University of Oregon
Washington State
Poor Shooting Night Downs Ducks
03/06/10 | Women's Basketball
PULLMAN, Wash. – A fast-pace game speared by athletic guards on both sides of the ball led to some frantic play and poor shooting as Oregon fell 67-53 to Washington State on Friday night at Friel Court.
The Ducks have now lost five in a row and fall to 16-13 on the season and 7-10 in the Pac-10, momentarily remaining sixth in the league standings.
Washington State improves 8-20 on the year and 3-14 in league as the Cougars remain ninth in the standings as the regular season comes to a close on Sunday.
The Ducks shot just 26.7 percent (20-of-75) for the game, and only 18.2 percent (6-of-33) in the second half as UO was outscored 29-15 in the final 20 minutes.
With a poor shooting night, Oregon couldn't afford to not pick up second chance attempts on the glass, but the Ducks were outrebounded 60-43 by WSU.
Washington State's 60 boards was a new season high for an Oregon opponent, and the Ducks .267 shooting percentage was a new Oregon season low.
The Cougars were not shooting the lights out either with just a .375 (24-of-64) shooting percentage on the evening, but had 20 assists on their 24 baskets made.
WSU Sophomore Jazmine Perkins led all scorers with a game-high 19 points knocking down five 3-pointers while also adding 10 rebounds for a double-double.
Sophomore guard April Cook added 16 points for WSU, while Rosie Tarnowski scored eight points and added 10 rebounds and freshman guard Kiki Moore dished a game-high six assists.
Oregon senior guard Taylor Lilley was held to two-second half points, but still led the Ducks with 16 on the night – the 66th double-figure scoring game of her career.
Micaela Cocks scored 10 points and sophomore forward Amanda Johnson picked up the ninth double-double of her season with 10 points and a game-high 11 rebounds.
Nia Jackson added three assists and a game-high four steals.Washington State ended the first half on a 24-9 run to tie the game at 38-38 at halftime after the Ducks had led by as many as 15, 29-14, with 9:35 to play after a Cocks 3-pointer.
The Ducks seemed to find their rhythm at the start of the second half gaining their lead back after Johnson drained consecutive 3-pointers, but the Cougars recovered from trailing to 44-41, to leading 55-44 with 10:19 remaining. WSU went on a 14-0 run from the 17:16 mark, holding Oregon scoreless until Nicole Canepa finally broke the drought.
The Ducks jumped out to a 14-2 advantage at the 14:43 mark of the first half, and increased that lead to 23-8 with 11:35 on the clock as outside shots began to drop for Lilley and Cocks.
Lilley led all scorers at the break with 14 points, while Cocks added 10. Johnson had nine rebounds by the break, while Jackson led the team with three assists.
Perkins scored 13 points to lead WSU while Cook chipped in 10 and Moore dished five assists.
Oregon ends the regular season at Washington on Sunday with a 2 p.m. tip. The game can be heard on 95.3 FM in Eugene and for fans out of the listening area on the O-Zone.
Notes: Oregon's five-game losing streak matches its longest of the season…the Ducks last lost in Pullman on Feb. 18, 2006 by the score of 68-53…Oregon and the Cougars split their season series for the second straight year… Washington State's 60 boards was a new season high for an Oregon opponent, and the Ducks .267 shooting percentage was a new Oregon season low…this was the second straight game Oregon let a double-digit lead slip away as the Ducks led UCLA last Saturday by 16 in the second half…Taylor Lilley drained four 3-pointers in the game, improving her single-season record to 106…she needs 111 to crack the NCAA single-season top-10…Micaela Cocks played in the 120th game of her career, tying with Eleanor Haring and Lauri Landerholm for fourth all-time…Lilley now has 66 double-figure scoring games ranking 10th all-time in UO history...Oregon's 36 3-point attempts broke a UO single-game recond (previous 31 vs. Long Beach St. on Dec. 6, 2010)...the teams combined for 59 3-point attempts also breaking a new UO single game record (previous 50 vs. Santa Clara on Dec. 15, 2002).
