Gladstone sprints past Marist.Byline: Adam Jude The Register-Guard CORVALLIS - Just as quickly as Marist got back in it, No. 1 Gladstone got back to its customary swift pace. The result was as lopsided as it initially appeared it would be, though No. 9 Marist nearly pulled off an improbable comeback in the late quarterfinal matchup Thursday 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. . The 63-48 victory sends Gladstone to the semifinals of the OSAA OSAA Oregon School Activities Association OSAA Office of the Special Adviser on Africa (United Nations body) OSAA Ocean State Aquaculture Association OSAA Office of the Sergeant-At-Arms (Philippines) Class 4A girls basketball tournament against North Bend North Bend is the name of several places in the United States of America:
"We battled hard," Marist coach Chad DePaoli said. "At this point, it's not about X's and O's. It's about heart. We have to bounce back." With an undersized undersized see dwarfism, runt. lineup, Gladstone used a fast-break style and full-court press full-court press n. 1. Basketball An aggressive defensive strategy in which one or two players harass the ball handler in the backcourt while the rest of the team maintains a close man-to-man or zone defense. 2. to jump out to a 28-11 lead midway through the second quarter. But the Spartans (20-7) held Gladstone without a field goal in the third quarter, and Katie Wilkins' free throws pulled them within 36-31 with 36 seconds left in the quarter. Claire Christiansen sank a three-pointer with 3:46 left to bring the Spartans within 46-42, but that's as close as they would get. The Gladiators gladiators [Lat.,=swordsmen], in ancient Rome, class of professional fighters, who performed for exhibition. Gladiatorial combats usually took place in amphitheaters. They probably were introduced from Etruria and originally were funeral games. (24-1) zoomed upcourt and answered with Lisa Terry's three-pointer 10 seconds later, sparking a 17-6 run to end it. Gladstone scored 10 of its final 12 points from the free-throw line free-throw line n. See foul line. , where the Gladiators were 30-for-36 overall. "I think the (foul situation) was more to our advantage," Gladstone coach Jere Applebee said. "Part of that was our aggressiveness. We got going faster than they wanted." The team's combined for 42 personal fouls, one shy of the girls tournament record set in 1977. Marist's totals included 26 fouls, including one flagrant foul A flagrant foul is a serious contact foul involving unnecessary and/or excessive and/or intentional contact in sport. There is a specific National Basketball Association foul termed a flagrant foul. , and two players fouled out. "We've lived with the foul situation all year; it's nothing new," DePaoli said. "But you have to battle through that." Lydia Gust had 19 points and nine rebounds, and Melissa Foley added 10 points for Marist, which shot 32 percent from the field. Jessie Jones had 15 points - going 9-for-10 from the free-throw line - and Terry had 11 for Gladstone. "We haven't said a word about this favorites stuff," Applebee said. "All year it's been our goal to play on Saturday." Marist returns today for a 10:45 a.m. consolation game against No. 4 Scappoose. In making their 30th consecutive appearance to the state tournament, DePaoli said the Spartans have won at least one game 28 times. It's a streak he'd like to keep intact. "It's 12 hours of pain, then we have to get back and just play," he said. "Defense is going to set the tone (today), and nobody shoots well typically before noon." |
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