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Sophomore setter Sydney Chute (on right) recorded her first career triple double against
Cal and nearly had her second such performance versus Oregon State.
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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.
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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.
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