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Erin Andrews helped the Ducks to a second place finish by tying for seventh in the Duck Invitational.
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a career-best finish with a tie for 29th, while jun
ior Jaime Seethed shot a 249 total to finish 32nd.
Portland State finished third in the team stand
ings, a distant 31 strokes behind Oregon. Long
Beach State and Cal State Northridge tied for 4th
with a 959 total. Santa Clara edged Idaho for 7th,
while the University of British Columbia and
Portland finished 8th and 9th, respectively.
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Welch fired a 73-74-71-218 to become the
champion of the Duck Invitational for the third
year in a row.
"I don't know why really," Welch said of winning
the tournament. "I guess I just play well in Oregon."
Kostina finished fourth with a 77-79-71-227,
while Long Beach State's Bolee Kim and Washing
ton State's Ana Kostina finished tied for 5th at
229.
The Ducks return to action March 22-23 at the
Colby Invitational in Carmel, Calif.
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em California and UCLA last week. In each
of those games, at least 10 players saw action.
Against the Trojans, all but Matt Short —
who started the game — and Jordan Kent
played at least 10 minutes. Two days later
that trend slowed a bit, but a message has
been sent.
It's going to be a total team effort in Los
Angeles at the Pac-10 Tournament. If it's not,
the Ducks will miss the NCAA Tournament
for the first time in three seasons.
"This year, our biggest thing is our depth,"
Oregon forward Jay Anderson said. "Our big
guys are doing really well right now and ob
viously our guards are scoring. We're going
to have different options and a lot of differ
ent areas we can go to."
That depth showed with the presence of
Adam Zahn against the Trojans and Bruins.
The 6-foot-8 forward played 10 minutes
against USC and 12 against UCLA.
His statistical line may not be impressive
— he combined for six points, three re
bounds and five fouls — but he proved that
he can be the fourth man in Oregon's for
ward rotation.
With Anderson being the main backup
to Crosswhite and freshman Mitch Platt
for most of the season, the Ducks have
been looking for that No. 4 spot.
"Coach has told me this whole time, 'just
prove it to me in practice,'" Zahn said. "I've
been working real hard and he gave me an
opportunity. I think he just had to be com
fortable having me in there."
Zahn will be responsible for giving Ore
gon depth. He will be counted on not for
scoring but for defense and rebounding —
two things the Ducks have struggled with
at times this season.
Zahn will hope to do that in the name
of winning three games in three days.
Last season, Oregon won those three games
in three days, taking the Pac-10 Tournament
crown as the No. 5 seed. A season before, the
Ducks lost in the semifinals of the Pac-10 Tour
nament as the top seed.
This season, they'll have to win the cham
pionship to head to the NCAA Tournament,
if not, they'll be bound for the NIT'.
Can previous Pac-10 Tournament success
pay off? Or even the two-game winning
streak the team is enjoying?
"I think teams going into the tournament
playing well at the end of the year do a lot
better," Jackson said. "I feel that we're play
ing well right now. If we continue to play like
we are, we'll have a shot at winning it."
In Oregon's favor
The Ducks have participated in six Pac
10 Tournaments prior to Thursday's game.
Oregon has seen some success in its post
season appearances.
Overall, the Ducks are 6-5 in the Pac-10
Tournament, winning three straight last sea
son. Oregon went 1-1 the year before and
was 2-3 from 1987-1990. The tournament
went on hiatus at that point, returning for
the 2001-02 season.
California tidbit
Thursday's game will mark the first time
California and Oregon will face off in the
Pac-10 Tournament.
It isn't however, the first time the Ducks and
Golden Bears will play in the postseason.
The teams met on March 23,1999, at the
NITs Final Four in New York. Oregon and
Cal had split the season series — with both
teams winning at home, much like this sea
son — prior to the final game.
The Golden Bears took that game, 85-69,
en route to winning the NIT Championship.
The teams also met in 1939, with Oregon
taking two straight in the Pacific Coast Con
ference championship series. Oregon won
its only NCAA Championship that season.
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SPORTS BRIEF
Cleveland signs
three-time Pro Bowler
BEREA, Ohio — During the past four
years, Browns president Carmen Policy said
owner Randy Lemer made it dear what type
of quarterback he admired.
"He used to point to Jeff Garda as the type
of quarterback he enjoyed watching," Policy
said of Lerner. "He liked his spirit, and his
technique, and his mobility."
Evidently, Lemer and coach Butch Davis
were in the same corner. Davis finally found
the man to supplant 1999 No. 1 draft choice
Tim Couch as the Browns signed Garda on
Tuesday to a four-year, $25 million contract
that can be voided after the first two years.
Policy said the Browns could keep Couch on
the roster all season if necessary, but it is expect
ed that he will be traded or rdeased. After waf
fling between Couch and Kelly Holcomb last
year, Davis quickly named Garda his starter.
When asked what he likes about Garcia,
Davis said, "The way he plays the game, the
passion, the athleticism, the way he drove
teams, his charisma. If you look at all the
successes he's had, there was a common
thread at every level of football — he's
been a winner. They were 12-4 in San Fran
cisco, he's been to a Grey Cup champi
onship, he's been in the playoffs, he's been
a Pro Bowl player."
A three-time Pro Bowler, Garcia went 35-36
as a starter in San Francisco over the past five
seasons. He will receive a $5 million signing
bonus and carry a $500,000 salary in 2004.
His salary in 2005 will be $4.5 million.
Garcia appeared headed to Tampa Bay
on Monday, especially after a story ap
peared in Garcia's hometown newspaper
in Gilroy, Calif., that quoted his father, Bob
Garcia, as saying, "He's going to Florida"
because Garcia wanted to play for Bucs
coach Jon Gruden.
"He's suspended from talking to the me
dia, " Garcia said of his dad.
Garcia was released by the 49ers on March
2 after he rejected a cut in his base salary
from $9 million to $5 million.
— Marla Ridenour
Knight Ridder Newspapers
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