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Ducks Romp Past WSU; Huskies Hang On

From Staff And Wire Reports

College women

Arianne Boyer and Renae Fegent combined for 31 points in leading the Oregon Ducks past visiting Washington State 80-46 in a women’s Pacific-10 Conference basketball game Thursday night before 2,207 fans at McArthur Court in Eugene.

Boyer scored a game-high 16 as Oregon improved to 9-2 overall and 2-0 in Pac-10 play. Fegent added 15 points and Sonja Curtis chipped in 13 for the Ducks, who outrebounded the Cougars 50-30. Curtis led the Ducks with eight rebounds, while Mendy Benson and Boyer each grabbed seven boards.

Amy Saneholtz led the Cougars (5-6, 0-3) with 11 points, while Laura Wilder led all rebounders with 10. The loss was WSU’s fourth straight.

“We couldn’t make our shots,” said Cougars coach Harold Rhodes as his club dropped its fourth straight game in Eugene. WSU shot a season-low 29.3 percent, including just 8 of 30 in the second half.

In WSU’s three league losses, the Cougars have been outrebounded 132-93.

“We played hard, but we didn’t compete. There is a difference,” Rhodes said.

The Cougars stayed close for the first 5 minutes, trailing 10-7 when the Ducks went on a 15-3 run that produced a 25-10 lead WSU couldn’t overcome. The Ducks finished the half with a 9-2 run to take a 38-20 lead into the locker room.

Oregon’s depth and decided height advantage wore down the Cougars in the final half. Eight minutes into the second half, Oregon opened a 24-point lead, 56-32 on a basket by Boyer. Two minutes later and 21 points in front of WSU, the Ducks ran off 12 unanswered points, including 3-point baskets by Benson and Betty Ann Boeving.

WSU closes out its road trip to Oregon Saturday with a 7 p.m. game at Oregon State.

Oregon 80, WSU 46

Washington State (5-6, 0-3) - Wilder 3-9 0-0 6, Saneholtz 3-11 5-6 11, Kunze 4-10 1-1 9, Hyett 0-4 0-0 0, Smith 1-7 0-0 3, McNeely 1-1 1-1 3, Evans 1-3 1-3 3, Ludwicki 3-10 2-2 9, Rubio 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 17-58 10-13 46.

Oregon (9-2 2-0) - Benson 2-4 1-2 6, Boyer 6-14 4-7 16, Fegent 7-9 0-0 15, Bowyer 0-2 0-1 0, Edamura 2-5 0-1 4, Hughes 2-6 4-6 8, McKnight 0-1 0-0 0, Strange 2-3 0-0 4, Edwards 0-0 0-2 0, Boeving 3-8 0-0 8, Mowe 2-4 2-4 6, Curtis 5-7 3-4 13, Pierce 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 31-64 14-27 80.

Halftime - Oregon 38, WSU 20. 3-point goals - WSU 2-11 (Hyett 0-1, Smith 1-4, Ludwicki 1-6). Oregon 4-15 (Benson 1-1, Fegent 1-2, Bowyer 0-1, Edamura 0-3, Hughes 0-1, McKnight 0-1, Boeving 2-4, Curtis 0-1, Pierce 0-1). Fouled out - Rubio. Rebounds - WSU 30 (Wilder 10). Oregon 50 (Curtis 8). Assists - WSU 6 (Hyett 3). Oregon 20 (Boyer 4). Steals - WSU 14 (Hyett 5). Oregon 15 (Bowyer 4). Turnovers - WSU 30 (Saneholtz 6). Oregon 23 (Fegent, Hughes 4). Total fouls - WSU 22. Oregon 15. Technical - WSU. A 2,207.

Washington 69, Oregon St. 54

At Corvallis, Ore., sophomore guard Jamie Redd scored 15 of her 24 points in the first half to lead the Huskies to a win over the Beavers.

The Huskies (7-5, 2-1) led 37-18 at halftime, but Oregon State (6-5, 0-2) closed to within 41-31 early in the second half. Washington then went on to build a 56-36 lead with 5:40 to go, with Redd scoring eight points during the run.

Washington (7-5, 2-1) - Hall 2-8 1-4 5, Savasta 6-12 2-2 15, Pelz 0-3 1-2 1, Redd 9-20 4-7 24, Niemela 4-10 2-3 12, Teel 0-1 0-0 0, Lynch 0-0 2-2 2, Rogers 1-3 0-0 2, Tiuaea 3-4 0-1 6, Hills 1-1 0-1 2, Williams 0-1 0-0 0, Kerr 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26-63 12-22 69.

Oregon St. (6-5, 0-2) - Walsh 4-9 0-0 8, Busen 0-1 0-0 0, Lelas 3-11 2-5 8, Morris 4-9 2-3 10, Watts 8-19 0-1 18, Pierce 2-4 1-4 5, McAllister 1-5 2-2 5, Barrett 0-0 0-0 0, Scoble 0-0 0-0 0, Byars 0-1 0-0 0, Adcock 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22-59 7-15 54.

Halftime - Washington 37, Oregon St. 18. 3-Point goals-Washington 5-14 (Niemela 2-5, Redd 2-6, Savasta 1-2, Teel 0-1), Oregon St 3-15 (Watts 2-4, McAllister 1-5, Busen 0-1, Morris 0-4). Fouled out-Morris. Rebounds-Washington 44 (Hall 9), Oregon St 45 (Watts 13). Assists-Washington 11 (Redd 4), Oregon St 10 (Watts 4). Total fouls-Washington 20, Oregon St 22. A-1,053.

EWU 81, Cal State Sacramento 74 (OT)

In Sacramento, Rachel Ferguson scored 23 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as the Eagles rallied past the Hornets in overtime.

EWU overcame a 30-23 halftime deficit to tie it, then outscored Cal State Sacramento 17-10 in overtime. Andee Schmick added 19 points and Tanya Kirk 17 for EWU.

EWU Bocock 1-1 0-0 3, Bartleson, 0-1 0-0 0, Schmick 7-11 4-5 19, Sutter 1-2 4-4 7, Ford 1-3 1-2 4, Olson 1-1 0-0 2, Moore 1-2 0-0 2, Kirk 5-17 4-4 17, Ferguson 9-18 5-6 23, Sloan 2-5 0-0 4. Team Totals - 28-61 18-21 81.

Sacramento State - Bowman 4-10 1-2 9, Karley 5-15 2-3 16, Kuelper 3-11 0-0 6, WAstell 9-18 2-3 23, Lara 6-10 2-3 14, Reynolds 0-3 0-2 0, Hughes 1-2 0-0 2, Brockett 0-4 0-2 0, Garland 1-4 2-4 4. Team Totals - 29-77 9-19 74.

Halftime - Sacramento 30, EWU 23. 3-point goals - EWU 7-15 (Ford 1-3, Kirk 3-6, Sutter 1-2, Sloan 0-1, Bocook 1-1, Schmick 1-1, Moore 0-1), Sacramento 7-20 (Bowman 0-3, Karley 4-9, Wastell 3-6, Brackett 0-2). Fouled out - Schmick. Rebounds - EWU 43 (Ferguson 10), Sacramento 45 (Kuelper 11). Assists - EWU 18 (Sutter 7), Sacramento 17 (Wastell 6). Total fouls - EWU 17, Sacramento 18. Technicals - none.

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