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Strong Second Half Leads Top-Ranked Cavs Past Geoducks, 4-0

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PORTLAND, Ore. – Held without a shot, the Evergreen Geoducks found themselves on defense most of the night, falling to the Concordia Cavaliers, 4-0, in a Cascade Conference women’s soccer match on Thursday night in Portland, Ore.

In the first half, the top-ranked Cavaliers (12-1-1, 6-0-0 CCC) kept the pressure on the Evergreen (3-8-0, 2-4-0 CCC) defense, outshooting the Geoducks 15-0, but just three of those shots found their way on net as Kaitlin MacKenzie (Lake Stevens, Wash./Lake Stevens HS/Shoreline CC) made a trio of saves to preserve the scoreless tie headed into the halftime break.

Concordia finally got on the board in the 57th minute as Ashley Ames put in a shot from close to MacKenzie, who couldn’t get the right angle to make the save.  CU doubled the lead in the 73rd minute when McKayla Madison took advantage of a corner and shot point blank for the 2-0 lead.

The Cavs scored for a third time in the 79th minute as Alex Blalock took a cross form Hannah Smith and put it in for her fifth goal of the season.  Concordia got their final score in the final minute as Erin Husingh sent in a corner to the waiting head of Shannon McMahon, who put it in to secure the 4-0 win.

Evergreen was outshot 28-0 on the night but MacKenzie was strong in goal, making six saves despite allowing the four goals.  Nicole Franklin had it easy, not having to make a save to collect the shutout for CU.

The Geoducks return to the Rose City on Saturday night as they visit Warner Pacific.  First kick with the Knights is set for 6 p.m. at David Douglas High School in Portland.

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This Week In Geoduck Athletics

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Last weekend was a great one for the Geoducks as they look to continue the strong play this week, both domestically and abroad!

Men’s Basketball
After beating the alumni for the first time in many years, the 2013-14 Geoduck men’s basketball team heads up to Kamloops, B.C. and Thompson Rivers University for the first two games of the season.  Evergreen faces off against UBC-Okanagan on Friday afternoon at 2 p.m. before taking on the host Wolfpack on Saturday at 4 p.m.

Men’s Soccer
The Geoduck men continue their push towards the postseason this week as they play their final two home games of the season on Evergreen Pitch (Field #4). Evergreen hosts College of Idaho on Friday afternoon (3 p.m.) and fans will have a chance to win free Chipotle coupons during the “Frizbee Toss Challenge.”  On Saturday, the Geoducks honor their seniors prior to a 1 p.m. kick with Oregon Tech and the green and white will be joined by the musical stylings of Olympi a’s own Artesians Arkestra, who will perform at various times during the match.

Women’s Soccer
The Geoduck women hit the road this weekend, making the short trip down I-5 to Portland for a pair of matches in the Rose City.  Evergreen take on the top team in the nation on Thursday when they visit Concordia for a 7 p.m. start and then the Geoducks return to Portland on Saturday for a 6 p.m. kick at Warner Pacific.

Volleyball
Evergreen returns to newly-dedicated Costantino Recreation Center Gymnasium this weekend as they host Oregon Tech on Friday night and Southern Oregon on Saturday.  Both matches are at 7 p.m. and YOUR Geoducks could use some fan support as they try to climb into the playoff picture for the first time since 2003.

Geoduck Gallop
Runners looking for something to do on Feb. 1 can stop their search as the Geoducks are proud to announce the annual Geoduck Gallop 10k/Half-Marathon will take place beginning at 9 a.m.  For more information, including how to register, visit the Geoduck Gallop page here.

Follow the Geoducks this weekend and all season long on Twitter (twitter.com/GoGeoducks) and Facebook (facebook.com/GoGeoducks) or simply visit us on the web at www.evergreen.edu/athletics.

#20 Cavs Sweep Past Geoducks

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PORTLAND, Ore. –The 20th-ranked Concordia Cavaliers used a number of runs to pull away from the Evergreen Geoducks as the Cavs earned the three-set sweep in a Cascade Conference volleyball match on Saturday night in Portland, Ore.

The Cavaliers (18-4, 11-2 CCC) put the first five points on the board as the Geoducks (3-14, 2-10 CCC) found themselves behind from the very start.  Another seven-point run put Concordia ahead 17-4 as Evergreen simply couldn’t close the gap as they fell in set one, 25-11.

Set two was a bit more competitive as Evergreen held an early 9-8 lead but 10 straight Cavalier points put CU up, 18-9 and the Geoducks again couldn’t overcome the large deficit, falling 25-17 in set number two.

While Concordia never pulled off a large run in the third set, a number of small runs slowly but surely built a CU lead.  Throwing down a match-high 15 kills, the Cavaliers earned a 25-16 set three win to clinch the match in straight sets.

Evergreen was led by 11 kills from Victoria Love (Seaside, Calif./Seaside HS/Hartnell College).  Kelsey Delagrange (Longview, Wash./Kelso HS/Mt. Hood CC) put up 25 assists on 26 Evergreen kills while also recording a team-high 10 digs on the night.

Concordia was led by 11 kills from Melanie Miller and Brenna Huwe.  Lindsay Mangan added 33 assists to her totals while Leslie Hanks finished with 10 digs to lead the Cavs.  As a team, Concordia hit .360 on the night with 42 kills and 10 errors on 89 total swings.

The Geoducks return to Olympia next weekend, playing host to Oregon Tech on Friday night.  First serve with the Hustlin’ Owls is set for 7 p.m. at CRC Gymnasium.

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Evergreen Dedicates Costantino Recreation Center

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OLYMPIA, Wash. – As part of Return to Evergreen festivities and in honor of a tenure that lasted over 20 years, The Evergreen State College officially dedicated the Costantino Recreation Center on Saturday evening in honor of retired Vice President for Student Affairs Art Costantino.

crcribboncuttingOn hand to help dedicate the building was Vice President for Finance and Administration John Hurley, current Vice President for Student Affairs Wendy Endress, Director of Recreation and Athletics Matt Newman, Assistant Athletic Director Monica Heuer and former student-athlete Jackie Robinson.

The building, which was officially renamed the Costantino Recreation Center on June 13, 2013 by the Board of Trustees, is home to Geoduck intercollegiate athletics, wellness/recreation classes, club sports, The Outdoor Program (TOP), camps, clinics and general recreation use by student, faculty and members of the community.

Costantino served as Vice President for Student Affairs from July 13, 1992 until June 30, 2013, making him the longest-serving vice president in the history of The Evergreen State College.  His tenure was marked by a record of accomplishment that has transformed the student experience at Evergreen, including the expansion of intercollegiate athletics.  Under his leaderships, Evergreen began men’s and women’s basketball in 1997 and women’s volleyball in 2001.

 

Geoducks Wrap Up Regular Season at L&C Invite

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ESTACADA, Ore. – Racing for the final time before the 2013 Cascade Conference Championships, the Evergreen Geoducks went down to Oregon and took part in the Lewis & Clark Invitational on Saturday at McIver State Park in Estacada, Ore.

The Geoducks were led by Aaron Jones (San Bruno, Calif./Capuchino HS), who took 43rd with a time of 26:48.  Twins Les Jones (Tacoma, Wash./Mt. Tahoma HS) and Wes Jones (Tacoma, Wash./Mt. Tahoma HS) were the next across the line, taking 92nd and 97th respectively.  As a team, the Geoducks took 12th of 13 teams.

Junior Ashley DiCristina (Prescott, Ariz./Brandshaw Mountain HS) represented the Geoduck women, taking 150th with a time of 30:23.

Evergreen will wrap up the 2013 season on Nov. 9 when they head to Caldwell, Idaho for the 2013 CCC Championships.

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