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Angry Tigers drop Ducks
in dismal NorPac opener
by uoug Levy
CM the Emerald
Arriving in Stockton, Cal , to
play the University of Pacific,
the Oregon women's volleyball
team had two stikes against
them.
First, they were about to play
the 2nd-ranked team in the na
tion. Second, they were facing a
team that was angry
"They had just come off two
losses, and when the
2nd-ranked team in the nation is
coming off two losses — well,
they were not going to give an
inch," said Oregon coach Chris
Voelz.
The Tigers didn't, thrashing
the Ducks 15-2,15-3,15-5 to run
their record in NorPac Confer
ence play to 4-0 and 8-2 overall
Meanwhile, Oregon, who lost
Stephanie Tambe to an arm in
jury in pre-game warmups, fell
to 0-1 and 7-5 overall.
"They were a very balanced
team, more balanced than I’ve
seen them before," said Voelz
As for the Ducks, "nobody
had a stellar performance "
Statistics bear Voelz out. UOP
had 44 kills to Oregon’s 24 and
made only 9 errors compared to
20 for the Ducks. Also, Oregon
had only two ace serves
throughout the match Only
Anetta Ensworth and Sue Har
bour, who Voelz calls, "our Bev
Smith” had plus attacking per
centages
It was a stark contrast to a
year ago, when Oregon faced a
Pacific team that finished 4th in
the nation and took the Tigers to
the limit before losing 15-7,
15-6, 7-15, 8-15, 15-11 "Har
bour had a great blocking
game " recalls Voelz But this
time the Ducks came out flat
and were very tentative, the
coach said
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However, on paper, Oregon
had expected to lose to Pacific
A team they didn't expect to lose
to was Fresno State, but the
Bulldogs upset the Ducks on
Saturday, 15-13, 15-8, 16-14
"That game was one of the
biggest disappointments that
we've had so far this season,”
said Voelz Oregon had beaten
FSU soundly in junior national
play over the summer, and
' you’d think that if you add
older players, the result would
be the same," remarked Voelz
But the Ducks blew an 11-3
first game lead and a 5-3 second
game lead. Voelz said Oregon
was weak on blocking, serving,
serve receiving and hitting
Needless to say, the upset
loss to Fresno put a dent in
Voeiz' plan to finish in the top
four of the conference "We are
the much better team, and I ex
pected to take them in three
(games), but darned if they
didn’t take us in three. That sure
threw us off I had counted
Fresno State as a given (win)
Now we ll have to beat someone
we re not supposed to, and beat
the teams we re even with. It
puts a lot more pressure on us "
Some critical turnovers and
lack of execution dropped the
Ducks to 0-2 in league and 7-6
overall, and Oregon has now
lost five straight matches as
they prepare to host the Univer
sity of Washington and Wash
ington state this weekend
The games against UW and
WSU should be classic exam
ples of big and slow versus
small and quick, according to
Voelz. "Washington does not
have good passing, and they
have a lousy back line, but they
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Sue Harbor, who Oregon coach Chris Voelz calls "our Bev Smith"
prepares to return a shot against the Chinese National team in
action earlier this season.
have an enormous front line and
great blocking " WSU, Voelz
says, is the same type of team
Voelz figures the Ducks
should play Washington even or
beat the Huskies, something her
team has never done Wash
ington is always a real emo
tional threat — we'll have to play
great defense to win."
The Cougars should not be a
problem for Oregon They are
0-3 in league and have lost nine
straight games to the University
of California, San Jose State
and Washington Still, Voelz
throws some caution to the
wind "They're all going to be
tough now We have to prove
something ''
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