Return to McArthur gives Blazers fond memories
A mixed bag of emotions
return for pros who played
in The Pit as collegians
By Mindi Rice
Senior Sports Reporter
For most basketball teams, a sched
uled trip to McArthur Court is syn
onymous with intimidation.
For the Portland Trail Blazers,
Thursday night's game against the
Sacramento Kings at Mac Court was a
two-hour trip to a small home arena.
"This was our home crowd," Port
land head coach Maurice Cheeks said.
"We've been used to playing out on
the road, so we're getting better and
getting more accustomed to it every
time we play."
Ihe trip to McArthur Court brought
out memories for many of the Trail
Blazers, whether or not they played at
the cozy gym in college.
"It kind of reminded me of my
high school gym, kind of a field
house-type atmosphere," guard Bonzi
Wells said. "You've got the fans really
going crazy out here."
While it was the first time playing in
Mac Court for Wells and many of his
teammates, three Blazers had previous
experiences in the Ducks' home arena.
"It's been a while (since I've been
here),' former Bruin Tracy Murray
said. "My last year as a junior and
then my first year as a Blazer — that's
the last time I was here. This has al
ways been a very good arena to shoot
the ball in. It's a shooters arena."
Murray scored 14 points, grabbed
one steal and posted two blocks.
"I've always enjoyed coming in here,"
Murray said. "I enjoy the atmosphere."
Along with Murray, two of his team
mates — former Duck David Jackson
and former Wildcat Damon
Stoudamire — also spent some of their
Pacific-10 Conference days in Eugene.
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Stoudamire has been gone nine
years, graduating from Arizona in 1995.
Jackson's last year playing in Mac Court
was 2001, while Murray played his last
game in Eugene in 1993.
"It was cool but it wasn't the same,"
Stoudamire said. “This is preseason and
last time I was out here playing it was
for something a little more significant"
The last time Stoudamire played in
Mac Court was a 97-76 Arizona win
against the Ducks. The Wildcats fin
ished second in the nation his final
collegiate season.
"I like Mac Court," Stoudamire
said. "It's definitely a nice gym. It's
one of the best arenas in the country
in terms of college basketball. The
crowd is always very supportive for
Oregon. It's always been one of the
better places to play."
The only Blazer who didn't speak
highly of Mac Court was former
North Carolina standout Jeff Mclnnis.
'The court was good but the build
ing was kind of raggedy," Mclnnis said.
Mclnnis fouled out of the game in
the fourth quarter after scoring
eight points.
The two-hour trip allotted the Blaz
ers a chance to play in front of fans that
don't often get to make the trip to Port
Mark McCambridge Photographer
Guard Bonzi Wells led the Blazers with 20 points on 6 of 12 shooting.
land. For the team, that just added to
the excitement of a game at Mac Court.
"It is intimidating for the visiting
team because the crowd is right on
top of you," Cheeks said.
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Oregon, Oregon State prepare
for soccer’s version of Civil War
Oregon begins conference
play against its inner-state
rival and seeks its first win
against OSU since 1999
By Jesse Thomas
Sports Reporter
This weekend's game is the pinna
cle contest of the season for Oregon.
"This is just our most important
game of the
season," soph
omore mid
fielder Carlie
Ashcraft said.
It's the one
chance every year where Oregon (6-5)
and Oregon State (4-6-1) wage war:
Civil War, that is. The Oregon
women's soccer team heads to Corval
lis today for a 3 p.m. game.
For Ashcraft and redshirt sopho
more Domenique Lainez, the game
has even more importance. Neither
one has been with the Ducks in a sea
son where they defeated the Beavers.
Last year, the Ducks lost 2-1 at Pape
Field and lost again in 2001,4-1, in Cor
vallis. The Ducks have not won outright
since their 4-0 victory in Corvallis in
1999. The teams tied in 2000 with two.
"It's about time that we come back
and kick their butts," Lainez said. 'They
shouldn't have beaten us, they're not a
better team than us at all. We're ready
to come out and prove to them we are
the better team in Oregon."
Oregon heads to Corvallis after a
split weekend at Pap£ Field. The
Ducks suffered a 1-0 loss to defending
national champion Portland on Fri
day, which was the fifth straight loss
for Oregon at the time.
Oregon managed to get its offense
going again in a 3-2 comeback defeat
over Weber State on Sunday. And the
victory was the confidence booster the
Ducks needed heading into Pacific-10
Conference play.
"We're feeling really good going
into it, * Ashcraft said. "It's going to be
a good test for us to play against a re
ally strong team. We're really excited.
We're starting from scratch again."
It isn't just the Civil War for Ore
gon, it is the beginning of conference
play. It has become vital in the eyes of
the Ducks to prove to themselves that
they can win in one of the toughest
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