Volleyball faces tough home games
By Scott Simonson
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Oregon volleyball head coat.h
Gerry Gregory said his learn has
made some real improvements in
recent weeks and thinks it is
capable of beating anybody it
ploys
Gregory also said, "Talk is
cheap We hove to prove we re
capable
Oregon, its confident e bol
stered by strong efforts m losses
agoinst two of the notion's pre
mier teams in the past two weeks,
plays home matches against Ari
zona and Arizona State this
weekend
The Ducks. 1-JO in the Pacific -
10 Conferenc e and 4-15 overall,
are but k at home after two week
end road trips to (California. < lo
gon was 0-4 against the 1’ac 10
schools from California, hut three
of the four teams hove been
ranked in tin* top 10 nationally
throughout the season
Gregory was pleased with Ore
gon's effort in matches against
Cal. No 3 Stanford and No. 1
UCLA. The Duc ks' most recent
match, o 15-13, 15-10, 13-15. 15
H loss to UCLA, whic h is unde
feated this season, drew espe
cially high praise from Gregory
"That's the best performanc e
we've had at IJCLA in ttie tnslo
ry of our program,” he said
"That's also one of the ties! teams
UCLA has ever had."
It wasn't a win. but it was a
confidence builder. If there is to
!*< a turning point for Oregon this
season, it may have occ urred
against the Bruins. Key perfor
Oregon swing hitter LaReina Woods gets set tor e pess ms fellow team
mate Angee Henderson, who plays gulch hitter, looks on.
■nances by quit k hitter Angee
Henderson and svsmg h111t-rs
LaKeinn Woods and Kalin Kerr
highlighted the match.
Now. Arizona and Arizona
State t ome to town Oregon plays
the Wildcats, ranked 21st in the
notion. Friday at 7 p m Oregon
plays the Sun Devils, ranked 17tli
nationally, Saturday at 7 p in
Both teams beat the Ducks ear
lier in the season.
"Both Arizona State and Ari
zona will be a real < hallenge
Both have proved they're fine
teams." Gregory said. "Both
schools (mat Gal and Stanford last
weekend. Sweeping the Bay Ansi
schools is not an easy thing to do,
so we know that they're worthy
opponents."
Gregory said the Ducks have
lx>th the confidence and the abil
ity necessary to win against the
Arizona schools
"I expect that if we do the job
we're supposed to do. we'll see
two great matches." ho said
"There really is more pressure on
the Arizona schools than there is
on us. We are considerably bet
ter than our record, and I think if
they take us lightly they will lie
making a mistake."
Ducks show new guys
By Dave Charbonneau
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Jerry Green has yet to see
them actually play basketball
in an Oregon uniform, or prat
tic* jerseys for that matter.
Rut one thing seems obvious
talking to the veterans of the
Oregon men s Imsketlwll team:
The Ducks' six new guys are
damn good
"I love 'em." Oregon guard
Orlando Williams said "1
haven't seen this much talent
since my redshirt year when
I watched Terrell Brandon. Jer
ry Reynolds and Richard
Lucas."
Duck forward Jeff Potter,
who will lie starting his third
season with Oregon, smiled
big when asked about the new
talent
"They're really good." Pot
ter said. "You don't see them
in magazines, hut they're great
people and great players."
The Ducks held media day
Wednesday at Mc Arthur (inert
to introduce lorry Green's new
players, six to lie exact.
Because of NCAA regula
tions. Green is virtually not
allowed to even be in the same
room as his player if there is a
basketball around, so Green
has no idea about how this
team will gel once official
practices begin Saturday.
But the players seem to have
a pretty good idea already.
"The last two years haven't
been the greatest." Potter said,
but alreadv. I ui: mw a lot of
different •» betwtwo this year's
and last years teams The
pi« k-up games are a lot more
intense
One of the new guys, fresh
man guard Kenvn Wilkins,
said he's already esc ited about
playing in Mat: Court
"I hear it gets really loud and
shakin' in here," he said
"That's what I've always
thought i ollege haskctivall was
all about."
Wilkins is the one player
Green expects to get playing
time right off the bat, hut
added that juniors w ill not get
seniority over the incoming
freshmen.
"Our freshmen are going to
hove to plav, ' Green said
"And if our freshmen play bet
ter than out juniors, they'll he
the ones playing "
Besides Wilkins, the other
incoming freshmen include
guards Henry Madden and
(arnar Curry. Joining those
three as Green's first recruit
ing group are junior transfers
Rrion Smith at guard. Darryl
Parker at forward and Zach
Sellers at center.
The Ducks will introduce
their new members and the
rest of the team with "Late
Night With Jerry Green." at
McArthur Court Monday
beginning at 7 p.m. The First
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