAN 2, C OF I 1: Gus Bermudez knocked home the game winner in the 62nd minute and Corban University’s defense withstood a C of I offensive onslaught late, as the Warriors toppled the Coyotes, 2-1, Saturday afternoon in Salem, Ore. After the two teams battled to a 1-1 deadlock in the opening half, the Warriors nearly took the lead in the 60th minute on a Bermudez header that was redirected over the crossbar by C of I keeper Aaron Reynolds. However, two minutes later, CU keeper James Myrvold played a ball upfield to the waiting Peter Martin, who found Bermudez alone for a rolling shot into the right corner for the game-winner. The Coyotes would pepper the goal throughout the second half – holding a 12-5 shot edge in the stanza, but couldn’t crack Myrvold, who made six saves for the victory. However, it was a team save inside the final five minutes on a Matt Kelly (Klamath Falls, Ore. / Henley HS) header that secured the win – as Ruben Lopez cleared the shot off the goal line. The Yotes jumped out to a quick 1-0 lead in the 19th minute, as Stephen Frandin headed home a cross from Brad Byers into the lower right corner of the net. However, Corban came back in the 27th minute, as Bermudez was fouled in the box, with Aaron Kinnes knocking home the penalty kick to tie the score. Overall, the Coyotes had a 19-9 edge in shots and a 10-2 edge in corner kicks, but mustered just the one goal.
ABOUT THE COACH: Brian Smith is in his seventh season as head coach at The C of I. During his tenure, the Coyotes have posted a 65-43-5 overall record, including CCC co-championships in 2006 and 2008, earning him CCC Coach of the Year honors on both occasions. His clubs have won at least nine games in five of his six seasons, while his 2008 squad became just the second CCC school to complete an unbeaten, untied conference slate, and set a school record with 13 consecutive wins. Smith, who helped the Coyotes to a 35-21-1 record as a player for longtime coach, John Calpin, from 1990-93, returned to his alma mater in 2004 after a successful high school coaching career in the Treasure Valley. He coached the Timberline High School boys’ team for three years, before taking over the THS girls’ program in 2002 – earning Idaho State Coach-of-the-Year honors in 2001 and Southern Idaho Conference Coach-of-the-Year honors in 2003. After earning All-District honors as a player and graduating from The C of I with a degree in political science in 1994, Smith has assisted the Coyote program along with serving as a coach with the Boise National Soccer Club, the Les Bois United Soccer Club, and with the Idaho Olympic Development Program - currently serving as a team coach with FC Nova.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: For more information on the Coyote men’s soccer program, head to the official homepage of the Coyotes, www.collegeofidaho.edu/athlete/menssoccer.asp
- more -
YOTE NOTES – October 6, 2010
C of I Sports Information Director – Mike Safford Jr. (208) 459-5681 [email protected]
SPORTS RELEASE CROSS COUNTRY: Coyotes head to Pocatello for dual with Idaho State at unpredictable Centennial Course 2010 Schedule and Results LAST WEEK: at Montana Invitational – Men 2nd of 8 teams, Women 6th of 8 teams
Date Opponent Time/Result COMING UP: at Idaho State (dual), Saturday, Pocatello (Centennial Course) – Men’s 6,000-meters at 9 a.m., Women’s 4,000-meters at 9:45 a.m. 9/4 All-Idaho Cup Men 2nd of 5 Women 3rd of 5 COYOTE MEN HAVE BIG PERFORMANCE IN MONTANA: The C of I men knocked off four NCAA Division I teams en route to a runner-up finish at the Montana Invitational, at the University of Montana Golf Course in Missoula on Saturday. The Coyotes placed four runners in the Top-20 in the 8,000-meter race, 9/11 Roger Curran Invite Men 2nd of 5 including an eighth-place finish from Greg Montgomery (Boise, Idaho / Boise HS) (25:23) – finishing second to Women 2nd of 5 Montana State, picked to win the Big Sky Conference. Dominic Bolin (Payette, Idaho / Payette HS) placed 12th (25:56), Paul Sartin (Meridian, Idaho / Bishop Kelly HS) took 13th (25:57), and Andrew Hugill (Colorado Springs, Colo. / Coronado HS) took 19th (26:16) – as the Yotes defeated Eastern Washington, Idaho State, Gonzaga, and host Montana. 9/25 C OF I ALUMNI RACE No Scoring
LADY YOTES STRUGGLE A BIT IN BIG SKY COUNTRY: It was a poor day for the Lady Yotes, who started their pace very slow and paid for it, finishing sixth out of eighth teams. The C of I did not have a runner in 10/2 Montana Invitational Men 2nd of 8 the Top-25, as Kayloni Jones (Nine Mile Falls, Wash. / Lakeside HS) was the top finisher, taking 26th in 19:09. The Women 6th of 8 Lady Yotes were able to defeat Division I Eastern Washington and NAIA member, Carroll College.
HEAD TO HEAD WITH IDAHO STATE: It marks the sixth-straight year that the Coyotes have headed to 10/9 Idaho State Pocatello, ID Pocatello to run an event hosted by Idaho State. It is the second time that the race will be a head-to-head competition between the schools, as ISU defeated both C of I squads in 2006. Last year, the Coyote men defeated Idaho State at the event (second only to Weber State), while in 2007, the Lady Yotes lost to ISU by just one point 10/21 COYOTE TWILIGHT Caldwell, ID in a three-team event).
MORE ON THE CENTENNIAL COURSE: Idaho State's Centennial Course is very unpredictable at 4,600- 11/6 CCC Championships Eugene, OR feet in elevation – as the Yotes have encountered rain, wind, and snow on the loop in the past. Currently, conditions look favorable for a good meet, as temperatures are forecast to be between 50-60 degrees at race time. 11/20 NAIA Championships Vancouver, WA FATHER VS. SON: The race will have a personal touch as well on Saturday, as C of I freshman Derek Janssen (Pocatello, Idaho / Pocatello HS) will be competing against his father – Brian Janssen, ISU’s head cross country coach.
LADY YOTES NO. 7, COYOTES NO. 10 IN NAIA POLL: For the fourth-straight week, both C of I cross country teams are ranked among the Top-10 in the latest NAIA Coaches Poll, released this afternoon by the national office in Kansas City, Mo. The Lady Yotes stood pat at No. 7 for the second-straight week, while the Coyote men remained at No. 10 for the third-straight week. The women’s team, received 577 voter points – trailing only Biola (Calif.), Cal State-San Marcos, Azusa Pacific (Calif.), Simon Fraser (B.C.), Malone (Ohio), and Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.) in the balloting. The Lady Yotes are one of four Cascade Conference teams in the ranking –joined by No. 12 Southern Oregon, No. 14 Eastern Oregon, and No. 18 Concordia. The men’s team earned 454 voter points, remaining in the Top-10 for the fourth-straight week. CCC rival Southern Oregon was elevated to the No. 1 spot in the poll after a team win at the Willamette Invitational, followed by Shawnee State (Ohio), Malone (Ohio), Wayland Baptist (Texas), and Embry-Riddle (Fla.). One other CCC teams is in the ranking – No. 16 Eastern Oregon, while Concordia received votes. The NAIA Top-25 poll will be released by the national office each Wednesday afternoon.
ABOUT THE COACH: Pat McCurry is in his seventh year at the helm of the track & field and cross country programs at The C of I. In five years (after the Coyote running programs were dormant for nearly 30 years), McCurry has built the Coyote men and women into NAIA Top-25 programs - with the men’s cross country team earning fourth berths to the NAIA Championships, with the Lady Yotes winning the 2008 and 2009 Cascade Conference titles, with the squad finishing ninth at the National meet and seventh in 2009. For his efforts, McCurry was named 2008 and 2009.women's cross country Coach of the Year. Student-athletes have claimed 14 individual Cascade Conference titles on the track, nine NAIA All-American awards in cross country and track & field, seven All-NAIA Region I awards in cross country, 27 All-CCC awards in cross country - along with 56 NAIA All-America Scholar-Athlete awards. Prior to his arrival at The C of I, McCurry was an assistant coach at his alma mater, Eastern Oregon University, helping EOU to a national runner-up finish at the 2002 NAIA Men’s Cross Country Championships and the 2003 CCC title in men’s track & field. As an athlete at EOU from 1997-1999, McCurry claimed two consecutive CCC titles at 5000-meters and finished eighth at the NAIA Championships at 10,000- meters. His best athletic years came after college while running for Nike Portland, and later the Eastside Track Club - where at the 2003 University of Oregon Preview Meet, the Coyote skipper took home the title in the 3000-meters and has a personal best of 8:13 at that distance. He also holds the Willamette Invitational meet record and Charles Bowles track record at 10,000-meters from his 2004 performance there. McCurry has also claimed the title at many Treasure Valley area races, including the infamous Race to Robie Creek in 2005, 2009. and 2010, along with the City of Trees marathon.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: For more on The C of I cross country program, head to the official homepage of the Coyotes, www.collegeofidaho.edu/athlete/xc.asp.
- more -
YOTE NOTES – October 5, 2010
C of I Sports Information Director – Mike Safford Jr. (208) 459-5681 [email protected]
SPORTS RELEASE GOLF: Yotes set for final fall Cascade Conference tournament, traveling to Corban Invitational 2010-11 Schedule and Results COMING UP: at Corban Invitational, Monday, Creekside Golf Club, Salem, Ore. Date Opponent Time/Result LAST WEEK: Idle 9/8 Northwest Nazarene (M) Stroke Play COYOTES HEAD TO OREGON FOR CORBAN INVITE: The C of I golf teams will hit the road for the final time during the 2010 portion of the season, competing 9/13-14 Cavalier Classic Men 7th of 8 Monday at the Corban Invitational at Creekside Golf Club in Salem, Ore. The event will Women 3rd of 8 count in the Cascade Conference standings and be a one-day, 36 hole tournament, with a morning and evening round. The Yotes will be joined by the other four teams in the 9/22 BOISE STATE (W) L 303-314 league – Concordia, Corban, Northwest Christian, and Warner Pacific at the tournament, with no other teams entered. It is the first time that Corban has hosted a tournament during the regular-season, as CU has played host to the past two CCC 10/11-12 Corban Invitational 36-holes Championships.
10/18 Northwest Nazarene (M) 18-holes A PREVIEW OF NATIONALS TO COME: The tournament will be held at Creekside Golf Club – a preview of sorts for the 2012 and 2013 NAIA Men’s Golf National Championships, which was awarded to the CCC last week. The 72-hole 3/21-22 Warner Pacific Invitational 54-holes tournaments will be staged May 22-25, 2012, and May 14-17, 2013. It will mark the first time in 56 years that the championships are contested on the West Coast. "We are 3/28-29 C OF I INVITATIONAL 54-holes thrilled to have the CCC and Corban University as hosts for the 2012 and 2013 NAIA Men's Golf National Championships," said NAIA President and CEO Jim Carr. "I am confident that they will carry on the strong tradition of this event and make it a 4/11-12 CCC Championships 54-holes memorable experience for all student-athletes, coaches and fans involved. On behalf of the NAIA, I would like to recognize the efforts of our current host, the Quad Cities 4/18-19 NAIA West Qualifier (M) 36-holes Convention and Visitors Bureau of Iowa and Illinois, for what it has done to make the championship a success."Creekside Golf Club was named the “Facility of the Year” in 2007 by the Oregon Golf Association. Designed by Oregon touring professional Peter 5/17-20 NAIA Championships (W) 72-holes Jacobsen, the 6,887-yard, par-72 course is a unique links-style layout featuring water hazards on 14 of its 18 holes. The course includes more than 80 fairway and greenside 5/24-27 NAIA Championships (M) 72-holes bunkers. Among other notable events, Creekside has hosted the Oregon Open and served as a U.S. Senior Open regional qualifier site.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS: Stroke Average Men – Austen Giesie (Coto de Caza, Calif. / UNLV) 76.3, Mark Baer (Meridian, Idaho / Mountain View HS) 76.3, Tyler Thurston 2010-11 Cascade Conference Standings (Eagle, Idaho / Eagle HS) 76.5, Kyle DeLorey 80.0, James Taylor (Emmett, Idaho / Boise State U.) 80.3. Stroke Average Women – Trish Gibbens (Caldwell, Idaho / Barry U.) 73.5, Men Baylee Borchers (Boise, Idaho / Mountain View HS) 79.3, Josie Cracroft (Soda Springs, Idaho / Soda Springs HS) 84.5, Melissa Clausen (Caldwell, (Caldwell, Idaho / Vallivue HS) Team CU CRB WP CI CCC Tot 84.8, Breanna Smith (Burley, Idaho / Burley HS) 86.8. Concordia 576 *** *** *** *** 576 NW Christian 599 *** *** *** *** 599 ABOUT THE COACH: Garry Matlock is in his 11th season as head coach of The Warner Pacific 603 *** *** *** *** 603 C of I men's and women's golf programs. Matlock had also served as the top assistant Corban 610 *** *** *** *** 610 with The C of I men's basketball team for six years, before stepping down after the College of Idaho 612 *** *** *** *** 612 2005-06 season. The last two years, he led the Coyote men to a fourth-place finish and the Lady Yotes to a second-place finish in the CCC - earning CCC Coach of the Year Women honors in both sports following the 2008-09 season. Matlock came to The C of I in 2000 after 16 years as a head basketball coach at Northwest Nazarene University and Rocky Team CU CRB WP CI CCC Tot Mountain College, Matlock is married to wife Pamela, and the two live in Caldwell. Concordia 641 *** *** *** *** 641 College of Idaho 649 *** *** *** *** 649 FOR MORE INFORMATION: For more information on The C of I golf program, NW Christian 683 *** *** *** *** 683 head to the official homepage of the Coyotes, http://www.collegeofidaho.edu/athlete/golf.asp. Warner Pacific 754 *** *** *** *** 754
Corban 791 *** *** *** *** 791
- C of I -