February 27, 2003
The Clackamas Print
Fifth straight win advances Lady
Cougars to second in league
Staff Writer
PETE FORD Clackamas Print
Morgan Hayes goes up for two in the 101-54 blowout
against Mt. Hood. With 21 points Hayes was one of
five Lady Cougars to score in double digits.
In an easy rout over the Mt. Hood
Saints on Feb. 19 and a nail-biting
triumph over the Lane Titans on
Saturday, Clackamas increased its
winning streak to five.
These wins move the Lady
Cougars (10-3) just one game back
from first-place Chemeketa (11-2)
and into a three-way tie for second
with Lane and Umpqua.
Clackamas trounced Mt. Hood (2-
11) in a 101-54 thrashing. The game
was over before halftime, at which
time the Lady Cougars had scored
one less point (53) than the Saints
would achieve in the entire game.
Clackamas shot 57.5 percent from
the floor and forced Mt. Hood into 22
turnovers, including 17 steals.
“We got a ton of lay-ups, (since)
they don’t get back very well,” said
Head Coach Jim Martineau. “We did
n’t even press them; we just played
straight man. We got lots of stops and
lots of easy buckets.”
Melissa Gibson, Morgan Hayes,
Lindsay Calmettes and Ashley
Storms had standout performances.
Gibson led all scorers with 23 points;
she also had five rebounds and five
steals. Hayes had 21 points, 15
rebounds, and three blocked, shots.
Calmettes and Storms scored 17 and
12, respectively; each had five
assists.
In contrast, the strong competition
brought by Lane made for an exhila
rating game up through the final sec
onds, but the Lady Cougars kept their
winning streak alive with a 55-54
victory on Saturday.
Shooting a lukewarm 28.1 percent
in the first half, Clackamas faced an
early disadvantage. It wasn’t until
3:49 remained that a free throw by
Hayes tied the score at 21 and started
a 6-0 Clackamas run. The Lady
Cougars entered halftime up 30-25.
Calmettes swiftly set the tone for
the second period by snagging two
steals to lead a 6-0 run, putting
Clackamas ahead 36-25. She finished
“We got a tori
oflay-ups...
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Jim Martineau
Head Women's
with 10 points, five rebounds and
three steals.
But the Titans came into the game
tied for first and would not concede
defeat easily. Lane chipped away at
the lead and evened the score at 53
with 2:55 remaining.
After two unrewarding trips
down the floor for Clackamas,
Lane’s Kristine Hilt was fouled and
connected on one free throw to claim
the Titan’s first lead since the first
Men defeat Lane to
take over first place
Staff Writer
Basketball’s regular season has
come to a close and the red-hot
Cougars look ready for the NWAACC
championship, which will be held
March 7-10.
The Cougars took their team-ori
ented style of play to Salem yesterday
to meet the Chemeketa Storm. Results
were not available at time of print. A
win would be the Cougars seventh in a
row and would give Clackamas sole
possession of the league title.
On Wednesday night, Feb. 19, the
Cougars hosted the Mt. Hood
Community College Saints. They
defeated the Saints 96-84 in front of a
charged croWd. With this win the
Cougars took a share of first place in
the Southern Region with the Saints.
A determined CCC squad out
played a frustrated Mt. Hood team.
Cougar fans were also determined.
Hecklers were able to get in the heads
of Mt. Hood players, causing the
Saints to lose focus. The Mt. Hood
team was also in a war of words with
the officiating crew, coming back
down the court numerous times and
complaining about calls.
Cougar guard Russ Schneider and
Saints guard Marquese Jingles were
locked in a heated battle the entire
game. Schneider was able to contain
Jingles when it counted most and led
his team with 22 points and nine
rebounds.
Cougar captain Evan Kieling
fought through countless double teams
to finish with a double-double of 19
points and 12 boards; Kieling also
capped off the victory with an open
court dunk with 10 seconds remain
ing.
Point guard Jon Hildebrant also
contributed 19 points and six assists,
and was able to dribble his way around
the Mt. Hood defense, creating count
less opportunities for his teammates.
The Lane Titans came to CCC last
Saturday and were defeated 80-71.
The Cougar sophomores and their par
ents were honored pre-game, because
it was the last home game for the out
going sophomores.
The Titans played well at times,
out-rebounding the Cougars by nine
and playing tough defense.
However, the CCC offense was
unselfish, and their full court press
was effective enough to harass the
Titans into handing the Cougars the
game in the second half.
Free throws turned out to be the
game’s deciding factor. The Cougars
shot 86 percent, capitalizing on 30 of
35 attempts. Meanwhile, the Titans
sunk themselves by converting on
only 24 of their 39 opportunities.
Keiling outplayed 7’1” Titan cen
ter Matt Bueler soundly, scoring 18
points, pulling down nine rebounds,
and blocking two Bueler shots.
Brandon Gill led the Cougar scoring
drive. Gill shot seven of 10 from
field goal range and eight of 10 from
behind the free throw line, including
three impressive traditional three-
point plays.
period.
Clackamas turned the ball over on
its next trip, and things looked worri
some for the Lady Cougars. But then,
down 54-53 with just 36 seconds
remaining, Cappie Smith came
through with a steal.
Clackamas worked the ball
around to Hayes, who was fouled
with 22 seconds to go. She hit two
clutch free throws to capture a 55-54
Clackamas lead.
Lane' faced another scoring
opportunity, but was stopped by a
huge block by Somer Erickson that
sent the ball into the hands of Smith.
Fouled with six seconds to go, Smith
shot a one-and-one but missed, leav
ing the door open for one final Lane
attack.
Striving for a last-second game
winner, Lane’s Chelsey Brock out-
dribbled Clackamas’ defense and
drove the middle all the way to the
hoop—only to lose her handle on the
ball.
“That was too close. All you can
say about it is it’s a win. It wasn’t the
prettiest thing in the world, that’s for
sure,” said Martineau.
Erickson scored a game-high 18
points and 11 rebounds. Hayes fin
ished with nine points, eight boards
and three blocked shots. Regina Joo
had eight points and six assists.
Storms contributed five rebounds and
four blocked shots.
Clackamas played its last league
game at Chemeketa on Feb. 26 for a
chance to move into first place. Results
were not available at time of print.
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