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for longer recovery, which is the
main reason we are taking the
guys we are. Between [Bergquist,
Nehring and Bliss], we are look
ing for guys to be on the national
team."
The women also have their
sights set on the NCAA Champi
onships. Women’s head coach
Tom Heinonen said if the women
play to their potential, they would
be a “lock” for an at-large pick.
“If everything goes exactly ac
cording to form nationwide,
which it won't, then we would
get the third at-large bid of 13
awarded,” Heinonen said. “But it
won’t go according to form, there
will be lots of surprises. But we
want to create the surprise, not be
surprised.”
Going into tomorrow’s meet,
the morale of the No. 16 Ducks is
high.
“We have a great chance to do
something really good because
we have a lot of focus now,”
Marie Davis said. “We’re winding
down the season and we’re get
ting prepared to run fast. I think it
should be good. We have a good
chance of doing well at nationals,
but right now we’re focused on
the districts and seeing how well
we can do there.”
Davis, who has led the Ducks
in all of their meets this season,
will lead the charge. Also running
will be Katie Crabb, Annie Ebin
er, Liz Howell, Heather McMa
hon, Robyn Sutherland and Kylee
Wells.
At the Pac-10 Championships,
many of the Ducks — including
Davis — were not happy with the
way they ran. But Davis said she
does not want to alter her strategy
this weekend too much.
“I think that at Pac-lOs, I wasn’t
happy with way I finished. I
could have competed harder and
finished higher. We want to do
the same thing we did at the Pac
10, but with a little bit more inten
sity, and we’ll see what happens.”
Heinonen said he thought the
Ducks’ mediocre performance at
the Pac-10 could be attributed to
the fact that they were running at
home. He said the team has put
the Pac-10 behind them and is
ready to compete hard tomorrow.
“At the regionals we have to go
in and get it done, we can’t let
ourselves be surprised by a team
that comes out of nowhere,”
Heinonen said. “We think we’re
ready to go, we’re healthier than
ever and more focused than we
were at Pac-10, which was pretty
distracting for us.”
One thing the Ducks fell short
of achieving at the Pac-10 that
they would like to do at the re
gionals is beat No. 14 Arizona
State, a team that has eluded Ore
gon in both of their meetings this
season.
“We’d like to beat as many
teams as we can, and they are one
of those teams that is right there
in front of us,” Davis said.
“They’re a team we are going to
shoot for, and I think it’s a goal
we’ve had in the back of our
minds since the Pac-10. We’re go
ing to run hard and look at those
ASU girls and hunt them down;
hopefully we can get them.”
Sports brief
Invitational next stop
for men’s tennis
In its last tournament until Jan
uary, the Oregon men’s tennis
team will close out an impressive
fall season at the Washington In
vitational Tournament this week
end in Seattle.
“(The fall's] been very promis
ing,” head coach Russell said.
“Come January, we’re in a good
position to be competitive in
every spot we play in a team
match.”
The Ducks have had several
good showings throughout the
fall, exemplified by the play of
Guillermo Carter two weeks ago at
the Rolex Regional Tournament at
Stanford. Carter became the first
player in Oregon history to reach
the tournament’s semi-finals.
“We’re looking at three guys
who are showing us that they can
all vie for the top spot,” Russell
said. “’Memo really indicated
that with the excellent result he
had down there at the Rolex.”
Oregon will look for more of
the same this weekend at the in
dividual tournament when it
faces Washington and Minneso
ta, two teams that consistently
rank in the nation’s top 20.
“We’re really playing some
good tennis right now,” Russell
said. "This is going to be a great
chance for the guys to showcase
that. We’re looking forward to
our guys going out there and
competing at a high level.”
Ducks search
for an opening
in Stanford’s armor
Oregon is lookingto
end the season with
an upset over Stanford
By Allison Ross
Oregon Daily Emerald
Maybe a trip to California
will shed some sunshine on
the Oregon volleyball team.
After being swept by the
Washington schools last week
at McArthur Court, the Ducks
are looking to finish the season
on a brighter note. Oregon will
face No. 4 Stanford (21-2 over
all, 14-0 Pacific-10 Conference)
at Maples Pavillion tonight.
The Cardinal are currently in
the midst of a 43-match win
ning streak on their home
court.
On Sunday, Oregon battles
California (6-19, 2-12) which
can move out of a tie for last
place in the Pac-10 with a win
against the Ducks.
“We're going to go down and
try to play two of our best
matches,” Oregon head coach
Cathy Nelson said. “The team
is hungry for a win and they
know they can get one this
weekend.”
Stanford leads the Pac-10 in
hitting percentage (.288) and
blocks per game (3.95). The
Cardinal’s blocking attack is
led by middle blockers Jennifer
Detmer and Sara Sandrik who
have helped the Stanford out
block every opponent this sea
son, with the exception of No.
5 Nebraska.
They
don’t have a
lot of weak
nesses,”
Nelson said.
VOLLEYBALL
“Usually
with a team
you can find
one or two things to exploit to
help your team. With Stanford,
there’s just not a lot to exploit.”
“We believe we can win the
next five matches," White said.
“Stanford is going to be our
toughest challenge, but we're
mainly going to focus on hav
ing fun and not worry what our
record is.”
The Ducks will look to
emerge from the cellar of the
Pac-10 on Sunday. Oregon is
tied for last place with Cal and
Oregon State, but a win against
Cal could move them into
greener pastures.
Cal will be without some of
its key players this weekend.
Junior outside hitter Brooke
Coulter is out for the season
with a stress fracture in her left
shin. Coulter will be sorely
missed as she led the Bears in
kills and digs. Also out for the
season are outside hitters Jame
ka Stevens (shoulder) and Kel
ly Meyer (right shin, fibula).
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