-University of Montana-
Montana’s Anthony Johnson has been selected as the co-Big Sky Conference men’s basketball Player of the Week. He led the Griz to victories over Eastern Washington and Portland State.
Johnson, a 6-2 junior guard from Tacoma, Wash., averaged 17.5 points, 4.5 assists and 2.5 rebounds per game as Montana moved to 7-3 in conference play and extended its home winning streak to nine games. Johnson scored 15 points with three assists in a 72-65 upset of Portland State on Thursday. Johnson made 4-of-6 shots from the floor, and went 6-of-7 from the free-throw line. Johnson netted a team-high 20 points with a career-high six assists, three rebounds and two steals in a 60-52 win over Eastern Washington on Saturday. Johnson was 6-of-7 from the free-throw line, and 6-of-12 from the field.
-Montana State University-
Montana State’s Divaldo Mbunga was the other co-Big Sky Conference men’s basketball Player of the Week.
He also led his team to wins over Eastern Washington and Portland State.
Mbunga recorded his third double-double of the season with 16 points and 10 rebounds in a 69-65 victory over Eastern Washington on Thursday. He made 7-of-10 from the field, and also registered three blocks and an assist. Mbunga tallied 12 points on 5-of-6 shooting from the field and pulled down eight rebounds with three assists and two blocks of an 85-82 upset of Portland State on Sunday.
-Idaho State University-
In women's tennis the team lost it's first road match of the season 0-7 to Weber State. The loss dropped the Bengals to 0-2 on the season.
On the indoor track both the men's and women's did good against the Montana's at the Montana State Duals on Jan. 30 at Brick Breeden Fieldhouse in Bozeman, Montana.
On the men's side, Sam Pierson, who went to the NCAA National Outdoor Championships in 2008, finished second in the pole vault. Despite this he still holds the conference's top mark in that event this season at 16-6.5 feet.
-University of Idaho-
Signing day wasn't just big for football, but the Vandals soccer team signed 11 new athletes with nine letters-of-intent and two invited walk ons.
Idaho’s 2009 recruiting class features four athletes from the state of California, four from Washington and three from Canada. The class features six midfielders, two defenders, two forwards and one goalkeeper. With 11 newcomers, it is also the largest group the fifth-year coach has brought in to Moscow.
The Vandals track team also added a star sprinter from Washington this week.
Sprinter Kelly Jacka has signed a letter of intent to run for the University of Idaho women’s track and field team, co-head coach Yogi Teevens announced on Wednesday.
Jacka, a star athlete at Bellermine Prep in Federal Way, Washington comes to Moscow with some records to be proud of.
Jacka holds individual school records in the 100m, 200m and 400m at Bellarmine Prep, and also ran on the school-record 4x100m, 4x200m and 4x400m relays. She holds personal bests of 11.91 in the 100m, 24.36 in the 200m and 56.58 in the 400m, as well as indoor personal bests of 7.81 in the 60m and 24.95 in the 200m.
-University of Alaska Anchorage-
The women's basketball team is making a name for themselves this year.
The nationally top-ranked Alaska Anchorage women’s basketball team retained its No. 1 West Region ranking in the latest NCAA Div. II regional polls, released Wednesday.
The Seawolves (20-1, 7-0 GNAC) aren't the only Washington team in the top ranking though. They are joined by Seattle Pacific at Number 3, Western Washington at Number 4, and Northwest Nazarene is Number 8.
On the ice freshman Curits Leinweber was selected as the WCHA Rookie of the Week for February 3-9. Leinweber scored the game-winning goal in overtime to upset the then number 7 Denver team.
No comments:
Post a Comment