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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 7, 1993)
INJURIES Continued from Parp? S game .mii her onto (i dominant player for tins tonin '’ t ho biggest surprise for the 1 )m ks fins Imen tho piny of Karen Healea i i foot H guard from Tigard, who tins Ihm omo a fori on offense during Spun u h’s abseor o llo.iloa scored |0''t ono point in nino games last season but slio is avoraging more than I-’ points por game in fior Iasi fivo outings, on hiding two gantos of Hi points "Karon’s pinv lias ronliv rospondod wall this \o,ir. Iloiny said i! is om iting to soo our young players i oiiiing on strong Oregon's other lug gun on the perimeter has been Vloot-fi senior guard I’eggv Swadeiier Sysadonor is fourtli on the to.iui in si oring with an average of 7 <1 points per game, and so* olid on tlie srpiad in throe-point shoot mg pun milage .it 42 r> percent, trailing only Slowell, who is at 4 2.fi pen uiit Thu addition of sophomores Jessn a Si hull who has rei uv prod from a foot injury that Imthered her during the preva son. and Jennifer Johanm*u gn us the Dui ks evi'ii rnori* depth in the backi ourt The injuries to Sporcic h and Murphy have put the brunt of the front i ourt load on Wilson stuck and she appears to lie pu king up her game in time for the s.onfer em e season Wilson v ored a sea son-high 2'i points in the Dm k last game against Boise State to push her season aserage up to 1 I it points per game to go along with 7 f> rebounds per contest I hope Sara i .ill get about 20 • hots per game." Ileiny said "She has to continue to ploy her old game.whu h is work, work work to get opportunities Heim said the injuries have for< ed him to go with a three guard lineup, with senior Jean M.tree I.illnrd ex per led to slur! up front with Wilson until Mur pin s iri|iir\ has healed Oregon lie.. in the season in Nashville Ienn . where the\ ,|iset Jlth ranked Southwest Missouri State "iH■'.(>. and nwK upset then No 1 and now top ranked Vanderbilt before fulling 72-fifl After a win over Brigham Young, the l)ui ks lost to g-tth Milked Del’,ml at Mr Arthur flour! fi.r>-fi2 when Stowoll's l ist ser.ond three-point attempt hit the Ivn k of the rim (fre on r attle bar k to win five of its nest games, inr lulling road wins over Portland and Idaho Stale Oregon In-gilts the Pm 10 sea son -it home against No. 24 (ail iforma tonight, followed In a matt.hup with fourth-ranked Stanford on Saturday Pr*oUi Dy M*>: *'a<* Srwod**f The Ducks expect to have Debbie Sporcich back in the lineup in three weeks MEN Continued Irom Pa<)<' b Khalid Keeves will run the offense fur tin' Wilili .its at tin* point guard position .mil lias played v\ i'll in tin’ presenson limit liv surprised In see I ‘or t laud native Danilin Stmiduinire luiniin; Keeves ill the hai k< mirt ilftell tills season Together. the\ are proliahlv the iilnsl talented tandem in the i miff ren« e Senior i eilli'f I d Stokes has heel! hindered liv a l.li k id intnnsitv during the past three years, lint still averaged seven points and seven rebounds last season Stokes per lor mu in e this year i mild go a long wav in determining the late nl the Wildi ats t’ai 11) I’redii lion: 14-4 I Vii/ona Stair Hi 11 I rii'di'f Im.ilU has .1 it>4im w itli iixjh' rirni i■ I In' Sun I lev i Is linislii'il I 'I I t Inst \i\ir .nid .ire rrlimillitt lour starters from lli.il team. tin hid nu; forwards l.im.il I anlkncr .mil M.irio Hi'imcll .mil i;tiartl Stm. in Sindh w ho .ill ;iv eragotl in (Ion hhi-hunrcs l.isi simsoii In the iniddli' for Arizona Shift< is I osier Nc.il. olio avcraved t'lUhf rchoimds a game last mm son Hus is a v rr\ lialam cd Icam yy iili .1 Mr on & e\|>oneni *'<l Iwtii It I In' Sun I ley ils will likely turn liisl year's Ni l invitation into an \( A A invite tins season !*«•» - II) I'redu lion: I -1-5 4.1 S<! — Thf I ro 1 (mis Inst their three lop si orers from 1.1st SI'.ISOII s 24-1' team lli.il went lo lliu NC-AAs. Iiul they ri* still ii prnlly good team (iu.ird Rodney ( li.tlm.Mi will In' tin' leader for t S( l.ast mm sun In- averaged eight points in I In* shadows of If.noli I Mini'r .mil |)o.ini' ( oopiir, hut will) hoih of I Ill'll) gone. look lor < hulinilll lo shini* l lii- frojillls art) i minting on a pair of fri'shmun Kirk Htime nii k .mil Davul ( rouse In i on trol llii' mulilli' al the i enter position It uni' of Ihi'in i .in slop up, tIS< will hi' in very good sliapu I’ai - III Pri'du lion: 10-8 A N»*r**,# 5. California — I’he (.olih'ii Bears .ire a rely Ing heav i|| on wS ill woi hi freshman v jason kiifd lo i.nrry iheui lo the pmimse land this sea son Alter a 4 14 I’m • 1(1 re<ord last season, that may In' too lliui It lo ask ol Iasi year's national high si hool player of the \ ear Kidd lias played yyell al limes in the preseason. bul is i urrent is hampered l»s a b.n k injurs I'orward Itrian Hendrick aver .is^'cl in |iuinls and 10 hoards (nr lb*' Hears last season, bul In* loo lias Im-i'ii nursing an injury in I he preseason VViibout Kidd and llendrir k in ihi> lineup. ( alilumin is lerribb' Par-10 Prediction: 10-H <>. Orrgon (•<) ■ lillMtl. ItlUgll it IIj) |err\ (irt'cn litis altv.itiv l<*<l Ins li iim to mom » ms this season Ilian Oregon won nil of last season l ln- Dm ks don't real lv huvti .1 starting lineup, but they (In have .1 number of players w ho have caught on quick K to Omen s running sty le ol piny Antoine Sloudamire was ()rv gun's main and only weapon last season, hut now players like Jeff I’otter. Orlando Williams and Aaron lohnson have helped to make this team more than the laughing stock of the league Don't lx- surprised if tile Dm ks finish above Mil) in the I’ai III and get mi NIT invitation Pat -10 Predic lion: 9-9 7. Oregon Slate — I tn> Heavers are tout f mg Slot I llaskin as the Im>sI i enter m the Fai in I li.ll mm In- true, but it's nnlv fiei-ause lli*' Fat.-to Im ks any trim ( miters Mask in will have u good year, lint his supporting! ast is grossly inconsistent On a good night, l )n*gon Stall* lias the talent to i.om|H'te w ith the tii'st in tin* i onferem e, the only problem is that a good night lor the Beavers i nines out e in .1 blue moon Brent Barry and ( diaries Mi K innev are a formidable Inn ki ourt duo. and forward Chad Scott has the ubilitv to he one of the best tug men in the conferem e. hut mi (insistent \ is the word to desc riiie (Jregon State Imagine what Ralph Miller would have been able to do with these guvs Par-10 Prediction: 7-11 H. Stanford The Cardinal return three starters from last \ ear's \( A A team, but lug man Adam Knelt*, who averaged J"i points last season, is gone I he loss of Keefe is the biggest for am leam fins season Stanford will have to rely on the outside shooting of guard Fetor Dukes and the inside piny of forward Brent Williams to get them through the season Man us 5 I.ollie is ,i talented guard. but those three will have too mut h weight oil their shoulders. I’d( -1II I’redii lion: )»• 12 9. \\’ashirtgton State ^ — The (Cougars' Ben i me Selt/er is the lone / returning starter for a team that finished 22 I I I il SI MMMIII. Vtllllt' «11 « • ii 11 r* 11 ingtun State's four loading scorers from last year. I ho Cougars lack, si/a and exponent e up front, but they i oulil get a ki< k from transfers I red fergtison and Tons Harris forward Kofi Corkum will be looked to for a majority of the Cougars' strength underneath No tourney this year I’at -10 Credit lion: 4-14 ©to. Washington — The Huskies lost only one player from last y ear's team, but they didn't have mm ft m the first plat e (enter Kit h Manning averaged in points a year ago and could lie the I lest t enter ill the league Until Pagett. Mark Pope and iiryunt Huston all return as starters for Washington, but a weak bench yy ill have the Huskies struggling lor yy ins Pat-10 Prediction: 2-16 THE BREEZE FROZEN YOGURT TREAT 990 i I Good Thru j January 17 j We start with nonfat cholesterol tree vanilla frozen yogurt Ado any or our famous Blizzard' flavors like cookies, candy Then Diend it all together tresh tor you DANCE SHOES BALLET • JAZZ • TAP • FOl.k • MODERN CAPKZIO • BLOCH • LRLI l) • CHACOIT LEO’S TIGHTS TOPS CAPKZIO • DANSKIN • DANCE FRANCE MARIKA • BARISHNIKOY • and MORE! Hours: Mon-Sat 9:;MMi:00 Sundays 12:00-r.:00 41 U . 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