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ball handling wizardry of Mizusawa.
Gunter had the following to say about
the Ducks: “Oregon played a terrific
game. They took us out of the things
we wanted to do. Bev has great size
and depth. It’s hard to press Corrie.
She’s a terrific point guard.” Augustus,
the national freshmen of the year
and second team All-American in 2002-
03 said Kraayeveld was “awesome”.
Coach Bev Smith was very pleased
with what she described as the Ducks’
“focus and concentration defensively”.
“This game gives us such confidence —
this is the standard we can go on.
Now let’s go after it,” Smith exclaimed.
Oregon will “go after it” next against
Gonzaga in Spokane on the 25th
and return home on November
28th and 29th to meet Kansas and
North Carolina State.
#3 in the nation last year (AP poll)
and returned two first-team SEC
players: point guard Temeka Johnson
and forward Seimone Augustus.
Oregon’s intense half-court man defense
set the tone early against LSU as
Kraayeveld, Bills, and Eleanor Haring
combined to reject Lady Tiger shots
in the paint. Andrea Bills, who
finished with 19 points did most
of the offensive damage early as
Oregon raced to a 11-4 lead. They
then increased the lead to double
digits and maintained that advantage
throughout the first half. The Ducks
never let up and increased the lead
to a high of seventeen (59-42) with
eight minutes to play. LSU then
applied a full court press and cut the
score to 63-54 at one point, but Oregon
withstood the pressure, aided by the
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The tournament MVP, Kraayeveld hit five 3-pointers as Oregon upset LSU on Nov. 16th.
the Crusaders and then topped
that performance with 26 against
a very talented LSU team.
Led by Hall of Fame head coach
Sue Gunter, now in her 22nd year
at LSU, the Lady Tigers finished
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Andrea Bills, and point guard
Corrie Mizusawa were named to the
All-Tourney team and Kraayeveld
was the overwhelming choice for
the tournament’s MVP. Cathrine
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