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Emerald Editor in chief: Laura Cadiz Sports Editor: Tim Pyle Best Bet MLB Postseason Texas vs. N.Y. Yankees 5p.m.,Fox Oregon’s tailbacks against the wall Oregon fans better pray for Derien Latimer and Jerry Brown on Saturday. Because after those two, the Ducks’ shelf of available tailbacks is bare. Empty. Reuben Droughns - injured in Oregon’s win against Southern California - likely won’t play against UCLA. Neither will No. 2 tailback Herman Ho-Ching, who will f11 ■—1 probably remain sidelined with a foot in jury, according to head coach Mike Bellotti. And now, speedy freshman Allan Amundson’s season is over. Bellotti said Amundson’s injury is simi lar to what Droughns suffered during the game against the Bruins last season. Amundson didn’t break a bone, as Droughns did, but he did tear ligaments in his right ankle. The injury so serious that Amundson will not only miss the remainder of the sea son but all of spring practice as well. Jason Cooper, who was named the con ference special team’s player of the week af ter he returned a kickoff 99 yards for a Turn to Oregon Notes, Page 12 Scott Barnett Emerald Freshman tailback Allan Admundson tore ankle ligaments last Satuday and is out for the rest of the season. Jeffrey Stockton Emerald Sophomore Chalise Baysa leads Oregon with six goals heading into Pac-10 play against Stanford on Friday. Despite her short stature, sophomore Chalise Baysa makes a big impression with the Oregon women’s soccer team By Brett Williams Oregon Daily Emerald It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog. This certainly holds true for sophomore Chalise Baysa of the Oregon women’s soccer team, who is listed at 5-foot-4. Baysa blew up on the Pacific-10 Con ference map last season as a freshman, earning second-team all-conference honors, the first such distinction awarded an Oregon player in program histo ry Many players take a while to adjust to collegiate play out of high school. Baysa, however, re fused to let the butterflies get to her, exploding off the bench in her first college game to score three goals in a win over Ten nessee. Baysa went from an unknown freshman to a game-breaker vir tually overnight. “At first, I was nervous be cause it was a higher level of play,” Baysa said. “But at the same time I was excited to play with new people and older girls.” The excitement Baysa brings to the field has only escalated. There has been no sophomore slump for Baysa, as she leads the Ducks with six goals, in cluding a hat trick in Oregon’s win over Auburn last Friday. Along with honors come ex pectations — but none higher than Baysa has for herself. “I never really expected [sec ond-team honors],” Baysa said. “Now people expect me to play like that all the time, and there is some pressure. “But I have goals for me to push myself.” Most of Baysa’s goals, howev er, are team oriented. “I want to get into the NCAA Tournament this year and in upcoming years,” Baysa said. “I want us to be more consistent and play to the level we know we can.” Baysa’s teammates admire her work ethic and her determi nation to get Oregon into the postseason. “She always gives 110 per cent, and because she plays so hard I want to play to her level,” senior defender Carrie McLana han said. “She picks us up and never gives up on any ball.” With 13 seniors on the team, it will be difficult for Oregon to replace the graduating talent and experience next season. Baysa knows recruiting this off season needs to be stellar for Oregon to continue to improve in the Pac-10. “Our biggest challenge is to maintain the skill level the se niors have,” Baysa said. “But they have all taught us a lot, and so we will be able to teach the new recruits what they have taught us.” Recruiting falls on the shoul ders of head coach Bill Steffen. Baysa said she has confidence that her head coach will put to gether a good recruiting class for next season, mainly because of his experience with top pro grams, including as an assistant at North Carolina. “Bill is a great coach — com ing from North Carolina, he knows how to coach,” Baysa said. “[Assistant coach] Keri Raygor is a good coach too, and Turn to Baysa, Page 12A Chalise Baysa Year: Sophomore Position: Midfield/Forward Height: 5-foot-2 Hometown: Oak Harbor, Wash. Career Highlights: Named second team afl-Pac-10 after freshman season, Ore gon's first all league per former. .. scored nine goals last season to tie sin gle-season pro gram record... tallied hat trick in first collegiate game to set pro gram record... led team in goals, points (18), shots (30) and game-win ning goals (2) last season... paces team in goals (6), points (13) and game winning goals (2) so far this season.
