OLYMPIA, Wash. – With the game going down the final possession, the College of Idaho Yotes held on for a 62-59 win over the Evergreen Geoducks in a Cascade Conference women’s basketball game on Saturday night at CRC Gymnasium in Olympia, Wash.

The Yotes (4-5, 1-1 CCC) scored the first points of the game on a three-ball by Aleah Lowbar but the Geoducks (4-4, 0-2 CCC) battled back and the two teams continued to trade baskets with neither team leading by more than four points.  Evergreen would hold a slight lead heading into the break, up 27-25.

In the second half, Evergreen pushed the lead to eight on a jumper by Sadee Jones (Belfair, Wash./North Mason HS) with 12:58 left on the clock.  College of Idaho answered back with a 9-0 run on three straight three-pointers to take a one point lead and the Yotes would control the game the rest of the way.

After the Yotes pushed the lead to eight with 3:43 left on the clock, the Geoducks fought back to get within three on a three-ball by Jessica Denmon (Oak Harbor, Wash./Oak Harbor HS/Skagit Valley CC) with 57 seconds left.  The Geoducks had a chance to tie it as time expired but the shot by Randi Boseman (New Orleans, La./Newport HS) didn’t fall as C of I escaped with the 62-59 win.

Evergreen was led by 22 points off the bench from Denmon.  Jones finished with 10 points on the night while Sammi Clark (Monroe, Wash./Monroe HS/Edmonds CC) led all players with 12 rebounds on the night.  The Goeducks shot 46.9% on the night, making 23-of-49 attempts on the night.

College of Idaho was led by 23 points from Erica Martinez.  Chakala Carthen added 13 points in the win while Dayna Drage put up 10 points on the night.  The Yotes made nine baskets from behind the arc, compared with just five for the Geoducks.

Evergreen is back in action on Wednesday night when they host Puget Sound in the first game of a non-conference doubleheader.  Tip with the Loggers is set for 6:00 p.m. at CRC Gymnasium in Olympia, Wash.

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OLYMPIA, Wash. – Brittney Newcomb went for 25 second-half points as the Eastern Oregon Mountaineers shot past the Evergreen Geoducks, 92-76, in a Cascade Conference women’s basketball game on Friday night at CRC Gymnasium in Olympia, Wash.

The Mountaineers (8-3, 1-0 CCC) opened up the scoring on a jumper by Newcomb just 22 seconds in and EOU never trailed.  The lead grew to double-digits with 10:50 to go on a layup by Jeni Hoffert that put Eastern up 18-7. Evergreen (4-3, 0-1 CCC) battled back, pulling within three points on a three-pointer by Sammi Clark (Monroe, Wash./Monroe HS/Edmonds CC) with 6:27 to go in the opening period but EOU pushed aheadlate, taking a 36-27 lead into the break.

In the second half, the Geoducks kept battling but Eastern was shooting lights out, making 20-of-27 second half attempts for 74.1%.  After keeping the differential in single digits for most of the half, the Mounties used one last late push to put the game away, winning 92-76.

Evergreen was led by 18 points and 15 rebounds from Brittany Gray (Bainbridge Island, Wash./Bainbridge HS/Skagit Valley CC).  Clark added 17 while Sadee Jones (Belfair, Wash./North Mason HS) chipped in 15 points.  Jessica Denmon (Oak Harbor, Wash./Oak Harbor HS/Skagit Valley CC) rounded out the Geoducks in double-digits with 13 points in the loss.

Eastern Oregon was led by 32 points from Newcomb.  Nicole Redd finished with 19 for EOU while Kassy Larson came off the bench for 12 points in the win.  Madeline Laan rounded out the Mounties in double-digits with 10 points on the night.  Eastern shot 60.0% on the night, making 33 of 55 attempts.

Evergreen returns to action on Saturday night when they play host to College of Idaho.  Tip with the Yotes is set for 5:30 p.m. at CRC Gymnasium in Olympia. Eastern will also be in action, traveling to Northwest in Kirkland, Wash.

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LA GRANDE, Ore. –  Evergreen’s Brittany Gray has been named the Red Lion Women’s Basketball Player of the week, the conference office announced on Monday.

Gray, a junior from Bainbridge Island, Wash., led the Geoducks to a come-from-behind win at Pacific on Tuesday, putting up 29 points and 16 rebounds. In her first year playing for Evergreen after redshirting last season, she is averaging 14.3 ppg and 9.2 rpg.

The Geoducks open up Cascade Conference play on Friday night when they host Eastern Oregon.  Tip with the Mountaineers is set for 5:30 p.m. at CRC Gymnasium in Olympia, Wash.

FOREST GROVE, Ore. – Junior Brittany Gray (Bainbridge Island, Wash./Bainbridge HS/Skagit Valley CC) scored 20 of her game-high 29 points in the second half as the Evergreen Geoducks won their fourth in a row, defeating the Pacific Boxers, 69-66, in a non-conference women’s basketball game on Tuesday night at the Stoller Center in Forest Grove, Ore.

The Geoducks (4-2) took the lead just 19 seconds into the game as Sammi Clark (Monroe, Wash./Monroe HS/Edmonds CC) hit a jumper as Evergreen scored the first eight points of the game.  Pacific (1-1) battled back to tie the game at 16-16 with 11:16 left to go in the opening period.  The teams continued to battle as Clark scored the final points of the half to pull the Geoducks within one at 32-31 heading into the break.

The Gray show started 20 seconds into the second half as she hit a jumper to put Evergreen back up by one.  Pacific didn’t back down as the teams continued to battle back and forth.  After Alex Pfefferle hit a three pointer to give the Boxers a one-point lead with 2:05 left, Gray gave the Geoducks back the lead with 1:50 to go and the Geoducks never looked back, earning the 69-66 win.

Evergreen was led by 29 points from Gray, who also added 16 rebounds in the win to earn the double-double.  Clark added 20 points in the win while Sadee Jones (Belfair, Wash./North Mason HS) nearly earned the double-double with nine points and nine rebounds.

Pacific was led by 11 points from Pfeffrle.  Abby Jones and Jonica Durbin each added 10 points in the loss.  The Boxers shot 45.0% from the field, making 27-of-60 attempts.

Evergreen takes a long break before opening up Cascade Conference play on Dec. 6 at home against Eastern Oregon.  Tip with the Mountaineers is set for 5:30 p.m. at CRC Gymnasium in Olympia, Wash.

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