Nobody’s perfect in close Pac-10 title chase
■ After a great start, Arizona
drops consecutive games in
L.A., but Arizona State
is on its way up
By Adam Jude
Oregon Daily Emerald
Oregon’s loss to Washington
State was the biggest shocker of the
weekend, but it wasn’t the only
one.
No. 19 Arizona, heading into its
weekend series in Los Angeles as
the Pacific-10
Conference’s top
team, dropped
consecutive
games at UCLA
and Southern
Cal, the Ducks’
next opponents.
Now, there are
no unbeatens in what is becoming
one of the most competitive confer
ences in the country.
Against the winless Bruins, Ari
zona (14-4 overall, 4-2 Pac-10)
could not get past Michelle Greco,
the Pac-10 leading scorer who guid
ed UCLA with 29 points en route to
a 59-56 overtime victory Saturday.
“We got beat in every phase of
the game,” said Joan Bonvicini, Ari
zona head coach. Southern Cal
“just wanted it more and it showed
in everything ... their hustle, de
fense and steals.”
And Thursday’s 81-67 loss to
USC (6-9,1-4) didn’t help Arizona’s
bid for its first-ever Pac-10 champi
onship.
“We played against teams that
were really scrappy,” Arizona
guard Reshea Bristol told the Ari
zona Daily Star. “They may not
have the best record, but they defi
nitely gave it their all.
Arizona is now 14-4 overall and
tied for second with a 4-2 Pac-10
record.
A Devilish demolition
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the 1992-93 season, and its first
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Point guard Kourtney Shreve and the rest of the Ducks hold a lead over Stanford and the rest of the Pac-10 in the race for the title.
is making a name for itself.
“It’s a very good feeling; I’m real
ly proud of our kids,” said Charli
Turner Thorne, ASU coach. “It’s
not just one or two people; the
whole bunch play good.”
Three Sun Devils finished with
double-figures in scoring in the 66
59 win over USC Saturday, putting
Arizona State in the hunt for the
Pac-10 crown.
ASU’s Amanda Levens, the Pac
10 player of the week, scored 15
points in both wins over USC and
UCLA.
Reason to celebrate
A sea of crimson and gray confet
ti filled the air at Friel Court on Sat
urday evening after Washington
State defeated its first ranked oppo
nent in three years.
“I’m feeling good. It was all about
heart,” Washington State’s Victoria
Harrod told The Spokesman-Re
view after the 67-64 win over the
Ducks. Harrod’s rebound off Jamie
Craighead’s missed shot with five
seconds left capped off the Cougar
win.
“This was a great win,” said
WSU coach Jenny Przekwas, whose
Cougars are now 8-8 overall and 3-3
in the Pac-10. “I felt coming into
the weekend that we really needed
a split. I thought winning two
would be tough, but I don't think I
would have counted on the split
this way.”
After the game, Oregon coach
Jody Runge said the injuries to
starters Angelina Wolvert and Lind
sey Dion were not the reason the
Ducks lost to the Cougars for the
first time in 11 games.
“I didn't think it was difficult,”
Runge told the Review. “You just
slide different people in (the start
ing lineup). It creates a lack of flow
in your offense. But I don’t think
we brought the fight tonight by the
players who play significant min
utes. They did not lead. They did
not get things straightened out on
the floor.”
In the polls
After the Cougars snapped the
Ducks’ six-game winning streak,
Oregon dropped two spots in this
week’s ESPN/USA Today Coaches
Poll. The Ducks are now ranked
No. 20.
Arizona clings to No. 25, moving
down from the 19th spot.
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