Tulsa, OK (Reuters) -- Heading into Tulsa with a two-game losing streak, the Oregon Ice desperately needed someone to have a big game. They got it in cornerback [b7a148ff]Tommy Reagan[/b7a148ff], who twice picked off [b7a148ff]Donnie Lowe[/b7a148ff] deep inside Ice territory within in the final 15:45 to preserve Oregon's 16-3 victory over the Talons.
"I was in the zone today, I guess," said a humble Reagan, who doubled his career interception total Sunday. "We practiced hard all week to defend [Tulsa], and we executed our plan to perfection today."
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http://fof2forever.com/CFL/News/reagan1.gif" hspace=5 border=1 ALIGN=RIGHT>Apparently, the Ice practiced good timing more than anything. Reagan's first interception was at the Oregon 17-yard line and occurred after the Talons had reached the Oregon 29 with :45 left in the third quarter. His second was at the Oregon 12 after Tulsa drove to the Ice 18-yard line with 8:29 remaining.
"I think that broke their will," said Ice quarterback [b7a148ff]Maurice Brown[/b7a148ff] (215 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT). "After Tommy grabbed that second pass, the wind kind of went out of them."
Oregon also benefited from Tulsa's erratic kicker [b7a148ff]Eddie Spires[/b7a148ff], who started in place of injured [b7a148ff]Joseph Dunford[/b7a148ff]. On the day, Spires made a 42-yard field goal, but missed twice from 48 yards out.
In contrast, Oregon kicker [b7a148ff]Craig Schanding[/b7a148ff] was perfect, nailing field goals of 20, 47 and 54 yards. Schanding has yet to miss a kick this season and currently leads the CFL with 13 field goals.
The victory allowed Oregon (3-2)to pull into a tie with Seattle for second place in the Ring of Ice Division. Tulsa (2-3) dropped its second in a row, dropping into a tie for last in the Cavalry Division.
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