– Women’s basketball standout Jillian Alleyne was awarded honorable mention All-America honors by The Associated Press, the first Oregon player to receive the honor since Shaquala Williams in 2002. The sophomore led the nation in rebounds per game (16.8) and double-doubles (29) this season and became the fifth player in NCAA history to grab 500 rebounds in a single season. Alleyne broke several Oregon records and is the sixth player in program history to receive All-America honors.
– Oregon assistant men’s basketball coach Brian Fish is leaving the program to become the head coach at Montana State. After four years at Oregon and 15 with Dana Altman, Fish was named as the 22nd head coach in Bobcats history by athletic director Peter Fields. Fish has made stops at Marshall, his alma mater, Kansas State, Creighton, San Diego and Texas Christian University.
– Third-ranked Oregon softball swept a double header over UC Santa Barbara on Tuesday, improving to 32-4 on the season and has won five straight. In game one, Alexa Peterson won the game in the eighth with a walk-off RBI single, scoring Courtney Ceo from third, giving the Ducks their second walk-off win in a row following Kailee Cuico’s game-winning homer against Washington in the series finale. In game two, the Ducks were aided by a monster second inning when they plated seven runs, highlighted by Cuico’s eighth home run of the season, a grand slam. Oregon hosts top ranked UCLA this weekend for a three-game series.
– The Oregon baseball team beat Gonzaga 3-2 last night thanks to a steady bullpen and manufacturing runs. Ducks third baseman Mitchell Tolman collected two hits, and A.J. Balta and J.B. Bryant had an RBI apiece. Starting pitcher Jordan Spencer picked up his first win of the season (1-0) and closer Jake Reed closed the door in the ninth to pick up his sixth save.
– Softball pitcher Cheridan Hawkins was named the Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division I National Player of the Week on Tuesday. The sophomore takes home her second national player of the week honor this season and was named as the Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week on Monday. Hawkins was instrumental in Oregon’s sweep of No. 5 Washington, pitching 14.2 innings with 11 strikeouts and a 0.95 ERA during the series.
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