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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 1, 1996)
.Australian Renae Regent has beeome one of Oregon^ most reliable players, especially as a shot blocker and team motivator By Pete Schneider Oregon center Kenae Fegent know* that the rea«on why American* tru«l Australian* is because of the accent thing "I get the accent thing a lot," said the 8-foot-3 senior from Melbourne, Aus tralia. “That pari is nice Whenever I travel. I get very good treatment because people know that I am Australian Amer icans trust and like Australians." The Ducks have nut their trust in Fegent this year, as she has emerged as one of the most consistent players on the team Her steady play on the defensive end has been crucial in Oregon's recent three-game winning streak Kach of the Ducks' las! three wins have been won with defense, including Friday's almost complete shutdown of Ancona, a team that ranked fifth in the nation in offense A defensive specialist. Fegent passed the 100 blocked shot milestone last week in the Ducks' victors over California With 11 games remaining, she is fifth all time {108) in that category and stands to pass Gabi Neumann, who has 111 The most impressive thing about Fegent"* shot blocking total t» that she has amassed at! her blocks in only one and a half seasons — 45 games to tie exact “Blocked shot* really get the crowd going." Fegent said. "It's kind of an exclamation point type of thing It gives everyone emotion Shot blocking is pret ty much about timing If you've got it then it t omes a lot easier, and I guess I've got it,” The shot blocking helps, but it was her offense that kept Oregon in many bail games this season Combining a depend able 15-foot tump shot with tough, phys ical inside play. Fegent has averaged 13 9 points per contest this year Consistency is the name of her game, as the has not averaged less than 12 point* or mot* than tS point* at any lima thi* season Even though Fegent‘a number* indi cate her consistent \ thi* season. the per feciiomst side of her personality l umn out when she talk* about her play thi* year "I haven't been a* consistent thi* *«*• son as I'd hoped." she said *1 need to lift my numbers a little more, but t stilt have to do the haste: things that win games I feel that my offense has been struggling at time* and my defense has been more steady If I keep working hard on defense, offense will just come " Fegent said she see* herself as * blue collar type worker underneath the tusker who will shoulder the burden of doing the hard work while the other, more flashy players get the credit Never sat isfied with her game. Fegent is constant ly working toward becoming a heller post player As the oldest member of the team at age 24, Fagent finds herself as the elder statesman on the team With the Dim k*‘ (M start in the Pac ific-10 Conference and E’sonnet problem* caused by Artanne yer * suspension two week* ago. Fegent found herself thrust into the role of keeping her teammate* motivated *1 just had to keen people on track, considering all the adversity we've had." she said There have been a few people besides myself that have been in there, fust trying to get everyone going and on the same page W« do have good chain tstry this year, even with the problem* we've had Everyone# pretty much stayed together and I don't think that would have happened If we didn't get along so well “ It is basic ally luc k that has enabled the Oucks to en)oy Fegent * hard work and leadership thi* year Fegent first got a Turn to CONSISTENCY Pag* 8 es J m Can*m R*om Fagant Has hatpad the Ouch* Inski* by avaragmy 13 9 point* par gams Ihm year, and bn ptaasad tha crowd and bar tnammata* *nth 106 btochcd shot* in 4S gam#* r „ Mkim- - Guard C India Edamura wHl have w funds fuM against UCLA, as both th* Brums guards avaraga mora than »0 points par gama Upstart Ducks begin home stand ■ WOMEN S BASKETBALL Beginning with UCLA on Thursday, the Docks have four straight home games By Trevor Kearney Sports tew* Turnaround Thai Mx»m* to be th« bus* word surrounding the Oregon woman * basketball loam The Ducks' Thursday night homo game against UCLA la a sharp turnaround from the last time the Ducks came back to Eugene to play at McArthur Court In the midst of a four game losing streak. Oregon was on its way to an 0-4 Pacific JO Conference record to start out league play, The Ducks were in desperate need of a win. Bui (hat was the past and this is the present. And the present is the beginning of a four-game homestand The present ts the middle of a ihrw game winning •freak Bui nuwi importantly, the pre tent i» the middle of a huge i on fidence booster "The win at Arison* wet a confidence booster, finally.” head roach tody Ktuige said It it really important to this team because we are not happy with the 0-4 atari We *r« gUd to b# bath at home and hopefully these next four garnet will be a real turning point for u* " The Duckt' winning atreak ha» emitted to revive a team that hat lit tight* »»t on a third straight NCAA tournament appearance and hat given it a IJ-fJ overall record and a 3-4 standing in the Pat 10 went down there, on the road after playing a game on Sunday, and had three game* in tlx davt.“ Runge said. 'To get two wtnt down there I think Turn to WOMEN, (‘age 8 WOMEN S BASKETBALL ihantfay If.m, at McArthur Cwtrt Probable starter* OREGON Poa Mum Mams Ppg F *42 Artanne Boyar 17 2 F *32 Batty Aiw Boevtng 7.8 C *43 Rans* Fagent 139 G *11 Lrsa Bowyar 7 5 G *21 OndtoEdsmur* 63 UCLA Pot Mum. Mama Ppg. F *30 Tawana Grtmea 8 3 F *31 ZrWeaKrtattch 12 4 C MSK<*a Hughes 12 9 G *23NKfcay Httwn 180 G *10 Enca Gome; 113 (MCMAkO
