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Emerald Forward Angelina Wolvert earns All-Pac-10 honors for the first time in her career for her consistent post play throughout the season. Women’s recap continued from page 2B Blazer head coach Lynn Dustin and Runge are “definitely friends; we just don’t have time to stay in touch,” Runge said. “It will be fun to show her what Oregon is really like.” Despite the postseason and the Pac-10 title, the 2000 basketball season wasn’t peaches and cream. There were plenty of moments Oregon could have down without, like when Southern California guard Tiffany Elmore — who beat California with a buzzer-beater on Saturday—overturned the Ducks with a possibly late shot as time expired. Or in the preseason, when Bri anne Meharry missed a free throw with no time left that could have tied the game against Southwest Missouri. Or when then-No. 22 Oregon lost to unranked San Fran cisco. “I would rather not have had the losses, but things happen for a reason,” Runge said earlier this season. Perhaps the darkest moment was in Palo Alto, Calif., when Stanford roared back from a 26 point deficit and won by 16 on na tional television. The Ducks’ dis belief with their loss was apparent in Williams’ on-line diary. “I feel like the worst point guard in the country,” the Pac-10 Player of the.Year said. “How did I let my team lose a 26-point lead?” But a few sentences later, Williams summarizes in a nut shell what was yet to come for her team: “You live and learn, I guar antee you that I will never lose again like I did at Stanford. ” Williams was right on the mon ey. The Ducks did lose three more times—to Arizona and twice to the Trojans — but nothing like what happened at Maples Pavilion. Oregon returned the Cardinal’s favor by beating them in a pivotal game at Mac Court in February, putting the two teams in a tie for the conference lead. Wins that kept Oregon within striking distance of first place throughout the season would not have been possible without the depth of the bench. Kourtney Shreve, Alyssa Fredrick, Ndidi Unaka and Courtney Moore all contributed breakout games at what seemed to be just the right moments. For example: Shreve scored 10 points in the Ducks’ 20-5 scoring run against Arizona State, includ ing the three-pointer that put Ore gon up 46-44 with eight minutes, four seconds to play. And then there were moments when, the Ducks came through with the entire season hanging in the balance. The Ducks trailed Washington on the road, 67-58, with 4:19 to play. A loss at that point would have meant no title, no NCAA home berth and a broken streak of beating Northwest teams 26 times. It was a game that the Huskies were on their way to winning until Jamie Craighead made something happen, albeit inadvertently. Catching the ball outside the three-point line, the sophomore guard/forward swung the ball high above her head, connecting with and breaking Washington’s Megan Franza’s nose with her el bow. Not only did the elbow take Franza out of the game, but it got Oregon back into it. They outscored the Dawgs down the stretch and won, 70-69, on an An gelina Wolvert layin. Again, with everything on the line against Arizona in Tucson, Oregon staged a heroic comeback from a 22-point deficit early in the second half, winning 75-71. “They’ve worked tremendous ly hard and have been through a lot of very difficult things,” Runge said. “The thing that’s possibly most special about this team is how close they stay together. “Sometimes when you go through hard struggles you have one choice or the other, which is come together or be selfish and not come together. I think this team has no tough things to handle, and they did a great job of putting it to gether.” All Ways Travel •Early Bird Specials • London -$499.00* Paris -$498.00* Frankfurt -$478.00* Milan / Rome -$548.00* •tax not included, restrictions may apply. Subject to change without notice Isic Cards / Eurail Passes!!! E-mail: awt a luv2travel.com f 1 WEBFOOT PRINTING We screen print and embroider t-shirts and sweatshirts, etc. for fraternities, sororities, dorms, etc. 865 Conger St. #16 • 686-5890 • 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. M-F We've got it covered. Click on Oregon Live for statewide college basketball coverage • Up to date playoff brackets • Game schedules and rosters for men's and women's teams • Game day previews and photo coverage • Forums and live chats Plus check us out for: • Prep, college and pro sports • Concert, dining and movie guides • Build a free Web site for your team or group Oregon/./Ve* www.oregon/zVe.com Click on Sports at - . www.‘oreqon/7i/e.com 1 in alliance with (rfoe (OtTgOlUan FIND THINGS IN ODE CLASSIFIEDS (ROOMMATES, TICKETS, STUFF YOU LOST, BICYCLES, CARS, JOBS, ON-CAMPUS OPPORTUNITIES)
