– For the first time in program history, Oregon men’s basketball was awarded a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. The selection came after the Ducks won three straight Pac-12 tournament games, including a dominant 88-57 win over Utah in Saturday’s championship.
Oregon will play the winner of Holy Cross and Southern University on Friday in Spokane, Washington. Tip-off is scheduled for 4:27 pm on TruTV.
– Oregon track and field swept the NCAA Indoor Championships in Birmingham, Alabama on Saturday. Led by distance-runner Edward Cheserek’s wins in the 3000-meter, 5000-meter and distance medley relay, the Oregon men won for the third year in a row.
Devon Allen won the 60-meter hurdles with a 7.56 second mark – a personal best for Allen. On the women’s side, Raevyn Rodgers finished first in the women’s 800-meter race with a time of 2:04.68. The Oregon women won after finishing second at last years indoor championships.
– Oregon softball pitcher Cheridan Hawkins recorded her seventh career no-hitter on Friday in Stockton, California. Hawkins struck out 13 batters, and the Ducks’ offense jumped out to an early 5-0 lead in the top of the first inning.
Oregon followed up the performance with another dominant 11-0 win over Pacific on Saturday, which was head coach Mike White’s 300th win of his career. The Ducks next play Washington in a three-game road series March 19-21 before opening their newly-constructed Jane Sanders Stadium against Stanford on March 24.
– The Pac-12 Conference approved a policy on Saturday that prohibits athletes with misconduct issues from transferring into the conference from outside institutions. First reported by The Oregonian’s John Canzano, the policy will require all student-athlete transfer applicants to disclose to Pac-12 schools if they are eligible to re-enroll at their prior institutions.
“I applaud our university leadership for giving this important issue such thoughtful consideration,” Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott said Saturday at the conference championship game. “The safety of all students is a high priority for our universities.”
– No. 20 Oregon men’s tennis extended its match winning streak to eight with a 7-0 sweep of Fresno State at home. The Ducks set an early tone by earning the doubles point, before going on to win all six individual matches. Jayson Amos earned a quick 6-0, 6-1 win before Simon Stevens and Bartosz Sawicki clinched the win. Oregon gets one more preseason tune-up at Drake University before beginning their Pac-12 slate against UCLA on March 25.
– Oregon baseball couldn’t find its offense in a three-game road sweep at Mississippi State. The Ducks batted just .196 for the series and are averaging .206 for the season. The Ducks are now 8-5 and will begin their Pac-12 schedule at PK Park against Utah on Friday.
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