Beavers open by beating Pilots.Byline: The Register-Guard CORVALLIS - Marcel Jones scored 25 points and had 12 rebounds to lead Oregon State to a 65-48 season-opening win over Portland on Friday in the Oregon Rain Invitational. Sasa Cuic added 17 points for the Beavers, who went 13-18 last season. Jones is the second-leading returning rebounder in the conference. He averaged 9.2 points and 6.7 rebounds last season. Portland was playing its first regular-season game under new coach Eric Reveno Eric Reveno is the head men's basketball coach at the University of Portland. He was named head coach on April 10, 2006. Head coaching record Season Team Overall Portland (West Coast Conference) (2006 — ) , who comes to the Pilots after nine years on Stanford's staff. Portland State went 11-18 last season. The Pilots were led by Jamie Jones with 12 points and nine rebounds. The Beavers' first home victory was their 500th at Gill Coliseum Groundbreaking for the Gill Coliseum Annex project is scheduled for March, with a completion date of early 2008. The Annex will be located between Gill Coliseum and the Tommy Prothro Football Complex. . Oregon State started brothers Josh Tarver, a redshirt freshman, and Seth Tarver, a true freshman True freshman is a term used in NCAA sports, indicating that an athlete is playing the sport in his first year of college, rather than redshirting for one or more years to protect future college eligibility. , in the backcourt. It was the first time the Beavers started two freshman guards on opening night since 1996. The last time the Beavers had two brothers start was in 1997-98 when Corey and Sonny Benjamin played. The Beavers, who led 31-24 at the half, will face Southeastern Louisiana, 76-69 winners over Cal Poly Cal Poly may refer to:
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The 6'11"/2. scored 22 points as the Bulldogs beat the local rival Eagles to extend the nation's longest home winning streak to 41 games. Gonzaga (1-0) beat Eastern Washington for the 21st consecutive time since 1990, and has yet to lose in 29 outings in the 3-year-old McCarthey Athletic Center • • [ . Derek Raivio added 21 points as Gonzaga showed it could still score in the first game of the post-Adam Morrison era. Freshman Matt Bouldin scored 12 points on 5-for-5 shooting before fouling out. Eastern Washington (0-1) was led by Rodney Stuckey's 18 points. Stuckey is the leading returning scorer in the nation after averaging 24.2 points per game as a freshman. Omar Krayem added 11 points. Women No. 1 Maryland 80, Middle Tennessee 76: The top-ranked Terrapins found out Friday night what it's like to be the team everyone wants to beat. Kristi Toliver hit a three-pointer with 3:11 left to break a tie at 72, and the defending national champions pulled out a tight victory at Middle Tennessee in the season opener for both teams. No. 2 North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. 96, East Tennessee State 35: Freshman Jessica Breland had 18 points and 14 rebounds to lead the host Tar Heels to a season-opening victory. LaToya Pringle also had 18 points and 11 rebounds for North Carolina, whose scrambling, high-pressure defense forced 26 turnovers and held the overmatched Bucs without a field goal for nearly 10 minutes in the first half. No. 13 Arizona State 87, Nebraska 60: Emily Westerberg scored 20 points and Jill Noe added 15 points and nine rebounds for the Sun Devils in the season opener. No. 15 Kentucky 80, Washington State 51: Jennifer Humphrey scored 15 points, and Samantha Mahoney added 11 for the host Wildcats in their opener. The Wildcats will play Indiana on Sunday in the final of the four-team Women's Sports Foundation The Women's Sports Foundation (WSF) "is a charitable educational organization dedicated to ensuring equal access to participation and leadership opportunities for all girls and women in sports and fitness. Tournament. The Hoosiers beat Wake Forest 75-53. No. 22 USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. 85, Long Beach State 50: Eshaya Murphy scored 13 of her game-high 21 points in the second half to help the Trojans open the season and its new Galen Center with a victory over the 49ers. At halftime, the school retired the uniform numbers of former greats Cheryl Miller (for the second time) and Lisa Leslie. PORTLAND (48) Mp Fg Ft R F A To S Tp Watson ... 35 1-4 2-3 1 5 0 6 0 5 J. Jones ... 28 5-11 2-4 9 1 0 0 2 12 Sullivan ... 23 2-4 4-4 3 2 2 2 0 8 Thompson ... 28 2-10 0-1 1 0 2 1 0 6 McTear ... 19 2-4 2-2 4 1 1 3 0 6 Cooper ... 6 0-2 2-2 1 2 1 1 0 2 Field ... 11 1-2 0-0 1 1 0 1 0 2 Niedermyr ... 2 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Ito ... 21 1-3 0-0 3 0 4 3 1 3 Jackson ... 6 1-1 2-2 2 0 0 0 0 4 Emerson ... 11 0-3 0-0 2 1 0 1 0 0 Carter ... 10 0-2 0-2 2 1 0 0 0 0 Totals ... 200 15-46 14-20 35 10 10 18 3 48 Shooting: Field goals 32.6%, 3-point baskets - 4-12 (Thompson 2-7, Watson 1-2, Ito 1-1, Emerson 0-2). Team rebounds - 5. Blocked shots - 1 (J. Jones). OREGON STATE (65) Mp Fg Ft R F A To S Tp M. Jones ... 26 11-18 2-3 12 1 3 1 2 25 Cuic ... 29 7-19 2-2 5 3 1 2 1 17 Jeffers ... 22 2-3 0-0 4 3 0 0 3 4 J. Tarver ... 32 3-10 2-2 2 1 3 4 1 9 S. Tarver ... 24 1-2 0-0 4 3 5 1 1 2 Hampton ... 2 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Tsgrakis ... 8 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 1 0 0 Schaftenr ... 5 0-1 0-0 1 2 0 0 0 5 McGillis ... 14 1-4 0-0 4 1 1 1 1 3 Washngtn ... 11 1-3 0-0 0 1 2 1 2 2 Johnson ... 19 0-1 0-0 1 2 2 0 2 0 Svilar ... 8 0-3 1-2 3 1 0 1 0 1 Totals ... 200 27-65 7-9 40 18 17 12 13 65 Shooting: Field goals 41.5%, 3-point baskets - 4-17 (M. Jones 1-2, Cuic 1-4, J. Tarver 1-4, S. Tarver 0-1, McGillis 1-4, Washington 0-1, Svilar 0-1. Team rebounds - 3. Blocked shots - 2 (Jeffers, Washington). Portland ... 24 24 - 48 Oregon State ... 31 34 - 65 Officials - Mark Reischling, Quinn Crozier crozier see crosier. , Deron White. Attendance - 4,524. |
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