Emerald Quick Hits: Volleyball falls, Mariota rises to the spotlight

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Marcus Mariota had a memorable weekend, bringing home a plethora of awards including the Heisman trophy, becoming the first Duck to ever win the trophy. Check out the Emerald’s feature piece on Mariota here.

– After dropping its Sweet 16 matchup to North Carolina, Oregon volleyball’s season has come to a close. The Emerald’s Kenny Jacoby recapped the up-and-down season and previewed the immensely talented 2015 team.

– Oregon men’s basketball picked up a big out-of-conference road win against No. 25 Illinois in Chicago.

– Oregon women’s basketball survived a power outage at Matthew Knight Arena and defeated NAU 59-47.

– Oregon freshman running back Royce Freeman was named an ESPN freshman All-American. Freeman was also named a first team Scout All-American while fellow freshman Charles Nelson was named a second team freshman All-American returner.

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