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Hank Hager
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Thursday, November 6,2003
Women
finish sixth
in Hawaii
The Oregon women finish sixth
and the Oregon men 14th in the
final tournament of fall for both
By Brian Smith
Freelance Reporter
The Oregon men's and women's golf
teams found themselves going in oppo
site directions in their final events of the
fall season.
The women, ranked No. 25 in this
week's Golfweek/Sagarin rankings for
the first time in three years, finished in
sixth place at the Kent Youel Invitation
al on Wednesday, held at the par-72,
5,900-yard Kapolei Golf Course in
the best in recent memory.
The Ducks received strong perform
ances from Johanna Nealy, who shot a
77-78-72 and ended at 227 and Theresa
Winslow, who carded a 73-79-75 for a fi
nal score of 227. The duo tied for 13th.
Erin Andrews nearly equaled her team
mates' performances with a 79-76-73 for
a final of 228, finishing in a tie for 21st.
Kimberly McCready ended the tourna
ment tied for 40th and Michelle Timpani
finished tied for 69th.
"Playing 36 holes in the same day is
not an easy task," Oregon coach Shan
non Rouillard said. "To see us come back
in the second round was huge. We're go
ing to stick to our game, play aggressive,
play well, and we'll see what happens."
The Ducks slipped a spot from Tues
day's fifth-place 614, even after firing
their best round of the tournament — a
final round 300. San Jose State carded a
final round 294 to jump into fourth and
GOLF
DUCK
Kapolei, Hawaii.
In their four fall
tournaments, the
Ducks posted four
top-ten finishes,
already making
this season one of
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Out of control
Nicole Garbin has
made a comeback this
season and is having a
whole lot of fun doing it
By Jesse Thomas
Sports Reporter
"My baby don't mess around
Because she loves me so
And this I knou>fo shooo "
— OutKast
"Hey Ya" by OutKast is
Nicole Garbin's favorite song.
It's one of the songs that Garbin
dances to in the women's soccer
locker room before she takes
the field for every game.
"Everybody on the team likes
it too," she said. "They're always
requesting it That gets them fired
up. When that song comes on,
every
one's
dancing.
B u t
when
there's
other
songs, it's usually just me loosen
ing up; trying to get everybody's
spirits up."
Garbin is in charge of Ore
gon's pre-game rituals. She's in
charge of the music, and the
music is her release.
"They just laugh at me when
I start dancing," Garbin said of
her teammates. "They're just
like 'oh my gosh Nicole.'"
Senior team captain Lindsey
Werdell, also Garbin's former
roommate, understands her
nature. Werdell said it's just
part of her upbeat personality,
but that doesn't keep the team
from poking fun at her.
"We always make fun of her
and ask her if she practices in
front of the mirror," Werdell said.
Rumor has it that she doesn't
practice in front of the mirror,
but she can be caught practicing
on the soccer field. After she
DUCK
SOCCER
scores a goal in games, the red
shirt sophomore midfielder
likes to pull out some type of
impromptu dance move.
"When 1 think of dancing and
music, scoring goals comes into
my mind too," Garbin said.
"Scoring goals is such a high for
me, whereas so is dancing be
cause you can just let loose and
just relax and have fun."
Garbin has had plenty of
opportunities to "bust a move"
this season. She ranks second
on the team in goals scored
with five. Garbin also leads the
Ducks in assists with seven.
She's making up for lost time.
The Wailuku, Hawaii, native
was forced to the sideline last
season after tearing her anteri
or cruciate ligament in presea
son practice. Garbin had to
redshirt the season after what
was a promising freshman year
where she recorded five goals
— four of which were game
winners — and five assists.
"The ACL is a very dramatic
injury, and for her to come
back it's always going to be a
challenge," Oregon head
coach Bill Steffen said. "I think
she's done well with that chal
lenge. Her game has matured,
and she's not as one-dimen
sional as she was previously."
Now that she is back and at
full steam, everyone can see it.
Other teams in the conference
have started to take notice of
her success and key on her
during games. Oregon's just
happy to have their star back.
"Just having her out there
makes everybody really confi
dent," Werdell said. "She can
make anything happen. Peo
ple are more confident to
make runs and to not be as
timid to go up on offense."
Garbin puts a lot of pressure
on herself, and accepting
those challenges is part of her
nature. Whether it be arguing
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Mark McCambridge Photographer
Midfielder Nicole Garbin leads Oregon with seven assists and ranks second with five goals.
Ducks struggle, but claim victory
in close game against foreigners
Oregon is inconsistent, but plays
well enough to win its preseason
opener against Strakonice
By Jon Roetman
Sports Reporter
With 33 seconds remaining in Wednes
day's season-opening exhibition game
against Strakonice, Corrie Mizusawa gave
fans a glimpse of
- what the future
may hold for the
Oregon women's
basketball team.
WOMEN'S
BASKETBALL
With the Ducks
ahead by nine, the junior point guard
drove to the basket and delivered a no
look pass to junior center Andrea Bills
for an easy score, capping an 80-69 win
in front of 3,030 fans at McArthur
Court.
Mizusawa, who sat out last season af
ter transferring from Saint Mary's,
dished out 15 assists and was the cata
lyst for many Oregon baskets.
"I think Corrie is someone who really
looks to establish a tone and sets a tone
for us both defensively and offensively,"
Oregon head coach Bev Smith said.
"Offensively she can look after the ball
for us. She can get us into position to
make some great offensive plays."
Oregon's offense had momentary
flashes of brilliance, but was inconsis
tent at best. Mizusawa said the Ducks
need more movement in their half
court offense to be successful.
"I thought we were a little stagnant
on offense," Mizusawa said. "We were
all watching the ball and we could've
done a lot more movement in terms of
screening and cutting."
Senior forward Cathrine Kraayeveld
led Oregon with 20 points on 8 of 16
shooting. Junior guard Brandi Davis
and Bills each added 16 points.
Oregon found success from long
range, connecting on 6 of 15 three
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Danielle Hickey Senior Photographer
Eleanor Haring scored five points in Oregon’s
11-point victory Wednesday.
Oregon’s defense
shows some rust,
signs of progress
The Oregon women opened their season
with a tough defensive showing, though
Strakonice found holes behind the line
By Mindi Rice
Senior Sports Reporter
All five of Strakonice's starters made at least one three-point shot.
Center Vendula Mackova sunk 4 of 6 attempts.
The Ducks gave 18 looks and allowed eight three-pointers in
their first game of the season on Wednesday.
"One thing we need to work on is defensive transition/
point guard Corrie Mizusawa said. "I think that's where they
scored a lot of their points. They were shooting three's on us.
Half-court, I thought we did a great job in terms of stopping
them initially."
After five straight missed shots and a 9-0 Oregon lead,
Strakonice's next three shot attempts were good from behind
the line.
Oregon slipped up inside a few times as well, giving the Bas
ketball Travelers an open lane to the basket for an easy layup
or quick jump shot.
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