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FRIDAY October 18,1996 MARK McTYRE/ Emerald Madeline Ernst contributed 11 kills against Arizona State. Ore gon takes on intrastate rival Ore gon State tonight at 7:30. Oregon hosts Civil War match tonight ■ vULLtYBALL: Oregon is still looking for its first conference win of the season By Andrea De Young Assistant Sports Editor The Oregon volleyball team hits the mid point of its Pacific-10 Conference season with a match tonight against Oregon State. The Ducks (6-12 overall, 0-8 in the Pac-10) took both California and Stanford to four games last weekend before losing both match es. The Beavers (14-4 overall, 4-4 in the Pac 10) were swept by the Cardinal last weekend, but beat the Golden Bears in the fifth game. Oregon State got off to a great start in the preseason, winning all 10 of its matches in three games each. But the Beavers have not fared as well in the Pac-10, losing to both Washington schools, Stanford and UCLA. Oregon head coach Cathy Nelson said she believes the record says more about the con ference than about Oregon State. “They’re a very good team,” she said. “When you get to the Pac-10, it’s a different caliber of play. That makes a big difference. They’re still a good team, and we’ll have to play very well to come out on top." Tonight’s Civil War match is expected to be a good one, as the two teams battled it out through a five-game match last year at Eugene with Oregon State eventually talcing the win. But the Ducks have learned what it takes to possibly beat the Beavers. “We've gone over some stuff that we know can help us to beat Oregon State, and we've worked on those things,” Nelson said. “I think we’re definitely ready to take them on.” The key matchup might be the one in the middle, Nelson said. “Their middles pose some interesting prob lems,” she said. “Staci Hintze and Magan Pri eto are both very good athletes.” Oregon will be starting Tia Stewart and Alii White in the middle. Stewart has amassed 3 solo blocks and 51 assisted blocks, and White leads the team with seven solo and 54 assisted blocks. The Ducks’ starting lineup was switched slightly, with Ali Pepe getting the nod to start at outside hitter. Although the Eugene crowd has not exceed ed 1,000 people in any match this season, a larger crowd is anticipated because the doors will open for the “Late Night with Jerry Green” crowd before the volleyball match. The match also is being broadcast live on Prime Sports. But the Ducks are not concerned with the extra attention, Nelson said. “We’re not even talking about that,” she said. “We’re ignoring the fact that it’s on TV and that there might be a big crowd. We’re try ing to approach this like any other match.” Tonight’s match begins at 7:30 p.m. The doors open an hour prior to the start of the match. Ducks take on first-year Sooners ■ SOCCER: Banged-up Oregon plays its first game after 14 days of rest By Ryan Frank Sports Reporter Two first-year programs will face off this Sunday when the Oregon women’s soccer team hosts Oklahoma at 1 p.m. at Marist High School. This weekend’s game will be the Ducks’ (3-6-2 overall, 0-1-1 Pac-10) first since los ing to Utah 3-2 on Oct. 6. But Oregon head coach Bill Steffen says the layoff will only help the Ducks. “It gives us a little bit of a break,” Steffen said. “It gives us a chance for some of our players to get their health.” And health is not a quality of the Ducks. Seven players are out or questionable go ing into the weekend. Junior defenders Katie Odishoo (knee) and Joni Abel (ankle) are both out, and freshman midfielder Pamela Gordon with drew from school because of her broken leg. She will return to the University and the team in January. Fortunately for the Ducks, they do come into the weekend with their leading scorers Turn to SOCCER, Page 15 MARK McTYRE/Emerald Jori Gangnes and the rest of the Oregon team have high hopes of picking up a win against visiting Oklahoma this weekend. Atlanta rallies back, stomps St. Louis ■ BASEBALL: The Braves won by the biggest margin in postseason history Thursday night By Ben Walker The Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — This wasn’t a come back, this was a wipeout. The Atlanta Braves unleashed all their fury in the biggest blowout in postseason history, trouncing the St. Louis Cardinals 15-0 in Game 7 of the NL championship se ries Thursday night to complete a startling rally from a 3-1 deficit. Pitcher Tom Glavine hit a bases-loaded triple that capped a six-run first inning, and 52,067 crazed fans spent the rest of the evening partying as the Braves earned a chance to defend their World Series title. Game 1 will be Saturday night in New York against the Yankees. The Braves have reached four of the last five World Series, Turn to BASEBALL, Page 14 Cross country team carries rich tradition ■ WOMEN: Head coach Tom Heinonen has high expectations for his team By Andrew Millbrooke Freelance Sports Reporter Women’s cross country at Oregon goes hand in hand with head coach Tom Heinonen. In the 22-year history of the program, Heinonen has been the only head coach and has created one of the most successful women’s athletic programs in the nation. His teams have made 20 national appearances in 21 seasons, boasting 18 finishes in the top 10 nationally. Oregon won NCAA titles in 1983 and 1987 with Heinonen winning National Coach of the Year honors each season. The Ducks have won seven of the 10 Pa cific-10 Conference titles since 1986, the first year of women’s competition in the league. Heinonen also has a history of producing great individual runners, coaching 26 individual All-Americans in his tenure. Heinonen came to Oregon after a successful run ning career at Minnesota, where he was the Big Ten Conference three-mile champion in 1967. He also won the 1969 AAU Marathon Championship. Heinonen has coached on numerous national teams and now coaches several post-collegiate national class runners. The 19th-ranked women are coming off a season in HEJNONEN which they were Pac-10 and Dis trict VIII champions, while gar nering a solid fifth place finish at the NCAA meet. However, they lost three of their top seven run ners to graduation: All-Ameri cans Melody Fairchild, Jenna Carlson and Niamh Zwagerman left. Oregon also received a dev astating loss when it was learned that top returnee, All-American senior Milena Glusac, would miss the entire season with a stress fracture in her femur. Uregon has rebounded well, despite fielding such a young and inexperienced team; there are only two seniors and one junior in their top 10 runners. Heinonen has been pleased with their early season re Tum to WOMEN, Page 16
