YOTE NOTES – March 3, 2010
C of I Sports Information Director – Mike Safford Jr. (208) 459-5681
SPORTS RELEASE ATHLETIC NEWS:
This Week’s Event Schedule LADY YOTES TO MEET CARDINAL STRITCH: The College of Idaho
women’s basketball team will meet Cardinal Stritch of Wisconsin, the 3/2-6 SKI at USCSA Championships champions of the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference, in the first- 3/4-6 TRACK at NAIA Championships round of the NAIA Division II National Tournament in Sioux City, Iowa. 3/4-6 SWIM at NAIA Championships Game time is set for 7:45 p.m. (MST) on Thursday evening – the final game of 3/6 MTEN at Utah State 10 a.m. / 5 p.m. the opening round. Complete coverage of the National Tournament will be in WTEN at Utah State 2 p.m.. next week’s Yote Notes.
3/7 WTEN at Weber State 10 a.m. BASE at Concordia (DH) 1 p.m. PT SOFTBALL/VOLLEYBALL DINNER AUCTION: The annual College 3/8 BASE at Concordia (DH) 11 a.m. PT of Idaho Softball/Volleyball Dinner Auction is scheduled for March 6 at 6 p.m., WGOLF vs. Treasure Valley CC inside the J.A. Albertson Activities Center. The major fundraiser for both the softball and volleyball teams, tickets are $25 per person, which includes dinner, along with a dessert, silent, and live auction. For tickets, or to donate Upcoming Events a silent/live auction item, contact Al Mendiola at 459-5113 or via email at [email protected]. 3/10 MGOLF vs. TVCC / NNU MTEN at Boise State 1 p.m. WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TO HOST GOLF TOURNEY: The C of I 3/11 WBB vs. Cardinal Stritch 7:45 p.m. women’s basketball team will be hosting a four-person golf scramble on May 3/12 MTEN at Lewis-Clark State 7 p.m. 28 at Purple Sage Golf Course, to help supplement their travel budget for the 3/13 MTEN at MSU-Billings 9 a.m. 2009-10 and 2010-11 basketball seasons. Entries into the tournament are
BASE at British Columbia (DH) Noon $75, which includes a cart, dinner, fun, and prizes. For more information on SOFT at Utah Valley (DH) Noon the event, visit the information sheet at MTEN at Lewis-Clark State 1 p.m. http://www.collegeofidaho.edu/athlete/images/flyer.pdf. 3/14 BASE at British Columbia (DH) 11 a.m. TRACK at NNU Open 10 a.m. TRACK TEAM HOSTS ROAD RACE: For the second-straight year, The C of I track team will be hosting the Steunenberg St. Patrick’s Day Mile. The event, March 14 at 2 p.m., will be a road race through the history Steunenberg Live Video District of Caldwell. Entry fees are just $10 ($5 for C of I students/faculty/staff), with all of the proceeds helping the Coyote track Throughout the 2009-10 season, a Live Video program. For more information on the event, visit feed of all C of I volleyball, men’s basketball, http://www.collegeofidaho.edu/athlete/images/2010Mile.pdf. and women’s basketball home games will be available for free through Penn Atlantic. BUY C OF I ATHLETIC ACTION PHOTOS: Over the last four Access the games online via months, photographer Kari Stetson of Good Life Photography has been covering the Yotes – with her action photography available online for www.pennatlantic.com . purchase. To browse her photos, head to www.karistetsonphotography.com.
Live Stats IDAHO PRESS TRIBUNE FEATURES C OF I/NNU SPORTS BLOG: Fans of C of I athletics can share their thoughts on the Yotes as part Throughout the 2009-10 season, Live of the Idaho Press Tribune’s College of Idaho/Northwest Nazarene Sports Statistics of all C of I volleyball, men’s Blog. Beat writer Mike Stetson shares his thoughts and stories, along with basketball, women’s basketball, and softball pictures and videos, on both the Yotes and Crusaders, with fans having the games will be available live via the C of I ability to leave their thoughts on their favorite team. The blog is linked on the athletic website. Click on the Live Stats icon front of The C of I athletic website or can be visited at on the respective team’s homepage to keep http://www.idahopress.com/blogs/?blogid=6. up with the action. - more -
YOTE NOTES – March 2, 2010
C of I Sports Information Director – Mike Safford Jr.
(208) 459-5681
SPORTS RELEASE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Cascade Conference Tourney champs await their draw at the NAIA National Tournament 2009-10 Schedule and Results LAST WEEK: Cascade Conference Tournament – quarterfinal vs. Concordia (W 68-50), semifinal vs. Southern Date Opponent Time/Result Oregon (W 75-57), final vs. Eastern Oregon (W 70-67) 11/12 ! Carroll W 79-64 11/13 ! Westminster L 93-91 COMING UP: NAIA Division II National Tournament, Sioux City, Iowa – March 10-16.
11/14 ! Montana Western L 78-67 WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS: With their victory over Eastern Oregon on Monday night, the Lady Yotes 11/20 Willamette (at EOU) W 68-47 claimed their first-ever Cascade Conference Tournament championship in program history. It marked the sixth 11/27 # Whitman W 66-48 time that The C of I played in the title game – but the first time the championship contest was played in Caldwell. 11/28 # Puget Sound L 60-51 It was the eighth time in the 17-year history of the tournament that the regular season champ also claimed the 12/4 * Northwest W 80-51 conference tournament.
12/5 * Evergreen State W 70-57 HOME SWEET HOME: Playing at home in the postseason was the key for the Lady Yotes, sweeping their 12/11 Whitworth W 87-61 opponents in the CCC Tournament. Over the last 15 years, The C of I has been near unbeatable in the J.A. 12/18 * Oregon Tech W 99-63 Albertson Activities Center, going 12-1 in playoff games. Overall, the Coyotes hold a 140-48 home record – 12/19 * Southern Oregon W 58-33 winning nearly 75-percent of all home games since 1995. 12/30 * Warner Pacific L 65-62 ROSSI NAMED COACH OF THE YEAR: C of I head coach Reagan Rossi was named Sunday CCC Coach 12/31 * Concordia W 71-58 of the Year in a balloting among her peers. It marks the first time that the ninth-year head coach has earned the 1/8 * Eastern Oregon W 47-43 award, as Rossi led the Lady Yotes to a 21-7 record and their first outright CCC regular season title since 2001. 1/15 * Corban W 73-53 1/16 * Northwest Christian L 66-65 GALL EARNS DEFENSIVE HONOR: For the second-straight year, Nicole Gall (Boise, Idaho / Santa Clara 1/22 * Southern Oregon W 65-64 U.) was named to the All-CCC Team, after leading the Lady Yotes in scoring, assists, and steals. However, the 1/23 * Oregon Tech W 80-60 junior was also honored by the league as the Co-Defensive Player of the Year, sharing the honor with Warner Pacific forward Kelsey Mattsen. Gall led the entire league with 108 steals and was among the league leaders in 1/29 * Concordia W 65-53 blocked shots. 1/30 * Warner Pacific W 65-57 2/5 * Eastern Oregon W 73-59 MORE ON THE ALL-CCC TEAM: Two others were named to the All-CCC Team – forwards Whitney 2/12 * Northwest Christian W 76-67 Owen (Caldwell, Idaho / Vallivue HS) and Katie Strunk (Shoshone, Idaho / Walla Walla CC). Owen averaged 12 2/13 * Corban L 84-71 points and six rebounds a game in league action this season, while Strunk averaged 11 points and seven rebounds in CCC counters – with both among the Top-10 in the loop in field goal percentage and rebounds. Also honored 2/19 * Evergreen State W 76-47 was post Nicole Bruce (Boise, Idaho / Bishop Kelly HS), who was named an honorable mention selection after 2/20 * Northwest L 70-68 averaging ten points and five rebounds per game. 2/23 $ Concordia W 68-50 2/26 $ Southern Oregon W 75-57 32 TEAM NATIONAL TOURNAMENT FIELD SET: The 32 teams for the National Tournament have 3/1 $ Eastern Oregon W 70-67 been determined by the NAIA – including 20 automatic berths through various conference tournaments, one host 3/10-16 NAIA National Tournament TBA berth, and 11 at-large selections. The 20 automatic berths include Cedarville (Ohio) and Walsh (Ohio) – America Mideast Conference, Tennessee Wesleyan – Appalachian Athletic Conference, Holy Names (Calif.) – California
Pacific Conference, College of Idaho and Eastern Oregon – Cascade Conference, Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) – Home Games in Bold Chicagoland Collegiate Conference, Jamestown (N.D.) – Dakota Athletic Conference, Hastings (Neb.) and Northwestern (Iowa) – Great Plains Conference, Indiana Northwest (Association of Independents), Sterling (Kan.) * Cascade Conference Game and Kansas Wesleyan – Kansas Collegiate Conference, Indiana Southeast – Kentucky Intercollegiate Conference, ! Westminster Fall Classic St. Francis (Ind.) – Mid Central Conference, College of the Ozarks (Mo.) – Midlands Collegiate Conference, Iowa # Best Western Lady Yote Classic Wesleyan – Midwest Conference, Maine-Fort Kent – Sunrise Conference, St. Thomas (Fla.) – Sun Conference, Davenport (Mich.) – Woolverine-Hooiser Conference. Briar Cliff (Iowa) earned the host berth, while 11 others – $ Cascade Conference Tournament Aquinas (Mich.), Black Hills State (S.D.), Concordia (Neb.), Grand View (Iowa), Haskell Indian Nations (Kan.), ^ NAIA National Tournament Huntington (Ind.), Indiana Wesleyan, Minot State (N.D.), Morningside (Iowa), Shawnee State (Ohio), and Taylor (Ind.) earned at-large bids. The four eight-team brackets will be released by the NAIA on Wednesday afternoon.
Cascade Conference Standings HISTORY AT NATIONALS: Next week will be the fifth trip for the Lady Yotes to the NAIA Division II National Tournament, and the second time in program history that the squad has made back-to-back trips. In
1998, the Lady Yotes dropped a first-round game to eventual national runner-up, Mary Hardin-Baylor (Texas), School CCC Overall while in 2000, the squad advanced to the national quarterfinals with wins over Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) and Holy College of Idaho 14- 4 21- 7 Family (Pa.), before losing to Northwestern (Iowa). In 2001, the squad made a run to the national title game with Warner Pacific 13- 5 18-10 wins over Lindenwood (Mo.), Hastings (Neb.), Shawnee State (Ohio), and Briar Cliff (Iowa), before falling to Northwest 13- 5 17-10 Northwestern (Iowa). Last year, the Yotes dropped a first-round game to eventual national runner-up Hastings Eastern Oregon 12- 6 20-11 (Neb.). The C of I has a 6-4 all-time record at Nationals – one of 14 teams in this years’ field with a winning record. Southern Oregon 8-10 20-11
Oregon Tech 8-10 15-16 LADY YOTES FINISH AT NO. 20 IN NAIA POLL: The C of I fell one spot in the final NAIA Division II Corban 8-10 14-18 national poll, ending the year at No. 20, as the balloting was released, Feb. 22, by the national office in Kansas City. Concordia 7-11 13-16 Mo. The Lady Yotes received 155 voter points – a drop of eight points from a week ago, but were in the Top-25 Evergreen State 5-13 10-19 for the seventh consecutive week. Hastings (Neb.) was the No. 1 team in the poll, followed by Davenport (Mich.), Northwestern (Iowa), Black Hills State (S.D.), and Cedarville (Ohio), with both Warner Pacific and Northwest Northwest Christian 2-16 8-19 receiving votes. All at-large bids for the NAIA Tournament were based off this final poll.
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FINAL LEAGUE LEADERS: Scoring Average – Jacki Speer (SOU) 20.6, Jessica Wilkerson (NU) 19.2, Nicole Gall (C of I) 17.7, Danielle Clauson (CU) 16.6, Katie Steigleman (CRB) 16.0; Rebound Average – Speer 13.8, Brittany Cherry (OIT) 8.0, Ashley Baker (SOU) 7.2, Aundrea Albright (OIT) 7.0, Katie Strunk (C of I) 6.3; Assist Average –Emily Tsugawa (CRB) 4.4, Gall 3.7, Cameryn Calhoun (WP) 3.4, Nicole Morgan (OIT) 3.4, Jamie Roupp (SOU) 3.3.
SINGLE SEASON RECORD BOOK: Two Lady Yotes have cracked the single-season record book so far this year. Nicole Gall ranks No. 2 in steals (108), No. 3 in three-pointers made (87) and attempted (258), No. 5 in points (495), No. 6 in field goal attempts (431), and No. 10 in field goals made (167) and assists (104), with Nicole Bruce No. 9 in blocked shots (33).
CAREER RECORD BOOK: Five members of the Lady Yotes are currently listed in The C of I career Top-10 in various statistical categories. Kayla Isham (Arco, Idaho / Butte County HS) ranks No. 1 in games started (109), No. 4 in games played (119), No. 7 in steals (154), and No. 11 in three-pointers made (64) and attempted (191). Whitney Owen ranks fifth in free throws made (282), No. 6 in steals (160) and free throw attempts (402), is No. 7 in three-pointers made (71), No. 10 in games played (99), and in three-point attempts (204). Nicole Gall ranks third all-time in three-pointers made (182) and attempted (488), along with steals (203), is No. 5 in blocked shots (59), No. 7 in field goals attempted (894), is No. 8 in field goals made (348) and assists (209), and is No. 9 in points scored (988). Nicole Bruce is third all-time in blocked shots (90), and Katee Brewer (Arco, Idaho / Butte County HS) is fifth all-time in games played (115).
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 ------31 GALL, Nicole...... 28-28 882 31.5 167-431 .387 87-258 .337 74-106 .698 40 114 154 5.5 74 1 104 125 28 108 495 17.7 22 OWEN, Whitney...... 19-0 453 23.8 56-118 .475 12-33 .364 91-128 .711 36 69 105 5.5 56 2 26 46 3 35 215 11.3 33 BRUCE, Nicole...... 28-28 607 21.7 104-233 .446 0-0 .000 58-102 .569 53 99 152 5.4 85 1 30 59 33 33 266 9.5 21 STRUNK, Katie...... 28-28 642 22.9 102-234 .436 8-28 .286 33-53 .623 87 90 177 6.3 36 0 31 49 6 48 245 8.8 13 GILLIAM-HICKS, Marq 25-0 484 19.4 52-145 .359 7-21 .333 29-42 .690 11 35 46 1.8 39 0 31 46 0 32 140 5.6 24 RUBIE, Brette ...... 28-28 461 16.5 49-150 .327 3-15 .200 38-65 .585 42 34 76 2.7 51 0 22 49 0 37 139 5.0 03 SHANNON, Katelin... 26-0 598 23.0 34-77 .442 6-22 .273 40-60 .667 23 57 80 3.1 37 0 37 37 1 56 114 4.4 14 HUGHES, Meghan..... 28-0 362 12.9 47-116 .405 0-1 .000 15-24 .625 18 37 55 2.0 29 1 14 49 5 19 109 3.9 42 HANSEN, Brianna.... 25-0 274 11.0 36-91 .396 0-3 .000 11-19 .579 18 27 45 1.8 47 0 8 26 1 11 83 3.3 12 BREWER, Katee...... 25-0 209 8.4 22-62 .355 15-49 .306 18-24 .750 13 18 31 1.2 24 0 12 13 0 24 77 3.1 11 ISHAM, Kayla...... 28-28 313 11.2 18-42 .429 6-22 .273 8-12 .667 14 16 30 1.1 20 0 22 24 1 29 50 1.8 23 RICKMAN, Tyra...... 23-0 225 9.8 15-38 .395 0-0 .000 4-8 .500 12 25 37 1.6 21 0 14 16 2 14 34 1.5 34 BEUS, Kathryn...... 7-0 16 2.3 3-4 .750 0-0 .000 3-4 .750 0 2 2 0.3 2 0 0 1 0 0 9 1.3 44 RASMUSSEN, Rachel.. 15-0 64 4.3 6-19 .316 2-5 .400 4-6 .667 4 7 11 0.7 14 0 2 11 1 3 18 1.2 25 BABIJ, Christine... 5-0 10 2.0 1-2 .500 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 1 2 3 0.6 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0.6 TEAM...... 57 54 111 4.0 0 11 0 ------Total...... 28 5600 712-1762 .404 147-459 .320 426-653 .652 429 686 1115 39.8 535 5 354 562 81 449 1997 71.3 Opponents...... 28 5600 597-1520 .393 110-409 .269 372-570 .653 350 748 1098 39.2 519 - 368 776 97 253 1676 59.9
GAME RECAP – C OF I 68, CONCORDIA 50: Nicole Gall led four College of Idaho players in double figures with 12 points, as the Lady Yotes opened up CCC Tournament play with a 68-50 quarterfinal victory over Concordia University last Tuesday night. The Cavaliers kept the game close for the first ten minutes, pulling within 21-20 on a Sarah Eischen jumper. However, the Lady Yotes would hold CU to just two field goals the rest of the period – forcing ten of the Cavs 29 turnovers during an 18-4 run, as Gall hit a trey at the final horn to send C of I to the locker room with a 39-24 lead. The Coyotes would see the margin cut to 50-40 on a Megan Padilla lay-up with 12:14 remaining, but a Katelin Shannon trey started a 8-0 C of I run that put the game out of reach. Gall added seven assists, six rebounds, and six steals in the victory for the Lady Yotes, who improve to 10-1 all-time at home during the postseason. Katie Strunk had ten points and nine rebounds, Nicole Bruce had ten points, seven rebounds, and four blocks, and Brette Rubie scored ten in the win. Danielle Clauson led CU with 16 points, with Eischen adding ten off the bench.
GAME RECAP – C OF I 75, SOUTHERN OREGON 57: A 31-4 run spanning both halves proved to be the difference for The C of I, as the Lady Yotes advanced to their third-straight CCC Tournament championship game, defeating Southern Oregon, 75-57, on Friday night. Clinging to a 26-25 lead, the Coyotes got a three-point play from Katie Strunk, a Whitney Owen free throw, and a pair of freebies from Nicole Gall, to push the lead to seven at the break. The hosts would force eight turnovers in the first eight minutes of the second half, holding the Raiders to 1-of-12 shooting during the stretch. Gall would score 16 points during the run, including a trio of triples, as the Yotes led 57-29 with 11:44 remaining. SOU would go on a foul spree the final five minutes, trying to get back in the game – getting within 15 on a Carly Wood three in the final two minutes, but could not get closer. Gall led The C of I with 23 points, including 4-of-6 shooting from outside the arc, with Brette Rubie adding ten points and eight boards. Twin sisters Katee Brewer and Kayla Isham had big nights for the Coyotes, with Brewer scoring ten points and four steals, with Isham adding seven points and three rebounds. Jacki Speer capped an amazing career with 23 points and 20 rebounds for the Raiders, falling just one point short of tying the school record for scoring in a career.
GAME RECAP - C OF I 70, EASTERN OREGON 67: Whitney Owen scored a game-high 21 points, going 6-of-6 from the foul line in the final two minutes, helping The C of I to their first-ever CCC Tournament championship, defeating Eastern Oregon, 70-67, Monday night. After the Mountaineers used a 7-0 run, capped by an Alyssa Garro trey, to take a 44-43 lead early in the second half, The C of I used a 12-2 run of their own to take their biggest lead of the night at 55-46 with eight minutes left. EOU would not quit, scoring the next ten points, with a Garro triple giving the Mounties their final lead at 56-55 with 5:28 remaining. Meghan Hughes would give the Yotes the lead for good with a driving lay-up, with a pair of Owen freebies pushing the margin to 65-58. EOU would close within three on a Kelsea Hurliman trey inside the final 30-seconds, but get no closer. Owen was 6-for-9 from the field and hit all nine free throws in the win, with Hughes coming off the bench to score 11. Nicole Bruce added ten points and six rebounds, with Nicole Gall scoring nine points, with five assists and four steals. The Lady Yotes hit 49-percent of their field goal attempts, despite going 1-for-13 from outside the arc, and held a 34-28 rebound edge. Tana Stickney led the Mountaineers with 16 points, with Hurliman adding 11, and Ashlee Michelson scoring ten points with ten rebounds. Eastern hit 15-of-18 free throws, but were plagued by 26 turnovers.
ABOUT THE COACH: Reagan Rossi is in her ninth season as head coach of the Lady Yotes. During her career at The C of I, the native of Mukwonago, Wis., has compiled a 166-108 overall record, with nine consecutive appearances in the CCC Tournament, and back-to-back CCC championships. Last season, she led the Coyotes to a school record 29-5 season, winning their first CCC title since 2001 - earning a berth to the NAIA Division II National Tournament. The team set a new school record with 21 consecutive wins, highest scoring average, and defeated Weber State for their first-ever NCAA Division I victory. In her first season with the Lady Yotes, Rossi took a team that had one returning starter and only four players with extensive collegiate experience, and brought the Lady Yotes to within one game of the NAIA national tournament. In 2004-05, she led a team which had just two players with considerable experience with the Coyotes, won 20 games, and dropped the CCC Tournament title game to Western Baptist, 60-57. In 2007-08,, she led the team to a third-place finish in the CCC, advancing to the CCC title game, losing in overtime at Southern Oregon. Rossi was no stranger to The C of I, as she was a member of Todd Corman's inaugural coaching staff for two seasons, and was on the bench when the Lady Yotes took to the floor for the first time on Nov. 4, 1995 against Carroll College, ending an 18-year hiatus of women's basketball at the school. Rossi has an extensive background in coaching - having been an assistant coach at Georgetown (Ky.), a fellow NAIA institution, along with Morehead State (Ky.), an NCAA Division I program. Before coming to The C of I in 1995, Rossi was an assistant coach with the Skagway High School boys' varsity team in Skagway, Alaska. A 1994 graduate of Saint Ambrose University in Davenport, Iowa, Rossi played four years of basketball for the Queen Bees. Two of her teams qualified for the NAIA National Tournament, including the 1993-94 squad which advanced into the "Sweet Sixteen." She was the starting point-guard for two seasons, averaging ten points and six assists per game during her senior season. In 2006, she was inducted into the Mukwonago High School Hall of Fame. She and husband Rudy live in Caldwell - and have five-year-old twin daughters, Maggie and Darby.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: For more on The C of I women’s basketball team, head to the official homepage of the Lady Yotes, www.collegeofidaho.edu/athlete/wmensbasketball.htm.
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YOTE NOTES – March 2, 2010
C of I Sports Information Director – Mike Safford Jr. (208) 459-5681 [email protected]
SPORTS RELEASE SWIMMING: Eight swimmers to represent the Coyotes at NAIA National Championships
2009-10 Schedule and Results LAST WEEK: Idle
COMING UP: at NAIA Championships, St. Charles, Mo., Thursday-Saturday. Date Opponent Time/Result HEADED TO NATIONALS: For the fifth-straight season, The College of Idaho swim teams will 10/17 Whitman Men (L 124-78) compete at the NAIA National Championships, this year hosted by Lindenwood University in the St. Louis metro area. The Yotes will be among 21 men’s and 29 women’s teams that will compete for the national Women (L 146-56) title.
HISTORY AT THE EVENT: The Coyote men will be looking to finish in the Top-20 for the fifth- th straight year, having finished tenth in 2007, 11th in 2006, 12th in 2008, and 16th last season. For the Lady 11/21-22 Northwest Invitational Men 8 of 9 Yotes, they will be looking to finish in the Top-20 for the first time since 2008, when they were No. 18. th Their best finish in program history was a 15th-place finish in 2007. Women 10 of 10 WHO IS HEADED TO NATIONALS: The team will have four men and four women representing the Purple and Gold this weekend. On the women’s side, senior Ali Cabrera (Payette, Idaho / Payette HS), Auriana Clapp (Eagle, Idaho / Meridian HS), Annie Younggren (La Grande, Ore. / La Grande HS), and 12/4 Linfield Men (L 119-75) Chrissie Younggren (La Grande, Ore. / La Grande HS) will compete – in both the 200-freestyle and 200- medley relays, along with individual events, while on the men’s side Lucas Hill (Pendleton, Ore. / Pendleton Women (L 149-53) HS), Kemp Smith (Boise, Idaho / Boise HS), Nick Young (Nampa, Idaho / Skyview HS), and Casey Walker (Portland, Ore. / Skyview HS) will compete in 200-freestyle and 200-medley relays, along with individual
events. 12/5 Lewis & Clark Men (L 104-98) SCOUTING THE FIELD: Defending women’s national champion Savannah College of Art & Design Women (L 122-76) (Ga.) will look to defend its first national championship Junior Liz Roberts holds the year’s top time in the Women’s 100 Breaststroke (1:04.25) and the third-best time in the Women’s 200 Breaststroke (2:25.33). Fresno Pacific (Calif.), which has been ranked No. 1 in the women’s poll all season, comes in looking to validate its top ranking with its first national championship. Sophomore Cheyenne Coffman holds top times 1/9 Pacific Lutheran Men (L 99-85) in the Women’s 50 Freestyle (23.29) and the Women’s 100 Freestyle (50.67). Last year’s runner-up California Baptist, which has won four of the last five NAIA women’s swimming and diving national Women (135-38) championships, comes into the event ranked No. 2 nationally. Lancer sophomore Hannah Braun holds the top time in the Women’s 200 Individual Medley (2:10.54). On the men’s side, California Baptist has won four straight national championships. The Lancers come into the championship ranked No. 2 nationally and have swimmers scattered up and down the NAIA Top Times list. Cal Baptist sophomore Kevin Sellars 1/10 Pacific Lutheran Men (W 96-91) holds this season’s second best time in the Men’s 200 Individual Medley (1:52.70) and the top time in the Men’s 400 Individual Medley (4:01.05). Fellow Golden State Athletic Conference member Fresno Pacific Women (L 134-49) (Calif.) has been ranked No. 1 in the poll throughout the season. The Sunbirds are looking to claim their first NAIA men’s swimming & diving national championship after finishing as runner-up last year. Sunbird freshman Erik Thiessen holds the top time in the Men’s 100 Backstroke (50.71) and the second fastest time in the Men’s 200 Backstroke (1:50.05). The host squad Lindenwood is currently ranked No. 4 and is 1/30 Pacific Men (W 95-76) looking to earn its first national championship in its home pool. The Lions finished as the runner-up in 2006 and 2007. Lindenwood is led by freshmen Sergio Molina and Javier Hernandez. Molina holds this season’s Women (L 119-69) top times in both the Men’s 100 Breaststroke (56:98) and the Men’s 200 Breaststroke (2:03.85). Hernandez holds the top times in the Men’s 100 Fly (49.54) and Men’s 200 Fly (1:47.64).
NATIONAL TOP-20: The final NAIA Top-Times list was released by the national office in late February, 3/4-6 NAIA Championships All Day with Casey Walker the lone Coyote individual in the Top-20, ranking 17th in the 200-backstroke. All ten C of I relays, however, made the list, as the Coyote men are ranked No. 12 in the 200 and 800-free, No. 14 in the 400-free, No. 16 in the 400-medley, and No. 17 in the 200-medley. The Lady Yotes rank No. 15 in the
400-medley, No. 16 in the 200 and 400-free, No. 18 in the 800-free, and No. 20 in the 200-medley.
NATIONAL MARKS (20 Automatic, 11 Bonus Cuts): NAIA “A” (Automatic) – Lucas Hill (400-IM, 1,650-free), Casey Walker (100-back, 100-breast, 200-free, 200-back, 200-breast, 400-IM), Nick Young
(1,650-free), Kemp Smith (1,650-free), Men’s Relay (200-free, 200-medley, 400-free), Chrissie Younggren (200-back, 400-IM), Women’s Relay (200-free, 200-medley, 400-free, 400-medley, 800-free); NAIA “B” (Bonus Cut) – Hill (500-free), Nikolai Vidin (Eastwood NSW, Australia / Epping HS) (50-free, 100-free), Walker (100-free, 200-IM), Annie Younggren (100-free, 200-free, 1,650-free), C. Younggren (100-back, 200- IM), Ali Cabrera (50-free).
FOR MORE INFORMATION: For more information on The C of I swim program, head to the official homepage of the Coyotes, http://www.collegeofidaho.edu/athlete/swim.asp.
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YOTE NOTES – March 2, 2010
C of I Sports Information Director – Mike Safford Jr. (208) 459-5681 [email protected]
ALPINE SKIING: Lady Yotes headed USCSA Championships SPORTS RELEASE LAST WEEK: Idle
2010 Schedule and Results COMING UP: at USCSA National Championships, Sunday River, Maine – Tuesday- Saturday. Date Event Time/Result 1/17 ! Brundage Mountain Men 3rd Giant Slalom Women 1st WATCH IT LIVE: The USCSA will be providing Live Video streams and Video on Demand services throughout the National Championships at 1/18 ! Brundage Mountain Men 2nd http://www.ustream.tv/channel/2010-uscsa-nationals--live-from-sunday-river-me. This is Giant Slalom Women 2nd a free service, courtesy of the USCSA. 1/23 ! Mount Spokane Men 4th Slalom Women 3rd IT’S NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP TIME: The Coyotes have headed cross- country, traveling to Sunday River Resort, just outside Bethel, Maine, for the USCSA 1/24 ! Mount Spokane Men 2nd National Championships. The C of I contingent will include members of the men’s and Slalom Women 1st women’s freestyle skiing and snowboard team, along with members of the women’s 1/30 ! Silver Mountain Men 3rd alpine squad. Giant Slalom Women 1st
1/31 ! Silver Mountain Men 4th THE SCHEDULE: The women’s alpine team will compete Wednesday in the giant Giant Slalom Women 3rd slalom and Friday in the slalom events. The freestyle and snowboard teams will compete in the Halfpipe on Tuesday, the SlopeStyle on Wednesday, the Boarder-X and Skier-X on 2/6 ! Mission Ridge Men 4th Thursday and Friday, and the giant slalom on Saturday. Slalom Women 4th
2/7 ! Mission Ridge Men 4th THE COMPETITION: The Lady Yotes alpine team will face some stiff competition in Slalom Women 2nd Maine – including Westminster, Rocky Mountain, and Whitman from the Western Region. They will also meet national powers – Sierra Nevada, Colby Sawyer, and 2/19-21 USCSA Western Regionals Men 5th Slalom/Giant Slalom Women 4th Plymouth State, along with Boston College, Syracuse, and Brown. The boarders and freestyle skiers will contend with the University of Colorado, UCLA, and UC-Santa 3/2-6 USCSA Championships GS/SL Barbara.
! NW Collegiate Ski Conference Qualifier GS Giant Slalom HISTORY AT NATIONALS: Overall, the Coyotes have won 16 individual and 23 SL Slalom team national championships since 1979 – including at least one title in each of the past five years. Last season, the women’s freestyle team claimed the Skier-X title.
NWCSC Men’s Alpine Standings ABOUT THE COACH: Ron Bonneau is in his 20th season as head coach for The C
School Top 6 Overall of I alpine ski programs. During his tenure at The C of I, the native of New Hampshire Whitman 140 175 has seen the Coyote men's team qualify for the USCSA championships on 12 occasions, British Columbia 132 132 with the women's team making appearances 15 times. His 2004 women's squad finished Idaho 100 120 second in the nation in the slalom and fourth in the alpine combined. The Coyotes have College of Idaho 94 118 Washington 72 90 seen much success in the 21st Century, as both the men's and women's programs, under Oregon 64 82 Bonneau's direction, have won six-consecutive Northwest Collegiate Ski Conference Washington State 59 74 championships, with the Lady Yotes taking home Western Regional championships in Oregon State 54 69 1999, 2003 and 2006. His women's teams have advanced to 11-consecutive USCSA Puget Sound 48 62 Portland State 26 26 championships, finishing in the Top-9 in nine of the 11 appearances. Bonneau, a graduate of Plymouth State College, replaced Tom Olson as the alpine ski coach in 1991 - and worked with Chris Melgaard on the nordic side to claim the women's nordic NWCSC Wom en’s Alpine Standings championships in 1994 and 1995. During his tenure, he has coached seven national champions, 56 All-Americans, and 76 All-America Scholar-Athletes. Prior to his time in School Top 6 Overall the Gem State, Bonneau worked at ski resorts in Wachusett, Mass. and Haystack, Vt. British Columbia 135 135 Along with his duties with the ski program, he is the director of C of I's outdoor College of Idaho 130 157 Whitman 111 30 program. Bonneau and wife Michele live in Caldwell. Washington State 85 107 Puget Sound 74 91 FOR MORE INFORMATION: For more information on The C of I alpine ski Oregon 69 84 program, head to the official homepage of the Coyotes, Washington 66 84 Idaho 58 75 http://www.collegeofidaho.edu/athlete/skiing.asp. Oregon State 45 59 - more -
YOTE NOTES – March 2, 2010
C of I Sports Information Director – Mike Safford Jr. (208) 459-5681 [email protected]
TRACK AND FIELD: Lady Yotes off to Tennessee for SPORTS RELEASE NAIA Indoor National Championships
LAST WEEK: Idle
2010 Indoor Schedule and Results COMING UP: at NAIA Indoor National Championships, Johnson City, Tenn., Thursday- Saturday. Date Opponent Time/Result HEADING TO NATIONALS: For the second-straight season, only members of the 1/30 Bronco Invitational 9:30 a.m. women’s track team will be representing The College of Idaho at the 30th Annual NAIA Indoor Track and Field Championships, presented by Dex. The Lady Yotes will be competing in one 2/5 Mountain States Multi-Event All Day individual and one relay event.
SIZING UP THE YOTES CHANCES: The lone individual competing for the Lady Yotes is United Heritage Invitational All Day Emily McCutchan (Eagle, Idaho / Cole Valley Christian HS), who is one of 16 entries in the pentathlon – which will take place on Thursday afternoon. The senior heads into the meet as 2/6 Mountain States Multi-Event All Day the No. 13 seed, however, her coaches feel that with improvement in both the jumping events (long jump/high jump), and a stellar 800-meters, she can be in line for All-America honors. Also United Heritage Invitational All Day competing is the Distance Medley Relay team of Molli Lee-Painter (Moscow, Idaho / Moscow HS), Colleen Smith (Boise, Idaho / Boise HS), Ashley Miller (Vida, Ore. / McKenzie HS), and Maggie Miller (Anchorage, Alaska / Lane CC). The squad has the eighth-fastest time among the 2/13 Boise State Team Invite All Day 28 schools who have entered in the event – and are less than one second away from the Top-6.
2/19 Bobcat Open All Day HISTORY AT THE EVENT: It marks the third-straight year that the Lady Yotes have sent runners to the National Meet, and look to score at the event for the third-straight year. In 3/4-6 NAIA Indoor Championships All Day 2008, the squad finished in a tie for 21st, while last year, the Lady Yotes finished in 30th-place. The Coyote men, who have not competed at Nationals since 2008, had their best national finish that year, taking 31st.
OTHER CASCADE CONFERENCE TEAMS: Only three of the remaining nine Cascade Conference schools will be represented at the meet – as Concordia, Eastern Oregon, and Northwest will join the Lady Yotes. CU will have 24 competitors and 3 relay teams in the 2010 Outdoor Schedule and Results meet, EOU will have ten competitors and a relay, with NU sending six competitors and a relay. Nearly 1,000 total competitors will be in action this weekend on the campus of East Tennessee Date Opponent Time/Result State University.
ABOUT THE COACH: Pat McCurry enters his sixth year at the helm of the track & field 3/13 NNU Multi-Events All Day 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 3/14 NNU Multi-Events All Day Top-25 programs - with the men’s cross country team earning three berths to the NAIA Championships, with the Lady Yotes winning the 2008 CCC title and placing ninth at the NAIA 4/2 All -Idaho Collegiate Cup All Day Championships. Student-athletes have claimed 11 individual CCC titles on the track, six NAIA All-American awards in track & field, seven All-NAIA Region I awards in cross country, 20 All- CCC awards in cross country - along with 38 NAIA All-America Scholar-Athlete awards. Prior 4/3 All -Idaho Collegiate Cup All Day 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 4/9 Western Oregon Invite All Day 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 4/24 Northwest Nazarene Open All Day 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 4/30 Oregon Relays All Day 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. McCurry has also claimed the title at many 5/1 Pacific Twilight 5 p.m. PT Treasure Valley area races, including the infamous Race to Robie Creek in 2005 and 2009, along with the City of Trees marathon. 5/13-15 CCC Championships All Day FOR MORE INFORMATION: For more on the Coyotes, head to the official homepage of 5/27-29 NAIA Championships All Day The C of I track team at http://www.collegeofidaho.edu/athlete/track.asp.
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YOTE NOTES – March 3, 2010
C of I Sports Information Director – Mike Safford Jr. (208) 459-5681 [email protected]
BASEBALL: Coyotes set to open NAIA West play with four- SPORTS RELEASE game weekend series at Concordia 2010 Schedule and Results LAST WEEK: vs. Whitworth – Saturday (W 11-2, W 3-2), Sunday (W 11-5); at No. 7 Lewis-Clark State – Date Opponent Time/Result Monday (L 16-8), Tuesday (L 7-6). 2/12 ! Concordia W 16-4 2/13 ! Lewis-Clark State L 6-0 COMING UP: at Concordia (DH), Saturday, Noon (PT); at Concordia (DH), Sunday, 11 a.m. (PT) ! Corban L 7-3 GAMES TO BE PLAYED AT UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND: The four-game series with Concordia will 2/14 ! Concordia W 6-5 be played at Joe Etzel Field on the campus of the University of Portland – as CU is in the process of renovating 2/19 Whitman (DH) W 10-2, W 3-0 their on-campus facility. To get to the facility, take Exit 304 (Rosa Parks Way) off Interstate 5 and head west in 2/20 Whitman (DH) W 13-1, W 9-0 the right-hand lane, for approximately 1½ miles and it will curve to the right and turn into Willamette Blvd. 2/21 Oregon Tech W 15-4 Follow Willamette Blvd. for approximately 1½ miles. The University campus will be on your left. Turn left at the 2/27 Whitworth (DH) W 11-2, W 3-2 first traffic light, as Joe Etzel Field will be on your left – just past the Chiles Center.
2/28 Whitworth W 11-5 SCHEDULE CHANGE: The Coyotes have made a change to their schedule for March, affecting the three- 3/1 Lewis- Clark State L 16-8 game series at Wolfe Field between The C of I and Lewis-Clark State. Originally scheduled for Thursday and 3/2 Lewis- Clark State L 7-6 Friday, March 25-26, the series has been shifted on day up, with a single game set for Wednesday, March 24, and a 3/6 * Concordia (DH) Noon PT doubleheader on Thursday, March 25. 3/7 * Concordia (DH) 11 a.m. PT ROSEN NAMED PITCHER OF THE WEEK: For the third-straight week, a C of I player has been honored 3/13 * British Columbia (DH) Noon PT by the Cascade Conference, as Ben Rosen (Eagle River, Alaska / Lower Columbia CC) was named Pitcher of the 3/14 * British Columbia (DH) 11 a.m. PT Week. The right-hander tossed six shutout innings in the 11-2 victory Saturday over Whitworth, allowing just 3/19 * Bethany (DH) 1 p.m. two hits, one walk, and two strikeouts, improving his record to 2-1. 3/20 * Bethany (DH) 11 a.m. 3/24 Lewis- Clark State 3 p.m. LOVIN’ LIFE AT HOME: The Coyotes have opened the 2010 season with a perfect 8-0 record at home and 3/25 Lewis- Clark State (DH) Noon have run their win streak at Wolfe Field to nine games. It marks the sixth time in the last 12 years that the Yotes have won at least nine games in a row at home. The Coyotes won 16-straight home games spanning the 1998 and 4/3 * Oregon Tech (DH) Noon PT 1999 seasons, won 15-straight games spanning 2000-01, won 14 in a row between 2006 and 2007, won 11-straight 4/4 * Oregon Tech (DH) 11 a.m. PT between 2007-08, and last season won nine-straight home games. 4/9 * Corban (DH) 1 p.m. PT 4/10 * Corban (DH) 11 a.m. PT DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HOME AND AWAY: Though the Coyote bats have been strong, home and 4/17 * Concordia (DH) 1 p.m. away this season – compiling a .331 team average, averaging over eight runs per game, the pitching staff has been stellar at home, and struggled on the road. At Wolfe Field, Coyote hurlers have a 2.18 ERA – walking just 16 men 4/18 * Concordia (DH) 11 a.m. in eight games, with 46 strikeouts. However, on the road, the Yotes have a 5.50 ERA – with 26 walks and 28 4/23 * Corban (DH) 1 p.m. strikeouts. 4/24 * Corban (DH) 11 a.m. 5/1 * British Columbia (DH) 1 p.m. HITTING STREAKS ENDED: The Yotes had two long hitting streaks come to an end, as Jared Arehart 5/2 * British Columbia (DH) 11 a.m. (Idaho Falls, Idaho / College of Southern Idaho) had his 11-game hit streak snapped at Lewis-Clark State on Monday after he had to leave the game due to an injury sustained while crashing into the outfield wall making a catch. 5-6/8 NAIA West Tournament TBA Diego Robles (Caldwell, Idaho / Tacoma CC) had his ten-game streak ended against Whitworth, but followed it 5/18-21 NAIA Opening Round TBA with a 3-for-5, two home run performance at Lewis-Clark State. 5/28-6/4 NAIA World Series TBA TRANSFER IMPRESSES: Making his 2010 debut, Mitch Dame (Kimberly, Idaho / George Fox U.) was solid in a Home Games in Bold (at Wolfe Field) pair of outings – tossing a scoreless inning against Whitworth, followed by two shutout innings against Lewis- * NAIA West Clark State. Dame is one of four pitchers with ERA’s under 3.00 this season.
! Regence Blue Shield Tournament ABOUT CONCORDIA: The Coyotes continue on their ten-game road trip away from Caldwell this weekend, DH Doubleheader PT Pacific Time opening up NAIA West play with a four-game set at Concordia. The Cavaliers (2-6) have not played a game since Feb. 21 – with their opening series in NAIA West play rained out last weekend at Bethany in California. CU is led at the plate by Andrew Reid (.419 5 RBI) and Sean Myrom (.367 2 HR 6 RBI), while pitchers Steven Taft (1-0 NAIA West Standings 1.08 ERA) and Jarrod Castrejon (1-0 2.53 ERA have been solid in the early season. The Yotes swept a pair of games with the Cavs last month and hold a 72-31 all-time series edge.
North Division NAIA WEST PRESEASON RANKINGS: In November, coaches of the eight teams in the NAIA West School Conf. Overall conducted the annual Preseason Poll, with the Coyotes picked second in the North Division and third overall. British Columbia 4- 0 10- 1 Leading the way was defending North Division and Tournament champ, British Columbia, followed by defending College of Idaho 0- 0 10- 4 South Division champ, Oregon Tech. The Yotes were followed by Concordia, Patten, Corban, Bethany, and Corban 0- 0 6- 6 Simpson. The next NAIA West poll will be released March 29.
Concordia 0- 0 2- 6 NAIA NATIONAL POLL: The NAIA released the Top-25 Preseason Coaches’ Poll last November, with South Division defending national champ, Lubbock Christian (Texas), claiming the top spot. National runner-up Point Loma School Conf. Overall Nazarene (Calif.) was second, followed by Oklahoma City, Southern Poly (Ga.), and Lee (Tenn.). Two teams from Oregon Tech 4- 0 10-11 the Northwest were also in the poll – No. 7 Lewis-Clark State and No. 13 British Columbia. The national poll Bethany 0- 0 0- 9 will be released each Tuesday afternoon, beginning March 30.
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CUMULATIVE STATISTICS:
Player AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD% 13 ROBLES, Diego.... .489 12-12 45 12 22 4 0 4 23 38 .844 3 2 2 2 .519 2 0 2-3 15 31 5 .902 26 SANTIAGO, Ray.... .459 13-11 37 11 17 5 0 1 8 25 .676 4 3 4 0 .511 3 0 0-1 21 16 3 .925 8 AREHART, Jared... .442 13-11 43 13 19 3 0 1 8 25 .581 3 2 2 0 .500 0 0 2-3 22 0 0 1.000 17 HARRINGTON, Dan.. .438 6-4 16 2 7 1 0 0 2 8 .500 0 0 3 0 .438 0 0 0-1 1 0 0 1.000 23 LEWIS, Jarel...... 353 10-8 34 3 12 2 0 1 4 17 .500 1 1 1 0 .389 0 0 2-2 31 6 0 1.000 2 LANMAN, Jordan... .342 14-10 38 22 13 3 1 0 5 18 .474 9 0 2 0 .458 1 1 2-2 44 8 1 .981 16 ANDAZOLA, Tyler.. .333 6-4 12 3 4 0 1 0 4 6 .500 0 2 4 1 .429 0 1 1-1 5 0 0 1.000 4 LANPHERE, Jye.... .317 11-11 41 7 13 5 0 1 11 21 .512 1 3 5 0 .354 3 0 2-2 18 34 2 .963 24 GARSEZ, Izaac.... .313 10-8 32 9 10 2 1 2 4 20 .625 5 1 9 0 .421 0 0 2-3 18 2 1 .952 18 DOUGLAS, Kyle.... .300 2-2 10 1 3 0 1 0 1 5 .500 0 0 0 0 .300 0 0 0-0 7 0 0 1.000 22 GAMBOA, Gavin.... .297 11-9 37 6 11 1 2 0 6 16 .432 3 3 9 0 .395 0 0 0-0 87 3 0 1.000 7 DVORAK, Brett.... .263 8-6 19 3 5 1 1 0 3 8 .421 2 0 1 1 .333 0 1 0-0 9 13 3 .880 33 WALKER, Andrew... .250 3-0 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 .250 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0 0-0 2 0 0 1.000 5 WARD, Brett...... 240 10-6 25 8 6 1 0 0 2 7 .280 2 2 5 0 .345 0 1 1-2 11 0 0 1.000 19 ROSEN, Ben...... 235 7-6 17 2 4 0 0 1 3 7 .412 2 0 4 0 .300 1 0 0-0 26 5 0 1.000 35 REYES, Alex...... 231 7-4 13 1 3 0 0 0 2 3 .231 2 0 4 0 .333 0 0 0-0 9 1 0 1.000 31 DODD, Jesse...... 212 12-11 33 4 7 0 1 0 9 9 .273 3 1 4 1 .289 1 0 0-0 0 0 0 .000 11 WOOLSTENHULME, Se .200 6-0 5 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .400 2 0 1 0 .429 0 0 0-0 3 6 1 .900 3 SPENCER, Cody.... .118 10-4 17 3 2 0 0 0 0 2 .118 0 1 2 0 .167 0 0 1-1 7 10 0 1.000 38 LAGGIS, Cody...... 000 5-0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 1 0 1 0 .200 0 0 0-0 6 1 0 1.000 9 KVAMME, Hank...... 000 4-0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1 0 2 0 .333 0 0 1-1 1 0 0 1.000 Totals...... 331 14-14 484 114 160 29 8 11 97 238 .492 44 21 65 5 .402 11 4 16-22 348 156 16 .969 Opponents...... 257 14-14 444 61 114 19 2 13 56 176 .396 42 16 74 11 .341 2 4 9-17 331 146 37 .928
Player ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA 30 DAME, Mitchell... 0.00 0-0 2 0 0 0/0 0 3.0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 12 .250 0 0 0 0 0 27 SINSEL, Ben...... 0.00 0-0 1 0 0 0/0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0 0 0 0 19 ROSEN, Ben...... 2.12 2-1 3 3 0 0/0 0 17.0 10 4 4 5 10 0 0 2 57 .175 0 1 0 0 1 15 RODWELL, Ben..... 2.25 1-0 6 0 0 0/0 0 4.0 5 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 16 .313 0 0 0 0 0 1 COATS, Jacob..... 3.15 2-0 3 3 0 0/0 0 20.0 15 7 7 8 8 2 0 1 70 .214 1 4 0 0 0 14 WASSMANN, Bobby.. 3.38 1-1 2 2 0 0/1 0 10.2 10 8 4 1 7 2 0 1 41 .244 0 1 0 1 1 36 YEGGY, Chad...... 4.00 2-0 3 2 1 1/0 0 18.0 15 9 8 7 12 2 0 2 65 .231 0 3 0 1 1 50 SEMONCHUK, Wes... 4.35 1-0 4 2 0 0/0 0 10.1 12 7 5 7 6 4 0 0 41 .293 0 3 0 0 1 12 HAHN, Brad...... 4.50 0-0 2 0 0 0/0 0 2.0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 7 .143 0 0 1 0 0 24 GARSEZ, Izaac.... 4.76 0-2 4 1 0 0/0 0 5.2 10 4 3 5 10 3 0 0 26 .385 0 2 0 0 0 7 DVORAK, Brett.... 5.00 0-0 3 1 0 0/0 0 9.0 11 5 5 2 7 1 0 3 38 .289 1 2 0 0 0 21 MITCHUM, Levi.... 6.75 1-0 2 0 0 0/0 0 2.2 4 3 2 1 1 1 0 1 11 .364 1 0 0 0 0 32 VERMILLION, Jesse 7.36 0-0 6 0 0 0/1 1 7.1 10 7 6 3 6 1 0 2 32 .313 1 0 0 0 0 44 HILDEBRAND, Brian 8.44 0-0 6 0 0 0/1 0 5.1 8 5 5 0 3 2 1 1 25 .320 0 0 0 0 0 Totals...... 3.72 10-4 14 14 1 2/1 1 116.0 114 61 48 42 74 19 2 13 444 .257 4 16 1 2 4 Opponents...... 7.02 4-10 14 14 3 1/1 1 110.1 160 114 86 44 65 29 8 11 484 .331 18 21 0 11 4
GAME RECAP – C OF I 11, WHITWORTH 2, C OF I 3, WHITWORTH 2: The C of I swept the first two games of a three-game series with Whitworth on Saturday, winning 11-2 and 3-2 at Wolfe Field. In the opener, Ben Rosen tossed six innings of two-hit ball and the Yotes took advantage of five errors by the Pirates to earn the victory. A first inning error by the Bucs prolonged the frame, with Izaac Garsez (Caldwell, Idaho / Caldwell HS) roping a two-run single and Jye Lanphere (Spokane, Wash. / Wenatchee Valley CC) adding an RBI knock to make it 3-0. A Whitworth error in the fourth allowed another run to score, with Lanphere blowing the game open with a three-run homer in the fifth to make it 7-0. Jesse Dodd (Eagle, Idaho / Loyola Marymount U.) capped the scoring for the Yotes with a bases-clearing triple in the sixth. The Pirates averted the shutout in the seventh, as Marlowe Peter ripped a two-run double. Lanphere and Dan Harrington (Boise, Idaho / Treasure Valley CC) each had three hits for the Coyotes, while J.R. Jarrell had two hits for the Bucs. Game 2 was a pitchers' duel throughout - as the Pirates got to C of I starter Jacob Coats (Twin Falls, Idaho / Twin Falls HS) in the third on a Landon Scott RBI single. The Yotes would come right back, and Brett Dvorak (Lake Stevens, Wash. / Bellevue CC) scored on a Brett Ward (Nampa, Idaho / Nampa HS) fielders' choice to tie the score, but the Bucs threw out the go-ahead run at home plate after a Lanphere single. An inning later, John Rausch reached on a two-out walk, stole second, and scored on a Nathan Johnson single, making it 2-1. It would stay that way to the seventh, when Rosen led off the inning with an infield single. Garsez, the pinch runner, moved to third on a pinch hit single from Jordan Lanman (La Grande, Ore. / La Grande HS). After Lanman stole second, Ray Santiago (Ventura, Calif. / Oxnard CC) lifted a sacrifice fly to right, tying the game, with Lanman taking third. Jared Arehart followed with a walk-off single through the left side, giving the Yotes the sweep. Levi Mitchum (Yakima, Wash. / Yakima Valley CC), making his Yotes debut, pitched a scoreless seventh to earn the win, while Coats went six innings of four-hit ball, working around two walks and four hit batters, in a no decision. Liam O'Brien kept the Coyotes off-balance, allowing just five hits through six innings, striking out five, before the tumultuous seventh.
GAME RECAP – C OF I 11, WHITWORTH 5: Jared Arehart went 3-for-5 with three runs scored, helping The C of I run their win streak to nine with a 11-5 victory over Whitworth, Sunday at Wolfe Field. The C of I started quickly, as RBI ground outs by Diego Robles and Jarel Lewis in the opening frame made it 2-0. After the Pirates cut the lead in half in the third on a Coyote throwing error, the Coyotes would take advantage of a throwing error on an Arehart bunt single to plate two. Trailing 6-1, Whitworth made it interesting, getting a two-run Dan Belet double and a Greg Hata sacrifice fly in the sixth to cut the margin to 6-4, then put runners at second and third with no outs in the eighth. However, Coyote reliever Jesse Vermillion (Caldwell, Idaho / Vallivue HS) struck out three batters to get out of the jam unscathed. The Yotes would put it away in the bottom of the frame, scoring five runs – taking advantage of an error and a dropped third strike. Chad Yeggy (Boise, Idaho / Centennial HS) notched his second win of the year, going six innings of five-hit ball. Lewis and Robles each added two RBI in the win. Belet and Kyle Krustangel each had two hits for the Bucs.
GAME RECAP – LEWIS -CLARK STATE 16, C OF I 8: The C of I hit three home runs in the first three innings, but could not hold leads of 5-1 and 6-5, as Lewis-Clark State rallied for ten runs in the final two frames to stop the Yotes, 16-8, Monday at Harris Field. Diego Robles got the Yotes on the board in the opening inning, belting a three-run homer, while Izaac Garsez added a solo shot an inning later, to make it 4-0. After L-C got an unearned run in the bottom of the frame, Robles added his second homer of the game, to make it 5-1 in the third. However, the Warriors would get two in the third and fourth innings to tie the score. In the fifth, Kyle Douglas (Post Falls, Idaho / Lewis-Clark State) gave The C of I the lead back, roping an RBI triple with two outs, but a Brian Gaylord solo homer in the sixth inning tied the score at 6-6. L-C would bust the game open in the seventh, as a Josh Ashenbrenner RBI double made it 7-6, with a Gaylord three-run homer pushing the lead to 11-6. Brian Burke added a three-run homer of his own in the eighth, helping L-C make it 16-6, before the Yotes tacked on two runs in the ninth to cap the scoring. Robles went 3-for-5 with five RBI, with Ray Santiago and Garsez each recording two hits. Bobby Wassmann (Puyallup, Wash. / Pierce CC) allowed just three earned runs through six innings, but was saddled with the loss. Gaylord went 3-for-3 with six RBI and Burke 2-for-5 with five RBI in the win for L-C.
GAME RECAP – LEWIS-CLARK STATE 7, C OF I 6: Leading 6-2 with six outs to go, The C of I bullpen served up four walks, a hit-by-pitch, and an error in the late innings, helping No. 7 Lewis-Clark State rally for a 7-6 victory Tuesday at Harris Field. Brian Burke started a four-run eighth inning rally by the Warriors with a solo homer off reliever Levi Mitchum, who had retired five of the six men he had faced to that point. Brian Gaylord would double and Jake Eccles would walk to chase Mitchum. Kawika Emsley-Pai would great Izaac Garsez with a single to load the bases. An error would make it 6-4, with a bases-loaded walk and hit-by-pitch tying the score. In the ninth, Gaylord doubled into right center, Eccles would single, and Emsley-Pai walked to load the bases with no outs. Ben Rodwell (Nampa, Idaho / Skyview HS) came in from the pen, but could not find the strike zone, as Gino Cassini walked on four pitches to end the game. Ray Santiago got the Coyotes on the board in the first with a two-out RBI single, but L-C got solo homers from Travis Georgius and Todd Muecklisch in the third to take a 2-1 lead. The Yotes would respond in the fourth, as a Tyler Andazola two-run single gave the C of I the lead, adding a run on one of four Warrior errors. The Yotes would push the lead to 6-2 in the seventh, thanks to a pair of L-C errors. Jarel Lewis went 4-for-5 for the Coyotes, with Santiago, Kyle Douglas, and Brett Ward each recording two hits. Mitch Dame was solid in his two innings of middle relief, retiring six of the seven men he faced, while starter Brett Dvorak allowed just three hits in three innings of work.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: For more information on The C of I baseball program, head to the official homepage of the Coyotes, www.collegeofidaho.edu/athlete/baseball.htm.
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YOTE NOTES – March 2, 2010
C of I Sports Information Director – Mike Safford Jr. (208) 459-5681 [email protected]
TENNIS: Men and Women head to Utah to battle NCAA SPORTS RELEASE Division I foes
2010 Men’s Schedule and Results LAST WEEK: Idle
COMING UP: at Utah State, Saturday – Men vs. “A” Team, 10 a.m., Women vs. “A” Date Opponent Time/Result Team, 10 a.m., Men vs. “B” Team, 3 p.m.; at Weber State (Women only), 10 a.m. 2/6 George Fox L 9-0 2/7 Pacific L 8-1 OFF TO UTAH FOR DIVISION I FLAVOR: Both C of I teams hit the road to 3/6 Utah State 10 a.m. the Beehive State this weekend for matches against NCAA Division I opponents. The Utah State 5 p.m. Coyote men will play a pair of matches against Utah State – facing their “A” team in the morning, followed by their “B” team in the afternoon, while the Lady Yotes will 3/10 Boise State 1 p.m. meet USU on Saturday and Weber State on Sunday. For the Coyote men, it marks 3/12 ! Lewis -Clark State 7 p.m. PT the first time since 2000 that they’ve faced a Division I team (Idaho), while the Lady 3/13 ! Montana State-Billings 9 a.m. PT Yotes last met a D-I team during the 2007 season (Gonzaga). ! Lewis -Clark State 1 p.m. PT 4/1 + Treasure Valley CC 3 p.m. ABOUT THE MEN’S OPPONENT: The Aggies (7-4) have been playing well of late, bringing a three-match win streak into Saturday’s encounter – including wins 4/3 + Spokane CC 9:30 a.m. over Weber State, Mesa State, and Montana State. USU is led by No. 1 singles player, 4/6 + Treasure Valley CC 3 p.m. Jakob Asplund. It is the first meeting between the schools. 4/11 Colorado College 11 a.m. 4/12 Colorado Christian 4 p.m. ABOUT THE WOMEN’S OPPONENTS: On Saturday, Utah State looks to add 4/14 Metro State 1 p.m. to a two-match win streak. The Aggies (4-3), of the Western Athletic Conference, are coming off wins over North Dakota and Montana, and are led at No. 1 singles by 4/17 + Alumni 1 p.m. Hailey Swenson. It is the third meeting between the schools, and first since 1989 – 5/2 + Green River CC TBA with the series deadlocked at 1-1. The Wildcats (2-7), of the Big Sky Conference, are coming off weekend losses to Montana and Utah, and are led at No. 1 singles by Keya 2010 Women’s Schedule and Results Jenkins. The teams have met once before, with WSU earning a victory in 1993.
LADY YOTES TO MAKE DEBUT: Although their male counterparts opened Date Opponent Time/Result their season a month ago, The C of I women’s tennis team will make their debut this 3/6 Utah State 10 a.m. weekend, looking to improve on a 5-6 record from 2009. The Lady Yotes return four 3/7 Weber State TBA of the six players in their typical ladder and had a solid recruiting class. 3/19 Pacific Lutheran 3:30 p.m. PT 3/20 + Bellevue CC TBA ADDITIONS TO THE MEN’S SCHEDULE: The Coyote men have added multiple matches to their schedule in the coming month, beginning next Wednesday 3/26 ! Southern Oregon 1 p.m.PT with a match-up at Boise State. The team will also be spending their Spring Break in 3/27 ! Montana State-Billings 9 a.m. PT Colorado – playing three matches in four days against NCAA Division II and III
! Lewis-Clark State 1 p.m. PT competition.
4/1 + Treasure Valley CC 3 p.m. ABOUT THE COACH: Cisco Limbago is in his 25th year of coaching tennis at 4/2 + Spokane CC TBA The C of I, and is the longest tenured head coach at the College. A native of Waianae, 4/6 + Treasure Valley CC 3 p.m. Hawaii, he was a standout football player at The C of I, earning All-Northwest 4/17 + Alumni 1 p.m. Conference honors in the early 1970s. As a tennis coach, the Coyotes won four of 4/20 + Treasure Valley CC 4 p.m. five NAIA District 2 titles from 1987-91 and competed at the NAIA Championships.
4/29 + Treasure Valley CC 4 p.m. During the 2001 and 2005 seasons, his squad placed second at the NAIA Regional Tournament. Limbago has recorded .500-or-better marks in 18 of his 24 seasons at 5/2 + Green River CC TBA The C of I, recording a career record of 174-128. In addition to coaching at The C
of I, Limbago was an elementary P.E. teacher in the Meridian School District. He is Home Matches in Bold married to wife Mary Lou and has two children; Brandi and Dan. ! Lewis-Clark State Tournament + Exhibition Match (vs. junior college) FOR MORE INFORMATION: For more information on The C of I men’s and women’s tennis teams, head to the official homepage of the Coyotes, http://www.collegeofidaho.edu/athlete/tennis.asp
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YOTE NOTES – March 3, 2010
C of I Sports Information Director – Mike Safford Jr. (208) 459-5681
SPORTS RELEASE SOFTBALL: Lady Yotes to take the weekend off, look ahead
2010 Schedule and Results to match-up next Saturday at Utah Valley
LAST WEEK: vs. Idaho State (L 10-1, L 11-3) 2/20 ! Pacific W 5-3 ! Puget Sound W 8-2 COMING UP: Idle until March 13 at Utah Valley
2/21 ! George Fox L 8-0 ! Willamette L 7-6 MULTIMEDIA: Most C of I home games will have Live Stats available via The C of I Athletic Website at http://yotestats.i8.com/softball/xlive.htm. 2/27 Idaho State (DH) L 10-1, L 11-3 3/13 Utah Valley (DH) Noon TAKING THEIR LUMPS AGAINST IDAHO STATE: The home opener for the 3/19 * Oregon Tech (DH) 2 p.m. PT Lady Yotes did not go as planned, as NCAA Division I Idaho State scored in nine of the 13 3/20 * Southern Oregon (DH) 11 a.m. PT innings played on Saturday afternoon in a sweep of The C of I. The Bengals took advantage of five Coyote errors, eight walks, and two hit-by-pitches in the two games. The Lady 3/26 * Concordia (DH) 2 p.m. Yotes did not fare well at the plate against an ISU team that had allowed 30 walks against 3/27 Great Falls (DH) Noon just 20 strikeouts this season – as The C of I fanned 14 times and drew just three free 3/30 * Eastern Oregon (DH) 3 p.m. PT passes. 4/2 * NW Christian (DH) 2 p.m. 4/3 * Corban (DH) 11 a.m. DODGE A DOUBLES MACHINE: Seeing game action in the back-half of the doubleheader, junior Sammy Dodge (Mountain Home, Idaho / Mountain Home HS) 4/9 * Southern Oregon (DH) 2 p.m. continued a solid opening of 2010, roping a double and drawing two walks against ISU. For 4/10 * Oregon Tech (DH) 11 a.m. the season, Dodge is 4-for-5 at the plate, with three of the hits going for doubles. 4/13 Northwest Nazarene (DH) 4 p.m. 4/17 * Concordia (DH) 11 a.m. PT ROOKIES SEEING ACTION: The early season non-conference games have allowed 4/20 * Eastern Oregon (DH) 3 p.m. the Lady Yotes to get seven freshmen their first playing time of their careers. Leading the rookie crop is Hannah Johnson (Homedale, Idaho / Homedale HS), who is 3-for-6 with a 4/23 * Corban (DH) 2 p.m. PT home run in five games thus far this season. Redshirt freshmen Kaitlyn Roberts (Caldwell, 4/24 * NW Christian (DH) 11 a.m. PT Idaho / Caldwell HS) and Lea Williams (Filer, Idaho / Filer HS), along with true freshmen 5/6-8 CCC Tournament TBA Kayla Webb (Garland, Utah / Bear River HS), Molly Mills (Burley, Idaho / Burley HS), Amy 5/20-26 NAIA Women’s World Series TBA Schmeckpeper (Boise, Idaho / Boise State U.), and Audra Hall (Caldwell, Idaho / Vallivue HS) have all received game experience.
Home Games in Bold (at Symms Field) ADDING TO PITCHING DEPTH: The Coyotes have added some depth to their * Cascade Conference pitching staff, as Caylin LePire (Boise, Idaho / Mountain View HS) made her collegiate debut ! Northwest Cup vs. Idaho State. The junior allowed three runs on four hits in two-plus innings against ISU. DH Doubleheader A WEEK OFF: The squad will not compete this weekend, instead, host their annual PT Pacific Time Dinner-Auction inside the J.A. Albertson Activities Center. The event is the major fundraiser for the Lady Yotes.
LOOKING AROUND THE CONFERENCE: Two teams have started strong, as Cascade Conference Standings Concordia is 8-1 and Eastern Oregon is 4-0. CU has logged big wins against Concordia- Irvine and Azusa Pacific, while EOU swept road doubleheaders at George Fox and Lewis &
Clark. Oregon Tech sits at 8-8, but has wins over Biola and Azusa Pacific. School Conf. Overall Eastern Oregon 0- 0 4- 0 CASCADE CONFERENCE PRESEASON POLL: The CCC released its preseason Concordia 0- 0 8- 1 coaches’ poll on Feb. 1, with the Lady Yotes the unanimous selection to repeat as league Oregon Tech 0- 0 8- 8 champions. Southern Oregon, which finished runner-up to The C of I last year, totaled 39 points and was picked second. Concordia, which placed third in last year’s regular season Northwest Christian 0- 0 6-10 standings, totaled 36 points and placed. third. Oregon Tech (30 points), Corban (20), College of Idaho 0- 0 2- 4 Northwest Christian (14) and Eastern Oregon (8) rounded out the preseason poll. A Southern Oregon 0- 0 4- 8 conference Top-5 coaches’ poll will be released each Monday during the regular season, Corban 0- 0 4- 9 beginning March 22
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LADY YOTES #15 IN NAIA PRESEASON POLL: After two-straight trips to Decatur, Ala., for the NAIA Women’s World Series, the Lady Yotes earned respect in the NAIA Top-25 Preseason Coaches’ Poll, earning a No. 15 ranking in the balloting, released Feb. 2. The C of I is ranked in the preseason poll for the second time in program history – joining the 2008 squad that opened the year ranked No. 14, their highest positioning in the poll. Defending NAIA Champion, California Baptist, is the No. 1 team to start the year, followed by Dickinson State (N.D.), Oklahoma City, Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.), and Lubbock Christian (Texas). Two other CCC teams – Southern Oregon and Concordia, were mentioned in the Others Receiving Votes category. The NAIA poll will be released each Tuesday, beginning March 23.
CONFERENCE STATISTICS: Batting Average – Eastern Oregon .336, Concordia .316, Corban .296, Southern Oregon .291, Oregon Tech .269, College of Idaho .250, Northwest Christian .229; Earned Run Average – CU 1.49, EOU 2.75, CRB 3.03, NCU 3.07, OIT 3.32, SOU 3.56, C of I 5.12; Fielding Percentage – EOU .983, CU .963, CRB .950, OIT .947, SOU .938, C of I .936, NCU .935.
CUMULATIVE STATISTICS:
Player AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD% 17 DODGE, Sammy...... 800 4-4 5 2 4 3 0 0 1 7 1.400 3 0 0 0 .875 0 0 0-0 30 3 0 1.000 14 JOHNSON, Hannah.. .500 5-2 6 2 3 0 0 1 1 6 1.000 1 0 2 0 .571 0 0 0-0 6 0 2 .750 18 VILLYARD, Dani... .429 5-4 14 1 6 1 0 0 4 7 .500 1 1 0 1 .500 0 0 0-0 32 0 0 1.000 11 KURDY, Kalie...... 417 4-4 12 0 5 1 0 0 0 6 .500 1 0 3 0 .462 0 0 0-0 11 4 1 .938 6 RHOADES, Amy...... 385 5-4 13 1 5 1 0 0 1 6 .462 1 0 1 0 .429 0 0 0-1 6 5 4 .733 10 HUTTASH, Jordan.. .333 5-3 6 1 2 1 0 0 3 3 .500 1 0 2 0 .429 0 0 1-1 2 0 0 1.000 3 SHUMWAY, Nikki... .267 6-6 15 2 4 1 0 0 3 5 .333 1 0 4 0 .313 0 1 0-0 8 0 1 .889 22 HAUGEN, Kristen.. .214 6-5 14 1 3 1 0 0 2 4 .286 1 1 2 0 .294 1 0 0-0 9 9 2 .900 16 WEBB, Kayla...... 200 4-3 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .200 2 0 1 0 .429 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 .000 13 MILLS, Molly...... 182 6-4 11 4 2 1 0 1 1 6 .545 2 0 4 0 .308 0 0 2-2 3 0 0 1.000 24 LEPIRE, Caylin... .118 6-6 17 4 2 1 0 1 2 6 .353 0 1 4 1 .167 0 0 0-0 4 0 0 1.000 23 ZILLNER, Jody.... .083 4-4 12 2 1 0 0 1 2 4 .333 1 0 3 0 .143 1 0 0-0 0 5 0 1.000 2 WENZEL, Brittany. .000 5-5 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1 0 4 1 .071 0 0 0-1 5 4 0 1.000 8 ROBERTS, Kaitlyn . .000 3-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 0 3 0 1.000 15 SCHMECKPEPER, Amy .000 1-1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0 0-0 3 0 0 1.000 5 WILLIAMS, Lea.... .000 4-1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 0 0 1 .000 30 VOLGAMORE, Jenna. .000 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 .000 7 HALL, Audra...... 000 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 .000
Totals...... 250 6-6 152 23 38 11 0 4 20 61 .401 16 3 32 3 .329 2 1 3-5 119 42 11 .936 Opponents...... 343 6-6 175 41 60 6 1 7 37 89 .509 21 4 35 1 .423 1 3 10-13 117 46 10 .942
Player ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA 23 ZILLNER, Jody.... 2.94 1-1 4 3 1 0/0 0 16.2 25 16 7 5 19 1 1 1 74 .338 0 1 0 0 2 20 BRYANT, Kyla..... 5.13 1-2 3 3 1 0/0 0 15.0 20 14 11 11 14 4 0 2 63 .317 6 1 0 1 1 24 LEPIRE, Caylin... 9.00 0-0 1 0 0 0/0 0 2.1 4 3 3 2 0 0 0 1 10 .400 0 0 0 0 0 12 WOLFF, Ashley.... 9.88 0-1 3 0 0 0/0 0 5.2 11 8 8 3 2 1 0 3 28 .393 1 2 0 0 0
Totals...... 5.12 2-4 6 6 2 0/0 0 39.2 60 41 29 21 35 6 1 7 175 .343 7 4 0 1 3 Opponents...... 3.05 4-2 6 6 1 1/0 0 39.0 38 23 17 16 32 11 0 4 152 .250 1 3 0 2 1
GAME RECAP – IDAHO STATE 10, C OF I 1, IDAHO STATE 11, C OF I 3: Brittany Olsin went 5-for-7 with six RBI, helping Idaho State to a doubleheader sweep at The C of I, winning 10-1 and 11-3, Sunday at Symms Field. The NCAA Division I Bengals used a pair of big first innings to jump to early leads, as ISU ended a four game losing streak. In Game 1, ISU took full advantage of a two-out error by the Coyotes in the opening frame, as Jessica Baca roped a two-run homer – then added a third run on a second C of I error to grab the 3-0 lead. They would add a Megan Miller two-run single in the second, with Olsin doubling in a run in the third to make it 6-0 – as the Bengals cruised to the win. The late game saw the Bengals get a two-run singles from Erin Olander and Courtney Darby in the first to grab a 4 -0 lead, but the Lady Yotes responded, as Jody Zillner (Emmett, Idaho / College of Southern Idaho) clubbed a long solo homer in the bottom of the frame. Olsin pushed the lead to 7-1 with a two-run double in the third, then smashed a three-run homer in the fifth to make it 10-2. The C of I averted a mercy-rule shortened game, as Hannah Johnson hit a lead-off homer in the fifth. Kandis Clesson picked up the win in both games for ISU, striking out 11 batters in nine combined innings of work. Desirae Hoffman, Taylor Marchione, Miller, and Baca all had three hits in the sweep for the Bengals. Kalie Kurdy (Boise, Idaho / Bishop Kelly HS) had three hits and Johnson added two hits in Game 2 for the Lady Yotes, while four different players notched singles in the opener for The C of I.
ABOUT THE COACH: Al Mendiola is in his fifth year as head coach of The C of I softball program and holds an all-time record of 119-79 - the most wins by a softball coach in program history. The native of San Diego, Calif. has helped the Lady Yotes become a force in Northwest softball, leading The C of I to four consecutive playoff appearances, including the 2007 and 2009 CCC championships, the 2008 NAIA Region I championship, and berths in the 2008 and 2009 NAIA Women's World Series. Following the 2007 season, Mendiola was honored as CCC and NAIA Region I Coach of the Year after the Coyotes set a school record with 37 wins. Under his direction, the Yotes have been ranked as high as No. 14 in the NAIA Top-25 Coaches Poll. Outside of softball, Mendiola was the head coach of the Caldwell Silver Streaks American Legion baseball team from 1997-07 and has also assisted with the Boise Clippers men's fastpitch team. He was also an assistant coach for The C of I baseball team for seven years. A 1994 graduate of The C of I, Mendiola played two seasons of baseball for head coach Tim Mooney, earning honorable mention NAIA All-America honors as a senior. His wife, Liz, has been the head volleyball coach at The C of I for the past nine years. The Mendiola's have two children, Aleah and Micah, and reside in Caldwell.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: For more on The C of I softball program, head to the official homepage of the Lady Yotes – http://www.collegeofidaho.edu/athlete/fastpitch.asp.
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YOTE NOTES – March 2, 2010
C of I Sports Information Director – Mike Safford Jr. (208) 459-5681 [email protected]
SPORTS RELEASE MEN’S BASKETBALL: Season Review
LAST WEEK: at No. 2 Oregon Tech (L 64-63) 2009-10 Schedule and Results COMING UP: Season Complete Date Opponent Time/Result 11/10 Northwest Nazarene W 79-72 TOUGH SEASON COMES TO A CLOSE: Justin Parnell hit two free throws with 14 11/20 ! Lewis -Clark State L 76-69 seconds remaining, as Oregon Tech hung on to defeat The College of Idaho, 64-63, in a 11/21 ! Westminster L 77-69 Cascade Conference Tournament quarterfinal game last Wednesday at Danny Miles Court. 11/27 # Westminster W 55-52 The No. 8 seeded Coyotes had one final shot, but a Matt Ballenger (Nampa, Idaho / U. of 11/28 # Carroll L 82-78 Colorado) jumper at the horn rimmed out, as the No. 2 team in the NAIA survived to 12/4 * Northwest L 74-55 extend their home court win streak to 36. The C of I, who led by as many as ten in the 12/5 * Evergreen State FL 2-0 opening half, rallied to take a 63-62 lead inside the final minute on a Noah Gottlieb (Los 12/11 $ Portland Bible W 82-59 Anglees, Calif. / Chaminade U.) trey with 45 seconds remaining. However, the Owls got the 12/12 $ Montana Western W 82-60 ball to Parnell, who was fouled on a drive to the bucket, converting both free throws, 12/18 * Oregon Tech W 80-79 which were the game winners. The two clubs combined to make 28-of-31 free throws on the night, as Coyote All-American Craig McGee (Boise, Idaho / Centennial HS) took all of 12/19 * Southern Oregon W 87-78 12/30 * Warner Pacific L 93-64 the Yotes freebies, going 12-of-14 from the line, scoring 28 points in his collegiate finale. 12/31 * Concordia L 89-76 Gottlieb added a season-high 21 points – as The C of I played just seven men in the game. 1/8 * Eastern Oregon L 97-87 The Owls were led by 19 points from Miles Daley, with Joseph Foster adding 17 points, and 1/15 * Corban W 71-59 Parnell ten. The two teams combined for just eight turnovers in the contest. 1/16 * Northwest Christian L 56-52 1/22 * Southern Oregon L 71-70 PLAYOFF DROUGHT REACHES YEAR FOUR: The loss at Oregon Tech marked the sixth-consecutive playoff loss for the Coyotes, dating back to the 2005-06 season. The 1/23 * Oregon Tech L 91-76 1/29 * Concordia W 88-67 last playoff win for the Yotes was a 63-47 upset of then No. 2 seeded Southern Oregon during the first-round of the 2006 CCC Tournament. 1/30 * Warner Pacific L 97-91
2/5 * Eastern Oregon L 75-63 POTTS, MCINTOSH LEAVE PROGRAM: Prior to the CCC Tournament game last 2/12 * Northwest Christian L 84-72 Wednesday, guard Kelvin Potts (Oakland, Calif. / Chabot CC) and Jabari McIntosh (Union 2/13 * Corban W 70-58 City, Calif. / West Valley CC) left the program for personal reasons. Neither accompanied 2/19 * Evergreen State L 88-74 the team to the playoff game in Klamath Falls. 2/20 * Northwest L 83-79 2/24 ^ Oregon Tech L 64-63 FEWEST WINS SINCE 1979: The nine-win season for the Coyotes marked the first time in 31 years that The C of I failed to win double-digit games. The 1978-79 team Home Games in Bold finished with a 3-21 record – which marked the worst record for the College during the * Cascade Conference Game last 75 years. During the 30 years prior to 2010, Coyote teams had just four losing season, ! Golden Rule Shoot-Out while racking up 19 seasons with 20-or-more wins # Westminster Holiday Classic $ Wendy’s Holiday Classic MCGEE LONE COYOTE ON ALL-CCC TEAM: Craig McGee was honored ^ Cascade Conference Tournament Monday as one of 12 members of the 2009-10 All-CCC Men's Basketball Team, announced PT Pacific Time by the league office in Portland, Ore. The senior earns the honor for the third time, capping a record-setting career. He averaged 18 points and ten rebounds per game this Cascade Conference Standings season, ranking among the CCC's Top-10 in scoring, rebounds, field goal percentage, and blocked shots. Oregon Tech earned a pair of big awards – as Justin Parnell was named School CCC Overall Player of the Year, and Dan Miles was named Coach of the Year. Warner Pacific post Oregon Tech 15- 3 28- 4 Kaylone Riley earned Defensive Player of the Year, with Ben Voogd of Northwest Christian Eastern Oregon 14- 4 22- 8 earning Newcomer of the Year honors.
Warner Pacific 12- 6 22- 8 Evergreen State 12- 6 19-10 CAPPING A RECORD-SETTING CAREER: For Craig McGee, he finishes his C of I Northwest 10- 8 17-14 career with his name written all over the Coyote record book. The big man holds the Northwest Christian 10- 8 14-17 single-game record for free throw attempts with 23, while he ranks among the Top-10 in Concordia 5-13 15-15 College of Idaho 5-13 9-17 Southern Oregon 4-14 12-15 - more - Corban 3-15 8-21
single season stats for field goal percentage (No. 7), free throws made (No. 4 and No. 9), free throw attempts (No. 2 and No. 4), rebounds (No. 9), and blocked shots (No. 10). McGee ranks among the Top-10 in nine different career stat categories – No. 2 in blocked shots (108), free throws made (436), and free throw attempts (693), No. 4 in rebounds (794), No. 5 in points scored (1,448), No. 6 in field goals made (505) and field goal attempts (892), No. 8 in field goal percentage (.564), and No. 9 in games played. He ranks as the only player in program history to record at least 1,000 points, grab 500 rebounds, and block 100 shots.
ROUGH SEASON FOR THE YOTES: It was a tough season – especially for Coyote standards, as the 2009-10 team had high hopes heading into the year. The C of I was picked to win the CCC – earning a No. 8 ranking in the NAIA Division II Preseason National Poll, and won a 79-72 decision over rival Northwest Nazarene before a sellout crowd in the opener. The squad picked up a huge road win over now No. 4 ranked Westminster in Salt Lake City, and had a four-game win streak prior to Christmas (including a win over Oregon Tech), but the Coyotes finished the season winning just three of their final 15 games.
NEXT YEAR: The Yotes will definitely have a new look next season, as just two starters – Steve Peres (Palos Verdes, Calif. / El Camino CC) and Matt Ballenger, and just one other contributor – freshman Miguel Rodriguez (Wilder, Idaho / Wilder HS).
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 ------30 MCGEE, Craig...... 24-20 709 29.5 135-214 .631 0-3 .000 155-232 .668 67 167 234 9.8 65 2 31 54 30 18 425 17.7 04 BALLENGER, Matt.... 26-23 760 29.2 116-300 .387 65-195 .333 31-44 .705 11 123 134 5.2 69 0 43 58 11 34 328 12.6 05 POTTS, Kelvin...... 25-23 782 31.3 96-212 .453 26-68 .382 59-79 .747 12 43 55 2.2 71 2 110 67 1 30 277 11.1 24 GOTTLIEB, Noah..... 26-20 727 28.0 93-243 .383 19-76 .250 40-57 .702 26 72 98 3.8 59 2 61 48 2 18 245 9.4 03 PERES, Steve...... 25-19 635 25.4 65-139 .468 34-88 .386 26-40 .650 23 67 90 3.6 39 0 13 22 2 10 190 7.6 22 BERGERSON, Brian... 22-5 464 21.1 52-136 .382 33-91 .363 22-27 .815 16 47 63 2.9 35 1 16 15 7 8 159 7.2 32 MCINTOSH, Jabari... 25-9 469 18.8 50-106 .472 0-1 .000 30-42 .714 36 62 98 3.9 63 4 20 27 31 10 130 5.2 23 MCCARTY, Kelly..... 21-10 348 16.6 43-83 .518 11-27 .407 12-21 .571 10 27 37 1.8 26 0 19 19 2 9 109 5.2 21 BLESSINGER, Calen.. 19-1 194 10.2 7-26 .269 4-14 .286 5-8 .625 1 9 10 0.5 15 0 8 6 0 3 23 1.2 42 BAISCH, J.J...... 4-0 6 1.5 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 1-1 1.000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.8 10 RODRIGUEZ, Miguel.. 15-0 91 6.1 4-12 .333 0-2 .000 2-3 .667 5 8 13 0.9 9 0 8 8 0 3 10 0.7 14 GASKELL, Gavin..... 4-0 7 1.8 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1 0 1 0.3 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0.5 50 TAYLOR, Jordan..... 4-0 8 2.0 1-5 .200 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 1 4 5 1.3 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.5 TEAM...... 27 52 79 3.0 0 2 0 ------Total...... 26 5200 664-1478 .449 192-567 .339 383-554 .691 236 681 917 35.3 456 11 329 326 86 144 1903 73.2 Opponents...... 26 5200 690-1593 .433 195-594 .328 359-527 .681 315 671 986 37.9 471 6 397 304 61 129 1934 74.4
ABOUT THE COACH: Mark Owen just completed his tenth season as head men's basketball coach at The C of I. After serving for nine seasons as an assistant to NAIA Hall-of-Fame coach Marty Holly with the Coyotes, Owen took over the reins during the 2000-01 season - and has directed the school to five 20-win seasons, three Cascade Conference Tournament championships, and five NAIA National Tournament appearances, compiling a 189-127 all-time record. Under his direction, The C of I has been ranked or received votes in the NAIA Top-25 in all nine of his seasons as coach. The Yotes have been ranked as high as No. 3 in the NAIA Division II national poll, with his 2003-04 club winning the first CCC regular-season championship since 1996 - earning Owen CCC Coach of the Year honors. While an assistant to Holly, Owen was primarily responsible for running the Coyote offense, which averaged over 78 points per game - including the 1995-96 NAIA Division II National Championship team that averaged 85.4 points per game. Prior to joining the Coyote coaching staff, Owen coached at Marsing High School for four seasons, leading the Huskies to a 21-4 record and a fifth-place finish in the 1990 Idaho State 'A-4' basketball tournament. Owen, the Coyotes' all-time assist leader, competed for the College of Idaho 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 the schools’ second-highest single-game scoring mark with 47 points. For his endeavors, he was inducted into The C of I Athletic Hall-of-Fame in 1996. Following his collegiate career, Owen was drafted by the Portland Trailblazers in the seventh-round of the 1985 NBA Draft. He is a graduate of Boise High, where he helped the Braves to the 1980 A-1 basketball championship. Owen has three children - daughters Amanda and Whitney, and son Josh - who was an NAIA All- American for the Yotes in 2008.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: For more on The C of I men’s basketball program, head to the official homepage of the Coyotes, www.collegeofidaho.edu/athlete/mensbasketball.asp.
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