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WSU spoils Oregon homecoming with last-minute, 23-22 victory By JOHN HENDERSON Of the Emerald It was the kind of game that would give Don Read good reason to perform the lemming jump drill off the Ferry Street Bridge That was the feeiing left after the Oregon head coach watched helplessly as Washington State quarterback Jack Thompson turned Oregon's season into dust in just three minutes. That's how long it took Thompson to drive the Cougars 86 yards, throw a 14-yard touchdown pass to Eason Ramson with 19 seconds left then hit running back Dan Doornink for a two-point conversion to give Washington State a 23-22 win over Oregon at Autzen Stadium Saturday. Suddenly the Ducks find them selves in a depressing situation. Instead of being 4-4 and in good shape for a winning record the Ducks sit alone in the Pacific-8 cel lar with an 0-4 record and 3-5 overall are destined for their sixth straight losing season and must pick themselves off the ground to face undefeated UCLA next week. The honors go to Mr. Thompson "We were just hoping we could get to Thompson,” muttered a crushed Read. "We just hoped we'd get a good rush or tip the ball or something. But they did every thing right." Thompson started his dramatic drive after the Ducks opted for a 27-yard field goal by Roy Geiger on fourth down and one to give Oregon a 22-15 lead with 3:11 left. "At the time,I thought it was the right move," said Read. "Obvi ously it wasn't. We figured they’d have to drive 80 yards, and we’d stopped them two or three times. But they had the field position and they had the right plays.” Before a homecoming crowd of 22,000 that was as enthusiastic as a herd of sheep, Thompson broke out of a three-and-a-half quarter slump with a 14-yard pass to Doomink at the 28. With the Oregon secondary try ing to prevent the bomb, Thomp son found Ramson on the sidelines for 21 yards to the Oregon 48, then hit him again for six yards and a first down at the 38 with 1:39 left. "We were playing a very loose defense,” said Oregon secondary coach Steve Sogge. "We covered (Continued on Page 16) Harriers capture Northern Division title SEATTLE — Using the combi nation of something old with something new, the Oregon men's cross country team put an end to Washington State's lock on the crown Saturday by winning the Northern Division Championships in Seattle The something new — fresh men Alberto Salazar and Rudy Chapa — teamed with the some thing old — seniors Dave Taylor and Terry Williams — to give the Ducks a four-man pack that cros sed the finish line fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh. The effort was good enough for the Ducks to edge the Cougars 31-38 while Washington and Oregon State trailed far be hind with 63 and 114 points, re spectively. The victory was especially sweet for the Ducks — not only because it returned the title to Oregon that had belonged to its northern neighbor for the past two years, but because the star studded Cougars were the favo rites to walk away with their third straight title But Coach Bill Dellinger s harriers had the for mula for success against WSU Saturday, and it was spelled d-e-p-t-h. Despite Washington State sweeping the top three spots, Oregon managed tc win fairly handily. Following the initial pack of Duck runners were Don Clary, Matt Centrowitz and Peter Spir, coming in ninth, tenth and eleventh, repsectively. That gave Oregon seven runners in the top eleven finishers And that was simply too much for even WSU to overcome. 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If the Ducks are to continue their winning ways at the Pacific-8 Championships Nov. 13 and the nationals Nov. 22, something will have to be done about closing the gap But for now, the champs have been dethroned, and no one is complaining. Kenyans Henry Rono, Josh Kimeto and Samson Kimombwa literally ran away from the rest of the field to capture the first three positions Rono's winning time of 28:07.6 was a full minute faster than Salazar with 29 seconds separating Kimombwa and Salazar Spoftfolio— - Stickers blank Cougars, 5-0 Oregon s field hockey team trounced Washington State, 5-0, in a game played at Autzen Stadium Saturday afternoon following the football game. Caryn Howarth knocked in two counters to lead all scor ers, and Allyson Smith, Hanna Munson and Anne Hassert added one apiece to pace the Duck attack. 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