Douglas Double-Double Note Enough in Corban Loss to Pioneers
SALEM, Ore. - Junior Wade Douglas (Ontario, Ore.) scored a game-high 18 points and grabbed a game-high 13 rebounds, but it was not enough as Corban's men's basketball team fell, 77-70, to NCAA Division III member Lewis & Clark Saturday inside the C.E. Jeffers Sports Center.
Despite shooting a mere 11-for-35 (31.4%) in the opening half, Corban trailed by only six points (38-32) heading into the halftime break.
Over the final twenty minutes, the Warriors started catching fire from the field and took its first lead of the second half at 58-57 with 8:15 remaining following a lay-up by sophomore Paul Martin (Beaverton, Ore.). Unfortunately for Corban, Lewis & Clark caught fire and used an 8-0 run over a span of 2:51 to grab a 68-63 lead with 4:09 left. The Warriors got as close as four points (71-67), but could not slow down the hot free throw shooting of the visiting Pioneers as Lewis & Clark hit 6-of-8 over the game's final 68 seconds en route to picking up the seven-point victory, 77-70.
Along with Douglas' game-high point & rebound performances, freshman Ian Logan (Aloha, Ore.) and junior Jason Braun (Dallas, Ore.) added 16 and 10 points respectively. On the boards, Braun and freshman Bryan Martin (Salem, Ore.) aided Douglas' cause with 8 and 6 rebounds respectively. Douglas also tallied a team-high four assists, while Logan, Paul Martin, and senior Ben Sisler (Corvallis, Ore.) each recorded two steals.
For Lewis & Clark, Mark Robinowitz led the Pioneers with a team-high 17 points while Tyson Papenfuss and a pair of Lewis & Clark players tallied 16 and 10 points respectively. Josh Kollasch grabbed a team-high 10 rebounds (all defensive) for Lewis & Clark, while Gene Rivera, Thomas Tillery, and Papenfuss grabbed 8, 6, and 6 boards respectively.
As a team, Corban ended the night shooting 26-for-66 (39.4%) from the field, including 7-for-19 (36.8%) from beyond the arc and 11-for-20 (55.0%) from the free throw line. On the other hand, Lewis & Clark turned in a 29-for-72 (40.3%) performance from the field, 12-for-37 (32.4%) from behind the 3-point line, and 7-for-11 (63.6%) from the free throw line.
With the loss, Corban falls to 2-3 overall while Lewis & Clark improves to 2-1 overall. The Warriors will return to action on Friday, November 30th, when Corban opens Cascade Collegiate Conference action against the Geoducks of The Evergreen State College beginning at 7:30 p.m. in Olympia, Washington.
NOTE: Both the men's & women's game against Evergreen can be heard live on KWBX FM 90.3 in the Salem area and live the World Wide Web thanks to Corban's partnership with Stretch Internet by visiting www.gowarriorsgo.com beginning at 5:30 p.m. Assistant Director of Athletics, Tim Seiber will work as the play-by-play person for both games with current Santiam Christian boys' varsity coach, Ron Sisler joining Seiber as a color analyst during the men's game.