Oregon wins easily, 81-52
Basketball returns with new, old faces
By Allan Lazo
Of the Emerald
The Oregon men’s basketball team got a few
surprises, mostly good, as they beat the Universi
ty of Victoria, 81-52 at McArthur Court Friday
night.
The Ducks easily trounced Victoria in their
non-counting season-opener before over 8,000
fans in Mac Court. Oregon led the entire game
and opened up a 32-point lead over the Vikings
late in the second half.
“Generally, I felt it was kind of what was ex
pected. There were some good things, and there
were some things that weren’t so good,” said se
cond year Oregon coach Don Monson of his
team’s first real opportunity to gauge their pro
gress this year.
Oregon co-captains, seniors Blair Rasmussen
and Chris Harper, provided the big point produc
tion for the Ducks.
Harper, shooting seven of nine from the field,
scored a game-high 19 points. Harper was five
from six from the free-throw line and added five
assists. Meanwhile, Rasmussen finished with 18
points and added 11 rebounds for the Ducks.
“It felt good just to break the ice. It’s been a
long time since we played together against
somebody other than ourselves. It was nice to just
get started,” said Rasmussen of the exhibition
against the Canadian amateur champions.
In the way of suprises, freshman Keith
Balderston was a pleasant one. The rookie out of
Portland’s Wilson High School tossed in 13
points in 10 minutes of play before fouling out.
“I was really happy about it. It’s a whole new
ballgame and 1 was nervous, but I knew that if 1
just went out there and played hard, things would
work out,” said Balderston, who has been over
shawdowed by freshmen Anthony Taylor and
Rick Osborn.
At times, Balderston showed his inex
perience. The 6-7 freshman forward collected all
five of his personal fouls in a five-and-a-half
minute stretch in the second half.
“Balderston’s play for a freshman, was very
outstanding, particularly in the way he went in
and created things,” praised Monson. “He didn’t
stand around and let things happen, he made
them happen, and 1 was pleased with that.”
Along with Balderston, Oregon fans saw the
debuts of the Ducks’ most talked about recruits —
Taylor, Osborn, and Kofi Kyei from Ghana.
Taylor, the 6-4 guard from Beaverton, added
eight points on three of seven shooting from the
field and was admittedly “really nervous.”
“Anthony played well enough. 1 was pleased
with his performance, but there wasn’t anything
outstanding,” said Monson.
“Rick (Osborn) was a little tight on the shot. I
noticed that particularly on free throws. Those
things will happen, but Rick will be fine," Mon
son said about the freshman guard from Parkrose
High School, who tailed to score in the game.
The Ducks have two more weeks of practice
before their next game. Oregon heads to to An
chorage. Alaska for the Great Alaska Shootout
Nov. 23-25. The tournament is notably tough, but
the Ducks believe they have a chance at winning
the championship. Monson agrees that the early
start will aid Oregon's chances.
“Like I’ve said before, you can’t simulate
games. The 8,000 people there, the combination
of different people we have to use, and our being
able to evaluate where we are. really helped us,”
said Monson.
0 Photo by Kirk Hi rot a
Freshman Anthony Taylor collects his first-collegiate dunk as
pair of helpless University of Victoria defenders watch. Oregon
blasted the Vikings, 81-52 in McArthur Court Friday night to
open the season.
Spikers ready for playoffs with easy wins at home
By Robert Colli as
Of the Emerald
The Oregon volleyball learn
tuned up for the NorPac con
ference playoffs this weekend
with an easy sweep of the
Washington schools at McAr
thur Court.
The Ducks mauled the
Washington State University
Cougars 15-2, 15-7 and 15-9
on Friday night before coming
back Saturday to dump the
University of Washington
Huskies 15-9, 15-11 and 15-9.
The 13th-ranked Ducks
wrapped up the NorPac
regular season at 9-2 and are
24-10 on the season. The net
ters travel to San Jose this Fri
day to participate in the Nor
Pac conference playoffs. The
Ducks are the No. 3 team in
the NorPac and will face
Fresno State University in the
first round.
The winner of the four-team
playoff, which decides the
conference champion,
receives an automatic bid to
the NCAA playoffs.
San Jose State University, is
the No. 1 team and will square
off with Oregon State Univer
sity who wrapped the league's
fourth and final spot this
weekend.
“We looked at these mat
ches as our chance to get ready
for the playoffs and I think we
did a pretty good job,” said
Oregon coach Chris Voelz of
the sweep at Mac Court.
The Ducks had to play the
matches without regular setter
Lisa Gemoya. who broke her
finger in practice on Thurs
day. Without Gemoya, the
Ducks pressed freshman Ema
Tamamasui into action at the
setter position.
"Tamamasui played very
well and kept us in the flow of
our offense very well,” said
Voelz. “Hopefully we will
have Gemoya back for the
playoffs, but if we don’t, we
know that Tamamasui can do
the job.”
in the VVSU match, the
Ducks jumped to a 10-0 lead
before the Cougars could get
on the board. Oregon cruised
the rest of the way behind the
aggresive play of Shaunna
Koenig and Sue Harbour.
Koenig paced the Ducks
with seven kills while Harbour
added six kills. Oregon was
able to empty their bench
against the hapless Cougars
who have only won two games
all season.
Against the Huskies,- the
Ducks were paced by Cynthia
Shepherd who had 13 kills
and a .524 hitting percentage.
“Shepherd was soaring out
there,” said Voelz. “She real
ly had a great match.”
With the playoffs on the
horizon the Ducks now look to
put the final touches on a-suc
cessful season.
“We stated our goal at the
beginning of the season to win
the conference and how we
have our chance,” said Voelz.
et al.
MEETINGS
WOMENSPACE DROP-IN SUPPORT
GROUP, for women who are victims of
emotional or physical abuse, will be held
each T uesday from 9:30 to 11:30a.m. at the
Central Presbyterian Church, East 15th
Avenue and Ferry Street. Child Care can be
arranged by calling Womenspace,
485-6513. by Monday afternoon.
STUDENT CAMPAIGN FOR DISARMA
MENT meets today at 5:30 p.m. in Room
108 EMU.
LECTURES
AUDRE LORDE, nationally prominent
black feminist poet and social critic, will
discuss her most recent work, “Sister Out
sider,” a collection of essays ranging from
general feminist theory to international
issues such as apartheid and the invasion of
Grenada. Tonight at 7:00, Room 167 EMU.
MISCELLANEOUS
BAKE SALE: Sponsored by the Black
Student Union, from 9 a m. to 3 p.m. today
in front of the Bookstore (East 13th Avenue
and Kincaid Street).
“HEARTS AND MINDS," an Academy
Award-winning Vietnam War documen
tary, will be shown in acknowledgement of
Armistice Day by Students Opposed To
Registration and the Draft, today from 10
a.m, to 4 p.m. in the EMU lobby.
EUGENE-UNIVERSITY WIND ENSEM
BLE will give a concert tonight at 8:00 in
Beall Hall.
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