Lilley's long-range gunnery gives Ducks hope for the future.

Byline: Bob Rodman The Register-Guard

Will her flair for the long shot make the transition from high school to college?

The Ducks sure hope so.

Taylor Lilley, a 5-foot-6 senior guard at Hart High School in Newhall, Calif., is rewriting the record book, her tireless quest of practicing the long-distance field goal from 19 feet, 9 inches seemingly unending.

Five times a week, Lilley - who signed a national letter of intent with the Oregon women's basketball program last fall - launches up to 300 three-pointers beyond those she shoots during practices and games.

Which is why, it seems, she is on track to break the state three-pointer success standard of 50 percent, set in 1989 - the second year of the three-point shot in California high school basketball - by Monica Filer of San Diego's Point Loma High. Filer made 38-of-76 threes.

At midweek, Lilley had converted a school-record 107-of-209 three-pointers for the season (51.2 percent) and 263-of-595 (44.2 percent) for her career.

California's career record is 41.6 percent, set by Carol Pajarillo of Rancho Bernardo of San Diego in 1990-91.

"It takes a lot of practice and hard work, a lot of time," Lilley told the Los Angeles Times during a recent interview. "All the years I've been playing basketball, all the time I've put into it, it's now paying off in games."

Lilley is averaging more than 18 1/2 points, 3 1/2 steals and nearly three assists a game for Hart, 26-4 and playing in the championship game of the Southern Section Division I-A playoffs this weekend.

Winter ball

Cathrine Kraayeveld, the all-Pac-10 player for the Ducks last season who finished her inaugural Women's National Basketball Association season with the New York Liberty, is playing in the National Women's Basketball League this winter.

The 6-4 Kraayeveld, who resides in Renton, Wash., signed with the San Diego Siege of the NWBL.

Through eight games, Kraayeveld was averaging 34.4 minutes, 19.9 points and 8.3 rebounds for San Diego, leading the league at 7-1.

Kraayeveld, shooting 49 percent from the field and 45 percent from the three-point line, is scheduled to play in the NWBL all-star game at Denver on Monday. She is expected to rejoin the Liberty when the WNBA training camps begin in April.

Ex-Duck soaring

Amy Parrish, who played one season (2000-01) before leaving Oregon, is the leading scorer and rebounder on a Fresno State team that is chasing a Western Athletic Conference championship.

Parrish, a 6-foot senior, is averaging 15.5 points and 6.6 rebounds for the Bulldogs, 20-6 overall, 12-2 in the WAC. Last week, Parrish - who has had nine 20-point games this season - was named the WAC player of the week.

Parrish left the Ducks in 2002. She enrolled at Reedley JC before joining Fresno State.