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Wildcats Semple-fy things; Arcata product signs NLI
Jordan Semple signed an NLI to attend Chico State Tuesday.
4/20/2010 12:28:00 PM
CHICO – Chico State basketball fans are prone to bristle at the thought of Arcata, home of rival Humboldt State. Now they have a reason to beam instead. Arcata High School product Jordan Semple, the 2009-10 Eureka Times-Standard and Humboldt-Del Norte Conference Most Valuable Player, has signed a National Letter of Intent to attend Chico State University.
Semple, a 6-foot-6 wing, averaged 18.1 points for the Tigers this past season, including 21.3 in the postseason. He broke the 20-point barrier 10 times and scored a season-high 29 in a 66-63 loss to Modesto Christian in the CIF Northern California quarterfinals on March 11.
“We are extremely excited about Jordan becoming a Wildcat,” said Chico State Head Coach Greg Clink. “His skill set, athleticism and passion for the game are all things that are going to allow him to have a huge impact on our program.”
In describing the reason for choosing Semple as its 2009-10 MVP, Neil Tarpey of the Times-Standard explained: “His repertoire included nailing 3-pointers from spots all over the court, making unselfish passes to teammates, converting steals into coast-to-coast, high-wire lay-ups, blocking shots and hitting the boards.”
Semple was also named the Times-Standard’s Defensive Player of the Year as a junior.
“Jordan provides good size and versatility at the small forward position and he has the ability to guard multiple positions,” said Clink. “He’s a good shooter and ball-handler. His offensive skill set is excellent and he has a knack for rebounding the ball. We love the fact that he’s been coached by Eric Vollmers at Arcata High School, who has helped him develop a high basketball IQ. All of that, coupled with the fact that he’s a diligent student academically, make him a perfect fit for what we are trying to accomplish here at Chico State.”
Semple, Bishop O’Dowd’s Jordan Barton, and De La Salle’s Nate Appel compose the Wildcats’ crop of 2010 graduates. They become some of the keys to the future of a program that, in just two seasons under Clink, has grown into one of the California Collegiate Athletic Association’s finest. Just two years after a three-win conference campaign, the Wildcats advanced all the way to the CCAA Championship Tournament semifinals last season before losing a nail-biter to eventual National Champion Cal Poly Pomona to finish 16-13.
A lot of positive buzz is surrounding the Wildcats right now. This signing certainly (or Semple-y, if you like) adds to it.
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Wildcats of the Week
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Men's Soccer
Mike Janjigian’s job is, first and foremost, to keep the ball out of the net. But so far this year, he’s made headlines by putting the ball in it. The Chico State freshman defender scored the game-winning goal in the Wildcats’ season-opening 2-1 win against Western Washington Thursday night and then assisted on the team’s lone goal in a 1-0 win against Seattle Pacific on Monday night. He’s been named the inagural 2010-11 male Wildcat of the Week for his efforts.
Oh yeah, and Janjigian has helped Chico State’s defense hold its two opponents to a total of one goal on just 12 shots. Not a bad start to his career.
Janjigian, who redshirted last season, is now tied with returning All-California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) selection Chris Akwaja for the team lead in points, goals and assists.
His first collegiate goal came in the 88th minute Thursday when he knocked home a deflected header from the top of the six-yard box to lift the Wildcats to a thrilling 2-1 victory over Western Washington in the season opener for both teams.
Urged by Wildcats Head Coach Felipe Restrepo to move into the box for a corner kick more than likely because of his strapping 6-foot-3 frame, Janjigian was there to pounce after Western Washington goalkeeper Christian Warman was unable to corral Akwaja’s header at the far post. It bounced twice to Janjigian, who jammed it home.
Monday, Janjigian tallied his first collegiate assist. He just got the top of his head on Ryan Nevarez’s long throw in and it skimmed off to the near post where Ferid Celosmanovic waited. He let it get beyond him and clear the post before looping his right foot behind his left leg and directing the ball into the net to make it 1-0 in the 61st minute.
Janjigian and the Wildcats will open CCAA play on the road next weekend. The Wildcats will travel to Cal State Monterey Bay on Friday and San Francisco State Sunday.
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Women's Volleyball
Sophomore Jessica Leek served as the Chico State volleyball team's top offensive weapon as the Wildcats opened the 2010 season with a 3-1 record at the Sonoma State-hosted Seawolf Spike Tournament. Leek pounded out a team-high 55 kills, adding 20 digs, four service aces, two solo blocks and seven block assists to earn Seawolf Spike All-Tournament team honors. She's also the Wildcat of the Week.
Leek’s best match of the tournament was Chico State’s four-set victory Friday over BYU-Hawaii. The Laguna Niguel native piled up 22 kills and posted a .459 hitting percentage against the Seasiders, and contributed eight digs, one solo block and one block assist. Leek recorded 11 kills in Friday’s season opener against Dominican and another 15 kills Saturday as the Wildcats downed Grand Canyon.
Leek enters the week ranked fourth in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) in kills, fourth in hitting percentage (.364), seventh in kills per set (3.44) and seventh in points per set (4.03).
Chico State takes on William Jessup University Tuesday at Acker Gym before opening CCAA play Friday and Saturday on the road against Cal State L.A. and Cal State Dominguez Hills.
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7.22.10 | Men's Basketball
Like an episode of Seinfeld, a slice of Franky’s Pizza or a sunset on the beach, the 2009-10 Chico State men’s basketball season left us all wanting more. An influx of gifted athletes gifted with game and gusto had the Wildcats playing their best basketball at the end of the season. They knocked off Cal State Dominguez Hills in the opening round of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Championship Tournament and lost to eventual National Champion Cal Poly Pomona when a shot at the buzzer did not fall in the second round.
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5.21.10 | Men's Basketball
CHICO – Already boasting one of the top Division II prep recruiting classes on the West Coast, the Chico State men’s basketball team has added prolific shooter Mike Rosaroso to the fold. Rosaroso, the Delta League’s Most Valuable player as a senior at Sacramento’s Franklin High School last season, knocked down 131 career 3-pointers as a 3-year varsity starter. He signed a National Letter of Intent to attend Chico State earlier this month.
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4.20.10 | Men's Basketball
CHICO – Chico State basketball fans are prone to bristle at the thought of Arcata, home of rival Humboldt State. Now they have a reason to beam instead. Arcata High School product Jordan Semple, the 2009-10 Eureka Times-Standard and Humboldt-Del Norte Conference Most Valuable Player, has signed a National Letter of Intent to attend Chico State University.
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3.29.10 | Men's Basketball
CHICO – The Chico State men’s basketball banquet, celebrating the 2009-10 season and the careers of seniors Jon Baird, Nick Lonnegren, Darren Nye, and Brian Seals, will be held at Butte Creek Country Club at 5 p.m. on May 2.
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3.26.10 | Men's Basketball
CHICO – Chico State Head Basketball Coach Greg Clink knew he was getting a special player when Jordan Barton signed a National Letter of Intent to join the Wildcat program last November. Now everyone familiar with California prep basketball knows as well. Barton has led Bishop O’Dowd on a postseason run all the way to the State Championship Game, which takes place Saturday at 3:30 at Rabobank Arena in Bakersfield against Southern California champ Serra High School of Gardena.
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3.17.10 | Men's Basketball
SACRAMENTO – Chico State men’s basketball fans can glimpse of the program’s future by making the short drive south to ARCO Arena for the Northern California High School Basketball Championships Saturday. Nate Appel, a 6-foot-8 De La Salle High School product, will help lead the Spartans against Newark Memorial in the Northern California Division I title game at 8 p.m. Jordan Barton, a 6-foot-7 Bishop O’Dowd (Oakland) product, will lead the Dragons against Sacramento High School in the Division III title game, scheduled to tip at noon.
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3.5.10 | Men's Basketball
ARCATA – The Chico State men’s basketball team has climbed from the deepest valley of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) to its upper echelon in just two seasons under Head Coach Greg Clink. The Wildcats’ quest to reach the conference’s highest peak will have to wait at least one more season. A remarkable comeback came up just short as the reigning king of the conference mountain, Cal Poly Pomona, defeated the Wildcats 80-77 in the CCAA Championship Tournament semifinals Friday night at Humboldt State’s Lumberjack Arena.
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