Joel #2 in Treys; Burtley Transfers; Ornelas to 3B

GEOFF & JASON

Grand Forks, ND – Tate Kick and GEOFF WEST each scored 14 points for the University of Mary but it wasn't enough as the University of North Dakota defeated the Marauders 84-70 Tuesday night.

With U-Mary down by just two at intermission with the score 32-30, UND erupted for 52 points in the second half .

West continued his outstanding outside shooting, connecting on 4-of-6 three point attempts as he tallied 14 points. He added two assists.

The defeat snapped a two-game win streak for the Marauders. Saturday night they face a major challenge when they travel to Aberdeen, South Dakota to tackled conference leader Northern State. The Wolves are 16-1 and lead the Northern Sun at 7-1. They are ranked No. 12 in NCAA Div. II. The Marauders are 3-5 in conference, 6-11 overall.

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JOEL

In Seattle at the University of Washington Junior JOEL SMITH ranked No. 2 in the Pac-10 at 51.4 percent (19-37) on three-point shots entering Thursday night’s game vs. Oregon. In that game which Washington won 78-70 for its first PAC-10 victory in three tries, Smith went 0-for-1 from beyond the arc. He scored two points and brought down two rebounds in 11 minutes after entering the game as the Huskies’ sixth man. The Huskies host Oregon State Saturday.

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ANTHONY

Lizard Breath AL HUNT reports that ANTHONY BURTLEY has transferred from Lewis-Clark State in Idaho, where he was red-shirted, to University of Mary There he will join the West Brothers. University of Mary is in NCAA Division II while Lewis-Clark plays in the NAIA.

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College baseball

ORNELAS TO THIRD BASE

Hunt also reports that BEN ORNELAS (pictured above) is in the running for the third base job at Lewis-Clark State, the NAIA champions. This is a change for Ben. He played center field at Cypress College the past two years. Also on the team, in fact named an NAIA pre-season All-American, is pitcher MATT FITTS. Fitts is the son of 1982 Lompoc High grad Matt Fitts. The link is former Lompocan GUS KNICKREHM, who is assistant to head coach Ed Cheff. Hunt also reports the news which appeared here months ago, that Ornelas’ roommate, ISAAC SIMMONS, has decided to retire from baseball to concentrate on academics.