2019-20 Women's Basketball Notebook - Week 12

LIVE COVERAGE: Live Video and Live Stats on Friday will provided on the Multnomah Stretch Internet Portal. Live Video on Saturday can be found on the Warner Pacific Stretch Internet Portal and Live Stats will be kept on DakStats.

COMPLETE MEDIA GAME NOTES
 
KEEPING IT CLOSE: C of I has played in 13 games decided by 10 points or less through 22 contests, including six in a row. The Yotes hold a record of 8-5 in such games. In games decided by five points or fewer, the team is 5-3.
 
WHEN LEADING AT THE HALF: The Yotes have led at the half in eight games this season. C of I holds a record of 5-3 in those games.
 
YOTE PACK SHOWING SUPPORT: Of the 11 women's basketball programs in the Cascade Conference, head coach Janis Beal's team has been the biggest draw so far this year, bringing in an average of 778 fans per game. Oregon Tech is in second with an average of 598 and Southern Oregon has averaged 501 fans. C of I is looking to win the CCC attendance crown for the second consecutive season and is ahead of 165 Division I schools, including USC, Washington State, Hawaii, Georgetown and Weber State. The attendance inside the J.A. Albertson Activities Center this winter has been higher than 283 of 312 Division II schools.
 
CONFERENCE STANDINGS TIGHT: The Yotes currently sit in seventh in the CCC standings with seven games to go. Including C of I, four teams are within two games of each other in the four through seven spots in the standings, including Southern Oregon, Warner Pacific and Oregon Tech. Eight teams make the CCC Championships, with the top four seeds hosting a quarterfinal on Feb. 25. There is a three win cushion currently between the No. 7 spot in the standings and Northwest - which is 4-7 in the conference - at No. 8. The Yotes went 4-3 the first time around against the seven remaining opponents on the regular season schedule.
 
OPPONENT PREVIEW - MULTNOMAH: The Lions are coming off of their first conference win of the season last week when they defeated Walla Walla 75-68 at home. Multnomah is in the midst of seven consecutive home games. Erykah Campbell (11.4 ppg, 11.2 rpg, 3.4 bpg) is an imposing presence on the inside, with Alaygza Portis (10.8 ppg, 3.9 rpg) serving as the other player to average a double-digit scoring total. Campbell's blocks per game average is the best mark in the nation. C of I won 81-47 earlier this season in Caldwell after jumping out to a 30-6 advantage after a quarter of play.

OPPONENT PREVIEW - WARNER PACIFIC: Matt Gregg's team has won two in a row and three of their last four games. Four players are averaging 10 or more points per game for the Knights, led by Courtney Jackson (14.3 ppg, 4.6 rpg) and Gabriella Bruno (14 ppg, 4.6 rpg). Warner Pacific is statistically the best 3-point shooting team in the conference, hitting on 33 percent of their attempts. C of I won 76-70 in overtime on Dec. 6 in Caldwell.

LEADING THE CONFERENCE: The Yotes have taken advantage of their opportunities at the free throw line to this point in the season, hitting on 74 percent of attempts (273-371). Oregon Tech (73 percent) and Warner Pacific (72 percent) are the only other CCC teams that have knocked down their charity attempts at a 70 percent or higher clip. Nine different players are shooting 70 percent or better at the line for the Yotes, led by Sophia Jackson at 82 percent.

YOTES ENJOYING HOME COOKING: C of I is now 6-3 in the CCC at home after the split last weekend against OIT and Southern Oregon and 7-6 in the J.A. Albertson Activities Center for the season. The Yotes have finished with a .500 or better record at home in 22 of the past 24 seasons, including a 6-5 mark last year.

BLOCK PARTY: Forward Kiersten Rasmussen has 17 blocks on the season and has moved into ninth on the C of I all-time career record book with 54 for her career.

CLIMBING THE CAREER LEADERBOARD: With 79 assists so far this season, Mackenzie Royce-Radford has moved into 12th on the C of I career assists leaderboard with 215. Royce-Radford is also currently tied for fourth in assists per game average (minimum of 25 games) with 4.1 assists per contest and 11th in minutes per game average (30.3). Her 69 percent free throw percentage is good for 23rd on the career list (minimum of 75 made) and her 38 percent mark on 3-pointers is tied for second (minimum of 50 made). Sophia Jackson is 23rd on the all-time list for 3-pointers made with 58 for her career and Royce-Radford is 19th with 65 triples.

NEXT UP: C of I has just one game next week, taking on I-84 rival Eastern Oregon in La Grande on Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. PT.

CONFERENCE LEADERBOARD WATCH: Senior Mackenzie Royce-Radford is among the leaders in the conference in two different categories, including fourth in assists (3.6 apg) and third in 3-point percentage (40 percent).

SUCCESS IN THE CLASSROOM: Last week the CCC announced their All-Academic Team picks, with Mackenzie Collins, Emily Harwood, Sophia Jackson, Kaylee Krusemark, Hannah Maupin, Kiersten Rasmussen, Mackenzie Royce-Radford and Makenna Schritter all being selected for holding a minimum 3.20 cumulative grade point average at the College and being at least a sophomore in standing.

70 POINTS EQUALS SUCCESS: When the Yotes have scored 70 or more points in a game this season, the team has gone 4-0, with wins at Linfield (70-66) and against Warner Pacific (76-70), Multnomah (81-47) and Northwest Christian (78-70).

SIZZLING FROM OUTSIDE: Everything was falling from the perimeter in the win against OIT last Saturday, with the Yotes hitting on 6-of-9 (67 percent) of their 3-pointers. The effort marked the first time since Nov. 9, 2018 against Montana Tech that C of I had shot at a 50 percent or better clip from beyond the arc.