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On the final night of the trip,
the team got together at the
hotel in Chico for a Halloween
party Most of the players had
brought costumes from home,
managing to conceal them for
the first three days Mo Sullivan
won the prize for the best cos
tume — she was Miss Piggy
Some of the other impressive
outfits included an Oreo cookie.
system to go. come back, and
play four games in between But
that's what we re here for — so
that’s what we have to do.”
"When ever I had time to do
homework,” said Headington,
"I was dead tired or with friends
and family It will definitely catch
up with me, because I always
have to make up tests By the
time the teacher gives me a
The bus ride was now a quiet
one This was a tired team
Sievert and Jennifer Silva talked
some strategy, but very few
others had the energy to do
anything They just sat in silent
thought
"Going back to Eugene is a
big letdown for us after being in
California with all our family and
friends,” says Headington
never gotten a speeding ticket
while driving a bus. You
guessed it — he opened his
mouth one trip too soon Ap
parently, the bus had a faulty
speedometer and Green was
ticketed for going 70 m p tv,
which was less than he had
been doing for most of the trip
anyway
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"It's just like a big family,”
says Theiler. "Everyone's got
ten really close. There’s just a
special feeling you get when
you get close to people ”
"I really like them,” adds
Plantz. "It's the best group I've
ever coached.”
And that includes Lona.
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Maureen Sullivan
Emerald photo
made up of three players, and a
mummified field hockey player
One costume that didn’t get any
raves was that of Plante Her
Broom Hilda disguise unan
imously captured the Worst
Costume Award and she was
promptly squirted with water,
courtesy of Berry
After three days on the road,
any team would have trouble
getting both physically and
mentally ready for another
game And the Ducks were no
ticeably tired against Chico
State the next afternoon It may
not be of much consequence
during a game, but road trip
exhaustion gets to be a problem
when it starts affecting their
school lives
"You miss a lot of school."
says Berry "It's tiring on your
make-up, I’m going to be gone
again I hope I finish up with all
my units, but I d rather just play
hockey the whole time and not
have to go to school '*
The Ducks defeated Chico
State to send everyone home on
a happy note
’ Well, we re tired today," said
Andi Casella, "but we won for
Lona "
Lona who9
Lona Whipett, the team's
mascot from the planet Krona
Lona, a doll dressed in the la
test flea market fashions." was
first introduced to members of
the team by Casella and Sieved
"She s got the measurements of
a two-by-four, but she's more
flexible," notes Sieved Lona
has yet to miss an Oregon road
trip
"The time I got to share with
them didn't seem long enough "
But after a good meal, the
team was back in high spirits
TheJer was dancing again —
this time with Lona
"If we win," says Berry,
"everyone's excited (coming
back), but even if we lose, we
still have fun." Singing, danc
ing, screaming, and yelling
continued into the night
"Why don't you guys shut up
for a while?" cracked Plantz
The team reacted in total shock
— for about five seconds, and
then it was back to the singing
and dancing
The faithful bus driver capped
off the trip in grand fashion He
had said earlier that he had
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