Junior Arielle Ship returned to the scoring sheet with two goals and an assist, running her season total to 10 goals, as California won its Pac-12 home opener with a 3-2 victory against the Oregon Ducks.
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Luke Falk threw for a season-high 505 yards and five scores and Shalom Luani picked off Jeff Lockie in the endzone during the second overtime as the Washington State Cougars (3-2, 1-1 in Pac-12) upset the Oregon Ducks (3-3, 1-2 in Pac-12) 45-38 on a Saturday evening home game for the unranked Mighty Ducks.
“I think they said they didn’t want to see me get fired so they were going to step up and play for me”, Strong said with a laugh. Gabe Marks caught eight passes for 111 yards and two scores to lead the receiving corps.
“If there’s a change, we’ll announce that kind of stuff after the game”, Helfrich said. They pulled the proverbial “rabbit out of the hat” against Tennessee, then shocked everyone w/ a 38-10 beatdown of Ole Miss in the Swamp. A few members of the local press extolled Petersen’s experience in beating the Ducks while at Boise State.
“The biggest thing is, do your job”, Helfrich said.
Earlier in the week, Adams said he didn’t want to play until he could give 100 percent for the Ducks, which seemed to indicate he wasn’t going to be ready to go.
Oregon’s disappointing season just got a lot worse.
The loss ruins a career night for Oregon running back Royce Freeman, who piled up a collegiate-best 246 yards on 27 carries. “I think we understand what it takes to win now, and we know everyone in the conference can beat anyone”. “I enjoyed the staff and I liked the kids there”.
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UW athletic director Scott Woodward declined interview requests, but issued a statement that read: “It is evident that Steve is dealing with a serious personal matter and we wish him the best in facing whatever challenges lay ahead”. “It is one of the reasons why they have had so much success because they kept so many coaches there”. Duck fans didn’t see this coming, the college football know-it-alls didn’t see this coming and I definitely didn’t see it coming. It’s odd to say, but Oregon will from here on out be relegated to the role of spoiler, for its still far too talented not to be considered a threat in any game. Strangely, it’s news when they win. It was quintessential Air Raid – throw it, throw it, throw it, and when the defense dares you to run with a five-man box, gash them. After losing to Washington State last weekend, things in Eugene have become more in question than I can ever remember. If you played that game, remember the diseases that you died of if you lost? “All coaches are game-planners, but you don’t game plan something you don’t do”. Washington’s current roster includes three players from the state of Oregon: sophomore TE Connor Griffin (Lake Oswego), freshman OL Jared Hilbers (Beaverton) and sophomore OL Andrew Kirkland (Portland/Jesuit). So stats can be misleading. “He ran around great and had a couple big-time hits that got us going”.
