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Geoducks Honor Own at Annual Recreation and Athletics Banquet

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OLYMPIA, Wash. – With the 2012-13 year nearly behind us, the Evergreen Geoducks took an opportunity to look back and honor extraordinary achievements at the annual Recreation and Athletics Banquet on May 30 at the CRC Gymnasium.

Following a catered dinner, Evergreen Director of Recreation and Athletics Matt Newman took an opportunity to honor retiring Vice President for Student Affairs Art Costantino, presenting him with a lifetime season ticket, as well as a lifetime pass to work out at the CRC.

Each of the Geoducks varsity sports, as well as aquatics, The Outdoor Program, Challenge Course and CRC Operations and Event Staff, had the opportunity to reflect on the last year and hand out awards for outstanding achievement.

Evergreen Student-Athletic Advisory Committee handed out an inaugural Contributor Award, which allowed Geoduck student-athletes to recognize an individual for all their support of Evergreen athletics.  The initial award went to Chris Balske, Director of Sports Medicine, for his endless support of Geoduck athletes.

The Geoducks also handed out participation awards to all the student-athletes.  First year varsity athletes received a felt letter while second year letter winners were awarded a Speedy Q. Geoduck pin.  Third year letter winners received a scarf while five four year letter winners were awarded an embroidered blanket.

Graduating seniors from across Recreation and Athletics were also honored for their academic achievement, receiving a portfolio that can be used as they enter the professional world.

The final awards presented were the Student-Athlete of the Year awards, which were presented by Assistant Athletic Director Monica Heuer.  Senior Danielle Swain (Rainier, Wash./Black Hills HS) was named Female Student-Athlete of the Year after a record-breaking career as a member of the women’s basketball team.  Sophomore Les Jones (Tacoma, Wash./Mt. Tahoma HS) was named Male Student-Athlete of the Year after setting three school records during the indoor and outdoor track and field season.

Johnson Named Honorable Mention All-CCC

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LA GRANDE, Ore. – After nearly redshirting this season, freshman guard Frankie Johnson (Renton, Wash./Hazen HS) has been named Honorable Mention All-Cascade Conference, as announced by the conference office on Wednesday.

Johnson averaged 10.8 ppg on the season, including 13.6 ppg in Cascade Conference action.  He led the Geoducks in scoring in seven of their last eight games, including three-straight 20-plus point performances.

Stephen Harris of Warner Pacific was named CCC Red Lion Player of the Year.  Eastern Oregon’s Michael Crane was named Defensive Player of the Year while David Sturner of Southern Oregon earned Newcomer of the Year honors.  The Coach of the Year away went to Eastern Oregon’s Isaac Williams.

Swain, Clark Earn All-Conference Honors

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LA GRANDE, Ore. – Earning all-conference honors for the third straight season, forward Danielle Swain (Rainier, Wash./Black Hills HS) has been named First Team All-Cascade Conference as announced by the conference office on Tuesday morning.

Swain, who is a junior athletically but will be graduating this spring, led the Geoducks this season with 12.8 points per game and 8.4 rebounds per game.  She also put up 41 blocks to finish with a new school-record 112 for her career.  Among the CCC, she was fifth in rebounding and fourth in block.

Also earning honors was junior guard Sammi Clark (Monroe, Wash./Monroe HS/Edmonds CC).  Clark was among those named Honorable Mention after averaging 3.8 assists per game to go with 11.1 ppg.

Warner Pacific’s Chelsey Christensen was named Red Lion CCC Player of the Year.  College of Idaho’s Katelin Shannon and Corban’ Tara Vanweerdhuizen shared Co-Defensive Player of the Year honors.  The Co-Freshman of the Year away was also shared by McKenna Daly of Concordia and Carly Meister of Southern Oregon.

Eastern Oregon head coach Anji Weissenfluh was named CCC Coach of the Year after leading the Mounties to a perfect 18-0 conference record in the regular season, as well as three wins in the conference tournament to win that title as well.

Owls Advance Past Geoducks, 63-44

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KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – The Evergreen Geoducks made the postseason for the sixth time in school history but they couldn’t collect the first postseason win in school history, falling to the Oregon Tech Owls, 63-44, in the first round of the 2013 Cascade Conference Women’s Basketball Championship on Tuesday night at Danny Miles Court in Klamath Falls, Ore.

In the first half, senior Dela Jones (Las Vegas, Nev./Scottsdale CC) gave the Geoducks an early lead with a three-pointer just over a minute into the game but Karissa Dixon gave Oregon Tech the lead back about 90 seconds later and the Owls would stay ahead the rest of the half, but not by much.  OIT pushed the lead to seven before Randi Boseman (New Orleans, La./Newport HS) cut the gap to five right before the break as Evergreen trailed 26-21 at half.

The Hustlin’ Owls hustled out of the gate in the second half, going on a 7-1 run to push the lead to double-digits with 17:19 left to play.  After the Geoducks briefly cut the lead back to five, the Owls flew out to a big lead again as the advantage moved into the high teens.  The lead was large enough for Oregon Tech to cruise the rest of the way, earning the 63-44 win to advance in the conference tournament.

Evergreen was led by 13 points from junior Sammi Clark (Monroe, Wash./Edmonds CC).  Jessica Edge (Lake Stevens, Wash./Skagit Valley CC) added 11 points in her final game for  the Geoducks.  Evergreen forced 22 turnovers by the Hustlin’ Owls but the Geoducks shot just 24.6% on the night, making 14-of-57 attempts.

Oregon Tech was led by 14 points and nine rebounds from Kassi Conditt as she just missed the double-double.  Karissa Dixon added 12 points in the win, playing 32 of 40 minutes for the Owls.  OIT held the advantage on the glass, outrebounding Evergreen, 43-33.

The Geoducks conclude the season at 7-16, having finished tied for sixth in the standings after being picked ninth in the preseason coaches’ poll.

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Geoducks Fall to Eagles in Season Finale, 89-63

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KIRKLAND, Wash. – Getting better each and every day, the Evergreen Geoducks wrapped up the 2012-13 season with a loss, falling to the Northwest Eagles, 89-63, in a Cascade Conference men’s basketball game on Saturday night at NU Pavilion in Kirkland, Wash.

Northwest took the lead on a three-pointer by Michael Russo just 23 seconds into the game and the Eagles wouldn’t look back.  NU pushed the lead to 11 with 12:44 to go in the opening period as the Geoducks struggled to keep up.  Evergreen managed 36.0% shooting in the first half but Northwest was 15-of-30 from the field, including nine three-pointers, as the Eagles took a 51-29 lead into the break.

In the second half, the Geoducks were determined to stay competitive and they did for the final 20 minutes.  The differential remained in the 20s for the entire period but Evergreen managed to improve their shooting to 40.0%, making 12-of-30 attempts.  On the other end of the floor, NU shot 50.0% yet again, making 14-of-28 attempts, to collect the 89-63 win.

Evergreen was led by 15 points of the bench from Cody Peters (Coupeville, Wash./Western Oregon Univ.) .  Elzie Dickens (Seattle, Wash./Highline CC) and Marc Taylor (Boise, Idaho/Edmonds CC) each finished with 10 points.

Northwest was led by 22 from Ryan Dornik.  Russo added 19 while Michael Greene chalked up 16 points in the win.  Nemanja Grujicic finished with 10 points and eight rebounds off the bench.

The Geoducks finish the season with a record of 2-24 overall and 1-17 in CCC play but graduate just two players, leaving  a lot of weapons left in the arsenal for 2013-14.

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