College of Idaho Wins CCC Regular-Season Title
CALDWELL, Idaho – Ricardo Time scored a game-high 21 points and Jalen Galloway added 17 points and 16 rebounds, as the College of Idaho clinched the Cascade Conference regular-season title with a convincing 105-59 victory over The Evergreen State College inside the J.A. Albertson Activities Center.
The win for the No. 2-ranked Coyotes (24-3, 17-0 CCC) secured an automatic bid to the NAIA Division II National Championships – their fourth-straight appearance.
C of I extended their win streak to 18 – equaling the legendary 1954-55 Coyote squad led by Elgin Baylor and R.C. Owens for the longest win streak in the 109-year history of the program.
The Coyotes blitzed the Geoducks (3-21, 0-18) from the outset – as Time connected on a pair of 3-pointers in a 30-7 run over the first eight minutes. Galloway added 11 points in the opening half, as C of I made 60-percent of their field goals and took a 59-20 lead to the break.
All 13 Yotes scored at least two points in the win – with an Otto Taylor 3-point play pushing C of I over the 100-point mark for the second time this season.
Nate Bruneel had 15 points in 18 minutes of action – including a monster first half dunk in transition. Jake Bruner had nine points and Charles Elzie added eight off the bench.
Elijah Fuller led TESC with 12 points and five rebounds, with Gloire Biongo adding 11 points. The Geoducs were limited to just 32-percent shooting from the field.
C of I closes out their regular-season home schedule tomorrow night at 7:30 p.m. – hosting Northwest University. The Yotes will honor Bruneel, Bruner and Pinckney – the squads three seniors – in a pregame ceremony.