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Weekend Recap

Women's hoops team sweeps Oregon schools

Sophomore forward Elizabeth Pickney had 17 points and 11 rebounds to lead No. 19 Arizona past Oregon State 65-49 yesterday, allowing UA to move into a three-way tie for the lead in the Pacific 10 Conference.

Arizona (18-9, 7-2) won its fourth straight game and remained deadlocked at the top with UCLA and Stanford.

Arizona led 9-2 afer the first four minutes and never let the Beavers get closer than three points thereafter. The Wildcats led 39-27 at halftime and scored the first 11 points of the half to go up by 23.

On Friday, senior guard Felicity Willis scored 17 of her 19 points in the second half as UA defeated Oregon, 73-66. Senior forward Angela Lacky added 17 points for Arizona, while Willis dished out eight assists.

-From staff and wire reports

Gymnastics earns Pac-10 victory

The Arizona gymnastics' team earned its first conference victory of the year Friday with a season-high team total of 194.250, defeating California (193.225) and Southern Utah (191.650).

Led by sophomore Randi Liljenquist, the Wildcats (5-4 overall, 1-2 Pacific 10 Conference) scored season-highs on the floor (49.125) and the bars (48.325).

Liljenquist recorded a career-high 39.350 in the all-around, earning her first place honors.

Senior All-American Heidi Hornbeek took the bars title for the third straight week with a 9.85. Still battling a nagging ankle injury, Hornbeek made her season debut on the vault and the floor. She recorded a score of 9.9 on the floor earning her second place.

-Ryan Marie DeGolia

Icecats continue dominance over ASU

Despite a third period surge by the Arizona State IceDevils, the UA Icecats stretched their unbeaten streak against their interstate rival to 10 games Saturday.

Backed by a strong performance from senior goaltender Mark Meister, as well as two goals each from junior Ed Carfora and sophomore Kyle Neary, Arizona won in the Veterans Memorial Coliseum for the second time in two weeks, winning 6-4.

Arizona was up 6-1 at the beginning of the final period when UA head coach Leo Golembiewski was forced to replace senior goaltender Mark Meister due to stiffness in his leg.

With one minute to play, ASU pulled their goaltender in an attempt to even the score. Arizona's relentless defense, though, played strong in a tough final minute to preserve the victory.

-Joshua McClain

Men's tennis enjoys weekend sweep

The Arizona men's tennis team reached the .500 mark this weekend with a pair of wins against schools from California.

In defeating Loyola Marymount 6-1 on Friday, Arizona started off strong, winning all three doubles contests at the beginning of the match.

The duo of junior Alex Aybar and senior Jean-Noel LaCoste led the way in the No. 1 position, posting an 8-4 victory.

In the singles matches, the Wildcats took five of six from the Lions as Aybar, who played in the No. 1 slot, defeated junior Erik Nelson-Kortland 6-0, 6-1.

Wrapping up the match, freshman Tom Lloyd, sophomores Caleb Marquardt and Michel Stopa, and senior Alex Brown finished off the team's first win of the season with singles victories.

Saturday, the Wildcats returned to the Robson Tennis Center and pulled out a 5-2 victory against the University of California at Santa Barbara. The win improved the Wildcats record to 2-2 overall and 0-2 in Pac-10.

The Wildcats face Utah today at 1:30 p.m. at Robson.

-David Stevenson

Women's tennis duo falters in finals

At the Rolex National Intercollegiate Indoor Champions in Houston, the doubles team of sophomore Lindsay Blau and junior Michelle Gough reached the finals on Saturday before falling 7-5, 5-7, and 2-6 to a team from California.

On Thursday, the women advanced to the quarterfinals, defeating a team from Notre Dame 6-3, 6-4. On Friday, Blau and Gough beat teams from Duke (6-3, 6-3) and Stanford (6-3, 7-6).

Blau and Gough returned to Tucson Sunday and helped lead Arizona past the University of Texas at El Paso, 7-2. Gough won her singles match, 6-3 and 6-4 against Ana Brnas.

-David Stevenson

UA golf goes for 2nd straight team title

Coming off a three month layoff, the top-ranked Arizona women's golf team opens its spring season today at the TRW Regional Challenge in Palos Verdes Estates, Calif.

The field of play in Palos Verdes will consist of 18 teams, eight of which are ranked in the top 10. The field includes No. 3 Southern California, No. 4 Arizona State, No. 5 Georgia and No. 6 Stanford.

For Arizona, several golfers are playing well lately and could contend for individual honors in three-round tournament.

Besides winning the Golf World individual title in November, senior Jenna Daniels also won the California State Amateur Championship for the second year in a row last summer.

-Kamy Shaygan