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After only scoring 7 total runs last weekend against Washington, Oregon(11-8, 1-3 Pac-12) was looking for an offensive rejuvenation. Instead, they were shut out until the 9th inning, at which point the game was already put away, losing 12-2. They mustered only three hits in the first seven innings, and Sundevils starter Alec Marsh shut them down, despite issuing five walks and only four strikeouts. Offensively, the Ducks did a good job staying patient and taking the walks when there were no good pitches to hit. Spencer Steer had the best day offensively, going 1-2 with a double and two walks. The shortstop also made some nice plays on the defensive end.

Starter Cullen Kafka(5.97 ERA) managed to keep Arizona State(21-0, 4-0 Pac-12) down the first couple innings, but for the second start in a row, he began to fade in the later innings, giving up two runs in the third and three runs in the fourth. His velocity took a hit as his pitch count went up, going from 93-94 mph to…

No. 2 seeded Oregon women's basketball cruised into the second round of the 2019 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament, throttling No. 15 Portland State 78-40 in Eugene on Friday night. The Ducks overpowered the Vikings, dominating the paint with 38 points to just 8 for PSU, and holding a +27 margin on the boards. Leading the way for the hosts were Ruthy Hebard (22 points, 11 rebounds) and Satou Sabally (21 points, 16 rebounds), who each recorded double-doubles in the win. The victory sends Oregon to the second round at Matthew Knight Arena, where it'll host No. 10 seeded Indiana on Sunday night. The Hoosiers survived a thrilling first round matchup with No. 7 Texas earlier on Friday, holding on for 69-65 win. Listen below to the Ducks' reactions from the win, including a full game story.

Game Story (by Matt Tyra)

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No. 2 seeded Oregon women's basketball cruised into the second round of the 2019 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament, throttling No. 15 Portland State 78-40 in Eugene on Friday night. The Ducks overpowered the Vikings, dominating the paint with 38 points to just 8 for PSU, and holding a +27 margin on the boards. Leading the way for the hosts were Ruthy Hebard (22 points, 11 rebounds) and Satou Sabally (21 points, 16 rebounds), who each recorded double-doubles in the win. The victory sends Oregon to the second round at Matthew Knight Arena, where it'll host No. 10 seeded Indiana on Sunday night. The Hoosiers survived a thrilling first round matchup with No. 7 Texas earlier on Friday, holding on for 69-65 win. Listen below to the Ducks' reactions from the win, including a full game story.

Game Story (by Matt Tyra)

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Oregon's cinderella story continues as they take down #5 Wisconsin behind a strong defense second half. Oregon shot 17-24 in the second half and made 83% of their shots from deep. In the second half, the Ducks blocked four shots and forced the Badgers to shoot 11-36 from the field in that second half. In the first half, Oregon was out-rebounded 19-15, but flipped the switch and won the rebound category 19-15 in that second half. The Ducks as a team kept Ethan Happ, one of the nation's top players to 12 points and zero assists. Pritchard kept his hot streak going as he scored 19 points on 8-18 shooting. King added 17 and was 3-3 from deep. White also chipped in with 14 points on 5-7 shooting. Oregon as a team forced 13 turnovers out of a team that averages 9.5 turnovers a game. Those turnovers led to 12 points.

The Ducks will look to make it 10 in a row as they play for a bid in the Sweet 16 Sunday against UC Irvine. Friday marked the third time that the Ducks and Badgers…

Oregon's cinderella story continues as they take down #5 Wisconsin behind a strong defense second half. Oregon shot 17-24 in the second half and made 83% of their shots from deep. In the second half, the Ducks blocked four shots and forced the Badgers to shoot 11-36 from the field in that second half. In the first half, Oregon was out-rebounded 19-15, but flipped the switch and won the rebound category 19-15 in that second half. The Ducks as a team kept Ethan Happ, one of the nation's top players to 12 points and zero assists. Pritchard kept his hot streak going as he scored 19 points on 8-18 shooting. King added 17 and was 3-3 from deep. White also chipped in with 14 points on 5-7 shooting. Oregon as a team forced 13 turnovers out of a team that averages 9.5 turnovers a game. Those turnovers led to 12 points.

The Ducks will look to make it 10 in a row as they play for a bid in the Sweet 16 Sunday against UC Irvine. Friday marked the third time that the Ducks and Badgers…

Hosts: Sam Tidrick-Schmidt, Brett Taylor, Jordan Brenner

Following nine straight losses, Oregon Softball (11-13) heads into the second week of conference play facing one of their most daunting tasks this year: a three-game set with no. 7 Washington. On Thursday, March 21, head coach Melyssa Lombardi spoke to the media about her team's status and weekend expectations before the big series.

Head Coach Melyssa Lombardi

Catcher/First Basemen Shaye Bowden

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Following nine straight losses, Oregon Softball (11-13) heads into the second week of conference play facing one of their most daunting tasks this year: a three-game set with no. 7 Washington. On Thursday, March 21, head coach Melyssa Lombardi spoke to the media about her team's status and weekend expectations before the big series.

Head Coach Melyssa Lombardi

Catcher/First Basemen Shaye Bowden

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Hosts: Alex Castle and Jordan Brenner

After beginning conference play with a 1-2 home series with the Washington Huskies, Oregon baseball prepares for another Pac-12 foe in #20 Arizona State. The Ducks will host the Sun Devils in a three-game series, starting Friday evening at 6 PM. After struggling to keep the Huskies off the board last weekend, surrendering 28 runs over the course of the first two games of the series, Oregon will look to settle down on the hill against one of the conference's two leading offenses and last remaining undefeated team. Listen below as George Horton, Cullen Kafka and Sam Novitske preview the series.

Head Coach George Horton