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Champs returningtotake court
■ Sweating away the summer
was business as usual for the
women’s basketball crew
eyeballing another title
By Scott Pesznecker
Oregon Daily Emerald
Soon, the quest for another Pacific
10 Conference Championship will
begin anew, and the Oregon
women's basketball team should be
ready.
Four starters return from last sea
son's conference championship
team. Forward Brianne Meharry will
be back. So will forward Angelina
Wolvert and center Jenny Mowe.
Last season's Pac-10 Player of the
Year, junior point guard Shaquala
Williams, will be ready for more.
And Lindsey Dion — dubbed by
head coach Jody Runge as the team's
"spark plug" — will be back, and
without injuries.
"They're all really working hard,"
Runge said. "They understand how
difficult it is to try to repeat as cham
pions. Generally, they have had a
very productive off-season.
"We have as much experience as
we've ever had coming back at a lot of
different positions," Runge said.
"That’s a very positive thing."
The only iosses from last season's
roster are guards Nicole Strange and
Karen Peirs. Strange, one of the best
mid-range shooters in the nation,
graduated after what was the finest
season of her career. Peirs quit the
team to pursue her academic goals
and play basketball in Nova Scotia.
Sophomore Kourtney Shreve will be
expected to backup Williams at the
point. Last season, Shreve slowly but
surely replaced Peirs as the go-to
point guard behind Williams.
"Kourtney had a great summer and
will be ready to take on that role,"
Runge said.
Led by a core group of seniors, all
the ingredients for another title chase
seem to be in place this year; but
what about next year?
After the 2000-01 season, Oregon
will graduate one of the most formi
dable frontcourts in the country in
Wolvert, Meharry and Mowe.
Waiting in the wings in the for
ward and center positions are Ndidi
Unaka, Courtney Moore and Alyssa
Fredrick — all of whom have had
their moments, but none of whom
have proven to be consistent threats.
At least, not yet.
So it makes sense that the Ducks'
lone summer recruit, Catherine
Emerald
As one of four returning champions, senior forward Brianne Meharry will show new re
cruits how the big dogs play. The Ducks hope to relieve the glory of 1999 in 2000.
Kraayeveld from Lake Washington
High School in Kirkland, Wash., is
an accomplished forward. Standing
at 6-foot 4, Kraayeveld was named
the Washington Class 4A Player of
the Year last season, averaging 19.7
points and 11.5 rebounds per
game."She's a very versatile player,"
Runge said. "She has a lot of skills
that fit facing the basket at the three
position, as well as playing inside at
the four position. She can shoot the
ball from the outside, and because of
her height she can play perimeter
players."
This season should be a learning
year for Kraayeveld. Runge said she
thinks the freshman will be comfort
able on the floor come game time, but
perhaps not with the poise displayed
by newcomer Shreve last season.
Kraayeveld could wind up competing
with the Ducks' bench players for more
playing time as the season progresses.
"Those kids have been in the pro
gram longer and have a huge advan
tage," Runge said. "But physically,
[Kraayeveld] has the tools to com
pete with them."
Oregon also picked up Katie Plan
ski, a javelin thrower/guard from
South Eugene High School. Runge
expects Planski to stay with the
Ducks for all four years, even though
training hard in track and field will
be her first priority. She will not,
however, compete for the Oregon
women’s track team.
"She wants to do basketball and
wants to use it to stay in shape,"
Runge said. "Also, she has ambitions
of not sitting on the bench."
Redshirting this season will be 5-6
guard Edniesha Curry, a transfer
from Cal-State Northridge. Curry, a
two-time All-Big Sky honoree and
the Matadors' all-time leader in three
pointers, will play her final year for
the Ducks in 2001-02.
"She can put the ball on the floor as
well and shoot it off the dribble,"
Runge said. "From a confidence
standpoint, she's a very confident
shooter."
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Chute (who averaged more than 8
assists per game last season) will
have crucial roles offensively this
year. Unlike last season, the tan
dem will find themselves together
on the floor, sharing the responsi
bility of assisting their teammates.
“We need to utilize the setting
position as an offensive threat and
move the ball quickly,” Ferreira
said. “That’s going to be our edge.”
Depth will also be a factor in
Ferreira’s scheme this season. With
five freshmen, including 6-foot-3
middle blocker Alisa Nelson, the
first-year coach will certainly be
juggling the bench to find the best
combinations.
Sophomores Kristin Ferris and
Mara Kelly are the returning defen
sive specialists, while freshmen
Diana Blank and Jessica Scott look
to provide a secondary boost.
“Our foundation is solid and we
want to be progressive.” Ferreira
said. “We may have bumps in the
road, but our focus is to stay one
minded. It’s not you versus me. It’s
us versus them.”
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