Oregon daily emerald., January 13, 1997, Page 11, Image 11

Standout: Freshman Mowe follows Shaa’s example
■ Continued from Paqe 9
body.”
Mowe’s season-bests in scoring and re
bounding came against Idaho State in the
first game of the Pepsi Shootout Invitation
al in November.
The freshman finished the game with 15
points and nine rebounds.
But in the press conference following
Saturday’s game, she said this was her best
performance of the season — after an ap
proving nod from Oregon head coach Jodv
Runge.
However, Mowe’s Saturday was not per
fect.
“Yeah, I was pretty happy,” Mowe said,
“except for that free throw at the very end
that I missed that could have put us up
over the edge.”
Following Fegent’s three-pointer that
broke the 57-57 tie, Mowe had a chance to
put the Ducks up by five with only 1
minute, 50 seconds remaining, but missed
the first shot of the one-and-one opportu
nity.
“I really need to work on my free
throws. I’ve got the Shaquille O’Neal-thing
going right now,” Mowe said.
Mowe was not only a force offensively
on Saturday, but she also played a factor
on the defensive end.
She helped force the Huskies’ starting
frontcourt into a combined 7-of-24 shoot
ing performance and limited it to 11 points
under its combined season average.
"I think they were scared of her a little
bit. She has got some big elbows,” Boyer
said.
While Runge said Saturday’s game was
Mowe’s best of the season, she also said
that she expects more from her young
prodigy in the future.
“I think as of right now, that is an OK
performance for her,” Runge said. “But I
think she can catch the ball in there and
score every time she gets it.
“If we can just get her the ball inside, I
think that is the potential that she has. I
think she can shoot over anybody, and she
just needs to keep the ball high and put it
in the basket. But for a freshman, I think
she had some great things happen today.”
In three Pacific-10 Conference games,
Mowe has been introduced to two of the
Ducks’ most intense rivalries, the Huskies
and Oregon State, who they played on Jan.
4.
“It seemed a lot more intense,” Mowe
said. “But just the crowd getting into it and
the two bands playing back and forth, I
thought it was pretty cool.”
Despite playing more minutes than she
has played in a game this season, Mowe
stayed out of foul trouble until late in the
game.
“She played without fouling again
and that was a real positive thing for her
confidence to be able to play that many
minutes and not foul out of the game,”
Runge said.
With Oregon playing at Stanford on Jan.
16, Mowe’s emergence could not have
come at a better time.
And Fegent said Mowe’s presence will
continue to be felt.
“We should see more of it in the future,”
Fegent said.
fifi—_
If we can just get her the ball inside, I
think that is the potential that she has. I
think she can shoot over anybody, and
she just needs to keep the ball high and
put it in the basket. But for a freshman, I
think she had some great things happen
today.
—Jody Runge
Oregon head coach
--,,
It Mowe can maintain her level of play
from the Washington game, it will be a
welcome sight to Oregon fans — and a
scary thought for the Ducks’ future oppo
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