— Oregon men’s basketball’s season came crashing down on Saturday. Behind Buddy Hield’s game-high 37 points, the Sooners dominated the Ducks in a 80-68 win. The loss ends Oregon’s 2015-2016 campaign a game short of the Final Four — a mark the Ducks program has not reached since 1939.
“Once the hurt of this game, once we get through that, we’ll reflect back on this year with great pride,” Altman said. “I’ll look back on it with a lot of love.”
— Oregon women’s basketball will continue its run in the WNIT Monday against University of Texas El Paso in the Quarterfinals. Oregon is coming off a 73-63 win over Utah in Eugene. Lexi Bando led the Ducks in scoring with 34 points, while holding the visiting Utes to 3-of-23 from 3-point range.
— Dillon Brooks experienced more publicity than he likely anticipated after Oregon’s win over Duke in the Sweet 16. The sophomore drained a 3-pointer with just seconds remaining in a game that was already sealed, prompting Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski to lecture Brooks on the act. It created a lot of buzz, and Emerald reporter Hayden Kim argues that it had much to about nothing.
— Oregon softball debuted Jane Sanders Stadium in perfect fashion this past weekend. The Ducks swept Stanford Saturday and tallied their 18th consecutive win. Cheridan Hawkins was dominant against Stanford, throwing 5.0 innings and giving up two hits and two walks with eight strikeouts. With the win, Hawkins improved to 10-2 on the year.
— The next month may have a big impact on the outlook for the 2016-17 Oregon men’s basketball team. Tyler Dorsey and Dillon Brooks didn’t give any straight answers when talking to the media about what their futures may look like.
— Oregon men’s golf’s Sulman Raza won the Northwest Classic over spring break. Raza, who finished a combined 10-under for the tournament, held at the Willamette Valley Country Club, finished par or better throughout the first and second round. His win came after a third place finish in the Southern Highlands Collegiate in Las Vegas earlier this month. It was the first win of Raza’s collegiate career.
— Oregon baseball lost its series against Washington this past weekend. The team is now 11-9 and 2-4 in the Pac-12.
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Oregon men’s basketball falls in the Elite Eight, women’s hoops continues run in WNIT
Justin Wise
March 27, 2016
Oregon forward Jordan Bell blocks a dunk at the rim. The Oregon Ducks face the Oklahoma Sooners on March 26, 2016 in the Elite 8 at the Honda Center in Anaheim. (Kyle Sandler/Emerald)
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