Duck ‘D’ ready to shine
Jerry Matson leads a defensive
group that has progressed
greatly since spring workouts
began three weeks ago
Spring football
Hank Hager
Sports Reporter
The first week saw so-so play from
the Oregon offense and defense.
The second week was dominated by
the Oregon offense, specifically the
team’s running backs. The group ran
36 times and scored three touch
downs, running the ball with success.
What week three holds is still to be
seen, but surely, it’s time for the Ore
gon defense to step up. And that’s what
they plan to do.
“It really is our time to shine,” line
backer Jerry Matson said. “Now we’re
learning to adjust and use logic and
use broad concepts so that every
time we don’t panic. Now, if we can
get the young guys going fast, we have
a really good fast team and we can
rally to anything they give us.”
The Duck defense has been without
Igor Olshansky and Kevin Mitchell the
entire spring, both recovering from in
juries, and Oregon has been a bit be
hind its offensive counterparts. Still,
Junior Siavii has filled in well for Ol
shansky, and Matson has been men
tioned multiple times by head coach
Mike Bellotti for standing out.
Yet, there is more the group needs
to improve upon, and to do that to
day in the team’s scrimmage would
be a confidence builder.
“The first scrimmage was so-so, the
last scrimmage went pretty well on
both sides of the ball, and now its time
to elevate our game as a defense to the
next level,” safety Keith Lewis said.
“By the time we get to the spring game
we should have all our tools together.”
Lewis said it isn’t easy to evaluate
the team’s defensive capabilities dur
ing the spring, especially because the
team will have a whole host of new
comers entering in the fall. That in
cludes two junior college transfers in
the secondary — one being contro
versial recruit Rodney Woods — but
in the mean time, the current group
is progressing nicely.
Offensively, Oregon will be looking
to get the ball back in the air after its
strong ground attack last week.
The team’s wide receivers are still
a bit bruised, but as Demetrius
Williams said, “You get your little
nicks and pings here and there.
“I’m feeling pretty good actually,”
he said. “I’ve got a little bit of sore
ness, but that’s football. Hopefully
we’re going to get a lot more passes
this week. We’ll see what happens.”
The scrimmage is Oregon’s last be
fore the spring game, set to be held
May 3 at Autzen Stadium.
Drafttime
After Friday’s scrimmage, Oregon’s
attention diverts to the NFL Draft.
Headed by running back Onterrio
Smith, the Ducks have a host of former
players that could go in one of the sev
en rounds Saturday and Sunday.
The group is led by Smith, who de
clared early after his junior season, in
which he ran for 1,141 yards and en
tered the end zone 12 times. Tight end
Qeorge Wrighster also entered the
draft early and is expected to be cho
sen as early as the fourth round.
Wide receivers Keenan Howry and
Jason Willis are also listed as possibili
ties, as is linebacker David Moretti, de
fensive end Seth McEwen, safety Ra
suli Webster and offensive lineman
Corey Chambers.
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Golf
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round tied with freshman teammate
Erin Andrews at 34th overall, with a
six-over par 78. Andrews would have
been listed on the leaderboard had
she not shot a disastrous second hole
of the day. After opening the day on
the 10th hole, Andrews proceeded to
shoot a nine on the par-4 11th hole.
She concluded the resf of the 16 holes
by shooting a composed 2-over par.
Senior Annie Davis, whose score
will not count for the Ducks, com
pleted the day tied for 47th after an
opening round 81. Sophomore Jess
Garlyon finished tied for 55th fol
lowed by freshman Michelle Tim
pani at 58th overall.
The second round of the Pac-10
Championships is set to begin at
8:30 a.m. today.
Scott Archer is a freelance writer
for the Emerald.
Men's
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Slye sits third
in decathlon
Jason Slye finished Thursday’s
half of the decathlon with a strong
showing in the last event, the 400.
Now he’s hoping to have a strong
showing on the second day.
“I’m PRing already, so that’s
good,” Slye said. “I just wanted to
do better in some events, and
I did.”
Slye had personal bests in the
100, long jump and shot put and
also a personal best for first-day
points in Thursday’s action. He sits
third in the competition behind Ja
son Williams and Billy Pappas, who
finished 11th at the NCAA Cham
pionships last year for the Ducks.
But Pappas is now graduated, and
Slye said it’s been fun competing
with the former Duck.
“It just pushes you, knowing he’s
here,” Slye said. “He’s better in
some events, and I’m better in oth
ers, so we help each other out.”
Slye has 3,560 points after the
first day and needs 3,240 points to
day to hit the Pac-10 mark. He
needs 3,440 points to make the
NCAA Provisional list and 3,940 to
hit the NCAA automatic mark. To
day’s first event of the decathlon
begins at noon and the last event,
the 1,500, is slated for 5 p.m.
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Women's
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have succeeded in postseason
qualification.
Oregon has 28 other athletes
who have qualified for the confer
ence meet with 18, including Mac
donald, reaching a regional mark.
All five of the Ducks’ pole
vaulters have cleared the heights
to earn both qualifying marks of 12
feet and 12-5 1/2. The Oregon
quintet will begin in Saturday’s
twilight session at 5:05 p.m.
The Oregon All-American duo
of Elisa Crumley and Roslyn Lun
deen will continue their quest for
the 160-foot line in the javelin.
The two sophomores have already
qualified for Pac-lOs and regionals.
Junior transfer Abby Andrus is
honing in on her 5,000-point mark
in hopes of earning an NCAA pro
visional qualifying mark after day
one. After four events including
the 100 hurdles, high jump, shot
put and 200 meters, Andrus has
2,979 points and is in fourth place.
Andrus says she is usually
stronger in the second day, with
the long jump, javelin and 800 me
ters still to come, and that she is
now just competing.
“I’m not going to listen for
points,” Andrus said. “I’m not go
ing to run for points. I’m not going
to jump for points.”
The heptathlon wraps up today
and the competitive madness will
start at 10 a.m. with the twilight
session beginning at 4:45 p.m.
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