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Lindsey Peterson was nicknamed 'Peanut' by a roommate and the name has stuck with her.
Peanuts
Senior Lindsey Peterson, nicknamed ‘Peanut,’
is a solid defender for the women’s soccer
team and a role model for her teammates
Soccer
Jesse Thomas
Sports Reporter
Outwit. Outplay. Outlast.
Survivor.
One hour of her week is set aside to giving
undivided attention to her television set —
the show that she can’t miss.
Everything about the show thrills her.
From the competition to being able to trav
el somewhere new and the relationships
earned from the experience. And, of course,
there’s the 81,000,000.
“I’ve planned to make my (Survivor) application
video,” senior Lindsey Peterson said.
They would refer to her as “Peanut.” She would
likely be the smallest person on the show, but would
have the biggest heart and be the strongest leader.
That goal may not be a reality for a few years at
least, but for now Peterson holds that same role on
the Oregon women’s soccer team.
The four-year veteran earned her nickname from
her roommate her freshman year and, according to
Peterson, “it just kind of stuck.”
“She’s the smallest person on our team but she
knocks over girls my size,” defender and close friend
Robi Thayer said.
Not bad for someone who stands 5-foot-1.
“When 1 play, 1 don’t want to just go out and play, 1
want to do my best and play hard, otherwise it is not
worth the time and physical effort,” Peterson said.
Peterson was able to make her physical efforts evi
dent from the start of her soccer-playing days.
It all began in the first grade for Peterson, who
was six years old when she started in
her first soccer camp in the small
town of Port Orchard, Wash.
And even at that age, mother Linda
Peterson recalls “they recognized her
skills and potential for soccer.”
“I played everything, but soccer is the
sport I stuck with,” Peterson said.
Soccer has brought her through a college career at
Oregon, as she rounds out her last season as a captain
with the Ducks.
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Jeremy Forrest Emerald
Peterson attempts a block while goalie Sarah Peters prepares to stop a North Carolina forward's shot on Sunday.
Beavers invade Mac Court for 86th Civil War
Oregon looks for its first Pac-10
win of the season against rival
Oregon State tonight
Volleyball
Hank Hager
Sports Reporter
For the first time in at least a season,
the Oregon volleyball team is in a posi
tion where each player feels she controls
her own destiny.
That wasn’t the case against Stanford
last weekend, but against California — a
weaker but still quality opponent — the
Ducks’ talent carried them to the end.
Against Oregon State tonight at
McArthur Court, the Oregon players tal
ly feel that if they can play up to their
potential, they will gain their first Pacif
ic-10 Conference victory' since 2000.
“Oregon is going to be key,” senior
Lindsay Closs said. “As long as we run
our system we’ll be the better team on
the night.”
The Ducks (10-8 overall, 0-4 Pac-10)
ended a five-match losing streak with a
victory' over Portland on Monday, a win
that not only boosted Oregon’s confi
dence, but put them at the 10-win
plateau for the first time since the 2000
season and just the third time in the last
seven years. Oregon has not achieved
11 wins since 1996, a year in which it
finished 11-20 overall and 3-15 in Pac
10 play.
The Ducks have an uphill battle to
gain back the respectability that they
have not enjoyed since making the
NCAA tournament in 1989.
Oregon has won just once in the last
five Civil War contests, but overall the
Ducks have dominated the all-time se
ries, 52-32-1.
Last season, the Beavers dominated
on the McArthur Court door for a three
game sweep, but in the next match at
Gill Coliseum, the Ducks clawed their
way to a 3-1 loss.
But history be darned, Oregon is look
ing at the match as just another contest.
“We’ve talked about each week, how
it’s a separate entity in and of itself,”
Oregon head coach Carl Ferreira said.
“You take one match separate from the
other. We use that as we grow for the
next opportunity.”
The Beavers, also winless in Pac-10
play, are looking to compete in the same
manner as Oregon. A record of 5-3 in
non-conference play has been dulled by
Oregon State’s (5-7, 0-4) slow start in
conference play and just getting a win
could be a big boost.
“As a competitor, the only time you
can truly get down on yourself is when
you don't compete well,” Oregon State
head coach Nancy Somera said. “Our
challenge is to stay focused on the
process, not the outcome. It's hard
when you're not winning, but it's what
will give us opportunities to win points,
games and matches.”
Oregon State, which competed in the
NCAA Tournament last season, does not
have the same firepower as a year ago.
Yet senior Nikki Neuburger, junior Lau
ra Collins and sophomore Allison
Lawrence return and comprise a potent
offensive trio.
The Ducks know of Oregon State’s
dominance in previous Civil Wars, but
are in a position to compete on a more
personal basis. Ferreira has focused in
the past on playing Oregon volleyball
and not worrying about an opponents’
style of play.
Now, after a hard loss to Stanford and
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Jodi Bell and the Ducks take on Oregon State in the Civil War Thursday
at McArthur Court as Oregon looks for its first Pac-10 win.
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