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DOMINANCE
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Fuel injected
Oregon State received a boost on
Dec. 27 when guard Shannon How
ell was eligible to play due to NCAA
Division I transfer rules. The junior
transfer from Nebraska earned Pac-10
Player of the Week honors while lead
ing the Beavers to three wins in her
first four games. Howell is averaging
22.5 points per game and has Oregon
State in third place in the conference.
"Shannon Howell seems to be a
dynamite player who is scoring pro
lifically," Oregon head coach Bev
Smith said. "She really adds to their
aggressive defensive game and their
zone. She really seems to be able to
shoot the ball and open up the
perimeter for them."
Clutch comeback
UCLA used a full-court press to over
come a 14-point second-half deficit
against Oregon on Jan. 4, eventually
winning 63-57. The Bruins used a 23
5 run to keep from slipping to 0-3 in
the conference.
Quality start
At 9-4, California is off to its best
start in 11 years. The Golden Bears
also won their first conference opener
in eight years when they defeated
Oregon 61-57 on Dec. 27. They won
their first three games of the season
over South Carolina State, San Jose
State and Lehigh.
Scoring duo
Washington features the Pac-10's
top- and third-leading scorers in sen
iors Giuliana Mendiola (20.8) and
Andrea Lalum (17.8). The duo has
led the Huskies to near wins over
then-No. 4 Texas Tech (74-70) on
Dec. 19 and then-No. 9 Stanford (77
69) on Jan. 4.
National respect
Along with Stanford receiving die
No. 7 ranking in this week's Associ
ated Press Poll, the Pac-10 had three
other teams receive votes. Arizona
received 22 votes, Oregon garnered
19 votes and Washington received
four votes. Oregon State received
one vote in the ESPN/USA To
day/WBCA Coaches Poll.
Comeback trail
Portland native Betsy Boardman
has returned to the lineup this sea
son to lead Arizona State in scoring
with 11.3 points per game. The jun
ior guard tore the anterior cruciate
ligament in her right knee during
the second day of preseason practice
last year. The former Beaverton High
School star is also averaging 4.6 re
bounds per game.
Slow start
Washington, which was picked by
some to have an outside shot at win
ning the Pac-10, is off to a 1-3 start in
conference play. Next up for the >
Huskies are road games against USC -
and UCLA.
Contact the sports reporter
at jonroetman@dailyemerald.com.
CLUB
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of winter term until the slopes close
in the spring.
"It is a really good way to meet lo
cal riders who like to have fun with
snowboarding," Club coordinator
Derek Shirk said. "We compete, but
we also want to have fun and want
to promote snowboarding in the lo
cal Northwest in a positive way."
The snowboarding club provides
free jump and rail clinics, discounts to
local board shops and other benefits
and opportunities for becoming an
active member.
For more information, visit the
Club Sports office, which is located
on the ground floor of the EMU.
Kirsten McEwen is a freelance reporter
for the Emerald.
RICE
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a legend without a program, and it's
because of Dr. William Scheyer.
Scheyer — a former Washington
team physician for the athletic depart
ment and later solely for the softball
team — had his medical license sus
pended by the state in October. The sus
pension came four years after Scheyer
was released of his duties by Washington
and has sparked an internal investiga
tion at a school beginning to be known
for improper conduct in athletics.
Hie inquiry led the investigators
through the softball program, where
Scheyer was a volunteer physician
through last season.
The allegations connected to the soft
ball program include Scheyer handing
out drugs to athletes without always ex
amining the students. In an interview
with investigators from the state health
department, Scheyer said that Wilson
knew what he was doing.
Wilson defended Scheyer — because
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cent weeks, but she did not directly ad
mit any knowledge of Scheyer's alleged
misdeeds. However, she was the reason
that Scheyer stayed on with her pro
gram after other programs moved to
the university's sports medicine physi
cians in 1999.
Here's the thing: Wilson either knew
what Scheyer was doing or was so out
of touch with the undercurrent in her
program that she was blind to it.
Either way, that's some terrible guid
ance for a program that Wilson took to
the top and expected to keep there.
Her $93,000 annual contract that
ends on June 30 now wraps up inside
the athletic offices rather than on the
field. Instead of firing her and poten
tially dealing with another lawsuit
from a former head coach, Hedges
has reassigned Wilson for the remain
der of her contract.
Considering it's only six months,
the Huskies may as well have left Wil
son in the dugout. It won't be diffi
cult for her to consult with the new
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head coaches and current players
since she'll be in the neighborhood.
The hardest parts will be the players
who now have to learn how to lose —
and gracefully — and Wilson's attempt
to keep her reputation intact. On the
day she learned her fate, she acknowl
edged that she was considering hiring
an attorney.
Wilson was the only coach the play
ers — past and present — knew, guid
ing the Huskies to a 532-198-1 record
in the program's 11 seasons.
Starting at Washington's first practice
Monday, those involved with the pro
gram now know two new coaches: For
mer assistant coaches Scott Centala and
Steve Dailey were promoted to interim
head coaches. Only time and a regular
season will tell how much of an impact
Scheyer's misdeeds had on the field.
Off the field, Wilson's legend will
survive. Just not at Washington.
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