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Wrestlers throw Wildcats on mat, 33-15
By MIKE RIPLINGER
Of the Emerald
In their second meet in two
nights, members of Oregon’s
wrestling team made a strong
showing against the University
of Arizona, throwing the Wild
cats for a 32-15 loss in McArthur
Court Wednesday night.
Showing more aggressive
ness than they showed the night
before in beating Oregon State
Photo by David W. Zahn
Oregon's sixth-ranked wrestling team pulled off a stunning 33-15
victory over the University of Arizona Wednesday night.
University, the sixth-ranked
Ducks handled the Wildcats
long enough to boost their sea
son record to 15-1.
“I thought we did a much
better job than we did last night
against OSU,” said coach Ron
Finley. “We came out and did a
lot of the things that we didn't
last night.
“We were aggressive all night
long and came out after them
Arizona was tough though, and
wrestled hard ”
Fourth-ranked Jeff Steubing
(167) and Dan Cook (HWT)
recorded pins to lead the Ducks.
Steubing pinned Arizona's Greg
Tanner 3-:31 into their match,
while Cook stuck Wildcat Al
Schmitt at the 4:18 mark
Cliff Porter (134) also helped
the Duck cause with a decision
over Steve Rosenstein, 16-1.
“Both Steubing and Cook
looked good,” Finley said. “I am
glad that Dan (Cook) had to
wrestle for a while tonight so
that he can get in a little more
experience.”
Cook has had a problem
receiving mat time lately as he
recorded his eighth pin of the
season Unfortunately for Cook,
as far as Finley is concerned, he
has pinned most of his oppon
ents in the first round — which
Oregon shoots for two straight
against quicksilver Trojans
Oregon takes its one-game
win streak into McArthur Court
tonight to battle the University of
Southern California in a
Pacific-10 basketball en
counter.
The Ducks, fresh off a 70-66
triumph over Washington State
University in Pullman, will have
their hands full with the red-hot
Trojans, winners of four of their
last five games.
Oregpn coach Jim Haney
hopes the Ducks can use their
win over the Cougars as a
springboard to turn around
what has thus far been a very
frustrating season.
“We've been struggling to
learn how to win, but the Wa
shington State game could be
our beginning,” he says. “Yet
we did the same good things
against Cal (an 87-80 Oregon
win) and then had our problems
in the next game at Oregon
State.
"So the USC game is a critical
one. If we can win two in a row,
this is a team that could catch
fire.”
The Trojans, currently tied
with UCLA for third in the con
ference with a 5-2 mark,
received a boost Monday night
in a win over California when
transfers Dwight Anderson and
Mike Owens played for the first
time this season.
Anderson, a 6-3 guard who
played almost two seasons with
Kentucky and was on the
Potestio nabs all-star spot
Oregon soccer standout
Michele Potestio was named
second-team All-American
Wednesday by the National
Soccer Coaches Association.
Potestio, a sophomore for
ward, scored 22 goals and
totaled six assists to lead
Oregon’s women’s soccer team
to a regional soccer champion
ship.
In their first year as an inter
collegiate sport, the women's
soccer team posted a 13-1-3
season record, 9-1-3 in confer
ence play.
"Potestio deserves that hon
or," said Oregon coach John
Feeney. "She’s got skill and
game concepts that are inter
national caliber. She could fit in
on any international team.”
Southeastern Conference all
freshman team, joins one of the
smallest teams in the league.
USC's tallest player is 6-8
Purvis Miller. The Trojans
started Miller, Barry Brooks
(6-7), Maurice Williams (6-7),
Jacque Hill (6-2) and James
McDonald (6-6) against Califor
nia, a team they edged 72-66.
Anderson scored nine points
and pulled down seven
rebounds while playing less
than a half. Haney says he might
be the best athlete in the con
ference, while Anderson’s
coach, Stan Morrison, says he
“is the most gifted player I have
ever coached.”
DUCK NOTES: Senior center
Mike Clark continues climbing
in a variety of all-time Oregon
statistical categories. He is
fourth in season field goal per
centage (53.3) based on his 98
of 184 this year; third in career
field goal percentage (48.2);
11th in career rebounds (58.2);
and 17th in career scoring
(912). If he continues his current
scoring (15.6 per game) and
rebounding pace (9.5), he will
move into a tie for 10th in career
scoring and rebounding.
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doesn't help him gain exper
ience.
Freshman Rick O’Shea, who
won a close decision over a
tough senior in Bob Moore,
15-11, had a great match, Finley
said.
"O'Shea came out firing right
from the start He wrestled a
hard eight minutes, working all
the time."
Randy Ohta, Oregon’s 118
pounder, wrestled a tough
seven and a half minutes
against nationally ranked Or
lando Caceres of Arizona Ohta
tired at the end of the match
though and was turned over and
pinned with only nine seconds
remaining.
“Randy did a very good job
until the end of their match,"
said Finley "He looked good
until the end when he just plain
pooped out.”
Wrestling results: Oregon — 33, Arizona 15
118 — Orlando Caceres (A) pinned Randy
Ohta, 7:51; 126 — Miles Hancock (O) dec
Ron Porter, 11-7; 134 — Cliff Porter (O) dec
Steve Rosenstein, 16-1; 142 — Bill Nugent
(O) dec Tim Berrier, 11-7; 150 — Tom
Coffing (A) dec Nelson Imamura, 7-3; 158 —
Rick O'Shea (O) dec Bob Moore, 11-5; 167
— Jeff Steubing (O) pinned Greg Tanner,
3:31; 177 — Bill Hinman (A) pinned Mike
Miller, 1:11; 190 — Ryan Kelly (O) by forfeit;
HWT — Dan Cook (O) pinned Al Schmitt,
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