Late-game heroics
needed for Ducks
to win in Pac-10
Oregon features nine new
players this season and is
still looking for its first
Pac-10 win of the season
By Jon Roetman
Sports Reporter
One of Oregon vol leyball's biggest
problems is its inability to maintain a
high level of intensity during a game's
final points. The Ducks are usually in
a position to
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win at the end
of games, but
are unable to
pull them out.
"Late (in
the) game is
when you have to really go all out and
push to finish (strong)," sophomore
Kelly Russell said. "We kind of stay
complacent. The last- 10 points is
when you really have to pick it up and
really have to bring it to 'em."
Oregon head coach Carl Ferreira
said his young team is still learning its
offensive system. Players are also de
veloping their skills to master the dif
ferent types of attacks. He added that
once the Ducks' young athletes have a
better grasp on what they want to ac
complish on the court, they will be
among the best in the conference.
"If you look at the art of hitting,
it's kind of like Greg Maddux," Fer
reira said. "The great hitters in this
conference don't give you the same
thing twice. It's one off the outside
hand, one high-hand, one busting
hard inside, one cross court. They
have that much mastery over their
attacking ability and our kids are
working on those things on a consis
tent basis."
Youth struggles
Tlie McArthur Court crowd cheered
when game two of Friday's match
against Washington neared the end.
The Ducks had clawed to within
three points of No. 13 Washington
when the Huskies sent an attack over
the net. Junior libero Katie O'Neil
dove, somehow managed to dig the
ball and, for the moment, saved the
game. But after rocketing 20 feet into
the air, the ball fell harmlessly along
the left sideline in front of several of
O'Neil's teammates
So goes the story of the Ducks'
season. Oregon is a team featuring
12 freshmen and sophomores that
manages to compete but always
seems to come up just a little short.
After facing the nation's No. 1, 4, 8,
9 and 13th ranked teams, the Ducks
are learning every day and gaining
more confidence.
"If we come and play our game and
play to our level, any Pac-10 team can
beat any Pac-10 team," Russell said.
"It's just a matter of us mastering our
selves and playing our game."
Freshmen contributors
Sarah Mason, Kristen Bitter, Allyson
Leavitt and Stephanie Alleman have
been making the biggest impact of the
nine newcomers. Mason is tied for the
team lead in hitting percentage at
.264 and is second in points (174)
and kills per game (2.89).
Bitter has been one of Oregon's most
effective net players and leads the Ducks
in blocks with 52. Leavitt and Alleman
have been spending a lot of time on the
floor as defensive specialists.
Veteran leadership
Despite freshmen involvement,
Oregon's five returning athletes have
still carried much of the workload.
Russell leads the team in kills per
game (3.22), points (211) and is tied
for the lead in hitting percentage. Ju
nior Lauren Westendorf is third in
points (168) and kills (142).
Sophomore Jadyn Jones is third in
kills per game (2.69) and fourth in
points (151.5). Sophomore Jodi Bell
leads the Ducks with 515 assists while
O'Neil has a team-high 167 digs.
Ducks head to Arizona
This week Oregon travels to Ari
zona. The Ducks will take on the
Wildcats on Thursday and Arizona
State on Friday. The Ducks dropped
all four matches to the Arizona
schools last year, but held a 2-1 lead
over the Sun Devils at home before
falling in five games. The first four
games of the match were each dedd
ed by two points each.
Contact the sports reporter
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Junior Lauren Westendorf is one of Oregon’s five returning players and is third on the team in kills and points.
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