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I Volleyball team expects to improve
By Gary Henley
Of HwEjmmM
Many people thought 19IMS
would be a rebuilding year for
the Oregon volleyball team after
it lost head coach Chris Voelz
and All-American Sue Harbour
the previous season.
The Ducks, with si* freshmen
on the roster, had other ideas,
compiling a 22-12 record in
their initial Pacific 10 Con
ference season and earning a
L»*i It I •« i l<»
and the Tachikara Collegiate
Volleyball Coaches Associaton
poll) the week of Sept. 23, less
than a month into the season.
"I think a lot of people just
misjudged the quality of our
team last year, and we ended up
being a surprise to some,"
Gregory said.
The team closed out
September with wins over Stan
ford and the University of
Southern California, and went
thwest Region.
The Ducks know they have a
hard road to travel and a rough
way to go if they are to regain
the success they had in 1986,
when they finished 15th in both
national polls.
"1 don’t think anybody will
take us lightly this year,"
Kramer said. "We have a lot
more experience now and know
what to expect."
To stay in contention, the
ftnrlrc tn
NCAA
tournament.
Even though
the i hicks were
ousted by Stan
ford in the first
round. Oregon
players are op
timistic they
can go farther
in 19H7.
“I think we
have a lot more
depth than
we've had in
the past." said
.Senior outside
hitter Te r i
Kramer. “We
have a real
strong bench
this season."
Oregon was
considered an
underdog by
many of their
opponents last
Kil« Photo
The Oregon volleyball team prepares for a lough season in the
Pac-iO. The learn hopes lo advance farther than the first round
of the NCAA tournament this year.
do several
things, accor
ding to Kramer
"Some of the
things we
might need
work on are
spreading the
offense and
communica
tion," she said.
‘Once the
game starts, we
need to leave
our p e r -
sonalities off
the court and be
aggressive out
there."
The Ducks
are led by
Kramer and
sophomore
Michele
Krebsbach.
Kramer led
the nation in
season ana consequently were
able lo calch them off guard, she
said.
Second-year head coach
C»erry (Gregory said the turning
point for last season may have
been the team's match with
Arizona, which was the Ducks
first Pac-10 match. Oregon won
it in four games
The Sept. 6 match at home
against Nebraska was pivotal,
even though the Ducks lost it in
five games. Cregory added. By
showing their strength against a
national (lower like Nebraska,
the Ducks showed themselves,
the Pac-10. and. for that matter,
the rest of the country that they
were a team to be reckoner!
with. Apparently most of the
teams didn't get the message.
It's not fair to say the Ducks
"snuck up" on all of their op
ponents. Oregon jumped into
both national (Hills (the NCAA
I
uu iu win ui 1*1 num.iic* in
October. The Ducks swept their
season series with Arizona.
California. USC. Washington
State and Oregon State.
Gregory sees a tough battle in
the Pac-10 this season.
"Stanford and UCLA look
like the top two going in."
Gregory said. "There could be
several teams that have a chance
for third. Oregon. Arizona
State, and USC are all threats "
Gregory is a proven winner,
having had only one losing
season since he began coaching
in 1980 at Oregon State.
He stayed with the Beavers
for three years, moved on to the
University of Wyoming in 1983.
and t ame to the Ducks in 1988.
bringing with him a combined
record of 128-92-3
Oregon's performance last
season earned Gregory Coach
of-the-Year honors in the Nor
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Oregon record by hammering
down 703 kills last season.
Krebsbach was named Pac-tG
freshman of the year in 1986.
The two are part of the
"Special K's." which includes
Kramer. Krebsbach and middle
blockers Lauri Krejcha and
Denise Kuhn, who is currently
injured.
The Ducks have no major
weaknesses as much of last
year's team has returned. The
team has two experienced set
ters in Stephanie Snyder and
Tina Adolph.
Also returning are sophomore
Stephanie Drier, outside hitter
Melissa Tertian, junior backrow
player Michelle Crowston and
senior specialist Monica C.amp.
Gregory listed freshman out
side hitter Mindee Adams from
Irvine. Gatif.; junior-college
transfer Eva Windlin from
Kussnacht, Switzerland; and
i.isa Madrid, a transfer from
Oregon State and former Chur
chill High School star as the
teams top newcomers this
season
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