Challengers step up to knock off Stanford
The Cardinal will be
challenged by upstarts like
UCLA, but any Pac-10 title run
goes through Palo Alto, Calif.
Mindi Rice
Freelance Sports Reporter
With two-thirds of last year’s
starters returning for another sea
son with their teams, the Pacific
10 Conference again looks strong
and poised to make a run in the
NCAA Tournament.
Stanford, the perennial favorite,
is back at it again, and Washington,
Arizona and UCLA all want to make
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the Cardinal put up a fight.
On the other end, Washington
State just wants to win a Pac-10
game, after going 0-18 last season,
the first time a Pac-10 team went
winless in league play.
1. Stanford Cardinal
Head coach: Tara VanDerveer
Player to watch: Nicole Powell, F
The Cardinal return three
starters from a team that went 18
0 in Pac-10 play and won its sec
ond straight conference title. Stan
ford is outscoring opponents by an
average of 12.9 points.
Powell is a Kodak All-American
and her squad’s top returning scor
er as a junior.
2. Washington Huskies
Head coach: June Daugherty
Player to watch: Andrea Lalum, C
Washington is the only Pac-10
program with all five starters re
turning this season. With a third
place conference finish last year,
Daugherty is looking to improve in
all the right places.
Lalum, a returning starter, has
scored in double-figures in eight
games this season, including two
games of 20 points or more.
3. Arizona Wildcats
Head coach: Joan Bonvicini
Player to watch: Dee-Dee Wheeler, G
With healthy players and a large
roster, the Wildcats are looking to
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Tournament Championship, Oregon
set even higher expectations this year
and has already encountered adversi
ty that hasn’t helped.
“We have definitely had some
bumps along the road,” senior
Kourtney Shreve said.
And now, after Oregon almost
pulled off the biggest near-upset in the
nation this year against sixth-ranked
Stanford, the team has realized it can
compete with any team it wants.
The Ducks have experience in
Shreve and senior Alissa Edwards,
who are both in their final seasons.
The Ducks have newcomers in fresh
man center Carolyn Ganes and for
ward Yadili Okwumabua, who have
had significant impacts already.
Sophomores Kedzie Gunderson,
Amy Taylor and Andrea Bills all return
to Oregon for their second seasons.
Currendy, four Oregon players
have encountered injuries this sea
son, from a broken nose to a chronic
back problem. The Ducks are a very
bruised and battered team, with their
players competing despite injury.
“Everybody on the bench has to
be ready to go,” Ganes said. “We all
have to be ready to contribute as
much as we can and we can’t be
looking toward other people.”
Through it all, Oregon’s focus and
goals have remained concrete. The
Ducks plan to go out with a winning
season and hope to advance to the
NCAA Tournament in March.
“We are still in the race and we
just have to keep looking one game
at a time,” Smith said.
But the Ducks still have work to
do. Rebounding has been nothing
less than haunting for Oregon as it
has been a struggle losing the mar
gin in six of the last seven games..
The good news is that Oregon has
12 games left. The Ducks know they
have the time to turn things around,
and still can alter their future.
Contact the sports reporter
at jessethomas@dailyemerald.com.
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