‘Yote Notes – Oct. 17,
2006
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Mike Safford Jr. – Sports
Info. Director
msafford@collegeofidaho.edu
ATHLETIC NEWS:
TICKETS
ON
SWIMMERS
OFF TO PUGET SOUND: The ACI swim team makes their 2006 debut on Saturday
afternoon, competing in a short-course dual at the
WOMEN’S
BASKETBALL SCRIMMAGE: The ACI women’s basketball team will host a
round-robin scrimmage on Saturday at the
CAA
DINNER: The first CAA Dinner of the year will take place Oct. 26 in the Simplot
Dining Hall on the ACI campus. To RSVP
for the dinner, contact Dave Hahn at 459-5835.
VOLLEYBALL
(17-2, 11-0 CCC): Coyotes remain perfect in CCC play, set for
COMING
UP: vs. Northwest Nazarene, Tuesday, 7 p.m.; vs. Northwest, Friday, 7 p.m.;
vs.
LAST WEEK: vs.
YOTES CLINCH PLAYOFF SPOT: With their victory over Corban on Friday night, the ACI volleyball team clinched a
berth in the Cascade Conference postseason tournament for the
eighth-consecutive season. In doing so,
the Lady Yotes have an opportunity to defend their 2005 CCC postseason
tournament crown.
HOSTING THE PLAYOFFS?: The Coyotes hold a two-game lead on
second-place Southern Oregon and a three-game lead on third-place Oregon Tech –
holding all tiebreakers with the two teams due to home-and-home sweeps by the
Yotes. The winner of the CCC regular
season title earns the right to host the CCC postseason tournament, to be held
Nov. 10-11, and the right to host the NAIA Region I tournament, to be held Nov.
16-18. ACI has never won a
regular-season CCC title since the league went to the current round-robin
format in 1988.
STREAKS GALORE FOR THE YOTES: Impressive numbers dot the landscape
of the 2006 volleyball season for ACI, as the Lady Yotes have multiple streaks
still alive. The squad has dropped their
first game in CCC play at Southern Oregon on Sept. 8, and have now won their
past 33 in a row (won 39-of-40 games played in league play this year). ACI has won 15-consecutive matches at home,
dating back to last season, and has won 32-consecutive matches against teams
not ranked in the NAIA poll (or others’ receiving votes).
NATIONAL RANKING: The Yotes were ranked No. 11 in
the sixth NAIA volleyball poll of the regular-season, released last
Wednesday by the national office in
PREVIOUS RANKINGS: The Coyotes have been ranked in the
Top-25 on 12 occasions in program history – the second (No. 24) and third (No.
19) polls of the 1997 season, the preseason (No. 15) and first poll (No. 19) of
the 2001 season, the final poll during the 2005 season (No. 24), the 2006
preseason poll (No. 16), and the past six rankings.
YOTES MAINTAIN PERCH ATOP REGIONAL
RANKINGS: With a
perfect 13-0 start to the Cascade Conference season and a 20-2 overall record,
the Yotes remain atop the NAIA Region I weekly Top-10 poll. ACI is followed by
MENDIOLA ADDS
TO HER WINS RECORD:
With the Lady Yotes victory over Cedarville (
HOME SWEET HOME: Under Mendiola, the Lady Yotes are 56-12
in the
BEST START EVER: The 20-2 start by the Lady Yotes is
the best in program history, dating back to the 1982 season. In recent years, the 1997 and 2005 teams
opened the season with 7-3 marks (best ten-game mark), while the 2005 squad
opened with a 12-3 (best 15-game mark) and 16-4 (best 20-game mark) start to a
season. ACI is also a perfect 8-0 on the
road this year (not including neutral court matches).
CANYON
DOMINATING THE LEAGUE NUMBERS: As a team, the Yotes dominate the
Cascade Conference statistics, leading the loop in hitting percentage (.250),
assists per game (14.77), kills per game (15.75), blocks per game (3.12), and
aces per game (2.36). Individually, Katie Hogue (
YOTES LEAD NAIA IN ASSISTS AND KILLS,
CHERRINGTON LEADS ALL NAIA PLAYERS: As a team, ACI leads the entire NAIA in assists per game and
kills per game – while ranking No. 6 in blocks per game and No. 14 in hitting
percentage. Erin Cherrington continues
to lead the nation in assists per game, while Katie Hogue ranks No. 7 in the
NAIA in blocks per game and is No. 9 in hitting percentage.
RECORD BOOK: As the season progresses, it is
inevitable that the ACI record books will be rewritten. Currently, four players are already among the
all-time top-ten. Katie Hogue ranks No. 3
all-time with 363 blocks, No. 7 with 863 kills, and No. 8 with 102 aces. Erin Cherrington is second all-time with 4,543
assists (11 from first-place), is third with 172 aces, is No. 7 in games played
(408), and is No. 9 with 993 digs (7 from 1,000 in her career). Also on the list are Tiffany Sower, who is fifth all-time with
127 aces, and Anne Parker, who is sixth in blocks with 254.
WASHINGTONIANS INVADE
LAST WEEK’S RECAP: Katie Zillner (Emmett, Idaho / Chicago State U.) had a season-high 14 kills and
Catherine Everist added 30 digs as the ACI volleyball
team extended their home court win streak to 15 games with a 30-22, 30-25,
30-25 victory over Dixie State at home Tuesday night. The NCAA Division II Rebels took a 3-1 edge
in Game 1, only to see the Yotes run off eight-straight points on Everist's serve - getting two kills each from Zillner and Katie Hogue, to take control of the game.
Game 2 saw
MORE INFORMATION: Updated information and statistics
on the 2006 volleyball team can be found on ACI volleyball official website at www.collegeofidaho.edu/athlete/vball.htm. Up-to-date Cascade Conference standings can
be found online at www.collegeofidaho.edu/athlete/vball/stats/standings.htm.
MEN’S
SOCCER (6-5-1, 4-2 CCC): Yotes take No. 1 Regional ranking
and five-game win streak into weekend homestand
COMING
UP: vs. Corban, Friday, 3 p.m.; vs. Warner Pacific,
Saturday, 2 p.m.
LAST
WEEK: at Northwest (W 2-0); at
REGIONAL RANKINGS: The seventh NAIA Region I weekly
top-five poll of the season saw the Yotes make the jump from No. 2 to the No. 1
spot – the first time in five years that ACI has held the top spot in the
regional poll. Right at the Coyotes
heals is Concordia, followed by
THE LAST TIME: The last time the ACI men’s soccer
team was ranked No. 1 in the Region I poll was September of 2002 – when the
Coyotes began the season No. 1 in the region and remained their for the first
polling period. The Yotes have been
ranked in the NAIA poll on five different occasions – finishing the 2000 season
No. 25, finishing the 2001 season at No. 23, earning a No. 16 ranking in the
2002 preseason poll, a No. 15 ranking in the first poll of the 2002 season,
with their last time in the poll on Oct. 9, 2002 – at No. 24.
YOTES IN THE DRIVERS SEAT FOR
REGIONAL BERTH: With
just two weeks remaining in the 2006 Cascade Conference season, ACI destiny in
their own hands – holding a one-game lead on Concordia, and facing the Cavs on the final day of the regular-season. The Yotes could also sew up their first
Region I tournament berth by this Saturday – if they
can complete a weekend sweep of third-place Corban
and fourth-place Warner Pacific. The
top-two teams during regular-season competition earn an automatic berth to the
NAIA Region I tournament in November, with the final two spots determined via
Longo ratings among the other five CCC teams and independents Simon Fraser and
WHITE EARNS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
HONORS: The Yotes
top scorer, Mitch White (
REWIND – GENTLE EARNS AWARD: ACI claimed the CCC and NAIA Region
I Player of the Week last week as well, as goalkeeper Jay Gentle (
YOTES WIN AT NORTHWEST: Mitch White scored a pair of first
half goals and the defense made them stick, as the Coyotes shutout Northwest, 2-0, Friday evening at the Starfire
Soccer Complex. The senior tallied his
tenth goal of the season midway through the opening period off a feed from Mauricio Both (
HELP FOR THE FAST TRACK: The Yotes got some help in
preparation for their game on the Field Turf surface at Northwest – by
practicing last week on the surface. ACI
spent Tuesday and Wednesday in
FIRST WIN AT THE GREEN SINCE 2003: The Coyotes completed a road sweep
in
BIG HOME WEEKEND: This weekend concludes the 2006 home
schedule for the Yotes – with a pair of crucial CCC matches. ACI opens Friday with Corban, who sits five points
behind the Coyotes in the loop standings.
The Warriors (6-5-2, 4-3-1 CCC) are unbeaten in their last three
matches, including an impressive 3-1 win at Concordia last Thursday. Corban is led by
Caleb Louvier (9 goals, 2 assists) and Scott Marshall
(8 goals, 3 assists), but allows over two goals per game. The Yotes defeated the Warriors, 3-2, in
September and hold an 18-17 all-time series edge. Saturday, the Coyotes meet Warner Pacific, who defeated ACI, 4-2,
three weeks ago. The Knights (5-6, 4-4)
have dropped their last two games – both by one-goal margins and sit in
fourth-place in the CCC. Speed is the
key for WP, as both Chris Price (9 goals, 2 assists) and J.B. Cunha (9 goals)
have quickness on the outside. ACI holds
the all-time series edge against the Knights, 12-9-2.
SENIOR DAY: Saturday’s game vs. Warner Pacific
marks the final home game for six ACI seniors.
Playing in their final Symms Field game in the
Purple and Gold will by keeper Rob Erichson (Boise,
Idaho / Walla Walla CC), defenders Scott Fuller (Boise, Idaho / Cal State-Fullerton) and Sam Reed (Eagle, Idaho /
Eagle HS), midfielder Tyler Seaman (Boise, Idaho / Centennial HS), and
forwards Mitch White and Dustin Wanders (Caldwell, Idaho / Caldwell HS). There is a total of 23 years of combined
experience in a Coyote uniform among the 2006 senior class.
GAME TIME CHANGE: The Yotes game at Concordia on
October 28 has been moved from its original 1 p.m. kickoff to a 2 p.m. starting
time. The change was necessitated by the
possibility of the Concordia women’s soccer team hosting the CCC tournament
title game.
MORE
INFORMATION:
Updated information and statistics on the 2006 men’s soccer team can be found
on Albertson men’s soccer official website at www.collegeofidaho.edu/athlete/menssoccer.htm. Up-to-date Cascade Conference standings can
be found online at www.collegeofidaho.edu/athlete/msoccer/stats/standings.htm.
WOMEN’S SOCCER: Lady Yotes clinch playoff spot,
need win or tie vs. Eastern to secure home date
COMING
UP: at Eastern Oregon, Wednesday, 3 p.m. (PDT); Cascade Conference Tournament
Quarterfinal, Saturday (either Oregon Tech, Corban, or
LAST
WEEK: vs. No. 5 Concordia (L 5-0); vs. Cascade (T 0-0 2OT)
NAIA REGION I WEEKLY POLL: With a 6-8-2 overall record, the
Lady Yotes were just outside the NAIA Region I weekly top-five poll for the fourth
consecutive week. Leading the way was
Concordia, followed by Carroll, and
THE PLAYOFFS WELCOME THE LADY YOTES:
ACI clinched a
berth in the Cascade Conference postseason tournament with a tie over Cascade
on Saturday afternoon. It marks the
first trip for the Lady Yotes to the playoffs since 2002 and just the fourth
postseason berth in school history. The
1991 and 1993 teams advanced to the semifinals of the District 2 tournament,
while the 2002 team lost in the semifinals of the CCC tournament. The Lady Yotes have never hosted, nor have
ever won a postseason contest in women’s soccer.
NEW PLAYOFF SCENARIO: With the Cascade Conference
eliminating divisions and double round-robin play, a new playoff format will also
debut this season. The top-six teams
during the nine-game conference schedule will qualify for the CCC Tournament –
with the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds earning quarterfinal byes. The regular-season champion, along with the
CCC Tournament champion will receive automatic bids to the NAIA Region I
Tournament.
PLAYOFF LOG-JAM: The six teams have been determined
for the CCC tourney, which begins with quarterfinal action on Saturday
afternoon. Concordia has clinched the
regular-season title, No. 1 seed in the tournament, and a berth to the Region I
tournament.
IF THE YOTES HOST: If ACI hosts a quarterfinal playoff
game on Saturday, it would be an 11 a.m. kickoff at Symms
Field – prior to the men’s soccer game with Warner Pacific.
TOUGH LOSS TO CONCORDIA: Despite an outstanding defensive
effort for the first 75-minutes by the Lady Yotes, Jennifer Hughes tallied two
goals and an assist as the No. 5 ranked
YOTES DRAW WITH CASCADE: The Lady Yotes team secured their
first postseason berth since 2002 Saturday, playing to a 0-0 draw against
UNCHARTED WATERS: The draw with Cascade also
guaranteed the Lady Yotes a winning record in Cascade Conference play for the
first time in school history. ACI had
.500 marks in league play in 2002, 2003, and 2005 – but can finish no worse
than 4-3-2 in league play this season.
The Lady Yotes also tied the 1993 squad for most shutouts in a season –
recording their sixth of the year against Cascade.
FIGHTING OFF THE INJURIES: The injuries have continued to mount
up for the Lady Yotes as the season has wore on.
Two defenders – Brittney Hulin (Eagle,
Idaho / Eagle HS) and Martine Troy (Salt Lake City, Utah / Judge Memorial HS) have
been lost for the season due to knee injuries, while the squad played without
the services of Katie Ball (Boise, Idaho / Centennial HS) last
weekend, due to a concussion. Two others
– keeper Sadie Hughes (Courtenay, B.C. / GP Vanier SS) and
forward Leah Roach (
REMATCH WITH THE MOUNTIES: Wednesday afternoon, the Lady Yotes
close out the regular-season with a match at rival
MORE
INFORMATION:
Updated information and statistics on the 2006 women’s soccer team can be found
on Albertson women’s soccer official website at www.collegeofidaho.edu/athlete/wmenssoccer.htm. Up-to-date Cascade Conference standings can
be found online at www.collegeofidaho.edu/athlete/wsoccer/stats/standings.htm.
CROSS COUNTRY: Yotes off to
COMING UP: at Lewis-Clark State Invitational,
LAST WEEK: Idle
YOTE MEN UP TO
NO. 17 IN
NATIONAL POLL: The
Albertson College of Idaho men's cross country team re-entered the NAIA
national poll last week after their victory at the Eastern Oregon Open, jumping
from the others receiving votes category to No. 17 -
their highest mark of the 2006 season. It marked the 13th-consecutive
week that the Yotes have been listed in the rankings - dating back to the start
of the 2005 season.
FINAL TUNE-UP MEET OF THE SEASON: ACI heads north for the first time
in program history - traveling to
FOR MORE INFORMATION: For more information on the ACI
cross country team, including runner profiles and top times, head to the
official website of the Yotes, www.collegeofidaho.edu/athlete/xc.htm.