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MBB: Ducks earn redemption win against UC Irvine in First Round of NIT; will advance to face UCF on Sunday

Written By: Alex Davis 

The Oregon Ducks had much to prove on Wednesday night as they faced off against UC Irvine, the team that had bested them at Matthew Knight Arena last November. In the first outing the Ducks allowed UC Irvine standout guard, DJ Davis to score 24 points, shooting 8 of 17 from the field. His fellow guard, scored 11 points, shooting 5 of 9 from the field. The Anteaters also shot 42% from the 3-point range in their dominating 13 point win over Oregon. The Ducks struggled mightily in this contest, shooting only 19% from 3 point range and allowing the Anteaters to score 25 points off turnovers.

In tonight's contest during the NIT Tournament, the Ducks seemed to still have a chip on their shoulder and seeked redemption for their early season loss. Oregon Head Coach Dana Altman emphasized that this game was just as important as if the Ducks were playing in the NCAA Tournament. And the Ducks responded with a commanding win against UC Irvine,…

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BSB | Oregon Outplayed by Niagara in Wednesday Matinee

By Aiden Hess

EUGENE - Following a home series loss to the UCLA Bruins over the weekend, the Ducks returned to PK Park for a one game midweek matchup with the Niagara Purple Eagles. Unfortunately for Oregon, the chips did not fall in their favor as they were defeated by a score of 8-5 Wednesday afternoon.

The Ducks now find themselves on a three game losing skid as their record fell to 9-6 on the season. The struggles have seemed to come mainly from the mound as Oregon has allowed a combined 32 runs in their previous 3 contests. Turner Spoljaric was given his first start of the season, but proved to take the role of an opener rather than a starter. Spoljaric, a primarily bullpen arm, went 1+ innings allowing three earned runs on four hits and two walks. Oregon burned through the majority of their relievers sending eight different arms to piece together nine full innings in a losing effort.

The Ducks were in a hole early in the ballgame trailing…

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BSB | Oregon Outplayed by Niagara in Wednesday Matinee

By Aiden Hess

EUGENE - Following a home series loss to the UCLA Bruins over the weekend, the Ducks returned to PK Park for a one game midweek matchup with the Niagara Purple Eagles. Unfortunately for Oregon, the chips did not fall in their favor as they were defeated by a score of 8-5 Wednesday afternoon.

The Ducks now find themselves on a three game losing skid as their record fell to 9-6 on the season. The struggles have seemed to come mainly from the mound as Oregon has allowed a combined 32 runs in their previous 3 contests. Turner Spoljaric was given his first start of the season, but proved to take the role of an opener rather than a starter. Spoljaric, a primarily bullpen arm, went 1+ innings allowing three earned runs on four hits and two walks. Oregon burned through the majority of their relievers sending eight different arms to piece together nine full innings in a losing effort.

The Ducks were in a hole early in the ballgame trailing…

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QuackSmack: Wednesday (3/15/23)

Hosted by Logan Thompson, John Evans, Trace Geller

Oregon Women’s Basketball Heads to the NIT (6:00)

  • Previewing the game against North Dakota State
  • Predicting the breakout player of the tournament
  • Who scares you most along the Ducks’ path

Oregon Men’s Basketball Heads to the NIT (6:15)

  • Previewing the game against UCI
  • What went wrong for the Ducks the last time they played UCI
  • What needs to change
  • Predicting the breakout player of the tournament
  • Who scares you most along the Ducks’ path

Oregon Softball Has It’s First Home…

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MBB Preview: Oregon Takes on UC Irvine in First Round of NIT

By Zach Carver

Eugen OR – After an underwhelming season, the Oregon Ducks will host the UC Irvine Anteaters at Matthew Knight Arena on Wednesday at 8pm. Oregon was able to head into the Pac-12 Tournament with momentum thanks to a 3 game winning streak to finish of the season. Unfortunately for the Ducks, they fell short in the tournament after reaching the semi finals against UCLA. With that loss, all hope of a ticket into the NCAA Tournament was lost, and the NIT became the reality. Oregon will look to have a revenge game against UC Irvine after a demoralizing 69-56 defeat to the Anteaters in just the second game of the season.

Oregon

The shooting of the Ducks has been a weakness all season long. As a team, they shot just 32% from 3-point range during the season, ranking them just seventh in the Pac-12. In their early season matchup against UC Irvine, Oregon's inability to knock down shots was pivotal in…

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MBB Preview: Oregon Takes on UC Irvine in First Round of NIT

By Zach Carver

Eugen OR – After an underwhelming season, the Oregon Ducks will host the UC Irvine Anteaters at Matthew Knight Arena on Wednesday at 8pm. Oregon was able to head into the Pac-12 Tournament with momentum thanks to a 3 game winning streak to finish of the season. Unfortunately for the Ducks, they fell short in the tournament after reaching the semi finals against UCLA. With that loss, all hope of a ticket into the NCAA Tournament was lost, and the NIT became the reality. Oregon will look to have a revenge game against UC Irvine after a demoralizing 69-56 defeat to the Anteaters in just the second game of the season.

Oregon

The shooting of the Ducks has been a weakness all season long. As a team, they shot just 32% from 3-point range during the season, ranking them just seventh in the Pac-12. In their early season matchup against UC Irvine, Oregon's inability to knock down shots was pivotal in…

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QuackSmack: Tuesday (3/14/23)

Hosted by Austin Ota, Jack McArthur, and Ian Sutliff

Oregon Men’s Basketball Heads to the NIT (6:00)

  • Previewing the game against UCI
  • Predicting the breakout player of the tournament
  • Who scares you most along the Ducks’ path?

GUEST: Jared Mack of Duck Territory (6:15)

Oregon Women’s…

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QuackSmack: Monday (3/13/23)

Hosted by Levi Bergthold, Alex Davis, Ben Schoenfield

Oregon Basketball strikes out (6:00)

  • Both Men’s and Women’s miss the NCAA Tournament
  • How big of a setback is this?
  • Previewing UC Irvine for the Men

GUEST: Mojo Hill of the Daily Emerald (6:20)

Oregon Softball’s up and down weekend (6:40)

  • Grading a series loss to UW
  • The offense shows up, but the pitching comes up short
  • Looking forward to another mammoth matchup at home versus Stanford

BSB | Ducks can't overcome early offensive struggles

By Kent Williams

Audio Story

Facing off against the #13 UCLA Bruins(11-3, 1-1 Pac-12) for game 2 of their conference opening series, the Oregon Ducks(9-4, 1-1 Pac-12) took the loss 8-7 to split the series going into Sunday's finale. Taking the loss for the Ducks was righty Leo Uelmen(1-2, 4.42 ERA) in his 4th start of the season. Opposing Uelmen for the Bruins was righty Alonzo Tredwell(3-0, 1.59 ERA), a top ranked draft prospect who showed the Ducks why he is so highly regarded.

After Friday's great pitching performance from the Ducks, game 2 was a different story. As a unit, Oregon would give up 4 home runs to the Bruins, while also walking 5 and hitting 3 more batters. UCLA got to Uelmen early with a home run from Duce Gourson in the 2nd inning, and another in the 4th from JonJon Vaughns. Things really unraveled in the 5th inning for the Ducks starter, giving up a 3-run longshot that would end his outing,…

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BSB | Ducks can't overcome early offensive struggles

By Kent Williams

Audio Story

Facing off against the #13 UCLA Bruins(11-3, 1-1 Pac-12) for game 2 of their conference opening series, the Oregon Ducks(9-4, 1-1 Pac-12) took the loss 8-7 to split the series going into Sunday's finale. Taking the loss for the Ducks was righty Leo Uelmen(1-2, 4.42 ERA) in his 4th start of the season. Opposing Uelmen for the Bruins was righty Alonzo Tredwell(3-0, 1.59 ERA), a top ranked draft prospect who showed the Ducks why he is so highly regarded.

After Friday's great pitching performance from the Ducks, game 2 was a different story. As a unit, Oregon would give up 4 home runs to the Bruins, while also walking 5 and hitting 3 more batters. UCLA got to Uelmen early with a home run from Duce Gourson in the 2nd inning, and another in the 4th from JonJon Vaughns. Things really unraveled in the 5th inning for the Ducks starter, giving up a 3-run longshot that would end his outing,…

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