Women's Basketball | 12/1/2022 9:43:00 PM
CONFERENCE PLAY: The Cascade Collegiate Conference began play with the 1993-94 season with the Yotes joining the conference in 1995-96. College of Idaho, formerly known as Albertson College, won a league title in 2000-01 with a 14-2 mark and another in 2009-10 with a 14-4 effort. The Yotes were also the conference tournament champions in 2009-10 and 2011-12. All-time in CCC games, College of Idaho has a mark of 279-176 with five-straight seasons of double-digit wins.
HOME SWEET HOME: The Yotes have posted a 28-23 home record over the last five seasons. College of Idaho has posted a .500 or better home record in four of the last five seasons with nine home wins during the 2019-20 season.
GETTING TO THE FOUL LINE: Through the first six games, College of Idaho has shot 121 free-throw attempts compared to just 68 for its opponents. The 121 free throw attempts ranks second in the CCC. The Yotes went to the line for a season-high 38 attempts against Willamette, last Friday.
RIGGLE CLAIMS WEEKLY CONFERENCE HONORS: Sienna Riggle was named the Rize Laboratory Cascade Collegiate Conference Player of the Week for her efforts last weekend. She helped lead College of Idaho to a 1-1 mark at the Caldwell Best Western Inn and Suites Classic. Riggle averaged 22.5 points and 8.0 rebounds in the two games. She started the weekend with nearly a career-high in scoring 25 points against NCAA Division III member Willamette. Riggle followed that up with a 20 point, nine rebound effort in a loss to nationally-ranked Montana Western on Saturday. It is the second time in her career that she has earned weekly recognition from conference officials (Nov. 15, 2021)
STIFLING DEFENSE: College of Idaho held its first four opponents under 38% shooting from the field - ironically, the first three shot a 37.5%. The Yotes defense closed out the 2021-22 season, holding six of its last seven opponents under 38%.
REJECTION: College of Idaho has blocked a shot in its first six games, including a trio of four blocked shot efforts. On 11 occasions in 2021-22, the Yotes rejected at least four shots with a season-high eight against Evergreen State on February 12.
ONE-TWO PUNCH: The tandem of
Lexi Mitchell and
Sienna Riggle have been key contributors to the success of the Yotes women's basketball program. Heading into this weekend's action, Mitchell has recorded 11 double double performances; most recently against Willamette (11/25/22) and Riggle has posted eight with her last double double coming against Montana Tech (11/19/22).
STRONG START TO SOPHOMORE CAMPAIGN: Sophomore
Taryn Riley has picked up where she left off after a promising start to her career at College of Idaho as a freshman. The Coeur d' Alene native has increased her production with the Yotes from 24.4 to 26.0 minutes per game; 6.1 to 11.2 points per game and 2.4 to 2.8 rebounds per game.
ACADEMIC SUCCESS: The 2021-22 Yotes earned a spot on the Women's Basketball Coaches Association Academic Top 25 Honor Roll. College of Idaho had the 16th-highest team cumulative grade point average in NAIA for the 2021-22 season at 3.554. This is the third-consecutive year that College of Idaho is on a WBCA Academic Top 25 Honor Roll. The Coyotes were one of two Cascade Collegiate Conference schools on the 2022 WBCA Academic Top 25 Honor Roll. Lewis-Clark State also made the top 25.
