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Emerald THURSDAY January 18. 1990 Boyer’s back, Ducks ready for Stanford showdown ■ WOMEN S BASKETBALL leader scorer Ananne Boyer s suspension is over, but her piaymg ftme will be a question mark By Mark Me Tyre Ammm* Spwn (Ms* Arianne Boyer is back Those wen* the words of Ore gon women'* basketball head coach |ody Kongo prior to Wednesday'* practice at McArthur Court “We haven't made any deu sion* about (the Stanford game! with the exception that she will probably play,” Runge said. "I think the stale is clean now and we're ready to go on about our business " Boyar was pul on suspension a week ago. following the f»u« ks 72-S9 lo»s at Washington Slala Rung* told the madia yesterday the suspension was hm a«*e of "a difference of opinion " In the days following. Boyar's future al Oregon was unknown She met with teammates. > <m< h es and family on Monday to dis cus* the suspension, and then met again with Rung*' yesterday “1 think everybody's feelings ant t leaf and that we re all going in the right direction," Runge «»d With that In mind, Oregon must return lo the right path quickly, because fifth-ranked Stanford Is coming to Kugene tonight and the Ducks am in des perate need of a Pacific-10 Con fervnce victory With the extent of Bover * mt vn:w* still in question. Bunge will !»looking for her naservw* to step up against the (Ordinal I think we really need to lie able to ploy some people off the bunch." K unge said "And that we need some production from them uffomively and defensively Hope fully we ll lie ohb to do that.” This year, like moot. Stanford (11*2 overall, 4-0 P* • 10} ha* been hard to bent The team won I i of n» l.i-J I2<tiii!»«ls and is ■ iiftejiHv on a five-game winning streak hat* Start»i rtl i* paring the Pa* -10 haulers with 21.0 pun it* per game. Torn to WOMEN. Page 9 «**» ttfmtwM Of agon point 90am CE demur* ha* b*com» a piayar tha taam can dapand on to come through in clutch situations early this season Edamura provides Oregon with all she has to offer H POINT GUARD C*odi© Edam itn r»as quietly risen her level of play to become the Ducks go to player By Polo Schnotdw Siwrt* Wwmhw Cindio KiUinuf* t* Iho classic lead by etampln point K«tard for Iho Orvyon wamnttt b<it«knthall omuo Quivt and unassuming. Kdsmurs is not Iho ptayor who will stand up in Iho It* kwr room anti chow oul hor Inammato* in offorts lo first thorn up for iho big (yum last nod. *ho is tiro one off lo Iho sido who listons. thinks and quiotly armpit hor role a* the on-court leader Tin not the mod talk alive. mithutiMtlc and cheering typo of ponmn," Mid the tumor point guard from kamioop*. Hrttt*h Columbia I Mrould rather jual go out and get the job done I tike to lead by example and let other people do FDAMURA the (Hiking “ lately t-damum ha* been quietly getting •he dime for lh« Dorks. a* her offensive number* have nwn steadily all »#au>n. acxoaa tin* !**»r«l N'hvm toastdered a w aring ihrtidi in the point guard spot, Kdamura turned M u|> a not til again*! Washington last wseUml, racking up a career high I# point*. Nobody would conaider Hip Vfootti I damurs a rebounding threat eilhvr. hut the managed lu pull down a i arwerhigh eight boards n .tn*i VV sshmgton Male, two days lie fore her offensive explosion in Seattle kdamura raised her level of play for Oregon #l (he right lime, with leading *» orwr Art anne Hoywr unavailable last weekend and No % Stanford «tuning min town tonight I think that she a handling th<> pressure and the adversity really well right now," head « om h Jody Kongo said 'She * getting the hall where we need It to go right now Because not a lot of fieople are stepping up to hit the slugs, I think she readies that we need her to do some of that, more than *h«« POINT GUARi, Oregon looks to get back to its winning ways at Stanford HAtM* MOW?00**Wr f WM Junior point guard Kanya WMfcma «wM go agalnat one of hia toogheat adviaartaa, Brevtn Knight, at Stanford tonight. ■ MEN S BASKETBALL The Ducks play m*«r first conference road game tonight By Andrea DeYoung Thu Oregon men's basketball team will piay tu first Fat ifu -10 Conference name away from home tonight again*! the Stanford Cardinal in Palo Alto. Calif After losing to Washington tn the < losing w* ond* of the game on fan 13. Oregon (tt-5 overall, 2-1 c onferenc e) looks to get hath on track with a win over the Cardinal (®-4. 2-2) Stanford is ranked No 24 in the nation by USA Today, but fall* behind the No 1 Ducks in the Par 10 standings at No 4 Ua year, the two teams split the season series when the Cardinal heal Oregon 02 aft at Stanford and the thicks picked up an M ftO win at Me Arthur Court. While Stanford will be facing a rather new Oregon •quad, the Ducks simply have to watch the tapes of last year's games to know how the Cardinal team operates The Stanford starting line-up consist* of four seniors, a junior, and four returning starters The experience of these starters may give Stanford the edge The Ducks will have to contend with threw Card) (( Stanford senior Hrevm Knight and Oregon /unior guard Kenya Wilkins are considered the two biggest small men in the Pacific 10 Conference, 99 nal player* who average mow titan 14 point* pot Kama Senior forward Andy Poppink, senior guard Dion ( mu and (untur guard Bnvin Knight load the Masoned Stan ford squad Knight and Oregon junior guard Konya Wilkin* are can sutured tho two biggest small men In tho Pa< JO. and tonight’s man h up between the two guards will prove to be pivotal part of the game Knight is averaging 14.2 point* per game, and Wilkin* is currently ranked ninth in the Pan to in scoring with an average of 15 7 point* per game But after an unimpre* *iv» eight point outing against Washington, Wilkins will be looking to get back in form tonight On the boards, the battle will be between Oregon junior Turn to MEN'S BASKETBALL Pag* 8 Thursday January t8 1996 Oregon Oarfy 7
