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BERKELEY, Calif. The University of Oregon women's lacrosse team fell to
4-10 overall and 1-4 in Mountain Pacific Sports Federation play Sunday,
after losing to California 19-8. Freshman midfielder Jen May led the team
with three goals, while midfielder Jenny Browne added
two. Jana Bradley, Kate Fleming and Erin Gaebe each scored one apiece. May
leads Oregon with 35 goals on the season and Bradley stands second with 24.
The offense for both teams started timid, with the Bears scoring the first
goal of the game with 16:24 remaining in the first half. After another Cal
goal, Oregon then responded with two goals from Browne and one from Bradley,
putting the Ducks up 3-2. The teams then traded
goals as Cal took a 7-5 lead at halftime.
In the second half, Cal opened with two quick goals, but the Ducks'offense
fired right back with two goals of their own. With the score 9-7 in favor of
the Bears, Cal then took over, outscoring UO 10-1 the remainder of the game.
May led the team with seven draw controls. Gaebe and goalkeeper Louisa
Dorsch forced two turnovers each, and Fowler, Dorsch and Carrie Bateman each
recorded three ground balls.
The Bears improve to 10-6 overall, 3-1 MPSF.
Up next, Oregon will take on Ohio University in its season finale, Saturday,
in Athens, Ohio. The MPSF Championship tournament will be held May 5-7 on
the campus of Saint Mary's in Moraga, Calif. Stay tuned to see how our local
girls do...
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