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MONDAY February 16,1998 Emerald OREGON (72) Min FG FT R A P O’Brien ...29 3-5 3-3 2 3 10 Curtis.30 4-5 4-4 2 0 12 Wolvert ... .24 3-5 2-2 6 2 8 Hughes . . .39 10-18 5-7 4 2 26 Bowyer ...37 0-4 9-12 5 5 9 McKnight... .4 1-1 0-0 0 0 3 Strange ... .27 1-3 0-0 3 2 2 Benson ....10 1-1 0-0002 Totals.200 23-42 23-28 24* 14 72 Shooting: 54.8.3-point: 3-6 (O'Brien 1 -1, Hugh es 1 -2, Bowyer 0-2, McKnight 1 -1) ‘two team rebounds 1 OREGON DUCKS VS. WASHINGTON HUSKIES Saturday’s Star Natalie Hughes hit 10 of 18 attempts from the field and five of seven from the free-throw line to score a game high 26 points. Play of the Game With 5:38 left to play, Oregon went on an 11 -0 run that put the Huskies away. Washington scored only once from the field in the final five minutes of the game. Quote of the Day “She’s a drama queen." — Jamie Redd, UW guard on Lisa Bowyer's ability to draw offensive charges Up Next The Ducks travel to Arizona to play Arizona State (9-12, 5-8) on Thursday and Arizona (16-5, 9-3) on Saturday. WASHINGTON (57) Min FG FT R A P Franza .30 4-8 0-0 1 1 9 Hall.30 4-12 1-2 6 2 9 Pelz .26 1-3 1-2 3 0 3 Redd .32 4-15 0-3 6 5 11 Hills .22 1-5 0-1 2 2 3 Erickson .9 2-2 0-0 4 0 4 Duncan ...17 1-1 0-0 12 3 Teel.8 0-1 2-2 0 1 2 Lynch.13 4-5 1-1 3 0 9 Sheets.11 1-1 0-0 0 0 2 Tuiaea .2 1-1 0-0 1 0 2 Totals .200 23-54 5-11 28* 13 57 Shooting: 42.6.3-point: 6-21 (Franza 1-4, Redd 3-12, Hills 1-4, Duncan 1-1) *oneteam rebound UO runs away from Dawgs An 11-0 run late in the second half propels UO to its fifth straight win over No. 17 UW By Ryan Frank Sports Editor When the time was right, the Oregon women turned it up a notch and left the Washington Huskies with another chance to say, “What if?” What if the officiating was n __ more to OrCyOll •••■72 their lik Wash.57 in8;„ „ —- What if the crowd of 4,734 at McArthur Court Saturday night wasn’t so loud? What if the Ducks’ defense didn’t limit the No. 17 Huskies to 34.6 percent shooting in the second half and only one field goal in the last five minutes? Well, all of those did happen and led to a 72-57 Oregon win, its 14th straight over the North west schools (Washington State, Washington and Oregon State) and their fifth straight over Washington. The Ducks improved to 14-7 overall and, more importantly, stayed tied for second in the Pa cific-10 Conference with UCLA at 10-3, two games behind first place Stanford in the loss column. It was also the Ducks’ eighth win in their last nine games. Washington, which started the season 10-0, dropped to 16-6 overall and just 7-6 in confer ence play. The loss also ends the Huskies’ four-game winning streak. “It was a great all-around ef fort from this team,” said Oregon head coach Jody Runge. “I think a lot of different people in a lot of different ways had a great game.” That they did. Natalie Hughes was in top form, hitting 10 of 18 shots to score 26 points while playing all but one minute. “She did a great job tonight of taking the ball to the basket and keeping us aggressive in our of fense,” Runge said. Lisa Bowyer, for the second game this season, hounded Jamie Redd, the conference’s third-leading scorer, into an oth er frustrating performance. Turn to WIN, Page 11 NICK MEDLEY/Emerald It was a rough night for Wash ington forward Amber Hall, who got her shot reject ed on this play and finished with just nine points and six rehounds, well below her season averages in each category. Finley goes out in style with a win over the Beavers Oregon wrestlers send their head coach out a winner as they dealt No. 25 Oregon State a 22-15 drubbing Friday By Joel Hood Sports Reporter There were times when Ron Finley’s fi nal home meet seemed more prizefight than wrestling match. There were times when it was more ceremony than substance. But the head coach wouldn’t let his emotions get the best of him. As he noted in an rowdy ceremony before the match, he wanted everything about this Civil War to be differ ent. Including the result. Oregon avenged an early season loss to Oregon State with a 22-15 pounding over the rival Beavers Friday night at McArthur Court. The win vaulted the No. 17 Ducks into third place in the Pacific-10 Confer ence standings and — perhaps more im portantly for the 2,483 in attendance — it closed the book on Finley’s storied 28-year coaching career with a victory over his alma matter in his final home match. “Anytime you can beat Oregon State, it almost makes the season,” an emotional Finley said after the match. “It was exciting having so many people here, I think it real ly made the difference for us tonight. It was a big part of the victory.” The crowd — one of the largest ever to watch a wrestling match at McArthur Court — would play a large part in Oregon’s suc cess. But the biggest factor, Finley said, was the team’s preparation and health. John Taylor opened the scoring with a 15-6 major decision over Oregon State’s Turn to CIVIL WAR, Page 16 NICK MEDLEY/Emerald Sean Morgan's 4-3 victory over Isaac Wood was critical in the Ducks ’ Civil War win. SPORTS INSIDE MEN’S BASKETBALL UO falls just short of pulling off win at Washington PAGE 12 TRACK Men’s track and cross country coach of 26 seasons to retire PAGE 13 TENNIS Women win second match of season by defeating Idaho PAGE 14 COLUMN Ron Finley may be retiring, but he won’t soon be forgotten PAGE 13
