Yote Notes – Oct. 23,
2007
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Mike Safford Jr. – Sports
Info. Director
msafford@collegeofidaho.edu
ATHLETIC
NEWS: Basketball
Season Tickets,
BASKETBALL
SEASON TICKET MAILER GOING OUT: A mailing went out regarding the upcoming 2007-08
LAS
VEGAS RECEPTION: The
C of I alumni office will be hosting a reception at the Las Vegas Orleans Hotel
on Friday, Nov. 2, following the Yotes season opening game against
Concordia-Irvine. For more information or to RSVP for the event, contact
Mary Bitner at 459-5300.
BASKETBALL PREVIEWS: Check The C of I athletic website
later this week, as the 2007-08 men’s and women’s basketball season previews
will be unveiled. Both hoops teams will
be a part of next week’s Yote Notes.
VOLLEYBALL: CCC streak ended at
LAST WEEK: vs. Lewis-Clark State (W 3-0), at
COMING UP: vs. Corban, Friday, 7 p.m.; vs.
Concordia, Saturday, 7 p.m.
CONFERENCE WIN STREAK ENDED: The last team to defeat The College
of Idaho in volleyball became the first team in nearly two seasons to stop the
Lady Yote attack, as Southern Oregon stopped The C of I in four games in
MORE ON THE LOSS: Jaclyn Hamilton-Smith
paced the Southern Oregon attack with 16 kills, as the No. 20 ranked Raiders
took the 30-27, 13-30, 30-24, 30-20 victory over the Coyotes, ending a
six-match losing streak to The C of I
After dropping Game 1, the Lady Yotes scored the first ten points of
Game 2, building a 16-1 edge - but did not lead again after the mid-match intermission.
An interesting statistic had C of I whistled for 15 ball handling errors in the
match, with SOU committing four such errors.
Sarah Buhler (Middleton, Idaho /Middleton HS) led the
Yotes attack with 14 kills, with Katie
Zillner (Emmett, Idaho / Chicago
State U.) adding 12 kills and Kristin
Henning (Boise, Idaho / Boise HS) recording
seven kills and seven blocks. Catherine
Everist (
OTHER STREAKS
BACK AT HOME: The Lady Yotes have enjoyed much
success in the
C OF I RALLIES FOR WIN AT OREGON
TECH: The
C of I withstood an Oregon Tech upset bid Friday night, rallying from two games
down to stop the Owls 25-30, 27-30, 30-19, 30-25, 17-15 at Danny Miles Court in
Klamath Falls. Tech did not make it
easy, as a 9-1 run in Game 1 gave the hosts the win, then OIT broke a 26-26 tie
in Game 2 with three straight points to take the two games to none lead. However, The C of I would rally, getting
three Kathryn Ely (La
KEY REGIONAL WIN OVER L-C: Paced by 16 team blocks, the Yotes
won last Wednesday’s NAIA Battle of Idaho over
CHANGES IN THE REGIONAL POLL: The eighth NAIA Region I Top-10
ranking was released on Monday, with major shifting shaking up the regional
poll. For the first time since the
preseason poll, The C of I holds the No. 1 spot in the rankings by
themselves. They are followed by
NAIA POLL: The Yotes stood pat in last week’s
NAIA Top-25 Coaches Poll, remaining at to No. 8 – equaling the highest regular-season
national ranking in program history. The
C of I has now been ranked in the Top-25 in each of the last 20 rankings.
Eight teams the Yotes faced this season are in the
Top-25 - No. 1 Fresno Pacific, No. 4 Biola, No. 6 National American, No. 10
Point Loma Nazarene, No. 11 Westminster, No. 15 Vanguard, No. 20 Southern
Oregon and No. 24 Savannah A&D. The
NAIA poll is released each Wednesday afternoon by the national office in
PREVIOUS NATIONAL POLLS: The Coyotes have been
ranked in the Top-25 on 25 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 preseason poll and all 11 rankings during the 2006 season, the 2007
preseason poll., and the seven regular-season polls this season. The C of I has been ranked as high as No. 6
in the poll, that coming during the 2007 preseason poll.
RECORD BOOK: Six Coyotes continued their climb up
the career record book. Katie Hogue ranks first all-time in blocks (517),
fourth in kills (1,243), fifth in aces (169), and sixth games played
(418). Anne Parker is fourth all-time in blocks (358) and is ninth in kills (833),
with Kathryn Ely now sixth on the all-time kills list (1,053). Tiffany
Sower (Eagle,
CONFERENCE / NATIONAL STATISTICS: As a team, the Yotes lead the CCC in
aces per game (2.40) and blocks per game (2.96), are second in hitting
percentage (.228), kills per game (14.29), and in assists per game (13.08),
while they are fourth in digs per game (17.87) – while leading the loop in
attack percentage, blocks, and aces in league-only counters. Individually, Katie Hogue ranks in the Top-10
in three categories – third in blocks (1.27) and hitting percentage (.306), and
eighth in aces (0.44). Other Yotes in
the Top-10 are Catherine Everist, who is No. 3 in digs (5.65), Sarah Buhler is
No. 4 in blocks (1.07), Ashley Galeai
(Nampa, Idaho / Skyview HS) is No. 4
in aces (0.48) and No. 6 in assists (7.55), and Anne Parker is No. 9 in blocks
(0.97). In league-only games, Kristin
Henning leads the league in blocks and hitting percentage, while Katie Hogue is
second in both categories. This season,
the NAIA is compiling a weekly national statistical report, thanks to
DakStats. To read the national report,
head to http://www.dakstats.com/WebSync/Pages/Team/TeamPage.aspx?association=10&sg=WVB&sea=NAIWVB_2007&team=1900..
BACK HOME TO TAKE ON THE CORBANS AND
CONCORDIAS: The
Lady Yotes will play four of their final six conference matches this season at
home, beginning this weekend against Corban
and Concordia. Friday’s match against Corban (12-9, 9-5 CCC)
pits The C of I against a Warrior club that has won four in a row, and has a
perfect 6-0 record on the road in league counters. Leading the attack for Corban is Rachelle
Davenport (3.6 k/g, 3.6 d/g) and Margo and Chelsea Reeher (3.1 k/g, 2.5 d/g),
while libero Margo Wyatt (5.3 d/g) paces the defense that leads the CCC in
digs. The Yotes defeated the Warriors in
three games earlier this month in
ABOUT THE COACH: Liz Mendiola is in her seventh season as The C of I head volleyball
coach. During her first six seasons at the helm, the Coyotes have
advanced to six consecutive Cascade Conference tournaments, four NAIA regional
tournaments, and back-to-back trips to the NAIA National Championships,
amassing a record of 150-63, the most wins in school history. Last season, she led the Lady Yotes to their
best season in program history, compiling a 35-4 record - earning CCC and NAIA
Region I Coach of the Year honors. The C of I won their first Cascade
Conference championship in 24 years, becoming just the second school to
complete the league schedule without a loss. The Coyotes also captured
their second-straight CCC Tournament title, along with their second-straight
NAIA Region I Tournament title, before placing ninth at the NAIA
Championships. Her team set a school-record with 22 straight wins and
heads into the 2007 season with a 25-game home win streak and a 45-game win
streak against non-ranked opponents, dating back to 2005. Mendiola was an assistant for the Coyotes on
two separate occasions – from 1995-96 and from 1999-2000, before elevating to
head coach. She has also coached club
volleyball at Emmett High, for the Treasure Valley Volleyball Club, the Boise
River Volleyball Club, and various camps in the Northwest. A native of Jerome,
Mendiola graduated from The C of I in 1996 with a degree in elementary
education, and taught kindergarten in
FOR MORE INFORMATION: For more information on The C of I
volleyball program, head to the official homepage of the Lady Yotes, www.collegeofidaho.edu/athlete/vball.htm.
WOMEN’S SOCCER: Lady Yotes win playoff opener, set
for Wednesday match-up against No. 4 ranked Concordia
LAST WEEK: vs.
COMING UP: Cascade Conference Semifinals at
Concordia (Camas,
LADY YOTES WIN FIRST EVER PLAYOFF
GAME: A first half Leah Roach (Boise, Idaho / Centennial HS) goal stood up, as The College of
Idaho women's soccer team won their first playoff game in school history,
stopping Cascade College, 1-0, in a Cascade Conference Tournament Quarterfinal
game at Symms Field on Saturday afternoon.
Roach got the lone goal of the game in the 11th minute - flicking a
redirection of a Mandy Greif (
THE C OF I IN THE PLAYOFFS: The fifth time was the charm for The
C of I, as the Purple and Gold ended an all-time four-game postseason losing
streak. The Yotes lost District II
semifinal matches to Willamette (L 3-0) in 1991 and Pacific (L 2-0) in 1993,
and losing CCC Tournament matches to Concordia (L 9-1) in 2002 and
TOUGH ASSIGNMENT AHEAD: It will truly be a David vs. Goliath
match-up on Wednesday, as eight-time defending Cascade Conference champion, Concordia, hosts the Lady Yotes in the
semifinal round. The Cavaliers (15-2)
not only completed the 2007 league schedule with a perfect 10-0 record, but
they did not allow a goal in league play – thanks to the outstanding play of
defender Jackie Pronovost. Offensively,
CU is led by Jessica Rambach (18 goals, 4 assists) and Justine Pronovost (13
goals, 3 assists) – the top scoring duo in the league. The Lady Yotes will look to end an 18-match
losing streak to the Cavaliers and seek revenge for a 5-0 loss to CU two weeks
ago.
GAME MOVED TO CAMAS,
IF THE YOTES WIN: If The C of I pulls off the biggest
upset in school history, they will move to Saturday’s title game against either
Oregon Tech or Corban, who meet in Wednesday’s other semifinal. OIT (11-7-1) is on a roll, having won their
last three matches to round out loop play to earn a quarterfinal home game,
which they topped Warner Pacific, 3-1.
The Owls are led by Katie O’Brien (11 goals, 2 assists) and Jaclyn Unruh
(0.80 GAA). The Yotes defeated Tech,
2-0, in September. Corban (10-8) earned
a first-round bye, winning five of their final six games (the lone loss was to
OIT). Jessica Matthews (8 goals, 4
assists) and Megan Waunch (8 goals, 2 assists) are the top scorers for the
Warriors. The C of I handed Corban a 2-1
defeat to close September.
C OF I GUARANTEED A WINNING RECORD: Over the 19 year history of the Lady
Yote women’s soccer program, finishes above the .500 mark have been few and far
between – so the success of the 2007 squad is phenomenal. With an 9-6-3 record, The C of I has
guaranteed themselves a winning record for the first time in 12 years, and just
the third time in program history. The
first Coyote squad recorded an 8-3 record, while the 1995 team had a 3-1-4
mark. Both the 1992 and 1993 teams
finished at the .500 mark. Also, the
nine wins by the Yotes are the second-most wins by a C of I team – with the
2002 club that finished 10-11 earning more.
COYOTES SET SHUTOUT RECORD: The whitewashing of Cascade on
Saturday allowed the Yotes to establish a new school record for shutouts in a
season with seven. The 2007 club broke
the previous record of six, set by the 1993 and 2006 teams. This season, the Lady Yotes have compiled a
1.11 goals against average – allowing just 21 goals in 18 games
TIES GALORE: With three draws this season, the
Lady Yotes equaled the 1990 team for the second-most ties in a season. Only the 1995 season, in which The C of I
played even on four occasions, saw the Coyotes record more draws. That season was also the last time the Yotes
had a winning overall record, as The C of I went 3-1-4.
ROACH MOVES UP ON ALL-TIME LIST: With her game winning goal against
Cascade, Leah Roach moved alone into third-place on the all-time goals scored
list. The senior has now scored 18 goals
in her C of I career. Kristine Jones
(Halter) has the school record with 30 goals from 1990-93, while Becky
Robertson is in the No. 2 spot, scoring 27 goals during the 2001 and 2002
seasons.
EASTERN SPOILS REGULAR-SEASON
FINALE: Lauren
Souza slotted home the game-winning goal eight minutes into overtime, as
visiting
COYOTES FALL OUT OF REGIONAL POLL: Despite a 1-1 week, the Lady Yotes
fell out of the latest NAIA Region I Top-5 rankings, released Monday. Concordia continues to lead the poll,
followed by Carroll and Simon Fraser.
Oregon Tech moved into the No. 4 spot, with Corban at No. 5 – despite
The C of I holding victories over both teams.
ABOUT THE COACH: Niki Taylor is in her second season has head coach of The C of I
women's program and has an overall record of 15-16-5. In her first season with
the Coyotes, she helped to their fourth-ever postseason berth, losing the
FOR MORE INFORMATION: For more information on The C of I
women’s soccer program, head to the official homepage of the Lady Yotes, www.collegeofidaho.edu/athlete/wmenssoccer.htm.
MEN’S SOCCER: C of I’s Regional Tournament hopes
rest with home tilts against Warner Pacific and Concordia
LAST WEEK: at
Northwest Christian (W 5-0), at Corban (W 2-1)
COMING UP: vs. Warner Pacific, Friday, 3 p.m.;
vs. Concordia, Saturday, 2 p.m.
YOTES WITH PLAYOFF DESTINY IN OWN
HANDS: Heading into the final weekend of the
regular-season, the Coyotes face a must-win scenario if they are to move on to
next weekend’s NAIA Region I Tournament.
Concordia has already clinched the regular-season title and one of two
automatic berths to the Regional, while Warner Pacific sits five points ahead
of The C of I. If the Yotes defeat WP on
Friday and Concordia on Saturday, they will finish one point ahead of Warner,
and earn the CCC’s second automatic berth to the Regional.
AT LEAST 11 WINS, BUT MAYBE NO
PLAYOFFS?: The quirky NAIA Soccer playoff system
could see the Coyotes win as many as 12 games this season and may be on the
outside looking in come playoff time. If
The C of I finishes in third-place in the CCC standings, they would have to
qualify as one of the two at-large teams in the four-team tournament. These berths are based on Longo Rating –
points given to strength of schedule, quality of wins, and margin of
victory. Regardless of their Longo, the
Yotes will lose out to
ABOUT WARNER PACIFIC: For
the Yotes to have any chance at the postseason, they will first have to defeat
the hottest team in the loop, Warner
Pacific. The
Knights (10-6, 10-3 CCC) have won seven matches in a row and ten of their last
11 – including a streak of six consecutive games scoring at least three
goals. The offense is paced by 6-2
junior college transfer Davor Lukic (10 goals, 7 assists) and All-CCC
selections Chris Price (8 goals, 11 assists) and J.B. Cunha (6 goals, 2 assists). WP broke a 1-1 tie with a late goal by Price
in late September to top The C of I, 2-1.
It is the 26th all-time meeting, with the Yotes holding a 13-10-2 series
edge.
ABOUT CONCORDIA: For
the second time in three years, the Coyotes may have to defeat their biggest
CCC rival, Concordia, to
have a chance at the playoffs. The
Cavaliers (14-3, 12-1) clinched the sixth-straight CCC Championship (they
shared the 2006 title with The C of I) with a win over Cascade on Monday and is
playing solely for Longo Points – in their quest to be the No. 1 seed in the
Regional Tournament. Dan Birkey’s bunch
has won four in a row and 11-of-12, thanks to an offense that has scored 52
goals this season, but allowed just 15.
Alex Ponce (13 goals, 13 assists) is the odds-on favorite for CCC Player
of the Year honors, while Joey Graham (9 goals, 6 assists) had the game-winner
in a 3-2 win over the Yotes in September.
Keeper Garrett Staples (0.94 GAA) is solid, leading the loop with eight
shutouts. The C of I hopes for a better
effort than their last must-win game vs. CU – they lost the 2005 meeting,
2-1. It is the 40th all-time meeting
between the teams, with the Yotes holding a slim 20-18-1 edge.
GOALS SCORED UNDER SMITTY: With
seven goals scored on the recent road trip to
C OF I IN REGIONAL RANKINGS: For the third-straight week, The C
of I was in the NAIA Region I Top-5 regional ranking, remaining at No. 5. Simon Fraser, ranked No. 10 nationally, is
No. 1, followed by Concordia,
COYOTES BLANK NORTHWEST CHRISTIAN: Antonio Bautista (Homedale,
Idaho / Homedale HS) had two goals and an assist, helping The College of
Idaho men's soccer team to their fourth-consecutive win, stopping Northwest
Christian, 5-0, in Eugene, Ore., on Friday night. Bautista earned his assist on the eventual
game-winning goal, as Alex Penrod (
C OF I EARNS KEY WIN AT CORBAN: The Yotes kept their postseason
hopes alive, rallying from an early deficit to stop Corban College, 2-1, in
Salem, Ore., on Saturday afternoon. The win by the Yotes extended their
win streak to five and allows The C of I to clinch a regional playoff spot with
wins next week against Warner Pacific and Concordia. After the Warriors got a Joshua Crain
goal just eight minutes into the match, the Coyotes battled back, tying up the
score in the 32nd minute on an Alex Penrod goal off a Garga Caserta (Aracatuba,
Brazil / North Idaho CC) feed, then won the game in the 53rd minute on a
Caserta free kick which found the foot of Mauricio
Both (Cacheoira de Sol, Brazil /
Nampa HS), who found the net for the victory.
SENIOR DAY ON SATURDAY: Saturday marks the final home game
for five seniors on the Coyote squad.
Keeper Jay Gentle (Boise, Idaho / Walla Walla CC) and
defender Cameron Johnson (Eagle, Idaho / Treasure Valley CC) have
been with the squad two years, while the other three seniors – forward Scott Ward (Rexburg, Idaho / Madison HS), midfielder Michael Delgado (Caldwell, Idaho
/ Vallivue HS), and defender Stephen Reinschmidt are in their fourth season
with the Yotes.
ABOUT THE COACH: Brian Smith is in his fourth season
as head coach of The C of I men's soccer team and has compiled a 41-24-3
overall mark. In his first season two seasons, the Coyotes narrowly
missed a spot in the NAIA Region I Tournament, despite a second and third-place
finish in the Cascade Conference standings. Last season, however, the
Yotes claimed their first CCC title since 2001 and advanced to the regional
semifinals. For his efforts, the Coyote skipper was named CCC Coach of
the Year. Smith, who helped the Coyotes
to a 35-21-1 record as a player for longtime coach, John Calpin, from 1990-93,
returned to his alma mater in 2004 after a successful high school coaching
career in the Treasure Valley. He
coached the
FOR MORE INFORMATION: For more information on The C of I
men’s soccer program, head to the official homepage of the Coyotes, www.collegeofidaho.edu/athlete/menssoccer.htm.
CROSS COUNTRY: Helm wins CCC title, Women place
second, Men third, at CCC Championships
COMING UP: Idle until November 3 at NAIA
Region I Championships,
LAST WEEK: Hosted Cascade Conference
Championships, presented by Bandanna Running – Men 3rd-Place out of 10 teams,
Women 2nd-Place out of 10 teams.
HELM ON TOP OF THE CASCADE
CONFERENCE: For the
first time in school history, The College of Idaho has a individual cross
country champion, as Stephanie Helm (Challis, Idaho / Challis HS) defeated a
field of 82 runners on Saturday morning at the Cascade Conference
Championships, presented by Bandanna Running, at Eagle Island State Park. The freshman ran a tactical race to
perfection, staying on the hip of
SPARKS STEPS UP IN A BIG WAY: The Yotes were without the services
of senior Lauren Plymire (Beaverton, Ore. / Eastern Oregon U.),
their typical No. 2 or 3 scoring runner, due
to injury on Saturday, so stepping up for The C of I was Stephanie Sparks (West
Jordan, Utah / Juan Diego HS). The
sophomore ran the best cross country race of her young collegiate career,
placing sixth overall in 19:33 – 48 seconds faster than what she ran on the
same course (which was in good shape in September, unlike the muddy conditions
on Saturday) during the Bob Firman Invitational.
FOUR ALL-CCC PERFORMERS: The Top-12 finishers in each race
earn All-CCC honors – with the Lady Yotes having four competitors earning the
award. Joining Stephanie Helm and
Stephanie Sparks on the team were sophomore Chantel Varland (
HOPPER LATE PUSH NETS SECOND-PLACE: The men’s team race was dominated
by Eastern Oregon and
SARTIN SHINES IN EAGLE: As a team, the Coyotes finished in
third-place for the second-straight season – with the result helped by the
running of newcomer, Paul Sartin (
SPECIAL THANKS: The eleven participating teams were
welcomed by rain in the
REGIONAL POLLS: Following the CCC Championships,
The C of I women fell one spot in the latest NAIA Region I Top-10 ranking to
No. 5, while the men’s team remained at No. 4.
Simon Fraser continues to hold the top spot in the women’s poll,
followed by
A WEEK OFF: The Coyotes will take a week off
from competition, focusing on a solid regiment of training to prepare for the
NAIA Region I Championships, set for November 3, in
FOR MORE INFORMATION: For more information on The C of I
cross country program, head to the official homepage of the Yotes, www.collegeofidaho.edu/athlete/xc.htm.
SWIMMING: Coyotes nearly win dual with
L&C, C of I improves on NAIA qualifying marks
COMING UP: Idle until Nov. 10 – women hosting
LAST WEEK: at Lewis & Clark (Men L 92-70,
Women L 148-54)
MEN NEARLY TOP LEWIS & CLARK: The
WOMEN IMPROVE IN FIVE EVENTS: The Lady Yotes had one individual
winner on Saturday, as sophomore Ellen
Judd (
NATIONAL QUALIFIERS: The Yotes currently have three
individual qualifiers that have met NAIA “A” standards – Casey Walker in the
100-backstroke, John Green in the 50-free, and Alphonsina Savell (
BREAK WEEK OFF: The Yotes will take this week off,
as The C of I is holding its mid-semester break. The men’s team will not compete again until
the end of November at the Northwest Invitational, while the women’s team will
host their first triangular dual of the year, welcoming in
ABOUT THE COACH: Mary Parsons is in her first season as The C of I swim
coach. Parsons replaced Mike Shines, who coached the Coyotes for the past three
seasons - leading The C of I to back-to-back Top-15 finishes at the
NAIA Championships. A native of Caldwell, Parsons had a decorated collegiate
career at
FOR MORE INFORMATION: For more information on The C of I
swimming teams, head to the homepage of the Coyotes, www.collegeofidaho.edu/athlete/swim.htm.
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