Under Armour Team of the Week Announced
CORVALLIS, Ore.- The College of Idaho men’s basketball team has been named the “Under Armour Team of the Week” for December 16-22 the Cascade Collegiate Conference announced Sunday.
The No. 5 Yotes went on the road and picked up two key CCC wins at Oregon Tech and Southern Oregon to remain undefeated in conference play.
CI erased an early 13-point deficit in the first half against the No. 2 ranked Hustlin’ Owls to enter the break with a 38-35 lead. The Yotes took over in the second stanza and withstood a couple of Tech rallies for the 77-65 win. Nate Bruneel and Connor Desaulniers led the squad with 17-points and six rebounds each. The Yotes made 11-of-22 3-point baskets and held a 44-32 rebound edge on the night.
On Saturday, the Yotes defense held the No. 18 Raiders to a season low 29-percent shooting percentage in the 70-49 victory. Desaulniers closed out a breakout weekend with a game-high 17-points and nine rebounds. It was just the third sweep for the Yotes on the OIT/SOU trip in the last twenty years.
College of Idaho (11-3, 4-0 CCC) will host Corban and Northwest Christian on January 3-4 after the Holiday break.
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