February 27, 2002 @ 10:30 pm
Pierce Holds Off Playoff Bound LCC on Sophomore Night
Coach Estis and the Raiders sent off the four sophomores in style on Wednesday night beating Lower Columbia 66-61 at home in front of a tremendous crowd there to honor the sophomores and watch student body president Yens (Fort Steilacoom) defeat student body president Dave (Puyallup) in a half-time shooting contest. Also, Jim Taylor led an impressive turnout of Pierce College employees who turned out to support the Raiders.
The Raiders, 12-15 & 5-10, led 31-22 at the half and held on to win despite turning the ball over 25 times. Pierce was led by Donnie Woods (17 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists) who was one of four sophomores honored in the pre-game ceremony. Demetrius Crosby, a career high 10 assists, enjoyed his last home game at the Lakewood Community Center, winning while scoring 5 points. In addition, Dio Cadogan (9 points, 3 rebounds) and Josh Warren (8 points) celebrated the victory in their last home game as a Raider.
Freshmen sensation Terrance Troupe led the way with 16 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists. The Raider defense was the story. A group effort preserved the home victory (5-4 at home this year), forcing Lower Columbia to 19 turnovers and 2-16 shooting from the three point line.
The game was heard live on 1180 KLAY Radio announcing Donnie Woods as the Budget Car Rental Player of the Game. The last game of the year is 3:00pm at Green River College in Auburn on Saturday, March 2nd. The pre-game show will begin at 2:45pm with Scott Overbo and Charlie Davis calling the action.
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February 27, 2002 @ 10:17 pm
Sophomores Honored, Not Enough To Win
Our Pierce College Women's team suffered through another defeat on Wednesday night at the LCC to Lower Columbia College 78-44. Pierce dropped their record to 0-15 in the league and 1-23 overall.
Despie honoring Erika Lastimado and Jennifer McGinnis in the pre-game ceremony, Pierce trailed 5-0 to start the game lost to a very good Lower Columbia Red Devil basketball team.
The Raiders will finish the season at 5:00pm in Auburn vs the Green River Gators. This will be the last chance for Coach Quarles and the ladies to aviod going winless in the NWAACC Western Division.
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February 25, 2002 @ 10:47 am
Baseball Opens with Tournament at Home
Coach Brett Munche and the new look Raider Baseball team will open the season this Saturday and Sunday at Peterson Field. The Pierce College Baseball Invitational will include Shoreline CC, Capilano College and Seattle University.
In the opener Shoreline will play Pierce at 10:00am on Field #1. Capilano College will play Seattle University on Field #2. The winners and losers will square off in the second game on Saturday, with the championships played on Sunday at 1:30pm.
Field #1 is Peterson Field, and Field #2 is Western State's field.
For further information on the tournament, please call (253) 964-6614.
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February 25, 2002 @ 10:34 am
Tough Night for Raider Basketball
The Raiders are limping home, losing their last four games and for the second time to Clark College, 86-74. After a slow start, the Raiders rallied and the cut the game to seven points late on a Demetrius Crosby (18 points and 14 rebounds) field goal, but the early deficit was too much to overcome. Pierce trailed 42-30 at the half, but 5 of 22 shooting from the three point line dropped the Raiders to 11-15.
The women's team also endured some stress losing 100-36 at home on Saturday night. Erika Lastimado led the way with 15 points and 14 rebounds in the drubbing. Pierce remains winless in the NWAACC Western Division at 0-14.
The final home game of the year and Sophomore Night will take place at 6:00pm on Wednesday at the Lakewood Community Center. The women's game and ceremony will begin at 8:00pm. The game can be heard live on 1180 KLAY Radio.
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February 21, 2002 @ 3:29 pm
Women's Team is Better than Record Shows
The Raiders Women's basketball team is only seven in depth but hundred's in heart. Fighting lack of size, experience and numbers, the ladies have battled all year long. Even though the team is winless in the NWAACC Western Division (0-13), with three games to go, there are many bright stars in the program.
Both freshmen Paula Pritchard and Natasha Rice are among the scoring leaders. Pritchard averages 10.8 ppg and 4 apg. Rice averages 9.3 ppg and 8 rebounds. In addition, Ashley German and Jamie Conklin have put up impressive numbers at times, along with super sub Sarah Brown. Sarah had a career high 9 points vs Olympic College in December. The Raiders are often over matched with the size of their opponent, but are seen diving for loose balls late in the second half with the game already decided on the scoreboard.
As the Pierce Basketball Women's team regroups, we are set to send off Sophomores Erika Lastimado and Jennifer McGinnis on Sophomore Night, this Wednesday at 8:00pm at the Lakewood Community Center vs Lower Columbia College. McGinnis has been a leader on the scoreboard all year, twice scoring 27 points in one game. Erika is the team leading scorer at 16.5 ppg and scored over 20 points in four games. Pierce Basketball is up and coming and with five of the team members freshmen, the coaching staff is recruiting hard to reload and put the Raiders on top of the NWAACC.
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February 20, 2002 @ 10:21 pm
Raiders Lose to SPSCC
The Pierce Raiders were swept on Wednesday night by SPSCC. The men lost 88-57 after shooting 25% from the field in the second half. Pierce shot 5 for 19 from the three point line vs the zone and had 10 first half turnovers. Demetrius Crosby scored 13, Dio Cadogan had 12 points and 4 rebounds.
The women lost 89-62 vs a very tough SPSCC team on the road. Both teams return home to play against Clark College on Saturday night at 6:00pm (men) and 8:00pm (women).
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