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Douglas career-high not enough in loss to Coyotes
January 19, 2007
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Sophomore Wade Douglas scored a career-high 32 points on 14-for-17 shooting from the field tonight in Corban's loss to the NAIA's No. 9-ranked Coyotes of Albertson. (Photo courtesy of William Scott Photography) |
CALDWELL, Idaho - Sophomore Wade Douglas (Ontario, Ore.) scored a career and game-high 32 points and grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds, but it was not enough as Corban's men's basketball team fell to the NAIA's No. 9-ranked Coyotes of Albertson, 95-87, on Friday.
In front of nearly 300 family and friends from nearby Ontario, Oregon, Douglas shot 14-for-17 from the field and grabbed 11 rebounds, including five offensive, in a team-best 37 minutes of action.
Douglas and senior Kevin Van Hook (Silverdale, Wash.) helped give Corban its first lead of the game (5-4) with a jumper and a 3-pointer just over one minute into the game. Douglas gave the Warriors their second lead of the contest (9-8) with another jumper with 16:05 remaining in the opening half before Corban used a 7-0 run in a span of 1:25 to secure its largest lead of the contest (16-9). Unfortunately for the Warriors that lead did not last long, as Albertson used a 13-6 run of its own to notch the game at 22-all with 10:52 on the clock. Corban grabbed its final lead of the game (36-35) when Van Hook nailed a jumper with 5:37 left in the opening half. Over the final five-plus minutes, the host Coyotes used a 16-2 run en route to taking a 13-point lead (51-38) into intermission.
Despite trailing by double digits at halftime, Corban battled back against their nationally-ranked opponents and got within six points (84-78) with 4:09 left in the game when senior Nate Morris (Dufur, Ore.) connected on his fifth and final 3-point basket of the night. Douglas and Van Hook scored the Warriors' final nine points, as the duo each made a free throw before Van Hook went a perfect 4-for-4 from the free throw line, including three straight after being fouled on a 3-point attempt with 43 seconds remaining. After make one-of-two free throws with 1:43 left in the game, Douglas notched Corban's final three points on a dunk and free throw with one second left for the final margin of eight points (95-87).
Along with Douglas, Morris scored a career-high 21 points on 6-for-12 shooting from the field, including 5-for-7 from beyond the 3-point line. Van Hook and sophomore Jason Braun (Dallas, Ore.) added 10 points each, while junior J.D. Hill (Lebanon, Ore.) and Braun aided Douglas on the boards with 7 and 6 rebounds respectively.
As a team, Corban shot 30-for-56 (53.6%) from the field, including an 18-for-30 (60.0%) performance from the free throw line. Meanwhile, Albertson shot 33-for-70 (47.1%) from the field, including 19-for-28 (67.9%) from the charity stripe. The two teams combined to shoot 19-for-48 (39.6%) from beyond the 3-point line, as Corban nailed nine shots from long distance and Albertson notched double digits with 10 bombs from beyond the arc.
Albertson was led by Ike Stafford's team-high 21 points on 7-for-12 shooting from the field, while four other Coyotes -- Josh Owen, Craig McGee, Brandon Nielsen, and J.R. Maggard -- added 15, 14, 11, and 11 points respectively. McGee and Maggard pulled down a team-best 9 rebounds each, while Bryan Champ and Kurt Nielson grabbed 6 and 4 boards respectively.
With its second straight loss, Corban falls to 2-19 overall, 1-9 in Cascade Collegiate Conference action. Meanwhile, Albertson extends its winning streak to three games and improves to 14-3 overall, 8-2 in CCC play. The Warriors will continue their road trip tomorrow night (January 20th) when Corban takes on the NAIA's No. 17-ranked Mountaineers of Eastern Oregon beginning at 7:30 p.m. in La Grande. The game can be heard live in Salem by tuning the radio dial to 90.3 FM KWBX or via the Internet by visiting www.gowarriorsgo.com and following the link to Stretch Internet's broadcast schedule.
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