Beavers survive WSU's upset threat.Byline: From news service reports PULLMAN Pullman. 1 Former town, since 1889 part of Chicago, Ill. It was founded in 1880 by George M. Pullman as a model community for workers of his sleeping-car company; all property was company owned, and administration policies were paternalistic. , Wash. - Thanks to Jessica Jones' accuracy at the foul line foul line n. 1. Baseball Either of two straight lines extending from the rear of home plate to the outer edge of the playing field and indicating the area in which a fair ball can be hit. 2. , the Oregon State Beavers The Oregon State Beavers is a name shared by all sports teams at Oregon State University, a university located in Corvallis, Oregon in the United States. The Beavers are part of the Pacific Ten Conference (Pac-10). Oregon State's mascot is Benny Beaver. avoided an embarrassing place in Pac-10 Conference women's basketball Women's basketball is one of the few games which developed in tandem with men's. It became popular, spreading from the east coast of the United States to the west coast, in large part via women's colleges. history. Jones hit four free throws in the final 13 seconds as the Beavers beat Washington State 65-62 on Thursday night, handing the Cougars (0-15, 0-8) their 40th consecutive loss. Washington State's last win came on Nov. 29, 2001, when the Cougars beat Gonzaga 80-72. "We dodged a bullet," 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. coach Judy Spoelstra said. In all, the Cougars led for 35 minutes and 50 seconds of the game. But the Beavers had the lead when it counted most. "We did everything that we possibly could to win the game and it didn't happen," WSU WSU Washington State University WSU Wayne State University WSU Wichita State University WSU Wright State University WSU Weber State University WSU Western State University College of Law WSU Winona State University WSU Walter Sisulu University coach Sherri Murrell said. "I want these kids to be rewarded when those things happen. That's probably the toughest thing. Sometimes the ball bounces the other way. I told the kids that's how life is." The Beavers (10-7, 4-4) used a 14-6 rally over the final 3:28 to come back from a 56-49 deficit. Hollye Chapman, the former Cottage Grove Cottage Grove, village (1990 pop. 22,935), Washington co., SE Minn., near the St. Croix River; inc. 1965. There is farming (cattle, sheep, corn, and soybeans) and manufacturing (chemicals and machinery). and Oregon City high school Oregon City High School is a traditional 4-year high school located in Oregon City, Oregon. Its athletic teams are known as the Pioneers. Oregon City High School is the third most populated high school in Oregon, educating over 2200 students. standout, had 10 of her 16 points during the rally. The Cougars held as much as a 45-35 lead with 10:38 left in the game, but Oregon State came back with a 12-2 run over the next three minutes "Three Minutes" is the 46th episode of Lost. It is the twenty-second episode of the second season. The episode was directed by Stephen Williams, and written by Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz. It first aired on May 17, 2006 on ABC. to tie the score. The Beavers had three three-pointers during the rally, including two by Jones. Jones finished with a career-high 13 points and tied her career high with seven rebounds. Leilani Estavan kept the game close early by scoring nine of her 12 points in the first half. But the Beavers had to bounce back after shooting just 28 percent (9-of-32) in the first half. WSU made 41 percent (12-of-29) during the same time. "Washington State hit some big shots. We had a lot of great looks inside but couldn't find the basket," Spoelstra said. Oregon State was just 1-of-11 in the first six minutes, and the Cougars' lead was 12-6 when Charmaine Jones hit a three-pointer with 12:43 left in the first half. Mandy Close hit a long jump shot on an inbounds in·bounds adj. 1. Basketball Involving putting the ball into play by passing it from out of bounds to a teammate on the court. 2. Sports Within the designated boundaries. play to give OSU its first lead, 24-23, with 2:56 left in the half. Estavan added a driving layup to extend the OSU advantage to 26-23. But WSU's Bianca McCall, who led all players with 20 points and 11 rebounds for her third consecutive double-double, hit two field goals to give the Cougars a 27-26 halftime lead. "I'm proud of the kid because she is so undersized undersized see dwarfism, runt. every night and she just takes it at them," Murrell said of McCall. "The fact that she had 11 boards and 20 points just shows the size of her heart." OSU heads to Seattle for a 5 p.m. Saturday matchup with Washington that will be telecast live on Fox Sports Net. Arizona St. 73, No. 19 Arizona 58 TEMPE, Ariz. - Arizona State's Jenny Thigpin, without a start this season, made the most of her opportunity on Thursday, outdueling her old high school teammate and better-known rival. Thigpin, a freshman from Hanford (Calif.) High, held Shawntinice Polk Shanwntinice Polk (March 27,1983 – September 26,2005) [1] was an American basketball player who played for the University of Arizona. Career Despite playing only three seasons, she ranks fourth on the school's all time chart for points scored with 1,467 , the second-leading scorer in the Pac-10, to 11 points, eight less than her average, in the Sun Devils' upset of the Wildcats. ``I just went in with confidence,'' Thigpin said. ``Either she was going to score or I was going to stop her. Either way, I just was going in with confidence.'' Jill Noe scored 22 points, and the Sun Devils
The little things added up. The Wildcats (12-5, 6-3) were held to 40 percent shooting (21-of-52) after coming in shooting 50 percent for the season. The Sun Devils (12-6, 4-5) held their mistake-prone offense in check, committing just six turnovers in the second half to build on a 32-24 halftime advantage. Arizona did not have an offensive rebound rebound (rē´bownd), n/v 1. a recovery from illness. n 2. an outbreak of fresh reflex activity after withdrawal of a stimulus rebound adjective in the first half. Dee-Dee Wheeler had 14 points for the Wildcats, who had won five of their last six. Carrie Buckner scored 10 points and grabbed 12 rebounds for the Sun Devils, who had lost three of their last four. Thigpin, who hadn't played more than 12 minutes in a game this season, helped hold Polk to just one field-goal attempt during the first half - and that came in the first minute. Polk didn't score a basket until 15:30 left in the game and was 3-of-7 from the field before fouling out with 7:13 left in the game. She did lead Arizona with 10 rebounds, her 13th double-double of the season. Thigpin and Polk, both freshmen, were teammates at Hanford. Thigpin had shin splints Shin Splints Definition Shin splints refer to the sharp pains that occur down the front of the lower leg. They are a common complaint, particularly among runners and other athletes. in the first part of the season and hadn't impressed Turner Thorne in practice until this week. ``It took playing her former teammate for her to get hungry and really get after it,'' Turner Thorne said. ``And she's found out now.'' OREGON STATE (65) Mp Fg Ft R F A To S Tp Chapman ... 31 6-17 1-1 3 2 4 2 0 16 Chaney ... 25 2-5 0-0 5 4 1 4 0 4 Estavan ... 39 5-13 1-2 4 3 6 3 0 12 JJones ... 28 3-6 4-6 7 1 0 1 1 13 Close ... 25 1-5 1-2 5 2 1 2 0 5 Rukstelyte ... 10 0-4 3-4 1 2 0 0 3 1 Bunn ... 18 1-3 3-4 1 2 2 1 0 3 Smith ... 11 0-2 0-0 3 2 0 1 0 0 Turner ... 13 4-6 1-2 3 3 1 0 1 9 Totals ... 200 22-61 14-21 41 20 15 14 6 65 Shooting: Field goals 36.1%, 3-point baskets - 7-21 (Chapman 3-7, Estavan 1-5, Jones 3-6, Close 0-1, Smith 0-2). Blocked shots - 4 (Turner 2, Chaney 1, Jones 1). WASHINGTON STATE (62) Mp Fg Ft R F A To S Tp Joneby ... 18 3-4 1-2 6 1 1 0 1 7 McCall ... 32 7-20 6-8 11 5 0 3 2 20 Clevenger ... 19 0-1 0-0 4 1 2 2 1 0 Perry ... 26 4-10 1-1 3 4 0 2 2 9 Egeland ... 33 1-3 0-0 4 3 0 2 2 2 Harris ... 31 2-4 3-4 5 1 1 1 0 7 Barrett ... 19 1-5 0-0 1 2 2 0 1 3 CJones ... 22 5-11 3-6 3 0 1 1 1 14 Totals ... 200 23-58 14-21 41 17 8 12 8 62 Shooting: Field goals 39.7%, 3-point baskets - 2-6 (McCall 0-1, Barrett 1-3, C.Jones 1-1). Blocked shots - 1 (Joneby 1). Oregon State ... 26 39 - 65 Washington State ... 27 35 - 62 Officials - Chuck Gonzales, Mary Whatford, Catherine Cornell. Attendance - 519. W L Pct. GB Overall Stanford ... 6 0 1.000 - 14 1 UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX ... 6 1 .857 1/2 11 5 Washington ... 6 2 .750 1 14 3 Arizona ... 6 3 .667 1 1/2 12 5 Oregon State ... 4 4 .500 3 10 7 Arizona State ... 4 5 .444 3 1/2 12 6 California ... 2 4 .333 4 6 9 Oregon ... 2 6 .250 5 6 11 USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. ... 2 5 .286 4 1/2 7 11 WSU ... 0 8 .000 7 0 16 THURSDAY'S RESULTS Washington 79, Oregon 60 Oregon State 65, Washington State 62 Arizona State 73, Arizona 58 TODAY'S GAMES Stanford at UCLA California at USC SATURDAY'S GAMES Oregon at Washington State Oregon State at Washington SUNDAY'S GAMES Stanford at USC Arizona at Wisconsin California at UCLA CAPTION(S): Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. Hollye Chapman, who led Oregon State with 16 points, pressures Bianca McCall on a shot attempt in OSU's 65-62 victory. |
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