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Aliotti, Greatwood headed for Rams Trevor Kearney Ospon Dmfy Errmatd One week after Mike Bellotti was named head coach of the Oregon foot hall team, he is fared with two more openings on his coaching staff. Offensive line coach Steve Great wood is leaving the Ducks to follow former head coach Rich brooks to the i,os Angeles Rams and defensive coordinator Nick Aliotti looks to be doittg the same. Aliotti was unavailable for comment Sunday, but The Heg ister-Guard reported he would resign his position with the Duckt this wwi before being named a* an assistant to Rams' defensive coordinator VV t I I i e Shaw Great - wood con firmed on Sun day ni^hl that he had been offered, and accepted, a job with the Ranis. “Coach Brooks has offered me a position, and I have a<;« epted it," Greatwood said, adding that he had not yet resigned his posi lion at (hvgon or signed a formal contract with the Rams After a four-year stint as a play er with the Ducks. Great wood served as a graduate assistant coach for two years before join ing the offensive line staff in l‘W2 Ahotti. whose Gang Green defense was one of the key fai tors m the Ducks' Rose Howl appearance, finished up his sov enth year as a full-time coach with the Ducks this past season After the annouiu einent of Brooks’ departure to the Rains, Aliotli. who will help out with the Ram* secondary, was one of thr»*s>. andidate* front within the Oregon staff considered for the head coat hin^ job tie font Del lot ti was named The He$isterGuard reported that defensive lino coach foe St haffeld. who just finished his — 1st season with the lhu Its. and wide receiver coach John Rams dell were also mentioned as po* sible pro*pet ts for the Rams With spring practice approach in#, the departure of Aliotti leave* Bollotti with vacant ie* lit iKtth the offensive and defensive coordinator positions Washington State attack floors Oregon, 76-59 Kris Henry Oogon D&ty (rntyak! Pathetic. Out played. Out-hustled Any number of words like these c an be used to describe Onion's performance on Saturday against Washington State. The Cougars embarrassed the 19th-ranked Out ks. 76-59. in front of 10,086 shocked Mi Arthur Court fans. Washington State (1.1-8 overall. 8-5 in conference) did everything it had to do to heat Oregon (15-6, 7-5) and keep the Cougars' NCAA tournament hopes alive. The Cougars outrebounded. outshot and outperformed the Ducks in one of Oregon's worst performances in the Jerry Green era "We had tremendous concentration the entire way which you have to do on the road," Washington State head coach Kevin Kastman said. "We think the crowd is a major part of the success of Oregon this year You've got to give our defense credit, but (the Ducks) also weren't on tonight in terms of their shooting." The Ducks were barely able to muster 29 percent from the field, including n 2 for 21 performance from 3-point range. To add insult to injury, Washington State pulled down 12 more rebounds than Oregon and hit 24 straight free-throws before finally dropping off to a 28 for 12 performance "Make no excuses." Oregon head coat h Jerry Green said following Saturday's deba cle, "Washington State deserved to win the basketball game. Offensively, the first half really put us in a hole 1 did think that we had some shots, they just didn't go down It's a big surprise to mo 1 really don't know what to tell you." It was just as big a surprise to those sitting dumbfounded in Mac Court. Oregon's top ranked scoring attack in the Pat:-10 was no match for a prepared Washington State bunch of over-achievers It wasn't as if Ore Turn to LOSS, Page lu Huskie women beat Ducks in Washington SEATTLE (AP) — Melissa Wuschnig scored 6 points in a 12-2 run ns No 10 Washing ton took the load for good late in the second half to laiat Oregon, 8.V7B, Sunday The Huskies hit nine of 12 free throws down the stretch to seal the victory Rhonda Smith scored 13 of her 21 points in the second half for Washington, and reg istered her sixth double-double of the season with 11 rebounds. I aura Ckmsalves scored 14 points for Wash ington. while Wuschnig and Laura Savasta added 10 apiece. The Huskies (20-6. 10-3 in the Pacific-10 Turn to WOMEN, Prigs 12 NAfAla j Oregon was floored by the Cougars In Saturday's action Washington Stats jumped out to an Impressive early lead and never looked back as the Ducks stumbled and bumbled their way to a sixth-place standing In the Pac-10. -WL ,F liVTOMJTff.T—*• The Oreggp fugby team lost to the man's club of Eugene on Saturday. Rugby team proves gracious host, loses Joel Hood For me Oegort I'merahj Th« Oregon Rugby team dropped a pair of games. JH-0 and 17-3, while hosting its own mini-tournament Saturday, at the Southbank Field. Oregon, now 0-6 on the season, found scor ing almost impossible task as they were blanked by a more experienced and aggressive men's team from Fugene — a team that includ ed several former Oregon players. "We certainly played a lot Ivotter than we did last weekend in Portland,” Rugby team prosi Turn RUGBY Page 1? February 20. 1995 Volume %, I vine 102 USA T00AY*CNN TOP 25 The USA TODAY CNN bas ketball coaches poll, with lirst place votes tn parenthe SOS. records through Fop 19. total points based on 2b points lor a first-place vote through one point tor a ?5th place vote, and previous ranking tocord Rt» Rv» 1 Kanvw (26)20.) S2S_U 2 Norm C.IH-VI jS> 20 3 '82_2_ is; 4 KerCA'hy IS 4 ?SS 0 SConrwetcU 20 2 MO l I: Mu■■•ai tv/S (t) 20 3 691 _ ■* Maryland (I) 8 Arkansas 20 S_ 21 6 63? I ■m 12 9 Anton* t96 S*) 10 ■ j hi 4 t) VHWWI _____ 19 6 *i2 l\ au; Fonts; 11* i, 1.) Vrykji IS 6 14 A.'i.'grvi VkHi 196 ' • _ IS 4 16 SyrJCuko t?6 11 (i> ,a' < r-vi % 1ft 7 18 Spntom_ 1$ 5 19 ‘2 •'• ••,%• see 486 ts 4?! 3?3 l§ 13 I? j 204 20 hjQmi_186 18 ' 24 2J My-novi.i 17 ! 1% 26 22 OwyoK Tocn_16 9 jj» 17 JJ. Oregon 19-4 10) 18 24 towaStata is / t> ?j AirKwrnii 186 6? Suavely swipes title, Ducks finish fourth Oregon's Ted Snavety won .i p .iyott Friday !o capture the ndivulua; title in the M.r. na Key Tournament in Hdo. Haw-c Snavety s eflor!:, helped iho Duck goffers to a fourth-place finish in the 13* team field Snave'y squared off against against Arizona State s Joey Snyder m the piayoff. and needed only one hole lo dmpose ol Snyder Sn<ivi‘ y finished 'tie S4 hole tournament with a three under 213 Paul Regaii helped (he Ducks along with a ???. fin ishing 13th Oregon finished the tournament w>lh an 893. 13 strokes Pehmd champion Ar /ona State UC Santa Bar bara was second w4h an 881. just a stroke back ol the Sun Devils With an 887. Ore gon State finished third The Ducks are currently timsnmg up play in the Taylor Made Tournament at Kona Hawaii, which ends today The Ducks were m 16th place after three rounds
