Ducks cruise to easy
win over Weber State
By Steve Mims
fr^or a id Sports Reporter
The Oregon women's basket*
ball team got exactly what It
needed Saturday night in a
blowout with overmatched We
ber State.
Tho Ducks won 84-45 at
MacArlhur Court to close out
home stand thut included
throes game in four nights.
The Ducks, still smarting
from a disappointing loss to
No. 24 Dei’auI on Thursday,
went on a 14-2 run early and
led by 20 points just ten min
utes into the game while on
their way to stomping the Wild
cats.
The Ducks were able to play
their entire roster during the
blowout and gave some much
needed rest to thoir starters.
Forward Debbie Sporcich, the
teams leading scorer and re
bounder, played just 12 min
utes and spent the second half
nursing u bruise on tier foot.
"That is a game I wish we
could have had earlier," Ore
gon head coach Klwin Heiny
said. "Wo won; clearly the bet
ter team. I was able to get ev
eryone in and they got experi
ence and were able to practice
some things. That game was a
lot of fun to play."
Karen Healea made the most
out of the opportunity to play,
us she scored a career-high 16
points, grabbed five rebounds
and had three steals. Healea. u
sophomore from Tigard, had a
previous career-high of three
points ourlier this year and
scored just four points in her
college career before Saturday
night
"Karon was outstanding,"
Moinv said 'Shi- showed what
she t an do when given the op
portunity."
Guards foggy Swadonor and
Jennifer Johansen also had ca
reer highs with 14 and six
points, respectively Swadonor
was especially hot from long
range where she made four of
nine three-point shots.
We her Slate scored the
game's first two points before
Oregon responded with a 27-5
run to pul! ahead by 20 points
with 0:42 remaining in the first
half. Three minutes later the
Ducks began a 13-0 run that put
them ahead 45-13 before they
settled for a 40-10 halftime
lead.
The Ducks were never threat
ened in the second half as their
lead swelled to as many as 44
points when Swadenor hit a
three-pointer to put Oregon
ahead 77-33 with 5 45 remain
ing in the game
The game marked the colle
giate debut of highly-touted
freshman Debbie Reynolds who
scored lour points and dished
out three assists in 12 minutes
Missy Stowell poured in 13
points, including three three
pointers for the Ducks to go
along with four assists and two
steals Center Sara Wilson
scored 13 points and grabbed
seven rebounds for the Ducks
Cindy Murphy had a loam-high
nine rebounds to go along with
10 [Hunts
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Wildcats in almost every stalls
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