OSU, USC and UW fit to challenge in Pac-10
By Scott Simonson
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Stanford again?
It's tho same quasi ion every
year in women's !>askeli>al! in the*
PacifiilO Conference (inn
anyone Iwal Stanford, which inis
won the league title eat.h of the
last fiv e \ ears '
Ihe challengers trying to
Unseat Stanford this season
include perennial runners-up
(Washington, USC) as well as
teams trying to overcome a
history of tneditx rily and mixed
results (the Oregon s< hoots)
Kven though Washington Ml
in the Pac- in and Ml I overall
lost two kev seniors from a team
that made the N( A A tournament
with a 17-12 rec ord a year ago.
the Huskies have regrouped,
rebuilt and appear to he one of
the top teams in the i (inference
l hey ic doing it with defense
Alter the preseason. the Huskies
ranked third nationally in si tiring
(intense allowing an average ol
a I Z points pet game
lunior point guard kaliti
FoUUlde led the Huskies ill assists
and minutes ployed last season.
I in* Paris native spent the
summer playing on the French
national team during the summer
trying to improve Iter offensive
game ( .enter Rhonda Smith was
Washington's leading si orer and
reboundor a year ago and will
again play a major role.
The Huskies opened at home
with a big win over Stanford,
arguably the most talented team
m the league. Washington doesn't
appear to have the talent of .1
Stanford or USC. but It* results
have be«n just as impressive so
PREVIEW 1994
The Emerald examines the
women's basketball team
in a two port senes
TODAY: A look at
Washington, W$U, USC,
UCLA and Oregon State
WEDNESDAY A look at
Stanford, California,
Arizona, Arizona State and
Oregon
far
Washington Slate in the
Pin Id and 5(*. finished in a tie
for last place in the league last
season and should end up ( lose
to the bottom of the heap again
The Cougars would do well pist
to make 1! through the season in
one pus e Seven plflvers missed
more than game with injuries last
vear, and three suffered career
ending injuries
The Cougars are led l>\ senior
1 enter Camille Thompson, who
was the Cougars' top si orer last
season and who hails from that
legendary basketball men a of
Salmon Arm. British Columbia
Washington State has a glaring
weakness at its forward spots
Besides senior Angie Peterson,
the team has three freshmen and
a junior college transfer on its
depth ( hart
Most prognosticators have
I SC, 2-0 and 9-1. in a dogfight
with Stanford for the conference
tit!i> The Trojans' only loss this
season was on the road at then
Mo 2 Purdue on n controversial
last second buzzer beater
The Trojans have two of the top
players in Americ a One is senior
forward l isa Leslie, a two-lime
All American The other is first
year head t oat h Cheryl Miller,
who isn't allowed to play
anymore but could probably still
heat up on most any team in the
countrv if she were given the
chance
Miller has the Trojans running
a high-scoring offense and
playing tenac ions defense in both
half-court and full-c our! schemes
After the presoason. the Trojans
ranked sis nnd nationally in field
goal percentage defense
USC's strengths are its
ijiiii kness and athleticism, but
the Trojans c an play tough and
physical I eslie was so eager to
demonstrate this Thursday night
at Oregon State* that she- removed
one of Oregon State center
Kristina Lolas’ front teeth with
her elbow Next up on the
Trojans’ schedule for a choc kup
and cleaning is the Pm 10's other
2-0 team, Washington, in Los
Angeles on Thursday
The Trojans share some
characteristics with their
c rosstown rival. UCLA The
Bruins, 1-1 and f>-4, also feature
a new head coac h (Katin Olivier)
and an All-American forward
(Natalie Williams).
However, neither Olivier nor
Williams i .in rely on the depth of
talent that the Trojans feature
Williams, forward Amy lalewalia
and center /.nnka Kristie h form
a front line that mate.lies up well
with almost anyone, but the
Bruin hae ke cnirt is suspect and
the* lienc h isn't deep
The Bruins played less than
stellar basketball in the
preseason, compiling a 4 4 record
that inc luded a loss to Boise State
l ICLA is capable of beating some
very good teams on its better
nights, but the Bruins victory at
Oregon State on Saturday was the
first sign that UCLA i un win
MARK Mt TV Rt f <y th® Em»ra<J
USC center Use Leslie is tough Inside both offensively and defensively
for the 10th-ranked Trojans.
nwflv from Pauley Pavilion, The
Bruins don’t appear capable of
being much more than a .500
teem in the < onferenco.
The answer is Mnlmo. Solna,
Zagreb and Rijeka The question
was What are pla< es that Oregon
State has rei noted in during the
past two years7 Four-fifths of the
Beavers’ starting lineup hails
from outside the United States
(Mahno and Solna. as everyone
knows, are in Sweden Zagreb
and Rijeka, of course, are in
Croatia.)
Snicker if you wish The
dividends have been
considerable Starting four
sophomores and a freshman, the
Beavers were H-1 in the preseason
before being swept by the
Southern (.ahfomia sc hools last
week.
As of last week, forward Tanja
Rustic (Solna's finest) ranked
among the top 25 scorers
nationally, averaging 218 points
per game. Rustic was the Pac-10's
freshman of the year last year and
was a pre-season All-Aineric an
Point guard Bozana Vidic (the
pride of Rijeka) ranked fourth in
the nation in assists (8.4 per
game) and 2()th in steals before
the conference season began.
Oregon State has the talent to
challenge anyone in the
conference night in and night out
What’s less certain is whether
Oregon State has the experience,
needed to win big games against
tough opponents
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Murray honored for 62-point week
WALNUT CREKK, Calif (AT) — Cal forward l.ain
ond Murray, who scored (>2 points in two confer
ence games last week, was named the I’m ifii -10
Conference player of the week Monday.
The l>-foot-7 forward hit a career-high tt> points
on tn-of-IJ shooting in thetiolden Bears' 7(t*,r>4 vic
tory over Washington State Murrav also got a sea
son-high 10 rebounds.
In a 7‘M>-1 w in over Washington, Murray led all
scorers with 2f> points on 9-of-12 shooting.
As tiic Par 10's loading scorer, and averaging
almost 2r> points a gome. Murray shot 79.2 per
cent from the field in the two games, leading the 9
2 Bears to their seventh straight win. Also nomi
nated for plover of the week were Arizona's Ka\
Owes. Stanford’s Brevin knight. UCLA’s Tyus
Kdney. Southern (‘.al's Lorenzo Orr and Washing
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