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Show w? L i Visa? $ J i a ;Ts 1: i ifl J j i 1 ii Griffins 20 game winning streak in conference play comes to an end Press Release The Lewis-Cla- rk State College womens basketball team brought the powerful offense of Westminster College to a screeching halt in the second half and came away .with its biggest victory so far this season on Jan. 30. In front of a season-hig- h 1,571 fans, the Warriors defeated the Griffins by a score of 56-4- 3 and now hold a share of first-plain the Frontier Conference standings. Up against an opponent that is ranked No. 1 in the NAIA in field goal percentage and, which has blown away every conference foe it has faced so far, the Warriors knew they had to find a way to break the Griffins rhythm and they did just that. A first half that saw the Warriors offense carried by 14 points from Kirsi Voshell and the Griffins offense carried by 10 points from McKenzie Jessop In the second ended with the score knotted at 26-2- 6. half, the game continued at a pace and with 12:33 left on the clock the Warriors clung to a 37-3- 6 lead. It was at this point that LCSCs defense, up against a team that leads the conference ' with 80.4 points per game, took it to another level. Utilizing eight steals, two blocks, and a whole lot of hustle the Warriors kept Westminster from making a field goal from the 12:33 to the 1:38 mark. The win means the Warriors, which were ranked No. 11 in the most recent NAIA poll, improve to 20-- 3 overall and 1 in conference play. The Griffins, ranked No. 14 in the NAIA and who came into ;the game alone atop the conference standings, now are at 17-- 5 and 6- ce low-scori- ng After going conference play last Griffins streak of season, the regular season conference wins comes to an end. What Voshell did on offense for LCSC in the first half Jasmine Stohr matched in the second half. Stohr scored all ofher game-hig- h 19 points in the second half from the field and on shooting shooting from behind the arc. Voshell finished with 14 points and nine rebounds, while fellow post Alyssa Fierro 11 rebounds. added seven points and a game-hig- h Stohr and Kenna Reiter had three steals apiece to help drive LCSCs total to nine steals on the night. Relying on defense to make the difference, the Warriors shot only slightly better than Westminster, finishing with a 33.3 percent clip up against a 30.6 mark for the Griffins. Westminster was led in scoring by Jessop who finished with 12 points and five rebounds, and Nicole Yazzie who had 10 points, four rebounds, and four assists. Both teams committed 17 turnovers, but LCSC held a 46-3- 1 rebounding advantage and a 14-- 2 lead in second chance points. was at the foul line, while Westminster ? is 14-- 0 in 20-strai- ght 2-o- f-3 6-of- -10 L(C 19-of-- 32 0 i Cross country team places 12 students on Academic All-Confere- team nce 6-- t t - I Press Release 5 Kent Commissioner Conference Frontier Paulson released the 2009 academic mens and womens cross country team today. Westminster placed 12 total members on the team. The men were represented by David Bonomi, Romnick Tyler Gregg, Jordan Henderson, Ben and David Poindexter, Young. Sondrup, This is the second consecutive year that Bonomi, Henderson, and Young were named to the team. The women placed Helen Ho, Kathy Ho, Sarah Martin, Cassandra Mulkey, Samantha Robinson, and Amanda Theobald on the team. This was the second time being honored for Helen Ho and Theobald. must To be eligible for the team, the student-athle- te be at least a sophomore in standing, maintain a 3.0 GPA and participate in one half of their teams games. V Photo Courtesy of Westmirv n- A A Cl - A i ' V r t j- i r ! A, iCTj . A, ' ' of A , -'-r i t 1. 1 .wJ; A - V tow WV 9 , - r M u ft t frtl-- nfe t TT nj i i t boil j? ( r it r " hj' j i.A.1. FEBRUARY 9, vf? J n- ti 4 2010 JMi |