Marcell & Andy at CIT; Wests in Northern Sun

Marcell 4th, Andy 6th

At the tough CIT wrestling tournament in Morro Bay last weekend MARCELL BLOW of Lompoc High (pictured here) took 4th place in the 125-pound weight division. He won his first match then lost his second match to drop into the consolation bracket. Then with his back against the wall he pulled off seven straight wins before losing in the third place match. He finished with a record of 8-2 for the weekend.

Cabrillo's ANDY CHAVOYA took 6th place in the heavyweight division. He had an impressive run making it all the way to the semi's before falling to 6th place. He finished with a record of 3-3 for the weekend.

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West Hoop Wrap

The University of Mary is 5-13 overall but imagine where would they be without the Wests?

sWitch: Starting with the North Dakota game, Jordan Wilhelm moved back into the starting lineup and GEOFF WEST moved into a reserve role. The switch was precipitated by injuries to West that may not fully heal during the season. Since the change, both have increased their season scoring averages. Wilhelm is averaging 11.0 PPG and a team-high 6.4 rebounds since moving back into the starting lineup and West is averaging 15.4 PPG as a reserve.

WILD WILD WILD WILD WEST: One of the top scorers in the NSIC, West is ninth in the Northern Sun Conference in scoring at 14.9 points per game. He is third in treys made per game with 2.53. Seven times West has led the Marauders in scoring, including a 34 point outburst in the season opener when he set a school record nine treys. Four times he has hit for at least 20 points.

NCAA INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS: West is the highest ranked Marauder nationally in treys. He is 54th in three-point field goal percentage (39.8) and 78th in treys per game (2.5).

CLIMBING THE THREE-POINT CHART: West has knocked down 110 career three-pointers in his three years with the Marauders. That places him 8th all-time on the Marauders career list. West set the school record for treys in a game when he made nine in the season opener this year at Saint Martins.

600: West cracked the 600 point barrier when he scored 14 against Northern State. He now has posted 686 career points partway through his third and senior season at U-Mary. After 68 career games, he s averaging 10 points per game. West averaged 6.7 ppg in 2007, 9.9 ppg last year, and 14.9 this season.

WILD WEST WEEK: West may have played his best three-game stretch as a Marauder last week, averaging 19.3 points per game. At North Dakota, West scored 20 points, making three treys and all five free throws. He scored 19 points against Minnesota Duluth, hitting three treys, all six free throws, and distributed four assists. In the Bemidji State win, he again added 19 points, made three treys, was 6-of-7 at the line and had five rebounds with two steals. For the week, he made 17-of-18 free throws, 9-of-20 treys, and shot 16-of-35 overall.

WESTWARD HO: Sophomore guard JASON WEST, younger brother of Geoff, moved into the starting lineup alongside Geoff in the Southwest Minnesota State game and has now started ten straight games. Jason is 12th in the NSIC in assists (2.78). Averaging 8.1 points per game, he had led U-Mary in scoring four times. One week after hitting three-point shots to force overtime in consecutive games, West continued his strong play last weekend. The sophomore guard led the Marauders in scoring both games. He and Zach Dosch both had 11 at St. Cloud State and West scored 11 points the next night at Concordia. Four times this season West has led UM in scoring.

MR. CLUTCH: In case you’ve forgotten the previous week Jason West had a week to remember. Against North Dakota, West hit a trey with 3.3 seconds left in the game to force overtime. Three days later at home against Minnesota Duluth, West did the same thing in an even more dramatic fashion. Behind the arc in front of the Marauders bench, West twisted away from his defender towards the baseline, lofted a shot high off the glass that hung on the rim before falling through the net at the buzzer to tie the game at 65. In overtime, West broke a 75-75 tie with a shot in the lane and later hit a free throw to lift U-Mary to an 80-77 win.
Courtesy University of Mary Athletic office.