UO loses heartbreaker to USC
Hockey is banded a
devastating loss at the
Pac-8 Championships
By Brett Williams
lor the Emerald
Damn those Trojans.
Just when it seemed like Ore
gon had victory in its grasp with
a 1-0 lead in the game’s waning
minutes against Southern Cali
fornia, the Trojans rallied with a
late goal and a 3-2 shootout mar
gin to defeat the Ducks at the Pa
cific-8 Conference Champi
onships in Berkeley, Calif., on
Friday.
The loss was especially devas
tating for seniors Jordan Weiner,
J.T. Mackey and Ben Williams,
who have been unable to defeat
USC in their four-year tenures
with the Oregon Club Sports
hockey team.
The Ducks struck first against
the Trojans, courtesy of Tyler
Shaffar’s goal midway through
the first period. USC was unable
to score on Oregon goalie Josh
Hardin until six minutes re
mained in the game, when the
Trojans scored on a power play
to tie the game, 1-1.
“That was definitely the
biggest play of the game,” Shaffar
said. “Defending power plays has
been a problem all season.”
Intensity was high during the
shootout, as Oregon forwards Pe
ter Harris and Jordan Weiner
matched
USC, 2-2,
going into
the final
frame. Af
ter an Ore
gon miss,
the Tro
jans’ shot went through Hardin’s
legs, and when he fell back the
puck was knocked into the goal
for the USC victory.
It didn’t seem fitting that
Hardin, who denied 17 shots
from the high-powered Trojan of
fense, yielded the final goal.
“Josh has been a huge positive
all season,” Shaffar said. “He re
ally picked up his game, and
hopefully we can start where he
left off next season.”
Oregon refused to let down in
the third place game against host
California, a team that the Ducks
held 1-0-1 record against this sea
son. Brendan Malia scored in the
first period to give the Ducks the
lead they would never relin
quish.
Mackey and Chris Geib added
goals in the third period in a
game that Oregon dominated on
the offensive end with 46 shots
on goal.
“Once we scored that second
goal, it was over," Shaffar said.
"While the Ducks have a long off
season to prepare for its run next
year, key players that are graduat
ing will be difficult to replace.
“The seniors did a hell of a job
this season. Jordy was our leader,
and it is really tough to see them
go. We need upperclassman to
pick it up next year.”
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Ducks needing boost
before facing Huskies
By Mirjam Swanson
loi Ihe Emerald
A strong performance today
against Cal Poly San Luis Obis
po in Portland would send the
Oregon men's tennis team into
Saturday's home match with
No. 18 Washington on a two
match winning streak. But
most importantly, it would
give the Ducks a much needed
boost of confidence.
However, Oregon isn’t think
ing about Washington just yet.
Rather, it’s preparing for a
Cal Poly SLO team that should
be as feisty as ever.
"They’re a good, competi
tive, California team,” Oregon
head coach Chris Russell said.
"They tend to have a lot of
depth, and they fight hard.
They get pretty fired up, and
they’ll try to influence the
match with their energy. ”
Last year, Oregon didn't have
any problems with Cal Poly
SLO’s enthusiasm, as the Ducks
picked up an easy victory.
Oregon (2-6 overall, 0-2 in the
Pacific-10
Conference)
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similar re
sults today if
it sticks to its
game plan,
Russell said.
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Oregon is coming off an im
pressive 6-1 win against Idaho
last weekend, so Russell hopes
his team will play with added
confidence today.
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