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The Ducks got a trio of seniors to tally hat tricks in their regular season finale at Pape Field, leading Oregon to an 18-11 win over #16 USC for its first victory over a ranked opponent since 2008. Just a day removed from a blistering start against Arizona State that saw them score 14 points unanswered in the first half, the Ducks channeled their emotions and momentum into another strong half to open Sunday's game. USC would get on the board first, but the Ducks take over from there, holding a 10-3 lead at the break. The Trojans ended the half with two goals, but Oregon looked good out of halftime as well and would score four straight to hold a 14-3 lead. USC had a response, fighting and clawing for the remainder of the game, getting as close as five down with 10 minutes to play, but the Ducks' patient attack finally found its stride again to close out the win. Jojo Hesketh, who had just 10 goals coming into the weekend, led the way with five on Sunday, bringing her to a total of… Read More

The Ducks got a trio of seniors to tally hat tricks in their regular season finale at Pape Field, leading Oregon to an 18-11 win over #16 USC for its first victory over a ranked opponent since 2008. Just a day removed from a blistering start against Arizona State that saw them score 14 points unanswered in the first half, the Ducks channeled their emotions and momentum into another strong half to open Sunday's game. USC would get on the board first, but the Ducks take over from there, holding a 10-3 lead at the break. The Trojans ended the half with two goals, but Oregon looked good out of halftime as well and would score four straight to hold a 14-3 lead. USC had a response, fighting and clawing for the remainder of the game, getting as close as five down with 10 minutes to play, but the Ducks' patient attack finally found its stride again to close out the win. Jojo Hesketh, who had just 10 goals coming into the weekend, led the way with five on Sunday, bringing her to a total of… Read More

The Ducks were able to sweep the Arizona Wildcats on Sunday afternoon, who remain winless in conference at 0-5. It started with the doubles, as the #1 duo of Cormac Clissold and Thomas Laurent were able to get the 6-4 win. The Ducks took the loss at the #2 spot, but Simon Stevens and Ty Gentry picked up the slack at the #3 spot, getting the 6-4 victory to clinch the doubles point. In the singles, it was all Oregon, as the team picked up wins at the #1, #5, and #6 spots. Recording those wins were Thomas Laurent, Ty Gentry, and Riki Oshima. The Ducks are now 14-7 overall and 2-3 in conference, while the Wildcats fall to 15-11 overall and 0-5 in the Pac-12. The Ducks play next on Saturday, April 14 at Utah. Game Story (by Naveed Habibelahian)… Read More

The Ducks were able to sweep the Arizona Wildcats on Sunday afternoon, who remain winless in conference at 0-5. It started with the doubles, as the #1 duo of Cormac Clissold and Thomas Laurent were able to get the 6-4 win. The Ducks took the loss at the #2 spot, but Simon Stevens and Ty Gentry picked up the slack at the #3 spot, getting the 6-4 victory to clinch the doubles point. In the singles, it was all Oregon, as the team picked up wins at the #1, #5, and #6 spots. Recording those wins were Thomas Laurent, Ty Gentry, and Riki Oshima. The Ducks are now 14-7 overall and 2-3 in conference, while the Wildcats fall to 15-11 overall and 0-5 in the Pac-12. The Ducks play next on Saturday, April 14 at Utah. Game Story (by Naveed Habibelahian)… Read More

The Oregon Ducks Track and Field team opened up at Hayward Field on Saturday for the Pepsi Team Invitational against the Washington Huskies, Washington State Cougars, and BYU Cougars. Oregon walked away with titles on both sides and had impressive performances all across the board. The Women's team won the meet in dominant fashion and came out strong from the beginning. Kiana Phelps won the first event of the day in the Women's Discus, while Madddie Rabing won the women's hammer. Those two later went 2-3 in the women's shot put as well. To start the running events, Oregon's 4x100 relay teams went 1-2 in which was just the start of the dominant day of sprints for Oregon. The Women would go on to go 1-2 in the 100 meter, 1-2 in the long jump, and a dominating 1-5 finish in the 200 meter. The women of Oregon ultimately won the meet by 33 points. For the Men side, Oregon started a little slow but stayed in the meet with several solid performances until they ultimately started to dominate… Read More

The Oregon Ducks Track and Field team opened up at Hayward Field on Saturday for the Pepsi Team Invitational against the Washington Huskies, Washington State Cougars, and BYU Cougars. Oregon walked away with titles on both sides and had impressive performances all across the board. The Women's team won the meet in dominant fashion and came out strong from the beginning. Kiana Phelps won the first event of the day in the Women's Discus, while Madddie Rabing won the women's hammer. Those two later went 2-3 in the women's shot put as well. To start the running events, Oregon's 4x100 relay teams went 1-2 in which was just the start of the dominant day of sprints for Oregon. The Women would go on to go 1-2 in the 100 meter, 1-2 in the long jump, and a dominating 1-5 finish in the 200 meter. The women of Oregon ultimately won the meet by 33 points. For the Men side, Oregon started a little slow but stayed in the meet with several solid performances until they ultimately started to dominate… Read More

Behind superb pitching from starters, Matt Mercer and Kenyon Yovan, the Oregon Ducks were able to win both games of the doubleheader against the Washington State Cougars, and secure their second series victory of the Pac 12 season. In the first game, Oregon failed to record a hit past the 3rd inning but was able to hang on to win 2-1. In the second game, Daniel Patzlaff cranked his first homer of the season and gave Oregon critical insurance runs en route to a 4-2 win. Mercer, in game one, totaled 6 IP, giving up only 1 run on 2 hits, while in game 2, Yovan remained undefeated in starts this season, throwing 7 IP,  surrendering only 1 run, and striking out 8. Ryne Nelson closed out both games for the Ducks and earned his 3rd and 4th saves of the season. Despite the pitching dominance, the offense failed to score runs after the 3rd inning in both contests. The Ducks will play the Cougars once more over the weekend, although it is yet to be announced whether that will take place on… Read More

Behind superb pitching from starters, Matt Mercer and Kenyon Yovan, the Oregon Ducks were able to win both games of the doubleheader against the Washington State Cougars, and secure their second series victory of the Pac 12 season. In the first game, Oregon failed to record a hit past the 3rd inning but was able to hang on to win 2-1. In the second game, Daniel Patzlaff cranked his first homer of the season and gave Oregon critical insurance runs en route to a 4-2 win. Mercer, in game one, totaled 6 IP, giving up only 1 run on 2 hits, while in game 2, Yovan remained undefeated in starts this season, throwing 7 IP,  surrendering only 1 run, and striking out 8. Ryne Nelson closed out both games for the Ducks and earned his 3rd and 4th saves of the season. Despite the pitching dominance, the offense failed to score runs after the 3rd inning in both contests. The Ducks will play the Cougars once more over the weekend, although it is yet to be announced whether that will take place on… Read More

The long ball proved to be the difference as the #5 Oregon Ducks defeated the #9 Arizona Wildcats 5-1 in game one of their three game series. The Ducks had recorded only one hit through five innings and that one hit was a solo shot to right-center field off the bat of Gwen Svekis in the bottom of the second inning. In the top of the sixth inning, the Wildcats tied the score at 1-1 on a chopper to DJ Sanders at shortstop who could not get the ball to home in time to record the out. The Ducks were to quick respond in the bottom half of the inning as Gwen Svekis hit a three blast for her second home run of the night and her 11th of the season. Shannon Rhodes followed it up with a solo shot of her own in the following at-bat. The Ducks improve to 30-6 on the season and 5-3 in Pac 12 play. They will look to win the series tomorrow as Miranda Elish takes the circle at noon tomorrow in game two of their three game series. Game Story (by: Bill Braker)… Read More

The long ball proved to be the difference as the #5 Oregon Ducks defeated the #9 Arizona Wildcats 5-1 in game one of their three game series. The Ducks had recorded only one hit through five innings and that one hit was a solo shot to right-center field off the bat of Gwen Svekis in the bottom of the second inning. In the top of the sixth inning, the Wildcats tied the score at 1-1 on a chopper to DJ Sanders at shortstop who could not get the ball to home in time to record the out. The Ducks were to quick respond in the bottom half of the inning as Gwen Svekis hit a three blast for her second home run of the night and her 11th of the season. Shannon Rhodes followed it up with a solo shot of her own in the following at-bat. The Ducks improve to 30-6 on the season and 5-3 in Pac 12 play. They will look to win the series tomorrow as Miranda Elish takes the circle at noon tomorrow in game two of their three game series. Game Story (by: Bill Braker)… Read More