2008 Woodie Awards
Jones leads Bucs to wins
Justin Jose, Staff Writer
Issue date: 12/5/06
Last Updated: 12/29/07
The Whitworth Pirates opened up Northwest Conference play last Friday with a win over the Pacific University Boxers 62-57 and the Lewis & Clark Pioneers 82-73 last Saturday. With the wins the Pirates, who are ranked 18th in the latest D3hoops.com poll, move to an undefeated record of 9-0 and 2-0 in league.
Junior guard Colin Willemsen and junior forward Ryan Symes led the Pirates against Pacific with 14 points each, while senior guard James Jones added 12.
Whitworth maintained a lead over the Boxers for the last thirty minutes. Pacific brought the score within four, 58-54 with 2:12 to go, on a pair of free throws by Donnie Harrison-Davis. But the Pirates tightened up their defense and held the Boxers scoreless until 10 seconds remained when Ryan Turcott drilled a three pointer. On the ensuing throw-in, the Boxers tried to foul to stop the clock but the Pirates evaded the attempts and ran the clock out.
At half the Pirates only led by two, 33-31, in large part due to the aggressive rebounding on the offensive glass by the Boxers. Whitworth shot over 54 percent in the first half from the floor, while the Boxers shot 40 percent.
The Boxers' second half shooting and timely baskets by the Pirates shifted momentum in the second half.
Midway through the second half, the Pirates extended their lead to 51-41 courtesy of a 10-0 run sparked by Willemsen's eight points. The Boxers shot 29 percent in the second half and 34 percent for the game.
Pacific started a comeback and tied the score at 51, but were unable to get any closer. Willemsen and Symes combined for four free throws in the last minute to seal the victory.
Last Saturday, the Pirates shot 61 percent for the game and used a balanced scoring attack to defeat the Pioneers. The scoring featured four Pirates in double figures, with Jones leading with 20.
Early on, the Pirates and Pioneers turned the game into a three-point shootout as the teams combined for 25 three pointers. The Pirates hit 12-24 (50 percent) from long range while the Pioneers hit 13-29 (44 percent).
Junior guard Colin Willemsen and junior forward Ryan Symes led the Pirates against Pacific with 14 points each, while senior guard James Jones added 12.
Whitworth maintained a lead over the Boxers for the last thirty minutes. Pacific brought the score within four, 58-54 with 2:12 to go, on a pair of free throws by Donnie Harrison-Davis. But the Pirates tightened up their defense and held the Boxers scoreless until 10 seconds remained when Ryan Turcott drilled a three pointer. On the ensuing throw-in, the Boxers tried to foul to stop the clock but the Pirates evaded the attempts and ran the clock out.
At half the Pirates only led by two, 33-31, in large part due to the aggressive rebounding on the offensive glass by the Boxers. Whitworth shot over 54 percent in the first half from the floor, while the Boxers shot 40 percent.
The Boxers' second half shooting and timely baskets by the Pirates shifted momentum in the second half.
Midway through the second half, the Pirates extended their lead to 51-41 courtesy of a 10-0 run sparked by Willemsen's eight points. The Boxers shot 29 percent in the second half and 34 percent for the game.
Pacific started a comeback and tied the score at 51, but were unable to get any closer. Willemsen and Symes combined for four free throws in the last minute to seal the victory.
Last Saturday, the Pirates shot 61 percent for the game and used a balanced scoring attack to defeat the Pioneers. The scoring featured four Pirates in double figures, with Jones leading with 20.
Early on, the Pirates and Pioneers turned the game into a three-point shootout as the teams combined for 25 three pointers. The Pirates hit 12-24 (50 percent) from long range while the Pioneers hit 13-29 (44 percent).
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