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Jenny Mowe: Tower of Powers’ In just three games this season, freshman basketball player Jenny Mowe has made an impression By Ryan Frank Sports Reporter Living in Eugene is not exactly the same as living in Powers, Ore., for fresh man Jenny Mowe. When the 6-foot-5 freshman basketball player walks around campus, she gets the usual stares from the public; and sometimes people think she is one of her teammates, Sandie Edwards or maybe even Renae Fegent. Apparently, she has yet to earn a name for herself with the people of Eueene. WMEZHMM ■ WHO: Jenny Mowe ■ HEIGHT: 6-foot-5 ■ HOMETOWN: Powers, Ore. ■ POSITION: Center ■ AWARDS: Parade Magazine second-team selection. USA Today and Street j and Smith third team All-American i selection But Oregon’s opponents have been quick to take note of the Ducks’ new force in the middle. Three games into the season, Mowe is averaging nine points and six rebounds a game, which is good enough for third and second on the team, re spectively. But it is not just Mowe’s statistics that have oppos ing teams worried. “She is just such a pnysical talent, dead coacn Jody Runge said. In Oregon’s first game of the year, an exhibition contest against Slovan Slova kia, Mowe made her first appearance ever in an Oregon uniform. “I dreamed about that a lot,” Mowe said of her first game. “It was just like I pictured it. The crowd roaring, us run ning in, music playing. It was cool.” Mowe’s debut gf ve Duck fans their first glimpse at the 1 tture of Oregon bas ketball, and they didn’t go home disap pointed. Mowe turned in a stellar re bounding performanr e and several times cleared space for heiself following a re bound with flying elbows and physical play. Then last week age nst Idaho State in the first game of the Pepsi Shootout Invi tational, Mowe had her best performance of the young season. She recorded 15 points and nine rebounds in just 15 min utes of play in the Ducks’ 68-33 win. Turn to MOWE, Page 16 MARK McTYRE/Emeraki H I feel like I should be doing some of the stuff that everybody expects me to do.... It is just going to take time, I just have to be patient with myself. — Jenny Mowe UO Center In the Pepsi Shootout Invita tional, Jenny Mowe had 15 points and nine rebounds in just 15 minutes of play against Idaho State. WSU coach contacted by Minnesota for job ■ COACH: Mike Price has been talking to Gophers about possible job opportunity The Associated Press PULLMAN, Wash. — Washington State confirmed Wednesday it has given permis sion to University of Minnesota officials to talk with football coach Mike Price about their vacant head coaching job. “Minnesota has asked for permission,” WSU sports information director Rod Com mons said. “Apparently he was there last night,” Commons added, referring to media reports that Price dined with Minnesota athletic director Mark Dienhart in Minneapolis on Turn to COACH, Page 16 Oregon takes one from Portland State ■ BASKETBALL: The two teams battled from behind the three-point line all game long By Andrea DeYoung Assistant Sports Editor PORTLAND — It was the men against the boys Wednesday night at the Rose Garden, at least it was in theory. The Oregon men’s basketball team took on Port land State, playing in only its fourth regular-season game in 15 years. But for a team that has only been in existence for less than a year, the Vikings put up a good fight. They couldn’t overcome the Ducks’ experience, though, as Oregon (3-0) won its third game in a row, 85-66. Portland State kept it close in the first half thanks to seven three-pointers, four of which came from Mike Vanderhoff. The Ducks countered with six from behind the arc, including two each from Terik Brown and Kenya Wilkins. The teams combined for 47 shots taken from downtown in the game. The Vikings stayed with the Ducks for the opening minutes oi me game, nut aner me two teams were tied at 28 midway through the first half Oregon ended the half with a 16-8 run to take the 44-36 lead. Halftime didn’t slow the Ducks as they came running out of the locker room and put the Vikings away. Port land State never came within more than eight points in the second half and shot only 36 per cent, as opposed to 55 percent in the first half. Oregon’s defense can be credited for putting the pres Turn to BASKETBALL, Page 16
