The Oregon Ducks exploded in a nine-point second period and held off a late Buffalo rally to emerge victorious in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament, 14-10.
Morgan McCarthy scored Oregon’s first two goals in the first five minutes of the game, and Colorado evened it up at 2-2 to end the first period.
The Ducks broke it open in the second period. Within a minute, Gabby Cleveland scored her only goal of the game off a free-position shot following a Colorado foul.
That goal was followed with Lillian Stump’s first of two goals in the period.