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■ Women's basketball Offensive attack woes cost Ducks game in Arizona BY BRIAN SMITH SPORTS REPORTER The Oregon women’s basketball team didn’t have an answer for Pacif ic-10 Conference Player of the Year candidate Dee-Dee Wheeler on Thursday. The Arizona senior guard scored a game-high 23 points as Oregon lost its third Conference game of the season, 69-60. In front of 2,065 fans at the McKale Center in Thcson, Ariz., the Ducks handcuffed themselves by commit ting turnovers, showing an unwilling ness to shoot the ball in the second half and failing to get rebounds — especially on the defensive end. “Their aggressiveness was the story,” said Oregon head coach Bev Smith. “We can’t hope to make a run when we can’t get any defensive rebounds.” For the first 13 minutes, Oregon (12-5 overall, 5-3 Pac-10) held Ari zona (13-5 overall, 5-3 Pac-10) to 30 percent shooting. Meanwhile, the Ducks shot 56 percent during the same stretch and built a five-point lead, 20-15, when senior Brandi Davis —wearing number 30 instead of her normal 21 after leaving her jer sey in Eugene — hit a three-pointer from the comer with 10:35 left. In addition, Oregon held Arizona’s junior center Shawntinice Polk to seven points — all in the opening 20 minutes — and three rebounds in a foul-plagued first half. “That was one of my best games I’ve played against her,” Oregon sen ior Andrea Bills said. “(Especially) getting her into foul trouble, but their transition game and our turnovers hurt us.” For the third time this season, the Ducks committed 20 turnovers in a Pac-10 road game, leading to 21 Wildcat points. Thirteen of those points came in the first half and fueled a 24-12 run in the last nine minutes by the Wildcats, en route to capturing a 39-32 lead going into halftime. Claire C. Laurence | Arizona Daily Wildcat Arizona senior guard Dee-Dee Wheeler scored a game-high 23 points in the win. “We had a hard time matching up with them because of our size,” Ari zona head coach Joan Bonvicini said. “But they probably thought the same thing about us and our quickness. We just wanted to put pressure on them and anticipate the ball.” While Arizona did have problems matching up with Oregon’s size, the Wildcats used their speed and aggres siveness to outrebound the Ducks 35 26, including an 18-8 advantage on the offensive glass. “We didn’t play to our best ability knowing how fast they were,” Bills said. “They were quick going to the offensive boards, and our guards didn’t get a body on them.” Arizona’s Natalie Jones led all players with 11 rebounds to offset her 0 of 10 shooting night from the floor. Early in the second half, the Ducks cut the lead to three after four quick points by Kaela Chapdelaine and Eleanor Haring. But even with Polk on the bench with her third foul, Ore gon did not get closer to Arizona the rest of the game. WOMEN, page 10 Invite your family! Winter Family . Weekend . m February 18-20, 2005 For schedule information and to register, visit http://studentlife.uoregon.edu/programs/ family_prog/index.htm o UNIVERSITY OF OREGON For more information, or for disabilities accommodations, call the Office of Student Life (541) 346-3216. The University of Oregon is an EO/AA/ADA institution. Indonesia r: * ****** m ifMmm fadmmim KsN**: 4. <Ul4«M«k Saturday.January 22nd emu Ball room @7 pm FREE Admission w/UOID XoOm : Iwjttrmmmimm NtffctJXOOS AU.HTKAIIA PERMIAS or INDONESIAN STUDENT ASSOCIATION OF EUGENE presents AOJmiRAL event £LMVERi3TY OF OREGON A ONCE A YEAR EVENT ^ HELD IN EMU BALLROOM THIS JANUARY TWENTY SECOND OF TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE AT SEVEN O’CLOCK PRESENTING LIVE MUSIC UVEGAMELAN and also ENJOY OUR FREE EXOTIC INDONESIAN FOOD iP'mg ai&xL LuMit WuiicLiuC ° t***i,*?ta' p ifltoM«K . ■ ir,s; $49 two-day lift ticket $69 rooms Jk THE INN OT THE SEVENTH MOUNTAIN 800-829-2442 Students only, 18-23, frictions apply. Oregon Daily Emerald. A campus tradition—over 100 years of publication. Pac-10 Basketball is here. Duck hats. Duck shirts. Duck shorts. Duck jerseys. Duck sweats. Duck basketballs. Duck coats. Duck vests. Duck umbrellas. Duck blankets. Duck souvenirs. You ready? EELING. DUCK o, SHOP A branch of the University of Oregon Bookstore Your purchases support U.O. students and the University.
