' Basketball continued from page 5 on Thursday, the Ducks’ largest margin of victory ever in the series. But it could be a good sign for the Los Angeles school, which beat Oregon State 70-48 on Saturday. Last season, after losing to Califor nia by 29 on the road, UCLA reeled off eight straight wins, including a victory over previously-undefeated Stanford. The Bruins lost only two more games the rest of the season and ended up in the NCAA Tourna ment’s Sweet 16, where they lost to eventual national champion Duke. Rat race for eighth Who would have thought a game between two conference bottom feeders could be so entertaining? Only the top eight teams from the conference are invited to the Pac-10 Tournament in March, so the con ference’s cellar dwellers now have something to play for. ■> On Thursday, Washington and Washington State played for it. Boy, did they ever. The Huskies and Cougars traded baskets down the stretch in Pull man, and with 0.3 seconds left, r Washington State’s Marcus Moore fouled Washington’s Will Conroy behind the three-point line. Less than one second left. Huskies down by three points with three free throws to tie. First free throw. Swish. Second free throw. Miss. Third free throw. Miss. The Cougars go wild. They’ve got their first Pac-10 win, 81-79. How ever, the Huskies still hold down ninth place, one game behind Ore gon State, which was swept at home by USC and UCLA this week end. Washington State is two games behind Oregon State. Casey, the prodigal Jacobsen Stanford’s Casey Jacobsen was named the Pac-lO’s Player of the Week after an absolutely dominat ing performance over Arizona State on Thursday. The Cardinal junior had a Maples Pavilion-record 49 points on 14-for-22 shooting from the field, six three-pointers and 15 for-17 shooting from the free-throw line. Stanford won the game, 90-81. E-mail sports reporter Peter Hockaday at peterhockaday@dailyemerald.com. Adam Amato Emerald Stanford’s Casey Jacobsen, No. 23, seen here against Oregon, is the Pac-10 Player of the Week after scoring 49 points against Arizona State. Tennis continued from page 5 include beating No. 53 Vlaski of the Huskies 7-6 (7-3), 6-3. “I stayed focused mentally and battled through the first set of both matches,” said Kost, the Ducks’ No. 2 singles player. “After that, I was able to gain confidence and play well enough to put the matches away. It feels good to get the wins because I know I’m good enough to beat players at that high level.” Russell was impressed by Kost’s play and said the freshman may move up to No. 1. “He has been playing very well against some really tough competition,” Russell said. “He’s now 4-0 this season, and he might get a shot at going No. 1.” Oregon’s record is now 3-1 overall, with Pacific-10 Conference play starting in late March (Sunday’s match against Washington didn’t count as a conference match). The Ducks will face the Huskies again on April 20, in Seattle. “Overall, I feel really good about our per formance this weekend,” Russell said. “We’re starting to reach a point where we don’t settle for moral victories, which is im portant. We’re building confidence, and we believe we can compete with some of the better teams in the country.” Peter Martini is a freelance reporter for the Emerald. Call for Nominations Faculty Distinguished Teaching Awards Deadline for Nominations: FEBRUARY 22, 2002 Faculty, staff, students, and alumni are invited to submit nominations for any faculty members, .5FTE or greater, tenure or non-tenure related, who have taught at the University of Oregon for a minimum of two (2) years. The Ersted Award and Thomas F. Herman Award are presented annually at Spring Commencement to University of Oregon faculty members for distinguished teaching. Each award will be accompanied by a recurring monetary reward. (Please note: Graduate Teaching Fellows have their own competition and are ineligible for these teaching awards.) Eligibility for Awards Ersted Award for Distinguished Teaching The late Mr. A. J. Ersted established the Ersted Award for Distinguished Teaching so the University of Oregon could annually honor faculty members “who have taught comparatively short periods and have demonstrated exceptional abilities to induce students to reason and not merely memorize.” The Ersted Award is presented only to faculty who are early in their teaching careers. This teaching may occur at the undergraduate or graduate level. Thomas F. Herman Faculty Achievement Award for Distinguished Teaching This award honors senior faculty members who have achieved outstanding records as teachers. The Thomas F. Herman Award is presented only to faculty members who have academic rank at the University of Oregon for at least seven years, and who have demonstrated long-standing excellence in teaching and have contributed significantly to student learning at the undergraduate or graduate level. 013373 Nominations will be accepted either through submissions of the following form or by e-mail. If your nomination is e-mailed, please make sure that you include all the information contained on this form. Send/Return this nomination form to: E-mail your nomination to: Lorraine G. Davis Gwen Steigelman Vice President for Academic Affairs Asst. Vice Provost for Academic Affairs 207 Johnson Hall, University of Oregon gwens@oregon.uoregon.edu I nominate (print clearly) ___for t^e (Please check one) □ Ersted Award □ Thomas F. Herman Award My reason(s) for nomination are: (you may attach a separate sheet, if necessary) Signature of nominator ----- Address _______ Telephone -- E-mail -— Please check your status □ Faculty □ Student □ Alumni □ Staff Wrestling continued from page 5 Tony Overstake, who is ranked No. 17, narrowly missed a win over No. 11 Rocky Smart, losing 3-2. Oregon’s 157-pound wrestler, Over stake has been wrestling well for the Ducks after recovering from a knee injury that sidelined him for three of Oregon’s dual meets. Against Boise State, Overstake de feated Tyler Robertson, 11-5. Along with Overstake’s one point loss, Oregon also lost the heavy weight match by one point as No. 9 Kellen Fluckiger defeated No. 15 Eric Webb 3-2 in overtime. “The dual score wasn’t indica tive of how close it was,” Kearney said. “We had some matches where we were in the position to win.” Kearney is hopeful that his team will use the defeat in Tempe as a gauge of where they are in the Pac-10. 515 High St Eugene 97401 541-485-4224 MON-SAT 10-6 & SUN 12-5 'selling COOPS fora Peaceful & Sustainable FUTURE Pac-10 Wrestling Standings Overall Arizona Slate Oregon State Boise State UODavis Cal-Poly Stanford Oregon Portland State CS-Bakersfield CS-Fullerton 9- 2 10- 6 7- 3 8- 7 8- 7 9- 7 iiil 7-10 2-5 illil Pac-10 6-0 6-1 4-1 3-2 3-3 2-3 2-3 2-4 0-3 Illil “In the loss, our guys are looking at where they need to be to make a run at the Pac-10 conference title.” The Ducks next compete against UC-Bakersfield and Fresno State on Friday at McArthur Court. 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