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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 6, 1981)
ASU women trip Ducks Sun Devils roast Ducks, 104-64 Oregon’s men’s basketball team held back the Arizona State steamroller for one half, then succumbed quietly in a 104-64 loss The Sun Devil game was the Ducks second straight loss and gives them an 0-2 record in the Pacific-10 Conference. Oregon employed a slowdown offense to control the tempo of the game in the first half. The ploy worked as the Ducks led the 13th-ranked Sun Devils by as much as six points for almost four minutes in the first half. But early foul trouble by center Mike Clark and forward John Grieg stifled Oregon’s attempts to dominate the boards. Arizona State shot a torrid 65 percent from the floor and 80 percent at the free throw line. Oregon managed 42 and 57 percent, respectively. Clark led Oregon scorers with 19 points, while John Cheatham added 11 Sun Devils nab close 70-69 win By STEVE TURCOTTE Ol tti* Emerald Arizona State’s women Sun Devils ran off 11 con secutive points late in the second half to edge Oregon, 70-69, Monday night in Tempe. With Oregon leading 65-57 and 4:50 left in the contest, Arizona State began its streak to lead 68-65. The streak was spearheaded by forward Kim Griffee, who scored seven of her 17 points during the spree. Griffee's free throws also proved fatal for the Ducks. She pumped in seven in the game, including three during the streak “We did not play well tonight,” said disappointed Oregon coach Elwin Heiny. "We controlled the game, except when it counted. They really had us at the end of the game.” Bev Smith, Oregon’s All-American forward, led all scorers with 25 points and also grabbed a game-high 12 rebounds Oregon grabbed a 33-28 lead at the the half and gradually increased the margin in the opening moments of the second half. After an Angie Snider field goal with 14 minutes left, Oregon led 47-39 and appeared to be headed for its 10th win in 14 outings. “They just outhustled us all over the floor.” Heiny said. “They played aggressive defense and that took us out of the game and out of our offense They just seemed to have more desire to win the game than we did.” After Arizona State had pulled to within four, Oregon ran off six unanswered points to build a 55-45 lead with 9:54 remaining in the contest. Once again, Arizona State come back to within striking distance at 59-53 with 6:33 left before the Ducks pulled away to an eight-point lead. The Sun Devils, aided by Griffee’s points, went ahead 68-65 before the Ducks closed the margin to one point on a field goal by Towriss with twelve seconds left. Snyder fouled Griffee on the ensuing Oregon grapplers grind Fresno State Oregon’s seventh-ranked wrestling team whipped Fresno State 38-6 Wednesday night to up its record to 9-0. Oregon’s Mike Erb (118) kept his season record perfect as he decisioned Paul Bolanoz 9-4. Erb's record is now 8-0. Another outstanding performer for the Ducks was 126-pound Miles Hancock, who has not been wrestling regularly for the Ducks. He picked up his fourth win of the season, pinning Eric Osmer at 4:53. “I felt we wrestled pretty flat tonight,” said Oregon coach Ron Finley. “We might have got that way because of last night’s win (33-5 over San Jose State).” 118 — Erb (O)dec Paul Bolanoz, 9-4, 126 - Hancock (O) pinned Eric Osmer. 4:53; 134 — Cliff Porter (O)dec Jeff Hanson, 11-1; 142 — Bill Nugent (O) won by def over Bob Barton. 1:43; 150 — Alvaro Cano (FS) won by forfeit. 158 — Rick O'Shea (O) dec Bob Juarez. 2-1; 167 - Jeff Stuebing (O) dec Robin Green, 17-7; 177 — Mike Miller (O) dec Richard Sischo, 6-3; 190 — Ryan Kelly (O) dec Richard England, 8-6; Heavyweight — Dan Cook (O) pinned Bob Woy, 1.07 Emerald photo Bev Smith scored 25 points in a losing cause for the Ducks Monday night. play and the Sun Devil forward connected on both free throws. Smith hit a bucket at the buzzer for the final score. The next action for Oregon comes Saturday night at 5:45 p m. when they take on Boise State in the Ducks’ first league contest. Sportswear Special! U of O Green T-Shirt i $3.89! reg. $6.49 1 Baseball Jersey i $4.89! reg. $7.49 $4.49! reg. $7.29 $7.89! reg. $12.95 uo BOOKSTORE Textbooks Football Jersey 13th & Kincaid MonFri 8:15-5:30 Sat 10:00-2:00 686-3520 • General Books 686-3510 • Supplies 686-4331 Hoodad Sweatshirt *Sa/e ends 1/16 * Limited to Stock on Hand
