Guard tandem paces Warriors in loss to Geoducks

January 5 , 2007

BOX SCORE - EVERGREEN 86, CORBAN 72

Sophomore Kyle Masten tied for the team lead with 16 points and 2 steals, while handing out a team-high 5 assists tonight in Corban's loss to the Geoducks of The Evergreen State College. (Photo courtesy of William Scott Photography)

OLYMPIA, Wash. - Senior Nate Morris (Dufur, Ore.) and sophomore Kyle Masten (Salem, Ore.) paced the Warriors with 16 points each on a combined 10-for-19 shooting from the field, but it was not enough as Corban's men's basketball team fell to the Geoducks of Evergreen State, 86-72, on Friday.

After spending most of December at home playing six straight home games, Corban opened the New Year on the road.  A change of scenery did not end the Warriors' winless drought, as Corban dropped its 12th straight contest this season.

The Warriors opened the game shooting 12-for-27 (44.4%) from the field and trailed by a mere four points (37-33) at half time.  Unfortunately, Corban could into overcome a hot shooting second half by the host Geoducks, as Evergreen turned in a 16-for-27 (59.3%) performance from the field en route to securing the double-digit victory.

Morris and Masten combined to score 32 of Corban's 72 points, as Morris shot 5-for-8 from the field and Masten was 5-for-11 from the field.  Both guards connected on three shots from beyond the 3-point line, while each made a trio of free throws.

Senior Kevin Van Hook (Silverdale, Wash.) and sophomore Jason Braun (Dallas, Ore.) poured in 13 and 11 points respectively, while senior Brad Reynoso (Salem, Ore.) and junior J.D. Hill (Lebanon, Ore.) chipped in with 5 points each.  Braun came off the bench for the first time this season to pull down a team-best 6 rebounds, while Hill and junior Hannes Gehring (Lake Oswego, Ore.) grabbed 5 and 4 boards respectively.

As a team, Corban shot 22-for-50 (44.0%) from the field, including 19-for-25 (76.0%) from the free throw line. Meanwhile, Evergreen shot 31-for-60 (51.7%) from the field, including 13-for-24 (54.2%) from beyond the 3-point line.

Evergreen was paced by Adam Moore's game-high 27 points on 10-for-13 shooting from field, including 5-for-6 from beyond the arc.  Devon Conner-Green added 19 points and a game-high 11 rebounds, while Greg Shadowvine and Marcus Whittaker rounded out the double-digit scorers for the Geoducks with 19 and 10 points respectively.

With the loss, Corban drops to 1-16 overall, 0-6 in Cascade Collegiate Conference action. Meanwhile, Evergreen improves to 6-10 overall, 3-4 in CCC play. The Warriors will return to the floor on Saturday, January 6th, when they conclude their play in the state of Washington with a conference showdown against the Eagles of Northwest beginning at 7:30 p.m. in Kirkland.