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Hartley ready for records
Senior wide
receiver Tony
Hartley could
catch and even
eclipse two all
time Duck
records with a big
game Saturday
By Mirjam Swanson
Oregon Daily Emerald
Two touchdowns and 131 yards.
That’s all that Tony Hartley-needs to tie
for first place on Oregon’s career list for
both touchdowns and receiving yards.
As it stands now, both of those records
belong to Cristin McLemore, who starred
from 1992 to 1995 and is the older brother
of current Oregon safety Brandon
McLemore.
Hartley began his 1999 campaign rela
tively quietly, catching just six passes in
his first three games.
No matter.
Since then, the senior flanker has
warmed up significantly. He’s averaging 72
receiving yards and four catches per game
heading into Saturday’s matchup against
Arizona State.
Eclipsing the records Saturday will re
quire nothing short of an awesome perfor
mance from the sure-handed receiver.
He knows.
“I’m pretty much one good game away
from all of [the records],” Hartley said.
“They’ll be nice to have. Hopefully that
will come up this week, and if not this
week, then at Washington State [on Nov.
6]. But it’ll be nice to do it this week, here
at home. That’ll be cool.”
Cool like when he set Oregon’s single
game record for most receiving yards in
last season’s 27-22 defeat of the Huskies.
Cool like last Saturday’s six-reception,
135-yard performance in the 44-41 win at
Arizona.
Cool likdthe other three times that Hart
ley gained more than 100 yards in a game.
Brandon McLemore said he’s prepared
himself to see his older brother’s records
fall.
“More power to Tony,” B-Mac said. “I
think it’s great. Tony has been so durable
throughout the years. He’s been a basis of
consistency. He comes out and practices
every day, he catches the ball, he makes
people miss.
“He’s a great all-around receiver is what
it comes down to.”
No-go for Bauman
After much speculation, head coach
Mike Bellotti announced earlier this week
that Rashad Bauman will not play this sea
son.
Bauman, the Ducks’ talented cornerback
who has been sidelined all season after hav
ing reconstructive knee surgery for a tom an
terior cruciate ligament, began practicing
with the team last week after quickly reha
bilitating his knee. He’d also been playing
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Emerald
Senior Tony Hartley is on the verge of becoming Oregon’s all-time leader in career
receiving yards and touchdown catches.
Volleyball tries
to duck
dubious mark
■ The Ducks need a win against Cal
to avoid the longest losing streak in
program history at 15 matches
By Scott Pesznecker
Oregon Daily Emerald
It’s hard to believe that tonight’s home
Oregon volleyball match against California
at 7 p.m. could be the most important of
the season.
Seven matches remain on the schedule.
Those contests include opponents like the
mighty Stanford Cardinal, rival Oregon
State, Pacific-10 Conference-leading UCLA
and puck-beater Southern California.
How could tonight’s match be more crit
ical than those?
The Ducks — who have lost 14 straight
after posting a 6-0 start — are on the verge
of setting the worst losing streak in pro
gram history.
When Oregon played the Golden Bears
on Oct. 1, the Ducks were stunned with a
three-game loss in a match they felt they
would win.
“We were very disappointed earlier with
the way we played them down at their
place,” Oregon head coach Cathy Nelson
said. “I really hope that we’ll be able to put
together our best performance in a long
time.”
Now, if Oregon is to stave off the record
setting loss, it must win.
Asked about the pressure of the current
losing streak, Nelson said it is not on her
mind, and she said it shouldn’t be on her
players’ minds come game time.
“If they’re thinking about that when
we’re out there, then we’re in really big
trouble,” Nelson said. “I’d be surprised if
my players were thinking about that while w
they’re playing. It doesn’t go through my
head, and it doesn’t go through their heads.
“You’ve got to take every game at a time, •
knowing that we have an opportunity to
win.”
Nelson praised her team’s attitude after
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Scott Barnett Emerald
Freshman forward Julie McLellan has worked her way into a senior-dominated starting lineup for the Ducks.
■ With a pair of game-winning
goals, freshman forward Julie
McLellan has become a force
By Brett Williams
Oregon Daily Emerald
There were a few things the Oregon
women’s soccer team was counting
on prior* to this season.
The Ducks were expecting veteran
play from their senior class, which start
ed the program three seasons ago.
Also expected was the continued suc
cess of sophomore Chalise Baysa, who
had a spectacular freshman season that
earned her a spot on the Pacific-10 Con
ference second team, the first such dis
tinction given to an Oregon player.
What they didn’t expect was the emer
gence of freshman forward Julie McLel
lan.
McLellan had a slow start typical of a
freshman, but she has shown veteran
poise the last two weeks. Her goal against
Oregon State provided the Ducks with
momentum in their 4-0 Civil War victory,
and she recorded the winning goal in
overtime last weekend in Oregon’s 2-1
overtime victory at Washington State.
Oregon head coach Bill Steffen said
McLellan’s recent performances are evi
dence that she has finally found her
niche with the team.
“She’s starting to get more comfortable,
and she’s understanding things a lot bet
ter,” Steffen said. “She’s fitting in and co
ordinating with teammates a lot better. ”
McLellan said she was eager to im
prove her game when she came to Ore
gon, and she knew it would be a learning
process.
“Coming in this year, I expected to
learn a lot, and I was very lucky to come
to a team with a lot of seniors,” said
McLellan. “As Bill said, I have a lot of raw
talent.
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