FRIDAY
Oct. 23,1998
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TRIVA QUESTION
Who holds the Oregon mark
for receptions in a career?
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NFL Week 8
New England vs
Miami
Baltimore vs
Green Bay
Minnesota vs
Detroit
San Francisco vs
St. Louis
Tampa Bay vs
New Orleans
Atlanta vs
N.Y.Jeis
Chicago vs
Tennessee
Jacksonville vs
Denver
Seattle vs
San Diego
Cincinnati vs
Oakland
Buffalo vs
Carolina
Pittsburgh vs
Kansas City
Sagarin
football
rankings
1. Kansas St. 6-0
2. UCLA 5-0
3. Ohio St 6-0
4. Tenn. 5-0
5. Nebraska 6-1
6. Oregon 5-1
7. Rorida 6-1
8. Florida St. 6-1
9. Texas AM 6-1
10. Texas 4-2
11. Penn St. 5-1
12. Wisconsin 7-0
13. Arizona 6-1
14. Arkansas 6-0
15. Colorado 6-1
16. Missouri 5-1
17. Texas T. 6-1
18. Kentucky 5-2
19. USC 5-2
20. Georgia T. 5-1
21. Syracuse 4-2
22. Georgia 5-1
23. Wash. 4-2
24. Virginia 5*1
25. Purdue 3-4
Trivia answer
Cristin Mctemore
holds the record
with 162 catches in
his four-year career
Best Bet
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Oregon Volleyball
Matt Hankitis/'b'.nuraki
Redshirt freshman Annie Pogue attempts to slam a kill past Southern 'alifomia blocker Janae Henry in the Trojans' three-game sweep
of the Ducks at McArthur Court on Thursday. Oregon returns to action at home on Sunday against the No. 25 UCLA Brains.
Ducks drop 10th straight to USC
The Oregon volleyball team was
overpowered by the No. 11
Trojans at McArthur Court
By Allison Ross
Oregon Daily Emerald
It was a typical night for the Oregon vol
leyball team on Thursday as Southern Cal
ifornia came to McArthur Court and swept
the Ducks, 15-13,15-3,15-7, in front of 866
fans.
The Ducks showed that, yes, they can
put up a fight against stronger teams, but
also proved that they have yet to find the
consistency that is needed to win matches
in the Pacific-10 Conference.
Oregon (6-15 overall, 1-9 Pac-10) came
out fighting in Game 1 and took an early
lead over the No. 11 Trojan. The Ducks led
most of the way before USC was able to
even the score at 10-10.
VOLLEYBALL
We played right with
them in Game 1,” Oregon
head coach Cathy Nelson
said. “We did what we
needed to do to win. I
don’t know why we don’t
continue to play that
way.”
The Ducks recorded 24
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overall attack percentage of .271 was not
enough to clinch the win.
“We weren’t surprised by Oregon’s play
in that game,” USC head coach Lisa Love
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leaders
KILLS:
Kessy.ASU 22
Ernst, UO 10
Nikolic, UO 10
ASSISTS:
Mounts, ASU 52
Gerlach, UO 40
DIGS:
Henry, ASU 12
Tobaggi, UO 9
BLOCKS:
M’kovic, ASU 4
Kessy.ASU 4
Banducci, UO 2
White, UO 2
Oregon hopes L.A. story is a good one
Oregon heads
to Los Angeles
for conference
games against
UCLA and
Southern
California
with a three
game losing
streak
By Tim Pyle
Oregon Daily Emerald
A three-game losing streak was not the
kind of baggage the Oregon women’s soccer
team had hoped to take to Los Angeles for
Pacific-10 Conference games against UCLA
and Southern California.
After losing to Portland, 1-0, Washington,
3-2, and Washington State, 1-0, last week,
the Ducks (4-6-2 overall, 1-2 Pac-10) will be
searching for their first win against both the
Bruins and Trojans.
“When we play teams as good as UCLA
and USC, our players get very excited to
compete against them,” Oregon head coach
Bill Steffen said earlier this week. “If we
can focus on channeling that excitement
onto the field and executing, I think we’ll
be OK."
No. 19 UCLA (13-2-1, 3-1), one of four
teams tied for first in the Pac-10, will battle
the Ducks at 7:30 p.m. today at Spaulding
Field.
Last Friday, California handed the Bruins
their first defeat since a 1-0 loss to San
Diego State on Sept. 6. After taking a 1-0
lead just four minutes into the game, UCLA
was unable to score again and fell 2-1 in
overtime. The Bruins rebounded for a 2-1
home win against No. 25 Stanford on Sat
urday.
SOCCER
Youth reins supreme
on the UCLA roster, as
two freshmen and a
sophomore transfer are
the team’s leading scor
ers.
Freshman forward
Staci Duncan is tied for
the Pac-ltJ s scoring lead with 24 points, 18
of which have come on her team-high nine
goals. Forward Tracey Milburn, who
played for Pepperdine last season, has
scored seven goals and accumulated 16
points. Freshman midfielder Breana Boling
has proven to be a clutch player as well,
scoring three of the Bruins’ last four game
winning goals and recording 16 total
points.
Turn to SOCCER, Page 13A
UO faces
tough teams
at Stanford
The Oregon women face some of
the top teams in the country at
today’s Stanford Invitational
golf tournament in Palo Alto
By Scott Pesznecker
Oregon Daily Emerald
Two weeks ago at the Northwest Classic
in Corvallis, the Oregon women’s golf team
did not play up to par. Today and Satur
day, the Ducks will attempt to show the Pa
cific-10 Conference they are still a force to
be reckoned with.
Oregon will play in the first round of the
Stanford Invitational, a tournament featur
ing 10 of the top 25 teams in the country.
All Pac-10 schools will be competing at
the invitational. The meet will take place at
the Stanford Golf Club, which is where the
Pac-10 championships will be on April 19
20.
"This meet is equal to
the [NCAA] Preview; it
only has top caliber
teams,” Oregon head
coach Renee Baumgartner
said. “It is one of the best
fields I have seen all year.
When you have that, you
hope that you can finish.”
No. 12 Oregon stumbled on Oct. 12 and
13 at the Northwest Classic. The Ducks fin
ished in fourth behind No. 20 Oregon
State, No. 25 Washington and Pepperdine.
Baumgartner knows the importance of
placing well at Stanford. A solid perfor
mance by the women would erase the
memories of the Northwest Classic and im
prove their standings in the Pac-10.
"We want to go out and play as well as
we can,” Baumgartner said. “We were dis
appointed with the way we finished at
OSU. We like this course, it’s a great field
and a great course. We couldn’t be more ex
cited.”
Team leader Karen Bristow had her
worst tournament of the season at the
Northwest Classic, finishing 23rd overall.
If the Ducks are to fare well at Stanford,
Bristow must regain her usual dominance
on the course.
“We have to
be
consistent. ”
Renee Baumgartner
Oregon head coach
“Expect [Karen] to
pick it up a notch,"
Baumgartner said.
“We will play well
as a team, and that
will give her confi
dence.”
Baumgartner said
Bristow — and the
team — were over
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Tristing Tree golf course in Corvallis. From
now on, Baumgartner said, the Ducks will
treat each course as if it were the most chal
lenging.
"We have to be consistent," Baumgartner
said. “At OSU, we expected the course to
be easier. We learned that we have to attack
every course. We will see Karen bounce
back during this tournament."
The Ducks’ competition will include No.
2 Arizona and No. 3 Arizona State, which
is the defending NCAA champion. No. 4
Southern California and No. 16 Indiana
will also be among the competitors at the
invitational.
“We should finish definitely in the top
six or seven, maybe even in the top five,”
Baumgartner said. “It all depends on who
shows up.”
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