Ducks Host Boise State Saturday, Prepare for trip to Colorado
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For Immediate Release – Friday, February 22, 2008
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The undefeated and No. 5 ranked Oregon Ducks host the Boise State Broncos this Saturday on the University of Oregon campus in Eugene. Game time is 1 p.m. The Ducks, 7-0 on the season and 5-0 in Pacific Northwest Collegiate Lacrosse League play, are coming off weekend wins over Montana and Gonzaga. The Broncos, 1-3 on the season and in league play, recently defeated Washington State for their first win of the season.
The two teams played each other twice last season, with Oregon taking the first tilt 20-5, and winning a post-season match 17-6. In 2006 the Ducks took a 22-4 win over the Broncos.
“I expect the Broncos to come into this game with a Fiesta Bowl mentality,” said Oregon Coach Ben Tiller, referring to the 2007 upset win for BSU’s football team. “They will be looking to knock us off using every play in the book, and we need to be ready for anything.”
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Saturday, March 15, 2008
1:00 PM
Eugene, OR
All Ducks home games are played on the Men’s Lacrosse Field located on the Oregon campus between historic Hayward Field and the University’s Tennis Center. Directions to the field can be found at the team’s website, www.oregonlacrosse.org.
SPRINGTIME IN THE ROCKIES
Oregon will embark on an ambitious three game road trip over spring break, with games all against Top Ten teams. The out-of-conference games begin with a Saturday, March 22nd battle in Boulder with the Colorado Buffaloes. Colorado is ranked 10th in the latest Lax World MCLA Division I Poll. The Ducks travel to Greeley the next day to face Northern Colorado, now ranked 9th in the Lax World MCLA Division II Poll. The spring break road trip in the Rocky Mountains concludes with a showdown against Colorado State in Fort Collins. The Rams, ranked #2 in the nation, host Oregon on Tuesday, March 25th.
Oregon and Colorado State last met in the semi-finals of the 2007 MCLA Div. I National Lacrosse Championships in Dallas, with Oregon pulling out a narrow 9-8 overtime win.
“Oregon lacrosse has consistently pushed to have a challenging out-of-conference schedule, and this year is no exception,” said Tiller. “Traveling to Colorado to face some of the toughest competition in the nation will be a big challenge for our team. We will have to be at our very best to compete with the Colorado clubs. As always, we are grateful for the opportunity to face these teams and appreciate being included on their schedules.”
LAST WEEK’S WINS
#15 Jon Matusiefsky rips a shot against Montana
Photos courtesy of Carolyn Kopca
Oregon scored 40 goals over the weekend en route to wins over Montana and Gonzaga, while holding the opponents to 7.5 goals per game. The Ducks beat Montana (2-3 overall, 2-3 PNCLL) 19-10 on Saturday. Oregon defeated Gonzaga (2-6 overall, 1-4 PNCLL) on Sunday by a score of 21-5.
#2 Paul Swanson makes a great man-down save
Other Notes:
Oregon is ranked 5th in the most recent Lax World MCLA Division I Poll. It is the highest Oregon has been ranked since placing second at the MCLA National Lacrosse Championships last season…Three Ducks are among the top ten scorers in the PNCLL so far this season. Justin Blackmore (31 goals, 15 assists), Josh Shane (15g, 10a) and Will DeSiervo (15g, 5a) are all on the list…The Duck defense has given up just 42 goals this season in seven games. Last season the Ducks gave up 54 goals in the first seven games…Oregon will take 39 players on its Colorado trip…the Colorado State game will be followed by yet another road game against a ranked opponent when Oregon travels to Burnaby, B.C., to face 11th Ranked Simon Fraser…The Ducks have played all their games at home so far this season. “Our first road games will be Colorado, Northern Colorado, Colorado State, followed by Simon Fraser and Washington,” mused Coach Tiller. “It will be good to get out of town and see what kind of road team we are. This will be a tough, tough series of games for us.”
