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player has ever had more than one ca
reer triple-double; Powell has three.
“She is special,” VanDerveer said
after Powell posted eight points,
nine rebounds and six assists in
Stanford’s win over Fordham last
week. “She rebounds, pushes the
ball well in transition, and is a spe
cial playmaker. Very unselfish. ”
In what could be the biggest game
of the Pac-10 season to date, Oregon
(9-6 overall, 4-2 Pac-10) travels south
to take on the Cardinal on Sunday.
The winner of that game may hold an
inside edge to the conference’s regu
lar season championship.
Huskies, Trojans do battle
What do you get when you throw
two of the conference’s top teams into
the same arena? Well, in the case of
Washington and USC, you get a game
that goes down to the wire.
Down 79-78 with 4.8 seconds re
maining in the game, Washington (4
1 overall, 9-5 Pac-10) junior Loree
Payne drove to the hoop and put the
Huskies ahead by one with a lay-in.
She was fouled on the play, but
missed the free throw, setting the
table for USC (4-2,8-7) to come back.
However, it was not to be as freshman
Rachel Woodward missed a half
court shot just before time ran out.
“I am very excited about this win
tonight, because it proves that our
intensity level has risen,” Washing
ton head coach June Daugherty
said. “We are blossoming against
tough teams. Everyone played hard
at their position, and I am proud of
this team for battling so hard. ”
Washington’s win pushes them
into sole possession of second place
in the Pac-10, just a half game be
hind Stanford. USC fell to a three
way tie with Oregon and Oregon
State for third place.
USC lands Craig
Known as one of the top athletical
ly minded schools in the country,
USC has attracted some top players
in its past. Mark McGwire played
baseball for the Trojans, Keyshawn
Johnson was a star wide receiver and
Cheryl Miller once ruled the hard
court for the Women of Troy.
But the recent past has not been
kind to the Trojans. USC football
has fallen a bit, the baseball team is
not a nationally prominent program
anymore, and basketball has not
been its strongest suit.
All that is beginning to change.
Jaime Carroll, daughter of head
football coach Pete Carroll, is a mem
ber of the USC volleyball team. She
has not had a major role on the squad
yet, but looks to be a prominent force
for the team in her next two seasons.
And with help from future trans
fer Rometra Craig, women’s basket
ball may soon return to the Pac-10
powerhouse.
Yesterday, the Trojans announced
the signing of Craig, who will transfer
from Duke. Because she announced
her plans to transfer in December, the
soon-to-be redshirt sophomore will
be eligible to play for the Trojans mid
way through next season, and will
have two years left.
“I wish Duke the best for the rest of
the season, but this was a decision I
had to make,” Craig told ESPN.com
when she announced her plans to
transfer. “It has been really hard be
ing away from my family and I just
want to be closer to home.”
If the name sounds familiar, it’s
because she is the daughter of
famed NFL running back Roger
Craig. Her cousin, Corey Maggette,
starred for Duke during the 1998-98
season, and now plays for the NBA’s
Los Angeles Clippers.
E-mail sports reporter Hank Hager
at hankhager@dailyemerald.com.
Emerald
Stanford forward Nicole Powell goes up for a shot against the Duels at McArthur Court last
season as guard Kourtney Shreve (5) defends.
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long break in good position to chal
lenge for a spot in this season’s
NCAA Tournament in March, if
Kent can keep the right half of the
blueprint.
Uh, OK, whatever
While the Arizona players re
mained relatively quiet heading
into last Friday’s rematch with
Oregon in Tucson, one reporter
provided plenty of trash talk.
■
Arizona Daily Star columnist
Greg Hansen ripped on Mac Court,
oddly enough on the day of the
game at the McKale Center.
“Oregon’s Mac Court is overrat
ed for several reasons, mostly be
cause it is so old, 75 years,”
Hansen wrote. “Mac Court is loud,
yes, but what place isn’t?”
Adding insult to this injuring
statement, Hansen continued.
“McKale is always loud. Not so
at Mac Court,” Hansen wrote.
“On Page 52 of Oregon's media
guide, Duck standout Freddie
Jones is pictured shooting a
jumper at the old gym — and the
background is a sea of empty
seats, most of them up-close, be
hind-the-bench seats purchased
by older people.”
The Emerald took a look at the
offending photo. In the picture,
which is one of the smaller pho
tos in the media guide, 14 empty
seats are visible. Meanwhile, 45
other seats are filled. The next
page features a photo of Jones
dunking in the same preseason
contest against Mississippi Valley
State, and those 14 empty seats
are all filled.
Pit Packing
Pac-10 play is back. The Stu
dents are back. Add the two togeth
er, and The Pit Crew is the result.
Oregon’s student-fan organiza
tion is back, and giving out T
shirts as they have in previous
years. But this season, the T-shirt
won’t just be something to wear
out to parties. This year, those
fans wearing Pit Crew shirts will
be allowed to enter games five
minutes before the doors open to
the non-shirted crowd, giving the
yellow-clad folks a leg up in the
race for floor seats.
Also new this year, the Pit Crew
is asking students not to stand on
top of seats, but to instead step
down. This will allow fans in the
first row above the student section
to see the game more clearly.
E-mail sports reporter Peter Hockaday
at peterhockaday@dailyemerald.com.
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