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of playing in her last game, Craig
head should be on target.
“I’ve been here for a long time,
and it’s nice to know it’s not
quite over yet,” she said. “We’ve
still got some things to say.
Hopefully we’ll come back with
a WNIT championship.”
Ice bags, flu medicine
The Ducks will have a full squad
for Wednesday’s game against the
Gaels, even though the team has
suffered some bumps and bruises
along the way.
The most notable bruises belong to
senior Edniesha Curry and sopho
more Cathrine Kraayeveld. Curry
missed three games in December and
January due to a foot injury, but
Kraayeveld has failed to sit out so far.
“We’ve had some people who
have had some wear and tear in
juries and are a bit sore from the
(Pac-10) Tournament,” head coach
Bev Smith said. “A couple of peo
ple were down with the flu last
week, kind of normal after a real
stressful weekend. But everybody
is fine and everybody will be at
full strength.”
Curry was unable to practice last
week because of those bumps and
bruises but said she is feeling much
better this week.
“The days off really helped me,”
she said. “I should be feeling fine
come Wednesday for the game.”
Welcome back
The WNIT berth is not the first in
Oregon’s 29-year history of
women’s basketball.
2002 Women’s National Invitation Tournament
1ST ROUND I 2ND ROUND 1 3RD ROUND
March 13-15 March 16-18 March 19 -21
North Texas
Washington
use
San Francisco
St. Mary’s
Oregon
Hawaii
Oregon St.
3RD ROUND I 2ND ROUND i 1ST ROUND
March 19-21 March 16 -18 March 13-15
Alabama
March 23-24
Winner froth east region
Bracket winner will ptay for championship March 26,27 or 28
Missouri
East Kentucky
$W Missouri
OePaui
Michigan St
West Kentucky
Illinois
Russell Weller Fmeralri
In fact, one could make an argument
that the Ducks are one of the more suc
cessful programs in the WNTT.
However, it is a tournament that
has undergone some changes.
Originally, the tournament only
had 16 teams compete, paralleling
it with the NCAA Tournament’s
Sweet 16. The postseason National
Women’s Invitation Tournament, as
it was called then, was held solely
in Amarillo, Texas.
In 1979, the Ducks’ first season
in the postseason, the Bev Smith
led squad placed third in the
competition. Oregon defeated
Northern Kentucky, 81-72, in the
consolation game.
Ten years later, under the same
guidelines, Oregon made it one
step further,, defeating San Diego
State, 67-64, to win its first champi
onship of any kind. The Ducks also
defeated Toledo and DePaul en
route to the final game.
Since the Ducks last appeared in
the postseason tournament 13 years
ago, the competition has undergone
a few changes. In 1998, the name
changed to the WNIT, it added 16
teams to make an even 32 in the
tournament and it now allows
schools to host games.
Unlike the men’s version, the
championship game will also be
held on a school site, which raises
a possibility. If the Ducks are able to
make it that far, wouldn’t McArthur
Court be a natural choice to host?
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