Sports Editor
Hank Hager
hankhager@dailyemerald.com
Wednesday, Oaober 1,2003
Oregon Daily Emerald
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Wide receiver Demetrius Williams had a career-day against the Cougars, catching nine passes for 175 yards. He also caught a touchdown pass.
Williams soars
despite Ducks'
offensive woes
Oregon’s quarterbacks and receivers struggled
against the Cougars, who intercepted Jason Fife
and Kellen Clemens a combined seven times
By Mindi Rice
Senior Sports Reporter
Washington State scared the Ducks on Saturday, putting the
fear of the interception into Oregon's quarterbacks.
"1 don't know if we intimidated (the quarterbacks), but we got
some pressure on them," Cougar head coach Bill Doha said after
Saturday's game.
The Cougars also had pressure on the receivers. Even Oregon's
receiving leaders, Sarnie Parker and Demetrius Williams, hobbled
the ball during Saturday's game. One Jason
Fife pass in the first quarter was stripped
from Williams only to be recovered by
Washington State.
"(The defensive line) stepped it up,"
Cougar comerback Jason David said. "They
help us out a great deal. Once they get pressure on the quarter
back it makes our job a lot easier, and it goes both ways. They
played great and they came after the quarterback."
Despite heavy coverage, Williams did manage to grab a career
high nine receptions for another career-high of 175 yards. It was
his third 100-plus yard receiving game of the season.
Williams' long reception on the day was a 58-yard pass from
Kellen Clemens. The second-leading receiver for Oregon on
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Ducks struggle,
tumble to ninth
as Huskies win
own tournament
Jimmy White finishes 13th at the tournament
after shooting a 75 in the final round
Scott Archer
Freelance Reporter
Oregon concluded its third tournament in the early
weeks of its schedule Tuesday, finishing ninth in the
Husky Invitational.
The Ducks were led by Jimmy White, who finished 13th
overall. White shot a final round 75 and
finished the three-round tournament at -
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Husky Invitational. The tournament ET
was played on the par-72, 7,035-yard
Olympic Course at Gold Mountain.
Oregon finished ninth overall in the 10-team field, which
featured Tohoku Fukushi, a team from Japan. The Ducks shot
a final round 376, finishing with a three-day score of 1,129.
Oregon also received a strong performance from Mike Sica,
who tied for 29th. Dustin Pewarchuk wasn't far behind, fin
ishing in a tie for 32nd.
Host Washington ran away with the tournament, out
shooting second-place San Diego State by 22 strokes.
"I think we are a little tired right now but I don't consider
that an excuse," Oregon head coach Steve Nosier said. "We
were right in there and had a chance to make a move but we
didn't get it done today. We will be ready fdr Cal's tournament
in two weeks."
A quirk in the scoring made things a little interesting for
the teams. Tournament officials required teams to play sue
golfers and count the top five scores after each round. Nor
mally, teams play five golfers and count the best four scores
among those five.
Next up for the Ducks is the Alister Mackenzie Intercolle
giate in Fairfax, Calif., Oct 13-14.
Scott Archer is a freelance reporter for the Emerald.
Lauren Wimer Photographer
Magdalena Sandoval (left) and Eri Macdonald finished second and fifth,
respectively, at the Sundodger Invitational in Seattle.
Oregon harriers
search for depth
after good start’
Magdalena Sandoval and Eri Macdonald led
the Ducks recently, but Oregon is still looking
for others to contribute more this season
Scott Archer
Sports Freelancer
Maybe it was the home cooking. Or maybe it was the
mountain air.
Regardless, senior Magdalena Sandoval began the season
in an impressive fashion. After arriving in Eugene only a
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time," Sandoval said. "It was interesting to be near front for a
change. That was different."
The Ducks are looking to solidify the team's third
through fifth scoring positions, after Eri Macdonald fin
ished fifth in the race Saturday.
"We need to improve our depth at three, four and five
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week prior to Saturday s Sundodger
Invitational in Seattle, Sandoval fin
ished second overall. She had been
training at home in New Mexico prior
to rejoining the team.
"It was a good start and a good
Young Ducks turning new chapters’in Pac-10
With nine freshmen, everything
is a learning experience
for the Oregon volleyball team
By Jon Roetman
Sports Reporter
Last weekend's trip to southern Califor
nia was another step in the learning
process for the Oregon volleyball team.
With nine freshmen on the roster, the
Ducks will be experiencing plenty of firsts
this year.
Despite taking their lumps against the
nation's elite — No. 8 UCLA and No. 1
USC — Oregon head coach Carl Ferreira
said he's happy with the way the Ducks'
young athletes have handled everything
that has come their way.
"For this particular group, every time you
turn the page it's a new chapter," Ferreira
said. "I've been really pleased with every sin
gle situation with which we've been present
ed and that's awesome Nobody has had the
bug-eyed look about anything."
One thing Ferreira said the Ducks are
still working on is being able to stay com
petitive for an entire match. The Ducks
were edged 33-31 in their second game
against No. 4 Stan
ford on Sept. 19 and
36-34 in Friday's
third game against
the Bruins, but were _
unable to play at a
high level from start to finish.
"We're looking to play a complete, com
petitive match," Ferreira said. "We've
played elite competitive games. Our
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