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Ducks tackle Arizona for Pac-10 lead
By Bren! Ue La Paz
Of lh* Emerald
Facing its toughest challenge
to date, the Oregon football
team travels to Tucson for a
Saturday night encounter
against the University of
Arizona with first place in the
Pac-10 on the line for both
teams.
The Wildcats are on top of the
Pac-10 standings with a 2-0
mark, but Oregon, 1-0 in
league, could launch into first
place with a win Saturday
night.
“It’s a mighty important
game for both teams,” says
Arizona coach Larry Smith
whose team rallied to beat Long
Beach State, 31-24 in the clos
ing seconds last week. “It pro
mises to be a very even match.”
Oregon will be looking to up
its record to 5-0 with a victory,
but the task of beating the 3-2
Wildcats at home will not be
easy.
“We are going to have to con
trol the line of scrimmage.”
says Oregon coach Rich Brooks.
Brooks will be looking for his
second-straight win in Tucson
after the Ducks upset the
Wildcats last year, 19-10.
Smith is unsure of the
Wildcats’ potential despite vic
tories over California, Long
Beach State and Oregon State.
“We’re out (playing) still try
ing to find ourselves,” says
Smith of Arizona’s outlook on
the game. “I think a lot of
things are undecided. We have
three victories, but those three
teams (we beat) have won two
games.”
The key to Saturday’s game
will be the effectiveness of
Oregon’s running attack against
Arizona’s rushing defense. The
Wildcats are ranked third in the
nation in preventing the run,
giving up an average of 70.2
yards a game.
“We are going to have to be
able to run the ball effectively
against Arizona's defense,”
says Brooks. “It is going to be a
real chore.”
Oregon tailback Kevin Mc
Call, who gained 104 yards last
week, will need another top
performance to crack the
100-yard barrier this week. The
Wildcats are rated 12th na
tionally in overall defense.
If Oregon’s ground game
fails, quarterback Chris Miller
will probably go to the air.
Miller has connected with
flanker Lew Barnes for four
touchdowns passes to pace
Oregon’s big-play combination.
Barnes is also second in the
Pac-10 in punt returns with 11.6
average.
Miller’s stats explain why
Oregon is averaging 26.5 points
per game. The sophomore
signal caller is leading the
league in passing efficiency. He
also has completed over 60 per
cent of his tosses without
throwing an interception in 92
attempts.
Arizona nose guard Joe Drake
anchors the Wildcats’ defensive
front. Miller may have to scram
ble because Arizona’s defense is
nicknamed the "Cactus Sack
Pack.” The Wildcats have 34
sacks for the year, including
eight last week.
"I would like to remain
balanced on offense,” says
Brooks who fears the Ducks may
have to go to the air sooner than
expected. “That will depend on
whether we can run the football
on Arizona.”
Brooks feels the Ducks will
need to play better defensively
in order to keep Oregon’s six
game unbeaten streak alive. The
Ducks’ streak is the longest by
any team in the Pac-10.
Arizona’s offense is centered
around tailback Vance Johnson.
Johnson ran for 110 yards
against Long Beach, his first
100-plus day since 1982.
However, Johnson suffered
neck and back injuries in the
fourth quarter and had to be car
ried off the field on a stretcher
Reports say he will play this
Saturday.
‘‘I think we’re going to have
to control their running game,”
says Brooks of Johnson and
fellow tailback David Adams
who could play depsite bruised
ribs. “Our success over the past
two years is that they have not
been able to run the ball on us.”
Quarterback is also a strong
point for the Arizona offense.
Sophomore quarterback Alfred
Jenkins is coming off one of his
best games of the year. Jenkins
had 15 completioris out of 25 at
tempts for 205 yards and three
touchdowns in leading the Cats
to the win over Long Beach.
“They are a different team
this year in that they have a bet
ter running game and a quarter
back that can run also,” says
Brooks. “It gives us a different
problem on defense than the
last two years.”
Arizona has several key
players who are “questionable”
for Saturday’s game. Besides
Johnson and Adams, flanker Jay
Dobyns and outside linebacker
Steve Boadway are still nursing
injuries. The Ducks should be at
full strength for Saturday’s tilt
with no serious injuries to
report.
The Ducks received some na
tional publicity this week when
Sports Illustrated ranked
Oregon No. 19 in its latest col
lege football poll.
“We still have to go to
Arizona and play a football
game, ” says Brooks, “but it’s
nice to be recognized by
someone.”
The Ducks will get more than
share of recognition if they win
in Tucson Saturday night.
Spikers fire up for Civil War
matchup against Oregon State
By Robert Collias
Of the Emerald
1980 was a long time ago for
Chris Voelz. That was the last
time her Oregon volleyball team
beat Oregon State University in
a match.
The Ducks could end the
four-year drought when they
meet OS'J this Saturday in
McArthur Court at 7:30 p.m.
The Beavers have beaten the
Ducks nine times in a row
dating back to 1980 season.
Oregon would like to see the
streak stop this Saturday.
“We came close a couple of
times last year, but just couldn’t
seem to get a win against
them,” says Oregon coach Chris
Voelz who is in her seventh year
at the coaching helm.
The Ducks, 14-6, lost five
times to the Beavers last year.
Voelz doesn't want that trend to
continue in 1984.
"We had some very com
petitive matches with them last
year, but they really had the bet
ter team.” says Voelz. “This
year I think it is going to be a
different story.”
The Ducks will be taking
nothing for granted this
weekend despite being ranked
13th in the latest NCCA poll.
“We can not afford to take
anything for granted.” says
Voelz on the Beavers who own a
respectable 11-6 record. “They
are still a very formidable
team.”
The Beavers have matched
the Ducks’ 2-0 conference mark
this year after sweeping NorPac
matches in Washington last
weekend.
OSU is led by hitters Shari
Jamison and Susie Swanson.
Both women have had to take
up the slack of missing middle
hitter Julie Steding. Steding, a
NorPac all-conference selection
last year, was lost early in the
season because of academic
problems.
“They will be weaker in the
middle without Steding,” says
Voelz who will probably let
Oregon’s All-America can
didate, Sue Harbour exploit the
weakness to its fullest.
The Ducks have a nine-game
winning streak coming into the
OSU encounter. The winning
streak ties a team record. In the
steak, the Ducks have lost only
one game in 24 played.
“We have been playing very
well lately,” says Voelz who
would like to break the record
against the Beavers.
The Ducks won’t be playing
the Beavers at full strength
because of injuries. Oregon will
be missing the services of of
middle-blocker Laurie Krejcha
who sprained her ankle against
Washington State University.
Hitter Cynthia Shepherd will
not play either because of a
broken finger suffered in prac
tice last week.
"It's time to get the monkey
off our back as far as OSU is
concerned,’’ says
Voelz.“Because this match is
against the Beavers, it will make
it a good one.”
The Oregon coach thinks a
victory over OSU will give the
learn a lot of momentum
leading into conference play.
“We have the most important
lart of our conference schedule
coming up,” says Voelz. “We
lave to be ready.”
The Ducks lead the all-time
series between the two schools
with a 31-12-1 record. Win
number 32 should be in the call
ing for Oregon Saturday night.
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