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UO release – EUGENE, Ore. – Oregon earned its fifth straight NCAA Tournament bid and 17th in school history Sunday as it received the No. 5 seed in the Wichita Region. The Ducks will face No. 12 seed Belmont in the opening round on Saturday in Knoxville, Tenn. This will be the first-ever meeting between the two programs. “I’ve been doing this for a long time and even though we’ve known we were going to be in the tournament there’s always something magical about hearing your name called,” said head coach Kelly Graves. “We’re excited to be playing and hope to go down and play our best.” Oregon finished the regular season 20-11 and 11-6 in Pac-12 play, finishing the year second in the overall league standings. The Ducks picked up back-to-back wins over top-10 teams in Matthew Knight Arena in January, knocking off then-No. 7 Arizona, 68-66 in overtime, before blowing out then-No.9 and current No. 6 UConn, 72-59. UO had its Pac-12 Tournament run end in the semifinals, losing to Utah, 80-73 in the semifinals after beating UCLA, 63-60, in the quarterfinal round. Oregon beat 10 of the 12 Pac-12 teams at least once during the season, as the only teams the Ducks did not beat were No. 2 Stanford, who UO lost to twice, in addition to a loss at Colorado in the only meeting between the two schools this year. The Ducks also knocked off Oklahoma during the regular season, winning 98-93 on Nov. 20 in The Bahamas, playing without starting guards Te-Hina Paopao and Endyia Rogers. Oregon has played 10 teams that are in the NCAA Tournament field.
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OSU release – CORVALLIS – The Oregon State women’s basketball team will compete in the 2022 WNIT, the Women’s National Invitational Tournament announced Sunday evening. This marks the eighth-straight season the Beavers have competed in a postseason tournament (not including the canceled 2020 postseason) and snaps OSU’s run of making the last seven NCAA Tournaments. Oregon State will be making its eighth appearance in the current incarnation of the WNIT and its first since 2012. The Beavers won the NWIT (a precursor to the WNIT) on two occasions, taking the titles in 1980 and 1982, both of which were hosted in Amarillo, Texas. Oregon State’s most recent WNIT run in the event ended in the third round against Washington in 2012. The Beavers are currently 14-13 on the season, with two wins over ranked opponents. Talia von Oelhoffen earned All-Pac-12 honors from both the conference’s coaches and media. Oregon State is 191-60 since the start of the 2014-15 season, with 11 wins over top-10 opponents over that span. The Beavers have made four Sweet 16’s in the last seven seasons, including a run to the 2016 Final Four. The official WNIT bracket, including first round locations, matchups and game dates will be released on Monday.
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Oregon’s softball team won three games this weekend at the Oregon/Oregon State Tournament. The Ducks downed Portland State 7-0 Friday, North Dakota State 14-1 & 10-2 Saturday. Oregon (19-3) opens Pac-12 play at Utah Friday. Oregon State won three-out-of-four. The Beavers beat North Dakota State in Eugene 11-4 Friday. Saturday they moved to Kelly Field in Corvallis and lost to Portland State 6-1, but beat PSU in the second game 9-1. On Sunday it was a 3-1 win over North Dakota State. The Beavers (22-4) are scheduled to open Pac-12 play at Arizona State Friday, 6 p.m., Tempe, AZ.
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Oregon’s baseball team took two-out-of-three at Stanford to open the Pac-12 season. The Ducks won on Friday 4-3, Saturday 16-13, but lost on Sunday 10-6. Oregon (2-1, 10-6) is scheduled to host Utah beginning Friday at Eugene. Oregon State won two-out-of-three at Washington State, Pullman, WA. The Beavers on Friday 13-3, Saturday 5-1, but lost in the bottom of the ninth Sunday 9-8. OSU (2-1, 11-2) is scheduled to host Grand Canyon Tuesday, 5:35 p.m., Goss Stadium, Corvallis. On Pac-12 Insider.