Ducks start slow, make late run before darkness
The Ducks finish in 12th
place after the first round
while shooting an interrupted
8-under second round
By Brian Smith
Freelance Reporter
The Oregon men's golf team
opened its spring season on
Monday in pretty much the same
position it finished in the fall.
Looking to improve on their
14th-place finish last year, the
Ducks started slow, posting a first
round team score of 291 and finish
ing in 12th at the PING-Arizona
Intercollegiate at the par-71, 6,793
yard Arizona
National
DUCK Country Club
^ in Tucson,
_ Ariz.
Play was
suspended on Monday after a 90
minute frost delay in the morning.
When the second round was halted,
the Ducks were at 8-under and
making an afternoon run.
"We were really making a move in
the afternoon before they stopped
play and if we just stay where we are,
we'll have a pretty good round," Ore
gon coach Steve Nosier said.
The low individual total for Oregon
was posted by freshman Dustin Pe
warchuk, who carded a first-round
score of even par-71, finishing in a tie
for 28th. Sophomore Justin St. Clair
fired a 1-over 72 to finish tied for
40th. Freshman Matt Ma had a 2-over
73, good for a tie for 45th, while
sophomore Gregg LaVoie and senior
Mike Sica struggled to shoot a 4-over
75, and finished tied for 61st.
The Ducks finished 24 strokes be
hind the leaders, tournament-defend
ing champions and host Arizona. The
Wildcats posted a blistering team score
of 17-under 267. Three out of the five
ranked teams finished in the top four,
with No. 25 New Mexico posting a sec
ond-place 275, No. 11 California
shooting a third-place 276, and No. 8
Arizona State and Southern California
finishing fourth and fifth, with scores
of278 and 280, respectively.
Chris Nallen, an Arizona senior,
continued his impressive individual
play, posting the low score of the day,
an 8-under 63. The score marks his
sixth consecutive competitive round
in the 60s, dating back to Oct. 13,
2003. In that span, Nallen is averag
ing 64.83 strokes per round.
The Ducks will look to finish strong
on Ttiesday, providing a much-needed
boost to the beginning of the spring sea
son. The second round is scheduled to
resume at 8 a m., with the third round
immediately following completion.
Brian Smith is a freelance
reporter for the Emerald.
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Senior forward T.J. Cummings and the Bruins have struggled with five straight losses.
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Washington State.
If Washington State head coach
Dick Bennett had not come down
with the flu and stayed home, the
outcome could have been
different.
If the Cougars could have managed
more than just one free throw on
three attempts, the outcome could
have been different.
But in the end, the Cougars are on
the sour end of the longest losing
streak between two Pac-10 teams.
Washington State has not beat Ari
zona since 1986.
Arizona's 61-point total was its low
est total of the season. The Wildcats
entered Saturday's game with the
nation's leading offense, averaging 88
points per game.
"It's obvious that Dick (Bennett)
and Tony (Bennett) have sold
them on the value of good de
fense," Arizona head coach Lute
Olson said.
Arizona (14-4 overall, 6-3 Pac-10)
has a young starting lineup with no
seniors, and four of the players
scored in double figures on Satur
day. Junior Channing Frye led the
way with 17 points with Mustafa
Shakur and Salim Stoudamire
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Washington's Robinson
receives weekly honor
Washington guard Nate Robinson
was named the Pacific-10 Conference
Men's Basketball Player of the Week
on Monday for the week of Jan. 26
Feb. 1.
Robinson averaged 19.5 points, 4.5
rebounds, four assists and 3.5 steals in
a home sweep of the Arizona schools.
When the Huskies upset then-No.9
ranked Arizona, he scored a career
high 31 points.
This is the first honor for Robinson,
and he is the first Husky to win the
award since Curtis Allen won it on
December 3, 2001.
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