Sports brief
Softball sweeps
Boston College in Las Vegas
After winning their first three 1
games of the weekend and extend
ing a winning streak to five games,
the Oregon softball team dropped
one to'the Irish of Notre Dame, 9-3,
on Sunday. The Ducks’ record now
stands at 14-8, while the Irish im
proved to 6-7.
The weekend began for Oregon
with two wins on Friday over
Boston College, 3-0, and the host
UNLV, 6-4. The Ducks’ three runs
against the Eagles came on an An
drea Vidlund third-inning home
run, and freshman Lindsey Kontra
pitched the entire seven innings al
lowing only four hits and one walk
while striking out three.
Against UNLV, the Ducks put five
runs on the board in the third and
won with the combined pitching of
Anissa Meashintubby and Connie
McMurren. The senior, McMurren,
came in during the fifth to relieve
Meashintubby and did not allow a
run in her two and two thirds innings
while striking out five Rebel hitters.
On Saturday, Oregon faced
Boston College again and came
away with a 3-1 victory. McMurren
handled the pitching chores for Ore
gon, throwing a complete game
with four strikeouts, allowing two
walks, three hits and one run.
Facing Notre Dame, Oregon fell
behind 6-0 then came back with two
runs in the fourth. The Irish came
back with three more runs of their
own in the fifth and allowed only
one more Oregon run in the seventh.
Oregon head coach Brent Rincon
was pleased with the Ducks’ play
during the tournament at UNLV.
“For us to gain momentum head
ing into Pac-10 play next weekend
is key,” he said. “We feel like we’ve
been putting together a nice streak
of games and we just need to contin
ue to work hard both offensively
and defensively.”
— Chris Cabot
Chris Christoffersen and the Ducks were selected as a No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament
and will play Montana at 2 p.m. Thursday in Sacramento, Calif.
NCAA
continued from page 7
After Moos’ speech, the Ducks
entered to a standing ovation from
the crowd. The players then cut
down the Mac Court nets in cele
bration of their first outright Pac
10 title since 1939.
“There was no cutting down of
the nets when they won the title
in Los Angeles,” Moos said. “We
wanted to come back home and
do that here.”
Every team member got a piece
of the nets, including managers
and coaches. Head coach Ernie
Kent — the Pac-10 Coach of the
Year — and All-Pac-10 selection
Freddie Jones were the last Ducks
to cut the nets and received the
biggest applause.
After a video of season high
lights, Kent gave a speech thank
ing the Oregon fans.
“The No. 1 stat not in (the
video) is that we are first with the
fans,” Kent said. “It’s been a won
derful ride. Our focus now is to
get four wins and get to the Final
Four.”
When the selection show start
ed, the crowd was silent in antici
pation of the Oregon announce
ment. Some fans groaned when
Cincinnati was announced as a No.
1 seed, which could have adverse
ly affected the Ducks’ seeding.
“After they put Cincy as a No.
1, we were thinking that we could
get a lower seed,” forward Robert
Johnson said after the show.
But then the Ducks were an
nounced as the No. 2 seed in the
Midwest region, and the crowd
exploded along with the team. As
CBS went to a live feed of
McArthur Court, the nation saw
Freddie Jones with a huge, goofy
grin and the fans behind him
jumping with happiness.
“We’re just excited,” guard
Luke Ridnour said.
Many of the fans stayed after
the Oregon announcement to
watch the rest of the selection
show and Kent’s live show after
the CBS broadcast. Kent was also
interviewed later by ESPN for its
selection Sunday show.
Now the Ducks are looking for
ward to their next performance,
against Montana on Thursday.
The players expressed hope that
Oregon fans would travel to
Sacramento for Thursday’s open
ing round contest or a possible
second-round game on Saturday.
“This could be the last time
they get to see this team this sea
son,” Ridnour said. “It would be
nice to see some fans down
there.”
Fans will be able to purchase
tickets through the Arco Arena
ticket office today.
E-mail sports reporter Peter Hockaday
at peterhockaday@dailyemerald.com.
Women’s
continued from page 7
- In addition to the Beavers, USC and
Washington will play in the WNIT, and
if the cards are right, the Ducks and
Huskies may meet for a fourth time this
season in the third round. Oregon is 2-1
against Washington this year.
“I think that probably all of the Pac
10 teams would have liked to have
been in a different bracket, trying to
play different teams for your own ben
efit,” Smith said. “It looks like we’ll
have to get by our Pac-10 opponents
again. If we play those teams again, cer
tainly we’ll get to know them a little bit
better for next year. ”
After a grueling season with a new
coach and a new system, a berth in the
WNIT can seem like a disappoint
ment. But that’s not the case for the
Ducks. Because the team is young,
marked by four active freshmen, gain
ing postseason experience is a valu
able opportunity.
The fact that the first game, and
possibly more, will be at Mac Court
makes the first-round game against
St. Mary ’s that much more special.
“Some people may look at it as a
disappointment, but I feel like we
have a young team who is trying to
put together a rhythm for next year
and what better way to do that than
in a tournament like the WNIT,” jun
ior Shaquala Williams said.
E-mail sports reporter Hank Hager
at hankhager@dailyemerald.com.
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