Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012, January 03, 1994, Page 13A, Image 13

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one of the most exponent ed Dm ks and said he felt
good things ware ahead for Oregon.
"I have a hope I haven't felt in a while." Potter
said. "I hope we can continue to have these feel
ings of confidence. Our offense clicked a little bet
ter I just think we're a letter team (than last year),
and it's a better atmosphere it's going to turn
around, hopefully."
Freshman point guard Kenya Wilkins had his
biggest offensive output of the season against the
Beavers, scoring 2,'A points W'ilkins made three of
four three-pointers and JO of I .r> free throws
Wilkins said he is also starting to feel positive
changes for the Ducks
"Our attitude is still good." Wilkins said. "The
group is tight and this tournament is going to help
us We re going to play hard and play to win."
Oregon's next objective was to end its 27-game
road losing streak against Division I opponents,
and the Dm ks did that two nights later vs ith a 7t>
70 win over St Mary's in Moraga. t-alif.
Thu Ducks got a huge performance from guard
Orlando Williams, who scored a i areer-high 3.1
points and grabbed eight ndtounds Williams. Ore
gon's host outsidi' shooter despite having his
shooting percentage hover around 40 this year,
made nine of 13 shots, including si\ of eight from
three-point range
Oregon connected on it of 30 shots against the
Gaels, including a five-for-five performance from
forward Damon Runvon. who si orod Hi points
Runvon’s l*etm the deadeye Duck lately, hitting on
13 of 15 shots during the past three games
The Ducks will have one more t hence to get
things m order before the beginning of the I’ai if
it:-10 Conference season when they meet Alaska
Fairbanks tonight it Mi Arthur Court Following
that game, the Dm ks head right into the l\u 10
meat grinder with a date at UCLA Thursday
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Ducks shot .633 from the field in
the hist 20 minutes, hut San
Diego State countered by mak
ing almost 70 percent of its field
goal attempts in the second half.
Sporcich made 13 of 14 shots
against the Aztecs and finished
with 31 points and 11 rebounds.
"It was hard for us to simulate
in practice the kind of pressure
we saw in that game. We don't
have the kind of quickness they
do." Runge said. "It was hard to
get any calls down the stretch."
Runge said Oregon's post
players "have really come into
their own" during the last three
weeks. Sporcich and Wilson are
getting help front players such
as guard Missy Croshaw, .434
from three-point range, whose
outside shooting has helped cre
ate scoring opportunities in the
paint.
Now. Oregon turns its atten
tion to its game against UTEP at
4:30 p.m. today. Runge expects
to see another quick team that
will try and press against Ore
gon but may have problems
matching up with the Ducks’
size inside.
"They will probably press us,
but its not like we haven't had to
deal with pressure before. Hope
fully we will react well and not
dig ourselves a hole early."
Runge said.
FIU PHOTO
Oregon's Debbie Sporcich made 13 of U shots and scored 31 points
In the Ducks' loss to San Diego State last week.
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