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explosive
as unit, not
individuals
It has lieen said that hindsight
is 20/20 vision. If that can Ih>
assumed (and yes I do know
what happens when you
assume), then the Oregon men's
basketball team shouldn't be
pleased with what they see
The 1994-95 version of the
Ducks have what it takes to com
pete against most of the top
teams in the nation Actually,
that is only true when you
account for one provision
they must [day ns a team.
Playing as a group of individ
uals, Oregon isn't much to write
home to your mom about. There
is a lot of talent there, but not
much more man-for-man talent
than most opposing teams.
When Oregon has pulled
together and played with 13
teammates acting as one, the
Ducks have been explosive and
a pleasure to watch
Conversely, when the Du< ks
[day "everv-man-for-himself"
basketball. Oregon is merely a
shell of its capabilities This atti
tude relays track to the previous
era of players wanting to gain
respect through statistics rather
than victories.
Thankfully, as Oregon's win
loss percentage supports, the
Ducks have played quality,
unselfish basketball for most of
this season. Their success has
fed many resjnH.t-htingry Green
bail fans and opened the eyes of
many non-believers across the
nation
But the tendency for players
to want to do it themselves still
looms over the horizon. To be
fair, this tendency usually
appears when Oregon is pan
icked from too much pressure to
catch up to the opposing team
hailing behind occasionally
seems to rattle Oregon's unt on
scions desire to fly solo
I know how hard it can he
when the heat is on anti a
defending player is crowding
you. Natural instinct (and the
proper instinct) is to shake and
hake your way right by the
defender, leaving only his laun
dry and a mere memory behind
you.
I played on a high school l>as
ketball team that was highly
ranked every year. Four mtm
~fUrnTto HENRY. Page 10
GAlrf CWMU ««M
Oregon had plenty to cheer about as It made Its first appearance In the top 25 since 1977 earlier this year,
but the Ducks dropped out this week after getting shellacked at home by Washington State on Saturday
Oregon left out of AP Top 25
Duck Notes: Ducks
miss cut in this week's
poll
Chris Met/
Oregon Oarfy fM
As a result of Saturday's
embarrassing loss to Washing
ton State, the Oregon Ducks
have fallen out of the A!’ Top
Twenty Five after cm copying the
poll for the past seven weeks
The Ducks settled for a split
over the weekend's homestand
with an impressive win over
Washington on Thursday, only
to be washed out by an equally
disappointing 70-50 blowout at
the hands of Washington State
in the second half of the week
end's play against the Washing
ton schools
Oregon received 107 votes,
ranking 26th in thu nation, hut
a 19-6 Oklahoma Sooner squad
made it's dehut at No 25 in this
week’s poll, squeezing out the
Ducks. Oregon had been ranked
as high os 17th in the AH poll
this season.
Prior to their No 25 showing
in the AP poll on Jan 9. the
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ranked since 1477. Oregon
gained national attention Jump
ing out to a tO-1 record, includ
ing a conferem « wason-opening
sweep over UCI.A and t'Sti
Since then, Jerry Green's Ducks
(7-5 Pec-to. 15-5 overall) have
cooled down with a 500 record
after becoming nationally
ranker! as tJie heart of the Pai 10
season has taken its toll
• Hie Oregon softball team
wrapped up its opening week
and of play as the I)u« ks came
away from the Coca Cola Classii
hi Phoenix, Ari/ with n t i
record
The Ducks finished up the
tournament with a 4 s loss to
No IH Michigan Oregon,
ranked 14 th by College Sports
Magazine. Finished sixth out of
15 teams in the tournament
Top-ranked Arizona won all six
of its games to finish first
Oregon pitcher Barbie
McGillivrav ended the tourna
ment with a i t record after
lumping out to a quii k 2-0 mark
with wins over No. 7 Utah and
No 4 Oklahoma State on Friday
The Ducks return to action in
the UNLV Spring Fling louriia
merit Oregon takes on Utah
State and Pacific on Friday in
opening-round action.
■ CLUB NOTES
Joe! Hood
fot th# Otagon Uotty tni&ak)
In a game that conjured up linages of Alt vs. Fra
zier and that would have been better suited for
Caesar's Palat e in t-as Vegas than Lane County h e.
the Oregon hot key team mauled visiting Portland
(>-■> Friday night to a chorus of cheers
The rough play by both teams resulted in six
players being ejected and a host of 10-minute
major misconduct penalties.
“This was a great game for the fans to watch,"
Oregon right wing Seth Prouser said "Both teams
played hard and went after each other "
For the Ducks, center Grog Schuttenhelin. left
wing Anthony Martens and Prouser were !■)*•« ted
for Fighting
Center Derek Delaney led the Ducks in si oring
on Friday night with thr<*e goals Oregon's first
hat trick of the season.
The win by Oregon not only avenges two losses
earlier in the season to the Portland Jr. Bucks, but
more importantly gives them their third victory
iif the year and two in the lust few weeks
“We've improved 100 percent from the begin
ning of the season." Prouser said. “I attribute that
to our improvement in the net with Arti Bonifa
< ii) am! just that we've played together as a team
for awhile "
Oregon has next week off but will resume piny
ilie following weekend with two tough games on
Friday and Saturday against the Eugene Blues The
games will let played at Lane County Ice with face
off st.beduled for IV 15
The Oregon men's lacrosse team lost it's set ond
game of tin? spring season. 15-0 to the Portland
men's club loam on Sunday. Flooding postponed
the team's first match in Salem on Saturday
In what Oregon player/coat h Ian Haight eventu
ally t ailed a scrimmage on Sunday, the Portland
men's team exploited the inexperienced Duck
defense for 11 goals in the first half.
"We made a lot mental errors in today’s game."
Haight said. "Hopefully we can learn from our
mistakes."
Oregon's defense grew stronger as the game
wore on. only allowing four goals the remainder of
the way.
Next weekend Oregon will play Puget Sound
and Pacific Lutheran in their opening Pacific
Northwest League games
February 21, IW
Volume 96. h\uc 103
Top TWenty Five
By The Assoctaied Press
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Oregon golfers in
action
After 36 notes, the Oregon
men's got! team is in 11th
piace with a 6% at the Taylor
Made Big island Intercede
giate
Arizona State notds a two
stroke lead over Stanford m
the team standings with a
570 ASU's Chris Hanoi! is at
134. 10 under par. to lead the
individual race by two strokes
over Stanford’s tiger Woods
Oregon's Paul Regali leads
the Ducks with a 147
T tie Oregon women are
tied lor 10th place alter the
first round of the Conquista
doros/Chns Johnson Arizona
Invitational m I /scor Anz
on Monday
Defending champion Ari
zona State sits atop the field
alter shoolmg a 285. three
under-par 288 ASU's Wendy
Ward leads individual scorers
wilh 68
Kany M ils and Becea
Giersdorf lead the Ducks
The two seniors are in a 13
way tie tor ?8th after shooting
a 78