Emerald
MONDAY
January 8. 1996
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Oregon begins Pac-10 season with uolv Civil War win
■ MEN S BASKETBALL '
Ducks were forced to
play the Beavers’ style m
order pull off the wm
By Andrea DeYoung
Kight day* after clobbering
Oregon State 7S-50 in the con
solation game of the Ear Wen!
Classic. the Duck* heat the
Heaver* on Sunday, but thi*
time not a* easily
The Civil War contest signi
fied the first Pacific-10 (kmfwr
ence game of the season for the
two learns The Ducks came in
with an overall record of 7-4 but
had problems beating the 2-7
Beavers,
Much to the chagrin of most
of the 7,fifi5 fans in Mr Arthur
Court, the Heavers stayed in
control for the fin! teven mm
utm of the gam* m they Jumped
lo a 14 8 lead with three three
C»tnt 'hot* and a couple of tmy
i*ket* underneath
Hot the Duck* took over tor
the ne*t It minutes. holding
Oregon State scoreless a* they
scored It •freight point* to lake
the lead 3? 14 The Beaver*
were able to come back trt the
l**t two minute* of the half and
»c«ire *even straight point* of
thetr own to narrow the Duck*'
lead to tour (mint*
Junior guard Jamal lawful* c
however, wu not worried about
the Beaver* coming *o clo*e
Indore halftime
“I wa*n‘t too i wu nrned ‘
Lawrence said “I ju*t knew that
the momentum had switched
Im* k to then side and that in the
second half, w# would come out
and play better *
The ««* uiid half did not Mart
mKHXXhty Both Seam* eonnlt
led a foul before uoring a tin
gle ba*ket Bus she Ducks and
Beaver* evenluatly got down So
thooting tlie ball and went ha* k
and forth a* netiher loam wat
able So put) ahead
Oregon'* large*! lead of she
half tame with five and a half
minute* to go when the Dudttl
went up by 12 pcnnt* Although
Oregon State OMlttnued to wore
with a combination of layup
and lump «hoi* the Out L
countered with I? [mint* from
the ftv«>'throw line. Including
eight in a row. to finith of! the
Beaver* ro-JW
Oregon waa led by lutuor
guard Kenya Wilkin* with lit
point* Junior forward Kyle
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Physical play between th* Duck* and Beaver* lad lo ittml technical
fowls, including a flrsf hart call agafns! junk* forward Kyle Milting
****** ft* f**MUmmwd
Th# Ducks fumbl#d in# ball thr## Um#s and UINkJ flv# total turnovers on th# day let thair 35*0 Cotton Bowl Classic
loss to Colorado on Jan. 1.
Colorado defense
stops Oregon cold
■ FOOTBALL: '* ** Di. kn ow- •• * uxj rr -.yr,
turnovers !o pull ou! a vciory
By Trovof Kearney
'The fMegpme hype surrounding ii»> i««» t ntlim Bowl Cla*
*n pilled I begun * ietng Green defense against Colurndnt
Ihiim Khu alltmw
1 he bull after the game, htmvvw, mow »m«d the other
half of the )*ame
Colorado t ame into the game averaging 4H6 ft yard* |wr
game and Oregon ImmisImI the 12th ranked defense in the
nation, bui ti we Colorado * ibbmtive efforts ami Onwin't
offensive self dust run um lhat taught th*> spotlight in Del
tas
While die Collun Howl malt hup tea* no! what the media
built it up to lie. Onyon head »<>a*h Mike Bellutti prwiit t
ed that the struggle hetwenn the Oregon offense and the tail
outdo defe»><»< would las important Ami it »n*
Colorado'* defense it alto very good, and I think over
kwked IMIotti Mid two days Indore the game I think
probably, this will Iw the unsung part of the game, in the
•en.se of how oof offense does against I heir defense It is half
of the game Maybe, if one of those tides steps up and plays
groat foodedl, it will U> a lugger impat t on the game than the
tts{Hw ted matthup between our defense and their offense "
lietlcgti we* right
It w »-> when < begun s offense .md (olorado's detente wore
on tlie field that the leg play* mine, and those Ing plays killed
the i to* Is The Buffaloes kept the Diu ks offense off ImiI.iiu *>
Turn to FOOTBALL, f\i I
Five years and three bowl games later, 12 men leave Oregon
■ SENIORS: An impressive
group of players leave their
uniforms behind to be filled
by others
By Mark Me Tyre
Auiattm Sport! ( Mat
The Ducks '18-6 loss lo Colorado on Jan
l at the Collon Bowl Classic marked the
••nd of an «ra for the Oregon football pro
gram as 12 players walked off the held for
the final time.
Kach of the wmon ams to Oregon a* a
freshman hoping to impress the iLoaches
- as most newcomers do — and even
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player on the game squad Sortie took
longer than others, but each of the do/en
earned their positron.
While making the game squad was
important to each player, the newcomers
Sut that goal aside and made a pact for a
tgher achievement — a top bow l appear
•not.
"A.* freshmen we talked atiou! how viitm
of us could have gune ahead and played
our first year." Cbegun Units* k R«lv VV hu
tie said after the Cotton fk>wl lo*». “but
instead we wanted (the enthusiasm! to eat
inside of u* To tome from a high school
where you're the star, you have to he pul
in your place We basically sat down and
said. We ll use this whole year to get
ready.'"
During their year of preparation tn ttWl.
the Ducks l) in shod the season with a 3*fl
rec ord, losing their final sis games With
that in tntnd. the freshman class had
nowhere to take Oregon but up
The nest year brought dramatic changes
to the fallen football program.
Whittle exploded into the Oregon spot
light as a red shirt freshman, tarrying the
ball 133 times for 6'M yards. Defensive
ly. i urtierW k Ales Mohleit posted career
numbers as a rwdshtrl with four intercep
tions and three tackles for losses
llieir play along with other* Minted the
l>ut k * • ft-5 record — good enough fuf an
invitation to the t'Wj tndependera» Ikml
Although Oregon tori the bowl game 3ft
35 to Wake Kuresl. the newcomer* that saw
a* tson hie ante seasoned veterwm,
for the following season
In IftftJ mom ol the U man clan saw
action <— Jeremy Asher, Troy Hatley,
Kugene fas: It ton, Dante lewi*. OUiJn
McUmnu*. Knit Huhl ami Isa* Walker •—
In a season that started i|ultkl> with three
i onseculive wins, but ended wtlh a dis
appointing loss to Oregon Stale at AutJten
Stadium
Using the previous season to rebut Id.
nobody knew what the Ducks would he
capable ol Itt lftt*t Some predicted a Ruse
Bowl berth while others predu ted anoth
er 3 d season
At the beginning, ii seemed as though
tile latter predictions would prevail as tlte
Ducks sinrt.nl 1-2 with losses to Utah and
Hawaii However, as the season moved
along. Oregon lound wav* l<> win
When the win* tiegan to pile op, am) the
Ducks began to break into the national
spotlight, tin* birth of Gang Green took
(>I,m «> with ilefunsive stand* against nation*
ally-ranked Soul horn California. Arizona
and Washington
Onto the Oock* had defeated the
Huskies It Ik* arms obvious that Oregon
would not tie denied of a trip to Pasadena
After a disappointing ,1H ill Una to Pmn
State at the Row Bowl. the Duck* and the
1 - senior* knew now tliat they hot) been
to a New Year * Day bowt game and lout,
they had to return and win
■Anything short of a New Year * Day
bow! would he a disappointment." Hatlev
said prior to the beginning of thi* season.
When the Docks finished their 11-game
m lied tile with a 9-2 record and received
an invitation to the (lotton Howl Classic,
they had completed part one of their two
Turn to SENIORS, I*.