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Sophomore Amy Banducci, who ranks fifth in the Pac-10 with 3.1 service aces per game, makes a lunging effort against Washington.
Ducks better than record shows
Despite a pour record this
season, Oregon has all
the pieces needed to be
a winning team
By Allison Ross
Oregon Daily Emerald
Records can be deceiving. The
Oregon volleyball team finished
its home schedule last weekend
falling to both Washington
schools in four games, thus drop
ping its conference record to 2-13.
But statistically the Ducks are
better than their record indicates.
Four of Oregon’s six starters rank
in the Pacific-10 Conference. As a
team, the Ducks also rank among
the conference’s best.
Senior Madeline Ernst’s 1,270
total kills so far place her third
among active kill leaders in the
Pac-10. Ernst is averaging 5.36
kills per game, placing her second
in the conference behind USC’s
Jennifer Kessy. Ernst’s 515 kills
this season surpass her season to
tal of 363 last year.
Senior Alii White’s average of
3.73 kills per game ranks her ninth
in the Pac-10 and second on the
team. As a team the Ducks are
third in the conference, averaging
16.48 kills pergame.
Oregon has also gotten maxi
mum potential from its freshman
and sophomore class. Pac-10 all
Freshman team candidate setter
Julie Gerlach’s 1,300 assists thus
far are the third-most by a Duck in
a season. Gerlach is averaging
13.54 assists per game, which is
third best in the Pac-10. As a team,
Oregon also ranks third, averaging
15.29 assists per game.
Freshman outside hitter
Monique Tobbagi worked her way
into the starting line up on Oct. 9
and made an instant impact. Tob
bagi recorded a career-high 23
kills against Washington State on
Nov. 6 and has recorded 10 or
more kills in all but one of her ap
pearances as a starter. Tobbagi is
averaging 2.65 kills per game
which moves her to third on the
Oregon roster.
The Ducks proved the weapons
they have are deadly as they upset
No. 16 Arizona on Ot:t. 30. Oregon
tallied a record 18 service aces in
the match — the most by any Pac
10 team this season. With that
showing, the Ducks average im
proved to 1.64 service aces per
game which is also best in tbe Pac
10.
Ernst recorded a career-high six
service aces in the match, and
moved to third in the Pac-10, aver
aging .41 per game. Sophomore
Amy Banducci is tied for fifth, av
eraging.31 service aces per game.
Despite the Ducks’ lackluster
season, fans continued to show
their support. Oregon averaged
817 fans per match, a 166 per
game increase from last season.
For the first time in 10 years the
Ducks had back-to-back crowds of
1,000 or more when 1,176 showed
up for the civil war matchup with
Oregon State on Sept. 18 and
1,117 showed for the Arizona
State match on Oct. 2.
The Ducks play their final five
matches on the road beginning
with No. 4 Stanford on Friday and
California on Sunday.
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