You're invited! Who: U of 0 Students What: Nike Student Night When: Thursday the 28th at 7:00pm Where: McArthur Court You will see the cks take on Pac-10 foe Cal, and the first 500 U of 0 students through the gates will receive a Nike t-shirt. McLellan Continued from Page 11A “Everyone’s helped me to get rid of that a little bit.” The Civil War was a coming out party for McLellan. She scored Oregon’s first goal, which McLel lan said helped her game a lot mentally. “I was shocked, because they haven’t been going in, and I didn’t really believe it,” McLellan said. “When I don’t score for a while, I get in a hole, but once I get one in, I get going.- The Civil War was a real relief.” Last weekend, things looked bleak for the Ducks. Playing at Washington State, Oregon forced the game into overtime. Oregon had never beaten the Cougars, nor had they ever won an overtime game in Pac-10 play. Fighting off sickness and fa tigue, McLellan scored the game winning goal less than two min utes into the overtime period. She concedes, however, that she had a little help in scoring. “I had a chest cold, and I was tired,” McLellan said. “The ball came high^nd bounced, and I did n’t even intend on scoring. 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Brought to you by the Office of Student Life. 346.3216. Julie McLellan Year Freshman Position: Forward Height: 5 foot 3 Major: Undeclared Hometown: Vernon, B.C. Notable: Has scored two goals as a freshman starter for the Ducks... the leading scorer for the Provincial British Columbia team from 1994-99. Source: Oregon Media Services going to cross and one of them kicked it, and it deflected into the net.” McLellan credits her success to the influence of her teammates, es pecially team captains Amanda Fox and Stacey Hebert. “I have never seen such leader ship; they are the best captains,” McLellan said. “They have pushed me every game, and they’ve given me confidence.” Hebert has seen McLellan im prove drastically. “She has definitely learned a lot,” Hebert said. “At the begin ning, she struggled with our play ing style, but now she’s an offen sive threat.” Oregon defender Carrie McLanahan has noticed McLel lan’s speed and hard work. “She runs until she can’t run anymore, and she poses a threat to the other team,’’McLanahan said. “She has made an impact as a freshman starter.” A native of Vernon, B.C., McLellan opted to leave Canada to pursue a college career in the Unit ed States, and she admits that "sports up there aren’t as big as they are here.” She was recruited by 23 schools as a senior in high school, and her final decision came down to Ore gon and Hawaii. “Picking between Hawaii and here wasn’t that tough,” McLellan said. “Hawaii is my favorite place on Earth, but it doesn’t offer as much scholastically and school wise as Oregon does.” McLellan said she was turned off by the dry atmosphere — and accents — at the Southern schools she visited. “I like the rain,” McLellan said. “I liked the coaches here, and they’ve offered me a lot. Plus, the facilities are amazing and the Pac 10 is a great conference.” When asked about her goals for her next three years, McLellan un selfishly talks about team goals she yearns for rather than individ ual honors. “I want the team to get to the [NCAA] tournament within four years, and hopefully next year, even with a young team,” McLel lan said. “I want to do as much as I can for the program.” Sports briefs NTSB says valve changed in Stewart’s plane before crash MINA, S.D. — A valve in the cabin-pressurization system was replaced two days before golfer Payne Stewart’s Learjet slammed into a South Dakota pasture, but the system worked fine during a short flight after the replacement, the chief government investigator said Wednesday. Government officials have said one possible explanation for the crash is that the jet lost cabin pressure soon after taking off from Florida, causing everyone aboard to die or lose conscious ness. For four hours on Monday, the jet flew 1,400 miles across the country, apparently on autopilot, before running out of fuel and spiraling nose-first into a soggy field. Bob Benzon of the National Transportation Safety Board said investigators learned that a de vice called the left-hand modula tor valve, which takes heated air from the engine and runs it through the air-conditioning sys tem to pressurize the cabin, was changed on the plane Saturday. If the left-hand valve failed, the one on the right engine should have fed sufficient air into the cabin, he said. Benzon said the valve was re placed Saturday to balance en gine thrust on the plane — not be cause of any prior problem with cabin pressure. After the valve was replaced, the plane pressure-regulation sys tem worked fine during a short flight on Saturday, he said. Benzon said he does not know whether such a valve has ever been a factor in a crash. t “The fact it was changed does n’t really mean anything right now, but it’s something we’re looking into,” he said, speaking at the crash site. The Associated Press Club Sports brief Devils ice Ducks, Bruins next After sweeping the California Bears in two games the previous weekend, the Oregon Club Sports hockey team went to Tempe,’ Ariz., to play the Arizona State Ice Devils last Friday. The Ducks, a Division-II club team, knew that the Division-I Ice Devils would be quite a challenge for them. The Ducks were defeated in the first game 11-1. Arizona State completed the sweep by defeating them 12-4 on Saturday. But team captain Tyler Shaffar said the fi nal game was much closer than the score indicated. “We were tied at 3-3 after the first period,” Shaffar said, “but a lot of stupid penalties eventually lost the game for us.” With those two losses behind them, the Ducks welcome the 2-1 Bruins on Friday. The Bruins. were 22-3 last season and defeat ed Southern California in the fi nals of the Pacific-8 Conference tournament to claim the confer ence crown. Always considered a tough team, the Bruins have a much different face this season. After their seniors graduated, the Bruins were left with a young, but talented corps of players. Although the Bruins have meant trouble for the Ducks in the past, sophomore forward Brett Ledder doesn’t seem to be overly worried. Ledder paces the Ducks in goals scored with five, includ ing two against Arizona State last weekend. “UCLA is a pretty respectable team; it should be pretty enter taining,” Ledder said, “but I think we’ll beat 'em,” The 2-2 Ducks take on 2-1 UCLA at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Lane County Ice Arena. Chris Aster