Oregon Daily ElTl€r£ll(l SpOTtS Demons dump Ducks, 65-62 By Steve Mims Emafa d Sports Reporter The Oregon women's basketball team was its own worst enemy on Thursday night, committing 26 tumovors en route to losing to No. 24 DoPaul 65-62 at MacArthur Court. The Ducks committed 15 turnovers in tho first half and fell behind 32-25 at halftime. Oregon's 26 tumovors wore twice as many os the Rluo De mons committed. "The turnovers that bother mo am tho unforced ones,” Oregon head coach lilwin Heiny said. "Those happen when wo try to do too much." Despite the turnovers, the Ducks had a chance to send tho game Into overtime but Missy Stow ell's three-point attempt hit the back of the rim as time expired. “I thought I saw tho hoop good,” Stowoll said. "I intended to dish the ball off but there wore only three seconds loft so I took the shot." Tho Ducks got off to a quick start, lumping ahead 7-0 after a Peggy Swadenor three-pointer with 17:51 remaining in tho first half, but the Blue Demons went on a 21-6 run to dose out the half and took a seven point load at halftime. The Ducks hit only one field goal during tho final 11 minutes of the first half. DePaul looked like it might blow out the Ducks eurly in tho second half when they went on an 6-0 run to pull ahead 42-2B with 14:18 left in the game. Oregon responded with a 17-5 spurt to cut the lead to 47-45, but were never able to regain tho lead. The Ducks trailed 52-45 when Stowell hit con secutive three-pointers and an acrobatic reverse layup to got the Ducks back within one at 52-51 with 3:58 remaining. DoPa ill's Sue Wolonc hit three jump shots down tho stretch to keep the Blue Demons ahead, but Oregon's Jean Mareo Lil lard made three shots in tho post to keep tho Ducks in the game. After a Lillurd bank shot cut the Do Paul loud to 62-60, DePaul’s Tummy Williams made the big gest shot of tho game when she drained a three pointor with tho shot clock winding down to give L enow by U(M sturamr Oregon guard Missy Stowall had 14 points tor ths Ducks in thair 65-62 loss to 24th-rankad DsPaut Thursday night. the Hint! Demons a five point load with It) see onds remaining Lit lard cut the loud back to three with another basket and the Blue Demons had .1 chant* to put tint ganti) away at the free throw line, but Del’uu! missed three free throws in the final 11 seconds to give the Ducks hope until StOWolPs final shot Turn to DEMONS, Page 14 Wrestler returns for weekend dual meet! By Erick Stuctenicka Emerald Sport* Reporter The human body wasn't made for wrestling At least that's what 1’at Craig's doctor told him last April when the all-confnr once wrestler underwent sur gery to repair wrestling relat ed Injuries to his shoulder and kne«V Undaunted by bis doctor's commont. less than eight months later Craig is expect ed to be in the Oregon stort ing lineup at 150 pounds as the Ducks meet Oregon State Saturday night at 7:30 at CHI Coliseum In Corvallis. "U nnvor crossed my mind lo quit wrestling," Craig said. "There was no doubt about my returning to the team this year," Craig, now a senior, said that his knee was injured in high school and his shoulder was injured in the Pacific-10 Conference meet his sopho more year. "I thought that the shoul der would heal in the off-sea son at the end of my sopho more year, but the problem roap|x3 win over Oregon State on i-'eb H The Ducks' two wins this sea son huvu come against a couple of Alaska teams Alaska-All chorago .mil Alaska I'airhanks Oregon will got yol another chance lo end ih.ii ugly streak on Saturday when it laces Ida ho at 7 05 in McArthur Court The Ducks' victory over Alas kuTairhanks on Wednesday was far from impressive Ore gon led the Division II Nunooks by only three (Kilnts after the first half, tint scored 57 points in the second half to win >17-77 Bob Fife had a career-high H> Turn to HOOPS. Paae 16 Under New Management! 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