Scoreboard
Men’s AP Poll
1. Stanford (70) 24-1
2. Cincinnati 26-2
3. Arizona 24-4
4. Duke 22-4
5. Temple 22-4
6. Ohio St. 20-5
7. Michigan St. 21-7
8. Florida 22-5
9. Syracuse 23-3
10. Iowa St. 24-4
11. Tennessee 22-5
12. LSU 23-4
13. Oklahoma St. 22-4
14. Indiana 19-6
15. Tulsa 26-3
16. Texas 20-7
17. Maryland 21-7
18. St. John’s 20-6
19. Auburn 21-6
20. Purdue 21-7
21. Oklahoma 22-5
22. Kentucky 20-8
23. Kansas 21-7
24. Connecticut 19-8
25. Illinois 18-8
Others receiving votes: Mia
mi, Utah, Oregon (No. 28)
Women’s AP Poll
1. Connecticut (35) 26-1
2. Georgia (7) 28-2
tie. Tennessee (2) 25-3
4. Louisiana Tech 23-2
5. Penn St. 24-3
6. Notre Dame 24-3
7. Texas Tech 23-3
8. Rutgers 19-6
9. UC Santa Barbara 25-3
10. LSU 22-5
11. Iowa St. 21-5
12. Auburn 21-6
tie. Duke 23-5
14. Old Dominion 23-4
15. N.C. State 20-7
16. Virginia 22-7
17. Mississippi St. 20-6
18. Purdue 19-7
19. Boston College 22-7
20. Arizona 21-5
21. Oklahoma 22-6
22. Michigan 21-6
23. Tulane 23-4
24. Marquette 22-5
25. Stanford 18-6
Others receiving votes:
George Washington, Oregon
(No. 27)
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7:30 p.m.,TNT
Tuesday
February 29,2000
Volume 101, Issue 107
Kinerukl
UO loses Smith for season
Pac-10
records
1. Stanford
24-1,13-1
2. Arizona
24-4,13-1
3. Oregon
19-7,10-5
4. Arizona
State
16-10,8-6
5. Southern
California
14- 12,7-7
6. California
15- 11,6-8
7. UCLA
15-11,6-8
8. Oregon
State
12-14,4-11
9. Washington
9-18,4-11
10. Washing
ton State
6-18,1-14
■ The Ducks face the
task of playing its final
games without senior
forward A.D. Smith
By Jeff Smith
Oregon Daily Emerald
Men’s Notes
Good news Oregon basket
ball fans: The Ducks ended
their two-game losing skid and
have a chance to finish no
worse than third-place in the
Pacific-10 Conference with a
win over Arizona State on
Thursday.
But the bad news certainly
outweighs the good.
Oregon’s senior co-captain
~,x A.D. Smith is
out for the re
nosed with a fractured left
cheek bone and will miss the fi
nal games at McArthur Court in
his Oregon Duck career. But ac
cording to team physician Dr.
Bob Crist, it is still possible for
him to return to action in the
postseason.
Smith will undergo surgery
today to reset the cheekbone.
Needless to say, the loss is a
devastating one for the Ducks as
they close the season with
games against Arizona State,
Arizona and Oregon State, re
spectively. Smith scored a com
bined 58 points in the previous
games against them.
“Obviously it’s going to affect
us a great deal,” head coach Ernie
Kent said. “He’s one of our lead
ers that has been consistent all
year long. It’s going to be hard to
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mainder of
the regular
season.
On Mon
day, Smith
was diag
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Emerald
The Ducks will sorely miss the inside presence of senior A.D. Smith but hope to have him back in time
for postseason play.
Catharine Kendall Emerald
Lindsey Dion is surrounded by her teammates after receiving a harder-than-necessary
intentional foul at the end of the UCLA game on Feb. 24.
Dion, title hopes
have taken a hit
■ Saturday’s loss leaves the women
with their backs against the wall, and
they’ll have to fight back without the
complete services of Lindsey Dion
Women’s Notes
By Mirjam Swanson
Oregon Daily Emerald
There were less than 30 seconds left. The
score wasn’t close, 85-72.
McArthur Court was already celebrating
Oregon’s win against then-No. 22 UCLA when
the Bruins’ Marie Phillman clobbered Lindsey
Dion from behind as she went up for a break
away layup.
“She got crunched,” head coach Jody Runge
said. “She was on her back, her legs were bent
and they landed on top of her. It gave her quite a
shot of pain.”
After the two tumbled to the floor, Phillman
sprang up. Dion, having endured knee and/or
head injuries almost the entire season, stayed
on the floor, first grasping her head, then sit
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(( I'm sure
it looked a
lot worse
than what
she really
meant
Lindsey Dion
guard/forward
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