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Clark Named Preseason All-CCC

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LA GRANDE, Ore. – Already considered a team leader by the Evergreen women’s basketball coaching staff, senior Sammi Clark (Monroe, Wash./Monroe HS/Edmonds CC) has been recognized by the coaching staffs around the Cascade Conference, earning Preseason All-CCC honors as announced on Tuesday morning.

Clark, who averaged 11.1 ppg with 87 assists in 2012-13, has been instrumental in the Geoducks making back-to-back trips to the CCC tournament.  The senior from Snohomish County has started all 51 games in her two years at Evergreen.

Oregon Tech senior guard Karissa Dixon was named CCC Preseason Player of the Year by the 10 head coaches after averaging 13.6 ppg and 6.6 rpg as a junior.

The Geoducks, who were predicted to finish ninth in the coaches poll that was released on Monday, host a team of Alumni this weekend, beginning at 3:30 p.m. at CRC Gymnasium in Olympia, Wash.

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Evergreen Hoopsters Picked 9th, 10th in CCC Preseason Polls

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LA GRANDE, Ore. – As the Evergreen Geoducks prepare for their annual alumni games on Saturday, they learned this morning how the rest of the Cascade Conference anticipates the conference standings this season.  The Evergreen women were picked to finish ninth while the Geoduck men were picked 10th.

On the women’s side, the Geoducks picked up 26 points to finish sandwiched between Northwest Christian and Northwest.  Despite losing All-CCC forward Danielle Swain to graduation, the Geoducks return a strong backcourt, led by seniors Sammi Clark (Monroe, Wash./Monroe HS/Edmonds CC) and Jessica Denmon (Oak Harbor, Wash./Oak Harbor HS/Skagit Valley CC).

College of Idaho and Eastern Oregon split five first-place votes to tie for the top spot in the preseason standings.  Oregon Tech collected the other five first-place votes but were lower on other ballots to take third, followed by Southern Oregon, Warner Pacific, Corban, Concordia, Northwest Christian, Evergreen and Northwest.

On the men’s side, the Geoducks were picked 10th after finishing at the bottom of the standings each of the last two seasons.  KJ Hong (Federal Way, Wash./Decatur HS/Shoreline CC) returns after missing the second half of the season last year and will be joined by All-CCC selection Frankie Johnson (Renton, Wash./Hazen HS).  The Geoducks also return sophomore wing Michael Potter (Ridgefield, Wash./Ridgefield HS) and senior post/forward Marc Taylor (Boise, Idaho/Edmonds CC).

Southern Oregon earned seven of 10 first-place votes to secure first place in the preseason poll.  The Raiders were followed by Warner Pacific, Oregon Tech, Northwest, Eastern Oregon, College of Idaho, Concordia, Northwest Christian, Corban and Evergreen.

The Geoducks take on their first outside competition on Saturday when they play host to the annual alumni games as part of Return to Evergreen festivities on campus.  The women are set to tip at 3:30 p.m., followed by the men at 5:30 p.m.  In addition to the games, the activities will include the official dedication of the Costantino Recreation Center, named for recently-retired Vice President of Student Affairs Art Costantino.

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.

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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