Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, Ore. Wednesday, January 11, 2017
Page A-3
Sports
Mixed results at Hidden Valley basketball tournament
Ray Brown
IVN Contributing Writer
It has been a tough week for
transportation, but the Cougars were able
to play three games at the Hidden Valley
Evergreen Classic Tournament, Dec. 28 - 30,
before they were snowed in.
Coach Serena Barry described the Lady
Cougar’s performance at the tournament:
“We were matched up with a tough 5A Crater
team in our opening game. We were missing
Aarika Brooks due to illness, which hurt our
rebounding against a much taller opponent.
Score - Crater 55-20 I.V. Thursday we played
Scappoose, and were able to hold on to a 1-
point victory 39-38. We had a double digit lead
and they made a run in the fourth quarter with
a late 3-pointer to get them close. Tori Johnson
finished the game with 20 points, six rebounds,
and four steals. Aarika Brooks had nine points,
seven rebounds and two blocks. Aundrea
Miller had six points, six assists, and six steals.
Roza Jonas came up big defensively with 11
defensive rebounds. Courtney Scott hit two
clutch free throws late in the game to seal the
victory. Friday we played for the consolation
title against North Valley (NV) and between
illness and fatigue, our energy level wasn’t
where it needed to be to get the victory. Score
was NV 33, I.V. 22. Aundrea Miller finished
with 10 points.”
The varsity boys were also at the
tournament, where they won a close game with
North Valley, with a final score of 41-39. They
lost a close one against Hidden Valley, with a
final score of 63-60.
This week, the Cougars are resting up
due to the cancellations of school and games
because of the snow that has fallen in our
area. Weather permitting; the JV teams will
play Monday, Jan. 9 against the visiting Milo
Academy, then Tuesday, Jan. 10, the league
play kicks off at home against the visiting
Rogue River Chieftains, followed by St.
Mary’s of Medford Friday, Jan. 13. A make-
up game is scheduled against the Honkers
at Lakeview Saturday, Jan. 14, who played
spoiler in the playoffs last year, beating I.V. in
the first round after losing to the Cougars twice
during the season. Cascade Christian visits
Tuesday, Jan. 17, for what should be a very
good game. Be careful driving to the games,
especially on “Friday the 13th!”
No. 16 Oregon State outlasts No. 10 Stanford in double-OT
Sydney Wiese scored 26
points and No. 16 Oregon
State beat No. 10 Stanford
72-69 in double overtime
Sunday night in a battle of
the Pac-12 Conference’s two
remaining unbeaten teams,
giving the Beavers their first
victory at Maples Pavilion.
By
Jeff Faraudo
AP Sports Writer
STANFORD, Calif. (AP)
— At last, Oregon State coach
Scott Rueck could address his
team’s long drought at Stanford’s
Maples Pavilion.
“We never talk about
it, ever. You don’t talk about
something that’s never happened
before, until it happens,” Rueck
said after the No. 16 Beavers beat
the No. 10 Cardinal 72-69 on
Sunday in double-overtime for its
first-ever road win vs. Stanford.
“I’m so proud of this group
for the courage it takes to do
something that’s never been
done.”
OSU was 0-29 previously on
Art’s Red
Garter
the road against the Cardinal. The
Beavers had dropped 30 of the
previous 31 matchups overall in
the series.
Senior Sydney Wiese scored
26 points and played 47 of 50
minutes to lead the Beavers
(15-1, 4-0 Pac-12) in a battle of
the conference’s two remaining
unbeaten teams.
“I’m exhausted to say the
least, but it’s an emotion you
can’t really put into words,” said
Wiese, who scored 13 of her
points, including three 3-pointers,
in the two overtimes. “We could
have caved in. We could have
given up. But there was no doubt
in our minds we could win. It
feels pretty good right now.”
The Beavers never trailed
in the second overtime, and
Wiese’s 3-pointer with 1:28
left gave them command at
70-64. Stanford’s Erica McCall
answered with a 3-pointer but the
Cardinal (13-3, 3-1) went inside
to Nadia Fingall for a layup
with 6.0 seconds left when they
needed three points to tie.
Wiese then converted two
free throws to cap the scoring.
“I think people got their
money’s worth who came out in
the rain to watch the game,” said
Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer,
denied her 994th career victory.
“They’re really a very good team.
Sydney Wiese is a heck of a
player — we had people all over
her as much as we could.”
Wiese appeared to score the
game-winning basket on a drive
with 11.1 seconds left in the
first overtime. Gabriella Hanson
pushed the Beavers’ lead to 63-61
by making the second of two free
throws with 5.2 seconds left.
But McCall, who scored
Stanford’s first eight points of
the first overtime, converted a
reverse layup with 1 seconds
remaining, tying the score at 63-
all and forcing a second OT.
McCall was scoreless on
0-for-7 shooting at halftime, but
finished with 25 points and 12
rebounds. “I was frustrated,”
admitted McCall, Stanford’s
leading scorer. “Once my shot
started falling, I felt more
comfortable and confident.”
Stanford’s Brittany McPhee
made a driving layup and was
fouled with 9.2 seconds left in
the fourth quarter, but missed the
ensuing free throw that might
have won the game. Oregon State
then turned the ball before getting
a shot off, forcing overtime.
BIG PICTURE
The Beavers are 75 percent
through an unprecedented stretch
of four straight games against
Top-25 opponents. They beat
then-No. 9 Washington 73-70 and
No. 20 Cal 66-56 before beating
No. 10 Stanford. They play
Friday at No. 9 UCLA, marking
the first time the Beavers have
tackled three straight ranked foes
on the road.
Stanford’s long-time home
dominance took a hit. The
Cardinal lost just their fifth
conference home game in 83 tries
since 2007-08, and ninth home
game overall in 152 outings over
the past 10 years.
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Mikayla Pivec added 13
points for OSU and teammate
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MISSED OPPORTUNITY:
VanDerveer said her team played
with confidence in the overtimes,
but conceded the Cardinal had a
great chance to win in regulation
before McPhee missed the go-
ahead free throw. “We’re at the
line and we can win it,” she said.
“Our free throws (17-for-26), that
to me, is the big difference.”
UP NEXT
Oregon State remains on the
road for another week, beginning
Friday against Pac-12 pre-season
favorite No. 7 UCLA. The Bruins
(11-4, 2-2) stumbled on the road
this week, losing at Washington
State and Washington. The
Beavers won two of three from
UCLA last season, splitting
two regular-season matches
before winning 69-57 to win
their first Pac-12 tournament
championship.
Stanford plays Friday at
Utah (12-3, 1-3). The Cardinal
is 20-0 all-time vs. the Utes,
winning by margins of 20 and 18
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