SPORTS BRIEFS
Track and field earns
NCAA marks
The men's and women's track and
field teams raked in plenty of NCAA
provisional qualifying marks during
the weekend at their respective meets.
The men finished with seven
NCAA marks in the Iowa State Clas
sic at the Lied Recreation Athletic
Center. The women earned two
NCAA provisional marks in the Pa
cific-10 Conference Invitational at
the University of Washington.
Sophomore Matt Scherer finished
with a personal best of46.40 seconds
for third in the 400 meters. Sherer's
time earned him an NCAA provision
al mark, and he was a quarter-second
shy of the automatic mark (46.15).
Scherer also anchored the 4x400
meter relay team to an overall
school record (third, 3:06.54) that
was a half-second under the NCAA
automatic mark.
Eric Mitchum, a 2003 NCAA veter
an, ran 7.85 in the 60-meter hurdles
to finish second for an NCAA provi
sional standard. Sophomore Ryan
Flaherty ran 1:50.14 in the 800 meters
for an NCAA provisional mark.
In the high jump, sophomore Jeff
Lindsey earned the men's only win of
the day at 7 feet 11/2 inches to equal
the NCAA provisional standard.
Also earning provisional marks in
Friday's competition were Jason Hart
mann (5,000 meters, fourth,
14:01.95) and Leonidas Watson (long
jump, first, 25-5 1/2).
On the women's side, redshirt jun
ior Magdalena Sandoval stole the
show. Sandoval ran a 41-second per
sonal best in the 5,000 meters, finish
ing fourth at 16:04.40.
Sandoval easily met the NCAA au
tomatic standard of 16:15.00. San
doval had a breakthrough cross coun
try season in the fall earning Pac-10
First-Team honors with a fifth-place
league finish.
Redshirt junior Eri Macdonald ran
a four-second indoor personal best
in the 800 meters, finishing seventh
overall in 2:08.12. She barely ran
under the NCAA provisional mark
of 2:09.00.
In the shot put, redshirt junior Bree
Fuqua matched the NCAA provision
al standard, finishing third at 51 feet.
It was a one-foot, seven-inch season
best for Fuqua and was less than three
inches shy of personal best from her
Wisconsin career (51-2 3/4).
—Jesse Thomas
Softball wraps up
tournament with victory
The No. 20 Oregon women's soft
ball team had a second rollercoaster
weekend in tournament play.
At the Arizona State-hosted Fiesta
Bowl Tournament, the Ducks (5-4)
opened Friday with a 10-1 win against
No. 13 Cal State Fullerton.
After ending the Titans' season last
May, Oregon was prepared for Fuller
ton State to come out fighting, but
didn't give the Titans a chance. In the
top of the first inning, the Ducks
scored six runs en route to their five
inning victory.
Sophomore Beth Boskovich hit
her second home run of the season
in the winning effort. Junior transfer
Ani Nyhus picked up her third win
of the season.
"This was a great way for us to
come out and start the tournament,"
head coach Kathy Arendsen said. "We
put together great pitching and great
offense. I'm pleased with how we
played throughout the game; we nev
er let up."
Oregon ran out of steam Friday af
ternoon against No. 15 Texas A&M,
dropping an 8-3 decision. Junior Ash
ley Richards was 3-for-4 with her first
home run of the season, but the
Ducks left eight runners on base and
couldn't come up with a victory.
For the first time this season, Ore
gon lost two games in a row when
they started Saturday with a 3-1 loss
to Ohio State.
The Ducks took a 1-0 lead in the
bottom of the sixth on an error. The
Buckeyes responded in the top of
the seventh with a three-run home
run for the victory. Freshman Amy
Harris took the loss in her first deci
sion this season.
Oregon ended its losing streak
with a 6-1 victory Saturday after
noon against Cal State Northridge.
Richards hit her second home run of
the season to give Oregon a 1-0 lead
in the fourth. Harris earned her sec
ond decision of the day to even out
her record at 1-1.
"1 thought we responded really well
against Northridge after missing quite
a few opportunities against Ohio
State," Arendsen said. "We needed to
find a spark to complement our pitch
ing and defense and we did a nice job
of that."
The Ducks closed the tournament
with a 4-1 win against No. 10 Texas. The
game started almost an hour and a half
later than it was supposed to, then was
called after five innings so that Oregon
could make it to the airport for the
team's flight back to Eugene
Nyhus picked up a win to improve
her record to 4-2. Boskovich hit her
third home run of the season, a two
run shot to center field, to end an 0
for-10 streak in the tournament.
'This was a good win for us," Arend
sen said. "Our pitching was strong and
our offense stepped up and gave Ani
the support she needed."
Oregon continues play with a
third preseason tournament, the
Campbell-Cartier Classic in San
Diego starting Friday. The Ducks
open against Hawaii.
— Mindi Rice
GUARD
continued from page 7
Mendiola started her scoring run
with 10:37 remaining in the second
half when her three-pointer from
the right wing gave Washington a
47-40 lead.
Oregon pulled to within two at the
8:29 mark when a three-pointer by
Brandi Davis made the score 49-47.
Mendiola answered with eight
straight points and the Huskies led by
at least five the rest of the way.
The 5-foot-11 guard finished with
22 points on 8 of 17 shooting.
"My teammates rely on me to score
so I just tried to bring it," Mendiola
said. "I just started taking my time, re
laxing and not forcing things."
Oregon (12-12 overall, 4-10 Pac
10) entered Saturday's game hoping
to avenge its 95-50 loss — the third
worst in school history — to Wash
ington (14-10, 7-8) on Jan. 15 in Seat
tle. The Ducks stayed within shouting
distance of the Huskies the entire
game but couldn't find an answer for
Mendiola in the second half.
It was the second time in three con
tests that Oregon allowed an oppos
ing player to dictate the outcome of a
game. Oregon State's Brina Chaney
scored 31 against the Ducks in a Feb.
7 loss to the Beavers in Corvallis.
"I think (Mendiola) is a great
player," Davis said. "She found her
rhythm. As a defense, we have to
learn to slow her down."
Davis helped keep the Ducks dose
down the stretch, scoring 14 of her
team-high 19 points in the second
half. Her three three-pointers moved
her into fifth place all-time on the
Oregon career list with 91.
Eleanor Haring struggled offensive
ly for the Ducks two nights after scor
ing a career-high 16 points against
Washington State. The freshman for
ward had no problem creating open
shots for herself, but ran into trouble
knocking them down. Haring missed
her first six shots en route to eight
points on 3 of 13 shooting.
"I think she just missed some good
shots," Oregon head coach Bev Smith
said. "It's too bad because I think if
she had gotten off to a better start, it
certainly would have given them
some different defensive problems."
Oregon opened the game on a 7
2 run, but cooled quickly, scoring
only six points during the next eight
minutes. The teams exchanged
blows until a three-point play by
Washington guard Cameo Hicks
with 18:06 remaining in the second
half gave the Huskies a 30-27 lead
they didn't relinquish.
Along with Mendiola's performance,
Washington received a big second half
from center Andrea Lalum. The 6-foot
4 senior scored 12 of her 16 points
after halftime, including eight con
secutive during a 90-second stretch.
Lalum's 16 points came despite a 2
of 8 first-half shooting performance.
The former Montana High School
Girls Player of the Year said she fo
cused on rebounding — grabbing
eight total — to help her overcome
her slow start.
"It seems to be that way the last
couple games where I start off cold
and shots aren't falling," Lalum said.
"Rebounds are something I can con
trol, so I just try to pick it up on the
defensive end, get some rebounds
and try to help my team out."
Gioconda Mendiola finished
with nine points for the Huskies,
while Hicks added nine and
grabbed seven rebounds.
Andrea Bills notched her second
consecutive double double for Ore
gon, scoring 10 points and grabbing
10 rebounds. Chelsea Wagner added
nine points on 3 of 8 shooting.
Washington head coach June
Daugherty said the Huskies needed
the win as they prepare for the Pac
10 Tournament.
"The kids are definitely stepping up
and playing to their potential," Daugh
erty said. "I'd like a little more breath
ing room than what we had but we'll
take it — especially at Mac Court"
Contact the sports reporter
at jonroetman@dailyemerald.com.
SLUGGISH
continued from page 8
Oklahoma finished fourth and
fifth with team totals of 850
and 852, respectively.
Individual honors went to Anthony
Kim of Oklahoma, who finished with a
11-under par 205. Kim was the third
different leader in the three day
event. Second-round leader Scott
Gordon finished in fourth place af
ter carding a final-round 72.
Hawaii-Hilo's Nick Mason and Ari
zona State's Chez Reavie tied for
second at 9-under par 207.
The Ducks will return to action
March 1 and 2 at the Cleveland Golf
Classic, held at the North Ranch
Country Club in Westlake, Calif.
Brian Smith is a freelance reporter
for the Emerald.
We've got sp
at www.dailvemerald.com
Ready to win a
Brand New
Computer System
from Virtual Office Systems?
How about gift certificates for lodging in Bend, drinking
and eating at Rennie’s Landing, pizzas from Track Town,
and so much more!
Then be sure and head over to the UO Bookstore today, February 16th.
The Ad Team is hosting a raffle sponsored by VOS Computers to raise
money for the 2004 National Student Advertising Competition! You can
buy raffle tickets in front of the University of Oregon Bookstore all day
today or contact Leah Lockyer at 541-221-6583.
You will also get a free slice of pizza from Papa John's
if you buy a raffle ticket.
Thank you to all of our donor*, including VOS Computers. Support the Ad
Team and get ready to take home the brand new VOS computer system.
r “ vinuai urrice bystems, me.
Computers
Market I*law M esj
3131 West Ittli \\«
343 NI.33
Monday Satiiiilav
I Ham (•pm
EOO
have your fun,
and credits too
M.
in ^
Hawai(U
Summer 1: May 24-July 2 • Summer 2: July 6-August 13
manoa SUMMER SESSIONS
www.summer.hawaii.edu • toll-free 1 (800) 862-6628
Sunday February 22nd
Doors Open at 7 pm
Julian
Marley
& THE UPRISING
PRESENTED BY JAGUAR PRODUCTIONS