Emerald
THURSDAY
February <5. <996
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Ducks have sights set on revenge against Cal
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Shareef Abdur-Rahrm
could break California's
freshman scoring record
By Andrea Oa Young
AmMMnr Srwrt* (dm»
Altar two gnmlmg week* of
bain* on the road, the Oregon
men's ImsI.'IUtil team t» coming
back to McArthur Omit tonight
to face the California Golden
Heart
The Duck* come into the
game with a 500 overall record
at 11*11 and a 4 7 Pacific !0
Conference record The Hear*
are 7-4 in the PaclO and 13*7
overall.
Oregon and Cal last met in
lanuarv in the Bay Area The
Boars handed the Duck* their
third lot* in a row and second
20 point lot* in three day*
The guard position was a key
match-up back in )anuary and
will be again tonight Oregon
junior Kenya Wilkin* was con
tained by the Bear*, as he scored
only five points California’s
Kandy Duck had 15 points.
Jelani Gardner had 18 points
and Kd Gray came off the hem h
to score 21 {joints
Oregon head coach Jerry
Green said Wilkins' perfor
tnanr.e will be a factor in
tonight's game
"I think Kenya needs to play
good for us to be good.” Green
said "He’s been having a good
assists-to-tumovers ratio with
nine assists and two turnover*
against Washington Slate, but he
just hasn't been scoring It's
important for him to not only get
off against Cal but against any
body else we play We depend
upon him. but he's just not
shooting it well right now .*
California head coach Todd
Boreman said Wilkin* is a
threat. even if he isn't tr oring
“You can't concentrate
enough on Kenya because he
get* those guys involved, he is
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Junior forward Kyle Milling has Men a force inside for me Ducks of tele, scoring over to points
in five of Oregon's test sir games end providing me Ducks with some spectacular stem dunks
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Team goals give
players motivation
By Trgvor Ke*m#y
Sl**ts I JMK*
After any particular pndict. the Orison
men * basketball team recites a chant
Survive and Advam Outk* *av in
uni~.on
Simple' Sure
.Straight lotwini? Definitely
Im used ’ Ttw'i th« point
Ot« thick* have undergone a mag* < hang*
stn«:» last vott hut that change It ovvt ami
done with ta*i year's star* have already giv
e« way to tomorrow's hopefuls anti the Iran
iition t* a thing of the past
And this year's squad ha» tot it* sight* on
attainable goal* that aren't going to lie )o»t
pushed aside or forgotten
Dead ( tiot h ferry Green and hi* *taff have
made sure of that
Vou see, the Ducks have their standard
game goals potted in their locker room for
eat h play er and rum h to see. study and get
motivated by
Posted in a common area of the lot ker
rt*om the gualhoard is in a place that t an t
really tw misted
Coin* to the shower. Jamal Uwnmi*' Clot
to (»«* (K» g«NiftMMirtt first
Want something to drink. Kenya Wilkins’
Nex! to the gnatboard
Needy to mi home, Kyle Milling? It would tm
Iwrd not to tee the giNdUuud on the way out
It i* a and straight forward pronilui
that it aimed at mating th# t)u« k» f>» used on
getting dm job dime And for a young twain
ItU Orison, a team that didn't have mu< h
experience |i laving in tho Pat tfk 10 taut for
imto ho fora tho season started it o much a
RMtmiuirY a* it is an at set
It tt good that lh« players tan rami up Imre
ami mv We needed n> tin thi»' or We needed
to do that ' Mid t oot h Hobby Braswell. who
t» in hit fourth vrmt m an assistant at ( begun
It is u .toothing vv« want th«m to «mt
Wilkins agrees.
Whan you we 11. ft lx different than when
(«'>4. h»*») tell you the junior point guard
Mid "There t* no blowing it off Thai I* the
truth rigid there
While the philosophy* uf "Survive and
Advance" isn't new to the Oregon program.
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Bay Area trip gives Oregon a tough weekend challenge
■ WUMtN & bAoKt[BALL After
folding court with two wins last
weekend, the Ducks now lace
California and No 4 Stanford
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Th*' (hwgon woman* baikathali ttsam have
an mtrraating task ahead after sweeping the
Washington m boots at homo last weekend
How do you prepare few the won! team in th*
Pacific-10 (imfewwiM*> « Km you play th* i*e*t
loam tn the Pat: 10 the afterwards?
Thi* is the challenge th* Dim k* (14 7 over
ali, 0-5 Pat ttl) have as th* team parks its bags
few tlm San Francisco Bay Are* this weekend
On Thursday. th* Dim As fata? a California Own
tliat th*y routed 73 5ft on fern 21 few th* teams
first league mn ol th** season. Th* Dm k* then
hop *tro*« lhr bey to Palo Alto. Calif. and
tak* on No. 4 Stanford who routed them 61
42 on fan t».
"Thii i» going to tw a tough road trip, for
sure.” aald tumor forward Butty Ann Boev
mg. who provided titiith shooting in the set
ond half of Saturday"* win ov*r Washington
3UW
"A lot of team* look piti u* before they
go in In play Oregon Suit*, to we know what
M’s like to b« in that role." Boeving said
"When we go down to play again*! Cal, we
won't be looking past them The awesome
thing about the Pec-10 it that anybody can
beat anybody on any given night *
The flay Aiwa trip comae at a pivotal time
for the Duck* Winner* of six of the la*t *ev
«n league game*, Oregon ha* vaulted Into a
thud plate tie with Washington and Wash
ington .State at 6-S in the Pat:-to lianding*
Chily Oregon State at 8 3 and Stanford at 11
0 have better league record*
t begun head coach Italy Range i» confident
that her team will not be looking past (alt
fttrnia toward Saturday’* matt h up
t think I be lutitl thing l* that |( a! anti Stan
hod! are very different team*." *he Mid "It
will be an adjustment because you have to
play a lot stronger and more physical against
Stanford I think our team is at the point
where they can't look past anyone l*« au*e
we re just not shooting the hall vary well."
Balance ha* lawn a major problem for the
Duck* of late Oregon leads the league in star
ittg defttUM with Ml 4 point* per game,
»tv» field goal percentage ( 374} «ml fnt<
throw jwr« ( fi«M) On the other hand
the Duck* are last in th«* Par - 10 in tt tiring and
rebounding.
"OWotwIy, If you're not good in on* 1:41
*IP>ry. it * good to be go.in another," Kunge
*atd "If t h«d • choice, I'd rather he good
offensively than defensively,
Again*! ih» Golden Hoar* tonight «t Call
font hi* Human Aron*, the Ducks will want
to K»V in on point guard Eliza Sokoluwska
who average* 1*. ! jx.uv* and i* m .md In the
Par 10 with 7 7 assist* jnt»r game Three otic
*r Bear* — Fatryrja Czepiet (12 3} fennie
I jvuxier 112 2) and hurt Barrett (100) — more
in double digit*
While California (5 15, I 10) u among the
leader* in scoring at more than 73 point* per
contest, the Bear* have kept themselves in
•h» Par 10 cellar all season by giving up a
league worst 80 >t points per game
“Cal is playing a lot better now than when
we played them up here.” Botnlng said
They've only won on* Par 10 gam*, so every
time thev get out on the court, they're going
to want to get in the win column '
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Thundiy
■I Harmon Ami
Probable starters
OREGON
Po* Mum Ham* f>(tg
j F *45 Sooja Curts 5 4
F *42 Arson* Soya* 16 6
C *43 Raw* F*9*oi 14 2
0 »11 Uu Bowyw 8 0
! a *21 Gnaw ttutnuta 5 9
CALIFORNIA
Po* Warn* ppg
F IQ 7
F Putrycpi Cucmk 14 t
C Ltmnd&r 139
Q E^ci SoliolowiM ISO
Q Ln fto&o b 4
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