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Salem-News.com Sports (September 16, 2006 17:24)Revenge is Sweet as Ducks Beat Sooners, 34-33 Kevin Hays Salem-News.com SPORTSDucks quarterback Dennis Dixon engineers two scoring drives in the final 1:09, and the defense blocks a last second game-winning field goal attempt to preserve the victory. (EUGENE) -  Oregon Quarterback Dennis Dixon threw for 357 yards and two touchdowns, and ran for another, while running back Jonathan Stewart rushed for 142 yards and a touchdown, and receiver Jaison Williams caught 9 passes for 177 yards and a touchdown, as the #18 ranked Oregon Ducks overcame four turnovers to beat the visiting #15 ranked Oklahoma Sooners 34-33 Saturday at Autzen Stadium.
Oregon (3-0), was trailing 33-20 with 3:12 left in the fourth, but Dixon’s 16 yard TD run cut the Sooners (2-1) lead to 33-27.
The Ducks, kept fighting, and took the lead with :45 left on the clock when Dixon hit Brian Paysinger with 23 yard TD pass for the games final score.
Matt Evensen kickoff was returned by Oklahoma’s Reggie Smith for...
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Salem-News.com Sports (September 16, 2006 10:34)Ducks Sweep Bulldogs, Run Winning Streak to Nine Salem-News.com SPORTSThe Ducks will face host Boise State on Saturday at 5:00 PM (MT) to conclude the tournament. Oregon opens Pac-10 play at home on Thursday against UCLA. (BOISE, Idaho) -  The University of Oregon volleyball team defeated Gonzaga in three games, running its winning streak to nine and matching the school record to start a season established by the 1991 squad.
The Ducks (9-0) put the Zags (4-8) away by scores of 30-17, 30-26 and 30-22, in the opening match of the Boise State Tournament.
Efficiency was a key for Oregon as the Ducks hit .312 for the match and got stronger every game. UO hit .286 in the first, .300 in the second and .353 in the third.
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Salem-News.com Sports (September 16, 2006 01:50)Whitman Defeats Willamette in Three Games to Open Northwest Conference Schedule Salem-News.com SPORTSWillamette will host Whitworth College on Saturday at 6:00 PM in another Northwest Conference match. (SALEM) -  Leslie Compean earned 13 kills and a .417 hitting percentage to lead Whitman College to a 30-24, 30-25, 30-20 victory over Willamette, in the Northwest Conference opener for both teams, Friday, at Cone Field House.
Whitman improved its record to 5-4, 1-0 in the NWC, while Willamette moved to 3-7, 0-1 in the NWC.
The Missionaries also benefited from the efforts of Emily Seidor, who registered nine kills and no attacking errors on 13 attacks for a .692 hitting percentage. Lydia Hayes added eight kills for Whitman.
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Salem-News.com Sports (September 16, 2006 01:26)Warriors Fall to Conference Rival Concordia Salem-News.com SPORTSThe Warriors will take a break from conference action on Saturday, when they host NCAA Division II member Dixie State of Utah beginning at 7:00 PM inside the C.E. Jeffers Sports Center. (Salem-News.com SPORTS) -  In a conference match-up with Cascade Collegiate Conference rivals Concordia, Corban's women's volleyball team fell in four games (18-30, 25-30, 30-27, 19-30) to the Cavaliers on Friday night.
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Salem-News.com Sports (September 16, 2006 01:26)Puget Sound 3, George Fox 0 Salem-News.com SPORTSError-Prone Bruins Rolled Over by Loggers in Home Opener (NEWBERG) -  Hitting the lowest percentage of the season is not something a team wants to do against the pre-season league favorite, but that was the problem that plagued the George Fox University Bruins in their home opener Friday night here at the Wheeler Sports Center’s Miller Gym.
The Bruins hit only .089, with 23 errors and only 35 kills, in falling 25-30, 25-30, 19-30.
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Salem-News.com Sports (September 16, 2006 01:18)Defending NCAA Champion Pilots Blank Beavers, 3-0 Salem-News.com SPORTSThe estimated attendance of 815 fans was the largest crowd ever for a stand-alone women’s soccer game at Lorenz Field. The only bigger crowd for a women’s game was part of a doubleheader with the OSU men’s soccer team in 2003. (CORVALLIS) -  The Oregon State women’s soccer team put together a strong effort against the defending NCAA champions, but #8 Portland scored twice in the final two minutes and pulled out a 3-0 victory in front of a big crowd at Lorenz Field on Friday night.
For the first 88 minutes of the contest, the game’s only goal came in the 30th minute. UP’s Rachel Rapinoe got the ball at the top of the box after OSU tried to clear it away. She lifted a pass over to the left side for Natalie Budge. Budge ran onto the ball and ripped a shot from a difficult angle, about 10 yards away, off the bottom of the crossbar and into the net for her fourth goal of the season.
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Salem-News.com Sports (September 16, 2006 01:07)Lutes Handle Boxers In NWC Volleyball Opener Salem-News.com SPORTSPacific returns to the home floor Saturday night, hosting Puget Sound in another Northwest Conference match-up. (FOREST GROVE) -  Pacific Lutheran rebounded from a nine-point deficit early in game one to take control rest of the way Friday, beating Pacific in three games, 30-22, 30-27, 30-23, in both team's Northwest Conference volleyball opener at the Pacific Athletic Center.
The Boxers (3-8, 0-1 NWC) hit well in the first half of game one, only to watch errors bring the Lutes (6-4, 1-0 NWC) back into it. The two teams played a tight game in the second set before PLU took early control in game three to seal the victory.
Kati McGinn led the Lutes with 15 kills and Stacie Matz finished with 13 as the team hit .234 for the match.
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Salem-News.com Sports (September 16, 2006 01:05)Beavers Rally, Post 2-2 Tie With Creighton Salem-News.com SPORTSOSU (4-2-1) continues play in the Creighton Diadora Challenge with a game against Drake on Sunday at 10:00 AM CT. (OMAHA, Neb.) -  The Oregon State men’s soccer team twice came back from one-goal deficits and posted a hard-fought 2-2 tie against Creighton at Morrison Stadium on Friday evening.
It was a good road result for the Beavers, as Creighton (3-2-2) reached the quarterfinals of the 2005 NCAA Tournament. The game was played in front of a crowd of 2,311.
“I thought our guys battled really, really well,” said OSU Coach Dana Taylor, who was an assistant at Creighton from 1995-98. “We worked so hard. This is a tough place to play. The environment was an awesome experience for our guys. We deserved this result with the way we played.”
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Salem-News.com Sports (September 16, 2006 01:01)Ducks Shutout Bulldogs Salem-News.com SPORTSOregon concludes its trip to the Inland Empire with a 1:00 PM match Sunday at Eastern Washington. (SPOKANE, Wash.) -  Nicole Garbin scored with 4:04 remaining in the game to lift Oregon to a 1-0 victory over Gonzaga Friday at Martin Field.
Freshman Melissa Buich set up the goal by feeding a pass through the left side of the Bulldog defense near midfield to Garbin, who went to work from there.
The senior from Wailuku, Hawaii, dribbled past her defender to set up a one-on-one against Zags’ goalkeeper Jessie Thalman, who had stoned Garbin in a similar situation in the first half.
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