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Lady Cougars dominate
Portland and Linn-Benton
Staff Writer
Friday/Saturday,
February 28/
March 1
NJCAA National
Championships
@ Rochester, MN.
Wednesday,
February 19
Mt. Hood CC @
7:30 p.m. HOME
Saturday, February
22
Lane CC @
6 p.m. HOME
Wednesday,
February 26
at Chemeketa CC
@ 7:30p.m
Patience is a virtue, and the Lady
Cougars demonstrated that discipline as
they confidently executed their passing
game in crushing defeats over Portland
CC and Linn-Benton CC last week.
The
two
wins
improved
Clackamas’ record to 8-3 in the league,
two games out of first with three games
remaining.
Clackamas dominated the game
against Portland last Wednesday in a
90-44 blowout. Inside feeds fueled
Clackamas’
offensive
charge.
Clackamas finished with 20 assists;
seven were contributed by Cappie
Smith.
Morgan Hayes, 6’2”, capitalized on
her height as she converted several
inside looks on aggressive post moves;
she finished with 20 points and 13
rebounds.
Somer Erickson and Lindsay
Calmettes were on fire, and each shot
100 percent in the second half.
Calmettes finished with a game-high 21
points and five steals. Erickson had 19
points and 10 rebounds.
“Lindsay played really well,” said
Head Coach Jim Martineau. “She got a
bunch of lay-ups driving the ball to the
basket, but she also hit three threes as
well.” .
Clackamas outrebounded Portland
55-31, including 20 offensive boards
that were converted for 22 second-
chance points. The Lady Cougars
forced the Panthers into 27 turnovers
for 28 Clackamas points.
The Lady Cougars followed up with
another high scoring performance as
they overpowered Linn-Benton 95-46
on Saturday.
Between the inside-outside shoot
ing plays and the lobs into the post,
Clackamas collaborated for 29 assists
to help six Lady Cougars to score in
double figures. Smith played an inte
gral rule in the feat as she dished nine,
scored 13 points and grabbed six
rebounds.
Hayes again was the beneficiary of
several over-the-top plays designed to
take advantage of the height differen
tial. She finished with 21 points, eight
rebounds and five blocked shots to lead
in all three categories.
Clackamas shot 58.7 percent from
the field, including 14 for 26 from
three-point land. Melissa Gibson shot
three for three from behind the arc and
finished with 13 points and four
rebounds. Erickson contributed two
from deep; she finished with eight
points, seven rebounds, five assists and
two steals.
“When we ran our set to get Morgan
that lob, they really couldn’t decide
who to help off of, because if "they
helped down on Morgan, then Somer
stepped up a hit a couple threes at the
top of the key,” said Martineau. “So
they decided to go out and guard the
three-point line in the second half, and
they didn’t have a lot of help-side. The
girls did areally nice job of recognizing
what was open and finding the right
people.”
The Lady Cougars enhanced their
offensive effort by pressuring Linn-
Benton into a 16-for-64 shooting per
formance.
“A part of it was that (Linn-Benton)
PETE FORD Clackamas Print
Lindsay Calmettes and Somer Erickson help rack up the
points against PCC. The women are now 8-3, which
puts them two games out of first in the Southern
Division with three games left to play.
just shot bad,” said Martineau. “The
other part was that we made them
extend out a lot. They took a lot of
three-pointers that were three- or four-
feet behind the line. We were real
aggressive.”
Calmettes had 13 points and three
assists. Brieanne Thum had 10 points,
six rebounds, and three assists. Ashley
Storms had 10 points and four
rebounds. Regina Joo contributed five
points, five rebounds, and six assists.
“The nice thing is that these last two
Men coast to consecutive victories;
three games left before NWAACCs
Staff Writer
Wednesday,
February 19
Mt. Hood CC @
5:30 p.m. HOME
Saturday, February
22
Lane CC @
4 p.m. HOME
Wednesday,
February 26
at Chemeketa CC
@ 5:30p.m
games we played really well,” said
Martineau. “It’s the best we’ve played
in a long time.”
The Lady Cougars will host Mt.
Hood CC (1-10) tonight at 5:30 p.m.
and Lane CC (9-2) on Feb. 22 at 4 p.m.
Clackamas dropped one spot to
seventh place in the Feb. 16 Coaches’
Poll.
Southern Region schools
Chemeketa (10-1), Umpqua (9-2), and
Lane are seeded first, third and fifth,
respectively. The final poll will come
out March 2.
TINA TATE Clackamas Print
Evan Kieling gets some air during a blowout victory over
Portland. Kieling led Clackamas to a 112-105 victory by
scoring 35 points and grabbing a total of 12 boards.
Men’s basketball is on a roll;
with two wins last week, the
Cougars seem ready for any oppo
nent.
On Feb. 12, the Cougars over
took the PCC Panthers. Clackamas
shot over 50 percent from the field
for a 112-105 victory in this high-
scoring contest.
The Panthers suit up as. one of
the most athletic teams in the
league, with guards and posts able
to play high above the rim. The
Cougars were led by Evan Kieling,
whose game-dominating double
double set the pace with 35 points
and 12 boards. Jon Hildebrandt fol
lowed Kieling with an unselfish
double-double of 13 points and 10
assists.
With PCC’s ability to go above
the rim, the Cougars had to stay
focused on fundamental play. Both
squads’ high-scoring offenses
made for a crowd-pleasing game,
with multiple PCC dunks.
Saturday night, Feb. 15, the
Cougars hosted the Linn-Benton
Roadrunners. Clackamas prevailed
in a lopsided 120-74 victory over
the sixth place team in the Southern
Region. The Cougars had their sec
ond consecutive 100 point per
formance behind a team defense
that led to easy transition baskets.
A confused-looking Linn-
Benton squad was outplayed on
nearly every possession. Any game
plan the Roadrunners may have had
was demolished early by strong
Cougar defense.
z With 57 fouls called between
both squads, the game took over
two hours to end. CCC’s leading
scorer Kieling fell victim to the
whistle, but Russ Schneider and
Brandon Gill picked up the scoring
with 24 and 20 respectively.
Andy
Beehler and Nick
Kirkpatrick contributed off the
bench by scoring 10 and 12.
Kirkpatrick’s defense and hustle
ignited
his
teammates
and
Beehler’s offensive bursts broke
Linn Benton ankles.
Three games remain before the
NWAACC championships, which
will be held March 7-10 in
Kennewick, Wash.
Clackamas hosts Mt. Hood
Community College tonight at 7:30
p.m. in thè gym. The Cougars will
be trying to avenge a Jan. 29 loss in
Gresham.