Oregon’s women’s basketball team outscored Washington State 40-26 in the second half and defeated the Cougars 67-62 Saturday night in Pullman, Wash. @@http://www.goducks.com/downloads2/446619.pdf?ATCLID=205378522&SPSID=4307&SPID=236&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=500@@
The Ducks trailed the Cougars for the game’s first 35:55 until senior forward Amanda Johnson hit a three-pointer to give Oregon a 58-56 lead. The Ducks extended their lead to 60-56 on a pair of free throws by Johnson, but the Cougars scored the next five points to retake the lead, 61-60. But Oregon went on a 7-1 run to close out the game, highlighted by another three-pointer from Johnson and four made free throws by Johnson and point guard Nia Jackson. @@http://www.goducks.com/downloads2/446548.htm?ATCLID=205378522&SPSID=4307&SPID=236&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=500@@
The victory gave Oregon a road series split with the Washington schools, and improved the Ducks’ record to 14-11 (6-7 Pac-12), while the Cougars fell to 10-15 (4-9 Pac-12). @@http://www.goducks.com/downloads2/446548.htm?ATCLID=205378522&SPSID=4307&SPID=236&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=500@@
Johnson led Oregon with 23 points, Ariel Thomas added 13 and Jasmin Holliday scored 12. Center Carly Noyes scored a team-high 12 points for Washington State and was one of five Cougars in double-figures. Guard Jazmine Perkins grabbed a team-high 11 rebounds, part of a dominant effort for Washington State on the glass. (The Cougars outrebounded Oregon 49-35.) The Ducks overcame that deficit by making 12 more free throws than Washington State. @@http://www.goducks.com/downloads2/446619.pdf?ATCLID=205378522&SPSID=4307&SPID=236&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=500@@
Oregon will return to Matthew Knight Arena next week for a critical homestand against Cal and Stanford.