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Friday 7 Best Bet MLB: Chicago vs. Seattle p.m., FoxSports Northwest SEPTEMBER29,2000 VOLUME 102, ISSUE 23 SPORTS EDITOR: JEFF SMITH Smittside@aol.com Emerald Archives Chalise Baysa (2) and Beth Bowler (24), above, along with Ailyssa White, right, will try to lead the Ducks past Florida State at home this weekend. ■The Ducks will play their fourth home game of the season on Sunday against No. 21 Florida State By Peter Hockaday Oregon Daily Emerald The Oregon soccer team knows what it’s like to com pete against premier teams. The Ducks have taken on North Carolina, Duke and Santa Clara — all Top-25 teams— in the past few weeks. The question that Oregon head coach Bill Steffen is asking is this: Will the Ducks need more than experience to beat No. 21 Florida State at 1 p.m. Sunday on Pape Field? “We know the level,” Stef fen said. “But we’re home. We love to play at home. It’s more comfortable for the kids.” So yes, the Ducks will need more than experience. They’ll need the Pape Field advantage. Pape Field doesn’t have the fabled win streak of Autzen Stadium, the rock and-roll atmosphere of McArthur Court or the hal lowed tradition of Hayward Field, but it’s home all the same. In fact, the Ducks have won two of their three games at home this season, and have a 5-6 record in Eu gene over the past two sea sons. But perhaps the most important win in Oregon Turn to Soccer, page 16A (( We love to play at home. It’s more com fortable for the kids. Bill Steffen Head soccer coach yy A miracle? Volleyball hopes for upsets in LA. ■ In its first Pac-10 road trip, Oregon must tackle two nationally ranked heavyweights in No. 4 USCand No. 5 UCLA By Adam Jude Oregon Daily Emerald In search of its first Pacific-10 Confer ence win of the year, the Oregon women’s volleyball team is hoping for an early Christmas. This weekend, the Ducks (7-4 overall, 0-3 Pacific-10) head south to battle two of the country’s elite teams — No. 4 USC and No. 5 UCLA. “This is definitely our most difficult road trip of the season,” head coach Carl Ferreira said. Friday’s contest features a Bruin team that is undefeated in conference play (4 0) and 9-3 overall. UCLA holds a 31-3 series advantage over the Ducks, with Oregon’s last victory coming way back in 1987. “When you play better teams, they know how to put pressure on both sides of the ball,” Ferrieira said. “They make scoring points harder. But the good news is that we have a lot of confidence in understanding that we can play at this level.” UCLA’s Kristee Porter leads the con ference in kills average with 5.37 per ■ • game, ami-is a'Candidate for the honor Turn to Volleyball, page 16A Kevin Calame and Dan Brunell Emerald Senior outside hitter Amy Banducci (left), it second orv the team, with three .aces this season. Defensively, the Ducks — (left to right) Monique Tobbagi, Banducci, Amanda Porter and Sydney Chute — are averaging 2.3 blocks per game.
