Eagles notes: Adams State romps past Eagles in second half
ALAMOSA-Colo. -- The Chadron State College men's basketball team never trailed during the first 18 minutes and 52 seconds of the first half against Adams State during their Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference game in Alamosa, Colo., on Saturday night.
But the Grizzlies sank two 3-pointers in the final 30 seconds of the half to take a 50-44 intermission lead and then outscored the Eagles 54-33 in the second half to win 104-77.
The Eagles were still within 10 points midway in the second half, but Adams State tallied 34 points in the final 10 minutes.
Eleven players scored for each team, but five Adams State players reached double figures and only one of the Eagles did that.
Both teams took 65 field goal shots, with the Grizzlies making 38 for 58.5% and the Eagles 28 for 43.1%. The hosts nailed 12 treys and the visitors six.
Adams State's Destan Williams, a 5-9 senior, was the game's leading scorer with 24 points by making 9-of-12 shots from the field, including 2-of-3 from behind the arc, and all 4 of his free throws. Jude Tapia, a 5-11 sophomore, hit 5 of 7 three-point attempts and added four free throws for 19 points.
Also for the Grizzlies, Isaiah Sampson was 7-of-9 from the field and scored 16 points, while Cameron Kimble added 11 points and Kolby Walker 10.
Senior forward Josh Robinson was 10-of-13 from the field while pacing the Eagles with 22 points. Veteran guards Bryce Latimer and Jarret Taylor each checked in with nine. Taylor was 3-4 from long range.
The Eagles are now 9-8 for the season and 6-5 in the RMAC. Adams State is 5-11 and 3-7
Chadron State—Josh Robinson 22, Bryce Latimer 9, Jarrett Taylor 9, Jalen Patterson 7, Martin Poznanovic 6, Dalton Peterson 6, Julio Phipps 6, John Jenkins 5, Raul Nunez 3, Malakai Harris 2, Caden Sclafani 2. Totals: 28-55 (6-21) 15-22 77 points, 31 rebounds, 9 turnovers, 17 assists.
Adams State—Destan Williams 24, Jude Tapia 19, Isaiah Sampson 16, Cameron Kimble 11, Kolby Walker 10, Austin Fadal 7, Alex Hurr 6, Luke Williams 4, Adnan Hussein 3, Kaleb Mitchell 2, John Harge 2. Totals: 39-65 (12-22) 16-19 104 points, 8 turnovers, 18 assists.
Chadron State 44 33 ----77
Adams State 50 54 ---104
3-pointers: CSC—Taylor 3, Peterson 2, Patterson 1. ASU—Tapia 5, D. Williams 2, Walker 2, Hussein 1, Fadal 1, Hurr 1.
Women's basketball forfeits against Adams State
CHADRON, Neb. -- The Chadron State College women's basketball team made the decision to forfeit in the middle of the third period against Adams State, Saturday night in Alamosa, Colorado.
Due to a forfeit, Adams State receives a 2-0 victory and no stats count in the contest. Coaches records and team records reflect the win and loss, dropping CSC to 5-10 overall and 3-8 in RMAC play.
"This is the longest road trip of the year," Brewster said. "I have to look at all factors with us, including player safety."
The Eagles were trailing 63-22 when Chadron State made the decision to end the game.
Chadron State plays next on January 26 at 5:30 p.m., at the University of Colorado – Colorado Springs.
Slow start dooms Chadron State men vs. Fort Lewis
The Chadron State College men's basketball team got off to stumbling start, making only three of 18 field goal attempts while falling behind 26-7 in the first 12 minutes and ultimately lost to Fort Lewis 88-72 in a Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference game played in Durango, Colo., on Friday night.
After the dreadful beginning, the Eagles did better. They were still behind 40-28 at halftime, but cut the difference to 44-39 some 3 ½ minutes into the second half. However, the Skyhawks went on an 8-0 run and led by between 12 and 20 points the rest of the way.
For the game, Fort Lewis shot 56.4% (31-55) and the Eagles 37.9% (25-66). Paced by six 3-pointers by Dalton Peterson, Chadron State had 10 treys, one more than the Skyhawks, Peterson's 18 points led the visitors in scoring. Fellow guard Bryce Latimer scored 17 points and handed out a game-high six assists.
Also for the Eagles, forward Josh Robinson added 14 points and grabbed a game-high nine rebounds, although Fort Lewis won the battle off the glass 42-35.
The Skyhawks' Agbim Obi, who was 5-of-7 on 3-pointers, was the game's top scorer with 21 points while Junior Garbrah was both 6-of-9 from the field and at the free throw line while scoring 20 points. Six-foot-nine Brayden Carter added 10 points and led his team with eight rebounds.
The Skyhawks, who entered the game ranked 12th in NCAA Division II, are now 14-2 for the season and 9-1 in the RMAC. Chadron State is 9-7 and 6-4. The Eagles will play at Adams State on Saturday night. Colorado Christian edged the Grizzlies 82-81 Friday night by making a layup with seven seconds remaining.
Fort Lewis 88, Chadron State 72
Chadron State—Dalton Peterson 18, Bryce Latimer 17, Josh Robinson 14, Jalen Patterson 9, Julio Phipps 6, John Jenkins 3, Akene Agee 2, Caden Schlafani 2, Martin Poznanovic 1. Totals: 25-66 (10-27) 12-18 72 points, 35 rebounds, 11 turnovers, 14 assists.
Fort Lewis—Obi Agbim 21, Junior Garbrah 20, Brayden Carter 10, Jhei-R Jones 9, Amondo Miller 7, Sekou Dembele 7, Sam Kinsler 6, Isaiah Thompson 4, Malik Whitaker 4. Totals: 31-55 (9-21) 17-29 88 points, 42 rebounds, 13 turnovers, 13 assists.
Chadron State 28 44 ----72
Fort Lewis 40 48 ----88
3-pointers: CSC—Peterson 6, Patterson 3 Latimer 1. FLC—Agbim 5, Garbrah 2. Miller 1, Kinsler 1.
Fort Lewis women defeat Chadron State 71-58
Sophomore guard Lanae Billy scored 28 points while leading the Fort Lewis College women's basketball team to a 71-58 win over Chadron State on Friday night in Durango, Colo., even though the Eagles held an 11-4 lead at end of the first quarter when the homestanding Skyhawks made just one of their 19 field goal attempts that period.
The Eagles were at a disadvantage before the game started because two of their top five scorers—Megan Counts and Allison Olsen—were ill and could not play unable to play. Things got much worse early in the second frame when their leading scorer and rebounder, all-conference standout Shay Powers, injured her left wrist when she fell to the floor and did not return to action.
The Skyhawks got their offense on track in the second quarter, when they sank five 3-pointers, four of them by Billy, and made six of seven free throws while outscoring Chadron State 23-9 to take a 27-20 halftime lead.
The hosts also had an excellent third stanza, when they were nine of 18 from the field and also made eight free throws to build their margin to 55-40.
Billy was nine of 21 from the field, including six of 15 on 3-point attempts, and went four of five at the free throw line for her 28 points. A year ago when the teams played in Chadron, the 5-7 Billy scored 29 points, but the Eagles won 66-61 behind Powers' 27 points.
Powers had just two points Friday nightbefore she was forced to leave the game.
Also for Fort Lewis this time, a pair of 6-footers, Kelsey Sorenson and Kate Gallery, added 13 and 10 points, respectively.
Despite missing three of their key players for all or most of the game, the Eagles out-rebounded the taller Skyhawks 46-31, but the visitors turned the ball over 26 times compared to just 10 by Fort Lewis.
Chadron State was led in scoring by Awoti Akoi and Camren Morris with 10 points apiece. They also combined to grab 15 rebounds. Also for the Eagles, Liberty Line added eight points and Kadyn Comer and Bria Delimont each had seven.
Fort Lewis is now 9-7 for the season and 6-4 in the RMAC. The Eagles, who are 5-10 and 3-7, will play Adams State in Alamosa on Saturday night.
Fort Lewis 71, Chadron State 58
Chadron State—Awoti Akoi 10, Camren Morris 10, Liberty Line 8, Kadyn Comer 7, Bria Delimont 7, Kylie Krise 4, Kyra Tanabe 4, Olivia Waufle 3, Riley Shaw 3, Shay Powers 2. Totals: 19-49 (3-9) 17-21 58 points, 46 rebounds, 26 turnovers, 14 assists.
Fort Lewis—Lanae Billy 28, Kelsey Sorenson, 13, Kate Gallery 10, Avery Evans 6, Sadie Misner 5, Sam Wattawa 3, Ember Cervantes 2, Trista Hoobler 2, Luisa Chavez 2. Totals: 22-67 (9-32) 18-24 71 points, 31 rebounds, 10 turnovers, 9 assists.
Chadron State 11 9 20 18 ----58
Fort Lewis 4 23 28 16 ----71
3-pointers: CSC—Comer, Delimont, Shaw, all 1. FLC—Billy 6. Gallery 2, Misner 1.
14 Eagles place top eight at Air Force
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- The Chadron State College track team is coming home from the Air Force Lindeman Classic in Colorado Springs, Colorado with 14 top eight finishes on Friday and Saturday.
The majority of competition was Division 1 opponents, including Air Force, Colorado, Long Beach State, UC Davis and Wyoming.
Morgan Fawver, a junior from McCook, Nebraska, led CSC individually with two third place finishes. He ran the 60-meter dash in 6.86 and jumped 7.43 meters in the long jump to finish third.
Chayton Bynes, a freshman from Chadron, joined Fawver in the top five at long jump with a leap of 7.23 meters. Fawver and Bynes marks were both NCAA provisional marks.
Bynes added a seventh-place finish in the triple jump with a mark of 14.26 meters.
Creighton Trembly, a junior from Longmont, Colorado was the next highest placer for the CSC men. The junior clocked in at 8.18 seconds in the 60 hurdles finals to place fifth.
The final track event that the CSC men placed in was the 4x400. The group of Quincy Efeturi, Logan Peila, Jacob Jefferson and Greg Logsdon crossed the finish line in 3:25.85 to finish in second place, CSC's highest finish of the meet.
In the men's high jump, Hector Ortega and Alec Penfield both cleared 1.90 meters on their first attempt but were unable to clear 1.95 meters, placing them tied for eighth.
A junior from O'Neill, Nebraska, Christopher Jennings was the last men's athlete to place for the Eagles. He finished seventh in the weight throw with a toss of 17.82 meters.
The CSC women were led by their 4x400 team that finished third. Caydince Groth, Danae Rader, Kassyl Swinney and Eva Nitschke crossed the finish line in 4:21.00.
Nitschke, a freshman from Rawlins, Wyoming, also placed 6th in the 60 hurdles with a time of 9.40 seconds.
Tayler Wessely, a sophomore from Parkersburg, Iowa, placed top eight in two different throwing events. She finished fourth in the shotput with a throw of 11.90 meters and was eight in the weight throw with a throw of 15.72 meters.
The final individual to place the women's team was Megan Baloun in the triple jump. Baloun, a sophomore from Rapid City, South Dakota, finished eight with a leap of 10.69 meters.
The track team is back in action on January 27 in Spearfish, South Dakota.
Arellano finishes third to lead Women’s Wrestling
St. Louis -- Maria Arellano, a sophomore from Fresno, California, finished third at 170 pounds to lead the Chadron State women's wrestling team at the Missouri Baptist Open on Saturday.
Other Eagles placing were Kamilia Montenegro at 191 and Mana Chanthasone and Britley Lopez, both at 101 pounds.
Despite losing her first match by fall, Arellano won her next three matches in the consolation bracket to receive third with a record of 3-1. Her victories were by fall in 1:03, a 7-2 decision and a 55 second pin in the third-place match.
Montenegro, a senior from Las Vegas, first defeat of the day occurred in the semifinals. She started her day with a fall in 1:55 before recording another in 4:44 in the quarterfinals. After her defeat, she was defeated once, placing her in the fifth place match, in which she won by forfeit.
With only six entries at 101 pounds, each wrestler wrestled each other once. Chanthasone, a freshman from Liberal, Kansas went 2-3 to finish fourth while Lopez, a sophomore from Borger, Texas, finished 1-4 to place fifth.
CSC's other wrestlers in action found some success but were unable to find a spot on the podium.
The team travels to Minot, North Dakota next for duals against Dakota Wesleyan and Minot State on January 25.
