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Erin Swanson-Davies Emerald Sophomore setter Sydney Chute (on right) recorded her first career triple double against Cal and nearly had her second such performance versus Oregon State. Volleyball continued from page 15 things we’re focused on,” Ferreira said. “We're just trying to take it one game at a time and compete like crazy and put ourselves in a position to compete.” When Ferreira took over this pro gram, he inherited a system that won just eight games — not match es — during its conference play last year (when the team was 1-17 in the Pac-10.) Under the former Ida ho coach, however, the players have a new-found desire to com pete, and have already won six con ference games in the first three matches. “He’s done wonders in building this program and set the foundation for the future,” Tobbagi said. But the team knows that the fight is just beginning. With 19 matches remaining, the Ducks hope they can improve enough to earn a post season berth for the first time since 1989. “The chemistry is very good and our commitment has made us even stronger,” Chute said. “But there’s definitely room for improvement and we have a lot to work on.” Will the real team leader please stand up Despite a 2-0 lead on the Beavers, the Ducks could not knock out their Civil War foe. Following the match, Ferreira said his team needs some one to fill the role as the team leader and step up in key situa tions. “Someone needs to step up into that role and carry this team on her back,” he said. “It’s observable that we’re missing somebody. We need a go-to person. You rarely find a successful team without one.” The team’s four upper-division veterans — juniors Tobbagi and Julie Gerlach, and seniors Halie Mazza and Amy Banducci — are the most obvious candidates for the leadership role. So far this season, Mazza and Tobbagi have poised the Ducks on the court. Mazza leads the team in kills, blocks and attack percentage, and Tobbagi’s aggres siveness — at its peak — cannot be matched. “Finger-pointing is wrong,” Fer reira said. “We need to join forces... to be a competitive program.” Tobbagi said she knows her role on this squad and along with the other veterans, is going to help the Ducks be a threat in the Pac-10. “I feel I’m in a position to be one of those leaders,” said the 6-footer, who is second on the team in kills average. “He looks to us (the four veterans) to be leaders, and we’re committed to doing better. We have to step up and show that we can play at a higher level and instill confidence in the younger players. We can’t slip up again. We must re fuse to lose.” “The veterans are learning how to become better leaders and they’re working really hard,” Chute said. Ducks lose key blocker off bench After suffering a knee injury against California Sept. 15, sopho more middle blocker Nicole Allen is not expected to return to the line up this season. Allen was to be a key contributor off the bench for the Ducks. She was fourth on the team last season with 1.36 kills per game and tallied 24 total blocks, fifth best on the team. Pac-10 continued from page 15 DeLawrence Grant of Oregon State also garnered the honor for his per formance against San Diego State. Morris made highlight reels across the country with his 37-car ry, two-touchdown, 139-yard rush ing performance. He also caught dwo receptions for 22 yards. Lewis, a freshman safety, record ed four unassisted tackles on the Oregon kickoff and purit coverage units. The Ducks’ ground offense car ried the ball for 208 yards against UCLA. Oregon fumbled twice, but had no turnovers, and the offensive line allowed just one quarterback sack. Pressure wasn’t a problem for the Ducks either, as they were two for-two on fourth-down conver sions. Oregon linebacker Garrett Sabol was also nominated for the honor. DeShaun Foster, the Bruins’ star tailback, who was held to a mere 49 yards at Autzen Stadium, was named the Pac-10 Player of the Week Sept. 5. ASU basketball player has Hodgkins When Sophomore forward Justin Allen began practicing for another season of Arizona State basketball, he noticed he didn’t feel quite nor mal. His jump shot wasn’t falling as usual and he felt tired. Now, he knows why. The Arizona Republic reported Saturday that Allen, a 19-year-old from Malta, 111., was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s disease. He will be gin six months of chemotherapy and radiation treatments next week. His Hodgkin’s is in the early on set of Stage II (IV is the most se vere), according to his mother, Faye, a registered nurse. The Mayo Clinic’s Web site indicated that pa tients at Allen’s level have an 80 to 85 percent chance of complete re covery with no recurrence. Allen, who played in 29 of the Sun Devils’ 32 games last season and averaged 2.9 points and 1.2 re bounds per game, thought perhaps he pulled an abdominal muscle or had the flu. Biopsies of the lower abdomen, bone marrow and lymph nodes re vealed the disease Sept. 14. Hodgkin’s affects the lymph nodes, which store the cells used to fight infection, according to ASU team physician Steven Frickson. s A. 007025 Catholic Campus Ministry: 1850 Emerald Street, across from Hayward Field Phone: 346-4468 newman@newmanctr-uoregon.org http://www.newmanctr-uoregon.org Student Masses: Sunday 7:30PM, Wednesday 9PM Free pasta feed 9/24 at 5-7 pm Freshman Retfeat 10/11,5-10 pm Fall Retreat 10/27-29
