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UO hockey ‘deflates* in fourth-place finish
Oregon gets
shutout 10-0
by Southern
California and
finishes last
in the PAC8
By Inge Scheve
for the Emerald
Statistically, USC had the best
odds of winning the PAC 8 Cham
pionship.
When stats accompany confi
dence and smart play on the ice,
and depth is
used wisely
and without
remorse,
mathematics
work in your
favor: USC
hauled home the 2001 PAC 8
Championship trophy after beat
ing Washington 4-2 Saturday.
This was Washington's first ap
pearance in the PAC 8 tourna
ment, and the Huskies returned
to Seattle with second place.
“I’m really glad [the Huskies]
were here,” Oregon captain Tyler
Shaffar said.
However, the Ducks didn’t fare
as well, finishing fourth in the
four-team tournament.
“We were not playing with our
hearts,” Shaffar said, adding that
he has never experienced his
team more quiet than after suffer
ing a 10-0 shutout in Friday's
game against USC, which sent the
Ducks playing for third place.
Opening against the Trojans,
Oregon dominated the ice in front
of a large and excited home
crowd all through the first period.
“We were 22 minutes from
beating USC on home ice and
making finals,” Shaffar said.
Although the Trojans beat Ore
gon 10-0, the Ducks played like
they could have pulled off a vic
tory until six minutes were left in
the second period.
“After letting in three goals in
the second period, we stopped
playing hockey,” Shaffar said.
Oregon goalie Josh Hardin
agreed: "We died with six min
utes left."
The third period hiked the
score up to 10 for the Trojans.
“We deflated,” Shaffar said.
“Scoring on USC first would
have been huge,” Hardin said, al
luding to the better games the
Ducks usually have when they
score the first goal.
Looking back at the effort, basic
physical conditioning is what it
came down to, Shaffar said. USC
also has more depth, he said.
“Our third line just doesn't
match theirs,” he said.
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After
letting in
three goals
...we
stopped
playing
hockey.
Tyler Shaffar
captain
hockey team
_n
Pac-10 still living up to its unpredictable reputation
Emerald
Senior Brian Scalabrine and the USC Trojans lost to Arizona by 44 points
Saturday, and look to rebound against the Oregon schools this week.
■ The Pac-10 suspends three men’s officials, while
the women’s race for the league’s top spot is tight
By Jeff Smith and Scott Pesznecker
Oregon Daily Emerald
In the Pacific-10 Conference, where expecting the unexpected
is the norm, a coach was ejected from a game—and then brought
back a few minutes later.
Southern California head coach Henry Bibby was tossed last
Thursday during the Trojans’ 80-68 victory against Arizona State
after one of his assistants received a technical foul.
Referee Richie Ballesteros then told Bibby, who had received
an earlier technical from Ballesteros, to go to the locker room,
based on NCAA rules. But problems arose when Ballesteros re
alized that he had misinterpreted the rule.
The rules state that a coach is ejected if three technicals are as
sessed to the team’s bench, or, of course, if the coach receives two
technical fouls. The Trojans’ bench had
only been issued two, and therefore Bibby
returned to the court, but in an unhappy
mood.
“Ido feel I’m being targeted, for whatev
er reason,” Bibby told the L.A. Times on
Friday. “I just want the games to be called
the right way. Last night was not fair to the
fans, players or USC. ”
The three officials that worked the game
were each dealt with by the Pac-10 on Monday. Ballesteros was
suspended for two games, while umpires Jim Giron and Don
McAllister were each issued one-game suspensions.
“In this incidence, the crew failed to communicate fully about
what had been called and how the rules should be applied,
which resulted in the mistaken ejection and the absence of the
coach from over four minutes of the game,” Pac-10 commission
er Tom Hansen said in a released statement.
“They all are accountable for the error. ”
The Trojans, who were embarrassed by Arizona 105-61 Satur
day, travel north to take on the Oregon schools this week.
Women's Pac-10 heats up toward home stretch
The top of the women’s Pac-10 race is crowded, and as the end
of the season nears, a front runner is bound to emerge.
Washington, Arizona State and Stanford share first place in
the conference. This Saturday in Seattle, the Cardinal and
Huskies go head-to-head in a nationally televised game on Fox
Sports Net, while the Sun Devils take on fourth-place Arizona at
4 p.m. Saturday.
And there’s no telling what could happen.
Stanford and Washington are coming off of tough losses to Cal
ifornia and Oregon, respectively. Meanwhile, Arizona will be
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Laura Smit Emerald
Andrea Lalum (40) and the Washington Huskies face Stanford Saturday in
a nationally televised game for first place in the Pacific-10 Conference.
Former 1)0 football coach Frei dies of heart problems
Jerry Frei, who
served as the
Oregon head
coach from
1967-71, died
last week at the
age of 76
By Adam Jude
Oregon Daily Emerald
Even in the end, Jerry Frei was
working his football magic.
The former Oregon head football
coach died Friday at his home in
Englewood, Colo., while working
on a scouting report for the Denver
Broncos. He had suffered from
heart and other health related
problems.
He compiled a 22-29-4 mark in
four years (1967-71) as the Ducks’
head coach. He succeeded Len
Casanova at the helm after serving
various positions with the football
program for more than 17 years,
beginning in 1955.
Frei, 76, coached some of the
most notable names in Oregon his
tory, including NFL Hall of Famers
Dan Fouts and Dave Wilcox, as
well as Bobby Moore (Ahmad
Rashad) and Bob Newland.
“He gave me a start when no one
else gave me any scholarship of
fers,” said Fouts, now a commenta
tor for ABC’s Monday Night Foot
ball. “The relationship with him
was always special to me. He was
more than a coach, he was a friend
and someone you could look up
to.”
Frei began his coaching career as
an assistant at Portland’s Grant
High School after he graduated
from the University of Wisconsin
in 1948.
In a time of much turmoil, Frei
was recognized as a coach with
great respect and understanding of
his teams. Many of his former play
ers held a reunion in 1990 to show
their appreciation toward him.
“He was willing to treat us as in
dividual, mature young men,”
Fouts said. “We never thought Jer
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FREI