EUGENE, Ore.
? For the second straight game, Oregon
was unable to knock off a top-10 team on its home floor, falling to
ninth-ranked California, 53-34,
on Saturday at Mac Court.
The Golden Bears stay at the top of the conference standings
with a 12-1 record and improve to 21-3 overall.
The Ducks, now on a six-game losing streak, are 10-14 on the
season and 4-9 in the Pac-10, currently seventh in the standings. Oregon's
losing streak is its longest since ending the 2005-06 season with six straight
defeats.
It is the first time during the last 15 tries Cal
has recorded a victory at Mac Court.
The Golden Bears last won in Eugene
on Jan. 7, 1993 by the score
of 75-63.
The Ducks struggled offensively, shooting 20.0 percent
(11-55), a new season low. Oregon's
34 points scored was the program's lowest output since a 51-34 loss at Washington
on Jan. 13, 1978.
For the second time this season, not one Oregon
player scored in double figures. The Ducks were led by Micaela Cocks (7),
Nicole Canepa (6) and Kaela Chapdelaine (6).
The No. 9 Golden Bears shot only 35.8 percent, but pulled
down 21 offensive rebounds, on their way to outrebounding Oregon
50-30.
Alexis Gray-Lawson scored a game-high 16 points (6-12) for Cal,
while Devanei Hampton added 11 points and 11 rebounds. Ashley Walker was held
to just four points, but got to 12 rebounds (8 offensive).
Oregon's 11
made field goals were also a new season low.
Oregon trailed
just 23-19 going into halftime, but Cal
built a double-digit lead with a 7-0 run at the start of the second.
The Ducks will now travel to Washington
to face the Huskies (7 p.m., Friday,
Feb. 15) and Cougars (2 p.m., Sunday,
Feb. 17).
