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UO assistant chosen by U+S« ■Women’s soccer assistant coach Keri Raygor was honored with an opportunity to play for the US National Team overwinter break By Peter Hockaday Oregon Daily Emerald At least one member of the Ore gon women’s soccer team was working out this winter break, and it wasn’t a player. Ducks assis tant coach Keri Raygor was called up to play for the U.S. Women’s Nation al Soccer Team Dec. 17 against Japan. It was the first soccer game ever played at Bank One Ballpark in Phoenix, Ariz., and it ended in a 1-1 tie. “I was completely surprised when they called,” Raygor said. “I asked if they were sure they had the right person.” Raygor, who has been an assis tant to Oregon head coach Bill Stef fen for five seasons, earned eight national team caps as a member of the team’s pool of players between 1991-94. She last played for the Na tional Team in 1994. The game marked the last for long-time national captain Carla Overbeck, a teammate of Raygor’s at North Carolina in the early 1990’s. The game also reunited Ray gor with former Tar Heel teammates Mia Hamm and Kristine Lilly. “[Overbeck] was one of the greats when I came to North Carolina,” Raygor said. Overbeck came close to ending her career on a high note, but missed two shots in stoppage time that would have won the game for theU.S. “I was angry that I didn’t get that last one to go,” Overbeck told the USA Today. “But you’ve got to ac cept that sometimes.” Raygor made the National Team due to her performance at the play er combine for the new Women’s United Soccer Association. She was selected in the second round of the first ever WUSA Draft, by the Boston Breakers, and by the Na tional Team’s coaches for her efforts at the combine. Blazers stay hot, cool off Iverson By Chris Sheridan The Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — The team with the best record in the NBA didn’t look all that special against the top team from the West. In fact, the Portland Trail Blazers made the Philadelphia 76ers look worse than ordinary. Damon Stoudamire thoroughly outplayed Allen Iverson, Rasheed Wallace found a way to get his shot over the league’s leading shot blocker and the Trail Blazers ex tended their winning to nine with a 93-75 victory over the 76ers on Wednesday night. What was expected to be a closely contested game wasn’t even all that competitive. Portland scored 16 of the first 19 points, easily fought off a pair of runs by Philadelphia and dealt the Sixers a humbling defeat that ended their winning streak at seven. The Blazers never trailed, passed the ball splendidly in accu mulating a season-high 34 assists and outscored the 76ers 23-10 in the fourth quarter to avenge a 13 point loss to the 76ers earlier this season. Stoudamire scored the first five points of the fourth quarter to give the Trail Blazers a double-digit lead they wouldn’t relinquish. He finished with 17 points, 11 assists and five rebounds and played great defense on Iverson, holding Philadelphia’s leading scorer to 12 points on 5-for-21 shooting. Wallace added 18 points, 10 re bounds and four assists matched against Theo Ratliff, the league’s leading shot-blocker who was able to manage only one rejection. Bonzi Wells added 13 points, Arvydas Sabonis had 11 and Stacey Augmon, Dale Davis and Steve Smith added 10 apiece for the Blazers, whose five-game East ern road trip continues Thursday night at Charlotte. Stoudamire took a slap at the Sixers by predicting that the Hor nets game would be Portland’s toughest game on this trip, and he may have been right. With Port land’s defense frustrating the Six ers and its offense providing the big early edge, the Blazers domi nated throughout. Iverson looked nothing like the team-first player he was the previ ous night in New Jersey. Repeated ly dribbling into traffic and trying to take on two or more defenders by himself, Iverson shot just 3-for 13 in the first half. A wide-open jumper by Shawn Kemp gave the Trail Blazers a 68 57 lead with 2:26 left in the third, and Stoudamire started the fourth quarter with a jumper over Iverson and a 3-pointer to make it 77-65. The Trail Blazers took the crowd right out of the game by taking a 16-3 lead, while the 76ers were missing nine of their first 10 shots. A hook shot by Sabonis made the score 18-5, and Iverson was trying to too much all by himself as he missed his first five shots. Wells scored five straight points early in the second quarter to give Portland a 32-20 lead, but Philadel phia chipped away and pulled to 42-41 late in the half before Wallace hit a short hook shot and Smith nailed a 3-pointer for a 47-41 half time lead. The Sixers again pulled within two early in the third only to see Portland answer again with a 7-0 run for a 60-51 lead. Intermed Step Informed. Step termed Step Kickbox Aerobics ,ntermed Step ^SCHEDULE Winter2001 • A maximum of 30 participants may enter a workout • In order to enter a workout, the participant must present both their punch card and photo IP. • Classes last 50 minutes. REGISTRATION begins January 6th, 102 Esslinger, 6 a.m.-5 p.m. Rec Sports Workout Program has a format to provide better service. We have developed a PUNCH CARD system! This will allow you more flexibility In planning your fitness workouts. It also allows greater variety. COST: 10 punch card $20 20 punch card $30 30 punch card $40 Unlimited card $45 CLASSES RUN FROM January 15-Manch 16,2001 Classes meet in Room 41 of the Student Rec Center | For more information call 6-4113 or drop by 102 Esslinger. Adam Amato Emerald Anthony Norwood (34) and the Ducks will face their first Pac-10 road test tonight. Men continued from page 7 A The biggest question mark for the Bears is Lampley’s supporting cast. In two games against the Ducks last year, Lampley scored 47 points, and the rest of the team scored 81 combined. Cal coach Ben Braun insists Lampley has stepped up his team play from last year. “Sean has really been working on his versatility,” Braun said. “If it's possible, he’s still making im provements as a senior, and that’s not a bad thing.” Lampley’s 18.4 points per game are up from last year’s 16.6 per game, and his assists are up from last season as well. Also, Lamp ley’s team is deeper than last year. Sophomore starters Brian Wethers, a forward, and Shantay Legans, a guard, have both stepped up their point production from their freshman seasons. Junior cen ter Solomon Hughes and sopho more guard Joe Shipp give Cal a threat off the bench and are averag ing almost 16 points per game combined. Probable starters Oregon Position F F C G G California Position F F C G G ’■ 1 Name Freddie Jones Bryan Bracey Julius Hicks LukeRidnour Anthony Norwood Name Sean Lampfey Brian Wethers NickVanderLaan Shantay legans Ryan Forehari-Kelly PP8 15 4 20.3 8.1 8.3 14.4 PPg 18.4 7.8 6.7 10.2 8.7 rpg 6.3 7.5 53 2.8 2.4 rpg 6.2 2.2 62 28 3.3
