YOTE NOTES – November 7, 2013 C of I Sports Information Director – Mike Safford Jr. (208) 459-5681 [email protected] SPORTS RELEASE ATHLETICS NEWS: This Week’s Event Schedule NEW BUILDING NAMED HOLLY CENTER: A new $4 million facility supporting The College of Idaho's athletic program will be named in honor of long-time Athletic Director Marty Holly. The Marty Holly Athletics Center, now under construction on the C of I campus, is slated to open late next summer 11/5 MBB vs. Northwest Nazarene 7 p.m. and will be the first new building on campus since the Village Apartments were completed in 11/8 WBB at Westminster 6 p.m. 2002. "Under Marty Holly's leadership The College of Idaho's athletic program has reached new levels of excellence," C of I President Marv Henberg said. "Our student-athletes are recognized VB vs. Northwest Christian 7 p.m. nationally for their outstanding performance in athletic competition as well as their high 11/9 XC host CCC Championships 10:30 a.m. achievement in the classroom." Earlier this year, Holly was named the Cascade Conference WBB vs. Montana Tech (at SLC) 2 p.m. Athletic Director of the Year for the second time in the last five seasons. Eight C of I teams finished in the Top-15 at their respective national championships during the 2012-2013 season, MSOC vs. Warner Pacific 2:30 p.m. including a national runner-up finish by the women's cross country program. Coyote athletes also VB vs. Corban 7 p.m. captured nine national championships – one in cross country, three in indoor track, three in MBB vs. Point Loma Nazarene 9 p.m. snowboarding and two in outdoor track. Last season the Coyotes also had 69 Cascade Conference All-Academic team honorees, 39 NAIA or USCSA Scholar-Athletes, and six Capital One Academic All-Americans. Holly is in his 33rd year at the C of I, and played an instrumental role in the reinstatement of the College's football program, which will begin competition in fall 2014. The Marty Holly Athletics Center will provide training and support facilities for the College's student-athletes, including the reinstated football team. A second phase of the project will add a Upcoming Events $1.2 million Outdoor Education Center to the facility and bolster the College's programs for all students to enjoy the outdoors and develop an appreciation for nature.For more information about 11/12 WBB at Northwest Nazarene 7 p.m. the Marty Holly Athletics Center, visit www.collegeofidaho.edu/footballcampaign. 11/15 VB at CCC Tournament TBA ORANGES SALES HAVE BEGUN: The C of I baseball team has begun their annual fall fundraiser – MBB vs. Westmnister 7 p.m. selling boxes of oranges, apples, and grapefruit, with the proceeds helping the Coyotes. Boxes of Sunkist oranges, Granny Smith, Fuji, or Red Delicious apples, or pink grapefruit, are available for 11/16 VB at CCC Tournament TBA purchase for $22.00. For more information or to place an order, contact head coach Shawn Humberger MBB vs. Walla Walla 7 p.m. at 459-5861 or at [email protected]. 11/20 WBB vs. Boise State 7 p.m. YOTES DEN WITH MIKE MOROSKI: Voice of the Coyotes, Mike Safford, will host the “Yotes Den with 11/23 SWIM at Northwest Invite 10 a.m. PT Mike Moroski” each Tuesday night from 7-8 p.m. and can be heard live on KOOL Oldies 99.5-FM and online at (http://radio.securenetsystems.net/v5/KKOO). The show will feature the head football coach of the Yotes, spotlight student-athletes, recap C of I events, and look ahead to the 2014 football season. Typically, the show will be held at Stewart’s Bar and Grill in Caldwell, but this Tuesday’s show will be held in the J.A. Albertson Activities Center prior to “Meet the Yotes Night”. AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET YOUR FOOTBALL TICKETS EARLY: With less and 11 months remaining before the Coyote football program returns to the field – many have asked when C of I football tickets will go on sale. Though the exact date and price of tickets has yet to be determine, it has been revealed that priority selection to football season tickets will be given to all C of I basketball season ticket holders who are C of I Athletic Association members (at a $100 giving level or higher) – one week prior to the football season tickets going on sale to the general public. KICKOFF 2014: The College of Idaho’s proud football legacy – a storied program that sent four players to the NFL and included a host of successful alumni such as supermarket magnate Joe Albertson ’29 and two Idaho governors – is ready to enter a new era. The Coyotes will return to the gridiron in fall 2014, when the team plays its first game in more than 30 years.. Since the Coyotes played their first game in 1905, College of Idaho football players have succeeded both on the field and in life. As the College prepares to begin its first season of competition in the Frontier Conference, a new generation of student-athletes will be able to play at Idaho’s only small college football program and receive an outstanding education from one of the nation’s top liberal arts colleges. Listen to the stories of past College of Idaho football players, stories from current C of I recruits, and find out how you can support the Coyotes as they return to the field on the Kickoff 2014 website at http://yoteathletics.com/kickoff2014. JOIN THE COYOTES SOCIAL MEDIA: For more in-depth information on Coyote Athletics, follow the Yotes on Twitter (twitter.com/CoyoteAthletics), become a fan of the Yotes on Facebook (facebook.com/CoyoteAthletics.), or check out the Yotes YouTube page for videos of your favorite C of I team (http://www.youtube.com/user/YoteAthletics/videos?flow=grid&view=1). COYOTE SOCIAL MEDIA - more - twitter.com/CoyoteAthletics facebook.com/CoyoteAthletics YOTE NOTES – November 7, 2013 C of I Sports Information Director – Mike Safford Jr. (208) 459-5681 [email protected] SPORTS RELEASE VOLLEYBALL: Lady Yotes can clinch eighth-straight CCC title with home wins over Northwest Christian and Corban 2013 Schedule and Results COMING UP: vs. Northwest Christian, Friday, 7 p.m.; vs. Corban, Saturday, 7 p.m. Date Opponent Time/Result LAST WEEK: at Oregon Tech (W 3-0), at Southern Oregon (W 3-1) 8/22 ! Westmont L 3-1 LIVE STATS / LIVE VIDEO: All C of I home matches will feature Live Stats and Live Video for fans who ! Biola L 3-1 cannot make it to Caldwell. Live Stats will be available online at 8/23 ! The Master’s L 3-1 http://zeus.collegeofidaho.edu/athlete/livestats/xlive.htm, with the Live Video available at ! Vanguard L 3-1 http://yoteathletics.com/sports/2012/8/14/live_video.aspx?&tab=2. 8/31 NW NAZARENE L 3-2 MENDIOLA WINS #300: With the victory on Friday over Oregon Tech, head coach Liz Mendiola became 9/6 * Eastern Oregon L 3-0 the fourth C of I coach in any sport to eclipse the 300-win total in her career, and the first women’s sport 9/11 LEWIS-CLARK STATE L 3-1 coach to achieve the honor. Mendiola, who is one of 25 current NAIA coaches with 300-or-more wins 9/13 * EVERGREEN W 3-1 and in the Top-10 of current NAIA coaches in win percentage, join former baseball coach Tim Mooney 9/14 * NORTHWEST W 3-0 (526), current baseball coach Shawn Humberger (426), and former men’s basketball coach Marty Holly (423) in the elite club. 9/20 * Corban W 3-2 9/21 * Northwest Christian W 3-1 LADY YOTES SWEEP LEAGUE HONORS: For the second-straight week, C of I players sweep the Red Lion- 9/27 * SOUTHERN OREGON L 3-2 Cascade Conference Player of the Week awards, announced by the league sports information staff. 9/28 * OREGON TECH W 3-0 Outside Hitter Emily Ottinger (Palmdale, Calif. / Coll. of Southern Idaho) was honored with the Offensive Player of the Week award, while Liz Myers (Middleton, Idaho / Middleton HS) was named Defensive 10/4 * Concordia W 3-1 Player of the Week for the second time this season. Ottinger was instrumental in the Lady Yotes sweep 10/5 * Warner Pacific W 3-0 of Oregon Tech and Southern Oregon, recording a team-high 28 kills in the victories, helping C of I to just 10/11 * Northwest W 3-0 their fourth sweep of the road swing in school history. She had a career-high 21 kills in the four-set win 10/12 * Evergreen W 3-1 at Southern Oregon, avenging one of two CCC losses for the Yotes. Myers had a huge weekend at the net for the Yotes, recording a combined 16 blocks in the two matches. The middle blocker had nine 10/18 * EASTERN OREGON W 3-1 block assists in the win at OIT, followed by a career-high four solo blocks, to go along with three block 10/22 Lewis-Clark State L 3-1 assists, in the win at SOU. 10/25 * WARNER PACIFIC W 3-0 10/26 * CONCORDIA W 3-0 EIGHT-TIME CHAMPS IN SIGHT: With one week remaining in the regular-season, the complexion of the CCC Championships, presented by U.S. Bank, has changed in the span of a week. With the Lady Yotes 11/1 * Oregon Tech W 3-0 completing a sweep of their recent road swing, as Eastern Oregon dropping matches at Southern Oregon 11/2 * Southern Oregon W 3-1 and Oregon Tech, C of I now holds a one-game lead on EOU for the top spot in the CCC.