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Oregon Doily Emerald S p(>rts Henderson quietly leads Ducks By Scott Simonson OrQQor OAity Emt* ah1 if you go to nn Oregon volleyball match, you will probably s«e Ang«w Henderson play, but you may not hear her. Henderson said she's the type who's a "silent leader. I lead more by what I do rather than what I say. I'm not the loudest one on the floor " The junior quick hitter can bo quiet on the vol leyball court, but she's not invisible. She has been among the national leaders this season in blocks per game. When Oregon recorded its first confer* once victory last weekend, Henderson posted a .503 hitting percentage and 10 kills. Henderson's .227 hitting percentage for the sea son leads Oregon's starters "Her net game is outstanding." Oregon head coe< h Gerry Gregory said. "Her blocking and hitting ant among the tops in the Pacific-Id Conference She is soft-spoken. I know the coaching staff respects what she has to say. We'd probably like her to l>e a little more vocal." Henderson's numbers aren't bad. considering that nagging injuries have limited her practice time and affected her conditioning. "It's been really frustrating this year because I've never had to deal with injuries before." she said. "I've had a jammed finger here or a bruise there, but never anything that required special attention. This year, it's quad strains and knee things. 1 get one thing fixed and another thing goes.... It's final ly getting to the place where I can play and not lx; in pain." Henderson said that since barely being able to play in the UCLA game a couple of weeks ago. a reduced practice schedule has helped give her time to heal. However, she isn't 100 percent yet. Against Wash ington State. Henderson appeared to lead the Ducks in a new statistical category - total bandages "I had a knee brace. I had a leg wrap. 1 had a hip pad," Henderson said. "It was embarrassing, but 1 had to do it to play. "This last weekend was the first week where I could prm tice full and get everything lw< k to the way it was before. It was a good weekend for me just to tie healthy and play strong " Gregory said thot he has admired Henderson's work ethic, despite the nagging injuries "She’s had to deal with a lot of injuries, but she's always worked hard and tried to play to the full extent of tier ability." tie said Hart! work also has produced sui i ess for Hen derson off the voltevliall court A biology major, she earned honorable mention on the t’ncific-tO Con ference All-Academic Team in 1902. Henderson said she doesn't have a problem rind ing time for both volleyball and tier studies "I think I'd tie kind of bored stiff if I didn't have volleyball to go along with school." she said. "It keeps me really busy." Henderson lias raised tier hitting peri outage in each of tier three seasons "A lot of it is nist focusing on hitting the hall in the court," she said. "There's been a couple of matches where I just hit terribly, but the errors 1 make are a lot fewer than In years past, and I tfiink that's just maturity," Henderson is hoping maturity and consistency tain also help push a young Oregon loom toward the top of the Par -10 in the future. "Everyone can play well; otherwise we wouldn't tie here," she said. "At this point, it’s just living able to play like we can every single match instead of playing well one night and then dropping down the next night.” "If we placed as well as we played against Wash ington and against other teams, we'd tie more com petitive It's gist finding that consistence With one season of eligibility remaining. Henderson would like to see some of that consistency and competitiveness arrive lie to re she leaves. "I'd like to lie able to make it to the playoffs liefore I'm gone." she said "just to linish somewhere besides the bottom. It 's |ust a matter of getting every body to go in the same direction in every thing and play the w ay we know we can every game " ■-——--- ■ Oregon junior quick hitter An gee Henderson goes for a kill In the Ducks' loss to Georgia this year. fWUNDERlAND 5*v»io GAMES Mn STHkt! PUBLIC MARKET 683-8464 ( - VIDEO ADVENTURE ] kVAU.lt AfVlH PtAZA " tut »T J MINI CARNATIONS $2.49 Phnar »>rdm vekmat • tM)«cn »*i*Uhfc mollis NNOiiftTb i w*m«r* t -10 i« **» •T* lftlitajM»'UrV?4l|.4M-l*ll rt<('Wab»nt«fm.»r y?Hi ■ «M:»I WEDNESDAY NIGHT SPECIAL M** lilempiMa $Q00 with soda On® coupon per purchase Km delivery only (lampus .invi only Expires 12/30/93 Duck golf tenth at OSU By Steve Mims Oregon Datfy Emerald The Oregon men’s golf team played ils best tournament of the year, but finished 10th at the Nike Northwest Classic in Corvallis on Tues day. The Ducks shot 296 as a team Tuesday, slightly higher than tlnur 288-294 rounds during the first two rounds on Monday. 1 lie Due k% were tied for ninth place entering Tuesday's final round. Oregon shot its lowest three rounds of the year at the tournament, and its 878 team total was a 25 shots bettor than either of its previous tournaments. The ninth place finish was also a season best for the Ducks. Oregon junior Ted Suavely shot a 3-under-par 89 in the final round to tie teammate Andy Scheldt for lowest score on the Dui k team at 218. Suavely and Scheldt tied for 19th place, the best individual fin ishes by a Duck this year Senior Kandy McCracken and sophomore Chris Bensel were next for the Ducks, shooting 221 apiece. McCracken was in 10th place after shooting rounds of 73 and 70 on Monday, but slipped to 78 Tuesday Bensel also found more success Monday, when he shot 7 1-74. liefore firing 70 Wednesday. The 221 finishes were the liest lor McCrai ken and Bensel so far this year. Freshman Joel Stock rounded up the Dm ks lineup, shooting 2.14 in his first collegiate tournament. The tournament also showed of some much-needed depth that the Ducks have lacked this year, as three Oregon players who entered the tournament as individuals played well. Junior Paul Kegali led all Oregon players with an even-par 210. including a 09 in the second round. Senior Jeremy Forster was at even par after rounds of 73 and 71 Monday, but dropped after shooting 79 Tuesday. Senior Alex Nakajima finished at 223 after shooting 73-72 in the final two rounds. Brigham Young won the team title at 8-under-par 856, two shots ahead of Fresno State. BYU and Fresno State were tied at 566 enter ing the final round, but the Cougars shot 290 on I uesday to take the title. BYU senior Eric Rustand shot 69 in Tuesday’s final round to win the individual title bv three shots over a trio of players at 210. Bus land has found Oregon golf courses to his liking, as he also won the Duck Invitational last year at Emerald Valley Golf Course. The Ducks will lie back in action next Monday when they ploy in the Robertson Holmes Intercollegiate in Stockton. Calif Meanwhile, the Oregon women's golf team is in fifth place after the second round of the Ihlanfeldt Invitational in Redmond. Wash , Tues day. The Ducks shot 306 in round two. a one shot improvement on Monday's round, but they dropped one spot to fifth. Karly Mills leads the Ducks at 151. putting her in 12th place, just ahead of teammates Cappy Mack and Shannon Hare, who are at 152 and 154, respectively. Senior Amy Elieff is in 23rd place at 157 fol lowed by junior Leigh Casey at 157 The final round of the tournament is today at Sahalee Country Club. 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