EASTERN OREGON Men’s Basketball ONE UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD * LA GRANDE, OREGON * 97850 * 541-962-2946 (P) * 541-962-3577 * EOUSPORTS.COM GAME TIME Tipoff on Friday is set for 5:30 p.m. PT Friday and 5:30 p.m. PT Saturday. There will be a live video stream for both games from New Media Television Services on EOUSports.com. There will be live stats available on EOUSports.com as well. THE SERIES * Southern Oregon holds a 95-72 lead in the all-time series over EOU. * Friday’s game 168th meeting will be the second-most against any other program for Eastern. EOU and Western Oregon have met 187 times. * From 2001 to 2005 Southern won 10 straight games against Eastern Oregon. The Mountaineers responded by winning eight of the last 10 meetings, including last season's two victories. * EOU and OIT meet for the 158th time, Tech has won 93 of the previous meetings. * Eastern has won the last five meetings at home, but has not won in Klamath Falls since Feb. 16, 1979. * OIT defeated the Mountaineers 21 straight times before EOU won in La Grande on Feb. 11, 2006. * Tech has won 84 percent of its games since 2006-07, compared to Eastern's 77 win percentage. * The Owls and EOU are 1 and 2 in three-point field goal percentage in NAIA Div. 2. QUICK HITS * Eastern is on pace to equal or break the best start in school history, which came in 2007-08 when EOU started 13-1. * EOU is 34-1 in its last 35 regular season games at home. * The Mountaineers are 57-4 in the past 61 games in Quinn Coliseum. * Eastern Oregon has won 27 straight conference regular season home games. * EOU’s average margin of victory this year is 22.1 points. MBB MEDIA SERVICES Barrett Henderson, Asst. AD, Media Services, Game Management, and Promotions [email protected]541-805-5687 (c) GAMES 12-13 * DEC. 17-18, 2010 EOU MOUNTAINEERS MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 2010 EASTERN OREGON SCHEDULE Date Opponent T ime/Result Oct. 16 ALUMNI GAME # W, 101-33 Oct. 29 Portland Bible College W, 102-66 Oct. 30 Multnomah University W, 146-63 Nov. 5 MONTANA TECH $ W, 86-66 Nov. 6 WALLA WALLA UNIVERSITY $ W, 88-45 Nov. 13 University of Idaho # L, 74-86 Nov. 17 Walla Walla University W, 65-50 Nov. 19 Rocky Mountain College X W, 78-72 Nov. 20 Carroll College X L, 78-84 Nov. 26 Whitman College % W, 99-92 Nov. 27 Pacific Lutheran University % W, 81-67 Dec. 3 EVERGREEN STATE * W, 77-59 Dec. 4 NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY* W, 73-66 Dec. 17 Southern Oregon* 5:30 p.m. Dec. 18 Oregon Tech* 5:30 p.m. Dec. 30 CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY* 5:30 p.m. Dec. 31 WARNER PACIFIC* 5:30 p.m. Jan. 7 College of Idaho* 5:30 p.m. MT Jan. 14 Northwest Christian* 5:30 p.m. Jan. 15 Corban University* 5:30 p.m. Jan. 21 OREGON TECH* 7:30 p.m. Jan 22 SOUTHERN OREGON* 7:30 p.m. Jan. 28 Warner Pacific* 7:30 p.m. Jan. 29 Concordia University* 7:30 p.m. Feb. 2 WALLA WALLA UNIVERSITY 7:30 p.m. Feb. 4 COLLEGE OF IDAHO* 7:30 p.m. Feb. 11 CORBAN UNIVERSITY* 7:30 p.m. Feb. 12 NORTHWEST CHRISTIAN* 7:30 p.m. Feb. 18 Northwest University* 7:30 p.m. Feb. 19 Evergreen State College* 7:30 p.m. Feb. 23 CCC Tournament-1st Round** Feb. 26 CCC Tournament-Semis** Mar. 1 CCC Tournament-Finals** Mar. 9-15 NAIA Div. II National Championships^ HOME GAMES # Exhibition Game $ Aramark Quinn Classic- Hosted by EOU X Carroll College Classic- Hosted by Carroll College % Vineyard Inn Classic- Hosted by Whitman College * Cascade Collegiate Conference Game ** CCC Tournament Game ^ NAIA Div. 2 National Tournament Eastern Oregon Men Face Tough Road Trip in Week Two of Conference Play SOUTHERN OREGON 8-3, 2-0 CASCADE IN THE POLL Receiving 19 votes LEADERS POINTS Highland, 15.5 ppg. REBOUNDS Hawley, 6.40rpg. ASSISTS Hererra, 3.73 apg. STEALS Tedder, 2.18 spg. BLOCKS Tiefenthaler, 0.55 bpg. THREE-POINTERS Tedder, 27/73, 37% GAMES 12 and 13 Dates: Friday & Saturday, Dec. 17 and 18 Location: Ashland and Klamath Falls Tipoff: Friday 5:30 p.m. PT, Saturday 5:30 p.m. PT Gymnasium: McNeal Pavilion (1,400) and Danny Miles Court (4,000) ONE TO WATCH Eastern Oregon guard JC Cook looks to build on a great weekend he had during the opening weekend of Cascade Conference play. The senior trans- fer from Central Washington University will be playing in only his third and fourth Cascade Conference games this weekend. The Canby, Ore. native averages 11.18 points per game and has hit 23 three-pointers. For up-to-date information on EOU Basketball, visit the official athletics website EOUSports.com and follow on twitter @EOUSports OREGON TECH 10-1, 2-0 CASCADE IN THE POLL No. 13 LEADERS POINTS Foster, 24.08 ppg. REBOUNDS Gomez, 6.67 rpg. ASSISTS Smith, 3.0 apg. STEALS Foster, 1.58 spg. BLOCKS Gomez, 0.67 bpg. THREE-POINTERS Foster, 38/82, 46% ON THE AIR Video Friday, 5:30 p.m. http://soregon.nmtvsports.com/ Bill Jacobs, Play-by-Play Saturday, 5:30 p.m. http://oit.nmtvsports.com/ Bobby Thompson, Play-by-Play Mike Garrard, Color Commentary
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EASTERN OREGON
Men’s BasketballONE UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD * LA GRANDE, OREGON * 97850 * 541-962-2946 (P) * 541-962-3577 * EOUSPORTS.COM
GAME TIMETipoff on Friday is set for 5:30 p.m. PT Friday and 5:30 p.m. PT Saturday. There will be a live videostream for both games from New Media Television Services on EOUSports.com. There will be live statsavailable on EOUSports.com as well.
THE SERIES* Southern Oregon holds a 95-72 lead in the all-time series over EOU.* Friday’s game 168th meeting will be the second-most against any other program for Eastern. EOU andWestern Oregon have met 187 times. * From 2001 to 2005 Southern won 10 straight games against Eastern Oregon. The Mountaineersresponded by winning eight of the last 10 meetings, including last season's two victories.* EOU and OIT meet for the 158th time, Tech has won 93 of the previous meetings.* Eastern has won the last five meetings at home, but has not won in Klamath Falls since Feb. 16, 1979.* OIT defeated the Mountaineers 21 straight times before EOU won in La Grande on Feb. 11, 2006.* Tech has won 84 percent of its games since 2006-07, compared to Eastern's 77 win percentage.* The Owls and EOU are 1 and 2 in three-point field goal percentage in NAIA Div. 2.
QUICK HITS* Eastern is on pace to equal or break the best start in schoolhistory, which came in 2007-08 when EOU started 13-1.* EOU is 34-1 in its last 35 regular season games at home.* The Mountaineers are 57-4 in the past 61 games in Quinn Coliseum.* Eastern Oregon has won 27 straight conference regular season home games.* EOU’s average margin of victory this year is 22.1 points.
MBB MEDIA SERVICESBarrett Henderson, Asst. AD, Media Services, Game Management, and [email protected] (c)
GAMES 12-13 * DEC. 17-18, 2010 EOU MOUNTAINEERS MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES
2010 EASTERN OREGON SCHEDULEDate Opponent Time/ResultOct. 16 ALUMNI GAME # W, 101-33Oct. 29 Portland Bible College W, 102-66Oct. 30 Multnomah University W, 146-63Nov. 5 MONTANA TECH $ W, 86-66Nov. 6 WALLA WALLA UNIVERSITY $ W, 88-45Nov. 13 University of Idaho # L, 74-86Nov. 17 Walla Walla University W, 65-50Nov. 19 Rocky Mountain College X W, 78-72Nov. 20 Carroll College X L, 78-84Nov. 26 Whitman College % W, 99-92Nov. 27 Pacific Lutheran University % W, 81-67Dec. 3 EVERGREEN STATE * W, 77-59Dec. 4 NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY* W, 73-66Dec. 17 Southern Oregon* 5:30 p.m.Dec. 18 Oregon Tech* 5:30 p.m.Dec. 30 CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY* 5:30 p.m.Dec. 31 WARNER PACIFIC* 5:30 p.m.Jan. 7 College of Idaho* 5:30 p.m. MTJan. 14 Northwest Christian* 5:30 p.m.Jan. 15 Corban University* 5:30 p.m.Jan. 21 OREGON TECH* 7:30 p.m.Jan 22 SOUTHERN OREGON* 7:30 p.m.Jan. 28 Warner Pacific* 7:30 p.m.Jan. 29 Concordia University* 7:30 p.m.Feb. 2 WALLA WALLA UNIVERSITY 7:30 p.m.Feb. 4 COLLEGE OF IDAHO* 7:30 p.m.Feb. 11 CORBAN UNIVERSITY* 7:30 p.m.Feb. 12 NORTHWEST CHRISTIAN* 7:30 p.m.Feb. 18 Northwest University* 7:30 p.m.Feb. 19 Evergreen State College* 7:30 p.m.Feb. 23 CCC Tournament-1st Round**Feb. 26 CCC Tournament-Semis**Mar. 1 CCC Tournament-Finals**Mar. 9-15 NAIA Div. II National Championships^
HOME GAMES# Exhibition Game$ Aramark Quinn Classic- Hosted by EOUX Carroll College Classic- Hosted by Carroll College% Vineyard Inn Classic- Hosted by Whitman College* Cascade Collegiate Conference Game** CCC Tournament Game^ NAIA Div. 2 National Tournament
Eastern Oregon Men Face Tough RoadTrip in Week Two of Conference Play
SOUTHERN OREGON8-3, 2-0 CASCADEIN THE POLLReceiving 19 votes
National tournament ........ 4 appearances (5-3) ’42, ’08, ’09, ‘10
EASTERN OREGON COACHING STAFFIsaac Williams, Second Year (33-10, 16-4 CCC) .. HCTim Mollerstrom, Sixth Year ................................... ACAdam Tyhurst, Second Year .................................. ACMark Carollo, Second Year .................................... ACJeremy Templeton, Second Year .......................... S/CRussell Yap ............................................................ AT
EASTERN OREGON MEDIA SERVICESPhone …………………...………………… 541.962.3946Fax ……………...……………………..….. 541.962.3577Asst. Ath. Dir., Media Relations ….. Barrett Henderson
Press row phone number …………….… 541.962.3685Phone for radio outlet ……………….….. 541.962.3361Media Relations Assistant ……….….…… Paul CarolloMailing Address ….……….. Eastern Oregon University……………………………………… One University Blvd.……………………..…………….. La Grande, OR 97850
15 Thomas McCarthy G 6-0 170 Sr.-3V Prineville, Ore.
20 JC Cook G 6-0 195 Sr.-3V Canby, Ore.
21 Travares Peterson W/F 6-4 185 Jr.-2V El Paso, Texas
23 Anthony Brown W/F 6-5 210 So.-1V Spokane, Wash.
24 Jared Heitzman (heights-man) W 6-3 180 Fr.-HS Lewiston, Idaho
30 Kyllian Wood (kill-e-n) F 6-7 225 Fr.-HS Springfield, Ore.
32 Jamar Johnson W 6-3 200 Jr.-2V Portland, Ore.
34 Jeff Ranstrom F 6-4 225 Jr.-2V Eagle, Idaho
42 Jason Mumm F 6-7 230 Jr.-2V Kimberly, Idaho
45 Robert Barrington F 6-5 210 So.-1V Virginia City, Nev.
RS Ryan Tooke G/W 6-5 185 Fr.-HS La Grande, Ore.
By positionF (4): Barrington, Mumm,
Ranstrom, Wood
G (4): Cook, Cottle,
McCarthy, Thurmond
W (2): Heitzman, Johnson
G/W (1): Tooke
W/F (2): Peterson, Brown
By yearJR (4): Johnson, Mumm,
Peterson, Ranstrom
FR (3): Heitzman, Tooke,
Wood
SO (3): Barrington, Brown,
Thurmond
SR (3): Cook, Cottle,
McCarthy
By stateOre. (5): Cook, Johnson,
McCarthy, Tooke, Wood
Idaho (3): Heitzman, Mumm,
Ranstrom
Wash. (2): Brown, Thurmond
Nev. (1): Barrington
Texas (1): Peterson
Utah (1): Cottle
ROSTER BREAKDOWN
ABOUT THE RAIDERSSouthern Oregon is off to a fantastic start to its season. The Raiders were
picked last in the Cascade Collegiate Conference preseason coaches’ poll, but sit thirdin the current standings and are one of only three teams to have swept through theopening weekend of league play. SOU is sixth in NAIA Div. 2 in field goal percentagedefense (0.378), 12th in three-point field goal percentage (0.402), 13th in free throw per-centage (0.744), and 13th in scoring defense per game (63.8).
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LAST TIME OUTThe Mountaineers won their 10th game of the season with a 73-66 win over No.
14 Northwest University. EOU trailed by 10 points in the top 10 battle, but rallied to winthe largest deficit in the Isaac Williams’ coaching era. Thomas McCarthy scored 18points to lead Eastern in the win. Eastern Oregon has now won 13 of the past 15games against Top 25 teams in La Grande. The prior evening, the Mountaineersopened conference play with a 77-59 win over Evergreen State. JC Cook scored a sea-son-high 22 points to lead EOU. Eastern shot 50 percent from the field and 60 percentfrom behind the perimeter. The series between the Geoducks and the Mountaineers isnow even at 12 to 12.
ABOUT THE HUSTLIN’ OWLSOregon Tech, the preseason conference favorites, have won four straight head-
ing into the weekend. The Owls continue their dominance over opponents at home andhave won 43 consecutive games in Danny Miles Court. OIT averages a national best11.3 three-pointers per game, making a NAIA Div. 2 best 136 total three-pointers.Joseph Foster leads Tech with 289 total points, which is the fourth-most in the country.The Owls take care of the ball when they have it with a second-ranked 1.58 assist toturnover ratio.
GAMES 12-13 * SOU AND OIT * DEC. 17-18, 2010 EOU MOUNTAINEERS MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES * 3
Around the CascadeDEC. 10Walla Walla vs. College of Idaho, 69-89Corban at Evergreen, 70-74Northwest Christian at Northwest, 49-77Concordia at Willamette, 84-86
DEC. 11Montana Western vs. College of Idaho, 84-61Northwest Christian at Evergreen, 82-84Corban at Northwest, 62-93Southern Oregon at William Jessup, 69-87Warner Pacific at Linfield, 78-77
DEC. 16Multnomah at Corban, 7:30 p.m.
DEC. 17College of Idaho at Oregon Tech, 5:30 p.m.Eastern Oregon at Southern Oregon, 5:30 p.m.Warner Pacific at Concordia, 5:30 p.m.Pacific at Corban, 7:30 p.m.
DEC. 18Eastern Oregon at Oregon Tech, 5:30 p.m.College of Idaho at Southern Oregon, 5:30 pmGeorge Fox at Northwest, 5:30 p.m.New Hope Christian at Corban, 7 p.m.Thompson Rivers at Warner Pacific, 7:30 p.m.
DEC. 19Thompson Rivers at Concordia, 4 p.m.
DEC. 20George Fox at Corban, 7:30 p.m.Northwest Christian at Linfield, 8 p.m.
DEC. 21Simpson at Northwest Christian, 6 p.m.
DEC. 22Pacific at Northwest, 5:30 p.m.
DEC. 28Pacific Lutheran at Evergreen, 7:30 p.m.
* All times Pacific
2010-11 CCC Preseason Poll
1. Oregon Tech (5) 89 pts2. Eastern Oregon (3) 84 pts2. Northwest U. (1) 84 pts4. College of Idaho (1) 70 pts5. Warner Pacific 63 pts6. Concordia 48 pts7. Corban 38 pts8. Northwest Christian 29 pts9. Evergreen State 24 pts10. Southern Oregon 21 ptsFirst place votes in parenthesis ( )
Cascade Player of the Week
Josh Troyer (TESC) 6-3 Sr. Guard- Averaged 20 points in three EvergreenState victories, including to conference wins.He added six rebounds a contest as well.
TEAMSCORING OFFENSE
PTS AVG
1. EOU 973 88.5
SCORING DEFENSE
PTS AVG
1. OIT 734 61.2
3. EOU 730 66.4
SCORING MARGIN
OWN-OPP MAR.
1. EOU 88.5-66.4 +22.1
FIELD GOAL PCT.
FGM-FGA PCT.
1. CON 310-648 .478
2. EOU 346-738 .469
FG PCT DEFENSE
FGM-FGA PCT.
1. SOU 241-637 .378
2. EOU 250-649 .385
FREE THROW PCT
FTM-FTA PCT.
1. SOU 156-203 .768
6. EOU 165-228 .724
3-POINT FG PCT
3PM-3PA PCT.
1. OIT 136-328 .415
3. EOU 116-286 .406
3-POINT FG DEFENSE
3PM-3PA PCT.
1. NU 57-225 .253
2. EOU 66-244 .270
OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS
RBS AVG
1. WPC 184 16.7
2. EOU 173 15.7
DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS
RBS AVG
1. NU 332 30.1
2. EOU 329 29.9
BLOCKED SHOTS
NO. AVG
1. NU 39 3.55
10. EOU 13 1.18
ASSISTS
NO. AVG
1. EOU 193 17.5
STEALS
NO. AVG
1. NU 112 10.1
5. EOU 84 7.64
TURNOVER MARGIN
OWN-OPP +/-
1. OIT 124-176 +4.3
5. EOU 165-173 +1.3
INDIVIDUALSCORING
PTS AVG
1. Foster-OIT 289 24.1
4. Johnson-EO 175 15.9
FIELD GOAL PCT.
FGM-FGA PCT.
1. Herman-CU 46-69 .667
8. Mumm-EO 41-74 .554
FREE THROW PCT
FTM-FTA PCT.
1. McCarty-COI 38-42 .905
3. Johnson-EO 29-33 .879
3-POINT FG PCT
3PM-3PA PCT.
1. Cook-NU 11-19 .579
4. Johnson-EO 28-56 .500
3-POINT MADE
NO. AVG.
1. Foster- OIT 38 3.17
2. McCarthy-EO 34 3.09
REBOUNDING
RBS AVG
1. Peters-NU 105 9.5
10.Ranstrom-EO 69 6.3
DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS
RBS AVG
1. Tolliver-TESC 78 6.5
6.Peterson-EO 52 4.7
OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS
NO. AVG
1. Peters-NU 43 3.9
5. Ranstrom-EO 32 2.9
ASSISTS
NO. AVG
1. Rodriguez-CI 77 5.9
3. Thurmond-EO 51 4.6
ASSIST/TURNOVER RATIO
RATIO
1. Thurmond-EO 2.68
STEALS
NO. AVG
1. Christie-NU 25 2.27
7. Johnson-EO 18 1.64
BLOCKED SHOTS
NO. AVG
1.Peters-NU 20 1.82
Ranstrom-EO 4 0.36
Statistical Leaders (As of 12/15/10)
Expanded StandingsSchool Conf Pct. Over Pct. Home Away Streak PF PA
GAMES 12-13 * SOU AND OIT * DEC. 17-18, 2010 EOU MOUNTAINEERS MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES * 4
EASTERN’S RECORD WHEN ...
Leading at halftime 8-0
Trailing at halftime 2-1
Tied at halftime 0-0
Vs. Top 25 Team 1-0
Vs. Top 10 Team 0-0
Leading with 10:00 remaining 9-0
Trailing with 10:00 remaining 1-1
Tied with 10:00 remaining 0-0
Leading with 5:00 remaining 9-0
Trailing with 5:00 remaining 1-1
Tied with 5:00 remaining 0-0
In Overtime 0-0
EOU outrebounds opponents 10-0
EOU is outrebounded 0-1
Same amount of rebounds 0-0
EOU commits more turnovers 3-0
Opponent commits more turnovers 7-0
Same amount of turnovers 0-1
EOU has more fouls than opponent 6-1
Opponent has more fouls than EOU 2-0
Same amount of fouls 2-0
EOU shoots 50 percent or better 3-0
Opponent shoots 50 percent or better 0-0
EOU shoots less than 50 percent 7-1
Opponent shoots less than 50 percent 10-1
EOU shoots better than opponent 9-0
Opponent shoots better than EOU 1-1
Same shooting percentage 0-0
EOU has more free-throw attempts 5-0
Opponent has more free-throw attempts 5-1
Same amount of free-throw attempts 0-0
EOU bench outscores opponent bench 8-0
Opponent bench outscores EOU bench 2-1
Benches score the same 0-0
Games decided by 1-5 points 0-0
Games decided by 6-10 points 3-1
Games decided by 11-15 points 2-0
Games decided by 16 or more points 5-0
EOU makes 10 or more three-pointers 5-1
EOU makes 9 or less three-pointers 5-0
EOU shoots above 60 FT percentage 8-1
EOU shoots below 60 FT percentage 2-0
ASHLAND, Ore. -- Jordan Gregg recorded his 14th career double-double in a 75-57 EasternOregon University men's basketball victory at Southern Oregon Saturday.
Gregg scored 17 points and grabbed 13 rebounds in the Mountaineer road win. Eastern(15-6) (8-3) bounced back after falling at Oregon Tech Friday. The win also avenged a lossin Ashland last season when EOU was ranked No. 5 in the country.
Josh Cottle scored a game-high 18 points for No. 18 Eastern Oregon (15-6) (8-3). DanStafford finished 17 points for EOU. Josh Landsverk scored 16 points.
The Mountaineers shot 53 percent from the field, but 25 percent from behind the perimeter.Eastern's defense held the Raiders to 39 percent from the floor and 29 percent from three-point range. EOU forced 11 turnovers and committed 12. The Mountaineers outreboundedSOU, 36-24.
Humphrey Jackson led Southern (10-10) (2-9) with 13 points, Drew Herrera and DavidGrant each added 11 points.
Eastern Oregon used a 17-2 first half run to breakaway from the Raiders, after an 18-18 tie.Southern Oregon did make a run in the second half, cutting the lead to single digits twice,but couldn't get any closer.
THE LAST TIME THEY MET ...
SOUTHERN 57
EASTERN 75Ashland, Ore. (479)
Jan. 23, 2010 * McNeal Pavilion
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. -- The NAIA Div. 2 Game of the Week lived up to its hype Fridaynight, as the No. 3 Oregon Tech men’s basketball team edged No. 18 Eastern Oregon, 72-67.
The Hustlin’ Owls had it’s largest lead, 50-30, with 16:03 remaining in regulation, beforeEastern would close the gap to 68-67 with 1:14 left.
Oregon Tech (19-3) (8-2) won its 31st consecutive game at home, the second longeststreak in the nation. EOU still has not won in Klamath Falls since Feb. 16, 1979. Eastern(14-6) (7-3) ends its four-game win streak, as OIT extends its to eight games, the longest inthe Cascade Collegiate Conference.
Tech jumped out to a 14-7 lead with 12:46 remaining in the first half, before EOU would tiethe score at 26 with 5:37 left before halftime. The Hustlin’ Owls then went on a 10-0 run andwould lead at the half, 38-28. It marked the first time in five years the Mountaineers wouldnot have the halftime lead.
OIT went on a 12-2 run after the intermission to take its largest lead, 50-30, after a MikeNieraeth three-pointer. Eastern slowly began to chip away at the lead from there. EOU cutthe lead to single digits for the first time with 6:46 left in regulation, 62-53. Tech had the leadback to 66-56 a minute later, but that was its last double digit lead.
Eastern’s Cody Thurmond hit a three-pointer with 2:04 left to make the score, 67-65,Oregon Tech. Brent Johnson then put OIT back up three after hitting the second of two freethrows with 1:35 remaining. Josh Cottle then cut the lead to one point after hitting a pair offree throws on the other end of the court.
Johnson missed a pair of free throws on the following Owls’ possession, but Eastern couldnot convert on their offensive possession. Mike Nieraeth put Oregon Tech up three with twofree throws with 33 seconds left. Eastern’s three-pointer on the ensuing possession wouldcome up short, and Tech would hit another pair of free throws to end the game.
The Hustlin’ Owls’ Justin Parnell led all scorers with 17 points on 5 of 11 shooting from thefield. Myles Daley added 13 points, and Nieraeth finished with 11. Eastern was led byJordan Gregg’s 15 points and game-high 12 rebounds. Josh Cottle and Thurmond each had12 points for the Mountaineers, and Steve Sawyers finished with 10.
Oregon Tech shot 53 percent from the field, and EOU shot 39 percent. Both teams strug-gled behind the arc, OIT was 23 percent and Eastern was 27 percent. The Mountaineersoutrebounded Tech, 37-28, but committed 13 turnovers to the Owls’ six.
Oregon Tech now sits tied in first place in the conference standings with The EvergreenState. Warner Pacific is a half-game behind in third place, while EOU slides to fourth place.
OREGON TECH 72
EASTERN 67Klamath Falls, Ore. (1,874)
Jan. 22, 2010 * Danny Miles Court
GAMES 12-13 * SOU AND OIT * DEC. 17-18, 2010 EOU MOUNTAINEERS MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES * 5
EASTERN’S RECORD WHEN ...
EOU scores less than 50 0-0
EOU scores between 60-69 1-0
EOU scores between 70-79 3-1
EOU scores between 80-89 3-0
EOU scores between 90-99 1-0
EOU scores 100 or more 2-0
Opponent scores less than 50 1-0
Opponent scores between 60-69 5-0
Opponent scores between 70-79 1-1
Opponent scores between 80-89 0-0
Opponent scores between 90-99 1-0
Opponent scores 100 or more 0-0
In October 2-0
In November 6-1
In December 2-0
In January 0-0
In February 0-0
On Monday 0-0
On Tuesday 0-0
On Wednesday 1-0
On Thursday 0-0
On Friday 5-0
On Saturday 4-1
On Sunday 0-0
Wearing white uniforms 0-0
Wearing navy uniforms 5-1
Wearing gray uniforms 3-0
Wearing retro uniforms 2-0
Southern Oregon
Oregon Tech
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Friday’s Projected Starters
Southern Oregon University
Oregon Institute of Technology
Guard03 Drew Herrera
SR 6-1 170
Medford, Ore.
College of the Siskiyous
Guard10 Kyle Tedder
FR 6-2 180
Coos Bay, Ore.
Marshfield HS
Forward32 Scott Tiefenthaler
JR 6-8 240
Spanaway, Wash.
Bethel HS
Forward30 Kellen Hawley
SR 6-6 210
Cordova, Alaska
Chemeketa CC
Forward20 Jordan Highland
JR 6-5 200
Tualatin, Ore.
Linn Benton CC
Guard05 Joseph Foster
SR 5-11 175
Vallejo, Calif.
SW Oregon CC
Guard13 Kyle Gomez
JR 6-3 190
Bly, Ore.
Bonanza HS
Post45 Brent Johnson
SR 6-7 230
Medford, Ore.
South Medford HS
Guard21 Matt Smith
SR 6-2 185
Advance, N.C.
Wake Forest U.
Forward31 Bryan Sentman
JR 6-4 195
Cottage Grove, Ore.
Cottage Grove HS
Saturday’s Projected Starters
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CASCADE COLLISIONThe Mountaineers and Oregon Tech
have had battles over the last few years. The158th meeting between the Oregon Institute ofTechnology men's basketball team andEastern Oregon University will feature a pairof top 25 teams for only the eighth time. TheHustlin' Owls have won 93 of the 157 games.EOU has won the last five meetings at home,but has not won in Klamath Falls since Feb.16, 1979. Tech and Eastern have finished inthe top two of the CCC standings the pastthree seasons.
NEW START TIMES FOR 2010-11A new doubleheader format featuring
men’s and women’s teams alternating timeslots in conference play headlines the releaseof the 2010-11 Cascade CollegiateConference men’s and women’s basketballschedules, CCC commissioner Dave Haglundannounced.
The first half concludes Jan. 15; thesecond half runs from Jan. 21 to Feb. 19.The CCC recently voted to modify the struc-ture of its conference doubleheaders, whichhistorically have featured the women playingat 5:30 p.m. followed by the men at 7:30 p.m.Beginning with the upcoming campaign, gen-ders will split the two time slots. In the firsthalf of conference play in 2010-11, men willplay at 5:30 p.m. and women at 7:30 p.m.; inthe second half, the genders will flip timeslots. Men’s and women’s teams will flip theirplaying orders on a yearly basis.
DIALING LONG DISTANCEEastern Oregon is hitting its share of
shots from behind the perimeter this season.The Mountaineers are second in NAIA Div. 2in three-pointers made per game (10.5), andtotal three-pointers made (116). EOU is 11thin the country in three-point percentage(40%). Thomas McCarthy is 10th in NAIA Div.2 with 34 three-pointers, making 3.0 per gamewhich is 13th in the nation. Jamar Johnson is27th in the country with his 28 made three-pointers. EOU’s three-point field goal percent-age on defense is fifth in NAIA Div. 2.
GAMES 12-13 * SOU AND OIT * DEC. 17-18, 2010 EOU MOUNTAINEERS MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES * 7
Scored 40 Points: 41 by Neil Fryer at Cascade College (1/24/09)
Scored 35 Points: 41 by Neil Fryer at Cascade College (1/24/09)
Scored 30 Points: 41 by Neil Fryer at Cascade College (1/24/09)
Scored 25 Points: 26 by Jamar Johnson at Carroll College (11/20/10)
Grabbed 20 Rebounds: 23 by Paul Carollo at College of the Ozarks (3/14/08)
Grabbed 15 Rebounds: 16 by Jordan Gregg at Lewis-Clark State (11/28/09)
Made 15 Field Goals: 17 (17-24) by Neil Fryer at Cascade College (1/24/09)
Made 10 Field Goals: 10 (10-15) by Josh Landsverk vs. Evergreen (2/20/10)
Attempted 25 Field Goals: 27 (16-27) by Mark Carollo vs. Evergreen (1/11/08)
Attempted 20 Field Goals: 24 (17-24) by Neil Fryer at Cascade (1/24/09)
Made 8 3-Pointers: 8 (8-13) by Mark Carollo vs. Northwest Christian (2/23/08)
Made 7 3-Pointers: 8 (8-13) by Mark Carollo vs. Northwest Christian (2/23/08)
Made 6 3-Pointers: 6 (6-10) by Thomas McCarthy at Portland Bible (10/29/10)
Attempted 15 3-Pointers: 16 (7-16) by Bryan Rabas at Concordia (1/27/04)
Attempted 10 3-Pointers: 10 (3-10) by Thomas McCarthy at Carroll (11/20/10)
Made 15 Free Throws: 20 (20-24) Randy Saitze vs. George Fox (1/18/82)
Made 10 Free Throws: 10 (10-16) by Josh Cottle vs. Warner Pacific (1/29/10)
Attempted 20 Free Throws: 24 (20-24) Randy Saitze vs. George Fox (1/18/82)
Attempted 15 Free Throws: 16 (10-16) by Josh Cottle vs. Warner Pac (1/29/10)
Had 15 Assists: 18 by Mitch Despanie vs. Warner Pacific (11/1/96)
Had 10 Assists: 10 by Cody Thurmond vs. Montana Tech (11/5/10)
Had 6 Steals: 6 by Steve Sawyers vs. Warner Pacific (2/27/10)
Had 5 Steals: 6 by Steve Sawyers vs. Warner Pacific (2/27/10)
Had 5 Blocks: 5 by Deon Chandler vs. Warner Pacific (2/7/96)
Hit A Shot At The Buzzer To Send A Game To Overtime: Neil Fryer at
Cascade, 1/24/09
Hit A Shot At The Buzzer To Win The Game: Jordan Gregg at Northwest
Christian, 2/13/10
Hit A Closing-Seconds Shot To Win a Game: Maurice Thomas vs. Oregon
Tech, 2/11/07
THE LAST TIME AN EOU PLAYER...
Scored 110 Points: 146 at Multnomah (10/30/10)
Scored 105 Points: 146 at Multnomah (10/30/10)
Scored 100 Points: 146 at Multnomah (10/30/10)
Allowed 100 Points: 101 at Cascade College (1/24/09)
Scored 60 Points in a Half: 74 (2nd Half) at Multnomah (10/30/10)
Did Not Score 20+ Points in a Half: 18 (2nd Half) at C. of the Ozarks (3/14/08)
Grabbed 55 Rebounds: 77 at Multnomah (10/30/10)
Grabbed 50 Rebounds: 77 at Multnomah (10/30/10)
Made 40 Field Goals: 51 at Multnomah (10/30/10)
Attempted 90 Field Goals: 98 at Multnomah (10/30/10)
Attempted 80 Field Goals: 98 at Multnomah (10/30/10)
Attempted 75 Field Goals: 98 at Multnomah (10/30/10)
Made 15 3-Pointers: 15 (15-25) vs. Evergreen State (23/3/10)
Made 10 3-Pointers: 15 (15-25) vs. Evergreen State (23/3/10)
Attempted 35 3-Pointers: 49 at Concordia Univeristy (1/27/04)
Attempted 30 3-Pointers: 34 (16-34) at Multnomah (10/30/10)
Made 20 Free Throws: 28 at Multnomah (10/30/10)
Made 25 Free Throws: 28 at Multnomah (10/30/10)
Attempted 45 Free Throws: 46 vs. Montana Western (11/10/07)
Had 30 Assists: 34 at Multnomah (10/30/10)
Had 25 Assists: 25 vs. Walla Walla University (11/6/10)
Had 15 Steals: 15 at Southern Oregon University (12/5/08)
Had 10 Blocks: 10 vs. Oregon Tech (2/11/06)
Overcame a 15-Point Halftime Deficit: Trailed 49-64 at halftime, won 103-98 vs.
Concordia University (2/21/04)
Overcame a 10-Point Halftime Deficit: Trailed 29-39 at halftime, won 74-69 vs.
Dickinson State University (N.D.) 81; Ashford University
(Iowa) 63; Florida Memorial University 47; Jamestown
College (N.D.) 45; Northwestern College (Iowa) 32;
Marian University (Ind.) 23; Bryan College (Tenn.) 21;
Southern Oregon University 19; Point Park University
(Pa.) 5; Bethany College (Kan.) 5; Taylor University (Ind.)
3; Dakota State University (S.D.) 3; Cedarville University
(Ohio) 1; Berea College (Ky.) 1; University of Saint Mary
(Kan.) 1; Doane College (Neb.) 1; Tennessee Wesleyan
College 1
Massey Ratings Top 20 (as of 12/13) Rating
1. Oklahoma Wesleyan 0.932
2. Cornerstone 0.929
3. Black Hills State 0.922
4. Embry-Riddle 0.918
5. Davenport 0.869
6. Walsh 0.869
7. Eastern Oregon 0.828
8. Northwood 0.765
9. St. Francis 0.754
10. Indiana Southeast 0.704
11. Northwest 0.680
12. Briar Cliff 0.647
13. Indiana Wesleyan 0.627
14. Florida Memorial 0.603
15. Huntington 0.569
16. Bellevue 0.545
17. Grace 0.471
18. Dakota Wesleyan 0.463
19. Dakota State 0.422
20. Oregon Tech 0.409
GAMES 12-13 * SOU AND OIT * DEC. 17-18, 2010 EOU MOUNTAINEERS MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES * 8
Had Six Players Score In Double Figures in Same Game: Jamar Johnson (18), Travares Peterson (15), JC Cook (14), Cody
Thurmond (14), Jason Mumm (13), Thomas McCarthy (10) at Whitman (11/26/10)
Had Seven Players Score In Double Figures in Same Game: Jamar Johnson (22), JC Cook (19), Thomas McCarthy (18),
Travares Peterson (16 ), Cody Thurmond (15), Robert Barrington (14), Jason Mumm (10) at Multnomah (10/30/10)
Had Two Players record Double-Doubles in Same Game: Jeff Ranstrom (13 pts, 10 rebs) and Thomas McCarthy (12 pts, 10
rebs) at Walla Walla (11/17/10)
EOU Did Not Have A Player Score In Double Figures:
Opponent Did Not Have A Player Score In Double Figures: vs. Montana Tech (11/7/09)
Had Two Players Score 20+ Points in Same Game: Neil Fryer (24) and Kris Groce (20) vs. Evergreen State (2/14/09)
THE LAST TIME EOU ...
2010-11 EASTERN TEAM GAME HIGHS 2010-11 OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHS
2010-11 EASTERN TEAM GAME LOWS 2010-11 OPPONENT TEAM GAME LOWS
GAMES 12-13 * SOU AND OIT * DEC. 17-18, 2010 EOU MOUNTAINEERS MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES * 9
2010-11 EASTERN INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS 2010-11 OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS
MOUNTAINEERS LOVE FEBRUARYEastern Oregon has closed the season strong the past
few seasons. The Mountaineers have gone 14-3 in the month ofFebruary the past two years. Only Oregon Tech has done a bet-ter job finishing the regular season strong. The Hustlin’ Owls are15-3 in February the past two seasons. Warner Pacific is 12-5and Evergreen is 12-5 over the same amount of time.
BACK AMONG ELITE COMPANYThe Mountaineers moved up to No. 8 in the NAIA
Div. 2 Top 25 this week, thanks to their great start to the 2010-11 season. EOU is in the top 10 for the 14th time inschool history. Eastern last appeared in the top 10 before thisseason on March 4, 2009 when it was No. 10. The No. 8 rank-ing is the highest ranking since Dec. 1, 2008 when theMountaineers were No. 5.
LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARIESEastern Oregon is one of five teams to have made it
to the past three Sweet 16 rounds at the NAIA Div. 2 NationalTournament. Two programs in those five, Oregon Tech andEOU, are from the Cascade Collegiate Conference. There areonly a dozen teams that have made the national tournamentin each of the past three years, including Eastern.
FAMILIAR FOESEOU and Southern Oregon meet for the 168th time
Friday. The Mountaineers have met only Western Oregon moretimes, 187. SOU holds a 95-72 all-time lead in the series. Fivegames since 2000 have been decided by 10 or fewer points, andthree games have been decided by five or fewer points.
GAMES 12-13 * SOU AND OIT * DEC. 17-18, 2010 EOU MOUNTAINEERS MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES * 10
#3 Josh CottlePts - 19 vs. Warner Pac, 1/29/10 8 at Multnomah, 10/30/10
Rbs - 6, 2x, vs. Davenport, 3/11/10 5 at Multnomah, 10/30/10
Asts - 9 vs. Portland Bible, 1/9/10 7 at Multnomah, 10/30/10
Stls - 4 at Lewis-Clark State, 11/28/09 2, 2x, vs. MT, 11/5/10
Minutes - 26 at Walla Walla, 11/17/10 Same
EOU CAREER AND 2010-11 SEASON HIGHSCAREER SEASON
#30 Kyllian WoodPts - 7 at Multnomah, 10/30/10 Same
Rbs - 6 at Multnomah, 10/30/10 Same
Asts - 2 at Multnomah, 10/30/10 Same
Stls - None Same
Minutes - 17 at Multnomah, 10/30/10 Same
CAREER SEASON
#12 Cody ThurmondPts - 17 at Corban, 2/12/10 15 at Multnomah, 10/30/10
Rbs - 3, 3x, vs. Northwest, 2/19/10 6 at Multnomah, 10/30/10
