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  • Lady Jacks win big vs Coyotes

    Lady Jacks win big vs Coyotes

    The Jacks women’s basketball team took care of business Saturday night by dismantling the California State University, San Bernardino Coyotes 71-53 at the Lumberjack Arena.

    It was a slow start to the game as both teams struggled to score a bucket. The score was tied at 2-2 until just over five minutes of play.

    The Jacks’ twin sister duo of sophomore guards Tyra and Tyla Turner began to turn it on in the second quarter. Their teammates responded and HSU took a 13-point lead with 3:01 left on the clock, but the Coyotes closed out the first half on a 7-0 run to cut the deficit down to six points.

    HSU head coach Michelle Bento-Jackson was proud of her team for turning it up on the defensive side of the ball.

    “Their two leading scorers Parks and Knox were scoreless at halftime,” Jackson said. “So we felt like we did a darn good job on the defensive end. We never really got into a great flow offensively early on, which I’m sure was pretty boring for the fans.”

    The action picked up in the second half as the Coyotes came out strong with six unanswered points to tie it up at 27, but HSU took control of the game and finished the third quarter with a nine-point lead.

    The Jacks’ bench outscored the Coyotes 25-12 thanks largely in part to the play of junior guard Jovanah Arrington. She knocked down two three-pointers and had 14 points total.

    “I just came in with a mindset to be ultra aggressive,” Arrington said. “It sets a tone for the whole team when you do it as an individual and it gives us good looks on offense and good looks on defense.”

    The Jacks took charge of the game in the fourth quarter and built a commanding 22-point lead with 2:58 left to seal the deal.

    Jacks guard Tyla Turner finished the game with 15 points and a game-high five steals, while sister Tyra finished with 12 points and four assists. Senior forward Kindall Murie finished with 10 points and five boards.

    The result improved HSU to 9-8 overall and 8-4 in conference play, while CSUSB dropped to 6-10 overall and 4-8 in conference.

    The Jacks hit the road this week for a clash against conference rival Chico State on Saturday, Jan. 20. Tip-off is at 5:30 p.m..

     

  • Jacks Win Streak Snapped by Coyotes

    Jacks Win Streak Snapped by Coyotes

    By | Andre Hascall

    Back to back doubleheaders against Cal State San Bernardino snaps Humboldt Softball’s seven game winning streak. The team had to play in high temperatures in San Bernardino, a harsh difference from Arcata weather. Humboldt Softball is ranked at the top of the CCAA conference. Out of four games this weekend, Humboldt took home one victory. The Lumberjacks are now 14-4 in conference play.

    Senior pitcher Madison Williams, who is still currently leading the conference in batters struck out, added 12 strikeouts to her resume this past week. She now leads the CCAA in strikeouts with 100 in total, 27 more than the second highest.

    “We can be beat by anyone. For me it’s all about improvement, when you go 11-0… you feel like no one can beat you,” Williams said.

    The Jacks had been successful through their first 11 games of the season making them top ranked in the conference at the time.

    With the losses aside, Humboldt ended Sunday on a high note earning their only win of the weekend.

    Second baseman, Sydney Roberts, played a big role in the team’s win this weekend both at bat and on the field.

    “Every ball that came to me just got stopped,” Roberts said. “I feel like I did well. A hit went between Bre [Bejaran] and I, and I dove on it, got up on my knees and threw it to first.”

    Roberts was not the only player who played well in the game. As catcher, Breonna Bejaran hit two home runs in the last game of road trip. Those two home runs tied Bejaran for first in home runs in the CCAA  with nine on the season. She is also first in slugging percentage with .800, slugging percentage being the amount of bases gained by one person divided by the number of times that person is at bat.

    “I was just looking for a base run and it came to me,” Bejaran said.

    Before Bejaran’s second home run, there was a controversy with an interference call that the umpire overturned.

    “I knew the pitcher was coming for me and I had to swing,” Bejaran said.

    Photo by | Andre Hascall

    Even with the tough weekend considered, the Jacks must look forward as the championship tournament is no longer far off in the distance.

    Yesterday at the weekly sports conference at HSU the team’s head coach, Shelli Sarchett, spoke on her team’s recent shortcoming against CSU San Bernardino.

    “Half this team knows what it takes the get there, and we are not doing that. We are going to get refreshed and focused, obviously our focus is the national championship, but how are we going to get there, ride on what we’ve always done or strive to get better,” Sarchett said.