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TU e ClAckAMAS P rìnt
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Sports
WedNEsdAy, FEbRUARy 16, 2000
Women 's Basketball
Final home game could be biggest
JOHN THORBURN
before in the past couple of years.”
11.
Last year, Clackamas played
Offensively, the Cougars turned
It’s a big week in Southern Re­
Chemeketa in the final game of the the ball over 26 times.
regular season and lost. Five days
gion women’s basketball.
Last Wednesday, Martineau’s
Weak teams will fall and give rise
later, the Storm ended the Cougars’
squad blew open a close game with
season for good with a playoff vic­ Mt. Hood in the second half to earn
to the great ones.
Clackamas controls its own des­ tory in favor of the Storm.
a 75-53 victory.
tiny. Already guaranteed at least a
Clackamas has the opportunity to
Mercedes Juarez led a group of
fourth-place finish and a playoff avenge those losses.
hot-handed shooters with 15 points.
“It seems like every year,” noted Lee and Michelle Thueson scored
berth, the Cougars are hoping to
steal the third-place spot away from
Martineau, “it’s Clackamas and
13 points each while Trina Rogers
the Southwestern Oregon Lakers.
Chemeketa play­
recorded 10.
The Lakers, who defteaed Clacka­
ing for the second
Clackamas out­
mas on Jan. 22nd, play host to the
spot to the touma-
rebounded the
ment. Tonight’s
Cougars this Saturday in Coos Bay.
Saints by 14,47-
If Clackamas wins, they’ 11 play the game
really
33.
second-place finisher for a seed into
doesn’t mean a
“Overall, we
the Northwest Athletic Association thing if we don’t
played a good
of Commuity Colleges [NWAACC]
win on Saturday.”
ball
game,”
tournament next month.
A Cougar loss
no t e d
Jim Martineau
If the Cougars lose, however,
on Saturday will
Martineau. “We
Head Coach
they’ll have to defeat both the re­
likely pit the team
played pretty
gion champion as well as the win­
against Umpqua—
good defense
ner of the second-place vs. third- the team believed
and we shot the
place game to qualify for the tour­
by many to be the best squad in the ball fairly well.”
nament.
Northwest.
Saints guard Angie Green rattled
Before Clackamas travels to
Clackamas lostto Umpqua71-58
off 15 points in the first half to keep
Coos Bay this weekend, it will play
last Saturday in Roseburg.
the visitors in the game but was held
its final home game of the season
“We played a very tough game,” scoreless after the break.
against Chemeketa tonight.
said Martineau. “I don’t think
“This was a game we should have
Chemeketa is tied with Umpqua we’ve played this hard all season.
won and we did,” said Martineau.
Our defense was excellent—it was “It really put us in the position that
for first place.
A win overthe visiting Storm will
a defensive battle by both teams— we’re in right now.
put the team from Salem in that sec­
I was really proud of our effort.”
“We lost to Umpqua but I think
The Timberwomen pulled down because we played so well, we’ve
ond place spot.
“We pretty much can control our 23 offensive rebounds as four play­
got a lot of confidence right now
own destiny,” said Clackamas Head
ers scored in double figures.
which is good heading into this
CoachJimMartineau. “If sa familiar
Clackamas was led by Amanda week’s games. It’s going to be an
scene. We’ve been in this situation
Lee’s 14 points and Mary Murphy’s exciting week of basketball.”
Editor-in-Chief
It's going to be an
exciting week of
basketball.
JOHN THORBURN I Clackamas Print
Sophomore Kirsten Richards shoots over Mt. Hood Annie Hesler
in the Cougars' 75-53 win. Richards and three other sophomores
play their final home game in a Clackamas uniform against the
Chemeketa Storm tonight. A win against the defending
conference champions would shake down the league heading into
region playoffs next week.
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