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Newspaper Page TextPRINT: Sports 4 ÍS> Wednesday, Febuary 12,2014 Cougars claw Panthers in doubleheader Chris Browarski The Clackamas Print I t was a freezing 25 degrees outside Wednesday night but the Clackamas Cougars heated up Randall Hall as both the m en’s and women’s basketball teams beat the Portland Panthers. The women won 74-60 while" the m en dominated 108-90. Three pointers were key as both teams garnered momentum from behind the arc to extend their leads. The women kicked off the night hungry for a win after a tough loss at Lane earlier in the week. The Panthers came to town with a fast and physical play style that frus trated the Cougars offense, forcing early turnovers and pushed for fast break points. PCC held a three point lead at the end o f the first half with guard Diamond Bolden ahead in scoring for the Panthers. Bolden collected 25 points by the end o f the night, the most from both teams. Clackamas continued to struggle with the high-paced Panthers early in the second half and fell behind 1ft points. H ie Cougar wom en eventually managed to control the pace and come back with a series o f team play and three-point shots. The women made passes to open players inside and racked up 17 assists, seven more than Portland. Points from behind the three-point arc soared in CCC’s favor, and were a huge part in the Cougars come-back win. Clackamas sunk nine more shots from outside than PCC. “ They definitely got hot out there” said Coach Jim Martineau about the Cougars’ three point shooting in the second half, “that was definitely the difference.” Laci Effenberger was on fire like ’NBA Jam late in the second half, sinking three consecutive out side shots. She led CCC in scoring with 21 points and facilitated three baskets oh assists. Effenberger was also key on defense by forcing turn overs with three steals. Tori Wilkinson made her pres ence felt all over the court, pick ing up 10 points, five rebounds and four assists. She also, showed hustle, saving the ball from going out o f bounds, and scored on a give and go, which was one o f the pret tiest plays o f the night After the game Wilkinson was just happy to pull through. “We came out on top and that’s all that matters,” said Wilkinson. After the women wrapped up their victory, it was the m en’s turn to show Portland what Clackamas could do. The Cougars dominated the Panthers all game with Portland unable to come up with a solution for the CCC offense. Clackamas played a team game with lots o f passing to find the open m an to take the shot. Everyone seemed to have a hot hand with three players scoring more than 20 points. The team rebounded well on defense grabbing 29 boards, 12 more than PCC. Tim Lott was a big playmaker with 27 points, 12 o f which were scored from outside the arc. He also picked up seven rebounds and two assists on the night. Not far behind in scoring was Brandon Halter who played the second half with a seem ingly endless supply o f energy. Halter sunk five three-pointers on his 26-point night. The Cougars displayed impec cable shot selection, making 38 o f 63 shots from the field. In con trast, PCC put up 23 more shots in the game but only shot 32 o f 86. Streaks o f scoring pushed a big lead for CCC who at one point extended a 13-2 run late in the second h alf Coach C lif Wegner was very excited when he heard about the team’s high shooting percentage. “Holy cow, 60 percent!” said Wegner. “Good ball movement made for great team play.” Wegner was happy with his team’s outstanding performance as o f late, describing it as a great time to be on a five game win streak The win puts them just one game out o f first place. The m en’s 6-3 division record ties them for first in the NWAACC South regionw hile the 5-3 women move a half game behind Lane for third place. With four games left in the season, wins are even more important. Both m en and women will visit Chemeketa Wednesday to face the Storm. Both Chemeketa teams trail Clackamas by one game in regional standings. FINISH PZiff DEGREE YOUR N EXT BACHELOR’S IN PSYCHOLOGY: FAMILY STUDIES - Finish in as little as 2 years with transfer credit - E n tir e ly o n lin e C b r is t-c e n te r o r l c la s s e s - iPad provided, pre-loaded with major Course material and text books LEARN MORE 1-8O O -764-1383 OR GO.CORBAN.EDU/CP APPLY TODAY. CORBAN U NJ V E R S .1 T Y B ookstore Valentine’s Week l>ale ¡“ ollow "The C la c k a m a s j rínt © C Jackam asf* rínt on T w itte r February 10th - 14th 2014 40% O FF Select CCC Em broidered Sw eatshirts! O riginally $39.95, N ow $23.97 35% O FF A L L D akine Products! W einer W ednesday 2/12/14 V a len tin e ’s special! G et a h o t d o g & a sm all b ag o f D oritos For $2.00! / k e us on acebookl ia c e b o o k .c o m / T n e C .lâ c k a m a sf’ rínt I