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Volleyball continued from page 7 rival in game three by posting a .405 attack percentage. An ace by freshman Lindsay Murphy and a kill by sophomore setter Sydney Chute sealed the 15-3 victory. “It is a sense of relief,” said Fer reira, who won his first conference game. “Our confidence was taken away from us in the first half of the Pac-10. But I’ve been saying all along that I didn’t think we were far from what we wanted to do ... The fact that this was the Civil War adds to the momentum we can uti lize.” Tobbagi committed just three er rors and posted a .368 clip to lead the Ducks with 17 kills. “She was a stud,” Ferreira said of the junior outside hitter. “She was very patient tonight and did n’t press at the wrong times.” Gerlach and Chute combined for 34 assists and 33 of Oregon’s 130 total attacks. “We’re clicking right now,” Ger lach said. “We’re just having a lot of fun and connecting well togeth er.” Overall, Oregon held the Beavers to a .123 hitting percent age and out-blocked the rival 10-6. We played together as a team and this win definitely build confidence for the second half of the Pac-10. Monique Tobbagi Oregon outside hitter “We were much more focused coming into this game,” Tobbagi said. “We played together as a team and this win definitely builds confidence for the second half of the Pac-10.” Despite starting a little sluggish, the Ducks were able to pick up their second sweep in as many games against UC-Riverside Sun day (15-11, 15-3, 15-12). The con Autzen win continued from page 7 line with two minutes, 34 seconds remaining. A delay-of-game penalty moved the Wildcats back to their own five yard line, but two plays later, Jenk ins connected on a 19-yard pass to receiver Brad Brennan. A quarter back keeper and another pass to Brennan moved the ball to the 48 yard line for another first down, and the ensuing three plays led to a fourth-and-one at the Oregon 46. With 45 seconds left, Jenkins kept the ball and lunged forward for a three-yard gain. Arizona used its final four at d In weeks past, I’d come in here and be a little disappointed in how we played because I tought we’d missed some opportunities. But this week we played tough, and we played hard every time trying to move the chains. Joey Harrington Oregon quarterback /. tempts to launch the ball into the end zone, and the first three were blocked away by safety Ryan Mitchell, cornerback Rashad Bau man and cornerback Steve Smith. In a last-second, hail-Mary at tempt to win the game, Jenkins loft ed a high-arching pass toward three Arizona receivers in the end zone as time expired, but Mitchell was there to knock it away. Moments after the ball hit the turf, the field was flooded with thousands of celebrating fans. “It’s always tough with these two teams because both programs have a lot of pride,” Arizona defensive end Joe Tafoya said. “Everybody’s out there playing hard. This was the best team we’ve played. We came in here knowing it was going to be a tough team to play but they were just the better team tonight.” Oregon’s offense has struggled at times this season, but so far, either the passing game or the running game has been strong enough to bury opponents. However, nothing seemed to work against the Wildcats. Ranked fifth in the nation when stopping the run, the Wildcats kept Oregon from establishing its run ning game. Maurice Morris man aged 114 yards on 34 carries, with one of those carries accounting for 19 yards. Arizona also contained Duck quarterback Joey Harrington, who completed just 9-of-22 passes, de spite the Wildcats having the No. 9 passing defense in the Pac-10 head ing into the game. “In weeks past, I’d come in here and be a little disappointed in how we played because I thought we’d missed some opportunities,” Har rington said. “But this week we played tough, and we played hard every time trying to move the chains. That was just a very physi cal defense, and we have to give them credit.” Fortunately for Oregon, Harring ton connected two of his passes to receiver Marshaun Tucker for touchdowns in the first half. The Ducks’ first touchdown capped a seven-play drive on their second possession of the game. In the second quarter, Oregon’s second touchdown drive began at the Wildcats’ 22-yard line after an interception by free safety Rasuli Webster. But after taking a 14-0 lead on their second touchdown, the Ducks struggled to move the chains down field, and it soon became clear that Oregon wouldn’t run away with the game. Jenkins found running back Lar ry Croom wide open for the 42-yard touchdown play midway through the second quarter, and the Wild cats scored on a field goal in the fi nal 30 seconds of the half after blocking Kurtis Doerr’s punt and re covering at Oregon’s 14-yard line. The Ducks had a chance to po tentially put the game away when a penalty advanced the ball to Ari zona’s 14-yard line. But a costly false start penalty moved the Ducks back five yards, and then Morris was tackled for a loss of five. On fourth-and-16, place-kickei Josh Frankel missed a 37-yard field goal attempt that would have made it a seven-point game. if you advertise, they v/ill dome- TVy it Advertise your event in the Oregon Daily Emerald. Call 346-3712 secutive wins were Oregon’s first since 1991. Tobbagi s 18 kills and .341 attack percentage paced the Ducks. Maz za had no errors and recorded nine kills, nine digs, five blocks and a .346 attack percentage. The Highlanders (2-18) were held to a minus-.156 clip in game two and a .132 percentage overall. The Ducks are the top serving team in the Pac-10 and showed why this weekend. A total of 13 aces were served up by Oregon against the Beavers and UC-River side, including four by Chute, who is second in the conference in service aces. “We’ve been working on not missing our service opportuni ties,” Mazza said. “We have a vari ety of serves, and I think our tem po throws them off a little.” The Ducks have a huge test at the end of the week when No. 4 USC and No. 10 UCLA come to town. Oregon was swept by both teams in Los Angeles earlier this season. “We have nothing to lose now,” Mazza said. “We just have to go out with the same intensity and play hard.” Banducci said Oregon’s newly found confidence has brought to gether many of the team’s key components. “They [USC and UCLA] are not expecting this team,” Banducci said. “Our offense is flowing well, which allows Halie and ‘Mo to just rip the ball.” SEPTEMBER SPECIAL Czech Glass Beads 50% off 8 Loose Czech Beads* 25% off Czech Strands Sale expires September 30 Harlequin Beads & Jewelry 10% Off with Student I.D. 1016 Willamette ♦ 683*5903 i£«00 Auto Pros Inc Locally owned LUBE, OIL, FILTER DOWNTOWN 1320 Willamette 485-2356 *2975 West 11th 344-0087 * OPEN Sundays*^*. ► *n./i Chassis Lube • New Oil Filter • Up to 5 Qts. 10W-30 Kendall Oil • Clean Front Window • Vaccuum Front Floor Boards Kendall MOTOR OIL No Appointment necessary Most light cars & trucks 3/4 or 1-ton& Extra Cab Trucks Additional October 27-28 - Berg's Ski Shop 10am-5pm SIGN UP THIS WEEK AT THE FOLLOWING EUGENE LOCATIONS: October 25 - Original House of Pancakes 8-9:30am, U of O Bookstore 11am-4pm
