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Men fizzle against UW without Joseph
Reserve guard Andre Joseph has a
‘meltdown,’ and the Ducks follow suit
in a 78-66 loss to the Huskies
Men’s basketball
Adam Jude
Senior Sports Reporter
SEATTLE — Without its spark, Oregon couldn’t
find a way to light its fuse Saturday.
Washington, meanwhile, was all fired up.
The Ducks (18-7 overall, 8-6 Pacific-10 Confer
ence) kept the NCAA Tournament selection com
mittee scratching its head after their fourth Pac-10
road loss in seven tries, this time a 78-66 defeat to
the Huskies before a sold-out crowd of 10,000 at Ed
munson Pavillion.
Oregon tied a season low by shooting 33.3 percent
from the field, while Washington (9-15, 4-11)
snapped a five-game losing skid by hitting 50 per
cent of its shots.
In their first meeting of the season last month, the
Ducks blew out the Huskies, 91-66, at McArthur
Court. The difference this time?
“We were at home,” first-year Washington head
coach Lorenzo Romar said.
Even more significant than the Huskies’ home
court advantage was the notable absence of Oregon
guard Andre Joseph. The Ducks’ most productive
bench player, Joseph didn’t play in the second half
after he had what head coach Ernie Kent called an
emotional “meltdown.”
Joseph and assistant coach John Cooper had a
heated discussion — with Cooper doing most of the
talking — during a timeout with 11:50 remaining in
the game and the Ducks trailing 44-43. Joseph had
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Andre Joseph
didn't provide
his usual spark
against
Washington, as
he didn't play in
the second half
of the Oregon
loss.
Jeremy Forrest
Emerald
Jeremy Forrest Emerald
Kourtney Shreve (5) played her final game at McArthur Court on Saturday against Washington.
Payne, Dalan overwhelm
Oregon in blowout UW win
Loree Payne and Kellie Dalan combine
to score 47 points and sink the Ducks
Women’s basketball
Hank Hager
Sports Reporter
Loree Payne sat behind a microphone Saturday,
moments after her Hustles had beaten the Oregon
women’s basketball teanff 75-59, in front of a season
high 5,369 fans at McArthur Court.
The senior didn’t show too much outward emo
tion, at least not until the end of her session with the
media. But she did show flashes of a smile because,
after all, Washington had just beaten the Ducks for
the first time at Mac Court since 1993 — a span of
10 games.
And Payne, playing in her last regular season
game against the Ducks, played a large part in
that victory.
“It’s great to celebrate a victory, but we know we
have work to do,” she said of Washington, the Pacif
ic-10 Conference’s second-place team. “Every win
is huge. Each victory is sweeter and sweeter.”
Payne poured in 24 points — 15 in the second
half—while fellow senior Kellie Dalan was close be
hind with 23. Together, the duo led Washington (20
6 overall, 12-5 Pac-10) to the convincing victory.
The win pushed the Huskies to their first 20-win reg
ular season under head coach June Daugherty, who
came to the team in 1996.
“Everybody had fire in their eyes,” Dalan said.
“When you can look at a teammate and they have
no doubts, you know you’re OK.”
For Oregon, the loss is the team’s first since losing
to Stanford on Feb. 6, snapping a three-game win
ning streak.
The Ducks, according to junior Gathrine
Kraayeveld, didn’t necessarily play that badly. Aside
from shooting 19 percent from the field in the first
half, Oregon’s (11-14, 7-9) poise was key to keeping
the game close early on.
But the Huskies were a far more experienced
team. Washington’s five seniors accounted for 51 of
the team’s 75 points.
“We ran into a team that was very good and very
determined,” Oregon head coach Bev Smith said.
“Certainly, they are an experienced team.”
Sophomore Andrea Bills led the Ducks with 14
points while Kraayeveld, in just her third game back
since suffering a staph infection in her right knee
Dec. 26, scored 11.
Oregon’s seniors—Alissa Edwards and Kourtney
Shreve — played a minimal role in the loss. Edwards
had three points in 31 minutes while Shreve ended
up with three rebounds and one turnover in 14 min
utes. The game marked the last time the two will
play at Mac Court in an Oregon uniform.
Overall, as a team, the Ducks shot just over 30
percent from the field, and hit on 6-of-20 shots from
beyond the 3-point arc. Sophomore Brandi Davis
was just 3-of-ll on the night, with all three count
ing as treys.
“In the beginning, nobody was making anything,”
Kraayeveld said. “We rushed a little bit and panicked
because our shots weren’t falling and that hurt us.”
To say that nobody made anything in the begin
ning was spot on, especially for the Husky offense.
Daugherty’s squad missed its first six shots of the
game and went 1-of-ll from the field in the first
six minutes.
Oregon, on the other hand, shot just as poorly,
hitting for only six points in the first seven minutes.
The Ducks finished the half just 5-of-26 from the
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Shreve bows out in style on Oregon’s Senior Night
The senior receives a standing ovation
as she walks off McArthur Court
for the last time Saturday night
Jesse Thomas
Sports Reporter
As senior Kourtney Shreve stood among her
family and friends 45 minutes after the game,
she realized two things.
She had an enormous amount of love sur
rounding her in McArthur Court from her
fans. And it hadn’t sunk in that she just played
on McArthur Court for the last time.
Shreve received a standing ovation from the
5,369 fans as she walked to the bench with
just more than a minute left.
And Shreve’s fan club had cheered for the
Albany native for the last time in The Pit.
Game in and game out, banners that state “We
Love Kourtney,” “Put Kourtney In” and “Go
Kourtney” could easily be seen as the girls al
ways root for their favorite player.
“She is always really nice to us and she has
a really good attitude,” 13-year-old Adrienne
Wise said.
“They don’t play her a lot, but she helps
with all the little things,” 13-year-old Claire
Haakanson said.
All the girls, also including Rachel Clinger,
Emma Cave and Taylor Woods, said they were
sad that they would no longer be able to cheer
for their favorite player.
The 5-foot-7-inch guard recently reached a
landmark, as Saturday night’s game against
Washington marked her 101st time in an Ore
gon uniform. Shreve said tears would be shed
over the experience as the support she has re
ceived over the past four years has been over
whelming.
“The support here since day one — they
are constantly behind me and pushing for
me,” Shreve said. “They are just special girls,
and they have touched my heart. It’s an honor
to know that people respect you like that.”
Shreve played 14 minutes against the
Huskies and pulled down three rebounds. She
didn’t score, but her aggressive, dive-to-the
floor style won her the crowd and the respect.
Throughout her senior year, Shreve has not
been the high-scoring, high-flying, show-boat
type of person, but her attitude has made her
into the teammate she is.
“She makes a difference in people’s lives
with that positive attitude,” Oregon head
coach Bev Smith said. “Despite playing time,
despite shots made, that smile is always there
and she is very altruistic.”
Ron Shreve, Kourtney’s father, has watched
his daughter come a long way in her career,
from seeing her younger days as a varsity let
terman at West Albany High to watching her
receive bouquets of flowers Saturday in honor
of Senior Night. When asked what it all meant,
he could barely find the words.
“It’s the epitome of being a parent,” Ron
Shreve said. “She is so humble and so grateful
for everything done and yet continues to work
hard under the most difficult situations.
“You couldn’t get her in a better place no
matter how much you tried to persuade her.
She is so proud to be a part of this University
and community.”
Shreve has been a part of the University
since 1999, when she was back-up point
guard to All-American Shaquala Williams.
And Shreve has been quite the award winner
in her career.
In her sophomore and junior years, Shreve
was the recipient of the Harry Ritchie Scholar
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