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Page 2B SPORTS East Oregonian Friday, March 27, 2015 NCAA Women’s Tournament Cardinals meet Dayton in Sweet 16 East Oregonian /28,69,//(.\²7KH8QLYHU VLW\RI/RXLVYLOOHZRPHQ¶VEDVNHWEDOO IDFHV1R'D\WRQRQ6DWXUGD\LQWKH WHDP¶VVL[WK1&$$6ZHHW 3HQGOHWRQ¶V-XGH6FKLPPHOZLOOWU\ to extend her senior season at least one PRUHJDPHDVWKH&DUGLQDOVWDNHRQWKH )O\HUVDWDPLQDJDPHWKDWZLOO DLURQ(631 6FKLPPHO ZDV NH\ WR 1R VHHG /RXLVYLOOH¶V ZLQ RYHU 86) RQ LWVKRPHÀRRU6FKLPPHO¿QLVKHGWKH JDPHZLWKSRLQWVVL[UHERXQGVDQG ¿YHDVVLVWVZLWKRIKHUSRLQWVFRP LQJLQWKHVHFRQGKDOIDQGWKH&DUGL QDOVVFRUHGSRLQWVRIIRI86)¶V WXUQRYHUV 6FKLPPHO OHDGV WKH WHDP ZLWK VWHDOV WKLV VHDVRQ DQG DYHUDJHV SRLQWVDJDPH 0DUL\D0RRUHSDFHVWKH&DUGLQDOV LQVFRULQJSRLQWHUVDQG free throws (119), and is second with DVVLVWV0\LVKD+LQHV$OOHQZKR KDV VFRUHG LQ GRXEOH ¿JXUHV LQ JDPHV LV DYHUDJLQJ SRLQWV DQG UHERXQGV6DUD+DPPRQGLVFRQ WULEXWLQJSRLQWVDQGUHERXQGV /RXLVYLOOH RSHQHG WKH WRXUQDPHQW ZLWKDURXWRI%<8DQGHQWHUV 6DWXUGD\¶VJDPHZLWKDUHFRUG² tied for fourth most wins in program KLVWRU\ 'D\WRQD1RVHHGKHDGVWRWKH 1&$$ 6ZHHW DIWHU D ZLQ RYHU,RZD6WDWHDQGWKHQDXSVHW RI1RVHHG.HQWXFN\LQ/H[LQJWRQ 7KH )O\HUV VKRW D VWHOODU SHUFHQW IURP WKH ¿HOG DQG NQRFNHG GRZQ SRLQWHUV DQG RI LWV IUHH WKURZV LQ WKH YLFWRU\ RYHU WKH :LOGFDWV $OO\ 0DORWW KDG D WHDPKLJK SRLQWV DQG UHERXQGV DQG $PEHU 'HDQHDGGHGSRLQWVWRDGYDQFHWKH UHJLRQDOVHPL¿QDO TOURNAMENT:$UL]RQD:LVFRQVLQVHWIRUUHPDWFK Continued from 1B from some of those stunning upsets in IRRWEDOODQGKRRSVWKH\KDYHSXOOHGRII LQWKHSDVW .HQWXFN\LVDPRQVWHUWKLV0DUFK With stunning ease, the Wildcats built DSRLQWOHDGLQWKH¿UVWKDOIRYHUWKH 0RXQWDLQHHUV ZKR OHG WKH QD WLRQLQVWHDOVDQG¿JXUHGWKHLUIXOOFRXUW press would at least bother Kentucky LQWR VRPH WXUQRYHUV 1RW RQO\ GLG WKH press not work, West Virginia shot only SHUFHQWRILQFOXGLQJRI IURPSRLQWUDQJHDJDLQVWWKH:LOGFDWV ZKRUHVHPEOHDIRUHVWRIEOXHWLQWHGUHG ZRRGVLQVLGHWKHSDLQW West Virginia didn’t eclipse 20 points XQWLOWKHPDUNRIWKHVHFRQGKDOI ,W ZDV RYHU ORQJ EHIRUH WKHQ $W halftime, the Mountaineers had nearly DV PDQ\ IRXOV DV SRLQWV DQG there was no hint they would be able WRFXWLQWR.HQWXFN\¶VOHDG7KH:LOG FDWV VHHNLQJ WR EHFRPH WKH ¿UVW WHDP WRJRXQGHIHDWHGVLQFH,QGLDQDLQ seemed to be sending a message to the UHVW RI WKH WRXUQDPHQW WKDW HYHU\RQH HOVHLVSOD\LQJIRUVHFRQGSODFH )LYH \HDUV DJR LQ WKH (OLWH (LJKW :HVW 9LUJLQLD VWXQQHG D WRSVHHGHG Kentucky team that’s a lot like this one, ORDGHG ZLWK KLJK VFKRRO$OO$PHULFDV DQGIXWXUH1%$SOD\HUV%XWWKH:LOG cats weren’t going to let that happen again, and they blistered the Mountain HHUVLQWKHRSHQLQJPLQXWHVOHDYLQJ WKH FRXUW ZLWK VXSHUIDQDFWUHVV$VKOH\ Judd dancing along with the thousands ZKRPDGHWKHWULSQRUWKWR&OHYHODQG Judd then tweeted she’s staying DURXQGIRUDIHZPRUHGD\V “I think it’s okay to extend my hotel URRP´VKHZURWH $DURQ+DUULVRQVFRUHGSRLQWVLQ WKH ¿UVW KDOI 'HYLQ %RRNHU GURSSHG WZR SRLQWHUV DQG 0DUFXV /HH DQG :LOOLH&DXOH\6WHLQWRRNWXUQVVRDULQJ WRFRQYHUWDOOH\RRSSDVVHVLQWRGXQNV that had West Virginia fans longing to WDNHWKHFRXQWU\URDGEDFNKRPH Dakari Johnson scored 12 points DQG &DXOH\6WHLQ DGGHG UHERXQGV for Kentucky, which hasn’t faced Notre 'DPHLQWKHWRXUQDPHQWVLQFH WISCONSIN 79, NORTH CAR- OLINA 72 ²$W/RV$QJHOV:LVFRQ sin looked like a beaten team for much RIWKHJDPH Frank Kaminsky got off to a slow start, his team couldn’t make a shot in WKH¿UVWKDOIDQGWKHQIHOOEHKLQGE\VHY HQPLGZD\WKURXJKWKHVHFRQGKDOI It looked like a repeat of the Big 7HQ &RQIHUHQFH WLWOH JDPH ZKHQ WKH Badgers were left for road kill against 0LFKLJDQ6WDWHEHIRUHFRPLQJEDFNWR ZLQLQRYHUWLPH 7KH WRSVHHGHG %DGJHUV DJDLQ SURYHGWKHLUJULWUDOO\LQJLQWKH¿QDO PLQXWHVWRKROGRII1RUWK&DUROLQD 7KXUVGD\QLJKWDQGDGYDQFHWRWKH ¿QDOHLJKWRIWKH1&$$7RXUQDPHQW 6DP 'HNNHU KDG D FDUHHUKLJK points and 10 rebounds, Kaminsky added 19 and Nigel Hayes 12 to send :LVFRQVLQLQWRWKH:HVW5HJLRQ DO¿QDO6DWXUGD\DJDLQVW1RVHHG$U L]RQD “The toughness that they showed WRGD\ZDVUHDOO\VRPHWKLQJ´&DUROLQD FRDFK5R\:LOOLDPVVDLG³,W¶VVWUDQJH the difference between winning and ORVLQJLVVRVPDOO´ 0DUFXV 3DLJH KLW FRQVHFXWLYH SRLQWHUV WKDW GUHZ &DUROLQD ZLWKLQ RQHZLWKVHFRQGVWRJREXW:LVFRQ VLQPDGHDOOHLJKWRILWVIUHHWKURZV² IRXUE\.DPLQVN\²RYHUWKHFORVLQJ Sam Barbee photo Echo’s McKenzie Gonzales (in blue) nabs third as the throw heads into left field in Echo’s 9-4 win over Colton on Thursday in Echo. COUGARS: 6L[(FKR players with two hits Continued from 1B But with how well Gonza les was pitching, Echo didn’t QHHGWRVFRUHPXFK The sophomore was lights out from the second to the VL[WKLQQLQJV7KH¿UVWWKUHH Vikings to reach were all put RQ EDVH E\ *RQ]DOHV 6KH beaned Janey Ethington, and ZDONHG &DWLO\Q :HLQEDUJHU DQG %HFN\ 3DWWHUVRQ &DV sondra Neff rocketed a single WKURXJKWKHJORYHRI+DQQDK 0F&DUW\ DW WKLUG VFRULQJ (WKLQJWRQ DQG 6KHOE\ 0DU VKDOO GURYH LQ :HLQEDUJHU ZLWK D EDVH RQ EDOOV %XW Gonzales bared down, induc LQJDVOLFNGRXEOHSOD\ to both slip out of a jam and JDLQVRPHFRQ¿GHQFH ³6KH KDV IDLWK LQ KHU GH fense, too,” senior Bailey 6WURIH VDLG ³6KH NQRZV LW¶V QRWDOORQKHU6KHNQRZVWKDW ZH¶UHWKHUHWREDFNKHUXS´ Echo’s next contest is Fri GD\$SULO ZKHQ WKH &RX JDUV KRVW 5LYHUVLGH$UOLQJ WRQIRUDGRXEOHKHDGHU)LUVW SLWFKLVVHWIRUSP ²²² AP photos TOP: Xavier forward Trevon Blui- ett (5) tries to hold on to the ball against Arizona during the second half of Thursday’s Sweet 16 game in Los Angeles. 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O’Rourke. WA I T S B U R G / PRESCOTT (WA) 7, MAC-HI 2 ² $W 3UHVFRWW :DVKWKH¿UVWIRXU&DUGLQDO batters recorded base hits, DQG:DLWVEXUJ3UHVFRWW:$ KXQJVHYHQUXQVRQWKHERDUG LQ WKH ¿UVW WZR LQQLQJV LQ D YLFWRU\RYHUWKH3LRQHHUV 7KH ORVV ZDV WKH ¿UVW IRU 0DF+LZKLFKZRQLWV ¿UVWJDPHRIWKHVHDVRQRYHU :HVWRQ0F(ZHQODVWZHHN Kody Banek walked with the bases loaded and Hunter Yenson brought in Miguel Garcia with one of his two VLQJOHVLQWKHVL[WK ²²² WAITSBURG/PRESCOTT (WA) 7, MAC-HI 2 R H E MAC 010 001 0 — 2 8 2 W/P 340 000 X — 7 11 0 Talon Larson, Grant (3), Federson (7) and Dunn. Jacob Cheney, Bailey DeBord (2), Jesus Vella (6) and Kody Banek. W — T. Larson. L — J. Cheney. 2B — K. Banek (MAC), ATHLETE OF THE WEEK KEEGAN CRAFTON Senior - Hermiston Golf Crafton led Hermiston to a season-opening win at The Dalles Country Club, shooting a team-best 77 as the Bulldogs finished with a combined score of 327. 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