New Hampshire Coordinator Picked to Head Oregon Offense

(EUGENE) - Chip Kelly, who has engineered prolific offensive attacks at the University of New Hampshire for the past eight seasons, has been named offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at the University of Oregon, according to the Ducks’ head football coach Mike Bellotti.

The 43-year-old Kelly has served as the Wildcats’ offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach since 1999.

Ducks Fall to 10th at UH Hilo

(WAIKOLOA, Hawaii ) - The Oregon men’s golf team struggled in the final round of the UH Hilo Intercollegiate Friday, shooting an 11-over 291 to tie Texas Tech for 10th in the final standings.

Duck junior Derek Sipe, whose school record 62 on Thursday left him one shot out of the lead heading into Friday’s final round, carded a 4-over 74 on the par-70, 6,738-yard Waikoloa Village Golf Course to finish the tournament tied for 12th at 7-under 203.

Chaput, Rice Lead Ducks to Split in Tempe Tourney

(TEMPE, Ariz. ) - The University of Oregon softball team bounced back from a tight 2-1 defeat against the Florida Gators in its season opener to blank Long Beach State, 3-0, on Friday at the 2007 Kajikawa Classic hosted by Arizona State.

Junior left fielder Lovena Chaput hit a two-run homer in the nightcap and sophomore right-hander Melissa Rice tossed 6 2/3 innings of shutout ball to lift the Ducks (1-1) over the 49ers (0-1).

No. 18 Oregon State Wins Wrestling Civil War

(EUGENE) - Brett Arand and Travis Gardner both earned pins while Eric Stevenson and Keegan Davis both won by major decision as the 18th-ranked Oregon State wrestling team destroyed Oregon, 35-7, to take the season sweep of the rival schools.

Oregon State’s win evens the overall score with Oregon (6-12, 1-8 Pac-10) at 6-6 in the Civil War Series, presented by the Northwest Dodge Dealers.

The remaining points yet to be determined are in men’s basketball, men’s golf, women’s golf and softball.

Corban Women Trounce Cascade, 71-38

(PORTLAND) - All eleven players scored at least one point led by senior Brianne Carras with 12 points on 6-for-10 shooting from the field, as Corban's women's basketball team earned a wire-to-wire win, 71-38, over the Lady Thunderbirds of Cascade on Friday.

The visiting Warriors came out of the locker room and shot an amazing 68.0% (17-for-25) from the field, en route to building a 15-point lead (39-24).

In the second half, Corban's defense held Cascade to a mere five made field goals on 28 attempts (17.9%).

Corban Men Snap Two Game Slide With Win Over Cascade

(PORTLAND) - Junior J.D. Hill scored a career-high 28 points on 10-for-14 shooting from the field and 7-for-12 from the free throw line, as Corban's men's basketball team snapped a two-game losing streak with an 86-81 win over the Thunderbirds of Cascade on Friday.

Following a minuscule 2-point performance last weekend against Evergreen, Hill provided the spark off the bench in helping lead Corban to its fourth victory of the season and guarantee that the Warriors will finish out of the cellar in the Cascade Collegiate Conference standings this season.

Geroge Fox Women Blast Willamette, 75-32

(SALEM) - George Fox University held Willamette University to just 22.6% shooting, as the Bruins defeated the Bearcats, 75-32, in a Northwest Conference game at Cone Field House Friday night.

George Fox improved to 14-6 overall, 10-3 in the NWC. The Bruins entered the game in second place in the conference.

Willamette was playing without leading scorer Keilyn Fujioka because of a knee injury.

Beavers Host ASU; Get Your Benny Beaver Bobblehead

(CORVALLIS) - The last time that the Oregon State men’s basketball team (9-16 overall, 1-11 Pac-10) swept Arizona State in a regular-season series was in 1991-92.

Thanks to the previous win in Tempe, the Beavers will get a chance to end that drought on Saturday in Gill Coliseum.

A win would also help OSU maintain its position ahead of ASU in the Pac-10 standings and end a seven-game losing streak.

No. 6 Oregon State Defeats No. 23 UMass, 3-1

The Beavers face Kansas on Saturday.

(SAN DIEGO) - Senior shortstop Mia Longfellow ripped a triple down the right field line to drive in a pair of runs in the fifth inning to help spark No. 6 ranked Oregon State to a 3-1 victory over No. 23 Massachusetts on Friday at the San Diego State Tournament.

The triple was the sixth of Longfellow’s career and helped the Beavers (1-1) push runs across the plate for the first time on the season.