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Ducks back to square one ■ Two weeks before the Pac-10s, women’s golf struggles this weekend By Peter Hockaday for the Emerald Ouch. This one hurt. After winning two straight tour naments, No. 24 Oregon women’s golf traveled to Tempe, Ariz., and was run out of town at the Ping/ Arizona State Invitational, finish ing 13th of 15 teams. With the postseason looming, the poor performance does not bode well for the Ducks. In two weeks, Oregon hosts the Pacific 10 Championships at the Eugene Country Club, and the NCAA West Regionals follow in early May. The Ducks must return to top form before the regionals, or they may be traveling to Sunriver for the NCAA Championships as spectators rather than as players. Individually, seniors Angie Riz zo and Anika Heuser were able to pull Oregon out of the cellar on the final day of play in Arizona. The 008922 37th Annual International International Week Monday-Friday, April 10-14 EMU, University of Oregon M: Africa Day TU: Asia/Oceania Day W: Americas Day TH: Europe/Middle East Day F: World Forum Day International Night Sunday, April 16, 2000 EMU Ball Room, University of Oregon Students/Children 6-12: $11 ($13 at the door) Faculty/Generai Admission: $14 ($16 at the door) (FREE admission for children under 5) Dinner Times: 5:00 pm, 5:45 pm. 6:30 pm Preshow/Exhibition in the EMU Fir Room: 5 7 pm Performance starts in the EMU Ball Room: 7 30 pm Tickets on sale at EMU Ticketing Office, ISA office (EMU 206), and the Bookstore. duo combined for a two-over par 146, Oregon’s best two-round com bo in the tournament. Led by Riz zo and Heuser, the Ducks moved up three spots on the final day. Rizzo and fellow senior Pam Sowden had the Ducks’ lowest scores, whooting 230 and tying for 44th overall. The Ducks were with out a top-40 finisher at a tourna ment for the first time this season. The Arizona schools dominat ed play. The No. 1 Wildcats stole the tournament from the host No. 4 Sun Devils. ! OFF Any Yogurt (’'Except small cones and tinies. Expires 4/24/00) Campus SUBSHOP Mon.-Fri. lOam-lOpm Sat. llam-9pm Sun. 12pm-9pm 1225 Alder 345-2434 Nol valid wilh any other discounts or coupons. One coupon per customer. _ HOMEY HILL fftRMS , 1st Annual “Shoot for Charity” Challenge 2000 Presented by Campusticket.com Special Olympics Oregon Emerald Valley Area Location: Student Recreation Centei Time: April 10th-13th 12-1, 3-6 pm Event: 3 free throws for a $ 1 Rules: Make three free throws in a row and put your name in a raffle to win a grand prize. Purpose: Shoot for Charity Challenge is intended to raise money and awareness for Special Olympics. Win a DVD player, a gift certificate to VRC, and many other prizes! Thank you to our Sponsors: Boora Architects, Pepsi, and Nike. For more information visit our website at http://sfc.8(X)mph.com Kevin Calame Emerald Oregon tries to regroup after Washington scores the game’s only run Sunday. Ducks’ bats quieted in weekend sweep ■ The Oregon softball team drops three games to two conference powers By Matt O'Neill Oregon Daily Emerald There is no joy in Duckville. As No. 22 Oregon softball team totaled only eight hits all week end as they dropped all three of its games of the home stand and lowered their record to 24-16 overall and 1-3 in the grueling Pa cific-10 Conference. The Ducks lost to No. 3 UCLA 6-0 on Friday and dropped two against top-ranked Washington 6 1 on Saturday and 1-0 on Sunday. “This was the toughest week end for us all together;’^ head coach Rick Gamez said. “But by the same token, this is the level where we want to get to.” \ As the weekend progressed, Oregon seemed the gain more confidence with the way they played. Connie McMurren (9-11) pitched a three-hitter in Sunday’s 1-0 loss. “I felt like I threw one of the best games I’ve thrown,” McMur ren said. “I felt that I had control of all my pitches today and I was hitting all my spots.” The only trouble spot for Mc Murren was in the fourth where she gave the only run of the game. The inning started for the Huskies when Kim Depaul was hit by a pitch. Jaime Clark then walked to put runners on first and second with none out. McMurren then induced a dou ble play ball from Jenny Topping before Jennifer SpediacciC sin gled to score Depaul from third for the only run of the game. The Ducks had only two real scoring threats against Spediacci (23-1) and the Huskies. In the top of the first, Oregon loaded the bases with one out before Spedi acci closed the door with two of her 13 strikeouts. “When you have an opportuni ty like that, you better take advan tage,” Gamez said. “Because there’s not going to be very many more.” The only other time the Ducks got a runner in scoring position was in the fourth when Holly Ray led off with a double, but was un able to score as the next three bat ters went down in order. Saturday’s game saw the Ducks get outscored 6-1 by the same Washington team. The Huskies were led by Clark at the plate and Spediacci again on the mound. Clark, a freshman from Tustin, Calif., went two for three with four runs batted in and a three run homer. Spe diacci pitched a complete game shut out, strik ing out eight on the day. The big in ning for the Huskies came in the top of the third when Kelly Hauxhurst start ed the inning with a single. Rosie Leutzinger was hit by a pitch to put runners on first and second. Depaul sacrifice-bunted to move \ the runners and Clark followed with her round tripper. Freshman Andrea Vidlund scored the only run for the Ducks on a s'hlo four-bagger in the bot tom of tlr^seventh, her first of the year. She ajso pitched 3 1/3 in nings of one\hit ball in relief of starter DaniellesHaag. “[Vidlund] hhs^ pretty good pop, she’s a big talent,” Gamez said. “She can play tb^ outfield, she can pitch, and she'e^m play the infield. She can play just about anywhere on the field and I would feel confident with at ahy position. It’s jut a matter of he\ gaining her confidence and being \ Teady to go.” The weekend opened with a 6 0 loss to UCLA in a game marred by five errors by the Ducks. The Bruins came alive in the fifth in ning to score three runs, two of them unearned as Oregon com mitted two of their errors in the inning. “We lost our focus today, and we lost some intensity,” Gamez said. “We have to be tough men tally here at home.” UCLA starter Amanda Freed went the distance to pick up her 12th win on the season. Freed, an alternate on the U.S. Olympic team, got stronger as the game went along, not allowing a hit af ter the second inning and only walking three. SOFTBALL Recycle • Recycle • Recycle f Recycle
