Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012, October 27, 1997, Page 13, Image 13

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    Ducks: Civil War match Thursday
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White notched her first kill of
the match for a sideout with Ore
gon up 5-4, and the Ducks tallied
seven straight to take a 12-4 lead.
Cal responded with two points,
but Oregon got the next three to
win game 2,15-6.
Games 3 and 4 mirrored each
other, with the Bears jumping out
to leads of 4-0, and Oregon calling
time out at 6-1 and 11-4 in each.
The only difference was in the fi
nal scores: Cal (7-13, 2-9) won
both games, 15-5,15-6.
“Cal is a team we feel we should
beat and the mental challenge that
gives us is obviously more than we
can handle,” Nelson said. “That
was the biggest difference in the
way we played freely Friday, but
tonight we couldn’t do some of the
same things.”
The Duck’s emotional reaction
to Saturday’s loss gave a good in
dication of how much pressure
they and their coach are feeling in
trying to overcome what is now a
13-match Pac-10 losing streak
over the last two seasons.
“It’s been extremely challenging
to try and figure out what the team
needs and what it is that’s going to
get us to break through and do the
things we know we can do,” Nel
son said. “We’re having trouble
starting matches. We’re always
playing catch-up, and that’s no
way to start a match. ”
Friday’s match had the feel of a
Harlem Globetrotters-Washington
Generals game. Eight hundred and
twenty-one fans showed up to
watch the No. 4 Cardinal (19-2,10
0) put on show, and they weren’t
disappointed.
“They’re going to be a contender
for a national title if they can get Ker
ri Walsh back healthy," Nelson said.
"There’s plays that they make on de
fense and on coverages that other
teams just can’t make, and they can
because of their sheer athleticism. ”
Oregon would not go down with
out a fight, however, as evidenced
by game 3’s 15-13 outcome.
“I’d feel better if we’d won game
3,” Nelson said. "But we played
some of the best volleyball we’ve
played in a long time. ”
Stanford won each of the first
two games, 15-7.
Junior Madeline Ernst’s play
was a highlight for Oregon, as she
led both teams in kills and digs
with 16 and 13, respectively.
“Madeline proved that she’s
here, and that (her performance]
Tuesday night and against Ari
zona isn’t a fluke,” Nelson said.
“She truly is back to the form she
was in early in the season.”
Christ and Tia Stewart had nine
kills each for the Ducks, and Dani
Cordova chipped in eight. Stan
ford’s Kristin Folkl lived up to her
billing as one of the top players in
the nation, leading the Cardinal
with 15 kills and displaying pow
er that at times had even the Ore
gon players in awe.
Next up for Oregon is the final
Civil War match of the season. The
Ducks host Oregon State (12-10,4
6) at Mac Court Thursday. The
Beavers won the first matchup in
four games Oct. 3.
“They’re a good team, and
they’re doing some good things,”
Nelson said. “But we had success
against them last year, and this
would be a nice match to get us
back on track.”
Series: No joy on Hargrove’s birthday
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more special for the 22-year-old Hernandez because
his mother was allowed by Cuban officials to visit
the United States for the final game.
Marlins manager Jim Leyland celebrated his first
trip to the Series, watching the wild-card Marlins
win after spending nearly $100 million during the
winter to bolster a team that had never had a win
ning record.
“I guess every little boy imagines this might hap
pen at one time. It’s a total fantasy for me,” Leyland
said. “1 was a little concerned. We haven’t given up
all year — tonight wasn’t the time to give up. When
we walked into the clubhouse tonight, we knew we
were going to be world champions.”
Indians manager Mike Hargrove found no joy on
his 48th birthday. Born a year after the Indians’ last
title in 1948, his club added another heartbreak to a
city that has only known losing for too long. It was
their second World Series loss in three years.
”1 don’t really know what to tell the team, other
than they played hard all year long,” Hargrove said.
“We overcame long odds to get where we’re at. We
played hard; we didn’t give the game away. It
could’ve gone either way. It just happened to go the
Marlins’ way.”
Oregon picks up first
Pac-10 win of season
The Ducks defeated
Arizona 2-1 on Friday
to end a 10-game
winless steak
By Alex Pond
Sports Reporter
The game-winning shot
went in the goal. The memo
ries of a frustrating season
went out the window, if only
for a night.
Along with them went a 10
game winless streak as the
Oregon women’s soccer team
beat Arizona 2-1 on Friday to
notch its first Pacific-10 Con
ference win of the season.
But the Ducks could not put
together a winning streak as
they fell 2-0 at Arizona State
on Sunday to close a brief two
game venture to the desert.
In the first game of the trip,
however, Oregon (4-12-1 over
all, 1-5 Pac-10) was able to win
for the first time since Sept. 14
with a strong defensive effort
and some late-game heroics.
The game remained a score
less defensive battle until mid
way through the second half
when freshman T.J. Johnson
scored off the assist from
Melissa Sherman to give the
Ducks the 1-0 lead.
Johnson got the ball about six
yards out after a shot by Sher
man ricocheted off the crossbar.
The Wildcats (7-7-1, 1-3)
wouldn't go down without a
fight, however, as Sara Field
tied the game with a goal from
the right side with about seven
minutes remaining.
That set the stage for Sierra
Marsh.
With about two minutes re
maining, Marsh let fly with a
30-yard shot from the left side
SOCCER
ot the field
that found
the back of
the net, giv
ing the Ducks
the 2-1 lead
and, essen
tially, the vie
tory. It was Marsh’s fourth goal
of the season, upping her
team-leading point total to 14.
Arizona outshot Oregon 17
14, while Oregon goalkeeper
Amanda Fox recorded six saves.
On Sunday, the Ducks were
slowly worn down by Arizona
State (10-5, 4-1).
It was the Sun Devils’ fifth
shutout of the season. They
outshot the Ducks 21-7, with
Fox recording seven saves.
“In the first half we were
able to keep position and con
vert passes," Oregon head
coach Bill Steffen said. “In the
second we had no series of
passes. We need to play 90
minutes in order to win. We
only played three good halves
this weekend."
The Ducks return home this
weekend to host California on
Friday and Stanford on Sun
day.
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