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Oregon’s NCAA Tournament resume got a major boost and the Ducks reached 20 wins for a school-record fifth straight season with Sunday’s 69-58 victory over No. 9 Utah in Matthew Knight Arena at Eugene. The first half was relatively even until a 12-2 run by the Ducks (20-8, 10-5 Pac-12) put them up 28-21. Ahmaad Rorie and Casey Benson hit three-pointers during the spurt, and Elgin Cook scored the final four points. Oregon got just four points from Joseph Young during the first half, while Utah big man Jakob Poeltl played only three minutes due to foul trouble. After trailing 32-27 at the half, the Utes (21-5, 11-3) were down 39-32 early in the second half before mounting a run to get within 46-44. Oregon led 48-45 when freshman Dillon Brooks exploded for 11 straight UO points, driving the lane for an emphatic slam dunk to put an exclamation point on the run. The dunk made it 59-52, and after a Delon Wright three-pointer got the Utes back within four, Young hit a corner three off an inbounds play that served as a dagger with 1:50 left. The Ducks kick off a three-game road trip to close out conference play at California on Wednesday (8 p.m., ESPNU).
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Oregon State set a school record for home victories in a season and clinched a winning season record on Saturday night with a decisive 72-58 decision over Colorado before a Gill Coliseum crowd of 7,117. The Beavers (17-10, 8-7 Pac-12) held the Buffaloes (12-14, 5-9) to just 12 points on 3-for-21 shooting in the first half to take a commanding 34-12 intermission lead. Colorado recovered somewhat in the second half but never got closer than eight points and junior guard Gary Payton II punctuated the win with two thunderous dunks in the final 25 seconds.
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Oregon led by as much as 13 points in the first half, but Colorado stormed back and the Ducks lost, 84-69, on Sunday at the Coors Events Center. The Ducks dropped to 12-15 (5-11 Pac-12) with the loss while the Buffaloes improved to 12-15 (5-11). The teams are tied for ninth in the league standings but the win gives CU the tiebreaker. The Ducks close out the regular season at Matthew Knight Arena against Cal on Thursday and Stanford on Sunday.
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The No. 7/8 Oregon State women’s basketball team locked down at least a share of the Pac-12 regular season title Sunday afternoon, as the Beavers defeated Utah 52-42 in Salt Lake City. The conference championship is the first in school history. The Beavers also broke a school record with 25 wins this season, as they improve their record to 25-2 overall, 15-1 in Pac-12 play. The Beavers return home Thursday to take on Stanford at 6 p.m. at Gill Coliseum.
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Jack Karraker threw seven innings of one run ball and the Ducks used a four-run second inning to complete the four-game sweep of the Aggies, 6-3. New Mexico State (0-7) went up 1-0 in the second inning, but the Ducks (7-1) responded with four runs of their own in the bottom half of the frame. The Aggies couldn’t get much going form that point on, scattering four hits before picking up two runs on two hits in the ninth. The Ducks added insurance runs in the seventh and eighth innings. Oregon will play host to Portland at PK Park on Tuesday at 6 p.m.
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The Oregon State baseball team wrapped up an eight-game road trip Sunday, defeating Kansas, 15-5, at Surprise Stadium, AZ. Oregon State utilized a seven-run first inning against the Jayhawks en route to the win, which sent the Beavers to a 5-3 mark after the first eight games of the 2015 season. The club is now set to make its 2015 home debut in a 5:35 p.m. PT start against Grambling State Friday night at Goss Stadium at Coleman Field.
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The No. 2 Oregon softball team saw its 14-game win streak snapped on Saturday night at Getterman Stadium after Christy Lisenby singled in the winning run to give No. 7 Baylor the 2-1 walk-off victory. Cheridan Hawkins picked up the loss, her first of the season, despite the giving up just two runs, one earned, on three hits, three walks and seven strikeouts. Baylor (11-2) was the first to team to get a runner on base after drawing the walk from Hawkins in the bottom of the second. A hit by pitch followed by a wild pitch put runners on second and third for the Bears, but the veteran southpaw was able to get herself out of the jam. Janie Takeda was Oregon’s (14-1) first base runner in the top of the fourth after getting hit by a pitch and then stole second. She then advanced to third after Jenna Lilley grounded out to the second baseman, but wasn’t able to score as Janelle Lindvall flew out to right. The Ducks will have a few days off when they return to Eugene before heading to sunny San Diego, Calif., for the San Diego Classic (Feb. 27-March 1).
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The Oregon State softball team (11-5) finished action at the Mary Nutter Classic Sunday morning with a game against the Nebraska Cornhuskers (6-8), The Beavers scored early and held off a late rally from Nebraska to win 11-10. The Beavers will return to the field next weekend when they face Saint Mary’s at the Fresno State Louisville Slugger Bash, Friday, Jan. 27.