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12 Nov. 17, 2022 | The Eagle | csceagle.com Sports
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Men’s B’ball loses two shootouts in TX
u By Eben Rosentrater
Sport Editor
The CSC men’s basketball team are searching for their first win after a rough weekend on the road in Texas against the Texas A&M International Dustdevils, of Laredo, and the Texas A&M-Kingsville Javelinas.
The Eagle offense in both matches was very strong, recording nearly .500 in field goal shooting over the weekend. However, this was not enough to overcome the huge deficit left by the Dustdevils and the Javelinas as Chadron lost 6671 on Friday and 76-82, in overtime, on Saturday.
The first game of the weekend against the Dustdevil started off tight with back-and-forth scoring throughout the first half. However, A&M International jumped out to a commanding lead, going on a 10-0 run with around six minutes left in the half, after the Eagles missed five shots in a row and turned the ball over three times.
However, the Eagles would not give up. The Dustdevils led by 17 with 12 minutes left in the game. The Eagles stayed strong and went on an 18-point run cutting the A&M lead to two. But after a handful of free throws sank by the Dustdevils, the deficit became too much for the Eagles to overcome, losing 66-71
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Hunter O’Connor
O’Connor was unstoppable last weekend against the Hardrockers. He recorded 13 tackles, including nine tackles-for-loss, and five sacks, totaling 72 yards of loss for the Rockers, earning him RMAC Defensive Player of the Week.
Ashayla Powers
Powers was a saving grace last weekend against the Javelinas, Dustdevils, and Wildcats. She was able to score 50 points between the three games, leading the Eagles in field goal shooting, averaging .490 over the week.
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Photo by Kamryn Kozisek Members of the CSC offensive line drop back into pass protection as quarterback Health Beemiller (5), junior of Chandler, Arizona, looks downfield to pass during last Saturday’s game in Rapid City, South Dakota.
CSC cornerback Harvey Reynolds, junior of West Palm Beach, Florida, wraps up on Mines receiver Jeremiah Bridges, senior of Atlanta, Georgia, during last Saturday’s game against South Dakota Mines, in Rapid City.
Photo by Aubrie Lawrence
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Luckily for the Eagles, linebacker Joey Geil, junior of Casper, Wyoming, forced Johannsen to fumble as he scrambled away from the pocket. Linebacker Ritchie McCormack, freshman of Tucson, Arizona, was quick and scooped up the ball near the 50-yard line. The Eagle offense swiftly took advantage of the Hardrocker turnover. Quarterback Heath Beemiller, junior of Chandler, Arizona, led the offense with a handful of quick strikes to tight end Peter Krohn, sophomore of Fort Collins, Colorado, including a four-yard passing touchdown, the Eagles only score of the game.
Tied 7-7, the Eagle defense ramped up its production. For much of the second quarter, the Hardrockers saw nothing but Eagle defenders flying towards them. Johannsen was sacked seven times. The Hardrocker run game was shut down by 13 tackles-for-loss from the Eagles. However, even this couldn’t stop them from outscoring Chadron.
South Dakota Mines fought down the field towards the end of the first half and scored another touchdown on a 49-yard run from Johannsen. In the third quarter, the Hardrockers found the end zone a third time on another 10-yard pass touchdown to Isaiah Eastman, sophomore of Gilbert, Arizona, and then again in the fourth on a 12-yard pass to Jake Leone, junior of Fort Collins, Colorado. The Eagle offense could not make up the difference and the team lost 7-28.
Offensively, the Eagles were led by Beemiller, who recorded 186 yards on 21 completions and one touchdown. However, Beemiller threw two interceptions, making scoring difficult for the Eagles. The rushing game was led by Jalen Starks, senior of Chicago, who rushed for 32 total yards. As for the receiving corps, they were led once again by Ahlonte Hair, junior of Live Oak, Florida, who recorded 72 yards on eight receptions, one of his strongest performances of the year.
Defensively, the Eagles were led by Hunter O’Connor, sophomore of Broomfield, Colorado. O’Connor was a standout player. He recorded 13 total tackles, including nine tackles-for-loss. He also had a career-high five sacks, giving him 16 on the season and setting the single-season sack record by a CSC defender. His performance was also good enough to earn him RMAC Defensive Player of the Week.
The Eagles finish the season 3-8 in regular season play, 3-6 in RMAC play, and finish eighth in the conference.
Team activites will return in the spring semester with winter conditioning in January 2023
Photo by Kamryn Kozisek CSC forward Awoti Akoi (left), senior of Sioux Falls, South Dakota jumps up to take a shot while a Wayne State defender flies in her face to contest it during a game against the Wildcats on Wednesday in the Chicoine Center.
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Women’s B’ball falls in three straight home games
u By Eben Rosentrater
Sports Editor
The CSC women’s basketball had a tough opening week after three straight nights of subpar play against the Texas A&M-Kingsville Javelinas, the Texas A&M International Dustdevils, of Laredo, and the Wayne State College Wildcats, of Wayne.
Hopes were high for the Eagle women’s basketball team after an improved season last year, led by lots of young talent, promised success this year.
However, after a less than stellar week at home, it seems like the team might have a tough road ahead of them for the 2022-2023 season.
Friday’s game against the Javelinas started off well. For the majority of the first quarter, the Eagles were neck-and-neck with A&M-Kingsville. However, a nine-point run by the Javelinas made the difference in the first quarter.
The second quarter was no better for the Eagles. A&M-Kingsville was unbelievable from the threepoint line, shooting .462 from the arc. A constant fire that would burn the Eagles for the rest of the game.
Going into halftime, the Javelinas led 40-32. However, an eight-point lead would quickly extend over the course of the second half.
The Javelinas’ three-point shooting continued to be unstoppable. The Eagles’ shooting struggled, averaging .391 in field goal shooting. The Javelinas ran away with the game, defeating the Eagles 63-80.
The Eagles fared no better on Saturday. The Dustdevil offense was also near unstoppable, averaging .443 in field goal shooting.
The Dustdevils’ scoring spree, coupled by a .850 free throw percentage was too much for the Eagles. Chadron never held the lead, and A&M-International ran away with the game 73-46.
Wednesday’s game against the Wayne State Wildcat showed better shooting than the weekend, but it was team defense that was unable to stop the Wildcats from running away with another of the Eagles’ games.
The first half against the Wildcats was strong. Another tight match of back-and-forth scoring. The two teams were neck-and-neck for the first quarter.
The Eagles led after the first, 23-21. However, the stout Wayne State defense showed up, holding the Eagles to just 15 points in the second.
The Wildcats continued to extend the lead. Their shooting was relentless, both in field goals and the free throw line.
They out scored the Eagles by 14 points in the third.
The fourth quarter was full of more back-andforth scoring, however, this was not enough for the Eagles to overcome the Wildcat deficit, losing the game 71-84.
Overall, the team averaged .363 in field goal shooting.
Rebounding was the only thing that the Eagles could seem to get right over the weekend, recording 117 over the week.
Offensively, the Eagles were led by Ashayla Powers, sophomore of Longmont, Colorado. Powers was a saving grace through the week, scoring 50 points between the three matches.
Samiyah Worrell, senior of Fountain, Colorado, was another big help, scoring another 27 points.
Turnovers became the Eagles’ biggest problem over the week. The ball was taken away 42 times over the three games.
The Eagles also struggled defensively, recording 10 blocks over the three games. However, the Eagles did take away the ball 34 times.
The Eagles will take the court again today against the University of Kearney Lopers, in Chadron, at the Chicoine Center.
After that, the team will travel to Orange City, Iowa, and Sioux Falls, South Dakota to take on the Raiders of Northwestern College on Saturday, and the Vikings of Augustana College on Sunday.
Saturday’s game against the Javelinas was just as close as Friday’s. The Eagles quickly jumped ahead, going on an 8-point run to start the game.
However, the Javelinas were not content with letting the Eagles run away with the game and swiftly regained the lead. Towards the end of the first half, Chadron went on a scoring spree, leading by 10.
After one half of play, the Eagles led 3828. The Javelinas quickly brought the game back after the Eagles went scoreless for nearly six minutes. It was another shootout after that.
Down by three with 30 seconds left to go, Eagle guard Isaiah Wyatt, junior of Fort Worth, Texas, sank a three-pointer to send the game to overtime. In overtime, the Eagles struggled to stop the Javelinas momentum scoring only seven to A&M-Kingsville’s 13, losing the game 76-82.
Over the weekend, the Eagles were led offensively by Wyatt, who recorded 30 points, including six three-pointers, averaging .443 in field goal shooting.
Bryce Latimer, junior of Stone Mountain, Georgia, and Marcus Jefferson, senior of Lewisville, Texas, also racked up another 29 points each over the weekend.
The Eagles will take the court again, looking for their first win against the University of Sioux Falls Cougars, on Saturday, and the University of Nebraska-Kearney Lopers, of Tuesday, in Chadron, at the Chicoine Center.
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Photo by Kayden Singpiel Two CSC wrestlers shake hands out of respect before a scrimmage match at the Black and Cardinal Classic in the Chicoine Center on Nov. 3.
Men’s wrestling duals defending NCAA champs
u By BreAnne Benson
Reporter
The CSC men’s wrestling team fought well in Laramie, Wyoming at the University of Wyoming Cowboy Open, but were unable to overcome the University of Nebraska-Kearney Lopers in a dual over the weekend.
CSC had three placers at the Cowboy Open in Laramie, Wyoming, on Saturday.
Logan Berger, freshman of Hartsville, South Carolina, at 165 lbs, earned fifth place and was Chadron’s highest finisher.
Next was Dean Neff, sophomore of Jefferson, Wisconsin, at 165 lbs, ended sixth after a first-period pin from teammate Berger. 125 pounder Yusef Nelson, junior of Auburn, Washington also placed sixth for Chadron State.
On Sunday, the Eagles traveled to Kearney to take on the Lopers and were far less successful against the defending NCAA Division II champions.
“UNK is a powerhouse and the defending national champions, and we made them earn it on Sunday,” CSC Men’s Wrestling Coach Brett Hunter said. “It was great seeing the guys compete hard and wrestle with effort.”
Quade Smith, sophomore of Layton, Utah, Quentrevion Campbell, junior of Tifton, Georgia, Ethan Leake, senior of Clovis, California, and Luke Goncalves, a redshirt-freshman of Worland, Wyoming led with a strong early showing.
The Eagles scored the first 10 points of the dual, leading 13-7 halfway through 10 matches against the Lopers
CSC wrestled strong against top ranked opponents but fell short by close margins in the latter four of the five final matches.
The Lopers pulled away with a 24-13 win.
Campbell’s performance, however, was good enough to earn him RMAC Wrestler of the Week. Campbell was an All-American honorable mention last year wrestling for North Iowa Area Community College.
The Eagles travel to Sterling, Colorado, today to wrestle against Northwest College and Northeastern Junior College, then back to Kearney on Saturday for the Younes Hospitality Open.
Photo by Kamryn Kozisek Ahlonte Hair (1), junior of Live Oak, Florida looks to catch the ball thrown by Heath Beemiller (5), junior of Chandler, Arizona during CSC rivalry game against South Dakota School of Mines, during Saturday’s game in Rapid City, South Dakota.
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Photo by Aubrie Lawrence Members of South Dakota Mine football team hold up the Eagle-Rock Trophy after beating the Eagles in Rapid City, South Dakota.
Photo by Kamryn Kozisek
LEFT: CSC football team members hug after losing their last game of the season to South Dakota Mines, Saturday in Rapid City, South Dakota.
RIGHT: Peter Krohn (87), sophomore of Fort Collins, Colorado holds out the ball after scoring the Eagle’s sole touchdown against South Dakota Mines, Saturday in Rapid City, South Dakota.
Photo by Aubrie Lawrence
