Tourney on the line in soccer’s Civil War ■ NCAA Tournament hopes rest on the sixth Civil War when Oregon travels to Corvallis on Sunday By Peter Hockaday Oregon Daily Emerald Oregon and Oregon State will face each other in the women’s soccer Civil War on Sunday in Corvallis. The two teams are tied for last place in the Pacific-10 Conference. Both teams are 1-5-0 in the conference, but the Beavers are 8-7 1 overall, while the Ducks are 7-7-1 overall. If the game doesn’t end in a tie, and if the win ning team can turn around and sweep the Washington schools next weekend, that team could go to the NCAA Tournament. “It’s a tough conference, and that can be both a blessing and a curse,” Oregon head coach Bill Steffen said. “It’s a curse in the sense that there are no easy matches, but it’s a blessing because a lot of teams will go to the tournament.” The Civil War had been dominat ed by the Ducks in recent years, until the Beavers battled to a 2-2 tie last season in Eugene. Before last season’s contest, Oregon held a 4-0 edge in the all-time series and had outscored Oregon State 12-2 in the four wins. But last season, the Beavers proved they could hang with their neighbors from the south. When Oregon’s then-freshman forward Ann Westermark scored in the 10th minute, it looked like another Ore gon romp was coming. But Oregon State’s Katie Henderson scored five minutes into the second half. After goals by Oregon’s Crystal David and Oregon State’s Courtney Carter, the game was tied 2-2 heading into sudden-death overtime. In the cold, rainy conditions at Pape Field, 15 shots between the two teams in two overtime periods couldn’t find the net. Most of the stars of those two teams will be back for this year’s contest at Paul Lorenz Field in Cor vallis. All four goalscorers will show up again. Henderson and Carter have taken over as the main goalscorers for the Beavers, as they lead the team with Henderson’s seven goals and Carter’s five. Oregon State had not been im pressive this year until a 2-1 upset victory over then-No. 3 UCLA last weekend. The Beavers toppled the Bruins with goals from Henderson and freshman Jillian Nicks. It was only the second time this season a team has managed to score more than one goal on UCLA. It was also the Bruins’ second loss of the year. Oregon State followed the upset win with a 2-1 victory over Sacra mento State on Thursday after noon. The pair of victories snapped ICTI Adam Amato Emerald the Beavers’ streak of six-straight losses, which dated back to Oct. 6. The Ducks are trying to break a two-game losing streak of their own. Oregon dropped both games to the Southern California schools last weekend, but is still clinging to NCAA Tournament hopes. “We have to see how it goes and take it one game at a time the rest of the way,” Steffen said. The Ducks’ struggles in the Pac 10 are not because of a lack of chances. The Ducks outshot USC and nearly outshot UCLA last weekend, and are second overall the Pac-10 in shooting. “We were just unlucky that we didn’t score,” Steffen said about last weekend’s games. Oregon will need to start convert ing chances to make the NCAA Tournament. The Ducks need to win the rest of their games, includ ing beating No. 16 Washington and Washington State to have a shot at making their first-ever postseason tournament. Oregon will face Oregon State at 2 p.m. Sunday in Corvallis. Sports briefs Golfers place 17th The Oregon women’s golf team finished 17th Wednesday at the Rainbow Wahine Fall Golf Classic at the 5,900-yard, par-72 Kapolei Golf Course in Oahu, Hawaii. Oregon transfer Kim Melrose of Ontario, Calif., had an all-time-best performance Wednesday. Melrose scored a par-72, which is also the best recorded score this year by Oregon. Oregon senior Kathy Cho ended the tournament tied for 62nd. Cho led the team with the best score at the tournament. This tournament ended Ore gon’s play for the fall. Their next tournament will be Feb. 17 in San Diego hosted by San Diego State. —from staff and wire reports Parents join forces in case against Northwestern (U-WIRE) EVANSTON, 111. — After months of legal wrangling, the parents of deceased North western University football play er Rashidi Wheeler decided Tuesday to work together to pur sue the wrongful-death lawsuit filed against the university on their son’s behalf. But an NU of ficial said the decision won’t im pact the university’s investiga tion into the cause of Wheeler’s Aug. 3 death. Thomas Demetrio, a lawyer for Rashidi’s father, George Wheeler, said the player’s parents, who have been divorced for nearly 20 years, agreed to take joint control of Rashidi’s estate moments be fore appearing in Cook County Probate Court on Tuesday after noon. The parents will become joint plaintiffs in the suit filed against NU on Aug. 23. The suit names seven members of NU’s athletic department, in cluding Director of Athletics Rick Taylor and head football coach Randy Walker. Wheeler’s mother, Linda Will, and George Wheeler each had sought total control of their son’s estate since his death after run ning conditioning drills. Wheel er’s parents now have an equal say in whether to settle the suit or take the case to court. In a report released Oct. 9, NU lawyers said the school planned to reexamine blood and fluid samples from Wheeler’s autopsy. This was a challenge to the toxi cology test performed by the Cook County Office of the Med ical Examiner, which concluded that Rashidi’s severe asthma caused his death. On the day the report was released, University President Henry Bienen hinted in a memo that an NCAA banned dietary supplement might have been a factor in Wheeler’s death. The memo strongly supported the training staff, saying they act ed “appropriately, even valiant ly,” in their attempts to save Rashidi’s life. Alan Cubbage, NU’s vice presi dent for university relations, said the family’s decision won’t affect NU’s review of the case. Demetrio declined to comment on the nature of the disagreement that had kept Rashidi’s parents from acting as co-administers of his estate. “Both (Wheeler and Will) have been grieving a lot for the last 90 days,” he said. — Matt Donnelly Daily North western Northwestern University Classifieds: Room 300, Erb Memorial Union PO. Box 3159, Eugene, OR 97403 E-mail: classads@dailyemerald.com Online Edition: www.dailyemerald.com To place an ad, call (541) 3464343 or stop by Room 300 Erb Memorial Union CATHOLIC CAMPUS MINISTRY St Thomas More Newman Center Daily Mass Mon-Fri, 5:15PM 9:00PM 5:00PM 9:00, 11:00AM, 7:30PM (Student Mass) 1850 Emerald St. • 346-4468 wwwinevymaR-ctf„UQreg