LCSC Sports

Warriors fall to Boise State in exhibition play

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:27:15 PST

BOISE, Idaho - Despite having three players scoring in double figures and a double-double by sophomore post Alyssa Fierro, the Lewis-Clark State College women`s basketball team fell to Boise State University 84-64 in an exhibition contest on Sunday.

It was the second exhibition game of the season for LCSC, which fell last Sunday to Washington State University. The Warriors are 2-1 on the season.

Fierro, Jasmine Stohr, and Nikki DePeel all finished with 13 points apiece for LCSC, which trailed 40-28 at halftime. Fierro also had 10 rebounds and one blocked shot, while Stohr and DePeel each had three assists and a steal.

Kirsi Voshell added nine points and six rebounds for the Warriors.

Boise State, a member of the NCAA Division I Western Athletic Conference, used a 19-2 run in the second half to put the game away.

LCSC finished the contest 24-of-62 from the field for 38.7 percent, and just 4-of-17 from the 3-point line for 23.5 percent. The Warriors, however, did hold a 40-39 rebounding edge.

Boise State, which forced 20 turnovers, finished 32-of-68 from the field for 47.1 percent, and 10-of-20 from the 3-point line for 50 percent.

The Warriors resume regular-season play on Friday and Saturday at the Staples Shootout. Because the Frontier Conference volleyball tournament will take place at the LCSC Activity Center, the Staples Shootout will be played at Lewiston High School`s Booth Hall. LCSC meets Corban at 6 p.m. on Friday and then plays Azusa Pacific on Saturday at 4 p.m.

A boxscore of the LCSC-BSU contest can be found on the BSU web site below.

https://www.nmnathletics.com//pdf5/654559.pdf?ATCLID=204829921&SPSID=48531&SPID=4077&DB_OEM_ID=9900

Warrior harriers fall in final poll

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:25:25 PST

Despite running away with their third consecutive Frontier Conference meet titles on Friday, both the Lewis-Clark State College men`s and women`s cross country teams fell in the final NAIA Cross Country Coaches` Top 25 poll for 2009, the NAIA announced on Sunday.

The Warrior men, who swept the FC meet with the top five finishers, fell from No. 10 to No. 14, while the women fell from No. 11 to No. 16. Both teams won the titles by more than three minutes over their nearest competitors.

LCSC coach Mike Collins said after the meet that the course was slow, which led to slower times. Those times likely played a factor in both teams dropping in the final poll.

The Warrior men finished with 371 points and were 18 behind both Shorter College of Georgia and Cornerstone University of Michigan. Shorter was 13th in the previous poll, while Cornerstone made the leap to No. 12 after just receiving votes in the previous poll.

The Warrior women had 334 points and were one of three teams to drop five spots in the poll.

The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conferences.

Both Warrior teams qualified for the NAIA Cross Country National Championships on Nov. 21 in Vancouver, Wash. The complete list of team and individual qualifiers will be released on Monday by the NAIA.

MEN

RANK	LAST WEEK	SCHOOL (1^ST PLACE VOTES)	TOTAL POINTS
1	1	Southern Oregon University (11)	612
2	2	Malone University (Ohio) (11)	611
3	4	Concordia University (Neb.)	579
4	7	California State University-San Marcos	545
5	6	Shawnee State University (Ohio)	510
6	8	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Fla.)	503
7	12	Simon Fraser University (B.C.)	487
8	11	College of Idaho	461
9	9	Bryan College (Tenn.)	449
10	5	University of British Columbia	434
11	23	Oklahoma Christian University	390
12	13	Shorter College (Ga.)	389
12	RV	Cornerstone University (Mich.)	389
14	10	Lewis-Clark State College (Idaho)	371
15	3	Aquinas College (Mich.)	331
16	17	McKendree University (Ill.)	308
17	16	Olivet Nazarene University (Ill.)	305
18	19	Eastern Oregon University	269
19	20	Dakota State University (S.D.)	265
20	18	Cedarville University (Ohio)	238
21	20	Oklahoma Baptist University	227
22	24	Westmont College (Calif.)	218
23	RV	Southwestern College (Kan.)	197
24	25	Concordia University (Ore.)	170
25	14	Black Hills State University (S.D.)	154

Others receiving votes: California Baptist University 134; Doane College (Neb.) 113; Kansas Wesleyan University 94; Marian University (Ind.) 49; Lindenwood University (Mo.) 44; Azusa Pacific University (Calif.) 26; Lee University (Tenn.) 19; Taylor University (Ind.) 9; Vanguard University (Calif.) 5; University of Rio Grande (Ohio) 4; Lubbock Christian University (Texas) 4; Siena Heights University (Mich.) 1; Saint Ambrose University (Iowa) 1; William Woods University (Mo.) 1; Dana College (Neb.) 1.

WOMEN

RANK	LAST WEEK	SCHOOL (1^ST PLACE VOTES)	TOTAL POINTS
1	1	Azusa Pacific University (Calif.) (23)	684
2	2	California State University-San Marcos (1)	662
3	3	Simon Fraser University (B.C.)	640
4	4	Biola University (Calif.)	617
5	5	Malone University (Ohio)	591
6	6	College of Idaho	573
7	7	Cedarville University (Ohio)	549
8	9	Concordia University (Neb.)	519
9	17	Point Loma Nazarene University (Calif.)	492
10	10	Spring Arbor University (Mich.)	473
11	13	University of British Columbia	453
12	12	Morningside College (Iowa)	450
13	8	Concordia University (Calif.)	421
14	15	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Fla.)	366
15	16	Aquinas College (Mich.)	353
16	11	Lewis-Clark State College (Idaho)	334
17	18	Black Hills State University (S.D.)	319
18	20	Milligan College (Tenn.)	299
19	14	Indiana Wesleyan University	284
20	25	Kansas Wesleyan University	259
21	21	Park University (Mo.)	240
22	RV	Concordia University (Ore.)	234
23	22	Vanguard University (Calif.)	172
24	24	Saint Xavier University (Ill.)	160
25	RV	Southern Oregon University	154

Others receiving votes: Shorter College (Ga.) 154; Friends University (Kan.) 134; Eastern Oregon University 108; Jamestown College (N.D.) 69; Northwestern College (Iowa) 68; Lindenwood University (Mo.) 36; Oklahoma Baptist University 17; Westmont College (Calif.) 17; Bethel College (Ind.) 17; Doane College (Neb.) 8; Olivet Nazarene University (Ill.) 3; Shawnee State University (Ohio) 3; Lee University (Tenn.) 1; Northwood University (Texas) 1; Siena Heights University (Mich.) 1.

Collins earns FC coaching honors

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:22:37 PST

Mike Collins, the veteran men`s and women`s cross country coach at Lewis-Clark State College, was named the Frontier Conference` Coach of the Year for both sports, the conference announced.

Collins led the both teams to their third straight Frontier Conference meet titles on Friday in Salt Lake City. LCSC is the only school to win the meet in its three-year history.

Also at the meet, each team had its Champion of Character Award winners announced. The award goes to a male and female athlete on each team who best exemplifies the character values of integrity, respect, responsibility, sportsmanship and servant leadership. Winning the awards for LCSC were Josh Shrewsbury, a freshman from Kearns, Utah, and Jessie Gulsvig, a junior from Colorado Springs, Colo.

Both Warriors teams qualified for the NAIA national meet, which will be held Nov. 21 in Vancouver, Wash.

Warriors earn share of FC regular season title

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:11:31 PST

The little things paid off in a big way for the Lewis-Clark State College women’s volleyball team because the Warriors earned a share of the Frontier Conference regular season title with a 25-19, 25-21, 25-20 win over Carroll College in the regular-season finale for both teams at the LCSC Activity Center on Saturday.

LCSC made the key blocks, small adjustments during the match, and played solid overall in the sweep. The victory means Carroll and LCSC share the conference title with 11-3 records and could be joined by Great Falls, which needs to defeat Montana Western on Saturday night to also finish 11-3.

It’s the third straight year LCSC has either won outright or shared the conference title and also marks the third straight season LCSC has reached the 20-win plateau. The 24th-ranked Warriors are now 20-7 on the season.

It was an emotional match for LCSC. As well as playing for a share of the conference title, the Warriors were celebrating Senior Day to honor the four seniors on the squad.

“It was awesome today,” said senior right-side hitter Dana Christiansen, who led the Warriors with 11 kills. “We were playing a good team and we were on a mission out there.”

The Warriors only trailed 2-0 and 2-1 in the second set and were able to set the tone for most of the match. That made a big difference from when the two met earlier in the season in Helena, Mont., and Carroll won 25-20, 17-25, 25-21, 25-21.

“We came out very focused and played well,” LCSC coach Jennifer Greeny said. “I don’t necessarily think Carroll played their best match. But we were much more focused and I thought we played a much smarter than when we played them over there.”

The Warriors, led by Jenika Bird, jumped out early on the Saints in the opening set with some big blocks. LCSC outblocked Carroll 7-2 on the day, including 4-0 in the first set. That helped the Warriors grab an 11-3 advantage.

Carroll managed to cut the lead to four twice at 17-13 and against at 22-18, but the Warriors used some timely kills and some hitting errors by the Saints to close out the set.

The Saints went to quicker sets in the second game, but the Warriors were able to adjust to overcome the early deficit. LCSC went on a 10-3 run to open up a 10-5 lead, and although Carroll rallied twice to tie the score at 18 and again at 21, the Warriors responded with kills by Demi Dlouhy and Anile Clemente before Kelli Tikker closed out the set with a service ace.

“We made some nice adjustments during the match,” Greeny said. “Hopefully we’ve matured as players to be able to do that at the end of the season.”

The Warriors led 9-4 in the third set, but the Saints again kept it close, cutting it to 10-9. The Warriors, however, used three kills apiece from Christiansen, Clemente, and Lauryn Herrick to claim the sweep. It was the seventh sweep in conference play for the Warriors.

LCSC has won the last two conference tournaments and has posted a 76-19 record over the past three seasons.

“I think it’s phenomenal,” Greeny said of the third-straight regular-season title. “I’m really proud of this team. They have fought back through adversity and sickness, and our conference being as tough as it has ever been.”

Christiansen was the only Warrior in double-figures in kills and hit a team-best .400 for the match.

“I was very emotional,” Christiansen said about Senior Day. “It makes you realize that you never know what can happen or when it can all end. But I think we’ve got even more in us for the conference tournament. You haven’t seen us at our best yet.”Greeny said it’s nice to have the conference tournament at the Activity Center, but again pointed out how much better the conference is this season.

“It’s going to be a dogfight,” she said.

LCSC will play at 6 p.m. no matter its seed. There was some confusion as to how the ties would be settled. The conference will release the official pairings on Sunday.

Warriors fall to California Baptist in final seconds

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:04:00 PST

RIVERSIDE, Calif. – Thwarted by a jump shot out of the hands of Kendra Morris with 11 seconds left in regulation, the Lewis-Clark State College women’s basketball team was narrowly defeated by California Baptist University 60-58 on Friday night. The Warriors were outscored 8-2 in the final two minutes after leading by as much as 11 during the second half.

Jasmine Stohr had another strong night for the Warriors as she collected her second straight double-double with 20 points and 10 rebounds, however, her performance was matched by Morris who finished 28 points including key points in the closing minutes.

Stohr hit a 3-pointer to give LCSC a 56-52 lead with 1:51 left in the game, but two Lancer free throws and a 3-pointer by Morris brought the score to 57-56 in favor of CBU with 1:19 left on the clock.

Kenna Reiter then sank two free throws after being fouled on a drive to the bucket to give LCSC a one point edge with about a minute left. The ball then changed hands a couple times before it found its way to Morris who hit the game winner.

The loss brings the 16th-ranked Warriors, which defeated 10th-ranked Azusa Pacific 67-56 Thursday, to 2-1 on the season, while the Lancers go to 1-0.

Megan Bradford was the only other Lancer to score more than four points as she added 20 points and four steals. The Warriors received 10 points from both Reiter and Nikki DePeel.

Playing in back-to-back days, LCSC outshot California Baptist 41-percent (23-of-56) to 31-percent (20-65), but committed 26 turnovers to the Lancers’ 17. Lewis-Clark State also outrebounded its opponent 45-39, but CBU had a 17-12 advantage in offensive rebounds.

Led by four blocks from Stohr and four from Alyssa Fierro, the Warriors had a season-high 10 blocks in the game which matches the Warriors’ high from last season. Fierro was also added seven rebounds.

The Warriors now head to Boise State for an exhibition game on Sunday. Tip-off is scheduled for 1 p.m.

Second half helps Montana past LCSC in exhibition win

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:56:17 PST

MISSOULA, MONT. - A pair of late second-half runs helped the University of Montana men`s basketball team put away Lewis-Clark State College 82-53 in an exhibition game between the NCAA Division I program and the NAIA school.

The Warriors trailed by only six at halftime, but the Grizzlies went on an 18-7 run to start the second half and later added a 12-2 run.Senior guard Ryan Staudacher led the second half surge, scoring all of his 10 points. He helped lead the Griz to 60 percent shooting from the field in the second half.

The Montana defense also stepped up their second half effort, holding the Warriors to just 29 percent second half shooting after allowing 45 percent from the field in the first half.

The Grizzlies were able to force 18 turnovers, which according to Warrior assistant coach Tim Collins, Montana was able to convert into transition baskets. Although LCSC was tied with Montana in rebounding at halftime, the Grizzlies were able to outrebound the Warriors 40-29.

Collins said the turnovers and rebounding were big factors because the Grizzlies were able to take 64 shots from the field, compared to 46 for LCSC.

The Grizzlies started the game slow. The first Montana points of the game came on a Brian Qvale layup on a pass from Anthony Johnson nearly two minutes into the game. The slow start the helped the Warriors to an early 7-2 lead.

The Grizzlies took their first lead over five minutes into the game, a 12-11 advantage on a 3-pointer by Johnson

Collins said the Warriors played well early, but just couldn`t maintain it throughout the contest. He did note one big stat in LCSC`s favor is the Warriors were able to get to the foul line. LCSC shot 27 free throws in the contest.

Tanner McIntosh led the Warriors with 15 poitns, while James Craft added 13. Marcus Monroe added nine, but was only 1-of-13 from the field. Daniel Williams led the Warriors in rebounding with six.

The road for the Warriors doesn`t get any easier as they play their second exhibition contest of the season on Monday night in Pullman against Washington State University. LCSC is 2-0 on the season.

A boxscore on the contest can be found at

http://filemanager.montanagrizzlies.com/mtgriz3/schedules_and_stats/files/mbb/htm/2009-10/um-lcs.htm

LCSC sweeps FC meet titles

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:19:21 PST

SALT LAKE CITY – The Lewis-Clark State College men’s and women’s cross country teams emphatically punched their tickets to the NAIA National Meet by winning the Frontier Conference meets for the third consecutive year on Friday at Sugar House Park.

Both squads won the meet in team times more than five minutes faster than their nearest competitor to remain as the only teams to win conference titles in the sport. The FC’s first conference meet was in 2007.

By winning the team titles, both Warriors teams earned automatic berth to the national meet on Nov. 21 in Vancouver, Wash. This is the ninth straight year the Warrior women have qualified as a team, while the fourth straight year for the men, who have sent either a team or an individual runner to nationals for seven straight years.

The Warrior men again were dominant as for only the second time in veteran Warrior coach Mike Collins’ tenure, LCSC swept the top five spots in the meet. The first time it happened was during last year’s conference meet.

This time, however, the sweep was unexpected. LCSC’s top runner this season, freshman Dave Marks, was held out Friday with a sore Achilles’ tendon.

“I’m actually quite surprised that we swept the men’s race without Dave,” Collins said. “But we had runners who really stepped it up today and boy they sure churned it out. For quite a while, I thought we might finish one through sixth, but it didn’t quite happen.”

The top 10 finishers in the meet earn all-conference honors and the top finisher earns the conference’s Runner of the Year honor. For the third straight year, the LCSC men had the individual winner as Sean Huey, a junior from Boise, took top honors in 27 minutes and 8.3 seconds over the 8-kilometer course, which Collins described as a slow course because in part of windy conditions. Teammate Eric Tuwei, a senior, was second in 27:28, followed by junior Jake Miller, sophomore Grant Eldridge and junior Chris McConnell in the top five.

It’s the second straight year that four of those runners have finished in the top five. Last year, Tuwei won the meet, while Huey was third, McConnell was fourth and Eldridge was fifth.

“We were able to run really well despite the conditions,” Collins said.

Warrior freshman Josh Shrewsbury finished less than two seconds out of sixth place and also earned all-conference honors with his seventh-place finish. In all, LCSC had nine of the top 16 finishers in the men’s race. The sweep gave LCSC 15 points in the team standings, while Rocky Mountain was second at 60. Great Falls was third at 67.

Like the men, the women’s team time was more than five minutes faster than runner-up Great Falls. The Warrior women had 33 points, followed by Great Falls with 69 and Carroll at 78.

The Warriors’ top finisher on the women’s side was senior Kyli Astle, who was third in 20:12.5 over the 5-kilometer course. The Warriors also had the Nos. 6-11 finishers in the race to help the team finish with six runners in the top 10 who earned all-conference honors.

After each team had one finisher in the top five, LCSC sophomore Kelsey Klettke led the second five and was sixth overall in 20:39.9. She was followed by senior Lindsay Szybura, sophomore Madison Randall, freshman Allie Ford, and sophomore Stephanie Shuel. In all, only 47 seconds separated the top six finishers for the Warriors.

Astle, Szybura, Randall, and Shuel all repeated as all-conference runners from last year. Shuel won the meet a year ago but has been hampered by injuries this season, while Szybura, Astle, and Randall, were the Nos. 5-7 finishers at last year’s meet.

“It’s very exciting on both sides with the titles,” Collins said. “Hopefully we will be revved up for nationals.”

Unlike the conference meet, where everyone is eligible to run, LCSC can only have seven runners compete at nationals on each squad. Collins said he will have some tough decisions as to who will compose the Warrior squads for the meet.

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Team scores – 1, Lewis-Clark State 15. 2, Rocky Mountain 60. 3, Great Falls 67. 4, Carroll 101. 5, Westminster 145.

Top 10 finishers – 1, Sean Huey, LCSC, 27:08.3. 2, Eric Tuwei, LCSC, 27:28.5. 3, Jake Miller, LCSC, 27:30.6. 4, Grant Eldridge, LCSC, 27:83.3. 5, Chris McConnell, LCSC, 27:43.6. 6, Cesar Mireles, Rocky, 27:46.4. 7, Josh Shrewsbury, LCSC, 27:47.5. 8, Eayoall Atsbeha, Rocky, 27:55. 9, Cullen Cantwell, UGF, 28:07.7. 10, Shane Donaldson, Great Falls, 28:15.7.

Other LCSC finishers – 13, Tanner Smedley 27:35.7. 14, Tommy Bollinger 28:48.2. 16, Nick Pierson 28:54.4. 24, Frank Lagrimanta 29:48.9. 28, Conor Thompson 30:09.8. 36, Andy Keim 30:58.2. 41, Sean Hagan 31:32.6. 43, Scott Sweet 32:20.3. 47, Alex Weber 33:30.5.

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Team scores – 1, Lewis-Clark State College 33. 2, Great Falls 69. 3, Carroll 78. 4, Rocky Mountain 85. 5, Westminster 108.

Top 10 finishers – 1, Amber Watson, Rocky, 19:11.7. 2, Amanda Theobald, West, 20:08.4. 3, Kyli Astle, LCSC, 20:12.5. 4, Tiffany Gibson, UGF, 20:16.6. 5, Jamie Greene, Carroll, 20:27.4. 6, Kelsey Klettke, LCSC, 20:39.9. 7, Lindsay Szybura, LCSC, 20:33.6. 8, Madison Randall, LCSC, 20:51.7. 9, Allie Ford, LCSC, 20:53.2. 10, Stephanie Shuel, LCSC, 20:59.1.

Other LCSC finishers – 11, Amy Watkins 21:15.1. 15, Chelsey Leighton 21:38.0. 17, Tayler Harrington 21:46.3. 19, Sheree Barbour 21:55.0. 21, Whitlee Young 22:09. 22, Jessie Gulsvig 22:14.8. 24, Francis Rojas 22:22.4. 28, Casey Hampton 22:36.3. 44, Tammy Parker 24:57.3.

LCSC has two baseball players selected to preseason All-America team

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:26:22 PST

Two members of the Lewis-Clark State College baseball team were named to the 2010 NAIA Baseball Preseason All-America Team, the NAIA announced on Friday.

Senior infielder Josh Ashenbrenner and senior catcher Brian Burke both were named to the 17-member squad, which featured eight infielder, one outfield, two catchers and six pitchers.

Ashenbrenner, from Kirkland, Wash., is in his third year of the program and was an All-America Honorable Mention selection last season. He led the Warrior regulars with a .435 batting average with 77 hits in 177 trips to the plate. He also led the team in runs scored at 53 and tied for second in doubles with 11 and RBI with 44. He also had four home runs and a .502 on-base percentage. He played mainly at third base last season but has also played at shortstop and second base during his career.

Burke is a transfer from Kansas Wesleyan this season for LCSC. The 6-foot-2 215-pounder, who is from Lancaster, Calif., started 49 of the 50 games he played in and hit .435 with 74 hits in 170 trips to the plate. He had 17 doubles, 12 home runs and 40 RBI. He finished with a slugging percentage of .771 and earned second-team NAIA All-America honors last season.

The Preseason All-America team was chosen by the NAIA All-America Selection Committee.

Three other teams – Lubbock Christian, Louisiana State-Shreveport, and St. Xavier – also had two players honored.

All 2010 Preseason All-Americans garnered postseason 2009 All-America honors. Ross Blondin of Lubbock Christian, Andrew Brouillette of Louisiana State-Shreveport, Brice Cutspec of Azusa Pacific (Calif.), Tim Dunn of Trevecca Nazarene (Tenn.), Jayson Koehn of St. Xavier, Jono Waugh of Southern Polytechnic State (Ga.) and Justin Zinkovich of Embry-Riddle (Fla.) were all mentioned on the 2009 All-America First Team. Three other standouts were named to the All-America Second Team while seven players were All-America Honorable Mention picks.

The NAIA Baseball Preseason Coaches’ Top 25 Poll will be released on Nov. 17.

2010 NAIA Baseball Preseason All-America Team (Nov. 6, 2009)

Name	School	Pos.	Yr.	Hometown
Josh Ashenbrenner%	Lewis-Clark State (Idaho)	INF	Sr.	Kirkland, Wash.
Ross Blondin^	Lubbock Christian (Texas)	3B	Sr.	Sonoma, Calif.
Andrew Brouillette^	Lousiana State-Shreveport	C	Jr.	Benton, La.
Brian Burke$	Lewis-Clark State (Idaho)	C	Sr.	Lancaster, Calif.
Brian Chase$	Campbellsville (Ky.)	1B	Sr.	San Jose, Calif.
Brice Cutspec^	Azusa Pacific (Calif.)	INF	Sr.	Westminster, Calif.
Oscar DePablos%	Northwood (Fla.)	OF	Jr.	Kissimmee, Fla.
Tim Dunn^	Trevecca Nazarene (Tenn.)	P	Sr.	Bardwell, Ky.
R.L. Eisenbach$	Lubbock Christian (Texas)	P	Sr.	Newark, Ohio
Justin Ennis%	Lousiana State-Shreveport	P	Jr.	Livingston, Texas
Jayson Koehn^	St. Xavier (Ill.)	P	Sr.	Beecher, Ill.
Jared Noteboom%	Morningside (Iowa)	2B	Sr.	South Sioux City, Neb.
John O’Brien%	St. Xavier (Ill.)	SS	Sr.	Lake Zurich, Ill.
Tyler Tamayose%	William Woods (Mo.)	1B	So.	Lethbridge, Alberta
Jono Waugh^	Southern Polytechnic State (Ga.)	SS	Sr.	Oxford, Ala.
Derek Weber%	Mount Mercy (Iowa)	P	Jr.	Waterloo, Iowa
Justin Zinkovich^	Embry Riddle (Fla.)	P	Sr.	Cocoa, Fla.

^ 2009 All-America First Team
$ 2009 All America Second Team
% 2009 All-America Honorable Mention

Warrior women knock off 10th-ranked Azusa Pacific

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:43:37 PST

COVINA, Calif. – Behind the double-doubles of Jasmine Stohr and Alyssa Fierro, the Lewis-Clark State College women’s basketball team upset Azusa Pacific, ranked No. 10 in the NAIA’s preseason poll, 67-56 on Thursday night.

The Warriors, ranked No. 16, trailed for the majority of the first half before Stohr broke a tie with a three pointer to hand LCSC a 39-36 lead at the break—and from there the Warriors never looked back. In the second half, the Warriors never surrendered the lead and led by as much as 13 to hand Azusa Pacific its first loss of the season.

Stohr finished the game with 22 points and 11 rebounds on an impressive 8-for-11 effort from the field. She was also 2-for-2 from 3-point territory and 4-for-4 at the foul line.

Fierro also had a strong night as she added 11 points and 10 rebounds to go with her two blocks.

Overall, with the difference in total rebounds and turnovers being very small between the two teams, LCSC gained the upper hand on the Cougars with its shooting. LCSC outshot Azusa Pacific 43.3-percent (26-of-60) to 30.8-percent from the field (20-of-65).

With the win, LCSC improves to 2-0, while Azusa Pacific drops to 2-1. Azusa Pacific's two wins this season came against members of the Frontier Conference. The Cougars traveled to Montana and bested MSU-Northern 84-78 to start the season, and then defeated Great Falls 84-73 the following day.

Nikki DePeel and Kenna Reiter also scored in double-digits for the Warriors. DePeel had 11 points, three steals, and two assists, and Reiter had 10 points, five assists, and two steals.

Kristie Hala’Ufia led the Cougars with 13 points and 12 rebounds, and she was aided by C.J. Hill’s 14 points, five rebounds, and five steals.

The Warriors now travel to Riverside, Calif., to take on Cal Baptist University on Friday at 7 p.m. Then on Sunday, the Warriors cap their three-game road trip with an exhibition contest against Boise State at 1 p.m.

LCSC volleyball team defeats Rocky Mountain

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:35:39 PST

The Lewis-Clark State College women’s volleyball team moved closer to claiming a least a share of the Frontier Conference regular season title by defeating Rocky Mountain College 25-18, 18-25, 25-22, 25-20 before a season-high crowd of 985 at the LCSC Activity Center on Thursday night.

The Warriors, who have won the last two titles outright, can do no worse than a tie for first with a victory over Carroll College on Saturday in the regular-season finale for both. Carroll, which defeated Westminster in five sets on Thursday night, leads the Frontier Conference with an 11-2 mark, while LCSC is 10-3 and Great Falls is 9-3.

The Warriors, ranked No. 23 in the NAIA with a 19-7 mark, put themselves in title contention with a strong effort against Rocky Mountain on Thursday. The Bears defeated LCSC in straight sets earlier this season in Billings, Mont.

The Warriors got off to a solid start in the first set, opening up leads of 6-3 and then 17-12. Rocky, 18-10 overall and 7-6 in conference play, cut the margin to 19-15, but kills by Lauryn Herrick and Anile Clemente helped LCSC push the margin to 22-16. A combined block by Dana Christiansen and Jenika Bird, and then another kill by Clemente helped the Warriors close out the game.

In the second set, the Bears grabbed the early lead and led by at much as 16-8 before LCSC cut the margin to five. The Warriors, however, couldn’t get closer the rest of the way as the Bears closed out the set.

“I liked the way we came out in set one, but then we had some trouble passing in set two,” LCSC coach Jennifer Greeny said. “But we fought back.”

The Warriors fell behind 3-0 in the third set before it scored seven straight points. Still, the Bears were able to fight back and tie the contest five times before they grabbed a 19-17 advantage. With the match tied at 21, RMC appeared to score the go-ahead point, but was called for a back row attack error. A kill by Herrick and a service ace by Kim Fong made it 24-21 for LCSC and another kill by Herrick helped the Warriors close out the set.

In the fourth set, LCSC took the lead for good at 11-10 and led by as much as 20-13 before finally closing out the match.

“I’m letting out a deep breath,” Greeny said. “This was a tough match but we had a nice team effort tonight.”

Clemente led the Warriors with 16 kills and 12 digs, while Christiansen had nine kills. Dani Barrett and Herrick added eight each. Katie Hinrichs added 25 digs, while Lisa Davis had 22 assists and Kim Fong 21.

LCSC hit .179 for the match, compared to .109 for RMC. Both teams finished with 10 blocks. Bird and Barrett led the Warriors with three blocks apiece.

Saturday’s match features $1 admission for all seats and there will be a special pre-function at Southway Pizzeria & Deli at 12:30 p.m. Saturday’s match also is Senior Day where the Warriors will honor their four seniors – Barrett, Christiansen, Clemente, and Davis.