Game Details:
Date:               Thursday March 11^th
Tip-off:            5 pm (PST)
Round:            First
Venue:            Tyson Events Center
City, State:      Sioux City, Iowa
Radio/TV:       Briar Cliff will provide live radio coverage of the game on their website. Justin    

    

This Week: The Hawks drew Briar Cliff University in the first round of the NAIA Division II National Championship Tournament. The first round begins on Wednesday and the Hawks-Chargers match-up is on Thursday at 5 pm (PST).

Scouting the Hawks: Holy Names won the regular season and tournament championships with a 23-9 overall record and a 12-0 conference record. Jamie Leigh Ronolo led the Hawks in scoring with 13 points per game.

Scouting the Chargers: Briar Cliff finished the season at a 25-7 overall record and a 13-5 record in conference. Liz Grider led the Chargers and the nation in scoring with 25.9 points per game.

Last Time Out: This is the first meeting between the two schools since 2002 when the Chargers won 79-56 in the second round of the national tournament. The two teams had a common opponent though in Concordia University of Nebraska. The Hawks beat the Bulldogs in Oakland 49-42 while the Chargers beat the Bulldogs in conference play 97-67 and 77-52.

National Appearances: Holy Names is making their 12^th appearance in the national tournament garnering a 5-10 record in those appearances. Briar Cliff is making their 9^th appearance in the national tournament with a 14-7 record.

Getting To Know Briar Cliff University: Briar Cliff was founded in March of 1929. It was originally founded as a Catholic women's college. It was dedicated in 1930 and co-education at the university formally began in 1966. Briar Cliff became a university in 2001.

 

About The Coaches:

Steve Spencer is in his fifth year at Holy Names. He has a 115-71 record at Holy Names overall and has a 66-10 in California Pacific Conference play. Spencer is 124-87 overall as a head coach, which includes a year at UC Santa Cruz.

 

Mike Power is in his ninth season as the coach of the Chargers. He has a 172-122 record as the coach of the Chargers and a 306-314 overall record with stints at seven other Midwest schools.

Individual Stats

Holy Names		Briar Cliff
Jamie-Leigh Ronolo - 13	Points	Liz Grider - 25.9*
Sarah Henning - 6.7	Rebounds	Liz Grider - 5.2
Lesley Vodicska - 3.6	Assists	Michelle Determan - 3.5
Lesley Vodicska - 4.4*	Steals	Liz Grider - 2.8
Sarah Henning - .8	Blocks	Liz Grider - .9
* = conference leader

 

Team Stats

Holy Names		Briar Cliff
66.3	Points	86.8
40	Rebounds	40.5
11.9	Assists	16.8
13.3	Steals	16.6
2.4	Blocks	4.2

Game Details:
Date:              Thursday March 11^th
Tip-off:            10 am (PST)
Round:            First
Venue:            Keeter Gymnasium
City, State:       Point Lookout, Missouri
Radio/TV:        No radio coverage.

 

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This Week: The Warriors drew Bellevue University in the first round of the NAIA Division II National Championship Tournament. The first round begins on Wednesday and the Warriors-Bruins match-up is on Thursday at 10 am (PST).

Scouting the Bruins: The Bruins clinched the Midlands Collegiate Athletic Conference championship with a 25-7 overall record and an 11-1 record in conference play. Junior Avery Tyler leads the Bruins in scoring at 15.7 points per game.

Scouting the Warriors: William Jessup won the California Pacific Conference championship and finished second in regular season play with a 17-13 overall record and a 9-3 record in conference play. Kadeem Kirsten leads the Warriors in scoring with 13.9 points per game

Last Time Out: This is the first meeting between the two schools.

National Appearances: William Jessup's trip to the National Tournament is their first. This is Bellevue's 11^th appearance in the National Tournament. They have a combined record of 14-10 in those appearances. 

Getting To Know Bellevue University: Bellevue opened in 1966 with land purchased from International Telephone and Telegraph. In 1977, Bellevue earned full accreditation, which at 10 years in existence was the fastest in the history of Nebraska colleges. In 1994, Bellevue College became Bellevue University.

 

About The Coaches:

 

Aaron Muhic is in his 11^th year of coaching at William Jessup. He has accumulated an 89-90 record at William Jessup and is 240-273 in 15 years of coaching.

 

Shane Paben is in his second year coaching Bellevue. Last year Paben was one of two rookie head coaches to win a game in the National Tournament. Prior to Bellevue Paben posted a 125-58 record at three different high schools

 

Individual Stats

William Jessup		Bellevue
Kadeem Kirsten - 13.2	Points	Avery Tyler - 15.9
Tevin Hurd - 5.9	Rebounds	Antoine Dade - 9.6
Jason Washington - 5.3*	Assists	Avery Tyler - 2.4
Jason Washington - 2.2*	Steals	Ron King - 1.5
Tevin Hurd - 1.2	Blocks	Ousseynou Diop - 1.8*
* = conference leader

 

Team Stats

William Jessup		Bellevue
71	Points	79.3
33.2	Rebounds	45.9
13.4	Assists	14
9	Steals	8.2
3.2	Blocks	4.9

The William Jessup men and Holy Names women continue their basketball seasons in quest of an NAIA championship when both teams open national tournament play on Thursday, March 11. WJU (17-13) faces #4 seed Bellevue (Neb.) (25-7) at 12 Noon CST in Point Lookout, Mo. HNU (23-9) is the #6 seed in their bracket and face #3 Briar Cliff (IA) (25-7) at 7:00 p.m. CST in Sioux City, Iowa.This is the first NAIA tournament appearance for William Jessup, which finished in a three-way tie for the Cal Pac regular season title and triumphed over Menlo in the championship game of the conference's post-season tournament.

Holy Names returns to the women's event for the 11th time, having completed a perfect Cal Pac regular season and winning the tournament title.

Men's Bracket: http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/naia/sports/m-baskbl-div2/auto_pdf/2010BracketUpdated.pdf

Women's Bracket: http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/naia/sports/w-baskbl-div2/auto_pdf/DIIWBBBracket.pdf

 

 

Site:              Storm Gymnasium - Napa, California

 

Coaches:       CSUM - Bryan Rooney

MC - Matt Davis

Previous Matchups (CSU Maritime won series 2-0):

 

January 9^th - CSU Maritime 57, Menlo 56 (Haynes-Prim Pavilion - Atherton)

Andrew Medeiros hit two free throws with 31 seconds left to give the Keelhaulers the nail-biting win. Michael Weimer led the Keelhaulers with 16 points. The Oaks were led by Julian Harris with 11 points on the night. The Oaks outrebounded the Keelhaulers 30-27 but the Keelhaulers had 5 more steals than did the Oaks (10-5)

 

February 4^th - CSU Maritime 60, Menlo 59 (Mayo Hall - Vallejo)

Tim Kees had a game high 18 points for the Oaks but it was not enough as the Keelhaulers squeaked out a 1 point win. Haven Piatt had 16 points to lead the Keelhaulers in scoring. The Keelhaulers outrebounded the Oaks 32-29 and had 7 more blocks than did the Oaks (7-0)

 

Statistical Leaders Per Game

CSU Martime			Menlo
Andrew Medeiros - 14.4	Points		Julian Harris - 15.4
Josh Greenwell - 5.3	Rebounds		Nick McCullar - 5.8
Andrew Medeiros - 4.7	Assists		Dejon Grant - 3.2
Josh Greenwell - 1.1	Steals		Tim Kees - 1
David Prendeble - .5	Blocks		Tyler Rajnus - .7
* = conference leader

 

Team Statistics

CSU Maritime		Menlo
68.2	Points	68.1
42.1	Rebounds	33.4
15.4	Assists	11.6
7.8	Steals	5.3
3.1	Blocks	1.2

Site:              Warrior Dome - Rocklin, California

 

Coaches:        WJU - Aaron Muhic

                       SU - Jon King

                       

Previous Matchups (William Jessup won series 2-0):

 

January 14^th - William Jessup 84, Simpson 73 (Heritage Student Life Center - Redding)

The first half of the team's first matchup featured 10 lead changes, 6 of which came in the last 3 minutes of the first half but the Warriors pulled away in the second half for the 11 point victory. The Warriors were led in scoring by Kadeem Kirsten who had a game high 19 points. The RedHawks were led in scoring by Justin Sparks who had 18 points. The Warriors outrebounded the RedHawks by 1 (36-35) and went to the free throw line 20 more times than did the RedHawks (32-12)

 

February 6^th - William Jessup 92, Simpson 73 (Warrior Dome - Rocklin)

The Warriors had 5 players score in double figures as they led by 20 at halftime and never looked back for the 19 point win. Damal Neil had 18 points to lead the Warriors in scoring. The RedHawks were led in scoring by Jason Stubbs' 24 points, which was a game high. The Warriors outrebounded the RedHawks 42-37 and had 3 more steals (8-5) than did the RedHawks.

 

Statistical Leaders Per Game

William Jessup		Simpson
Kadeem Kirsten - 13.2	Points	Justin Sparks - 16.7
Tevin Hurd - 5.9	Rebounds	Jason Stubbs - 7.9*
Jason Washington - 5.3*	Assists	Pat Magno - 2.3
Jason Washington - 2.2*	Steals	Justin Sparks - 1.4
Tevin Hurd - 1.2	Blocks	Justin Sparks - .3
* = conference leader

 

Team Statistics

William Jessup		Simpson
71	Points	66.9
33.2	Rebounds	31.7
13.4	Assists	8.4
9	Steals	7
3.2	Blocks	1.1

The 2010 Cal Pac basketball tournament opens this week for the first time in its new format with all of the games being played at the higher seed. The Holy Names University Hawks are the women's champion while there were tri-champions on the men's side with California Maritime Academy being the #1 seed. Here are the schedules are both the men's and women's brackets.

Men's  

Wednesday February 24^th

#2 William Jessup 66, #7 Bethany 55			7:30 PM	Warrior Dome - Rocklin, California
Preview	Box Score	Recap
#6 Simpson 110, #3 Holy Names 101			6 PM	Tobin Gymnasium - Oakland, California
Preview	Box Score	Recap
#4 Menlo 57, #5 Pacific Union 49			8 PM	Haynes-Prim Pavilion - Atherton, California
Preview	Box Score	Recap

Saturday February 27^th

#1 CSU Maritime vs. #4 Menlo			7:30 PM	Storm Gymnasium - Napa, California
Preview	Box Score	Recap
#2 William Jessup vs. #6 Simpson			7:30 PM	Warrior Dome - Rocklin, California
Preview	Box Score	Recap

Tuesday March 2^nd

#2 William Jessup vs. #4 Menlo			7:30 PM	Warrior Dome - Rocklin, California
Preview	Box Score	Recap

 

Women's

Wednesday February 24^th

#2 Menlo 68, #7 Bethany 24			6 PM	Haynes-Prim Pavilion - Atherton, California
Preview	Box Score	Recap
#3 Simpson 61, #6 Pacific Union 58			7:30 PM	Heritage Student Life Center - Redding, California
Preview	Box Score	Recap
#5 CSU Maritime 61, #4 William Jessup 51			5:30 PM	Warrior Dome - Rocklin, California
Preview	Box Score	Recap

 

Friday February 26^th

#1 Holy Names 73, #5 CSU Maritime 61			6 PM	Tobin Gymnasium - Oakland, California
Preview	Box Score	Recap
#2 Menlo 73, #3 Simpson 64			7:30 PM	Haynes-Prim Pavilion - Atherton, California
Preview	Box Score	Recap

 

Monday March 1^st

#1 Holy Names 59, #2 Menlo 40			6 PM	Tobin Gymnasium - Oakland, California
Preview	Box Score	Recap

Regular season champion Holy Names and California Maritime both placed three players on the 2010 California Pacific Conference women's basketball all-conference team, Commissioner Don Ott announced.

       

The underclass trio of Hawks, who finished with a 12-0 conference mark, is highlighted by sophomore guard Lesley Vodicska who earned the Player of the Year honor. She was joined on the first team by juniors Sarah Henning and Jamie Ronolo.

California Maritime head coach David Covell earned the Coach of the Year honor, as the Keelhaulers hauled in three first teamers in Alexsis Brown, who is the league's Newcomer of the Year, Taylor Himmelspach and Lauren Westbrook.

Nicole Aboumrad of William Jessup is the conference Freshman of the Year.

Menlo's Stephanie Truong was selected as the Defender of the Year.

 

FIRST TEAM	SCHOOL	HT	YR	POS	HOMETOWN	STATS
Alexsis Brown	CSU Maritime	5'7	JR	G	Richmond, California	15.3 ppg
Katelyn Guild	Menlo	6'	SR	F	Eureka, California	10.3 ppg
Sarah Henning	Holy Names	5'10	JR	F	San Lorenzo, California	9.4 ppg
Taylor Himmelspach	CSU Maritime	5'6	SR	G	Chico, California	10.3 ppg
Jamie-Leigh Ronolo	Holy Names	5'5	JR	G	Honolulu, Hawaii	12.8 ppg
Dominique Simmons	Simpson	6'	SR	C	Tacoma, Washington	10.7 ppg
Aleta Stamps	William Jessup	5'6	JR	G	North Highlands, California	14 ppg
Stephanie Truong	Menlo	5'6	JR	G	Daly City, California	11 ppg
Lesley Vodicska	Holy Names	5'6	SO	G	Monterey Park, California	7.5 ppg
Lauren Westbrook	CSU Maritime	5'7	SR	G	Citrus Heights, California	16.2 ppg

 

HONORABLE MENTION

Bethany: Rachael Estabrook; Holy Names: Marie Vodicska; Menlo: Senoj Jones; Pacific Union: JoAnne Mauries, Carla Bartlett; Simpson: Paige Barrett, Kayla Rackley; William Jessup: Teresa Keith, Rachelle Russell

With the Cal Pac men's basketball regular season ending with tri-champions, top seed California Maritime Academy, the #1 seed in the tie-breaker, placed a league-high three players on the all-conference first team, Commissioner Don Ott announced.

Led by Player of the Year Andrew Medeiros, the Keelhaulers also are represented by Haven Piatt and Michael Weimer on the first squad. Medeiros, a senior from Santa Rosa, Calif., averaged 15.8 points to lead CMA to a 18-12 overall record, 9-3 in Cal Pac play.

Third-year CMA head coach Bryan Rooney was named coach of the year for the second season in a row.

William Jessup, another one of the tri-champions, placed two on the first team in Kadeem Kristen and Jason Washington. Washington was the clear favorite among the coaches for the Defender of the Year award.

Holy Names, also a tri-champion, placed Newcomer of the Year David Scott on the first team.

CSU Maritime's Jordan Birchell was selected as the league's Freshman of the Year.

FIRST TEAM	SCHOOL	HT	YR	POS	HOMETOWN	STATS
Kameron Barnes	Pacific Union	6'4	SR	F	Keene, Texas	12.7 ppg
Julian Harris	Menlo	5'11	JR	G	Fremont, California	16.3 ppg
Kadeem Kirsten	William Jessup	6'2	JR	G	Tualitin, Oregon	14.9 ppg
Andrew Medeiros	CSU Maritime	6'1	SR	G	Santa Rosa, California	15.8 ppg
Brandon Monty	Pacific Union	6'2	SR	G	Las Flores, California	13.8 ppg
Haven Piatt	CSU Maritime	6'1	JR	G	Lincoln, California	15.8 ppg
David Scott	Holy Names	6'4	SO	F	San Antonio, Texas	17.4 ppg
Jason Stubbs	Simpson	6'2	SR	G	Rancho Cucamonga, California	18.5 ppg
Jason Washington	William Jessup	6'0	SR	G	Antioch, California	13.6 ppg
Michael Weimer	CSU Maritime	6'6	JR	F	Campbell, California	12.9 ppg

 

HONORABLE MENTION

Bethany: James Jansen, Jason Maples, Tauran Moore; CSU Maritime: Josh Greenwell; Holy Names: Trey Davis, Josh Smith, Johnas Street; Menlo: Tim Kees; Pacific Union: Kenny Penn, Aren Rennacker; Simpson: Justin Sparks

Site:              Warrior Dome - Rocklin, California

 

Coaches:        WJU - Guin Boggs

                      CSUM - Dave Covell

                       

Previous Matchups (Series tied 1-1):

 

January 16^th - William Jessup 2, CSU Maritime 0 (Mayo Hall - Vallejo)

After the discovery of three ineligible players, CSU Maritime was forced to forfeit nine games including their first matchup with the Warriors. The Keelhaulers won the original game 69-54.

 

February 11^th - CSU Maritime 62, William Jessup 53 (Warrior Dome - Rocklin)

The Warriors led by 2 at the halftime intermission, but the Keelhaulers outscored the Warriors by 11 in the second half for the win. Alexsis Brown led the Keelhaulers with a double double of 22 points and 12 rebounds. Cassie Davidson led the Warriors with 15 points off of the Warriors' bench. Lauren Westbrook scored 15 for the Keelhaulers in the win. The Warriors out rebounded the Keelhaulers 44-39 but lost the turnover battle 24-16.

 

Statistical Leaders Per Game

William Jessup			CSU Maritime
Aleta Stamps - 9.2	Points		Lauren Westbrook - 15.4*
Aleta Stamps - 5.7	Rebounds		Alexsis Brown - 8.4
Ashley Rose - 1.9	Assists		Taylor Himmelspach - 4.2*
Aleta Stamps - 2.4	Steals		Alexsis Brown - 1.8
Maria Viola - .6	Blocks		Lauren Westbrook - .5
* = conference leader

 

 

Team Statistics

William Jessup		CSU Maritime
59.4	Points	64.4
36.6	Rebounds	48.8
12.7	Assists	17
13.9	Steals	12.7
2.2	Blocks	1.7

Site:              Heritage Student Life Center - Redding, California

 

Coaches:        SU - Derrick Pringle Jr.

                      PUC - George Barcenas

                       

Previous Matchups (Simpson won series 2-0):

 

January 7^th - Simpson 80, Pacific Union 50 (Pacific Auditorium - Angwin)

The RedHawks pulled away in the teams' first matchup in the second half outscoring the Pioneers 48-26 in the deciding half. The RedHawks were led in scoring by Paige Barrett who had 18 points. The Pioneers were led in scoring by Claudia Balderas and Lara Canders who both had 10. Simpson out-rebounded Pacific Union 33-23 and hit six more three pointers (9-3) than did the Pioneers

 

January 30^th - Simpson 57, Pacific Union 43 (Heritage Student Life Center - Redding)

The Pioneers led the game at halftime but the RedHawks outscored the Pioneers 34-16 in the second half for the double digit victory. Alyssa Foster scored 13 for the RedHawks who outrebounded the Pioneers 40-32. Devin Tinny had a game high 15 points for the Pioneers in the loss. Dominique Simmons had 11 for the RedHawks in the Win

 

Statistical Leaders Per Game

Simpson			Pacific Union
Kayla Rackley - 9.1	Points		Carla Bartlett - 8.6
Dominique Simmons - 5.9	Rebounds		JoAnne Mauries - 5.3
Kylie Shaw - 2	Assists		Carla Bartlett - 3.7
Kylie Shaw - 2.3	Steals		Carla Bartlett - 1.8
Alyssa Foster - 1.1	Blocks		JoAnne Mauries - .2
* = conference leader

 

Team Statistics

Simpson		Pacific Union
58.4	Points	47.1
33	Rebounds	37.9
8.9	Assists	9.8
10.8	Steals	10.2
2	Blocks	.8

Site:              Haynes-Prim Pavilion - Atherton, California

 

Coaches:        MC - Shannon Osborne

                      BU - Jason Foster

 

Previous Matchups (Menlo won series 2-0):

 

January 21^st - Menlo 81, Bethany 51 (Redwood Auditorium - Scotts Valley)

Gianna Covarelli had a game high 18 points as the Oaks cruised to a 30 point win. The Oaks outrebounded the Bruins 45-23 and all but 2 of the Oaks players to take the floor scored. Rachel Estabrook had 12 points to lead the Bruins in scoring. Carlie Stone had 11 points and Jenna Marinaro had 10 for the Oaks.

 

February 6^th - Menlo 64, Bethany 25 (Haynes-Prim Pavilion - Atherton)

The Oaks' defense clamped down on the Bruins only allowing Bethany 8 points in the first half as they cruised to a 39 point win. Katelyn Guild led the Oaks with a game high 13 points. Bethany was led in scoring by Janessa McGirt with 5 points, who were out-rebounded 47-30. Kelli Brull had 12 for the Oaks.

 

Statistical Leaders Per Game

Menlo				Bethany
Katelyn Guild - 10.5	Points			Rachael Estabrook - 8
Katelyn Guild - 8.7*	Rebounds			Stephanie Caldwell - 4.4
Senoj Jones - 2.4	Assists			Rachael Estabrook - 2.1
Carlie Stone - 1.6	Steals			Rachael Estabrook - 2
Kelli Brull - .3	Blocks			Alexandria Westbrook - 1.1*
* = conference leader

 

 

Team Statistics

Menlo		Bethany
64.1	Points	46.2
43.9	Rebounds	31.7
13.4	Assists	11.6
10.3	Steals	10.6
1.3	Blocks	1.8

Site:              Haynes-Prim Pavilion - Atherton, California

 

Coaches:        MC - Matt Davis

                      PUC - Robert Castillo

Previous Matchups (Menlo won series 2-0):

 

January 21^st - Menlo 62, Pacific Union 60 (Haynes-Prim Pavilion - Atherton)

Nick McCullar made a game winning two pointer at the buzzer to give Menlo the win. Julian Harris led the Oaks with 14 points as the Oaks outrebounded the Pioneers by 6, 37-31. Brandon Monty led the Pioneers with a game-high 17 points in the losing cause. Tyler Rajnus had 10 points for the Oaks in the win. Andrew Webster had 15 points and Brandon Monty had 12 points for the Pioneers.

 

February 13^th - Menlo 69, Pacific Union 50 (Pacific Auditorium - Angwin)

Four Oaks scored in double figures as they cruised to a double digit win over the Pioneers. Julian Harris had a game high 15 points for the Oaks, who out-rebounded the Pioneers 38-20. The Pioneers were led in scoring by Andrew Webster who had 10. Ryan Dung had 13 for the Oaks in win.

 

Statistical Leaders Per Game

Menlo				Pacific Union
Julian Harris - 15.4	Points			Brandon Monty - 15.1
Nick McCullar - 5.8	Rebounds			Kenny Penn - 7.6
Dejon Grant - 3.2	Assists			Brandon Monty - 2.8
Tim Kees - 1	Steals			Brandon Monty - 1.2
Tyler Rajnus - .7	Blocks			Kameron Barnes - 1.3*
* = conference leader

 

Team Statistics

Menlo		Pacific Union
68.1	Points	63.7
33.4	Rebounds	35.8
11.6	Assists	11.7
5.3	Steals	7.1
1.2	Blocks	2.4

Site:                      Tobin Gymnasium - Oakland, California

 

Coaches:        HNU - Dennis Jones

                      SU - Jon King

                       

Previous Matchups (Holy Names won series 2-0):

 

January 16^th - Holy Names 78, Simpson 74 (OT) (Tobin Gymnasium - Oakland)

The two teams played back and forth basketball for the entire game, sending the game into an extra period and the Hawks pulled away late for a squeeker win. David Scott had 22 points for the Hawks in the victory. Jason Stubbs had a double double with a game high 28 points and 13 rebounds. Ben Clyde had 12 and Joshua Smith had 11 points for the Hawks in the win. Dwight Bond had 11 points for the RedHawks. The Hawks outrebounded the RedHawks 49-44 and their defense caused five more turnovers.

 

February 11^th - Holy Names 70, Simpson 55 (Heritage Student Life Center - Redding)

Ben Clyde had a game-high 18 points as the RedHawks cruised to a double digit victory. Justin Sparks had 12 points for the RedHawks, who were outrebounded 35-33 by the Hawks. David Scott had 16 points for the Hawks in the win. Pat Magno had 11 points for the RedHawks.   

 

Statistical Leaders Per Game

Holy Names		Simpson
David Scott - 16.9*	Points	Justin Sparks - 16.7
David Scott - 5.8	Rebounds	Jason Stubbs - 7.9
Trey Davis - 2.6	Assists	Pat Magno - 2.3
David Scott - 1.5	Steals	Justin Sparks - 1.4
David Scott - .7	Blocks	Justin Sparks - .3
* = conference leader

 

Team Statistics

Holy Names		Simpson
71.2	Points	66.9
38.7	Rebounds	31.7
15.1	Assists	8.4
10.8	Steals	7
2.1	Blocks	1.1

Site:                       Warrior Dome - Rocklin, California

 

Coaches:        WJU - Aaron Muhic

                      BU - Andrew Snelgrove

Previous Matchups (William Jessup won series 2-0):

 

January 16^th - William Jessup 82, Bethany 64 (Warrior Dome - Rocklin)

The Warriors led wire-to-wire as they cruised to an eleven-point margin at halftime and pushed its lead to over 20 in the second half. Kadeem Kirsten led all scorers with 20 points. Eleazar Jones had 17 and Jason Washington had 16 points for the Warriors in the win. Jason Maples had 15 points to lead the Bruins in scoring. The Warriors outrebounded the Bruins 37-35 and hit eight more threes (10-2) than did the Bruins.

 

February 13^th - William Jessup 66, Bethany 64 (Redwood Auditorium - Scotts Valley)

Kadeem Kirsten had a game-high 20 points as the Warriors squeaked out a two-point win. Damal Neil had 15 points and Eleazar Jones had 13 points for the Warriors, who were outrebounded 35-30 by the Bruins. Milton Brown had 13 points to lead the Bruins. James Jansen and Jason Maples had 11 points for the Bruins in the losing cause.   

 

Statistical Leaders Per Game

William Jessup		Bethany
Kadeem Kirsten - 13.2	Points	Tauran Moore - 14
Tevin Hurd - 5.9	Rebounds	Derrick Brown - 6
Jason Washington - 5.3*	Assists	Jason Maples - 2.5
Jason Washington - 2.2*	Steals	Tauran Moore - 1.3
Tevin Hurd - 1.2	Blocks	Jason Maples - .5
* = conference leader

 

Team Statistics

William Jessup		Bethany
71	Points	63.1
33.2	Rebounds	41.6
13.4	Assists	13.7
9	Steals	10.4
3.2	Blocks	2.6

William Jessup University pitcher Kara Besseghini was selected as the California Pacific Conference Softball Pitcher of the Week for the dates of February 15^th through 22^nd, 2010.

Besseghini, a native of Dixon, California, pitched 5 innings last week for the Warriors who went 1-1 on the week. Besseghini started for the Warriors in the second game of their doubleheader versus Academy of Art University. She gave eight hits and one run in the win.

 

William Jessup University will continue their schedule on Thursday as they take on Hope International University as a part of the 2010 SOU Invitational in Ashland.

Simpson University utility player Morgan Davis was selected as the California Pacific Conference Softball Player of the Week for the dates of February 15^th through 22^nd, 2010.

Davis, a native of Redding, California, went 5-for-7 with 2 home runs in a 2-0 week for the RedHawks. The RedHawks won 6-2 and 1-0 over #15 Southern Oregon University in Redding on Saturday.

 

Simpson University will continue their 2010 schedule on Thursday as they take on Azusa Pacific University as a part of the 2010 SOU Invitational in Medford.

Simpson University forward Dominique Simmons was selected as the California Pacific Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Week for the dates of February 15^th through 22^nd, 2010.

A native of Tacoma, Washington, Simmons averaged 14 points and 7 rebounds as the RedHawks went 2-0 on the week. The RedHawks won 62-32 over Bethany University on Thursday in Redding and won 66-55 over Menlo College in Redding on Saturday.

 The RedHawks will participate in the 2010 California Pacific Conference Playoffs as they take on Pacific Union College in Redding on Wednesday.

Simpson University guard/forward Justin Sparks were selected as the California Pacific Conference Men's Basketball Players of the Week for the dates of February 15^th through 22^nd, 2010.

Sparks, a native of San Bernardino, California, averaged 24 points and 14 rebounds for the RedHawks in a 2-0 week. The RedHawks beat Bethany University 71-66 on Thursday in Redding and won 74-73 over Menlo College in Redding on Saturday.

 

The RedHawks will participate in the 2010 California Pacific Conference Playoffs as they take on Holy Names University in Oakland on Wednesday.

The California Pacific Conference women's and men's basketball tournaments, newly formatted for 2010, get underway with first round action at campus sites on Wednesday, February 24.

Holy Names is the women's regular season champion with a perfect 12-0 mark. California Maritime captured the men's regular season top seed despite a three-way tie for first place with Holy Names and WIlliam Jessup. The Keelhaulers gained the #1 seed due to a better record against #4 Menlo.
In the semi-final and championship rounds the men and women will play on different days to allow more campus support for the participating schools.  All games will be played at the site of the higher seed. At stake is a trip to the NAIA national championship tournament.

2010 WOMEN'S TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE

FIRST ROUND - February 24 (Wed)
#7 Bethany at #2 Menlo (6:00 p.m.)
#6 Pacific Union at #3 Simpson (7:30 p.m.)
#5 Cal Maritime at #4 William Jessup (5:30 p.m.)

SEMI-FINALS - February 26 (Fri)
#3/6 winner vs. #2/7 winner at higher seed
#4/5 winner at #1 Holy Names (6:00 p.m.)

CHAMPIONSHIP - March 1 (Mon)
At highest remaining seed

2010 MEN'S TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE

FIRST ROUND - February 24 (Wed)
#7 Bethany at #2 William Jessup (7:30 p.m.)
#6 Simpson at #3 Holy Names (6:00 p.m.)
#5 Pacific Union at #4 Menlo (8:00 p.m.)

SEMI-FINALS - February 27 (Sat)
#3/6 winner vs. #2/7 winner at higher seed
#4/5 winner at #1 California Maritime (7:30 p.m.)

CHAMPIONSHIP - March 2 (Tue)
At highest remaining seed

California Maritime Academy will forfeit nine women's basketball victories, including six Cal Pac Conference contests, for the inadvertent use of ineligible players in the first part of the 2009-10 season. The NAIA confirmed, however, that the Keelhaulers remain eligible for postseason play this year, beginning with next week's Cal Pac Tournament.
In conference play, CMA jumped out to a 6-0 start with a victory against each Cal Pac basketball playing member. All six of those games are now forfeited. Once the athletics administration became aware of the miscalculation of credit hours, the affected student-athletes were removed from participation. Since then, CMA has gone 3-3 overall and 3-2 in league play. Their adjusted record, entering their final regular season contest on Saturday, is now 4-23 overall, 3-8 in Cal Pac play.

Non-conference victories over Evergreen State, Fresno Pacific, and Cal Tech were also forfeited.

"It is indeed unfortunate to have this take place, and I am grateful for the hard work of our conference eligibility chairman, Jim Davies, for guiding Cal Maritime through this process," said commissioner Don Ott. "We are grateful for the NAIA's final determination on CMA's post-season eligibility and that all our student-athletes will be able to compete for a chance at the national title. It is important to also give note that the institution has gone to great lengths to assist in this matter and has been a model of character in taking responsibility for the error and for making adjustments to avoid such issues in the future."