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WedNEsdAy, D ecem B er
2001
ougar women make a killing
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NICK BARRON / Clackamas Print
lennie Kooch reaches out for the basketball in Saturday's
game against Pierce. The Cougars were the victors 103-56,
il increasing their overall record to 3-1.
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ELENA BORYSKA
Sports Editor
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On Saturday, Dec. 1, the
Zlackamas women’s basketball
earn hosted Pierce College and
iominated the whole 40 minutes
if play. The Cougars started the
’ame with a three-pointer, and
finished by an almost 50 point
nargin, with a final score of 103-
56.
In the first half of the game,
Zlackamas played very well of
fensively, scoring 60 points to
Pierce College’s 29. Head Coach
lim Martineau was very pleased
with the way his team played in
his blowout victory.
“I was real happy that we
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didn’t play down to the competi
tion,” said Martineau. “We got
to run a little offense and run
some plays...It was good for us.”
The only time that Clackamas
Leading
Scorer against
Pierce
struggled was in the early min
utes of the second half. After that
short time of trouble, CCC came
back and held Pierce to even
fewer points than the 29 that they
scored in the first half. Martineau
said that the Cougars played
hard all game and took care of
the basketball, which was im
pressive since there is always a
chance to become sloppy in
such one sided games.
“I was pleased with the offen
sive effort,” said Martineau.
“They went out and played hard.
That was a real positive perfor
mance and I’m really happy
about it. I still think this team is
only going to get better as the
season goes on.”
Clackamas starter Jennie
Kooch agrees with Martineau.
“In the beginning, we started off
slow, and now that the season
has gone on, we’re working more
as a team,” said Kooch. “We’re
progressing as a team instead of
individuals.”
Kooch also said that this vic
tory feels pretty good, but wasn’t
much of a challenge.
“We got a lot to work on, so it ■
was more like a practice scrim
mage for us. We knew that we
had to keep our heads in there
so we could improve on how
we’re playing for our upcoming
game.”
Kayla Steen had a triple/
double in this game. She had 20
points, 10 rebounds and 11 as
sists, which is the first triple/
double in Clackamas women’s
basketball in recent school his-
tory. Even though this is quite
an accomplishment, Steen is
quick to downplay it.
“I can’t say that it doesn’t feel
good, but it’s not a big deal,” said
Steen. “I don’t consider it a big
deal because there are plenty
more games to focus on.”
Melissa Gibson contributed
19 points for the Cougars, Cappie
Smith had 11 points and six as-
Cougar Basketball
sists and Regina Joo had 14
points, nine rebounds and six as
sists.
As the .Cougars prepare for
their two upcoming home
battles this weekend, they will
be doing the same things that
they did to prepare for this
game: practicing hard and
showing up ready to play. But
this time, instead of playing a
team that they know is not very
good, the Cougars will be play
ing two teams that they have
already faced. On Friday, they
play Clark College, who beat
them by one point in the cham
pionship game of the Thanks
giving Tournament. Steen says
that they can learn some things
from their last meeting.
“We know what we’re up
against and we can beat them.
There are things that we can
take from the first game and
improve on,” said Steen.
On Saturday, Clackamas will
be taking on Centralia, whom
they have already beaten once.
Friday’s game will be played at
7p.m., while Saturday’s starts
at 4 p.m.
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NICK BARRON / Clackamas Print
Clackamas'Jennie Kooch attempts to prevent a Pierce player
from Inbounding the basketball.
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