‘Yote Notes – May 4,
2006
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Mike Safford Jr. – Sports
Info. Director
msafford@collegeofidaho.edu
SOFTBALL (18-23): Coyotes take five-game win streak into their first
Cascade Conference playoff appearance
LAST WEEK: vs. No. 4 Simon Fraser (L 10-5, L
6-0), vs. Northwest Nazarene (L 11-1, W 4-3), vs. Concordia (W 1-0, W 4-3), vs.
Corban (W 7-4, W 13-2)
COMING UP: at Cascade Conference postseason
tournament, Delta Park, Portland, Ore. – Sunday vs. Eastern Oregon, 9 a.m.;
with win vs. Oregon Tech, 11:30 a.m., with loss vs. Concordia-Corban loser, 2
p.m. (all times Pacific) – remainder of schedule subsequent on wins-and-losses.
ZILLNER SWEEPS CCC WEEKLY AWARDS: It was a
big week for the Lady ‘Yotes “slash” player, Katie Zillner (Emmett,
Idaho / Chicago State U.), who had monster weeks both at the plate and in
the pitching circle. For her endeavors,
the sophomore was named Cascade Conference and NAIA Region I Pitcher and Player
of the Week – the first time this season that the same player has earned both
honors. Zillner went 3-0 with a 2.42
ERA in five appearances, recording 22 strikeouts in 26 innings of work –
including a complete game win over Concordia.
She also hit .429 on the week with three doubles, a triple, and 12
RBI. It marks the second time this
season that Zillner has earned the Player of the Week award.
REGIONALLY RANKED?: For the past two weeks, the
Albertson College softball team has mysteriously dropped out of the NAIA Region
I weekly poll – because the poll only included the Top-4 teams. Simon Fraser, Oregon Tech, Southern Oregon,
and Concordia were listed, however, the Lady ‘Yotes, who had held the No. 5
spot each of the previous three weeks, nor any other team, occupied that
spot. This was surprising, considering
ACI went 5-3 on the week, swept the No. 4 ranked team in the regional poll, and
played NAIA No. 4 ranked Simon Fraser tough.
ABOUT THE CASCADE CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT: Unlike the
past four seasons, the Lady ‘Yotes are guaranteed a spot in the playoffs for
the first time in school history. The
six Cascade Conference softball coaches voted last year to allow each team to
participate in the CCC postseason tournament – with the tournament a true
double-elimination affair. The top-two
teams in the regular-season standings will receive a bye in the first-round of
the tournament (along with earning an automatic berth to the NAIA Region I
tournament). The highest finisher in
the tournament, not among the regular-season top-two, will earn the final berth
to regionals, joining RegionI independent Simon Fraser.
OFF TO THE PLAYOFFS, MEET I-84 RIVAL: The Lady ‘Yotes
enter the CCC tourney as the No. 4 seed and will meet Eastern Oregon in
an opening round game. A mainstay in
the playoffs, the Mountaineers (13-26) have advanced twice to the NAIA
Women’s World Series. This season, EOU
got off to a rocky start, losing 15 of their first 18 contests, but finished
the regular-season winning 10-of-18 games.
Eastern set a school-record with 32 home runs this season – thanks to
big years from Hannah Shelly (.358 5 HR 26 RBI), Meghan Henderson (.345 6 HR 24
RBI), and Leanne Foster (.297 7 HR 33 RBI).
Pitching has been the Mounties concern (5.77 team ERA), but Kelly West
(7-16 4.88 ERA) has improved as the season rolled on. Albertson took 4-of-6 games from EOU this season, but the
Mountaineers hold a 24-6 all-time series edge.
EXTRA-BASE PARADE: On thing can be said about the
2006 Coyote softball club is the fact that they have hit the ball hard all
season. The Lady ‘Yotes have already
clubbed more doubles as a team (54) than any other ACI team, while their 78
extra-base hits are 27-more than any other previous squad. The 20 home runs hit by the Coyotes are nearly
seven-times more than a previous team had hit – and have nearly doubled the 11
home runs ACI hit in the first four years of the program. Four players have tied or surpassed the
previous record for homers in a season.
NEARLY THE BIGGEST UPSET: Simon Fraser rallied from a
late inning deficit to win Game 1 then saw Melissa Oddie toss a five-hit
shutout in the nightcap, as the No. 4 ranked Clan notched softball wins over
Albertson College at Symms Field last Monday.
The upstart Coyotes, who saw their losing streak hit seven games, used a
four-run fifth inning rally to take a 5-3 lead. A two-run Lisa Stout (Caldwell, Idaho / Caldwell HS) single
tied the score at 3-3, with the 'Yotes taking their first lead of the game on a
Katie Zillner groundout. Stacy Smith
(Draper, Utah / Juan Diego Catholic HS) capped the inning with an RBI
single to give ACI the two-run cushion.
Unfortunately, the wheels came off the 'Yotes wagon, as a pair of errors
in the sixth inning allowed the Clan to close to 5-4, then used a six-run
seventh to put the game away. In Game
2, Oddie was in control, working around five singles and a walk to improve to
12-1 on the season. She was helped by a
pair of two-run homers from catcher Becky Hartley, part of SFU's 12-hit attack. Anna Schroeder (Eagle, Idaho /
Eagle HS) went 3-for-8 in the doubleheader to lead the 'Yotes, while Haley
Butcher (Eagle, Idaho / Eagle HS) added a 2-for-5 day.
ILLIAS JUMPSTARTS WIN STREAK: Freshman Nicole
Illias (Beaverton, Ore. / Valley Catholic HS) hit a solo walk-off
home run to right field in the bottom of the seventh inning, helping the
Albertson College softball team salvage a split of last Wednesday’s Canyon
County clash with Northwest Nazarene.
The Crusaders took the opener, 11-1, but ACI rallied for a 4-3 win in
Game 2. The victory for the Lady ‘Yotes
ended an eight-game losing streak and helped secure a victory in the season
series with NNU for the fifth-straight year.
ACI holds a commanding 21-7 all-time series lead with the Crusaders. Albertson trailed 3-1 early in the contest,
but drew even in the bottom of the third, as former Crusader Katie Zillner
rapped a two-run double to tie the score.
The sophomore, who got the start in the circle for the ‘Yotes, fanned
seven batters to pick up the win. Heather
Kirtley (Eagle, Idaho / Eagle HS) went 3-for-3 with two runs scored
and Illias went 2-for-4 in the win for the Coyotes. It was all NNU (18-22) in the opener, as the Crusaders earned
their most lopsided win over their rivals.
Vanessa Shaw had a two-run single in the first, then ripped a three-run
homer in the second inning, as the visitors opened up a 7-0 lead after two
frames. A Jill Barna three-run blast in
the fourth would cap the scoring for NNU.
SWEEPING REGION I’S #4: The Albertson College
softball team improved to 9-2 all-time at Symms Field against Concordia
University, as the Lady ‘Yotes used solid pitching and defense, along with some
friendly breaks, to sweep the Cavaliers Friday afternoon, 1-0 and 4-3. The opener was a pitchers dual between the
Coyotes Kerri Russell (Melba, Idaho / Melba HSand Concordia’s
Annele Huckins. Russell got the best of
it, tossing a three-hit shutout, her third of the season, outdueling Huckins,
who fanned a game-high 11 batters. ACI
got the only run of the game in the third, as Heather Kirtley walked, stole
second, and moved to third when A.J. Cavanaugh (Covington, Wash. /
Kentwood HS) beat out a two-out infield single. Huckins then uncorked a wild pitch, allowing Kirtley to
score. Concordia had chances in the third and fourth, but could not
capitalize. Katie Zillner made a diving
catch of a Brynn Ludwig line drive with two runners on to end the third, and
with two more on, a Kelly Rattay line drive went off Russell’s glove to the
waiting Anna Schroeder, who touched second for the final out. Game 2 saw the Cavaliers take a 3-2 lead in
the fifth, when Kristin Donohue walked on a full-count with the bases loaded,
forcing home Rattay with the go-ahead run.
However, the ‘Yotes would rally in the sixth, as a Haley Butcher RBI
single – off the glove of shortstop Denise Benedict, knotted the score. Katie Theisen (Boise, Idaho /
Centennial HS) would bring home the eventual winning run on a sacrifice fly
for ACI. Zillner got the win in the
circle, striking out seven – along with going 2-for-3 with an RBI at the
plate. Stacy Smith and Schroeder had
two hits for the ‘Yotes, with Kelly Mannion going 2-for-4 for the Cavs.
SENIORS LAST HURRAH AT HOME: The
Albertson College softball team gave five seniors a mighty send-off, as the
Lady ‘Yotes tied a school-record by extending their win streak to five games,
sweeping aside Corban College, 7-4 and 13-2, Saturday at Symms Field. The Coyotes head off to next week’s Cascade
Conference tournament on a high note, after setting a school-record with 14
hits in the opener, then recording a season-high for runs in the night-cap. After Corban took an early 1-0 lead on a Lindsay
Batey first inning RBI double, the ‘Yotes responded in the third. Katie Zillner lined a two-run triple into
the right field corner to give ACI the lead, and Haley Butcher and Stacy Smith
added RBI singles in the frame. The
Coyotes would build a 7-2 edge and hang on for the win. Kerri Russell picked up her ninth win of the
season, while Butcher went 3-for-4 for the ‘Yotes. Nicole Illias, Angie Gribble (Boise, Idaho / Bishop
Kelly HS), and Zillner all had two hits.
Game 2 saw the Warriors stake out a 1-0 lead in the first on a Batey
solo home run to left, but ACI plated five runs in the bottom of the frame on
only one hit. Two walks, two hit
batters, and a passed ball got the ‘Yotes two runs, then Butcher laced a
two-run single, followed by a Katie Theisen ground out to make it 5-1. The
‘Yotes would pour it on, getting a Zillner two-run double in the second, a Lisa
Stout three-run triple in the third, and a Stephanie Stover (Caldwell,
Idaho / U. of Nevada) RBI triple in the fourth, as ACI scored their most
runs in a game since the 2004 season.
SMASHING THE RECORDS: Heading into the
postseason, the ‘Yotes have already eclipsed four team records (RBI, doubles,
home runs, and total bases in a season), are tied for two more (hit-by-pitch
and sacrifice flies), and are nearing the mark for runs in a season, along with
slugging percentage, on-base percentage, and fielding percentage.
MORE
INFORMATION:
Updated information and statistics on the 2006 softball team can be found on
Albertson softball official website at www.collegeofidaho.edu/athlete/fastpitch.htm. Up-to-date NAIA Region I standings can be
found online at www.collegeofidaho.edu/athlete/softball/stats/standings.htm.
BASEBALL (32-17): Coyotes dominate All-CCC team, head to Oregon Tech to
close out regular-season
LAST WEEK: vs. Eastern Oregon (W 4-1, W 8-4,
W 12-2), at Corban (W 5-3, L 5-3, W 10-5), at Eastern Oregon (W 4-1, W 15-5)
COMING UP: at Oregon Tech (DH), Saturday,
Noon (PDT); at Oregon Tech, Sunday, 11 a.m. (PDT)
CASCADE CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS: With a 7-1
week to improve their record to 32-17 on the season, the Albertson College
baseball team not only secured the No. 2 seed into next week’s NAIA Region I
Tournament, but captured their second-straight and eighth-overall Cascade
Conference championship. Despite
playing a regional schedule, the CCC still awards a trophy to all sports that
have four-or-more members, with the ‘Yotes 18-3 against current Cascade
Conference members (excluding any games against British Columbia).
COYOTES
DOMINATE ALL-CONFERENCE HONORS: For the
second-straight season, the ‘Yotes swept the big awards handed out by the
Cascade Conference. Senior outfielder Greg Stalling (Boise,
Idaho / Borah HS) capped his final season by
being named CCC Player of the Year; junior lefty Jason Roach (Sacramento, Calif. /
Sacramento City CC) was named CCC Pitcher of the
Year; with head coach Shawn
Humberger picking up the hardware as Coach
of the Year for the second-straight season and the third time in his
career. Stalling joins an elite group
of players who have been four-time All-CCC selections – and currently leads the
league in runs scored and stolen bases.
Roach has been the class of the league on the hill, recording a 6-0 mark
with a 1.00 ERA against CCC opponents – leading the loop in wins, ERA, and
strikeouts.
‘YOTES
PLACE NINE ON ALL-CCC TEAM: Stalling
and Roach were two of nine ACI players among the 17-man All-CCC team, selected
by the coaches this week. A pair of ‘Yotes
earned their second-straight honor, as Jake McGrady (Boise, Idaho / Borah HS) was selected as an outfielder, and Nate Freese (Vancouver, Wash. / Skyview
HS) was selected as a utility player,
after being selected as a designated hitter last year. A pair of freshman earned accolades, as Dane McGrady (Boise,
Idaho / Borah HS) was the All-CCC
second-baseman and Bryan Champ
(Boise, Idaho / Borah HS) was the All-CCC third-baseman.
Junior Pat Burke (Sisters, Ore. / Sisters HS) was one
of two catchers on the list, while a pair of transfers – shortstop Casey Oliver (Pocatello,
Idaho / Coll. of Southern Idaho) and
reliever Jason Enewold (Rifle, Colo. / Lamar CC) were
named to the team. Two other pitchers –
Charlie Strandlund (Victoria, B.C. / Coll. of Southern Idaho) and Carson
Taysom (Pocatello, Idaho / Century HS), along with outfielder Ren
Lombardo (Boise, Idaho / Oregon State U.) were honorable mention selections.
STALLING
NAMED PLAYER OF THE WEEK: To add to his busy week,
Greg Stalling was named CCC and NAIA Region I Player of the Week for the fifth
time in his career. The centerfielder
went 10-for-19 at the plate with ten runs scored and knocked in five runs in
the ‘Yotes six games. It is the second
time this season that Stalling has received this honor.
HUMBERGER
WINS NO. 200: With ACI’s win this Tuesday at
Eastern Oregon, Shawn Humberger recorded his 200th victory as Coyote
skipper. “Hummer” joins a group of just
four other Coyote coaches – Marty Holly (men’s basketball), Tim Mooney
(baseball), Cisco Limbago (men’s and women’s tennis), and John Calpin (men’s
and women’s soccer), to win 200-or-more games at Albertson College.
RECORD BOOK INFO: Six Coyotes have rewritten the
pages of the ACI career record book so far during the 2006 season. Greg Stalling leads the way, already the
career leader in walks (142), stolen bases (93), and runs scored (220). He currently is second in games started (209),
hits (265 – five from tying the record), and at bats (754), is third in hit by
pitches (44) and games played (213), is fourth in doubles (46), ninth in RBI
(130), and tied for tenth in triples (5).
Jake McGrady ranks third all-time in stolen bases (70), is fourth in
games played (204), at bats (691), and games started (186), is tied for fifth
in sacrifice bunts (17) and hits (221), and is seventh in runs scored (153). Nate Freese sits in third-place in doubles
(48), is fourth in saves (9), is fifth in all-time in hit-by-pitches (36), is
sixth in games started (174), at bats (634), games played (188), and RBI (136),
is ninth in hits (184), and tenth in triples (5). Rounding out the group is Lars
Alsager (Nampa, Idaho / Skyview HS), who ranks third all-time in
appearances by a pitcher (77), Dominic De La Paz (Nampa, Idaho /
Nampa HS), who is ninth in appearances (46), and Pat Burke, who is ninth in
doubles (35) and tenth in at bats (520).
COYOTES MOVE
UP IN POLL: Despite remaining out of the NAIA
Top-25 for the third-straight week, the Coyotes jumped from the No. 36 spot
(four voting points) to the No. 29 slot (21 voting points) in Wednesday’s
rankings – which is the eighth-straight poll they have earned votes. Two other
NAIA Region I teams were in the poll – No. 1 ranked Lewis-Clark State and No. 5
ranked British Columbia. The final
national poll of the regular-season will be released next week.
THREE’S A CHARM ON SENIOR DAY: The
Albertson College baseball team ended a five-game losing streak in a big way,
taking a trio of last Tuesday from Eastern Oregon – winning 8-4 and 12-2, along
with a 4-1 victory in the completion of a game suspended after four innings on
March 14 in La Grande. Casey Oliver
broke a scoreless tie in the seventh inning of the suspended game, ripping a
three-run double off the centerfield wall to give the ‘Yotes the lead. It was enough for Jason Roach, who pitched
all five innings, allowing just one run, to notch his sixth win of the year. The first game of the scheduled doubleheader
saw ACI score all eight runs in the bottom of the fourth, chasing Eastern
starter Brandon Ferguson. Ren Lombardo
had the big hit in the inning, a two-run double into the leftfield corner. Charlie Strandlund took a no-hitter into the
fifth inning, but Eastern got a pair of runs in both the fifth and sixth
inning. Lars Alsager got the final four
outs to quell the Mounties rally. The
finale saw Eastern jump out to a 1-0 lead on a Cody Herrick infield single, but
ACI would use a pair of four-run innings to put the game away. Consecutive doubles from Jake McGrady, Greg
Stalling, and Oliver helped the ‘Yotes build a 5-1 edge after three. Jason Enewold got the win, tossing five
innings of scoreless relief, fanning five.
Oliver went 4-for-9 with five RBI, while Lombardo and Bryan Champ each
had four hits on the afternoon.
‘YOTES WIN ROADIE IN OREGON: ACI won a
three-game series against Corban College over the weekend, splitting 5-3 games
on Friday, then winning the rubber-game, 10-5.
Tied 2-2 in the
opener, Charlie Strandlund led off the frame with a single and moved to second
when Pat Burke was hit by a pitch. Nic
Florence (Boise, Idaho / Cochise CC) then layed down a sacrifice
bunt that was thrown away by third-baseman Darren Johnson, allowing Strandlund
to score the go-ahead run. Casey Oliver
would later add an RBI single in the frame.
It was enough for Carson Taysom, who went the distance for the first
time in his career. The junior lefty
allowed just seven hits and fanned five to notch his fifth win of the season. Corban would erase an ACI 1-0 lead in the
fourth of Game 2, using RBI singles from Ryan Porter and Brian Nelson to take
the lead. The Warriors would add a
single run in the seventh and a two-run Nelson single in the eighth, part of his
5-for-5 game to take a 5-1 edge. ACI
would cut the margin in half in the ninth, as Oliver lined a two-out, two-run
single. However, Nate Freese struck out
looking to end the contest. In the
finale, Freese went 2-for-4 with four RBI and Jason Roach pitched
seven innings of three-hit ball, as Albertson College got the win. After Corban starter Jordan Emery walked two batters and hit a third to open
the game, Freese cleared the bags with a three-run double, helping the ‘Yotes
jump out to a 10-1 lead and coast to the win.
Roach was outstanding, allowing three singles and a single run in his
seven innings of work to secure seventh win of the season. Greg Stalling went 3-for-4 at the plate with
three runs scored in the win.
ACI SPOILS EASTERN’S SWAN SONG: The
Coyotes completed a season-long six-game sweep of Eastern Oregon on Tuesday,
sweeping the Mountaineers, 4-1 and 15-5.
ACI scored
single runs in the first four innings of the opener to pace starter, Charlie
Strandlund. The senior tossed six innings of four-hit ball to pick up his
seventh win of the season. Casey Oliver had RBI doubles in both the first
and third innings, while Pat Burke launched his first homer of the season in
the second. The nightcap saw Eastern jump out to
a 5-0 lead after four innings, thanks in part to 11 extra-base hits in the
contest, including three doubles from Mark Yanez. However, Paul
Erickson (Burlington, Wash. / Everett CC) threw three and two-thirds
innings of scoreless relief, and the ‘Yotes scored 15 unanswered runs to get
the win. A three-run Strandlund triple in the sixth inning gave ACI a 7-5
lead, while two-run doubles by Burke and Drew Cauffman (Mountain
Home, Idaho / Mountain Home HS) in the seventh put the game out of reach. The game marked the final time that Albertson and Eastern
Oregon will meet on the diamond, as the Mountaineers will eliminate their
baseball program next season due to budget constraints. Since 1946, the
‘Yotes held a 146-41-1 mark against their rivals, including ten consecutive
wins.
OFF TO OREGON TECH: Albertson will fine-tune things
this weekend, as they finish a season-ending eight-game road trip at Oregon
Tech. There is much more at stake
for the Owls (21-22, 11-15 Region I), who need to win one-game in the series
(or have a Corban win over Eastern Oregon) to secure a regional tournament
berth. OIT had the ship rolling,
winning 12-of-15 games, however, has dropped six of their last seven. The Owls have three of the top pitchers in
the loop in Corey Merritt (3-4 3.46 ERA), Brian Parnell (2-3 2.52 ERA), and
Anthony Baca (5-4 5.62 ERA), but have struggled scoring runs at times. ACI swept the Owls in March, outscoring the
Klamath Falls bunch, 26-5, and holds a 42-9 all-time series edge.
MORE INFORMATION ON THE COYOTES: For game
stories, statistics, and information regarding the Albertson baseball program,
head to the official site Coyote baseball: www.collegeofidaho.edu/athlete/baseball.htm. Up to date regional scores and standings can
also be found online at www.collegeofidaho.edu/athlete/baseball/stats/standings.htm.
TRACK: ‘Yotes set to compete at Cascade Conference
Championships
COMING
UP: at Cascade
Conference Championships, Portland, Friday.
OFF TO
THE CONFERENCE MEET: The
Albertson College track squad heads to Portland on Friday for the Cascade
Conference Championships, hosted by Cascade College, at the Mount Hood
Community College track. The ‘Yotes
will send 13 men and 11 women to the meet – looking to improve on a pair of
sixth-place finishes in the team event (women scored 16 points, the men scored
14).
AMONG
THE LEAGUE’S BEST: Seven
different ACI runners have recorded Top-5 times in the CCC this year. Shannon Edwards has the top-time in
the 5,000-meters (17:46.90) and the second-best time in the 1,500 (4:51.70) –
and will try to double at the meet. Katie
Ball has the second-fastest 800 (2:23.20), Jayne Saunders has the
second-fastest 400-hurdles (1:07.30) time, while the 4x400-meter relay team has
the fastest (4:07.58) time in the CCC heading into the meet. On the men’s side, Matt Barclay ranks
second in the 400 (49.59), Tyler Hopper ranks fourth in the 800
(1:54.50), and Jacob Haas ranks fourth in the 5,000-meters (15:14.90).
NEW
EVENTS THIS WEEK: The
‘Yotes will have a pair of runners trying new events in Portland – as David
Fluckiger will try to defend his conference steeplechase title, while Jesse
Chlebeck will run the 10,000-meters in an attempt to qualify for nationals.
LAST
WEEK AT BSU: Despite a
tough week of training leading up to Friday’s CCC Championships, the Albertson
College track team showed marked improvement in middle-distance events at the
Outback Invitational, hosted by Boise State, at Bronco Stadium on Saturday. Leading the way was the women’s 4x400 relay
team of Katie Ball, Nicole Bogdeniac, Jayne Saunders, and Martine
Troy, which won the event in a school-record time of 4:07.58 – taking nine
seconds off their previous mark. Tyler
Hopper continued to run well in the 800-meters, placing third in the event in
1:54.86 – less than a half-second off the NAIA “B” mark. He was also third in the 1,500 in 3:57.72 –
less than two-tenths of a second off the provisional. Also having a solid race was Matt Barclay, whose time of 49.59
placed him fifth – just two weeks after injuring a hamstring. It is less than eight-tenths of a second off
the NAIA “B” qualifying time.
MORE
INFORMATION:
Updated information and statistics on the 2006 track team can be found on
Albertson track official website at www.collegeofidaho.edu/athlete/track.htm.
WOMEN’S TENNIS: Coyotes finish season by placing
fourth at NAIA Regionals
THUNDERSTORMS
MARK OPENING DAY: The
Albertson College women’s tennis team struggled on the opening day of the NAIA
Region I Championships, dropping matches to rivals Lewis-Clark State and
Southern Oregon on Saturday. The Lady
‘Yotes were swept in the opening match by LC-State, with Kyla Westerberg
and Anna Moylan putting up the biggest fight at No. 1 doubles, dropping
their match to Rachel Moorhead and Carla Ross, 9-8. ACI then dropped a 6-1 decision to Southern, one that was
shortened by rain – forcing all competition to the L-C State tennis
center. The Coyotes earned their lone
point in No. 3 doubles, as Karin Hayashida and Kathleen Kuehn
outlasted Sonia Agularia and Erin Braun, 8-5.
Play for the evening session was halted when lightning struck the tennis
center and a leak in the roof allowed rain to enter the building, according to
ACI tennis coach, Cisco Limbago.
DAY TWO LOSS TO ALBERTA: The Albertson College
women’s tennis team ended the season with a tough 5-4 decision to the
University of Alberta at the NAIA Region I championships, finishing the
tournament in fourth-place. Kyla Westerberg
and Anna Moylan got the day off on a good note with an 8-6 victory at No. 1
doubles of the Pandas Shaira Somani and Ingrid McKibbon. However, ACI
would drop the other two doubles matches.
Westerberg,
Moylan, and Mariah Armstrong notched singles victories, but it wasn’t
enough, as the bottom of the ladder could not get the ‘Yotes the victory.
LOOKING
AT THE SEASON: ACI
ended the year with a 4-7 record, including an 0-5 mark against NAIA
competition. Kyla Westerberg, a
sophomore, and Anna Moylan, a senior, finished the season with 14 wins – while
all eight members of the team recording at least one victory during the 2006
season.
MORE
INFORMATION:
Updated information and statistics on the 2006 women’s tennis team can be found
on Albertson women’s tennis official website at www.collegeofidaho.edu/athlete/wtennis.htm.
GOLF: ‘Yotes play best round of season in finale of
Regionals
MEN IMPROVE: The Albertson College men’s golf team finished ninth
out of 13 teams at the NAIA Region I championships, hosted by the University of
Victoria, at the Christina Lake Golf Club.
The Coyotes were led by John Pasley, who carded a 19-over par,
235, with Ben Coate just two strokes behind him at 237. Both
Pasley and Coate each carded the low-round of the tournament by an ACI golfer,
shooting twin 74’s. The University of British
Columbia ran away with the event, shooting a team score of 850 – 16 strokes
under par. ACI did finish second among Cascade Conference teams – losing
to Concordia, but finishing three strokes ahead of Corban.
GALLANT LEADS WOMEN: On the ladies side, Sarah Gallant capped an
outstanding Coyote career with an 18th-place finish. The senior shot a
254, 38-strokes over par, to lead ACI. UBC completed the sweep of golf honors by taking the women’s
team title.
MORE INFORMATION: Updated information and statistics on the 2006 golf team
can be found on Albertson track official website at www.collegeofidaho.edu/athlete/golf.htm.
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