The college basketball season is warming up for several athletes from Clark County.
For Jossilyn Blackman, it’s off to a hot start.
The senior from Battle Ground scored a career-high 21 points to lead Lewis-Clark State to a 68-58 win over Whitman on Nov. 1.
Blackman, a 6-foot forward, was 8 for 9 from the field and had nine rebounds. She was named NAIA Frontier Conference player of the week for helping the Warriors (3-0) knock off Whitman, the No. 7-ranked team in NCAA Division III.
Blackman is averaging 16.3 points and 9.0 rebounds per game. Last season, she led the team in total points scored (297) and rebounds (185) while playing in all 31 games.
“It’s great to see Jossilyn playing so well early in the season,” head coach Brian Orr told the school’s website. “What I really appreciate is that the effort she’s giving us every morning in practice is carrying over to the games.”
Volleyball
Brooke Van Sickle, a redshirt sophomore from Battle Ground, had 11 kills and 16 digs in Oregon’s four-set win over UCLA on Sunday.
Evi Wilson, a junior from Columbia River, had 11 kills for Montana State in a five-set loss to Southern Utah on Thursday, then 10 kills in a three-set loss to Northern Arizona on Saturday.
Ashley Watkins, a junior from Battle Ground, had 40 assists and 11 digs in Montana’s four-set loss to Northern Arizona on Thursday.
Women’s Soccer
Taryn Ries, a sophomore from Ridgefield, was named first-team all-conference for the West Coast Conference on Tuesday. The Portland forward ranked seventh nationally with 15 goals. She also had two of the three hat tricks recorded by a WCC player this season. Portland (11-9, 4-5) finished fifth in the WCC.
Taylor Hallquist, a senior from Columbia River, had an assist as Western Washington beat Simon Fraser 2-1 in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference semifinals on Thursday. The Vikings (16-3-1) fell to Concordia in the title match and will face Sonoma State in the first round of the NCAA Division-II Tournament on Thursday.
Men’s Soccer
Grant Alcorn, a senior from Union, was named second-team all-conference in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference on Tuesday. The Concordia goalkeeper had a 1.39 goals against average with 89 saves and four shutouts. Concordia (7-9-1, 5-7-0) finished its season fourth in the GNAC.
