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Ducks, Beavers win at Pac-10 tourney
By The Associated Press
Saturday, March 08, 2008 | No comments posted.
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Taylor Lilley scored 20 points, including four 3-pointers, to lead Oregon to a 66-45 win over Washington State in the opening game of the Pacific-10 Conference women’s basketball tournament.
Ellie Manou added 15 for the seventh-seeded Ducks, who advanced to play No. 2 seed California today in the second round.
The Cougars were eliminated and finished the year 5-25.
With her team trailing by seven points early in the second half, Lilley, a sophomore guard from Newhall, Calif., sparked a 9-2 run with a jump shot and a 3-pointer as Oregon tied the game at 32-32 with 16:30 left in the game.
The Ducks then zipped off an additional 10-4 scoring run — which included another three-pointer from Lilly — to take a 42-36 lead, an advantage they would never relinquish.
Oregon, 14-16 on the season, used its superior height and strength to outrebound the Cougars 37-25. The Ducks also outshot the Cougars, 48 percent to 36 percent from the field and were 8 of 19 from long range.
Washington State fought back from a 16-10 deficit with 8:53 left to take a 28-23 halftime lead. The Cougars ran off nine straight points to go ahead 19-16 — led by five points from Jasmine Williams, who scored a dozen of her points in the first 20 minutes and finished with 17 points to lead her team.
Oregon State 46, Arizona 31
Ashley Allen and Tiffany Ducker had a dozen points each Friday night to lead Oregon State to a 46-31 win over Arizona in the first round of the Pacific-10 Conference women’s basketball tournament at HP Pavilion.
The eighth-seeded Beavers (12-18) will face No. 1 seed — and No. 6 nationally ranked — Stanford (27-3) today in Round 2.
The Wildcats were eliminated and ended their season at 10-20.
Oregon State took advantage of a major Arizona offensive lapse in the second half in which the Wildcats went a full seven minutes without scoring. During that span, the Beavers used a 13-0 scoring run to turn a 22-22 game into a 35-22 lead — an advantage they never lost.
Arizona’s Amina Njonkou led all scorers with 15 points, and teammate Ibekwe led all rebounders with 11.
Wiggins honored
WALNUT CREEK, Calif. — Stanford star guard Candice Wiggins became the first three-time winner of the Pac-10 women’s basketball player of the year award on Thursday.
Wiggins led the conference with a 19.4 point per game scoring average and became the leading scorer in Pac-10 history with 2,424 points, passing Lisa Leslie in the final regular season game of the year.
Wiggins also won the award her first two years at Stanford, losing out to California’s Devanei Hampton last season.
No. 6 Stanford dominated the awards after winning its eighth straight regular season conference title. Forward Kayla Pedersen was honored as the league’s top freshman, Tara VanDerveer was voted Coach of the Year and center Jayne Appel joined Wiggins as an all-conference first-team selection.
Arizona State’s Briann January was honored as the top defensive player after leading the conference with 2.38 steals per game.
Joining Wiggins and Appel on the first team, were Hampton and Ashley Walker of Cal and Lindsey Pluimer of UCLA.
January was a second-team pick, joined by teammate Lauren Lacey, Cal’s Alexis Gray-Lawson, USC’s Nadia Parker and Arizona’s Ashley Whisonant.
Pedersen was a third-team selection, along with Washington’s Emily Florence, Oregon State’s Mercedes Fox-Griffin, USC’s Camille LeNoir and Oregon’s Taylor Lilley.
The other members of the all-freshman team were UCLA’s Doreena Campbell, Arizona’s Ify Ibekwe, Washington’s Katelan Redmon and Oregon State’s Talisa Rhea.
Pedersen became the third Stanford player to be selected as the top freshman in the past four years, joining Wiggins in 2005 and Appel last season. She averaged 12.6 points per game and was third in the conference with 8.2 rebounds per game.
VanDerveer was honored as the league’s top coach for the ninth time in her career. She surpassed the 700 win mark for her career earlier this season and won her 17th conference title.
Ellie Manou added 15 for the seventh-seeded Ducks, who advanced to play No. 2 seed California today in the second round.
The Cougars were eliminated and finished the year 5-25.
With her team trailing by seven points early in the second half, Lilley, a sophomore guard from Newhall, Calif., sparked a 9-2 run with a jump shot and a 3-pointer as Oregon tied the game at 32-32 with 16:30 left in the game.
The Ducks then zipped off an additional 10-4 scoring run — which included another three-pointer from Lilly — to take a 42-36 lead, an advantage they would never relinquish.
Oregon, 14-16 on the season, used its superior height and strength to outrebound the Cougars 37-25. The Ducks also outshot the Cougars, 48 percent to 36 percent from the field and were 8 of 19 from long range.
Washington State fought back from a 16-10 deficit with 8:53 left to take a 28-23 halftime lead. The Cougars ran off nine straight points to go ahead 19-16 — led by five points from Jasmine Williams, who scored a dozen of her points in the first 20 minutes and finished with 17 points to lead her team.
Oregon State 46, Arizona 31
Ashley Allen and Tiffany Ducker had a dozen points each Friday night to lead Oregon State to a 46-31 win over Arizona in the first round of the Pacific-10 Conference women’s basketball tournament at HP Pavilion.
The eighth-seeded Beavers (12-18) will face No. 1 seed — and No. 6 nationally ranked — Stanford (27-3) today in Round 2.
The Wildcats were eliminated and ended their season at 10-20.
Oregon State took advantage of a major Arizona offensive lapse in the second half in which the Wildcats went a full seven minutes without scoring. During that span, the Beavers used a 13-0 scoring run to turn a 22-22 game into a 35-22 lead — an advantage they never lost.
Arizona’s Amina Njonkou led all scorers with 15 points, and teammate Ibekwe led all rebounders with 11.
Wiggins honored
WALNUT CREEK, Calif. — Stanford star guard Candice Wiggins became the first three-time winner of the Pac-10 women’s basketball player of the year award on Thursday.
Wiggins led the conference with a 19.4 point per game scoring average and became the leading scorer in Pac-10 history with 2,424 points, passing Lisa Leslie in the final regular season game of the year.
Wiggins also won the award her first two years at Stanford, losing out to California’s Devanei Hampton last season.
No. 6 Stanford dominated the awards after winning its eighth straight regular season conference title. Forward Kayla Pedersen was honored as the league’s top freshman, Tara VanDerveer was voted Coach of the Year and center Jayne Appel joined Wiggins as an all-conference first-team selection.
Arizona State’s Briann January was honored as the top defensive player after leading the conference with 2.38 steals per game.
Joining Wiggins and Appel on the first team, were Hampton and Ashley Walker of Cal and Lindsey Pluimer of UCLA.
January was a second-team pick, joined by teammate Lauren Lacey, Cal’s Alexis Gray-Lawson, USC’s Nadia Parker and Arizona’s Ashley Whisonant.
Pedersen was a third-team selection, along with Washington’s Emily Florence, Oregon State’s Mercedes Fox-Griffin, USC’s Camille LeNoir and Oregon’s Taylor Lilley.
The other members of the all-freshman team were UCLA’s Doreena Campbell, Arizona’s Ify Ibekwe, Washington’s Katelan Redmon and Oregon State’s Talisa Rhea.
Pedersen became the third Stanford player to be selected as the top freshman in the past four years, joining Wiggins in 2005 and Appel last season. She averaged 12.6 points per game and was third in the conference with 8.2 rebounds per game.
VanDerveer was honored as the league’s top coach for the ninth time in her career. She surpassed the 700 win mark for her career earlier this season and won her 17th conference title.
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