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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 21, 1976)
It’s OSU vs. Ducks Saturday Oregon State, the hottest team on the West Coast since Jan and Dean, returns to McArthur Court Saturday night for its second bat tle of the year with Oregon. The Beavers, who whipped sixth-ranked Washington 72-70 Saturday to take sole possession of the Pac-8 lead, are now 4-0 in league, 11-4 overall and rated 11th by United Press Interna tional. Ralph Miller's gang is currently playing some of the best basket ball it's ever played and could be ranked as high as fourth in the country in field goal percentage ( 535) when NCAA statistics are released Oregon, meanwhile, is playing some of its worst basketball ever The Ducks dropped a pair in Washington this weekend to make their record 1-3 in league and 8-9 overall Oregon s only league win—77-72—was against a USC team that has lost all four of its Pac-8 encounters Oregon's frustration peaked Saturday in Pullman, where it dropped a 78-69 decision to Washington State. We just didn t get the job done in any phase of the game,” assistant coach Dick Stewart said. We executed poorly, rebounded poorly and shot poorly. Things will have to change if the Ducks hope to have a shot against the Beavers. Oregon State has four starters averaging in double figures — Lonnie Shelton (18.3), Rocky Smith (16.9), George Tucker (12.7) and Don Smith (11.8). The fifth starter, Paul Mil ler, averages 9 3 per game Last year Oregon won the Mac Court battle 82-80 on Greg Ballard's tip-m at the horn. The Beavers won the first contest, 72-71 on Rickey Lee s 25-foot bank shot at the horn while sand wiched in between, was Oregon's 79-68 win in Portland. Oregon State has already whipped the Ducks this year — 79-67 in the Far West Classic. Six school records ... as a freshman Menkens making an unseen splash By DALE BUCKLEY Of the Emerald The name Michelle Menkens will proba bly never go down in Oregon athletic history as one of the greats. But it won t be because it didn't deserve to. A sophomore, Menkens has already set six women s swimming records and she hopes to place in the top-three at the As sociation for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) Championship meet this spring. The outward manifestations of Menkens' success are easy to explain. A short look at the Leighton Pool record board will con vince anyone of that. Menkens holds school records in the 50 and 100-yard freestyle, 50 and 100-yard butterfly, 100-yard individual medley and 100-yard breaststroke. At last year s AIAW national champion ships, she composed a one-person team, scoring points in four events to give the Ducks a 28th place finish. What is harder to comprehend is the type of diligence necessary to achieve those goals—the 6 a.m. workouts, the time in volved in four-day-a-week training ses sions, the lack of recognition. I m really a competitive person and I enjoy the sport—the traveling and meeting V. people, said Menkens. ‘I know I have Thursday morning off. so I get to sleep in, and if I can make it the first four days, Friday’s a snap.' She started swimming at eight years of age, an early start common to most ath letes who excell, a period of her life that she now refers to as just having a good time. After stops in Tacoma and Arkansas, she wound up two years ago at Marshfield High in Coos Bay. where she won the 50 yard freestyle state championship. Even then she had ambitions of attending Oregon, and the fulfillment of those ambi tions have served both well. Swimming has helped me organize my life a little — I know where my prionties are — it's a fantastic learning experience, Menkens explains. I’ve always had a goal, in swimming, in schoolwork. I ve always thought of some thing I wanted to achieve and it's frustrating when you don't get it. but . . Menkens plans to coach swimming as a long-range goal, but right now her major ambition is to place in the top three at the 1976 AlAW s. Like almost everyone, however, she has a dream — the Olympic Trials in June, an ambition she keeps in perspective by main taining. I just want to make the standards, I just want to go to the meet. Tonight the last breather for 14th-ranked Oregon By GREG STILES Of the Emerald In all probability Fresno State will be no match for Oregon's wrestling team tonight when the two clubs take to the mats in McArthur Court at 7:30. The Ducks will be shooting for dual meet win number eight in a row. Even coach Finley admits that Fresno State (0-6) isn't in the category of the teams to follow on the Duck slate. A Says Frerichs Beavers by two If you re one of fhe 10,500 yellow and green zealots who scream incessantly for Beaver Blood at The Pit, this weekend won't be one of your favorites Or so says Glen Frerichs, the Emerald prognosticator who weekly picks the Pac-8 winners. Oregon State, 4-0 and leading the Pac-8, is expected to increase its Pac-8 lead Saturday night with a two-point win over the Ducks. In the only other Pac-8 game this weekend, Stanford is a surprise six-point favorite over visiting Cal. According to Frerichs, the Pac-8 is getting increasingly more balanced. In I974, he points out, the average game was decided by I2.6 points and last year the average margin was 9.1. Thus far, Pac-8 games have been decided by an average of 7.2 points per game. The home court advantage, he says, is becoming more and more important all the time. Last year, for example, the difference in his rating of the top and bottom teams was about I6 points. The difference now is currently less than I2 points. Pacific-8 Ratings Team Pac-8 Season Rating 1 Washington 2 Oregon Stale 3 UCLA 4 Oregon 5 Stanford 6 Washington Stale 7 Southern California 6 California 3- 1 4- 0 3-1 1-3 1-3 3-1 0- 4 1- 3 14-1 11-4 13-2 8 9 5-9 10- 3 11- 5 7-6 81 06 7761 77 05 71-95 71 56 69 58 69 56 69 33 V They usually have a few out standing individuals on their team, said Finley, But they re not that strong." Among the Bulldogs tougher grapplers are Roy Moz (150) and Kevin Clark (158). Unfortunately for Fresno State the combined re cord of the duo is 6-8-2. The picture doesn't get any brighter for the Bulldogs. The problem at Fresno State reportedly stems from Francis taking a sabbatical last year and the interim coach failing to do any recruiting. The Bulldogs have had one common opponent with the Ducks, California. The Golden Bears decimated Fresno State 32-9, while Oregon won 23-14. Oregon most likely will go with the same line-up that white washed Central Washington State last Saturday. 40-0. Randy Robinson may re-enter the line-up. After injuring his shoulder against California Fri day, Dennis Dixon was shoved into the line-up and drew Finley s approval. The Fresno State meet will be Oregon's last breather in awhile. Beginning Friday, the Ducks will meet four top twenty teams within a week: Portland State (13th), Minnesota (ninth), Oregon State (8th) and Washington (20th). Overall Individual Records WRESTLER. WEIGHT Sieve Hart, 118 Joe Sade. 126 Dewey Travis. 126 Shuich Sho|i. 134 Randy Robinson, 142 Dennis Dixon. 142 Rick Rexius. 150 Bob DeWitt. 150 Danny Hollembaek. 150 Kevin Kramer. 158 Randy Besaw 167 Tim Strobel. 177 Buck Davis, 177 Brian Dunagan. 177 Bob Bragg 190 Greg Gibson. 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