Hungarian women’s team sprints past Ducks
By Erick Studenicka
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Signs of a changing world
Capitalism in tin; Soviet Union,
German reunification. a woman
from Mississippi on a Hungar
ian basketball team
She was Kuthie Bolton, the
former All American from Au
burn who drove through the
Oregon defense fur Hg points in
Tungsram's ‘Hi 87 victory over
the bucks Saturday night at
McArthur Court,
"After I finished my career
at Auburn, I wanted to contin
ue playing basketball," Bolton
said. "Since there is no profes
sional league for women in the
United States, 1 chose to move
to Europe Currently, I'm the
only American woman playing
in the Hungarian league."
Besides play in g for
Tungsram, Bolton also plays on
international teams lor the
United States, such as the one
that appealed tins summer in
tile World Unit efdtv.t la;:
Bolton yvasn't the only im
pressive "Hungarian" as the en
tire Tungsram squad displayed
great team speed while running
their wide open, last-breaking
offense In addition tospeed,
Tungsram had a slight size ad
vantage, with .ill five ol start: :s
checking in at over six fed.
Tim Ducks found themsefves
in a hole from (ho b< ginn.
quickly Sailing behind Id J Or
egon tried to slow Tungsram
down witfi a lull court press,
but tier Strategy ! w kltred as
Tuirgsi am vs .1 s •• t., break ‘
pri'ss and store some easy lay
ups
Oregon Used Si.u.a inipli .
sive three-point sf,noting by
M issy SumsT and Te : '<
S watle ;r er to ! r a w even at
I St, 1: ., ! I solos id I )s
l urn.is - alt...vi d l a: . :u i >
post a double digit lead 1-or the
game, the Dui.ks committed iffi
tan;,ivt • s, ne trly all ■ 1 vv!. ii
led to easy transition points lor
Tungsram.
Debbie Spun tell, the Din ks
main offensive threat, scored
the last five points of the hall to
; (): .n to vvithul sis at
Si. m -si:, w ...) : :s t:.i
11v to lose her deb nd.-f utr
d :: idi t:.• ■ ! *u t.- to. :. d
ti.e |. . '.t vv lib to;pa i ■
ures. scoring k.l points on 61
percent shooting.
Tin: Ducks (.ontinued to Sput
ter in tire second half, fulling
Ini hv as many as i 1 Star i
W.idenhur it came off the fit :n tl
to spark llie offense with 16
points and was also effective in
st ipptng Tungsram point guurtl
Dana %.who had fr ;strafed
if,-- Dt. ks all rnglit with tier
piaym iking skills
With five minutes rein.un
.r.,:. the Ducks still found thum
selves down by 10 points, out
tie- delu it v, is quo klv cut !;i
! . r on 1 f !-• hy Kelly Blair,
(1 I ii d y M u r p h y a n d
frenzy
After a missed free throw by
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American helps lead Tungsram to 90-87 victor/
ontls remaining; tho Ducks
found themselves with the Doll
.inti .1 (.hiiiu e to w in the game
W.illcnborn took .1 12 ‘ t shot
from tint corner lli.it rolled out
A wild scramble fur the re
bound ensued with the (i.ill
i' vt;nt lini I y ro I I ing b.i; k to
U.illunborn She passed the
hull1...buck to I’eggv Swudener,
who took a last .second three
point shot that just missed, in
suring Tungsram of the v it lory
Aflrr tho game, Oregon
i i,.u:h iliw m Holny sad ho
wasn't surpnsd with tho m
sult
"About three years ago, I
took a l’ac 10 All Star team to
K u rape and w o p I a y o ii
Tungsram," Homy said "At
halftime, wo wort!down by 30
points Sura, I know they
wouhl bo a tough team. Ruthto
Holton vs as awesome, probably
ih't! U-st player wo will mv all
Visit I thirds she lus .1 ch.lIH l’
tu make next vf.it n Olympic
squad
" VW li.iv ii lii , n pr.u ttcin#
fur only ft'iur vs miks. vs htin
Tungsram has already pi.ivcil
Mutinies this year I think that
vs.is tlui primary dllfrieiuo tie
tvs if ii thi' tvvo teams, they have
more seasoned players I think
if we were to play them .n; on at
th.e end of our season. I lahevo
vse wtuil.il VS 111. lie said
(■Niea by '-'t» N*j )#o
Duck basketball player Steel
Wallonborn scororl 18 points
against the Tungsram, Hungary
team Saturday night at McArthur
Court The Ducks lost 90-87.
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