Weekend Recap: Monday Morning Links
The Seahawks broke a two-year win streak at home with third loss of the season yesterday to the Arizona Cardinals.
QB Russell Wilson also broke his home win streak, his last home loss being in 2010 when he played for NC State. The team struggled offensively, only scoring 10 points, but stayed in the game due to their high-ranking defense led by Richard Sherman. Their four turnovers weren’t enough. The game next Sunday against the Rams will have huge implications with home field advantage through the playoffs. [Seahawks]
Here’s what happened for the rest of the area’s teams:
- The Blazers have won six of their last seven, propelled by LaMarcus Aldridge and Damian Lillard. Lillard had 29 points in their latest win over the Pelicans 110-107 Saturday. They lost to the Timberwolves Wednesday after beating the Cavaliers Tuesday. [ESPN]
- The Winterhawks fell to Everett this weekend but remain a top the US Western Conference with a 23-8 record. [Winterhawks]
- The Oregon Ducks‘ men’s basketball team kept up their perfect season with wins over UC Irvine and BYU. They are 11-0 and average over 100 points per game. [OregonLive]
- Oregon State’s men’s basketball team had a very special guest in attendance against Akron. President Barack Obama and his family attended the Diamond Head Classic in Honolulu over the weekend. OSU lost to Akron 83-71. [OregonLive]
- University of Portland men’s basketball team won both of their games in the South Point Holiday Hoops Classic in Las Vegas this weekend. The big game was against Princeton where sophomore Bryce Pressley had a career-high 25 points and senior Ryan Nicholas hit a milestone with his 1,000 point as a Pilot. They beat Princeton 93-79. [Pilots]
- Portland State punter Kyle Loomis added one more All-America honor to his growing post-season award list on Monday. Loomis was named first team All-American by the American Football Coaches Association. Loomis had already earned All-America honors from AP, Walter Camp, the Sports Network and the FCS Athletic Directors Association last week. [GoViks]
