Thomas Patterson Emerald
Oregon freshman Andrea Bills blocks a shot by Washington’s Emily Autrey on Saturday.
UO rebounds from first-half
turnovers but can’t hold lead
■The Ducks come back from
18 turnovers with a 22-2 run
in the second half but fall to ASU
By Hank Hager
Oregon Daily Emerald
The Ducks’ improbable and mag
ical run through the Pacific-10 Con
ference Tournament ended Sunday
with a disheartening loss to No. 3
Arizona State.
Junior Shaquala Williams had 21
points, and sophomore Cathrine
Kraayeveld added eight points and
11 rebounds. However, it was the
team’s turnovers that eventually
did the Ducks in.
Williams had seven turnovers,
while senior Edniesha Curry was
credited with five en route to Ore
gon’s 21 total turnovers. But it
was a tale of two teams against
the Sun Devils.
Oregon committed 18 turnovers
in the first half and saw Arizona
State speed to a 31-19 lead going
into the break. To end the half, the
Sun Devils went on a 16-4 run, in
cluding four free throws from sen
ior Leah Combs.
After six lead changes in the half,
the Sun Devils looked to have a
commanding lead. But in the sec
ond half, the Ducks turned the ball
over only three times, allowing
them to jump start their offense.
“We didn’t expect to stay 10 or
11 points ahead the whole game,”
Arizona State head coach Charli
Turner Thorne said. “(Oregon is)
not going to lie down for you.”
Oregon jumped out to a 22-2 run
at the start of the second half,
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Championship game:
No. 1 Stanford vs. No. 3 Arizona State,
7:30 p.m., Mac Court
Sunday, March 3
Stanford 71, No. 5 Dreg on State 55
Arizona State 64, No. 7 Oregon 58
Saturday, March 2
Oregon State 69, No, 4 USC 68
Stanford 96, No. 8 UCLA 61
Arizona State 66, No, 6 Arizona 58
Oregon 78, No. 2 Washington 64
Friday, March 1
UCLA 46, No. 9 Cal 42
Oregon 85, No. 10 WSU 67
where Williams and Curry were
anything but hesitant with the ball.
Unlike the first half, where forced
passes led to Arizona State layups
and easy shots, the Ducks were able
to thread passes to post players
with precision.
“We just did a good job
of making a run and then
let them have some shots
they couldn’t have.”
Cathrine Kraayeveld
sophomore forward
“We just talked about offensively
that we had to play as a team,” Ore
gon head coach Bev Smith said about
the Ducks’ halftime discussion.
On the defensive side of the
ball, Oregon’s zone defense kept
Arizona State off-balance. The
Sun Devils committed 10
turnovers in the first half and nine
more in the second.
During the Ducks’ big run, Curry
and Williams were in the face of
Arizona State senior Amanda Lev
ens and freshman Kylan Loney.
However, just as the Ducks let up
defensively, Levens exploded, hit
ting a three-pointer with 8:39 left in
the game, and another one three
minutes later.
“At that point, it was like nothing
was going our way,” Levens said
about the Ducks’ run. “I just
thought it was time to step up and
knock down some shots.”
On the strength of her shooting,
Arizona State went on a 13-0 run,
putting them ahead for good at 53
47. It was the second lead change of
the second half, and the one that
would ultimately help Arizona
State to the six-point win.
“We just did a good job of making
a run and then let them have some
shots they shouldn’t have,”
Kraayeveld said.
Levens finished with 19 points
but also turned the ball over six
times. However, she did the most
damage in the second half, scoring
16 or her 19 points.
E-mail sports reporter Hank Hager
at hankhager@dailyemerald.com.
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