Junior Jake Mauermann knocked down 57.1% of the Warriors' three-pointers en route to scoring a career-high 26 points in helping lead Corban to a win over Evergreen.
Corban Dials J-A-K-E and Smokes Evergreen
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SALEM, Ore. – The age-old question is "Do we still need to dial 1 for long distance?
Corban's men's basketball team dialed '14' for long distance Saturday, as the Warriors hit a season-high 14 three-pointers that included a career-high eight by junior Jake Mauermann (Clackamas, Ore.) en route to scoring a game-high 26 points in a 100-72 win over The Evergreen State College inside the C.E. Jeffers Sports Center.
The 6-foot-3 junior guard would knock down seven shots from beyond the arc in the opening half and scored 23 of his game-high 26 points, while four other Warriors – freshman Jordan Carter (Salem, Ore.), junior Erik Cronrath (Battle Ground, Wash.), senior Ian Logan (Aloha, Ore.), and junior Jonathan Ramirez (New Britain, Conn.) – added 16, 13, 10, and 10 points respectively in the win. Logan would pull down a game-high seven rebounds for Corban, while senior Bryan Martin (Salem, Ore.) handed out a game-high seven assists.
Corban wasted no time out of the gates, as the host Warriors used an opening 23-9 run over a span of seven-plus minutes with Mauermann closing out the run with his fifth three-pointer. Evergreen would get as close as seven points (28-21) thanks to a 12-5 run before Corban closed out the half on a 17-8 run that concluded with Mauermann's seventh three-pointer just before the buzzer sounded for a commanding 45-29 Warrior lead at halftime.
In the second half, Corban would put on an offensive clinic increasing its lead to as much as 37 points (93-56) following a lay-in by sophomore Marcus Butler (Patterson, Calif.) with 4:44 on the clock. Free throw shooting over the final 90 seconds by sophomore Geoffrey Martin (Salem, Ore.) and Ramirez would push Corban within two points of the century mark. Butler would send the home crowd into a frenzy via a lay-in with 56 seconds left, as the Warriors reached the 100-point mark for the second time this season and first at home returning to their winning ways with a commanding 28-point win (100-72) over the visiting Geoducks.
Evergreen was led in scoring by Marice Tolliver with 17 points, while Larry Green, Josh Troyer, and Tyrell Dixon added 15, 10, and 10 points respectively. Three Geoducks – Tolliver, Green, and Patrick Lewis – grabbed a team-high six rebounds each, while Tolliver handed out a team-best four assists.
As a team, Corban shot 36-for-71 (50.7%) from the field to go along with a 14-for-28 (50.0%) showing from beyond the three-point arc and a 14-for-18 (77.8%) performance at the free throw line. On the other hand, Evergreen was a combined 30-for-71 (42.3%) from the field, 3-for-19 (15.8%) from long distance, and 9-for-12 (75.0%) at the charity stripe.
With tonight's result, Corban improves to 14-9 overall and 4-7 in Cascade Collegiate Conference play. Meanwhile, Evergreen falls to 7-14 overall and 4-7 in league games. The Warriors will return to the floor on Friday, January 28th, against the nationally-ranked Raiders of Southern Oregon beginning at approximately 7:30 p.m. in Ashland.