SPORTS
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2019
Women’s college hoops tips off
SCOREBOARD
LOCAL SCHEDULE
Wednesday
PREP BOYS SOCCER
La Grande at North
Marion, Class 4A state
playoffs, fi rst round,
6 p.m.
Friday
PREP FOOTBALL
Estacada at La Grande,
Class 4A state playoffs,
fi rst round, 7 p.m.
Powder Valley at Lowell,
Class 1A state playoffs,
fi rst round, 6 p.m.
Elgin at St. Paul, Class 1A
state playoffs, fi rst round,
7 p.m.
PREP VOLLEYBALL
Powder Valley vs.
Damascus Christian, Class
1A state tournament,
FOOTBALL
NFL
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
New England 8 1 0 .889 270 98
Buffalo
6 2 0 .750 158 131
Miami
1 7 0 .125 103 256
N.Y. Jets
1 7 0 .125 96 211
South
W L T Pct PF PA
Houston
6 3 0 .667 238 191
Indianapolis
5 3 0 .625 182 177
Jacksonville
4 5 0 .444 176 189
Tennessee
4 5 0 .444 168 165
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Baltimore
6 2 0 .750 251 176
Pittsburgh
4 4 0 .500 176 169
Cleveland
2 6 0 .250 152 205
Cincinnati
0 8 0 .000 124 210
West
W L T Pct PF PA
Kansas City
6 3 0 .667 252 204
Oakland
4 4 0 .500 182 216
L.A. Chargers 4 5 0 .444 183 168
Denver
3 6 0 .333 149 170
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
Dallas
5 3 0 .625 227 142
Philadelphia 5 4 0 .556 224 213
N.Y. Giants
2 7 0 .222 176 255
Washington
1 8 0 .111 108 219
South
W L T Pct PF PA
New Orleans 7 1 0 .875 195 156
Carolina
5 3 0 .625 209 204
Tampa Bay
2 6 0 .250 230 252
Atlanta
1 7 0 .125 165 250
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Green Bay
7 2 0 .778 226 189
Minnesota
6 3 0 .667 234 158
Detroit
3 4 1 .438 204 217
Chicago
3 5 0 .375 142 144
West
W L T Pct PF PA
San Francisco 8 0 0 1.000 235 102
Seattle
7 2 0 .778 248 230
L.A. Rams
5 3 0 .625 214 174
Arizona
3 5 1 .389 195 251
All Times PST
Sunday, Nov. 3
Houston 26, Jacksonville 3
Buffalo 24, Washington 9
Philadelphia 22, Chicago 14
Pittsburgh 26, Indianapolis 24
Kansas City 26, Minnesota 23
Carolina 30, Tennessee 20
Miami 26, N.Y. Jets 18
Oakland 31, Detroit 24
L.A. Chargers 26, Green Bay 11
Denver 24, Cleveland 19
Seattle 40, Tampa Bay 34, OT
Baltimore 37, New England 20
Open: L.A. Rams, New Orleans,
Atlanta, Cincinnati
Monday, Nov. 4
Dallas 37, N.Y. Giants 18
Thursday, Nov. 7
L.A. Chargers at Oakland, 5:20 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 10
Arizona at Tampa Bay, 10 a.m.
Kansas City at Tennessee, 10 a.m.
Buffalo at Cleveland, 10 a.m.
Baltimore at Cincinnati, 10 a.m.
N.Y. Giants at N.Y. Jets, 10 a.m.
Atlanta at New Orleans, 10 a.m.
Detroit at Chicago, 10 a.m.
Miami at Indianapolis, 1:05 p.m.
Carolina at Green Bay, 1:25 p.m.
L.A. Rams at Pittsburgh, 1:25 p.m.
Minnesota at Dallas, 5:20 p.m.
Open: Washington, Jacksonville, New
England, Denver, Philadelphia, Houston
Monday, Nov. 11
Seattle at San Francisco, 5:15 p.m.
College Football
Top 25
How They Fared
No. 1 LSU (8-0) did not play. Next: at
No. 2 Alabama, Saturday.
No. 2 Alabama (8-0) did not play. Next:
vs. No. 1 LSU, Saturday.
No. 3 Ohio State (8-0) did not play.
Next: vs. Maryland, Saturday.
No. 4 Clemson (9-0) beat Wofford 59-
14. Next: at N.C. State, Saturday.
No. 5 Penn State (7-0) did not play.
Next: at No. 13 Minnesota, Saturday.
No. 6 Florida (7-2) lost to No. 8 Geor-
gia at Jacksonville, Fla 24-17. Next: vs.
Vanderbilt, Saturday.
No. 7 Oregon (8-1) beat Southern
Cal 56-24. Next: vs. Arizona, Saturday,
Nov. 16.
No. 8 Georgia (7-1) beat No. 6 Florida
at Jacksonville, Fla 24-17. Next: vs. Mis-
souri, Saturday.
No. 9 Utah (8-1) beat Washington 33-
28. Next: vs. UCLA, Saturday, Nov. 16.
No. 10 Oklahoma (7-1) did not play.
Next: vs. Iowa State, Saturday.
No. 11 Auburn (7-2) beat Mississippi
20-14. Next: vs. No. 8 Georgia, Saturday,
Nov. 16.
No. 12 Baylor (8-0) beat West Virginia
17-14, Thursday. Next: at TCU, Saturday.
No. 13 Minnesota (8-0) did not play.
Next: vs. No. 5 Penn State, Saturday.
No. 14 Michigan (7-2) beat Maryland
38-7. Next: vs. Michigan State, Saturday,
Nov. 16.
No. 15 SMU (8-1) lost to No. 24
Memphis 54-48. Next: vs. East Carolina,
Saturday.
No. 16 Notre Dame (6-2) beat Virginia
Tech 21-20. Next: at Duke, Saturday.
No. 17 Cincinnati (7-1) beat East Caro-
lina 46-43. Next: vs. UConn, Saturday.
No. 18 Wisconsin (6-2) did not play.
Next: vs. No. 19 Iowa, Saturday.
No. 19 Iowa (6-2) did not play. Next: at
No. 18 Wisconsin, Saturday.
No. 20 Appalachian State (7-1) lost to
Georgia Southern 24-21, Thursday. Next:
at South Carolina, Saturday.
No. 21 Boise State (7-1) beat San
Jose State 52-42. Next: vs. Wyoming,
Saturday.
No. 22 Kansas State (6-2) beat Kansas
38-10. Next: at Texas, Saturday.
No. 23 Wake Forest (7-1) beat N.C.
State 44-10. Next: at Virginia Tech,
Saturday.
No. 24 Memphis (8-1) beat No. 15 SMU
54-48. Next: at Houston, Saturday, Nov. 16.
No. 25 San Diego State (7-1) did not
play. Next: vs. Nevada, Saturday.
New Top 25
Nov. 3
Team
Record
Pts Pv
1. LSU (17)
8-0
1479
1
2. Alabama (21)
8-0
1472
2
3. Ohio St. (17)
8-0
1467
3
4. Clemson (7)
9-0
1406
4
5. Penn St.
8-0
1306
5
6. Georgia
7-1
1196
8
7. Oregon
8-1
1180
7
8. Utah
8-1
1090
9
9. Oklahoma
7-1
1045 10
Washington at Florida, 4 p.m.
Vegas at Toronto, 4 p.m.
Los Angeles at Ottawa, 4:30 p.m.
Vancouver at Chicago, 5:30 p.m.
Nashville at Colorado, 6 p.m.
Columbus at Arizona, 6 p.m.
New Jersey at Calgary, 6 p.m.
Minnesota at San Jose, 7:30 p.m.
quarterfi nals, Redmond,
8 a.m.
Union vs. Vernonia, Class
2A state tournament,
quarterfi nals, Redmond,
6 p.m.
COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL
Eastern Oregon at
Multnomah; Portland,
7 p.m.
COLLEGE CROSS
COUNTRY
EOU at CCC
Championships; Cottage
Grove, TBD
WOMEN’S COLLEGE
BASKETBALL
Eastern Oregon vs.
Montana Western, L-C
State Classic, Lewiston,
Idaho, 3 p.m.
By Doug Feinberg
The Associated Press
BASKETBALL
NBA Standings
— Subject to change
10. Florida
7-2
938
6
11. Baylor
8-0
909 12
12. Auburn
7-2
901 11
13. Minnesota
8-0
831 13
14. Michigan
7-2
780 14
15. Notre Dame
6-2
571 16
16. Wisconsin
6-2
558 18
17. Cincinnati
7-1
527 17
18. Iowa
6-2
491 19
19. Memphis
8-1
448 24
20. Kansas St.
6-2
364 22
21. Boise St.
7-1
310 21
22. Wake Forest
7-1
296 23
23. SMU
8-1
250 15
24. San Diego St. 7-1
87 25
25. Navy
7-1
83 NR
Others receiving votes: UCF 52, Texas
37, Indiana 27, Texas A&M 19, Oklahoma
St. 11, Louisiana Tech 7, Appalachian St. 5,
Washington 2, Pittsburgh 2, North Dakota
St. 1, Iowa St. 1, Virginia 1.
College Football Playoff Rankings
Nov. 5
Team
Record
1. Ohio St.
8-0
2. LSU
8-0
3. Alabama
8-0
4. Penn St.
8-0
5. Clemson
9-0
6. Georgia
7-1
7. Oregon
8-1
8. Utah
8-1
9. Oklahoma
7-1
10. Florida
7-2
11. Auburn
7-2
12. Baylor
8-0
13. Wisconsin
6-2
14. Michigan
7-2
15. Notre Dame
6-2
16. Kansas St.
6-2
17. Minnesota
8-0
18. Iowa
6-2
19. Wake Forest
7-1
20. Cincinnati
7-1
21. Memphis
8-1
22. Boise St.
7-1
23. Oklahoma St.
6-3
24. Navy
7-1
25. SMU
8-1
HOCKEY
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W
L
Pct GB
Philadelphia
5
1 .833 —
Boston
5
1 .833 —
Toronto
4
2 .667
1
Brooklyn
3
4 .429 2½
New York
1
6 .143 4½
Southeast Division
W
L
Pct GB
Miami
5
2 .714 —
Charlotte
4
3 .571
1
Atlanta
3
3 .500 1½
Washington
2
4 .333 2½
Orlando
2
5 .286
3
Central Division
W
L
Pct GB
Milwaukee
5
2 .714 —
Indiana
3
4 .429
2
Detroit
3
5 .375 2½
Cleveland
2
5 .286
3
Chicago
2
6 .250 3½
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W
L
Pct GB
Dallas
4
2 .667 —
Houston
4
3 .571 ½
San Antonio
4
3 .571 ½
Memphis
1
5 .167
3
New Orleans
1
6 .143 3½
Northwest Division
W
L
Pct GB
Denver
5
2 .714 —
Minnesota
4
2 .667 ½
Utah
4
3 .571
1
Portland
3
4 .429
2
Oklahoma City
3
4 .429
2
Pacifi c Division
W
L
Pct GB
L.A. Lakers
6
1 .857 —
Phoenix
5
2 .714
1
L.A. Clippers
5
2 .714
1
Golden State
2
5 .286
4
Sacramento
2
5 .286
4
All Times PST
Monday’s Games
Washington 115, Detroit 99
Brooklyn 135, New Orleans 125
Houston 107, Memphis 100
Milwaukee 134, Minnesota 106
Phoenix 114, Philadelphia 109
Golden State 127, Portland 118
Tuesday’s Games
Boston 119, Cleveland 113
Charlotte 122, Indiana 120, OT
Atlanta 108, San Antonio 100
L.A. Lakers 118, Chicago 112
Oklahoma City 102, Orlando 94
Denver 109, Miami 89
Wednesday’s Games
New York at Detroit, 4 p.m.
Washington at Indiana, 4 p.m.
Chicago at Atlanta, 4:30 p.m.
Golden State at Houston, 4:30 p.m.
Sacramento at Toronto, 4:30 p.m.
Minnesota at Memphis, 5 p.m.
Orlando at Dallas, 5:30 p.m.
Philadelphia at Utah, 6 p.m.
Milwaukee at L.A. Clippers, 7 p.m.
Thursday’s Games
Boston at Charlotte, 5 p.m.
Oklahoma City at San Antonio, 5:30 p.m.
Miami at Phoenix, 6 p.m.
Portland at L.A. Clippers, 7:30 p.m.
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
Playoffs
All Times PST
MLS Cup
Sunday, Nov. 10
Toronto at Seattle, noon
LOCAL STANDINGS
NHL Standings
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W L OT Pts GF
Boston
15 11 2 2 24 56
Buffalo
15 9 4 2 20 45
Toronto
16 8 5 3 19 56
Florida
14 7 3 4 18 51
Montreal
15 8 5 2 18 56
Tampa Bay 13 6 5 2 14 44
Ottawa
14 4 9 1 9 38
Detroit
16 4 11 1 9 34
Metropolitan Division
GP W L OT Pts GF
Washington 16 11 2 3 25 64
N.Y. Islanders 14 11 3 0 22 44
Carolina
15 9 5 1 19 50
Pittsburgh
15 8 6 1 17 51
Philadelphia 14 7 5 2 16 47
Columbus
15 5 7 3 13 35
New Jersey 13 4 5 4 12 38
N.Y. Rangers 12 5 6 1 11 37
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP W L OT Pts GF
St. Louis
16 10 3 3 23 49
Nashville
15 9 4 2 20 60
Colorado
15 8 5 2 18 49
Winnipeg
16 8 7 1 17 44
Dallas
17 8 8 1 17 41
Chicago
14 4 7 3 11 33
Minnesota
15 5 9 1 11 37
Pacifi c Division
GP W L OT Pts GF
Edmonton
16 10 4 2 22 46
Vancouver
15 9 3 3 21 54
Arizona
15 9 4 2 20 44
Vegas
16 9 5 2 20 51
Calgary
18 9 7 2 20 52
Anaheim
17 9 7 1 19 45
San Jose
16 5 10 1 11 40
Los Angeles 15 5 10 0 10 39
All Times PST
Monday’s Games
Boston 6, Pittsburgh 4
Ottawa 6, N.Y. Rangers 2
Nashville 6, Detroit 1
Arizona 3, Edmonton 2, OT
Tuesday’s Games
N.Y. Islanders 4, Ottawa 1
Philadelphia 4, Carolina 1
Vegas 2, Columbus 1
Montreal 5, Boston 4
Toronto 3, Los Angeles 1
New Jersey 2, Winnipeg 1, SO
Dallas 4, Colorado 1
Calgary 4, Arizona 3, OT
St. Louis 2, Vancouver 1, OT
San Jose 4, Chicago 2
Minnesota 4, Anaheim 2
Wednesday’s Games
Detroit at N.Y. Rangers, 5 p.m.
St. Louis at Edmonton, 5:30 p.m.
Thursday’s Games
N.Y. Rangers at Carolina, 4 p.m.
Pittsburgh at N.Y. Islanders, 4 p.m.
Montreal at Philadelphia, 4 p.m.
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36
40
53
51
49
47
48
63
GA
49
30
42
39
46
52
51
42
GA
47
43
43
51
42
44
51
GA
41
36
34
46
53
43
58
60
Frontier Conference
Team
FC
College of Idaho
8-0
Montana Tech
6-2
Montana Western
6-2
Carroll College
5-3
Southern Oregon
3-5
Rocky Mountain
2-6
Eastern Oregon
2-6
MSU-Northern
0-8
BEAVERS
Continued from Page 6A
level,” Gottfried said. “He’s got size, he can
shoot the ball well, he passes it well, too.
His passing may be underappreciated.”
Kylor Kelley, who was second in the na-
tion in blocked shots last season, added 18
points, eight rebounds and four blocks for
the Beavers, who return four starters from
last season’s squad that fi nished 18-13 and
tied for fourth in the Pac-12.
The Beavers received a lift from their bench.
Freshman guard Jarod Lucas scored seven
points and hit a 3-pointer with 8:23 remaining
after the Matadors cut the lead to nine points.
“Good fi rst win. A lot of good things, some
not so good things,” OSU coach Wayne
Tinkle said. “But we knew how scrappy
CSUN is. Obviously some big games in
front of us, so I was pleased to see our guys
DUCKS
Continued from Page 6A
opening basket of the
second half, Oregon scored
the next 10 points, six by
Pritchard and the other four
on assists by the senior to
All
8-0
6-2
6-2
5-3
3-6
3-6
2-7
1-8
Even with the Ducks the
favorite, this might be the
fi rst time in a while that
there aren’t four clear-cut
choices to reach the Final
Four. Perennial contender
UConn will have to fi nd
replacements for graduated
stars Katie Lou Samuelson
and Napheesa Collier.
The Huskies have made
the Final Four a record 12
consecutive years. Coach
Geno Auriemma sees this
season more open than the
past decade or so when his
team has dominated.
“We were accused for a
number of years of it being
the same teams all the
time,” the Hall of Fame
coach said. “We were on the
verge of becoming college
football. So, it’s good that
there’s new faces up there.”
answer the call.”
Terrell Gomez led CSUN with 19 points,
Elijah Harkless scored 15 and Darius
Brown II 13 points.
The Matadors were missing sophomore
forward Lamine Diane, who is academically
ineligible and did not accompany the team
to Corvallis. He averaged 24.2 points and
11.8 rebounds last season and was the Big
West Conference player of the year.
“Right now we’re without him and we
don’t know for how long,” Gottfried said. “It
leaves us with a hole, but we’ve gotta solve
the problem.”
Ethan Thompson had 14 points and Zach
Reichle scored 13 for OSU.
The Matadors kept things interesting in
the second half and cut the lead to 63-57 on
Gomez’s 3-pointer with 10:08 left.
But the Beavers responded with a 17-2
run to take command.
fi nish fast breaks.
“Our defense at the start
of the second half was really
good,” Altman said. “I was
really encouraged by the
start of the second half.”
Fresno State briefl y
closed within 64-55 with
four minutes left before the
Ducks put it away with free
throws, fi nishing with 20 in
27 attempts.
“This was a good start for
us, we had to compete,” Alt-
man said. “I knew we’d have
our hands full.”
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College Volleyball
Cascade Collegiate Conference
Team
CCC
All
x-Eastern Oregon
16-2
26-2
x-Southern Oregon
16-2
25-3
x-Corban
15-4
18-7
Northwest
11-7
13-11
College of Idaho
10-8
15-10
Northwest Christian
10-9
18-10
Evergreen
9-9
11-16
Oregon Tech
7-11
14-14
Warner Pacifi c
4-14
5-17
Multnomah
2-16
3-17
Walla Walla
0-18
1-24
Men’s College Soccer
Cascade Collegiate Conference
Team
CCC
All
y-Corban
12-0-1 14-0-2
x-Rocky Mountain
11-2-0 12-4-0
x-Southern Oregon
10-2-1 12-5-1
x-Providence
8-5-0
10-5-1
x-Oregon Tech
7-5-1
10-5-3
x-Eastern Oregon
7-6-0
9-8-1
x-Northwest
6-6-1
9-8-1
x-Evergreen
6-7-0
8-9-0
College of Idaho
6-7-0
8-8-0
Carroll
6-7-0
7-9-1
Warner Pacifi c
5-6-2
8-7-2
Northwest Christian
3-10-0 3-11-0
Walla Walla
1-12-0 3-15-0
Multnomah
0-13-0 0-18-0
Women’s College Soccer
Cascade Collegiate Conference
Team
CCC
All
y-Oregon Tech
10-0-2 13-2-3
x-Eastern Oregon
9-2-1
12-2-2
x-Rocky Mountain
9-2-1
12-3-1
x-Northwest
9-3-0
13-5-0
x-Southern Oregon
7-3-2
10-5-2
x-College of Idaho
6-4-2
7-5-4
x-Carroll
6-5-1
9-6-2
x-Corban
6-5-1
9-7-1
Providence
4-8-0
5-11-0
Evergreen
3-9-0
5-11-0
Warner Pacifi c
3-9-0
3-12-0
Northwest Christian
1-11-0 2-15-0
Multnomah
0-12-0 1-14-0
x-clinched CCC playoff berth
y-clinched CCC title, NAIA auto berth
1 st - MICK COURTNEY
ENTERPRISE (2 misses)
2
As soon as Sabrina
Ionescu announced she was
returning for her senior sea-
son at Oregon, the women’s
college basketball landscape
changed.
The Oregon Ducks
became the favorite to win
the championship after
falling in the Final Four
last season to Baylor — the
eventual title winners.
Ionescu has been one of
the most electrifying players
in college hoops the past
few seasons, shattering the
triple-double record. She’s
the projected No. 1 pick
in the WNBA draft next
spring. The All-America
guard has a lot of help at
the Pac-12 school, including
star forward Ruthy Hebard.
Don’t count Oregon coach
Kelly Graves among those
who already have handed
the title to the Ducks, who
earned the fi rst AP Top 25
No. 1 ranking in school his-
tory last week.
Graves said that a few
times a week someone
would text him or tell him
at the local Costco’s that
they’ll see the Ducks in
New Orleans, the site of this
season’s Final Four. Graves
has the same response to all
of them: “I hope we’re there.
You can buy yours we have
to earn ours.”
The Ducks may have a
tough time winning their
own conference as the Pac-
12 is once again one of the
best in the country, with
Stanford and Oregon State
the main two challengers.
College Football
FOOTBALL
CONTEST
WINNERS!
Week 9
ND
THE OBSERVER — 7A
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