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WEEKEND HIGHLIGHTS
Led by senior Kevin Roberts (left) ami
sophomore Jeremy Ensrud. the Oregon
wrestling team placed third at the Mat
Town l SA Classic over the weekend
The men's basketball team captured third
place at the Ihg Island Tournament in
Hilo. Hawaii, last weekend
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Ducks trample Cougars to take Pepsi Shootout title
■ WOMEN’S BASKETBALL:
Arianne Boyer was named
the tournament's most
outstanding player
By Andrea DeYoung
Sports Reporter
The Oregon women's basket
ball team made its home debut
as it hosted the Pepsi Shootout
Invitational last weekend and
came out with the tournament
championship trophy.
Oregon faced Long Beach
State on Friday night and beat
them 79-56 The University of
Houston and Cal Poly faced
also faced each other Friday,
with Houston coming out on
top. This set up the champi
onship game Saturday night
between the Ducks and the
Lady Cougars.
Houston got out to a 2-0 lead
with a layup by Nakia Hill, but
Oregon came back with another
lavup and a free throw shot by
junior forward Arianne Boyer
to go up 3-2. Then the Ducks
never looked back as they
stayed in the lend for the rest of
the game.
The closest the Cougars got
to the Ducks was 12-9, but a
three-pointer and basket under
neath from junior forward Betty
Ann Boeving put Oregon ahead
17-9. It stayed relatively close
until Oregon brought in sopho
more guard Kirsten Mi Knight
While the Cougars worked
inside, Mcknight took the open
shots beyond the three-point
arch and shot three in a row for
an easy nine points Junior
guard Cindie Edamura and
sophomore guard Courtney
Kanegae both got in the act
with three pointers of their
own and Mcknight finished off
the half with her fourth three
pointer. Houston countered
with two-point shots and the
half ended the Ducks' 28-tl
run, putting them up 49-26.
The Cougars came out in the
second half looking to rally.
Using a full-court press, they
kept the pressure on the Ducks.
This led to an 11-point run for
Houston on shots from Hill and
Pat Luckey, bringing the score
to 60-46. Oregon finally
stopped the momentum with a
layup by Boyer as the Ducks
scored seven points of their
own to take an 18-point lead.
The end of the game featured
tough play from both sides as
Hill and Oregon freshman
guard Lisa Bowyer were forced
to sit out after picking up their
fifth fouls. The Ducks commit
ted 19 personal fouls in the
game and the Cougars had 20
Oregon had only had 11 fouls
the against Long Beach State.
The game ended on a layup
from Bover .is the Ducks won
83-67. Boyer was named the
tournament's most outstanding
player, scoring 22 points and
14 rebounds in the champi
onship game, while senior cen
ter Kenao Fegent was named to
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Oregon junior forward Artanne Boyer's efforts pushed the Ducks toward the Pepsi Shootout Invitational
championship and earned herself the Most Outstanding Player Award of the four-team tournament.
MAH* McTVftLt nnmM
Oregon sophomore guard Kirsten McKnight sparked the
Ducks by hitting 4-ol-5 (rom three-point range.
McKnight lifts Ducks in Championship
■ LONG OtSTANCE: Kirsten McKmght s three
point show solidified the outcome of the Pepsi
Shootout Invitational Saturday night
By Mark McTyre
AiJ J.'aK'f Spoil* FthtOt
Sometimes a loam noods a spark off tho t»ench to got
things rolling Oregon sophomore guard Kirsten Mi K
night did that for her team in the Ducks 83-67 champi
unship game victory at the Pepsi Shootout Invitational
on Saturday night at McArthur Court
“We were having a lot of trouble getting the l»ll inside."
Oregon head coach Jody Runge said after the game. "But
(McKnightj opened it wide open from outside and when
she did then other people opened it up."
With ') 47 remaining in the first half and the Ducks
holding onto .1 11 * -11 lead, Runge replai ed starting v;u.«r,i
Cindie Edarnura with Mi Knight. Eoamura would return
two minutes later in place of Lisa Huvvyer, the Ducks oth
er starting guard.
During McKnight's first four minutes of action, she
helped Oregon's cause bv adding a two-point bucket from
16 feet away, keeping the margin at eight points. How
ever. with under six minutes remaining. McKnight
increased her range and the Ducks' lead as she hit her
first of four three-pointer*
Her first triple cams from the right side anil her second
came from the right wing. Within H(J seconds Mcknight
drained her third from the top left of the key. Her barrage
from three-point land sparked a team feast from the dis
tance Forward Betty Ann Boevlng, guard Courtney Knne
gn« and Kdumura all got into the act hitting front beyond
the arch.
"1 was in the zone." Mcknight said. "I finally got my
opportunity so it was good to step in there and help the
team. We needed a spark in the first half to get everybody
going so it worked out well for the team."
With H> seconds remaining in the half. Mcknight pulled
up and popped a three pointer from the left wing giv
ing the Ducks their largest lead of the game — 24 points
— before going to the locker room with n 49-20 lend.
"Kirsten Mcknight, you've got to give her a lot of cred
it.” center Renae Regent said. “She came off the bench
and just did a fantastic joh, she shot so well and played
stronger than I have ever seen her play before."
Mcknight finished the night shooting 4-of-5 from
beyond the three-point stripe and was fi-of-7 overall. She
had 15 points and two assists along with two steals in her
12 minutes of action