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Oregon head coach |ody Ktinge was quick to admit to the fans and the media at Mt Arthur Court that she really did not know very much about the opposition's basketball program "I don't know much about Lous smile," Kunge said, "hut I guess 1 (letter start finding out Later. Oregon’s foreign star guard Sally Crowe, from Aus tralia. admitted that she really had no due w here Athena, Ga was on the map All she knew was that the ItMMi Summer Olympics are going to lie held somew here around there "if someone said to me ‘point on the map Mlh*-r>- It It.M'd no idea." Crowe said, "fvo heard of it. hut that's all Although the Due ks barely have a due about the i ompeti tion they will he going up against, or where they will be playing, they'ni just happy to la in the tournament "A lot of us have never been then* {(.eorgiaj before we fig ure why not." Oregon forward Hetty Ann Homing said. “It's kind of fun to play some teams that you have never played before I>n< e tin? enalwmnt of return ing to the tournament dies down, Ihi* women will have to get to bat k to work preparing for their matt hup with Louisville 124-7 overall, 7-5 Metro) The Cardinals, coach ad by Dud Childers, w ho is in his sixth season at the helm, made their return to the winning scene this year after posting a 10- 16 record Inst year During his time at Louisville, Childers has com piled a 104*67 record while only posting one losing season In his five previous seasons, Childers established many milestones including averaging < lose to !H w ins per season. Prior to his hir ing, the Lady Cards posted four ( Onset utive losing seasons, including a 4-24 record in 1988 89. and appeared to lie headed nowhere In his first year at the controls during the 1969-90 season, Childers guided the Cardinals to a 17-12 finish The turnaround, 4-24 to 17-12, was the second larges! in the NCAA that year During that same year, Louisville rattled off nine straight victories During his time at Louisville, the Cardinals made one NCAA tournament appearance at the end of the 1992-93 season, as they won the Metro Tournament title and finished with a 19-12 mark This year the Cardinals have been led by two key players throughout the season. Guard Leatrice Scott and forward Kristin Mattox have combined to lead Louisville as the top scorers in 25 out of their 31 games this season. In her second year at Louisville, after transfer ring from Highland Park J.C., Scott averaged 13.6 points, 7.6 rebounds and 1.5 steals a game. Mattox, only a sophomore, posts similar numbers averaging 13.7 points. 5,9 rebounds and 1.5 The Oregon women will need to keep their high-flying heroics In order as they take their high-scoring offense Into a second consecutive tour nament appearance against the best teams In the nation. JJ I don 't know much about Louisville, hut I i;uesi I better start find inf! out. steals a contest Although the Cardinals’ stntis ti< sheets show balance in the three players averaging double digits in scoring while four are averaging 1.5 thefts, the team's shooting percentage is another story As a team. Louisville is only hitting 42 percent of its shots from the field, with its highest shooter for percentage being a non-starter — freshman forward Jamie Ludwig As their offense struggles at times, the Cardinals defense is their cornerstone This season Louisville has allowed oppo nents to score just over f>3 points a game, while thwarting the opposition's st oring opportuni ties with a 38 percent field goal defense The Cardinals also hold the edge over their opponents in rebounding ( + 18 margin), blocked shots (111-89) and steals (327-25-1) By Tuesday the Ducks will have all of these statistics and accomplishments in mind, so how do the Ducks combat Louisville's favorable numliers? “We’re just going to concen trate on getting our own game together." Ktinge said "[My con - JODY RUNGE Oragon Head Coach scoring and steals columns, with nections) at Kentucky and at Astern Kentucky, and so mo dif ferent places that l have played — we should get some help (with background on Louisville)." When Oregon travels to (.cor gi a, the statistical numbers will he leaning all in the Duc ks' favor. With Oregon c oming from the stronger of the two confer ences, the numbers do not lie about the team's ability The Ducks' offense is one that should give Childers and his team fits as Oregon has four players averaging double digits in scoring, all combining for 58 points a game between them Along with the Ducks’ scoring ability comes a wide range of consistent shooters — center Kenae Fegent. forwards Arianne Boyer anti Hom ing are all shoot ing above 50 percent from the field, while the team is shooting 46.5 percent This trio of inside players would not lie able to gut it done if it wasn't for the ability tile Ducks possess at the guard spots Cindie Kdamura and Crowe have combined for 181 assists while averaging 24 points a game between the two of them. On defense there is no let down whatsoev er by the Duc ks as they have held the opponents of their tough schedule to 41 4 percent shooting from the field. Fegent has remained a force on the inside all season long lead ing the Pacific-10 Conference with 63 blocked shots (2.3 avg.J. "1 think the experience against Santa Clara last year will help us a lot entering the tournament.” Runge said..
