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Volleyball continued from page 7 frustrated.” “They are wearing her down in the passing game and her attacking game is affected,” Ferreira said of Tobbagi’s struggles against ASU. As a team, Oregon hit just .087 percent from the floor on Friday. Seniors Amy Banducci and Halie Mazza, normally two of the most reliable competitors on the squad, tallied a combined seven kills and hit .100 and .167, respectively. “It was an ugly match,” Ferreira said. “For the first time this year our core chemistry struggled. All four [of the upperclassmen] had a bad night. And how they go, we go-” The weekend also featured sever al shifts in Oregon’s lineup. Coming off of a career match against ASU, freshman Alisha Stevens replaced junior setter Julie Gerlach in the Ducks’ starting lineup Saturday. The move marked the first time that Oregon went away from its two-set ter offensive system. “Julie’s been struggling,” Ferreira said. “Her set to kill ratio hasn’t been effective. She’s been under a lot of pressure lately.” In the last two weekend series, Ferreira said his team has done a good job of preparing for the second game, but has not come out in the opening game with enough intensi ty. “Two of our last four games have been sluggish, and that’s not what you want to see at the mid-point of the season,” said Ferreira, also re ferring to his team’s 3-0 loss at UCLA Sept. 29. Pez Sez continued from page 7 losing streaks. On a couple occa sions, red, puffy eyes betrayed the coach. I remember sitting on press row in Corvallis, watching the Ducks lose the first Civil War match to the Beavers. You would never know they were losing from the way they were joking around with each oth er, despite the scoreboard. A reporter sitting near me said something about KidSports. Point well taken. So there I sat on Friday, hoping to see a dramatic turnaround. I knew the Ducks’ season results al most mirrored those of last sea son. I watched Oregon fight for a 2-0 lead over Oregon State on Sept. 19, only to have the wheels fall off again and lose in five games. I tried telling myself as I watched them play Friday that they commit fewer errors this sea son than they did last season. But the weekend’s results showed 20 attack errors against Arizona State and 22 against Arizona, just a cou ple down from the averages of a year ago. Is there anything different about this team? Anything posi tive at all? Yes, there is. No more light-heartedness. The Ducks have discipline. They re spect themselves, even when they are down. For the first time in a long time, Oregon has an attitude. While this newfound attitude hasn’t won the Ducks many matches, it has made them tough. After a successful preseason, they took Stanford and California to five games each. Oregon also beat Portland, which it failed to do at home last October when the Pilots hadn’t won a single game. Sophomore setter Sydney Chute and the rest of the Oregon volleyball team fell hard to Arizona lied seven kills and three service aces. Kevin Calame Emerald State on Friday. In the loss, Chute tal The difference between last sea son and this season eludes the scorecards, but can be seen on set ter Sydney Chute’s face as she gives direction to her teammates between volleys. And the origin of this potential ly program-saving improvement stands calntly on the sideline dur ing the matches, clad in a busi ness suit and clutching a clip board. A new head coach can only do so much with a new team, let alone a team that spent the last nine years in the Pacific-10 Con ference cellar. But Carl Ferreira has done ail he can under that sit uation, giving his team a more sturdy foundation than anything it had last time around. It is impossible to ask Ferreira to transform these Ducks into one of the best teams of the conference so soon — it’s another thing entirely for them to become one of the hardest-working teams around. Last season, Nelson said it was hard to go on without the rewards of winning. I see a single positive change: Somehow, Ferreira has found a way to do just that. Scott Pesznecker is the assistant sports ed itor of the Emerald. He can be reached at JFIak1@aol.com. The following workshops are available, free of charge, to currently enrolled U of O students. WEIGHT MANAGEMENT GROUP WORKSHOP Wednesdays, 12:00 - 1:00p.m. November 1-29 University Health Center Tired of riding the dieting rollercoaster? Then this is the workshop for you! This five-week interactive workshop will assist participants in making lifelong behavior changes. Food and nutrition, exercise, body image, relapse prevention and low-fat cooking will be addressed. VEGETARIAN COOKING WORKSHOP Mondays, 4:00 - 5:30 p.m. October 23-November 6 Cafeteria, University’ Health Center Prepare nutritious, quick and tasty autumn vegetarian dishes. Tips for shopping, ingredient selection and saving time will be highlighted. Come hungry and ready to cook. To register for or to learn more about these workshops, check out the University Health Center s NEW Web site at http://healthed.uoregon.edu. You can also call 346-4456 or stop by the Peer Health Education Office on the first floor of the University Health Center. /Wake i-t ttapfen/ u n ■ V £ R s i Y HEALTH CENTER We’re a matter of degrees ^
