Ducks stand up to Pac-10
bullies Washington, WSU
Oregon starts conference play
with a tie and a loss against
two of its Northwest rivals
Soccer
Jesse Thomas
Sports Reporter
It went all the way until the end
with neither team letting up or
giving in.
The Oregon women’s soccer team
played a solid match for 110 minutes
against the Washington State
Cougars on Sunday afternoon at
Pape Field.
The game ended in a 1-1 tie in
double overtime. The Ducks moved
to 1-8-2 overall and 0-1-1 in Pacific
10 Conference action.
Oregon started Sunday’s match
strong, but the Cougars struck first
when junior midfielder Rachel Ro
drick fired a low line-drive shot from
20 yards out on the right side 20
minutes into the contest.
It appeared Oregon goalkeeper
Sarah Peters would get the save, but
it slipped through her legs before she
could stop it.
The next 20 minutes featured a
back-and-forth battle of shot at
tempts and intense defense. Oregon
didn’t stay off the scoreboard long.
With five minutes left in the first
half, senior forward Amanda Orand
lobbed the ball to freshman Mele
French on the right side where French
capitalized with a chip over the Wash
ington State goalkeeper’s reach.
“We worked hard but we didn’t
work effectively,” head coach Bill
Steffen said. “All around, the effort
can be applauded.”
Through 45 minutes, Washington
State led the Ducks in shots-on-goal
at 4-1 and comer-kicks 4-0.
Oregon had close opportunities to
score at the beginning of the second
half but couldn’t convert.
The Cougars found their offensive
glory again after 60 minutes of play
when they began firing shots on Ore
gon’s defense. But Washington State
could not capitalize on their oppor
tunities in the second half, and the
game went into overtime.
Peters earned six saves for Oregon
on Sunday and the rest of the Ducks
were solid in earning two team saves.
“Everyone battled really hard — it
was a battle to the end,” freshman
defender Carlie Ashcraft said. “We
are okay with the result, but we
should have won.”
The Cougars dominated the ma
jority of both overtimes, but Ore
gon’s defense stood tall. The Ducks
also had opportunities, but in the
end, neither team could finish it.
“We didn’t play as well as I
thought we did on Friday,” French
said. “We just need to learn how to
put it away and finish it.”
Oregon had a double dip with the
Washington schools this weekend, as
they faced off against the Huskies on
Friday night in the Pac-10 confer
ence opener for both squads.
The Ducks were forced to play
most of the game one player down,
but they still put forth one of their
best efforts this season before falling
to the Huskies 2-1.
Forward Arlene Tuttle was ejected
30 minutes into the contest Friday.
The sophomore earned her second
yellow card after a run-in with a Wash
ington player. Tutde received her ini
tial foul just 10 minutes before that,
when she collided with another Husky.
Oregon scored its only goal when
junior midfielder Lindsey Werdell
drove a penalty kick into the upper
right corner 27 minutes into play.
That score tied the game at 1-1.
No. 19 Washington scored just 18
minutes into play on a grounder by
sophomore forward Tina Frimpong.
Frimpong went on to score the
game’s final goal in the 75th minute
from 17 yards out.
“We came up short, but we’re
making progress as a team,” Steffen
said. “(The player disadvantage) did
n’t affect us as much in our ball pos
session but more made it easier on
them. Their attitude has been im
pressive, especially when others
would have packed it in.”
Contact the sports reporter
at jessethomas@dailyemerald.com.
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(associate head coach) Allison (Mc
Neill),” Kraayeveld said. “I think
they just need to come in and have
some confidence and not worry
about making mistakes.”
Oregon’s first game is Nov. 9
against the Basketball Travelers, an
annual exhibition game. Its first real
match of the season comes a week
later against Southern Oregon and
opens the way for a schedule that in
cludes six non-conference oppo
nents that reached the NCAA Tour
nament last season.
It’s a loaded schedule and should
pave the way for what could be a
competitive Pacific-10 Conference
season that begins on Dec. 27
against UCLA at McArthur Court.
“I think that when you play non
conference teams that are good, it is
a way to see how things are going to
go during the season,” Edwards said.
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at hankhager@dailyemerald.com.
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