Hockey drops three in LA. but still confident
■ uregon travels to Southern
California, but comes up short
three games in three days
By Inge Scheve
for the Emerald
The Ore
gon club
hockey team
returned to
Eugene after
dropping
three on the
road in Los
Angeles.
The Ducks lost to USC 7-1 Thurs
day, and then to UCLA Saturday (6
3) and Sunday (3-2), respectively.
Although the Ducks lost every
game this weekend, they remain
optimistic about the season.
“Overall, the quality of play was
better than against Stanford,” for
ward Andrew Belcher said. “We
are a much better team after this
weekend. I saw more of what we
are capable of as a team.”
Road rash and sleep deprivation
marred the team Thursday night,
allowing USC to shove seven pucks
past Oregon goalie Josh Hardin.
Five of those snuck in during the
last period when the Ducks suf
fered with over 20 minutes in
penalties.
Oregon’s Mike Tornabene saved
the Ducks from a shutout when he
scored in the last minute - the
team’s only goal of the game. Torn
abene had four goals during the
weekend.
“Against USC we came out too
slow,” Belcher said. “Then we had
over 20 minutes of penalties in the
third period.”
Penalties kept pestering the
Ducks throughout the weekend,
team captain Tyler Shaffar said.
“When you spend a whole peri
od in the box, you’re going to have
problems,” Shaffar said. “We have
to reevaluate what they are doing
out there.”
Shaffar attributes some of the
problems to playing the day of trav
el. Several players had only three
hours of sleep that night.
“It makes sense that the third pe
riod is crappy,” Shaffar said.
“'Against USC we just fell apart.”
The games in L.A. were much
more physical — but that worked
in Oregon’s favor as well.
‘‘They’ve got a couple of goons
on their team, but I guess we do
too,” Shaffar said. “Physically, we
outmatched the other team after the
first period of the UCLA game.”
After goalie Josh Hardin let in
five goals in the USC game, Joe
Fagliano stepped in. The alternate
goalie played well in the two last
periods, letting only two more slide
behind him.
“We were really happy to see
him step up,” Shaffar said.
Then on Saturday, Hardin got
fired up.
“If Josh can play like he did on
Saturday night ever}.' game, we’ll be
in good shape,” Shaffar said.
Craig Platzke, the alternate team
captain, specializes in the power
play.
“He is crucial for us to win,”
Shaffar added.
Tim Gibbons, who has played
well defensively in the first five
games in his Oregon career, leaves
Shaffar optimistic about the rest of
the season.
The weekend was rough on the
players physically as well as men
tally. Several players are sick, and
some minor injuries have sidelined
a few for this week. Shaffar said,
however, that nothing will keep
anyone out for too long.
Jets outscore Dolphins 33-7 to cap incredible comeback
By Barry Wilner
The Associated Press
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. —
Down 30-7 after three quarters, the
New York Jets staged yet another in
credible rally and stunned the Miami
Dolphins 40-37 in overtime Monday
night in a showdown for first place in
the AFC East. A team that couldn’t do
anything right for nearly 45 minutes
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was unstoppable in the final quarter.
They tied the game on Vinny Tes
taverde’s fifth touchdown pass of
the night, a 3-yarder to tackle Jumbo
Elliott, who was eligible on the play,
with 42 seconds to go.
Wayne Chrebet turned a short
pass into a 28-yard completion on
third down, setting up John Hall’s
40-yard field goal to cap the almost
unfathomable victory.
The Jets rallied with a precision
they totally lacked for the first three
quarters — and against a defense
that had yielded just 51 points and
three TDs the entire season.
They scored a knockout of Mia
mi’s brilliant defense, which crum
bled in the fourth quarter. That unit
allowed 30 points in the fourth
quarter, when the Jets had 20 first
downs and Miami one.
Testaverde hit Laveranues Coles
for a 30-yard score, the rookie’s first
NFL touchdown; found rookie Jer
maine Wiggins for a 1-yard TD, his
first pro score; hit Chrebet for 24
yards to tie it at 30 with 3:55 to go;
then connected with the 300-pound
Elliott to tie it at 37.
Testaverde finished 36-of-59 for
378 yards, five TDs and three inter
ceptions.
Jay Fiedler, looking early in the
game much like the legend he re
placed, connected with Leslie
Shepherd for a 46-yard TD one play
after Chrebet’s touchdown. That
score was set up by Brock Marion’s
47-yard kickoff return.
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