Mac Court looking good after Oregon road trip By Dave Chartaonneau f M < <\ i * ‘ ; y'' Rop'/!y' Mi Arthur n up. he suid "If you gel u lead. lhe\ really gel into the game (Irejjon Inis struggled siru r the losses (,l Jon i v I Allen nml Amin Collier losing seven of its lust eight gullies And the Du ‘ ks ate not i ust |( is mg. tins ate losing lug ! lie ut i ; ugr inurgi n ol lln ir lie.1 seven losses is more thun .!'• points u gume I in I Fin thing Moh si m s.nil he worries uhoul most on this learn Is the guard situation S;iu e ( i ; • • \ injur i. freshman Johnnie Kt . h.e. I« < ti pushed into the starling role Herr e played vs ell in Ills lust start against Cahluinia hut has struggled ev er sim r I h." n., : d siIti.i! e m has 1 uk en as ia. ’ ! out olh lea M> at son said Another problem the Oregon n am has had Is j.ri k id leafier ship hydro was supposed In he IJi< veteran on iho team, and ('oilier was running lln* offense vs ill, < unfidew i- and poise U ,th hull, of them oul I ! good. there is no noil leader on lln I ourl lla 11>« I Ini ks I don't know il any of our players arc ready to handle that |in ul mu. Mon- on .an) \\ • imv-c lo rn.ikc il mole ul ,1 It am effort I * aitgbl aune ajfainsf U ash thgton Stale toulil In a good opportunity to. rebound from (tie tough defeats in ( ahiurma ( lie ('migars busted out to a 1t start hut have sou e lost its first three Pui 10 games ibis l ive Dili ks mail fi up well with Washington State The (.ougufs use a three guard of fense and ilon'l have a player over li feel H in I tie slur 11 ng lineup Thov are led by guards Ter rent e l ew'is- who is averaging lltl jn11nls ,i game, and Neil I) r r 11 k i 1 ’ (i) W a'.hmglon pi sihh poses a biggei lineal lo Oregon Rich Maiming , I, HI : . Diet < on Id he ui!-- o! itu loji t enters m the I*ai III. .1 11. IS av eragmg 17 1 pi,-,nts and seven rebounds a game Hu ►. i enter (Ifmi k Patterson i mild li.ive his hands lull With Manning, although Patterson Inis performed well on the hoards as nl late, averaging more than sis a game (very game. On gon seems to In i nine more dependenl on the shouting u! initial letwatd An luihe Sloudauure Slmni.imire is lie leading sourer lor I he Ton : STRUGGLE f\e;e 1? KAMPUS BARBER SHOP k HAS BEEN SERVING THE CAMPUS ' COMMUNITY FOR THE l AST 69 YRS OEI f RING 3 BARBERS WITH COMBINE 0 BARBE RING I XPE Rtf NCI OE 84 YRS IN ALLSTYLES OF ME N S ^ AND WOMEN'S CUTS $8.00 HAIRCUTS NO AE’PTS Ml )\'l )AY-I KlIM'j SAM-5 M) I’M 343.7654 ATTENTION STUDENTS! THE LAST DAY TO REFUND WINTER TERM COURSEBOOKS AT THE UO BOOKSTORE IS SAT., JANUARY 25 BUCKS la ON CLASSIFIEDS! Good on Classified For Sale items under $33. PI act ads at Room 300. EMU or UO Bookstore Private party ads onty please No rsfunds/ersdits. (Son? no VISA.SK acoptM olth nil offer) OOCCZUJ Stoudamire steps up for Ducks By Jayson Jacoby * a-g ' Uej /Utt 0 t f g o ti s A n I <> i n <• Stoudamire Immb' in a 2 t fool ilmr point shot from tli»; baseline A minute later. Simidnmirr twists Ins wirv »> foot s frame Iietween I wo Man ford defenders .irui spins the ball off t h o back bo .1 r d .i n d through the net. despite lie ing fouled by I ho Cardinals All American < anduiale. t> foot j A : fia/)** Ducks leading scorer Antoine Stoudamire says moving Irom the Big Bast to the Pacific-10 Conference wasn't a step down in competition V ;: home th.lt In- w .inll-d lo ii.ii,. t .a k to Oregon Hi- Ik gan w orking nut with the Ducks l.isi spring before be coming eligible lain lost vitur Despite tin! being an im p u< l p layer ns .1 H O v a . Stoudamire doesn't regret a! tending (uorgetown !l U as ,i good ex periem e. both at adnniil ally and ath lete ally. stoudamire said It gave me a ( bailee to go to a school that nas known to be challenging ai tidemlrallv, and it gave me a chance to play on one of the best teams in one of the ln-st conferences in the < ountrv Stoudamire poured m 24 points against Honda Inter national as a freshman but averaged just three points a game (aiming off the bench And lost year Stoudamire decided it was time for a change 1 fell that I needed to be at the place ! was most comfort able,' Stoudamire ^.1»ii "1 thought that this was a better situution lor mu " Stoudamire said he had other reasons lor t boosing Oregon besides being closer to his ftimily ! saw .1 good eh.int e th.it I could slep right It) .Old con tribute to the team, he s.nd I thought playing with I'er roll Brandon would he .1 great exponent e. and a Iso, my cousin was being recruited (by (Jregon) ” Brandon gave up his senior season and bet atlie a lottery pick with thi' (develand Cav aliers, and Antoine's cousin Damon t hose Arizona over the Ducks, but Stoudamire doesn't regret his choice "1 still think it was a good 5 (let ixion," he said Stoudamire said the move from till' Big l ast to the Bat 1! it 1(1 Conference hasn't been ' >rr ' STOUDAMIRE Page 12 Ducks hope to repeat Arizona sweep By Jake Berg Last \t.ir. Orison found salvation in I he desert Tonight, lliu Dm ks will be looking there .igain I In- Oregon women's basketball team was (I 7 in I bit i fit 10 Conference pi.tv Imfon- its mud trip lo tin- An/un.i st hoots last season. but iht- n-lurn trip hud llif Ducks fueling better as they won at both Arizona and Arizona Si.Or (.oat h hlivin Heinys club is not in sut h thru sir.ills now Oregon is l*-5 overall anti 1-3 ill iht: l’at 10. bul Ibe learn needs a win tonight at Arizo na Winning in Arizona Inis always been tough l.asl year we got lucky. Helm sail! "This year, both teams have improved their performances l liev both have a lot more athletic talent and art playing more aggressively Anything would be more aggressive than last veur's Arizona team, though The Wildcats' t>-25 finish was one of the worst in the nation, t an sing Arizona to tio some serious rebuilding of its pro gram In stepped couch loan Bom it ini whose 325-71 mark as the 12-year head coach of Long Beach State has given Arizona hope \nd why not7 The Wildcats' ovrrull record (0-J in Ihr 1'ai equals their win tol l! o! I.is! season Arizona Stale has also U;en surprising, starting the vear with a 10 I record alter being jinked hv the league's coaches lo finish last ill the confer ence 1'he Sun Devils .ire 7-0 at home, making the Din ks' attempt to repeat last year's performance just that much tougher Arizona State has become a very last team and utilizes a number of bodies to throw at you." Heinv said We have been forced to rely on our backt our! more from a scoring standpoint be cause of our injuries " Injuries have had Hemy juggling his lineups all siMson. first, center Sara Wilson missed the first eight games, and then forward Debbie Sport tch was forced to sit (and is still sitting) because of a foot injury The latest casualties lo the roster are lesha Smith and Cindy Murphy Smith was hospitalized last week with a bacte rial infection that may keep her from the team for a c ouple of weeks The sophomore is expected to he- released (mm the hospital later this week Murphv will not make the trip to Arizona be cause of a Unit with the- flu