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PSU gives Ducks a tough time The Oregon wrestlers get tested by Portland State. PAGE 12 Totals 200 26-62 8-11 29*11 63 Shooting: 41.9% 3-point: 3-10 (Bowie 1-6, Corley 1-2, White 1-1, Ybarra 0-1) ‘includes three team rebounds Scoreboard OREGON (75) Min Dion Wolvert Mowe Williams 34 Strange 26 Piers Shreve Craighead 25 Fredrick 6 Moore 4 Unaka 12 Meharry 22 17 22 19 8-11 6 Totals 200 26-54 20-2939*17 7 5 Shooting: 48.1% 3-point: 3-10 (Dion 1-2, Williams 2-4, Piers 0-1, Craighead 0-3) ‘includes three team rebounds California (63) Min FG Ashbaugh 20 Bowie Jackson Corley Staubes White Matthews Ybarra Swedor Player of the Game The eetlioe wit". 'Iipennher NICOLE STRANGE Quote of the Game Cal “never gave up which was great for us, it made us have to work that much harder. ” Brianne Meharry, UO forward Best Bet NCAA Men's Hoops Connecticut vs. Seton Hall 4 p.m., ESPN Monday February 14,2000 Volume 101, Issue 96 Oregon squeaks out huge win at Cal Seniors A.D. Smith and Alex Scales make big contributions in Oregon’s hard-fought 64-60 victory over California. By Brett Williams Oregon Daily Emerald Talent can only take a team so far. Sooner or later, a team needs senior leader ship to rise over the hump into the higher echelon of college basketball. When the chips were down, Oregon’s seniors A.D. Smith and Alex Scales rose to the occasion. The Ducks rode the inspiration of their two poised warriors to an important 64-60 win against California on Satur day. It was a huge win for Ore gon (17-5 overall, 8-3 Pacif ic-10 Conference), which bounced back from a tough loss at Stanford to keep sole possession of third place in the Pac-10 with seven games to go, five of which are at McArthur Court. If the Ducks keep their composure down the stretch and earn a bid to the NCAA Tournament, the play ' of Smith and Scales against the Golden Bears will be a major reason. The two seniors scored 21 points apiece, and no shot was more important than Scales’ three pointer late in the game that halted Califor nia’s comeback bid. Darius Wright’s first — and only — field goal put the Ducks ahead by seven with 5:09 remaining, but it wouldn’t last long. Oregon’s lead disintegrated to one point after the Golden Bears’ Joe Shipp scored on a putback with 40 seconds left. Oregon called what Kent refers to as a “composure timeout,” clinging to a one point lead with 38 seconds left. Kent figured that Califor nia would collapse on Smith underneath, which would open up the perimeter and leave Scales an open shot or an opportunity to drive. “We set up a play to give A.D. a great look inside, [and] because he had been Turn to Men’s hoops, page 14 Men’s leaders Scoring Scales 21 Smith 21 Rebounds Smith 9 Scales 8 Assists Scales 5 Wright 5 Womens’ basketball Oregon’s depth smothers Bears Senior Nicole Strange’s 17 points leads Oregon in its 75-63 win against Cal, with 12 Ducks seeing playing time By Scott Pesznecker Oregon Daily Emerald Oregon had a simple plan to beat struggling California at McArthur Court on Satur day: get on a hot streak and watch the opponent melt under the pressure. On paper, the plan should have worked. The Bears Eire far from being a tournament team, and they’re plagued with injuries. Last Thursday the Bears mustered just 33 points in an embarrassing loss at Oregon State — not quite a confidence booster. But instead of getting bruised, the Bears became the bruiser. Cal surprised the Ducks with a solid game and nearly pulled out the upset, cutting Oregon’s lead to three points with five Turn to Basketball, page 16 Unaka and Co. too much for Cal Shavaki Jackson and Lauren Ashbaugh were well aware that they had their work cut out for them against Oregon (17-6 overall, 8-3 Pacific-10 Conference) on Saturday. Conscious that they were facing the most solid post players in the Pac-10. Six-foot-5 Jenny Mowe is always an imposing, swat ting presence. Brianne Mehany and Angelina Wolvert’s spin moves and pump fakes are a pain to de fend. And lately Jody Runge has thrown Alyssa Fredrick into the mix, so as soon as opponents start adjusting to the physical stuff, Fredrick Turn to Swanson, page 16 Kevi.i Calame Emerald Senior Nicole Strange shot 7 for 10 and was the driving force in Oregon’s thihd it aight win.
