Yote Notes – September 10,
2008
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Mike Safford Jr. – Sports
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msafford@collegeofidaho.edu
ATHLETIC NEWS:
COYOTE
OPEN SET FOR SEPTEMBER 26: The 25th Annual Coyote Open Golf Tournament is set for Friday,
September 26, at Falcon Crest Golf Club in Kuna. Year in and year out one
of the top events in the
HALL OF
FAME INDUCTIONS SET FOR OCTOBER 3: The C of I Athletic Department will hold induction
ceremonies for the 1953 football team; football, basketball and baseball coach
Sam Vokes; and women's field hockey coach Shirley Kroeger. A welcome
reception will be held Thursday, Oct. 2, from 5 to 8 p.m., in the McCain
Student Union. The Hall of Fame induction ceremony is on Friday, Oct. 3, in
Simplot Dining Hall. The ceremony begins with a cocktail hour at 5 p.m., dinner
at 6 p.m. and the ceremony at 7 p.m. Coach Vokes' wife Ina and daughter Sandy
are planning to attend as is Coach Kroeger. Several members of the 1953
football team or their families are expected to attend including: Ed Bonaminio,
Pete Douroux, Bill Kundrat, R.C. Owens, Chuck Ruby, Ted Shannon, George Shull,
Rano Sullivan, Harlan Geach, John Park, Donna Shannon (Bill), Barbara Rich
(Don), Bernie Kahahawai (Joe), Joe Jakubowski (Walt), Jerry Cole (Coach Eddie
Cole). For more information, including tickets, please contact Dick Carrow at
871-8863.
GOLF TEAM
OPENS ON WEDNESDAY: The
C of I men’s and women’s golf team will open up their 2008 fall season on
Wednesday with an 18-hole dual match against Northwest Nazarene. A
preview of the golf team will be in next week’s Yote Notes.
BASEBALL
ALUMNI GAME SET FOR SEPTEMBER 21: The annual C of I alumni baseball game is set for Saturday,
Sept. 21, beginning with a home run derby at Simplot Stadium at 1 p.m.
All baseball alumni – contact head coach Shawn Humberger at 459-5861 to reserve
your spot for the fun afternoon.
FIRST
EVER SOFTBALL ALUMNI GAME SET FOR OCTOBER 5: The C of I softball team will host their first-ever
alumni game on Oct. 5, at the Symms Field diamond. To RSVP, contact head
coach Al Mendiola at 459-5113.
VOLLEYBALL (3-6, 0-2 CCC): Lady Yotes look to put home streak
on the line against Warner Pacific and
LAST WEEK: at Southern Oregon (L 3-1), at No. 18
COMING UP: vs. Warner Pacific, Friday, 7 p.m.;
vs. Cascade, Saturday, 7 p.m.
YOTES ROUGHED
LAST BACK-TO-BACK CCC LOSSES: Last weekend also marked the first
time since the five seasons that the Lady Yotes had dropped back-to-back league
matches. The last time it occurred was
on Sept. 17-18 of 2004, when The C of I lost a four-set match at Southern
Oregon and a five-set match at Oregon Tech.
TOUGHEST ROAD TRIP: The Lady Yotes have made the trip to
Southern and OIT 19 times previously, and have swept the trip only twice – the
last time in 2006.
SPINKS, OWEN HAVE SOLID WEEKEND: A silver lining for the weekend was
the play of a pair of first-year players, as freshman Megan Spinks (Manteca, Calif.
/ East Union HS) and sophomore Whitney
Owen (Caldwell, Idaho / Vallivue HS)
played well on the trip. Spinks averaged
2.5 kills per set, hitting at a .258 clip, including a career-high eight kills
at Southern Oregon, while Owen, seeing her first time this season on the court,
had 18 digs and two aces in the two matches
ONE POLL STREAK OVER, ONE STILL
STRONG: Despite a
tough start to the season and back-to-back road losses to open up the 2008 CCC
season, the Lady Yotes received votes in the first NAIA Top-25 Coaches Poll of
the season, released by the national office Tuesday in
CASCADE CONFERENCE RANKINGS: The first regular-season CCC Coaches
Poll was released on Monday, with the Lady Yotes slipping from No. 1 to No. 4
in the balloting. Oregon Tech assumed
the top spot, followed by Eastern Oregon,
DEFENDING THE
ABOUT WARNER PACIFIC: The Coyotes open up their weekend set
against upstart Warner Pacific, who
have started off the 2008 season with a bang.
The Knights (4-0, 2-0 CCC) are one of only three teams in the CCC
without a league loss and are the lone team who have failed to lose a match
this season. WP’s record may be a bit
deceiving, as they are averaging less than ten kills and one block as a team
per set – and are hitting just .121 overall, but are averaging more than two
service aces per set. Individually, Kara
Veach (3.2 k/s, 2.9 d/s) and Leah Gradwohl (3.0 k/s, 2.8 d/s) have been the top
options for the Knights, while setter Samantha Kolakowski (9.6 a/s, 0.7 a/s)
has been solid. It is the 27th
meeting between the schools, with the Lady Yotes holding a 24-2 series edge,
including victories in the past 24 meetings.
ABOUT CASCADE: Saturday, an improved Cascade squad makes the trip to
CCC NUMBERS: Kills – Krista Wooley (OIT) 3.5,
Sarah Buhler (CI) 3.5, Grace Deboodt (EOU) 3.4, Meagan Stanley (CAS) 3.3, Kara
Veach (WP) 3.2; Assists – Skyler Kamaka (CU) 8.9, Lindsey Stone (SOU) 8.9,
Samantha Kolakowski (WP) 8.5, Lizzie Law (OIT) 8.3, Carla Crowder (CAS) 8.1;
Digs – Sareena Simpson (EOU) 5.3, Rebecca Franke (CRB) 5.3, Annie Forman (ESC)
4.2, Rashelle Davenport (CRB) 3.8, Molly Webb (WP) 3.8; Blocks – Marcella
Hernandez (CI) 1.3, Natalee Staggs (WP) 1.2, Megan Bartling (SOU) 1.1, Kristin
Henning (CI) 1.0, Deboodt 1.0.
CAREER RECORD BOOK: Four C of I players currently rank
among the Top-10 in the all-time career record book. Leading the way is Kathryn Ely (La
RECAP – SOUTHERN OREGON 3, C OF I 1:
RECAP – OREGON TECH 3, C OF I 0:
Krista Wooley recorded 15 kills and the Oregon Tech volleyball team held The C
of I to a .095 hitting percentage, as the Owls stunned the Lady Yotes 25-16,
25-15, 25-23 Saturday at Danny Miles Court, ending a seven-game losing streak
to the Yotes. Tech rolled to wins in
each of the first two sets - jumping out to a 10-0 lead in Set 1 and a 12-4
lead in Set 2. Set 3 was tighter, as the two teams were tied at 21-21,
before OIT ran off three straight points and put the match away with a Nicole
Andrews spike. Megan Christenson and
Anna Leal each had eight kills in the win, with Lizzie Law recording 31
assists, and Krystie Vea recording 15 digs.
The Coyotes got ten kills each from Kristin Henning and Sarah Buhler,
with Megan Spinks adding seven spikes. Unfortunately, no other player had
more than three kills. Madie Machurek
led the Yotes with 22 assists, while Whitney Owen recorded seven digs.
ABOUT THE COACH: Liz Mendiola is in her eighth season as head
volleyball coach at The C of I. 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 in 2005 and 2006. Last season, the squad won their
second-straight CCC title and advanced to the NAIA Region I Tournament
semifinals - while being ranked as high as No. 6 in the national poll.
During her career, she has amassed a record of 164-70, the most wins and
highest winning percentage in school history. In 2006, 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 Yotes 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 2008 season with a 36-match home win streak.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: For more information on the Coyote
volleyball program, head to the official homepage of the Lady Yotes, www.collegeofidaho.edu/athlete/vball.htm.
MEN’S SOCCER (1-1-1): Yotes to play 400th
all-time game with Friday home friendly against
LAST WEEK: vs. Whitman (T 0-0)
COMING UP: vs. Pacific, Friday, 4 p.m.
COYOTES SET FOR GAME #400: Friday’s home match against
REYNOLDS NAMED DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF
THE WEEK: C of I
student-athlete Aaron Reynolds (
YOTES BEND, BUT DO NOT BREAK: The Whitman game on Saturday was a wild 0-0 draw, as the two
teams combined for 39 total shots, including 17 on the frame. However, kudos go to the back-third for the
Yotes, who kept the NCAA Division III school at bay. Alex
Penrod (Las Vegas, Nev. / Cimarron-Memorial
HS) was solid in just his third game as a defenseman, while the Yotes got
quality minutes from Scott Thompson (Twin Falls, Idaho / Twin Falls HS), Derek Erstad (Boise, Idaho / Timberline HS), Mats Boehnke (Carson City,
Nev. / Carson HS), and Brian Weiss (Mountain Home, Idaho / Mountain Home HS)
– along with the play of Aaron Reynolds in goal.
ARE 0-0 TIES RARE? The 0-0 draw between the Coyotes and
Whitman marked just the 20th tie in program history in 399 matches – and just
seventh time that the score has ended in clean sheet. Three of the 0-0 games have come in the last
three seasons (2008 vs. Whitman, 2007 vs. Corban, 2006 vs. Whitman), with the
others spread out between two decades (1999 vs. Westminster, 1987 vs.
Westminster, 1987 vs. Warner Pacific, 1985 vs. Lewis & Clark).
CONFERENCE/NAIA RANKINGS: The first Cascade Conference Coaches
Poll of the regular-season was released on Monday, with the Coyotes sitting in
the No. 3 spot – right where they were in the preseason tabulation. Concordia remains on top, followed by Warner
Pacific, the Yotes,
RIVALRY WITH PACIFIC RENEWED: For the first time since the 1995
season, the Coyotes will meet Pacific on
the men’s soccer pitch. The Boxers
(2-1), who were a common opponent of The C of I during the 80s and early 90s,
made the transition from the NAIA to the NCAA Division III – and are currently
a member of the Northwest Conference, where they were picked to finish fifth
this fall. Pacific has played well
during the early season, earning wins over Corban and
CCC NUMBERS: As a team, the Yotes have allowed the
fewest number of goals this season (4), recorded the most shutouts (2), while
ranking second in goals against average (1.24).
Individually, keeper Aaron Reynolds leads the league in goals against
average (1.24), in save percentage (.862), and in shutouts (2), while ranking
second in saves per game (8.33). Garga Caserta (Aracatuba, Brazil / North Idaho CC) is third in the league in
shots per game (3.3), with Kazuki Murata
(Tokyo, Japan / International
Secondary Inst.) and Antonio
Bautista (Homedale, Idaho / Homedale
HS) tied for second in assists per game (0.7) and third in overall assists
(2).
GAME RECAP: C OF I 0, WHITMAN 0: Despite a decisive advantage shots
and possession, the Whitman College men's soccer team could not find the goal,
as the Missionaries and The College of Idaho played to a scoreless draw Saturday
at Symms Field. Whitman held a 25-14
edge in shots - including a 10-3 margin in the second half, but could not find
the goal against the host Yotes. C of I keeper Aaron Reynolds was stellar
all day, making 11 saves to notch his second-straight shutout. The Missionaries found the goal in the 34th
minute, but the tally was disallowed due to an offsides call. The Coyotes had a chance to steal the
victory in the 89th minute, as Antonio Bautista cracked a shot from left of the
goal, but Whitman keeper Brett Axelrod made a diving save to send the match to
overtime. In the 97th minute, Greg
Phillips nearly won it with a drive inside the 18, but it ricocheted off the
left post and out. The Coyotes nearly took home the Golden Goal in the 107th
minute, as Garga Caserta got behind the Whitman defense, but his 1-on-1 shot
went into the side netting.
ABOUT THE COACH: Brian
Smith (5th year, 42-26-43)
is in his fifth season as head coach of The C of I men's soccer team. 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. In 2006, 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. Last season,
the Yotes missed out on the postseason by one game. 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 Coyote men’s
soccer program, head to the official homepage of the Coyotes, www.collegeofidaho.edu/athlete/menssoccer.htm.
WOMEN’S SOCCER (2-2): Lady Yotes look to end losing streak
with home games vs.
LAST WEEK: vs. Rocky Mountain (L 2-0)
COMING UP: vs.
DISAPPOINTING EFFORT VS. ROCKY: The
FOUR KEY PLAYERS MISS THE WEEKEND: The Lady Yotes have survived the
first four games of the season despite missing four key players with nagging
preseason ailments. Forward Macy Egerman (Boise, Idaho / Boise HS), and defenders Melissa Garrison (Boise,
Idaho / Borah HS) and Lauren
Winterholler (Idaho Falls, Idaho /
North Idaho College) are hopeful to return to the line-up this weekend,
while striker Amanda Barrieau (Eagle, Idaho / Eagle HS) will be
unavailable.
CASCADE CONFERENCE/NAIA RANKINGS: In the first Cascade Conference Top-5
poll of the season, the Lady Yotes were one of two teams that were listed –
joining Concordia, as the majority of the CCC teams are below the .500
mark. Concordia was ranked No. 5 in the
first NAIA Top-25 poll, while four other Lady Yote opponents were listed – No.
8 Simon Fraser, No. 10 Carroll, with both
HOMESTAND CONTINUES: The three game homestand continues
with matches Friday and Sunday – the final home tilts until Homecoming Weekend
on Oct. 3-4. Friday also marks the first
doubleheader with the men’s program – with the Lady Yotes playing at 2 p.m.,
with the Coyotes playing 30-minutes following the match.
ABOUT
ABOUT CARROLL: The Coyotes will look to break
through against one of the elite teams in the Northwest, as defending NAIA
Region I champion
CCC NUMBERS: The Lady Yotes lead the CCC in
assists (11), assists per game (2.8), shutouts (1), and offsides calls per game
(4.5). Individually, Mandy Greif (
GAME RECAP – ROCKY MOUNTAIN 2, C OF I
1: A pair of first
half goals were enough for visiting Rocky Mountain College, as the Bears
spoiled the 2008 home opener for The C of I, blanking the Yotes, 2-0, Friday at
Symms Field. Rocky got on the board in
the 18th minute, as Anna Clark took a through-ball from Abby Jenkins down the
right side that eluded The C of I defense, and beat keeper Sadie Hughes (Courtenay, B.C.
/ Vanier SS) to make it 1-0. The
Bears would make it 2-0 ten minutes later, as Chloe Pennisi corraled a loose
ball just outside of the 18, turned and looped a shot into the net. The Coyotes had their best chances in the
second half, as in 47th minute, Chelsea
Heffner (Meridian, Idaho / Mountain
View HS) received a through-ball and was in space, but Bears keeper Vanessa
Peters thwarted the 1-on-1 chance - one of her nine saves. In the 77th
minute, the Yotes peppered the goal during a scrum, but shots by Heffner and
Jamie Reichel were blocked.
ABOUT THE COACH: Niki Taylor (17-19-5) is in her third season as head coach of The College of
Idaho women's soccer program. In her two seasons with the Coyotes, she
helped the Lady Yotes to their first-ever back-to-back playoff appearances, including
their first-ever postseason win in 2007, advancing to the Cascade Conference
Tournament semifinals. A graduate of
FOR MORE INFORMATION: For more information on the Coyote
women’s soccer program, head to the official homepage of the Lady Yotes, www.collegeofidaho.edu/athlete/wmenssoccer.htm.
CROSS COUNTRY: Helm wins women’s title, both C of I
teams place second at Roger Curran Invite
LAST WEEK: at Roger Curran Invitational (Men 2nd of 5 Teams, Women 2nd of 4 Teams)
COMING UP: Idle until Sept. 20 at Bob Firman
Invitational,
HELM LEADS C OF I WOMEN TO
SECOND-PLACE FINISH: A dominating performance by College of Idaho women's standout Stephanie Helm
(Challis, Idaho
/ Challis HS) set the tone for the day, as the Coyote women’s cross
country team placed second at the Roger Curran Invitational, hosted by
Northwest Nazarene University, Saturday at West Park in Nampa. Helm outdistanced a star-studded field by 12
seconds in 14:46.50, the second-fastest 4,000-meter race in school
history. She defeated Breanna Sande, the 2007 Western Athletic Conference
champion from
COYOTE
HELM NAMED RUNNER OF THE WEEK: This year, the Cascade Conference will begin awarding Player of the Week honors in all sports – including cross country and track and field. The first-ever CCC Women’s Runner of the Week announced by the league office was Stephanie Helm, thanks to her victory at the Roger Curran Invite.
BOTH TEAMS RANKED IN TOP-25: Both The C of I men's and women's
cross country teams were ranked among the elite squads in the nation, as the NAIA unveiled
their first Top-25 Coaches Poll of the regular season, released Tuesday by the
national office in Kansas City, Mo. The
Lady Yotes were ranked No. 12 in the polling, down one spot from their preseason
perch at No. 11 (as four teams moved ahead of the Yotes after not turning in
their rater information prior to the preseason poll), while the Coyote men were
ranked No. 14 - jumping into the poll after being listed in the "Others
Receiving Votes" category during the preseason. For the men, it marks
the tenth-straight regular-season poll that they have been in the Top-25. Both teams were the highest ranked Cascade
Conference team in the poll, with
A WEEK OFF: The
Yotes will spend this week in training, preparing for the talent laden Bob
Firman Invitational at
ABOUT THE HEAD COACH: Pat McCurry
is in his fifth season has the head coach for The C of I cross country and
track programs. In just four seasons (after the
Coyote running programs were dormant for nearly 30 years), he has built the
Coyote men and women into NAIA Top-25 programs, with the men's team achieving
berths to the 2005 and 2007 NAIA Championships. Both programs have also
had at-large runners at nationals each of the first four seasons. He has
also coached three NAIA All-Americans, and numerous All-Cascade Conference and
All-NAIA Region I competitors. A native
of
FOR MORE INFORMATION: For more information on The C of I
cross country program, head to the official homepage of Coyotes, www.collegeofidaho.edu/athlete/xc.htm.
GOLF: Season Preview
COMING UP: at Northwest Christian Invitational, Tokatee GC,
QUICK 2008 SYNOPSIS: The upcoming season should be a breakout year for The College of Idaho men’s and women’s golf teams, as a quality recruiting class will bolster a solid group of returners, looking to make a splash in the second year of Cascade Conference play
COYOTE MEN PICKED FOURTH: The Coyote men’s team was picked fourth in the recently released CCC Preseason Coaches Poll. Defending champion, Concordia, was the unanimous choice to repeat as champions, followed by Corban, Northwest Christian, the Coyotes, and first-year program, Warner Pacific.
LADY YOTES PICKED THIRD: The C of I women were picked third in the CCC Preseason Coaches Poll, trailing defending champion, Concordia, and Corban. Northwest Christian was picked fourth, with Warner Pacific fifth.
LAST SEASON / PLAYERS LOST: Last season was not a banner year for the Coyote golf program, as the men’s team struggled all season – averaging nearly 348 team strokes per 18-holes, finishing 11th at the NAIA Region I Tournament, while the women’s team did not have the necessary four players to record a team score. Of the two teams, only Catherine Everist, the women’s No. 1 player, has graduated – leading the team with an average score of 94.
ABOUT THE MEN: The Yotes return their top-two
golfers from last season in seniors Ben Coate (
ABOUT THE WOMEN: The Lady Yotes return All-Cascade
Conference selection, April Patton (
WHAT’S AT STAKE: This season, each of the five teams
in the CCC will host a 54-hole tournament, culminating with the 2009 Cascade
Conference Championships, presented by Diamond Woods Golf Course. Following the conference tourney, the five
CCC men’s teams will battle with the four Golden State Athletic Conference
schools (
FOR MORE INFORMATION: For more information on The C of I golf teams, head to the official homepage of the Coyotes, www.collegeofidaho.edu/athlete/golf.htm.