VOLLEYBALL
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(quality) opponents have had some
thing to do with us not playing that
complete, competitive match."
Transition process
Ferreira also said Oregon freshmen
are now entering the third stage of
what he called the "transition process."
The first two steps include the initial
move away from home and competing
at the collegiate level for the first time.
The third and most difficult stage is
dealing with the start of school and Pa
cific* 10 Conference play.
Freshman outside hitter Sarah Ma
son isn't having much of a problem
with the third step.
"1 love my schedule," Mason
said. "1 have one class everyday ex
cept Tuesday. 1 like my classes and
my teachers."
Point system
Since NCAA volleyball has con
verted to rally scoring, player statistics
are now kept through a point system.
An athlete receives a point for a kill, a
service ace and a solo block; and a
half-point for a block assist. If a play
er finishes with 19 kills, two aces,
three blocks and a block assist, for ex
ample, she would be credited with
24.5 points.
"It's really just a language that
we're utilizing," Ferreira said of the
point system. "It's a better language
than saying kills. You've got 19 kills,
what does that mean? 1 think every
one can identify with points."
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Saturday had 58 total receiving yards.
"We dropped a couple passes," Bel
lotti said Saturday. "There were also a
lot of tipped passes that I didn't have
an answer for."
Bellotti weighs in
on Wildcats
Sunday's firing of Arizona head
coach John Mackovic is the topic of
the week in the Pacific-10 Confer
ence. Mackovic coached the Wildcats
to a 10-18 record in two full seasons
and five games this season.
"I was surprised, only because
everything I'd heard had said that it
would be evaluated at the end of the
season," Bellotti said before practice
on Monday. "Once you start some
thing, I think most people would as
sume you have a chance to finish it.
"Obviously, there are some trust is
sues around the nation right now,
both ways," Bellotti added. "I just
think it's unfortunate. I respect John
Mackovic as a person and as a coach
just in my limited dealings with him,
but 1 just think anytime anybody's let
go midseason it's the wrong message
to send to everybody."
Wild for Ludwig
In an Orlando Sentinel article that
ran Monday, staff writer Mike
Huguenin named six coaches Ari
zona athletic director Jim Livengood
should call after he calls Mike Price.
Among the six named was Oregon
offensive coordinator Andy Ludwig.
"It's part of being at this job,"
Ludwig said. "But there's not much
to say about it."
Also among the six coaches named
was former Oregon quarterback Bill
Musgrave, the current offensive coor
dinator for the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Parker got ticked
When Parker was called for a person
al foul in the first quarter, the only sure
thing was that he hadn't played nice
with David as Parker went after a pass.
"1 said, 'if you can't catch that on me;
you're not going to catch much on me
today,'" David said after Saturday's
game. "1 told him 1 gave him a freebie
and he dropped it. He was a little mad.
1 le was mad the whole game."
Parker hit David in the face mask
and was called for a personal foul.
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positions," first-year head coach
Mamie Mason said. "(This weekend)
will give us a chance to work on that."
Oregon heads to Bush Park in
Salem to compete in the Charles
Bowles Invitational on Saturday.
More work to be done
In a race which then-No. 5 Oregon
finished fourth overall in its first true
test of the season, one could surmise
that it was an impressive beginning
to what may be a successful season.
Not if you are All-American harri
er Brett Holts, however.
"We are disappointed as a team,"
Holts said. "But if that were to happen
at any meet it would be this one."
"This one" was the Roy Griak Invi
tational held in Minnesota, with a
field of 30 teams — 11 of which were
ranked or received votes in the latest
polls before the race.
Excuse the Ducks if they appear a
little bitter. After all, this is a team that
returns three All-American runners in
Holts, Ryan Andms and Eric Logs
don, from a team that finished fifth
nationally and second in the Pacific
10 Conference a year ago.
In most instances, competing
against 30 teams and finishing fourth
is nothing to scoff at, but this year's
expectations among the male harriers
are sky high.
"This was a wake-up call for the
team," Holts said. "We didn't get
the job done."
Rankings, rankings
After the weekend, a small shake
up filtered through the men's cross
country rankings. The Ducks entered
the Roy Griak Invitational ranked
fifth nationally, but dropped three
spots to eighth place.
"Ihis is a team of veterans," Holts
said. "The top five have been around
for three and four years, we should
know better. We just fell asleep."
Colorado State entered the meet
ranked 23rd overall and jumped 12
spots to No. 9 after finishing the race
third overall.
Scott Archer is a freelance reporter
for the Emerald.
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