Beavers outlast little team that couldn't.Byline: The Register-Guard From news service reports CORVALLIS - Arizona gave a new definition to traveling light on Thursday, and Oregon State nearly had to watch the short-handed Wildcats walk away with one of the most improbable victories of the women's college basketball College basketball most often refers to the American basketball competitive governance structure established by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, or NCAA. History
After starting the game with just six players due to injuries, academic issues and personal problems, the Wildcats were down to two in double overtime before finally falling 94-88 to the Beavers 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. . "I have never seen a game like that on television, in person, or from the sidelines Sidelines Hypothetical position referring to noninvolvement in a stock; merely watching. , in all my years of coaching," Oregon State coach LaVonda Wagner said. "We are very fortunate to come out of here with a win." Already missing Ify Ibekwe with an eye injury and Jessica Arnold with a concussion concussion Period of nervous-function impairment that results from relatively mild brain injury, often with no bleeding in the cerebral cortex. It causes brief unconsciousness, followed by mental confusion and physical difficulties. , Arizona's depth was further depleted de·plete tr.v. de·plet·ed, de·plet·ing, de·pletes To decrease the fullness of; use up or empty out. [Latin d when twin sisters Rhaya and Rheya Neabors were held out of Thursday's game. Rhaya Neabors missed the game because of personal reasons and Rheya Neabors was out because of academic responsibilities. They didn't appear to be missed too badly while Arizona (6-8 overall, 0-3 Pac-10) built a 56-40 lead over the Beavers (8-5, 1-1) with 11:14 remaining. The Wildcats were still ahead 61-53 almost seven minutes later, but Oregon State went on a 12-4 run in the last 4:34. The last two points of the surge were Ashley Allen Ashley Allen (born February 7, 1968 in San Antonio, Texas) is an American model and actress. She was chosen as Playboy's Playmate of the Month for August, 1992, an issue with Margie Murphy on the cover. Allen has gone on to appear in numerous Playboy videos. free throws with 41 seconds remaining that tied the score at 65-65 and forced the first extra period. By the time the first overtime began, Marie McGee and Tasha Dickey had fouled out, leaving the Wildcats with four players. In spite of in opposition to all efforts of; in defiance or contempt of; notwithstanding. See also: Spite playing five-on-four, the Wildcats led 73-67 on Sarah Hays' layup with 3:14 left. They were six seconds away from the victory when Brittney Davis - who led OSU (Open Source UNIX) Refers to the Unix variants that are maintained as open source, which were primarily BSD Unix and Linux until Sun made its Solaris operating system open source in 2005. with 30 points - made two free throws to take the teams into the second overtime tied at 78. Arizona led by as many as four in the second overtime and was up 85-83 when Amina Njonkou picked up her fifth foul and left the Wildcats with three players. The Wildcats went up 87-83 with 1:42 left when Ashley Whisonant made a layup for two of her game-high 34 points, but she fouled out 41 seconds later in the middle of Oregon State's game-ending 11-1 run. "It was a win, but it was an ugly win that we probably were not worthy of," said Allen, who scored 29 points for the Beavers. "We need to use this as a learning experience. We have to make sure we go in and play and execute our offense." |
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