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io______ Sports WEÓNEsdAy, J anuary 26, 2000 TI he CI ac I camas P rìnt Women 's Basketball Young team drops from 1st to 4th "I think that we were ready to go, ready to play the game. When it came to game time though I think The women's basketball squad we were a little intimidated by the is searching for answers when it size and the hype." travels to Salem tonight to take on Clackamas surrendered 27 points the first-place Chemeketa Storm. off of turnovers and 14 from sec After back-to-back losses to ond-effort attempts by Umpqua. Umpqua and The Timberwomen shot a blis Southwestern tering 58.8% form the field on 40 of Oregon last 68 shooting. JOHN THORBURN I Clackamas Print week, the Cou Mercedes Juarez and Amanda Sophomore point guard Michelle Thueson drives into a crowd against Umpqua in Thueson and the Who: gars have Lee led Clackamas with 18 and 16 Cougars' 75-99 loss to the visiting Timberwomen. vs. LBCC dropped from a points, respectively. Michelle line missing 15 shots while S WOCC scored 13 and points, respectively. cited—they struggle a little bit When: Lee added 10 points. when things don't go well. I think Sat., 8 p.m. three-way tie for Thueson scored 13 while Trina shot 74.2%. first to fourth Rogers broke out of a shooting "Our free throw shooting really Lee, Juarez and Thueson all they understand what they need Where: place by them slump with 12 points. hurt us down the stretch," noted fouled out in the final minutes of to do. I've seen them play really Home selves with a 4-2 Umpqua had six players scoring Martineau. "We lose a game by the game. well before. I think we can beat -.. .. ... league record, in double figures and one with nine four and miss 15 free throws. Even "Offensively we struggled at anybody in the league if we play points. 13-7 overall. if we don't play times—they took us out of what well. Against the Timberwomen of "Our offense that well we still we wanted to do at times—so there "We've played Chemeketa be Umpqua, Clackamas only managed seems to be doing win the game if was a period that we didn't score fore," continued Martineau. "We 31 first half points compared to a well," added we get some of very much," noted Martineau. were up by 12 or 13 at the half but defense tall offense that scored 50 for the Martineau. "It's those shots. "Against Umpqua, it would have then got shelled in the second half’ visitors from Roseburg. A late sec our defense that's that's really kill "Defensively, been tough to win that game be I know the girls know that they're a ond half surge by the Cougars really killing us." we didn't have cause they played great basketball. talented team. They just need to couldn't pull the squad close On Saturday, the effort there Against SWOCC, that was a tough figure out how to bring some en enough as they fell 99-75—the that defense re that we needed. game to swallow. We're playing at ergy and enthusiasm to a game for Jim Martineau most points allowed by Clackamas mained question It was a tight home in a game that we could have 40 minutes. Head Coach all year. able as it gave up game—prob won and we didn't." "I really think that we're going "We didn’t play good defense at 72 points in a 72- ably a good After two straight losses and to go down (to Salem) and play re all," noted second-year Head 68 loss. The visit game to watch fading hopes of a region title, player ally well," added Martineau. "I re Coach Jim Martineau. "Our offense ing Lakers from from the morale is sinking on Coach ally do. If we go down and play was pretty good—we scored 75 Coos Bay matched Clackamas in stands." Martineau's squad. well then we'll probably win. We points which should be enough to every statistical category with only Mary Murphy led Clackamas "This is a great group of girls," need to win so we can be 5-2 at the win the game if you play any kind one blaring difference—the Cou with 14 points on five for five shoot noted Martineau. "For the most break then have four home games of defense. gars shot 58.3% from the free throw ing while Rogers and Thueson part, they're pretty upbeat and ex ahead of us." JOHN THORBURN Editor-in-Chief It's our ing us. Mosho & Pepe Women's Basketball ... by Mosho The women's squad finds itself in fourth place with a pinnacle game at hand tonight down in Salem. If the team looks to have any chance at a postseason playoff spot, the ladies had better pick up their game quick. The season started strong with energy and excitement. Since then, however, the Cougars have been about as exciting to watch as a cross country meet. Their play is uninspiring and lacks all feeling that a college bas ketball game is supposed to have. While the team is young with seven freshmen, Jim Martineau's squad is looking shell-shocked af ter two-straight losses. The sec ond-year coach has yet to get the full potential of this team show its capability when it comes to game time. The sophomores are finally coming around but nobody wants to step up and take control of this team. This time of year, the squad should be improving and yet it finds itself backpedaling. If the Cougars don't show up and start fighting they're going to end up way out of contention for a playoff berth let alone the region championship. Men's Basketball ... by Pepe The men's team is... well in re ality I don't know that much. This is a result of only attending two games this season, but I will give a small dissertation on the differ ences of those games. The first game that I witnessed was the first home game against Lower Columbia College. From this game I came to the conclu sion that we were in for a long season, due to the fact that the 'D' was la v, and the offense was selfish. This is a recipe for losing which, coincidentally is just what happened. I then attended a game at Mt. Hood CC. It was at this game that I saw the real potential of CCC. Of fensively Nate Block and Kyle Bracy seemed to be in a different league and the defense shutdown Mt. Hoods offense. Clearly this was a differentteam, ormaybejustagroup of guys motivated by the desire not to get whooped yet again. This strange turnaround brings to mind a funny little story. I was in Mexico and had some how gotten myself lost among the na tives. I was alone and wonder ing how to get money, due to the fact that the federales had taken it, and then a man came along with a small cart. This man had the intuition to see how hungry I was and he gave me some home made tortillas and beans. I was quite-full after that and feeling much better. 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