Semeniuk taking point duties very seriously
By lack Millikin
Emerald Sports Reporter
The discord and frustrations
of the l‘)B7-BB Duck women's
basketball team, brought on by
a disappointing 16-12 finish,
were somewhat eased bv the
fact that the Webfoots would
return three starters all of
whom played major roles on
the 'B7-8B team — to this year's
squad.
Center Stephanie Kasperski.
at -7 the tallest — and po
tentially the most dominant
player in the Pacific-10 Confer
ence. was one. 'Hie next was
point guard Vonda Anderson,
who. after a successful fresh
man campaign (third on the
team in scoring with HA ppg|.
was projected as one of the pre
mier guards in the league The
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third, off-guard facquie
Serneniuk. figured to f>o placed
in a scoring role after display
ing her scoring prowess with a
high game of 24 points against
California in '87-88
But the best laid plans of
mice and men
Anderson, due to a lack of
class credit hours, was forced
out of the picture and onto the
sideline for the duration of the
season, leaving head coach El
win Heiny a gap to fill at point
guard Possessing a wealth of
shooting guards to man the off
guard position. Ileiny chose
the r> foot-It) junior Semeniuk
to take on the responsibilities
of the point
"We felt Jacquin was the
player we needed in the game
if we wanted to have any con
sistency." Heiny said of the
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"She has been our leader. As a
point guard. she brings up the
ball and is the recipient of all
the presses She has gone
against the best defenses in the
league."
Though her scoring average
(7 0 ppg| has taken a powder in
comparison to last year.
Semeniuk has responded well
to the endeavors of the point,
leading the team in assists (5.7
per game) and ranking second
in steals with 24.
“She's really quiet and soft
spoken, but her ability to play
the game and her intensity
make her a good influence on
the team." freshman guard
Staci Wallenborn said. "There
are a lot of players who don't
want to take on her responsibil
ities and it’s like T don't want
the ball. You take it.' But with
Jacquie it's Give me the ball
I'll take it.' "
Described in the Oregon
press guide as "seldom flashy,
yet rarely makes mistakes,"
Semeniuk has held true to the
former attribute (with one ex
ception: Semeniuk sports an
impressive 3 74 GPA. good for
second team academic All-Con
ference honors a year ago). Yet
mistakes have come for the 20
year old physical education
major.
“I didn't prepare myself as
well for the position as 1 should
have." she said. "A few games
have gotten a little tight and
my nerves have affected me,
causing me to throw the ball
Turn to Semeniuk, Page 8S
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