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Moseley: UCLA loses 3 key players V Continued trom Page 7 The Bears do face one impedi ment to success, however. Cali fornia will play its entire home schedule in Oakland’s New Are na next season while its on-cam pus facility is being renovated. Considering the New Arena’s current occupants are the last place Golden State Warriors of the NBA, Cal faces a stiff chal lenge. Oregon State’s chances for im provement on this season’s last place Pac-10 finish rest firmly on the shoulders of sophomore shooting guard Corey Benjamin, who may or may not leave Cor vallis for the NBA in coming weeks. The Beavers return a solid tal ent base next season in sopho mores John-Blair Bickerstaff, Ron Grady and Iyan Walker, as well as freshman point guard Deaun dra Tanner, who could be a star. Terrill Woods and Jason Heide can shore up the middle for Ore gon State, but if the Beavers hope to break in to the top half on the conference, Benjamin needs to return. He has said he will only leave early if he is assured of be ing a first-round NBA pick, and after a few stellar performances in the NCAA Tournament by some fringe players, those chances may be in question. Stay tuned as Benjamin decides the entire program’s future in the next few weeks. UCLA is another program that will take some hits this offseason, as the Bruins lose seniors Toby Bailey, Kris Johnson and J.R. Henderson to graduation, theo retically. The Bruins’ lack of depth was sorely exposed late in the season when Jelani McCoy quit the team, but UCLA really looked vulnerable when fresh man point guard Baron Davis was lost to a knee injury during the tournament. Davis and fellow freshman guard Earl Watson will be expected to lead the team next season, but don’t be surprised to see the Bruins bring in another solid recruiting class this sum mer. Finally, Washington State should follow up its last-place finish this season with another in 1998-99. The Cougars lose lead ing scorer and rebounder Carlos Daniel to graduation. Sopho mores Blake Pengelly, Steve Slotemaker and Chris Crosby are all good players, but not good enough to make an impact in the Pac-10. Regardless, Pac:-10 fans should be in for another season of the most competitive basketball in the country next year. Rob Moseley is a sports reporter for the Emerald. Oregon equestrian wins 4 ribbons, ends season at UC Davis Horse Show Megan Robinson won the Novice Flat and Novice Fences divisions for UO’s only first-place finishes By Tim Pyle Freelance Sports Reporter By winning four ribbons at the UC Davis Horse Show last Saturday, the Oregon Club Sports eques trian team ended its season on a high note. It was the Ducks’ second show at UC Davis this season. Oregon won five ribbons at a show there Jan. 10. Megan Robinson recorded the only two first-place finishes for the Ducks. She won the Novice Flat and Novice Fences divisions. Megan Craig captured Oregon’s top three finish with a third-place ribbon in Novice Fences. Karianne Boyce finished eighth in Reserve High Point Open Rider to claim Oregon’s fourth and final ribbon. Other top finishers for the Ducks included Nancy Suryan and Megan Starkey. Suryan and Starkey had “excellent showings” in Novice Flat English and English and Western, respectively, according to gon won a total of 21 ribbons for the season, includ ing a 12-ribbon performance at Cal Poly SLO on March 8. Robinson led the team by earning seven ribbons, four of them for first-place finishes. Oregon is hosting a regional conference in Eu gene on April 18 to determine a plan of action for future equestrian competition on the West Coast. Robinson. “We were awesome,” said Robinson, who is the team’s student coordinator. “It was a great show to end the sea son.” In only three shows, Ore Rob’s Pac-10 Power Rankings 1. Stanford: No reason to jjg|. believe the Cardinal won't re- VK peat this season’s Final Four IjSi appearancein 1998-99;all five starters return 2. Washington: Stars Todd MacCulloch and Donald Watts could be the best 1 -2 punch in the Pac-10 next season. 3. Arizona: Jason Terry and one of the nation’s top re cruiting classes look to con tinue Wildcats’dominance 4. California: Golden Bears could contend for league ti tle next season after taking on six newcomers this year 5. UCLA: Bruins will rely nmvi on sophomore guard tan- Igrrm dem of Baron Davis and Earl Watson after graduation of Bai ley, Flenderson and Johnson 6. USC: Henry Bibby loses gj* six seniors but should weath- 3H erthe storm with this year’s Tt* solid freshman class 7. Oregon: Ducks always seem to surprise, need sta bility at point guard 8. Arizona State: Losing ] _ strafing backcourt of Je re my Veal and Ahlon Lewis leaves Bobby Lazor, Mike Batiste, Eddie House to pick up pieces 9. Oregon State: Should i&L Corey Benjamin return for his junior campaign, the 'wK* Beavers’chances will improve. 10. Washington State: No team will feel the loss . of one player more than the Cougars will after Carlos Daniel’s graduation. Sports Briefs Women’s soccer team signs 3 more The Oregon women’s soccer team has signed three more re cruits to national letters of in tent, head coach Bill Steffen announced this week. With four players signed earlier, Steffen’s third recruiting class now numbers seven athletes who will join the team this fall. The latest group of signees includes one junior-college transfer and two players from the high school ranks. Midfielder Aly Hill has de cided to transfer to Oregon from Utah, where she played the past two seasons. She start ed 20 of 21 games last season, scoring three goals and adding two assists. Joining Hill is Erin Hoyt, a midfielder from Decatur High School in Federal Way, Wash., and Sarah Peters, a goalkeeper from Woodinville, Wash. 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