SPORTS
Playoffs depend on win
By Robert Weber
Emerald Sports Reporter
It’s do-or-die time for the Or
egon volleyball team Friday
night as the Ducks play host to
Division II rival Portland State
The Ducks, who are coming
off a tough road loss to Oregon
State Wednesday night, need to
turn things around if they are
going to return to the NCAA
playoffs.
"This is a must win situation
for us.” Coach Gerry Gregory
said, "because the playoffs are
not a given for us. If we lose we
would really hurt ourselves as
far as the playoffs are con
cerned."
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Oregon is 1,3-7 overall and
5-5 in Pacific-10 Conference
play after losing to the Beavers.
They currently reside in fourth
place in the conference stand
ings and must hang onto that
spot to guarantee themselves a
playoff berth
Despite the need for a win,
Gregory says that he and his
team aren't feeling the heat.
"I really feel that the pres
sure is off of us right now,"
Gregory said, "and that all we
have left to do is go out and
play our game."
Gregory said the keys to an
Oregon victory center around
team defense and the ability of
the hitters to make good
choices.
“Everybody must have a sol
id match and our defense must
be a little more disciplined."
he said. "The hitters are also
important because they must
make good choices and get the
ball onto the court."
lunior setter Molly McGrath
believes that the Portland State
game is one that cannot he
overlooked.
“We learned from our match
with Portland that we can’t
overlook any teams," McGrath
said. "We're going to prepare
for Portland State like we pre
pare for Oregon State,"
Another factor in the match
Friday could be the rivalry that
has developed between these
schools over the years. Portland
State leads the series with Ore
gon 37-11-1 but has lost the last
five meetings.
McGrath says the fact that
Portland State is a Division II
school may be a motivating fac
tor for the Ducks
"We don’t want to lose to a
Division II school," she said,
"because it would look bad
even though Portland State is a
great Division II team ”
Portland State enters the
match with a 17-6 mark after
losing to Oregon State in four
games last week They are an
established power in Division II
volleyball and proved so by
claiming the I'lfiH NCAA Divi
sion II championship
The Vikings .ire currently
ranked seventh in the Division
II national poll and are led by
the strong arms of Kim Keith
and lawn tin Peters
Oregon will counter with a
balanced attack led by junior
hitters Mindee Adams. O.iwnn
Charroin and lulie |effery Ad
ams a middle blocker, is com
ing off a big weekend against
the Washington schools which
gained her 27 kills, 15 digs and
eight blocks while compiling a
52:t hitting percentage
The Ducks will continue
their homestand the following
weekend when top-ranked
UCLA and powerful DSC visit
McArthur Court
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