– For the third time this season, the Oregon football team came out on the losing end on Saturday night. In a game that traditionally features high-powered offenses, the Ducks were unable to hold onto a late lead and lost in double overtime to Washington State, 45-38. Although there were overall improvements by Oregon, missed tackles and poor quarterback play plagued the Ducks in defeat.
– On the road for the majority of the season, the No. 25 Oregon volleyball team was unable to pull out an upset win when facing No. 7 Stanford in Palo Alto, California on Sunday evening. The Ducks, led by freshman Lindsey Vander Weide’s 17 kills, took the opening set from the Cardinal and were leading 23-20 in the second set before they collapsed. Stanford rallied to win the second set 25-23 and went on to win the next two sets for the 3-1 victory.
– The Oregon soccer team, also in Palo Alto, put up a good fight against No. 6 Stanford. However, a goal in the second half proved to be final verdict in the Ducks’ 1-0 loss. Marlo Sweatman had a chance to tie the game late in the second half but her shot went wide of the net. Oregon’s defense sustained Stanford’s onslaught of pressure. The Cardinal took 22 shots on goal but only got through the Ducks’ defense once.
– Finishing up a three-day tournament in North Carolina, the Oregon women’s golf team finished 13th out of 18 teams at the Ruth’s Chris Tar Heel Invitational. Kathleen Scavo had the bright spot of the final day for the Ducks as the freshman knocked in her first career eagle during her round. The Ducks finished with a final score 908, +44 on the tournament. Duke won with a +3 while Arkansas finished second, 13 strokes behind the Blue Devils.
– Although the football team fell at home to Washington State on Saturday, Royce Freeman continued the stellar start to his sophomore season with a career-high 246 yards rushing in the loss. Time and time again, whenever the Ducks needed a boost, Freeman was there to give it to them. He got all of those yards on 27 carries, a 9.1 yards per carry average, while adding two total touchdowns.
– The Emerald’s Andrew Bantly wrote a nice piece detailing the life of senior Marlo Sweatman of Oregon. While her soccer career has taken her many places, what stills drive Sweatman in her career is the thoughts of her recently deceased grandmother.
– Entering the football game on Saturday, Charles Nelson was known for his exploits on offense as a playmaker and on special teams as hard-hitter. While there were rumors that Nelson could transfer to the defensive side of the ball entering this season, he spent the first four games at wide receiver. That all changed when he took the field against Washington State, starting at safety for Oregon’s struggling secondary. He immediately made his presence felt and finished the game with a team-high 12 tackles.
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