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The injury bug
'Lame' Ducks to meet
WSU; Owens starting
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Of the Emerald
To say the least, it will not be a healthy
Oregon foot ball team that faces
Washington State Saturday afternoon in
Pullman, Wash.
Injuries the Ducks sustained against
Arizona two weeks ago were bad enough,
but more injuries against Washington last
week have depleted Oregon's offense and
defense.
Offensively, the Ducks will make major
changes against the Cougars. Quarterback
Mike jorgensen is expected to be on the
sidelines after injuring a shoulder against
the Huskies, so reserve signal-caller Mike
Owens probably will get a starting nod.
Owens has seen limited action this
season, but Oregon coach Rich Brooks
doesn't feel that changes the Ducks' offen
sive game plan.
“Right now, it looks like Mike will get the
start," says Brooks, whose team is 2-1 in the
Pac-10 and 3-4 overall. “With Owens in
there, it doesn't change our plan at all.
We'll stay with all the same things we have
been going with this year."
Owens has completed 17 of 39 passes for
170 yards this season, most of those coming
in games against University of Pacific and
Ohio State University. In addition,
freshman quarterback Chris Miller worked
out with the first team this week and may
see some action.
Along the offensive front, Oregon's ranks
have been depleted on a weekly basis. The
Ducks already have lost tackle Greg
Schwab for the season, and guards Ken
Warner and Gary Zimmerman are doubtful
for this weekend. That leaves the door open
for freshman redshirt Brad Smith and
sophomore Lino Vaccher to see some play
ing time.
"We are really weak at guard right now
with Warner being out," admits Brooks.
"We ll just have to see what happens."
Defensively, the Ducks lost their second
safety for the season when senior Jeff
Williams broke an arm against Washington.
The injury probably ends Williams' career
at Oregon.
Williams joins Doug Judge, who injured a
knee against Arizona, on the sidelines, leav
ing the Ducks with only five healthy defen
sive backs.
Linebacker Jerry Mikels pinched a nerve
against the Huskies and appears to be
doubtful for WSU. Middle linebackers Bob
Hudetz and Lerry Wilson, outside
linebacker Dan Devaney and free safety
Dan Wilken also were injured against the
Huskies but are probable for Saturday's
game.
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The Ducks are dishing out the hits this
year, but they're taking them too — in
jury counts continue to climb.
While injuries cripple Oregon,
Washington State is injury-free, according
to coach Jim Walden.
"There is not a soul injured," says
Walden, whose team is 3-4 overall and 1-3 in
league after a 31-21 upset victory at Arizona
State. "This is the first time since 1981 that
we have had a choice of who we want to
start. We can start the same 11 kids on of
fense and defense if we want."
Washington State is led by fleet-footed
quarterback Ricky Turner. Not only is
Turner an effective runner, but lie is second
in the nation in passing efficiency. The
senior has rushed for 352 yards and has
completed 65 of 98 passes for 943 yards, a
.663 percentage.
"Ricky Turner is exceeding all of our ex
pectations this season," says Walden. "We
knew he would have a good year, but what
he is doing now is just tremendous."
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Fast pace, movement
cause volleyball pain
By Brent Paz
Of the Emerald
Football is noted for its contact and
physical play. Volleyball is noted for its
grace and power. However, both sports
have one parallel — the potential for injury.
At Oregon, injuries have wreaked havoc
with coach Chris Voelz' 1983 volleyball
squad. Following is a look at the Duck in
jury list:
•Connie Riel — fractured bone in the
ankle — out for the season.
•Shaunna Koenig — severely sprained
hamstring — out for the season.
•Cathy Hill — double knee surgery last
May. Playing status is "touch and go."
•Lisa Gemoya — slight hamstring pull.
Playing status is day-to-day.
•Barb Lutz — sprained ligaments in the
ankle — missed half of last season.
Is volleyball that tough of a sport? Most
people associate volleyball with fun in the
sun and the beach, not pain and injuries on
hard gym floors.
But Voelz says injuries are commonplace
because the sport is "very dynamic."
"It is not a stagnant sport. You are either
very, very low or very, very high," Voelz
says. "You are jumping, moving and reac
ting. All of those things make for some kind
of an inrease in the probability of injuries."
That jumping, moving and reacting has
made Oregon look like a candidate for the
Red Cross award this season. A sprained
hamstring suffered by Koenig early in the
season cost Voelz one of her quickest
players.
"Shaunna's pulled hamstring is such a
quizzical sort of thing," says Voelz. "We
know how to treat it, but we just have to
take it very, very slowly."
Slow doesn't describe volleyball — the
game is fast-paced and hard-hitting. Players
and coaches say that fast pace causes
injuries.
"I don't think volleyball is that rough of a
sport, because there is no physical con
tact," Koenig says. "But the ball is moving
so quick, the game is so quick, you can easi
ly hurt yourself just by quick reactions."
"The game is so reactionary and the pace
is increasing so much," Voelz says. "If the
kids are not in good shape. .
Voelz maintains her players were in good
shape, and calls this years' injuries "fluky."
Hill is past the fluke stage. She has had
operations on both knees, and injuries forc
ed her to redshirt last season.
"I get tired of icing my knees," Hill says.
To prevent injuries, Voelz stresses condi
tioning and stretching. Still, precautionary
measures can't stop some injuries from
happening.
Because of an ankle injury, whirlpool
treatments and crutches (back) are
constant companions for Connie Riel
(above).
"For certain things like ankles, it
(volleyball) is definitely not the greatest,
because of how close your feet are and the
pounding they take from all the jumping,"
says assistant coach and ex-Oregon player
Christie McFarlane.
Despite injuries, the Ducks will be gear
ing for NorPac matches against the Univer
sity of San Francisco and Santa Clara
tonight and Saturday at McArthur Court.
Oregon is 3-2 in conference following last
weekend's sweep of the Washington
schools. The Ducks, 18-12 overall, are riding
a three-game win streak and face two
California schools with losing records.
The San Francisco Lady Dons, 8-16 and 2-3
in league, are led by sophomore Kathy
Schindler. The Broncos have managed a
9-12 mark (2-3 in NorPac) despite losing
several players to injury following a traffic
mishap.