2022-23 Women's Basketball Notebook (vs. Evergreen and vs. Northwest)

Women's Basketball | 1/5/2023 2:16:00 PM

Series History vs. Evergreen: College of Idaho leads 41-8
Last Meeting vs. Evergreen: College of Idaho won 64-61 on 2/12/22

Series History vs. Northwest: College of Idaho leads 37-17
Last Meeting vs. Northwest: Northwest won 66-64 on 2/11/22

SERIES HISTORY NOTES: The 41 wins over Evergreen and 37 victories over Northwest are first and second in program history for wins by College of Idaho over an opponent in program history.  

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 282-180 with five-straight seasons of double-digit wins.  

WALLOP OF WALLA WALLA: The 45 point win, 79-34, over Walla Walla is the largest margin of victory over an opponent since a 55-point victory over Bethesda (11/13/21) and the most over a conference opponent since a 58-point victory over the Wolves on December 29, 2018.

JADA CLAUS: Junior guard Jada Reed handed out a school record 12 assists in the win 79-34 win over Walla Walla. Reed matched the mark of 12 assists that is shared by former College of Idaho standouts, Petra Lumpert (12/31/16 at Northwest) and Mackenzie Royce (1/26/19 vs. Yellowstone Christian). The combined men's and women's basketball single-game assist record is held by men's assistant coach Emanuel Morgan, who handed out 17 assists against Walla Walla on Feb. 18, 2017. Her 12 assists are the most handed out in the CCC in 2022-23 and the most since Anna Farner of Warner Pacific handed out 12 against Lewis-Clark State on January 3, 2022.

THREE-STRAIGHT WINS BY DOUBLE-DIGITS: College of Idaho had a three-game winning streak snapped by No. 10 Lewis-Clark State, last Saturday. Prior to that, College of Idaho had defeated its last three opponents by double-digits - Multnomah (15), Warner Pacific (11) and Walla Walla (45).  It was the first time on the season that the Yotes have posted a stretch of three-consecutive wins over 10+ points and first time since opening the 2021-22 campaign with a stretch of three-straight wins of double-digit victories. It is the first time since the 2017-18 season where the Yotes posted three consecutive double digit wins in Cascade Collegiate Conference play. 

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 week's action, Mitchell has recorded 12 career double double performances; most recently against Warner Pacific (12/17/22) and Riggle has posted 10 with her last double double coming against Warner Pacific (12/17/22). 

GETTING TO THE FOUL LINE: College of Idaho has shot 238 free-throw attempts compared to just 166 for its opponents. The 238 free throw attempts is third (first: Oregon Tech - 257; second: Lewis-Clark State: 246) in the CCC. The Yotes went to the line for a season-high 38 attempts against Willamette.