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Oregon wrestlers find defeat
in first, second home matches
The Ducks return home
with some impressive
individual performances
but can’t piece it all together
By Scott Archer
Freelance Reporter
It took No. 21 Cal State-Bakersfield
50 seconds to take charge in its
_ wrestling
1 9 match against
mmM UP Uir the Ducks on
WRESTLING Sunday in a
_ 27-12 win.
In the first
match of the night No. 13 Brian Cobb
pinned No. 19 Joey Bracamonte in the
first 50 seconds, setting a tone that re
mained throughout the evening.
"If you go out unemotional, if you
go out flat-footed, you don't allow
yourself to go out in a position to
compete," Oregon head coach Chuck
Kearney said.
A few bright spots included Jason
Harless' pin of Roadrunner Jack
Anaya in the first period in the 133
pound weight class.
Oregon first didn't get on the board
until Dustin Fisher took a decision over
Scott O'Rear in the 184-pound weight
class. Fisher used a strong second-round
performance to take a 9-2 lead before
winning 9-3. The win was Fisher's third
of the year, and it came at the right time
"This was the first time my mom
had seen me wrestle in college," Fish
er said. "It was really good (to win in
front of her)."
The only other winner for the
Ducks Sunday was Cody Parker, who
beat Eric Parker, 8-3, in a decision.
Fresno State was Oregon's first home
match opponent, and welcomed the
Ducks back with 24-10 victory in front
of a good-sized wrestling crowd Friday.
"Fresno State is a tough match-up
for us," Kearney said. "We were out
matched a little bit tonight. We didn't
do the job."
The Bulldogs scored the first points
of the match, but the Ducks followed
with a 14-4 win by senior Jason Harless.
Fresno State then rattled off three
straight wins in the 141-weight class,
149-weight class and 157-weight class.
Oregon junior Luke Larwin beat
Shawn Sheets in a low-scoring match.
Neither wrestler had an edge after the first
round. After the second round, Larwin
held onto a 1-0 lead, while Sheets scored
in the third round to force overtime
Turn to WRESTLING, page 9A
NATIVES
continued from page 7A
"It was nice to win in front of my
family and friends," Buckner said.
"Being able to come home and (win)
on the road makes us feel good."
Denson saved her contribution
toward Saturday's win until the sec
ond half, when she scored 10 points
and helped the Sun Devils overcome
an eight-point deficit in the game's fi
nal four minutes.
The 6-foot-1 sophomore was a
2002 graduate of Crater High School
in Central Point, Ore. She was named
Gatorade Player of the Year as a sen
ior.
"I was kind of feeling it after I hit
my first (shot)," Denson said. "We all,
hit big shots at key times."
Contact the sports reporter
at jonroetman@dailyemerald.com.
MEN
continued from page 7A
Oregon's 13. The Wildcats also had
16 second-chance points; the Ducks
had none.
"When you break down against a
team like Arizona, they make you
pay," Kent said. "I didn't think we
played particularly well."
Oregon played better in the sec
ond half but could never get close
enough to threaten Arizona. The
Wildcats put on a transition-offense
seminar with high-flying acrobatics
and several dunks.
In one stretch, Arizona dunked the
ball on Oregon four of five times
down the floor. Forward Hassan
Adams, the recipient of a few alley
oops, led Arizona with 20 points on 9
of 14 shooting from the floor.
Senior Luke Jackson found his touch
late in the second half, but too little
time was left for Oregon to make a sig
nificant run. At one point, Oregon had
cut the lead to 14 points after Jackson
scored five in two possessions.
Jackson led Oregon with 20 points
and six rebounds, but he was credited
with eight turnovers.
Kent said Jackson has even more re
sponsibility now with the loss of
freshman Aaron Brooks.
"This was a ball game where we
missed our point guard," Kent said.
"We needed guard play; I knew that
coming into this building. They re
ally exploited us early on in terms of
creating pressure and breaking
down people."
Arizona finished the game wi th nine
unanswered points and gave Oregon its
worst loss of the season. Oregon (9-5,
4-3) is now tied for fourth in the con
ference with California.
Oregon will face the Bears on
Thursday night at McArthur Court.
The Ducks finished the game
shooting 45.5 percent from the field
compared to Arizona's 48.1 percent.
Yet, the Wildcats attempted 22 more
shots than the Ducks.
Oregon missed its three-point
shooting that has helped it to win
games all season. The Ducks made
only five three-pointers and shot 26.3
percent from beyond the arc. Senior
James Davis was 1 for 7 on three
point shots.
Oregon shot a perfect 11 for if
from the free-throw line but was out
rebounded, 42-30, by the Wildcats.
Platt and forward Ian Crosswhite fin- -
ished with 10 and 11 points, respectively.
For Arizona, center Channing Frye
had 18 points and forward Andre
Iguodala finished with 14.
Contact the sports reporter
at jessethomas@dailyemerald.com.
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