SPORTS
Ducks hope to rebound from tough losses at Missouri
By Robert Weber
Emerald Sports Reporter
Don Monson ami his Oregon Dm ks are hoping that
a change of scenery will bring about different results
After losing consecutive home games at the bu/./.er
to Wisconsin and Athletes in At time the Dm ks are
hoping to collect their first counting win of tire vear
when they head to Columbia. Mo . on Saturday to far e
the 23rd-ranked Missouri Tigers
Monson said In- believes his players will In' able to
overcome the two heartbreaking losses
"We reassured our kids by telling them we did the
right things,” Monson said “They were definileh
more dow n after the Wisconsin game than the exhibi
tion game.”
Kevin Mixon, the ti-foot-if senior off-guard, said that
the two close losses will help the team mature later on
Maturing at Missouri w ill not he an easy task I lie
Tigers, defending Hig bight conference champions,
have struggled in the early season hut are still a solid
program
They rvere re< enllv plat i'ii on two year probation tor
violations that or curred liefyyeen t'ttt'r ami Pino Mis
sonri is ineligible for tins year s NCAA tournament
ami h.iil to i ni bai k the numlier of its si holarships and
off-t ampus re» ruiting trips in the next two years
On top of that, they lost their season opener at Kut
gers OH 00 and are playing without all-conference
guard Anthony Peeler, who is out for at least the fust
semester due to at ndemii problems Despite all of the
Tiger troubles Munson knows that Saturday's contest
will fie lough
"They are a tough team." fie said. "It will he a real
test for our gu\s They are particularly lough on the
front line with I long Smith "
Smith the 0 to senior forward, is the only starter
with any real experience loi Norm Steyr art s team Al
ter losing Peeler and being slapped on the rvnst by the
NCAA, fie may lie kii king himself for not opting for
the NHA draft al the end of last season
(fregons Kii hard f an as. Hof) I ife and ( iliui k Palter
son will have Ilnur hiintls full 11\ ii>k l<> slop thr inside
power of Smith mi Saturday
Munson's plan to slop Smith is simple stuff the in
side
"We ll really try and pai k it m against them." Mon
son said, "and we ll probably double up on them
Aitolher big ipieslion for Munson is who to start
against Missouri
|ordy l.vden and Chink Patterson made their tirsl
starts (or the Dm ks against AIA. and both played well
enough to return to the starting five. Monson s.ml
l.vden. the ti-7 freshman forward, finished with H»
points .iytailist AIA by hitting five ol six shots from the
field, including all three three point attempts
The Dinks also received eight points and 1(1 re
ImhiiuIs from I’atlerson in I'unsdav's exhihilion game
l.vden said that he and the team are too eager to he
si a red about lai mg Missouri
We re all really excited about heading bar k there."
I.yden said "and were ready to Imuiik e bark and
w III
Women hope to stop on-road losing streak at 7
By Jake Berg
Emerald Sports Reporter
The Oregon women's basketball team
w ill be out to vs in its first road game
since I'el). :i this weekend .is the Ducks
leave laigene in hopes of breaking their
current seven-game losing streak away
from home.
"We're anxious to gel .1 v u lory." said
15 vear (loach Klvvin Heim
The Dm ks i ontinued their woes away
from McArthur dourt last weekend In
opening their season w ith a 7f>-70 defeat
at St loseph's and a 70 iK loss mi Knl
Hers' home t uiirl Tin* two losses e\
tended tin1 I tin k s' on the-mad losing
streak in seven
Oregon travels to pla\ Weher State oil
Friday night in Ogden I tali and Sun
day afternoon the Dinks v\ 111 pla\ (ion
/.aga in Spokane, Wash
The one thing lleiin Inis going
though, is ,i ( omhined > 0 record
against those tun si hools
"We re not as worried alnnil them as
we are about us, lleinv said
After looking ill last weekends
gtunos ttu* Dm ks have reason In unriv
(Iregun turned the lull over in times
.it Rutgers and allowed the l.adv
Knights to snare l"> offensive relKitinds
w Idle failing to blot k out
I III ink li we i ill down on those we
ran w in some games.'' Heinv said "IV
fensivelv we've done a decent job. hut
hloi king out has hurt us
I reshiiiau forward Debbie Spon u It is
one plaver not hav ing a problem i rash
ing the hoards She leads the team with
a o i rehound average after Oregon's
tirst two games, and her til) portent
shootinn effit ienc \ from tin1 floor is also
tops lor tin' I)ui ks
Ittmoi mi.ini St.ii i Willlimliotirn
shares the m oriitK lead itli Sport ii.li at
I -4 points a faille
Weller Slate Is I I tills season .liter <le
leatim; < Colorado St,ile 7. ~>7 in its open
er liul losing 7 t tiH In WvnminK in its
so onil name
U ilili.it (lost ( mils I loh mull ranked
up some impressive numlrers in the two
Rallies to p.ue Welter State l ire junior
averaged 17 points and ‘I T rebounds
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