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Deborah Reynolds left the
Oregon women's basketball
team.
Reynolds leaves Oregon
women’s basketball team
Oregon woman's basketball
player Deborah Reynolds has
chosen not to return to the
University, said the Ducks'
first-year head coach Jody
Runge.
The former Springfield High
School standout saw limited
action in 11 of 27 games in her
only collegiate campaign a
year ago. Reynolds brother,
Keith, played fin he Duc ks in
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Her departure leaves the
Oregon women with eight
returning letter winners,
including all five starters, and
seven newcomers The Ducks
will begin practice for the
upcoming season Monday,
Nov. 1.
Tito women open the season
November 22nd when they
host the Melbourne Raiders in
an exhibition game at
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Oregon's Improved offense hss made field goals s rarity this year for
Tommy Thompson.
Duck offense quiets
special teams talk
By Steve Mims
Oregon Daily fimerakl
Last year Oregon's special
teams, particularly the kic king
game, were the talk of the town
This year it's quieted down
Oregon's offense has stolen the
headlines this year and is one of
the main reasons why the kick
ing game has been somewhat for
gotten It seemed like Oregon
kicker/punter Tommy Thompson
was settling Oregon single-game
records and moving up the career
lists each week last year, hut this
year that has been quarterback
Danny O’Neil’s department.
Thompson had a remarkable
season last year, kit.king 21 field
goals and having four games with
three or more field goals. This
season has been different, os
Thompson booted three field
goals in the season-opening 23-0
win at Colorado State, but has not
done it since then and has gone
two games without a field goal.
Thompson actually has been
more accurate this year, con
necting on eight of 11 held goals,
with two misses coming from
more than 55 yards. It's just that
this year the offense has needed
him more for extra points and
kickoffs after touchdowns rather
than held goals.
Oregon’s offense has scored 21
touchdowns in six games, one
less than it accumulated during
the entire 1992 regular season,
last year the offense would move
the hall into scoring position and
stall, but this year O'Neil and
company have found ways to get
the hall in the end zone. Scoring
touchdowns when they are inside
the opponent's 20-yard line was
one improvement the Ducks
hoped to make this year, and they
have.
"We hope Tommy Thompson
doesn't kick held goals." Oregon
head coach Rich Brooks said.
"Hopefully we score touch
downs."
Thompson's lack of Held goals
this year combined with his low
er punting average had some peo
ple wondering if this was an off
year for the senior, but Brooks
steadfastly denied it.
"Tommy Thompson is not
struggling to find his rhythm this
year," Brooks said. "His punting
average is not up to the standards
of a year ago bec ause he has had
to punt from his own 42- or 43
yard line a few times."
Oregon's special teams prob
lem this year has been kickoff
coverage, particularly in the
Ducks' 45-36 win at Arizona State
last Saturday. The Sun Devils
averaged more than 29 yards per
return against Oregon, continu
ally giving themselves excellent
field position to start a drive. Ari
zona State began four drives past
its own 40 yard line after kickoffs
Saturday night.
Brooks acknowledged the
problem this week and said he is
planning to make changes on the
coverage team.
"We don't want to let the oppo
sition get to midfield,” Brooks
said. “That is something that
hasn't been a problem in the last
few years, but we are working
hard on it Personnel-wise and
schematically we are taking care
of it this week."
Oregon’s special teams will
face a stiff test this Saturday
when the Ducks travel north to
face Washington. Last year the
Huskies heat Oregon 24-3 in
Eugene, partly thanks to a
blocked punt that changed the
momentum of an otherwise close
game.
The Huskies are only averag
ing about 20 yards per kickoff
return this year, but their best
kickoff returner, Napolean Kauf
man. is as dangerous as any
return man in the country. This
season he is averaging 24.4 yards
on 10 kickoffs, but has the abili
ty to go all the way at any time.
That's the reason some Husky
opponents have elected to kick
the ball short and avoid Kaubnan,
which is why 270-pound offen
sive tackle Prince Arthur Emer
son has four returns on the year.
No matter what strategy the
Ducks take to stop Washington s
special teams, there is little doubt
they must play better than last
week if they are going to get their
first win in Seattle since 1980.
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