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Roland Brace Leads Geoducks Past Beacons, 3-0

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SPRINGFIELD, Ore. – Jeff Roland (Tacoma, Wash./South Puget Sound CC) scored twice and Mirza Memic (Bellevue, Wash./Whatcom CC) added a goal and an assist as the Evergreen Geoducks collected a 3-0 win over the Northwest Christian Beacons in a Cascade Conference men’s soccer match on Wednesday evening at Mike Kelly Field in Springfield, Ore.

The Geoducks (8-5-0, 8-2-0 CCC) took the lead in the 36th minute as Memic got past a Northwest Christian (3-9-2, 1-7-2 CCC) defender before putting the ball past Erik Carrazco for the score.  Evergreen held an 8-4 advantage on shots in the first half as they took the 1-0 lead into the break.

In the second half, senior Kevin Flavin (Oak Harbor, Wash./Shoreline CC) sent in a cross to the front of the goal in the 59th minute and Roland picked up his first goal of the night, firing it past Carrazco.  Just a few minutes later, Roland did it again, this time on the assist by Memic, as the Geoducks earned the 3-0 win.

Despite 10 Northwest Christian shots on the night,the duo of Mauricio Sanchez (Wenatchee, Wash./Wenatchee Valley CC)  and Mitch Treend (Vancouver, Wash./Prairie HS) didn’t have to do much to earn the clean sheet as no Beacon shots found the frame.

The win also sets a new season high for head coach John Purtteman, who earns his 68th career win and 35th career conference win with the shutout.  The Geoducks sit just one win back of their previous record for conference wins of nine, reached most recently in 2005.

Evergreen will go for win number nine on Saturday afternoon when they take on Corban, beginning at 3pm at Warrior Field in Salem, Ore.

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Swain Named Preseason All-Cascade Conference

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LA GRANDE, Ore. – After being just one of two underclassmen named to the 2011-12 Cascade Conference All-Conference team, junior Danielle Swain (Rainier, Wash./Black Hills HS)  has been named to the CCC Preseason All-Conference team for 2012-13 year, as announced by the conference office on Tuesday afternoon.

Swain finished her sophomore season ranked third in the Cascade Conference in scoring at 15.0 ppg and in rebounding at 9.6 rpg.  She was also fourth in the conference in blocks with a school-record 49 and her 3.39 offensive rebounds per game ranked her third in the CCC as well.  She was also a preseason All-CCC selection as a sophomore after earning Honorable Mention All-CCC honors as a freshman.

Senior guard Felicity Jones of College of Idaho was named Preseason Player of the Year.  Defending champion Corban led the way with three players named.  Nine of 10 schools were represented on the team, with Concordia being the lone school without a player named.

The men’s preseason all-conference team was named as well with Southern Oregon’s Eric Thompson being named preseason player of the year.

Swain and the Geoduck women open the 2012-13 season with an exhibition on Nov. 13 at home against Saint Martin’s.  Evergreen will then open up the season in earnest on Nov. 17 at Puget Sound.

2012-13 All-CCC Preseason Women’s Basketball Team

Geoducks Picked 9th, 10th in Preseason CCC Hoops Polls

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LA GRANDE, Ore. – The Evergreen Geoducks are predicted to finish at the bottom of the conference standings this season if the Cascade Conference coaches poll rings true.  The Geoduck women are predicted to finish ninth in the preseason poll while the men are prognosticated at 10th in their respective poll.

The Geoduck women, who finished tied for seventh last season while earning a spot in the 2012 Cascade Conference tournament, earned 23 points to take ninth in the preseason poll, despite returning four of five starters in 2012-13.  Evergreen will be led by All-CCC forward Danielle Swain (Rainier, Wash./Black Hills HS), who was second in the conference in scoring (15.0 ppg) and third in rebounding (9.6 rpg).

Eastern Oregon is predicted to win the women’s title, earning nine of 10 first-place votes for 99 points.  Corban was picked second, followed by College of Idaho, Warner Pacific, Oregon Tech, Southern Oregon, Northwest Christian, Concordia, Evergreen and Northwest.

On the men’s side, Evergreen has nowhere to go but up as the Geoducks were picked 10th in the preseason poll after going winless in conference play last season.  Evergreen returns forwards Elzie Dickens III (Seattle, Wash./Highline CC) and Travis Wagner (Federal Way, Wash./Green River CC) from a year ago but the rest of the roster will look brand new as the green and white look to surprise some teams on their way up the conference standings.

Defending NAIA national champion Oregon Tech has been picked to finish first, though the Hustlin’ Owls earned just four of 10 first place votes.  Eastern Oregon was picked second with two first place votes while Warner Pacific was just one point back in third, also with two first place votes.  Southern Oregon earned the final two first place votes in fourth and were followed by Northwest, College of Idaho, Corban, Concordia, Northwest Christian and Evergreen.

The Geoduck men will open up the 2012-13 season on November 1 with an exhibition contest at home against the Seattle Mountaineers.  Their first counting game comes a few days later when they travel up to Kirkland for a non-conference tilt with conference-foe Northwest.   The Evergreen women will open up the season at home on Nov. 13 with an exhibition against crosstown foe Saint Martin’s before opening up the season in earnest on Nov. 17 at Puget Sound.

CCC Preseason Polls: Men/Women

Mounties Sweep Past Geoducks, 3-0

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LA GRANDE, Ore. – Playing as part of homecoming festivities, the Eastern Oregon Mountaineers didn’t fulfill their duty as good hosts, sweeping past the Evergreen Geoducks, 25-10, 25-16, 25-20, in a Cascade Conference volleyball match on Saturday afternoon in La Grande, Ore.

After a very early Evergreen lead in the first set, the Mountaineers sprinted the rest of the way, building a 22-8 lead before wrapping up a 25-10 set one win.  EOU committed just one attack error in the first frame, throwing down 12 kills on 19 attempts for an incredible .579 hitting percentage.   On the other side of the net, the Geoducks had six kills with five errors on 25 attacks for a .040 clip.

The Geoducks again took an early lead in the second set but the Mounties came out riding strong once again, pushing the lead to 10-4.  Evergreen battled back, pulling within one point at 13-12 but a 10-3 run eventually gave Easter the 25-16 set two win.

The third set was a battle from the very beginning as neither team enjoyed a lead larger than two points until a 4-0 EOU run put them ahead at 16-12.  Evergreen used a 7-1 run of their own to take a 20-18 lead but the Mountaineers ran off seven straight points to take the set, 25-20, and secure the sweep.

Evergreen was led by eight kills from Stephanie Peshlakai-John (Kirtland, N.M./West Texas College).  Senior setter Sasha Nash (Sandy, Utah/Skyline HS) led the Geoducks with 19 assists and 11 digs on the afternoon.

Eastern Oregon was led by eight kills from Rebecca Haight and seven each from Alisha Crane, Casey Loper and Stefani Sorensen.  Karly Stack and Jessica Perron each collected 14 assists for the Mounties, who finished the match with 41 kills and 10 errors on 97 attacks, good enough for a hitting percentage of .320.

The Geoducks finally return home from their three-week road trip next Friday when they play host to Concordia.  First serve with the Cavaliers is set for 7 p.m. at CRC Gymnasium in Olympia, Wash.

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Geoducks Test Out CCC Championship Course

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PORTLAND, Ore. – Getting a preview of the course for the 2012 Cascade Conference Championships, the Evergreen Geoducks took part in the CCC Preview Meet as part of the Warner Pacific College Open on Saturday at Lents Park in Portland, Ore.

On the men’s side, the Geoducks took 11th as a team.  Evergreen was led for a fourth straight meet by sophomore Aaron Jones (San Bruno, Calif./Capuchino HS), who took 77th with a time of 27:46.58.  Alec Messman (Lacey, Wash./River Ridge HS) was the next Geoduck across the line, taking 90th overall with a time of 28:43.55.  Les Jones (Tacoma, Wash./Mt. Tahoma HS) took 93rd, finishing the course in 28:52.12 and twin broth Wes Jones (Tacoma, Wash./Mt. Tahoma HS) took 103rd with a time of 29:38.93.  Drew Hawley (SeaTac, Wash./Mt. Rainier HS) rounded out the Evergreen effort, taking 113th with a time of 32:54.18.

The men’s race was won by Eric Avila of Southern Oregon, finishing the eight kilometer course in 24:32.51 to win by nearly five seconds.  Southern Oregon also won the team title with a score of 34 points, beating NCAA Division I University of Portland by 38 points.

On the women’s side, Evergreen was led by senior Ashley DiCristina (Prescott, Ariz./Brandshaw Mountain HS), who took 84th with a time of 23:51.11.  Allison Zoe Schneider (Longview, Wash./R.A. Long HS) finished 90th with a time of 29:05.51 as just two Geoduck females raced on Saturday.  The women’s 5k was won by Merel van Steenbergen of University of Portland.   The Pilots also won the team title with 56 points, just seven points ahead of second-place Northwest Christian.

The Geoducks return to Oregon on Friday to take part in a rare afternoon race as they compete in the Beaver Classic in Corvallis, Ore., hosted by Oregon State University.

Results: Men/Women