LOCAL WOMEN'S ROUNDUP: UCLA STRATEGY BACKFIRES IN LOSS.Byline: 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. 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 coach Kathy Olivier hoped to inspire her team with a technical foul technical foul n. Sports A foul, especially in basketball, that is called on a player, coach, or team for unsportsmanlike conduct or infringement of a rule and does not usually involve physical contact with an opponent during play. . Instead, it had just the opposite effect. Shaquala Williams hit the ensuing two free throws to break a tie with 2:49 remaining and visiting Oregon scored the next five points en route to a 67-58 win over No .10 UCLA on Saturday. The defeat ended a seven-game winning streak Noun 1. winning streak - a streak of wins streak, run - an unbroken series of events; "had a streak of bad luck"; "Nicklaus had a run of birdies" by the Bruins. Olivier was penalized pe·nal·ize tr.v. pe·nal·ized, pe·nal·iz·ing, pe·nal·iz·es 1. To subject to a penalty, especially for infringement of a law or official regulation. See Synonyms at punish. 2. for protesting a lane-violation call. ``The technical was bad,'' Olivier said. ``Obviously, it was a key time in the game and Oregon took advantage of it. I think I ended up sparking them instead of sparking us.'' A similar call had gone against UCLA earlier in the half. Maylana Martin Maylana Lynn Martin (born April 17, 1978 in Honolulu, Hawaii) is an American former professional women's basketball player and currently a collegiate coach. Although born in Hawaii, she grew up in Southern California. was called both times for stepping across the free-throw line free-throw line n. See foul line. after her foul shots, hoping to get an advantage on a rebound. After scoring just five points in the first half, and missing six of eight shots, including all five 3-point attempts, Williams scored 10 of her game-high 22 points in the final 2:49. Williams followed her two free throws - which put the Ducks ahead for good - by making a jump shot and one of two free throws. Alyssa Fredrick then completed the 7-0 run with a lay-up. Martin's jump shot with 1:15 left cut Oregon's lead to 59-54, but Williams hit five consecutive free throws to clinch the victory. Jamie Craighead scored nine of her 11 points in the first half as the Ducks (14-5, 5-2 Pacific-10) rebounded from Thursday's 74-73 last-second loss at USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. . ``We didn't get to the free-throw line, which meant we weren't aggressive,'' Olivier said. Michelle Greco had 14 points off the bench for UCLA (12-5, 6-1). Martin had 11 points and Janae Hubbard added 10. --Oregon State 57, USC 53: Felicia Ragland had 21 points and Sissel Pierce 18 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Beavers (8-11, 4-3) to a Pac-10 win at USC (8-9, 3-4). Tiffany Washington had 11 points and Danielle Golay scored 10 to lead USC, which fell behind 26-8 at the start. --Pepperdine 56, Santa Clara 54: Rasheeda Clark scored 19 points, Damaris Hinojosa added 13 and Nadja Morgan grabbed 10 rebounds to lead the visiting Waves (11-8, 4-2) to a West Coast Conference win over the Broncos (13-6, 3-3), who got a game-high 20 points from Annie Garrison. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Oregon State's Angelina Wolvert, left, races UCLA's Maylana Martin to the ball during the Beavers' 67-58 win. Mark J. Terrill/Associated Press |
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