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Goette-led Warriors fall to Geoducks of Evergreen
February 2, 2008
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Sophomore Emily Goette led the Warriors in scoring for the first time in ten games and raised her season average to 12.0 points per game in the process. (Photo courtesy of Nisha Strauch, Corban women's basketball photographer) |
SALEM, Ore. – Sophomore Emily Goette (Aumsville, Ore.) scored a team-high 17 points and grabbed five rebounds, but it was not enough as Corban's women's basketball team fell to the Geoducks of The Evergreen State College, 73-57, Saturday inside the C.E. Jeffers Sports Center.
Along with Goette, junior Kailey Bostwick (Medford, Ore.) added 15 points and senior Jessica Steigleman (Eugene, Ore.) registered 11 points and a team-high six rebounds. Junior Ashley Connell (Spokane, Wash.) chipped in with six points, while Bostwick handed out a game-high seven assists for the second straight night.
In the first half, Corban came out on fire and quickly built a five-point lead (10-5) after the opening 3:51 via a jumper by Bostwick. Unfortunately for the Warriors, Evergreen used a 14-4 run over a span of 4:47 to secure a two-point lead (19-14) with 11:19 showing on the clock. The visiting Geoducks built their lead to as much as 11 points (36-25) with 1:41 remaining before settling for a nine-point lead (36-27) at halftime.
In the second half, the host Warriors could not get any closer than six points (49-43) following a fast break jumper in the paint by Bostwick with 11:52 to go in the game. Relying on the duo of Jennifer Solberg and Joy White, Evergreen built its lead to as much as 14 points (64-50) with 2:34 on the clock following a lay-up by Solberg. The aforementioned duo combined to score 15 straight points for the visiting Geoducks over a span of nine minutes and 18 seconds. After a jumper by Molly Clark and a lay-up by Jeanette Owens, Solberg and White rounded out the scoring for Evergreen en route to securing the final margin of 16 points (73-57).
In the game, Corban recorded a season-high 20 assists as a team on 24 made field goals which betters last night's performance as the Warriors handed out a dime on 83.3% of its made shots.
Evergreen was led by Solberg, who scored a game-high 28 points on 11-for-16 shooting from the field to go along with a 2-for-3 performance from beyond the arc and a 4-for-5 showing at the free throw line. Along with Solberg, White and Rosalind Lee added 11 points apiece while Lee registered a double-double with a game-high 12 rebounds.
As a team, Corban shot 24-for-66 (36.4%) from the field including dismal 1-for-11 (9.1%) from behind the three-point line and 8-for-15 (53.3%) from the free throw line. On the other hand, Evergreen was 28-for-60 (46.7%) from the field that included performances of 4-for-13 (30.8%) from beyond the arc and 13-for-18 (72.2%) from the charity stripe.
With the loss, Corban falls to 8-16 overall, 4-10 in Cascade Collegiate Conference play. Meanwhile, Evergreen improves to 6-17 overall, 5-9 in CCC action and extends its winless streak to 12 games. The Warriors will return to the floor on Friday, February 8th, when Corban visits The College of Idaho beginning at 4:30 p.m. (PST) inside the J.A. Albertson Event Center.
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