FIRSTS
continued from page 7A
but we haven't accomplished any
thing yet," Smith said. "We certainly
have a long ways to go. Just moving
forward and not being satisfied with a
simple win."
Smith said the squad h^s learned
some lessons this week that she hopes
they keep with them.
What Smith doesn't want is for the
team to take two steps backward like
they did against Washington five days
after a victory against Oregon State.
"(The WSU win) was a real big
bounce back for our team," Davis
said. "I think it says a lot about our
team as far as being able to bounce
back from difficult situations. We're
just going to look forward to taking
those mistakes (against Washing
ton) and make those a strength in
other games."
Redshirts take reins
Although her first start was an omi
nous game; sophomore transfer Chelsea
Wagner is now in the starting five
Wagner and point guard Corrie
Mizusawa spent the 2002-2003 sea
son as redshirts to meet transfer re
quirements. Now, one year removed
from playing with the three guys who
make up Oregon's practice team,
Wagner and Mizusawa are two of the
five that lead Oregon at tipoff.
"Last year it was obviously a huge
goal for both of us to start," Wagner
said. "It's just awesome that we get
this opportunity to play together.
I'm excited."
Mizusawa has started all 17
games this season, while Wagner
started at Washington for the first
time as a Duck.
"It's pretty awesome," Wagner said.
"I was getting playing time, so it did
n't really matter, but it was definitely
fun. It felt really good."
Wagner started 14 games in her
freshman season at Hawaii. Mizu
sawa started 41 games in her time at
Saint Mary's.
On the mend
Wagner has missed three practices
since she twisted her left knee in the
Washington game Thursday. She did
Adam Amato Senior Photographer
Chelsea Wagner began her first few games as a Duck on the Washington road trip.
n't practice Friday in Pullman or Mon
day and Tuesday after the team re
turned to Eugene. She played 25 min
utes in Saturday's victory
"It's just continued to stay swollen,
so I'm getting an MRI just to make
sure," Wagner said.
Her MRI was scheduled for Tuesday
evening.
Sophomore Carolyn Ganes is still
nursing an ankle injury she sustained
during practice the week before the
Oregon State game. Ganes said she is
sitting out practice to give her ankle a
chance to heal. She played 18 minutes
against Oregon State, 20 minutes at
Washington and seven minutes at
Washington State.
"Mostly just a little bit of sickness
and flu floating around," Smith said.
"Ashley (Allen) got an ankle sprain (in
Tuesday's practice). It's not serious but
enough to possibly miss a practice."
Contact the senior sports reporter
at mindirice@dailyemerald.com.
SHOOTING
continued from page 7A
pan out as they are supposed to.
"Freddie Jones and Jamison Brewer
can't shoot," Walton wrote. "Who
needs to guard them?"
Ouch.
If it happened today
Predicting the NBA Draft is an inex
act science, but NBADraft.net gives its
best attempt at doing so.
The site has Jackson going 23rd over
all in the first round to New Orleans.
The Web Site lists the forward as the
13th-best senior in the nation.
No other Ducks made the draft list.
Contact tiie sports editor
at tiankhageri@dailyemerald.com.
SPORTS BRIEF
Dallas assistant expected
to be new head coach
in Oakland
The Oakland Raiders will name Dal
las Cowboys assistant head coach/quar
terbacks coach Sean Payton head coach
after a three-week search to find a suc
cessor to Bill Callahan, Cowboys offen
sive coordinator Maurice Carthon said
Tuesday afternoon.
"I'm out of the running," Carthon
said when reached at his office at the
Cowboys' complex in Irving, Texas.
"They're going to go in a different di
rection. Sean's going to get that job.
He's out there now working out the
details, and it could be announced
(any day). Sean's their guy."
Payton was unavailable for com
ment. Raiders team spokesman Artie
Gigantino said he didn't have any con
firmation on Payton's imminent hiring.
A source dose to Raiders managing
general partner A1 Davis said Davis
told him Monday night that he was
set to name a coach by the end of the
week but didn't mention a name.
Payton's deal is reportedly for four
years at an average of $1.3 million per
season.
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