A cold shooting second half ended Oregon's post season in a 71-57 third round loss to California Thursday evening at McArthur Court. As had been the case in both regular season match-ups with the Bears, the Ducks were also on the short end of the rebounding tally and the combination of the two made it difficult for Oregon after the half.

In an up and down first half, neither team shot the ball particularly well, Cal hit 13-33 for 39.4% and the Ducks a touch worse at 37.8%. Tellingly, Oregon was also tied with California on the boards and with that the Ducks were able to build a 12 point lead when Amanda Johnson buried a three at the 3:08 mark.

But a pair of untimely turnovers allowed Cal's Alexis Gray-Lawson to knife that margin to five by the break and any momentum Oregon may have been able to carry into recess had escaped.

Nia Jackson (12 pts) and Johnson (17 pts.) were Oregon's leading scorers and the two each hit three-pointers to open the second half, but at that point California began to assert themselves on the backboards defensively and in the paint offensively.

With Gray-Lawson tallying 23 points including 5-6 from behind the arc, the Bears' DeNesha Stallworth found rebounds and lay-ups by the bunches and California took a 43-41 lead four minutes in.

The Cal defense forced Oregon's offense away from senior guards Taylor Lilley and Micaela Cocks, limiting the two to eight and nine points respectively, well below their usual contributions.

While Oregon's offense sputtered, Cal was not fully able to capitalize at first and as late as the 7:28 mark, the Ducks held a one-lead but their fate was sealed with a string of missed lay-ups that the Bears quickly converted into a lead they would not relinquish.

Oregon ended up being outscored 41-22 after the break and could make only 8 of 32 from the floor for a shooting percentage of 25%.

As the game slipped inside the last five minutes, California expanded their advantage to double digits an the remaining cheers were for the exits of Lilley and Cocks once the result was certain.

"It wasn't like the 'dream night'," offered Cocks of her last appearance at Mac Court. "It was a little emotional.

"It's always sad . the fans were great ... it's just a sad feeling."

"It's never easy to play your last game," said head coach Paul Westhead. "I thought they played well, I thought they worked hard defensively, I thought for most of the game we did a nice job on the boards to keep them away.

"It is interesting how games go - it came down to us needing to make baskets . we just didn't make key baskets.

"Hard to win if you don't score - especially in this system."

In her post game remarks Lilley pointed to that system in finding consolation in the 18 wins the team posted this season, nine more than last.

"I think the future is so bright for these young ladies and the coaching staff," she said. "With what coach Westhead has brought in just one year, it's just amazing, I think. What they are going to do with the girls over spring, over summer. I think next year is going to be even better.

"These girls no what to expect, they know how hard they are going to have to push themselves, they know they are going to have to get themselves in great conditioning for next year and I think it's going to be so much fun to watch."

Taylor exits the program with a Pac-10 record 124 three point baskets this season and Cocks leaves with the career mark in games played, 125. Oregon's season ends with a record of 18-16.