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.