NIKE College Showcase 2012

[woundedknees]

Co-hosted by the Ducks and Beavers... Connecticut, Illinois, West Virginia, and Oklahoma.

What a field... Do well in this, and it will be a fantastic launch for conference play.

http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml ... =205319022

"The tournament – the first hosted by Oregon since the program was reinstated for the 2009 season – invites three teams that reached last year’s postseason to both Eugene and Corvallis."

"Set to take place from March 9-11, Super Regional participant and Big East regular-season champion Connecticut, as well as NCAA Regional participants Oklahoma and Big Ten Tournament and regular-season champion Illinois, will visit PK Park along with West Virginia. PK Park will host seven of the tournament’s 12 games, while the other five will take place at Goss Stadium – home of Oregon State – in Corvallis".

“We have certainly put together a demanding schedule for our 2012 season,” Horton said. “We are now in our fourth year, and we hope our program is in a place to compete with the best teams in the country. We’ll find out if our team can embrace this year’s challenges."

(BTW... Our Ducks are currently tied for the best best record in the PAC12, with Stanford, who lost to Fresno last night, just ahead of 7-1 ASU, and 7-2 USC (Lost twice to UNC)

[frogsnouts]

Pretty tough lineup, but I like the chance to play a bunch of 1-off games against good competition.

[UOducksTK1]

This is good for the ducks though, some tournament non-conference teams will be playing here. Good warmup for the real thing.