– Oregon men’s basketball made a statement with a thrilling 67-64 win over Utah (finished with an incredible buzzer beater by Pac-12 Player of the Year Joe Young) in the Pac-12 Tournament semi-final. Though the Ducks fell 80-52 in the final to the Wildcats, Oregon earned a No. 8 seed in the 2015 NCAA tournament. The Ducks will face No. 9 seed Oklahoma State on Thursday, March 19 in Omaha, Nebraska. Read up on four factors to look out for in the first round match up here.
– Oregon men’s track and field brought home their second consecutive NCAA Indoor Championship. Oregon’s Eric Jenkins, who took the title in the 5K on Saturday, won the 3K race in 7:58.81 on Sunday. Sophomore Edward Cheserek finished first in the mile with a time of 3:57.94, bumping his total NCAA title count to six. The Ducks finished the weekend with 74 points; Florida finished in second with 50, and Arkansas rounded out the top three with 39 points. The Oregon women finished second, breaking a school record in points scored at the NCAA Indoor meet with 46.5. Arkansas took home the women’s title with 63 points.
– Four-star wide receiver Theo Howard verbally committed to play football at Oregon over the weekend. The 5-foot-11 170-pound wideout is the fifth commit to Oregon’s 2016 class.
– Despite multiple rain delays through out the weekend, Oregon softball swept a three-game home series against Oregon State.
In the last home opener to be held at Howe Field before its remodel, Cheridan Hawkins pitched a no hitter to lead the Ducks to a 10-0 win in their first Pac-12 game of the season.
The first game in Sunday’s double-header resulted in a 23-12 Oregon win, highlighted by freshman Gwen Svekis’ nine RBIs, the most in single-game school history. In the second game of the day, both Hailey Decker and Janie Takeda knocked out three-run home runs to propel the Ducks to a 9-0 run-ruled victory over the Beavers.
– Oregon men’s tennis wrapped up a weekend in Idaho with a 4-2 win over Boise State on Sunday. The Ducks also chalked up a 4-0 win over Utah State on Saturday. The men’s tennis program is now 10-4 on the season, and will host Pacific on Monday, March 23 before they start Pac-12 play on the road at the Los Angeles schools March 27-28.
– After starting the weekend with losses on Friday and Saturday against the Cal on the road in Berkeley, No. 8 Oregon baseball managed to finished the weekend with a 4-2 win on Sunday.
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