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“If he threw that ball out of bounds and Aaron doesn’t save it he walks home. He literally walks back to Eugene. ” Oregon head coach Ernie Kent on Ian Crosswhite’s late pass during Oregon’s victory at Washington State on Saturday Oregon’s Gabrielle Richards scrambles for a loose ball with a Washington State player on Saturday at Mac Court. The freshman center posted a career-high four blocks in the contest. Tim Bobosky | Photographer ■ Women's basketball Ducks conquer Cougars, record Northwest sweep Oregon uses two second-half scoring runs to beat a lowly Washington State team 69-50 on Saturday BY STEPHEN MILLER SPORTS REPORTER What looked like a struggle for both teams turned out to be a confidence booster for one and the same old news for the other. The Oregon women’s basket ball team cruised by Washington State 69-50 Saturday at McArthur Court in front of 3,702 fans. The Ducks moved to 5-2 in the Pacific-10 Conference and 12-4 overall and completed a sweep at home of their Northwest rivals for the first time since the 1999 2000 season. At the same time, Oregon won its third straight while the Cougars’ extended their losing streak to 10 games. Washington State (4-13, 0-8) has yet to get a Pac-10 victory this season. “This was a really important weekend for us and we’re proud of our team and how we per formed in both games,” Oregon head coach Bev Smith said. Oregon’s Cathrine Kraayeveld had little trouble finding the bas ket from long range as she hit 4 of 5 from beyond the arc. The senior forward shot 4 of 10 from the field and earned her second dou ble-double in as many games — her fifth of the season — with 16 points and 11 rebounds, both game-highs. Oregon guard Kaela Chapde laine started in place of Chelsea Wagner, whose season ended when the anterior cruciate liga ment in her left knee tore during Thursday’s game against Wash ington. Play from both teams was slop py in the first half. Washington State’s Kate Benz, the Pac-lO’s leading rebounder, hauled in five of her team’s 20 boards in the first half while Ore gon brought down only 16. “It was a sub-par performance in the first half,” said Smith, whose team shot 40 percent (24 of 60) for the game. “I think we were looking to press a little bit but in the second half we worked better together.” A three-pointer by Chapdelaine at 3:32 in the first half — her only field goal of the game — gave the WOMEN, page 10 ■ Duck wrestling Oregon grapples with Boise State, takes dual The Ducks came hack from a 12-point deficit with several young wrestlers competing outside their usual weight classes BYSCOTTJ. ADAMS DAILY EMERALD FREELANCE REPORTER The Oregon wrestling team recorded its third win in a row Friday night when it defeated reigning Pacific-10 Confer ence champion Boise State 25-23 at McArthur Court. The Ducks (4-5 overall, 1-3 Pac-10) limped into the dual hampered by injuries but would be spotted 12 points by the Broncos, who forfeited matches at the 125- and 141-pound weight classes. The charity points would prove vital to Ore gon and head coach Chuck Kearney, who would have to once again call upon his younger wrestlers to grab wins and wrestle outside of their usual weight classes. “We had some guys who were called into service tonight because of injury and we had guys wrestling out of their weight classes,” Kearney said. “My hat goes off to those guys for stepping up.” With a 12-point deficit to overcome, No. 17 Scott Jorgensen of Boise State found himself wrestling in a pivotal spot against junior Martin Mitchell at the 133-pound class. The underdog Mitchell gave Jorgensen all he could handle as the two were locked in a close match, with Jorgensen leading 7-6 late in the third round. Despite his effort, Mitchell could not record an es cape or reversal and lost by way of a 10-6 decision. The win gave the Broncos momen tum as they took the next three matches and the lead, 20-12, going into the 174 pound match. Boise State’s No. 8 Ben Cherrington recorded a 19-3 technical fall over redshirt freshman Nate Gipson (149), who was filling in for the injured Scott Woods. The Broncos recorded two ensuing pins at the 157- and 165-pound divisions. Lex Case pinned Steve John son (157) of the Ducks with 3:10 left, followed by Bronco Russell Brunson’s pinning of Michael Chalfin (165). Junior Shane Webster (174) of Ore gon wrestled Ben Gilliland in a match that proved to be the turning point for the Ducks. The third-ranked Webster, who has lost only one match this sea son, wrestled defensively to record a 13-4 major decision over Gilliland, clos ing the team score to 20-16 in favor of Boise State. Webster is now 16-1 on the season. Oregon junior Chet McBee (184) won his biggest match of the year as he de feated Boise State’s Casey Phelps by way of a 6-5 decision to bring the Ducks within one of tying the Broncos. The crucial match gave senior Scott Barker Erik R. Bishoff | Photographer Oregon’s Chet McBee wrestles Boise State’s Casey Phelps to the ground during the Ducks’ victory over the Broncos on Friday, 25-23. McBee would win the match 6-5. a chance to take the lead for the Ducks in the following match. “All week long we have been practicing defense and it really paid off tonight,” McBee said. “I took the lead late and didn’t lose it.” Kearney was more than pleased with McBee’s effort and ability to stay fo cused under pressure while protecting his lead. “Chet wrestled really strong,” Kearney said. “He knew it was a match the team needed to win and went out and wrestled smart and aggressive.” The table was now set for No. 5 Bark er (197) to put the Ducks ahead. Barker lived up to his expectations by pinning K.C. Walsh in the first round and im proving his season record to 23-4. The WRESTLING, page 10 GAME TIME Thurs., Jan. 20 Men's basketball: Oregon vs. Arizona 7:30 p.m. Women’s basketball: Oregon vs. Arizona 6 p.m. Fit, Jan. 21 Women’s tennis Oregon vs.Portiand, 10 a.m. Oregon vs. Utah 6:30 p.m. Sat, Jan. 22 Men’s tennis: Oregon vs.Gonzaga, 9 a.m. Oregon vs. Linfield 5 p.m. Men’s basketball: Oregon vs. Arizona St., 7 p.m. Women’s basketball: Oregon vs. Arizona St„ 7 p.m. OREGON SCORES Fri., Jan. 14 Wrestling: Oregon 25, Boise State 23 Men’s tennis: Oregon 7, Hawaii 0 Sat., Jan. 15 Women’s basketball: Oregon 69, Washington State 50 UO: Kraayeveld 16 pts, 11 reb Men’s basketball: Oregon 55, Washington State 52 UO: Taylor 26 pts, 2 stl WSU: Kelati 15 pts, 5 reb Men’s tennis: Florida State 5, Oregon 2 REGIONAL & NATIONAL SCORES Sat,Jan.15 NFC divisional: Atlanta 47, St. Louis 17 ATL: Vick 12/16 82 yds, 2 TD, 8 Att. 119 yds STL: Bulger 23/35, 299 yds, 2 TD, 1INT AFC divisional: Pittsburgh 20, N.Y. Jets 17 (OT) PIT: Bettis 27Att, 101yds, 1TD Sun., Jan. 16 NFC divisional: Philadelphia 27, Minnesota 14 PHI: McNabb 21/33 286 yds, 2 TD AFC divisional: New England 20, Indianapolis 3 NE: Dillon 23 att, 144 yds IND: Manning 27/42 238 yds, 1 INT
