Men
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duce a better wire-to-wire effort.
However, Payne does not want
Tanner to shoulder all of the re
sponsibility Saturday.
“When he’s had to carry too
much of the load, we haven’t been
very successful,” Payne said. “We
have to have a good balance in our
offense, as well as a solid defense
performance.
“If we do those things, then
Dino will have a chance to impact
the game at the end. ”
Ducks head coach Ernie Kent is
also keenly aware of the large effect
Tanner, who is averaging almost 16
points, five assists and two steals
per game, has had in Oregon State’s
resurrection this season.
“He understands what it takes to
get it done at this level,” Kent said.
“I think, obviously, that his team
mates can sense that within him.
“Even though as a sophomore
sometimes it’s tough to do that,
those special players that have
that kind of confidence within
themselves, I certainly think they
can step up and lead teams. ”
In addition to recording its sea
son-low point total in the first
meeting with its archrivals, Ore
gon also had its worst perfor
mances of the season in shooting
from the field, the ffee-throw line
and three-point range. The Ducks
shot just 32 percent from the floor,
42 percent from the line and 15
percent from the arc.
But since that demoralizing loss,
which left Oregon with a 2-7 Pac
10 record at the conclusion of the
league season's first half, the Ducks
have rejuvenated their winning
ways from earlier in the season.
Before Saturday's 92-86 defeat
against No. 8 Arizona, Oregon had
won four straight, including its
initial two Pac-10 home wins of
the season with a sweep of the
Washington schools on Jan. 14
and 16.
“In Oregon, we’re playing a
team that’s playing at a real high
level,” Payne said. "So we’re go
ing to have to do a great job in a lot
of areas.”
The Ducks’ own point guard,
Darius Wright, has been instru
mental in the late-season change,
as he paced the team in scoring in
both games against the Washing
ton schools and contributed 14
points and eight assists in the
near-upset of the Wildcats.
Women
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streak under Runge, is that Oregon has won 21 in a
row against Northwest opponents dating back to
1995.
Meanwhile, Oregon State hasn’t been victorious
against its in-state rival since 1996.
“We’re trying to do everything to give our fans
something to cheer for," Oregon State head coach
Judy Spoelstra said.
Oregon “has terrific size and they can bump you
around quite a bit. We played solid in the first game
by not allowing too many shots. But our scoring
drought in the second half hurt us."
Freshman point guard Shaquala Williams has led
the Ducks in scoring in five of their last eight Pac-10
games, including a 15-point performance against the
Beavers last month.
“Shaq is playing great for us,” Runge said. “She’s
had a huge impact of on our success this season.”
The only other time the Ducks were in the hunt for
the Pac-10 crown so late in the season was in 1986-87
when Oregon went into the last week of the season
tied for the conference lead with Southern California
and Washington with a 13-3 record. The Ducks and
Huskies dropped their next game, giving USC its first
conference title in women’s basketball.
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round.
Looking for his first Pac-10
crown. No. 17 Christian will
compete at the 157-pound
weight class. Christian’s
toughest competition is ex
pected to be Oregon State's
Eric Jorgensen, ranked No. 20,
and Boise State’s No. 4 Larry
Quisel.
Lee made it to the Pac-10 fi
nals last year before losing to
All-American Aaron Simpson
of Arizona State. This season,
the No. 15 sophomore is 5-1
against Pac-10 opponents and
16-7 for the year.
Placing high on Saturday
would be a very positive thing
for Lee because he ended his
season on a negative note, los
ing to Brigham Young’s Scott
Coleman on Feb. 16. Lee also
was suspended against Ari
zona State on Feb. 5 for violat
ing NCAA weight-cutting vio
lations.
The title race at the 141
pound weight class may find
Oregon’s David Watson to be
a surprise competitor. Wat
son compiled a 16-11 record
in his freshman season with
the Ducks, but he is 0-3
against the Pac-lO’s top three
seeds.
The individual title race
should be exciting for the
Ducks, but Sonnen made it
clear that the team, which has
had to forfeit at 125 and 133
pounds for most of the season,
is going to be competitive
also.
“It’s not quantity as much
as quality,” Sonnen said. “Our
big guns will all be there. At
25 and 33, they may not have
scored us many points, any
way. The guys who are going
to be there will be in shape
and ready to go.
“This is finally a chance
where we have the potential
to do well.”
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