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Q* ^LACKAMAlprint ____________________ ____________ November 3, 2004 Cougars chomp down on top sp Women’s volleyball scares up wins at Halloween Clai I Nlc Delzell I ] The Clackamas Print The Clackamas volleyball team had another triumphant week finishing first at the Mt. Hood Halloween Classic. Last Saturday, the Cougars battled against Columbia Basin CC in the Mt. Hood Classic final and were victorious 30- 27, 31-27, 30-10. Clackamas is ranked No. 1 and Columbia Basin is currently ranked No. 2 in the NWAACC Coaches’ Poll. “Columbia Basin is who we wanted to play in the final,” Head Coach Kathie Woods said. “They’re a top-ranked team and we beat them. We played an unconscious final game; they played well but our defense held them back and they eventually cracked.” Saturday, the Cougars faced Chemeketa CC and Bellevue CC in bracket play, defeating both teams on the way to the final. In the 'semi-final game against Chemeketa, outside hit ter Brianna McLeod stepped in and played setter for the first time, leading the Cougar vol leybailers to the win. The Cougars were also able to overwhelm Highline CC, Shoreline CC and Bellevue CC in pool play on Friday night. The Cougars dominated the tournament from start to finish and were 6-0 in overall match es and 17-2 in overall games. Woods said she is very pleased with her team’s first- ever first-place finish at the Halloween Classic. “We are very pleased with our first place finish at the tour nament,” Woods said. “The Mt. Hood Halloween Classic is a very prestigious tournament and these were some teams in the NWA want to do the sam NWAACCs when th teams are present.” The Cougars als Chemeketa CC in 1, last Wednesday, and( victorious 30-26,30 Crystal Jeffries ha with a Clackamas percent kill efficient This weekend, tl will participate in Walla Crossover i and on Nov. 10 the their last league ga Mt. Hood. The Ci now 10-1 in leagut 33-8 overall and ha since Sept. 17. “Because of our we are in betteri most teams,” Wo “Now is the time tl really appreciate tha Cougar runner takes first at S Nie Delzell Clackamas Print Brianna McLeod (6) and Jessica Heidenreich (2) wait for the ball to drop at the Mt. Hood Halloween Classic. The Cougars are currently 10-1 in league play and 33-8 overall. They also ranked first in the NWAACC Coaches’ Poll, Clackamas brings the beat-down to Bellevue Michael McCormack The Clackamas Print Despite playing their third game in a week, the Clackamas Women’s soccer team continued their season of excellence this past Saturday in a 4-1 victory over the visiting Bellevue Bulldogs. “We played well ... but we were a little fatigued from the long week,” Head Coach Tracy Nelson said. Clackamas scored once in the first half with a beautiful pass from freshman Ashley Webster to Emily Ingalls, who put the ball into the back of the net. Bellevue was able to hold off the usually explosive Cougar offense in the first half with excellent ball movement and good team play. In the second half the Cougars were capable of getting more chances on goal and scored three times in the second frame. The conference’s leading goal scorer, Vicky Rodriguez, was proficient once again, find ing the back of the not twice. Webster also contributed a goal of her own en route to the team’s 14th win in 16 games. With a lack of substitutions, the Cougars have relied so much on their team condition ing this season. They have been able to last longer and outrun their opponents for the majority of the year. “We are a fitness team,” Nelson said. “We don’t sub much, so we have to be fit.” Heading into the final week of the regular season the Cougars have clinched the NWAACC Southern Division and have done it in impressive fashion. The Cougar Women have outscored their opponents with a remarkable count of 57- 4, while shutting out 12 teams along the way.. The team has two remaining games before the postseason begins next Week. They will face Clark in their final home game on Thursday, and then travel up to Olympic College to conclude their season on Saturday. Olympic is just one of two teams this year to put a flaw in the Cougar’s record when the teams tied 1-1 back in late September. When asked if the team would like revenge, Nelson said enthusiastically, “Oh yeah.” TonyCho Clad Jon Butkey, crossing the finish line, placed first at the Southern Region Champii Your Advertisement He Target Your Audience. Over 25,000 students attend Clackamas each year. 1 an average age of 31, Clackamas students are upwai mobile and seeking education to become more suces Contact Ben Holm for more information. 503.657.6958 ext. 2309 admgr@clackamas.edu The award-winning student-run newspaper of Clackamas Community College
