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Ducks seek to secure NCAA Regional bid I he Ducks hope for key performances from their trio of sophomores in Stanford this weekend By Brian Smith Freelance Reporter The Oregon men's golf team does n't need any more pressure. 'They're about to get some more. Playing in the most im portant tour nament of the year, the Ducks' post season chances will largely be decided this weekend at the U.S. Intercolle giate, held at the par-71, 6,835-yard Stanford Golf Course in California. The goal and the situation remain the same. The Ducks are on the DUCK GOLF outside looking in for the remaining three automatic bids to the NCAA West Regional next month. And like last week's ASU Thunderbird Invita tional, the Ducks will go head-to head with many of the teams they are currently chasing. The group Oregon will compete against includes UC-Irvine, UC-Riverside, Long Beach State, Oregon State, Pacific, San Jose State and Washington State. "We need to beat all those teams to give ourselves a chance at the region al," Oregon head coach Steve Nosier said. "And we need to understand that if we make good shots and keep the ball in play, we should be able to do that. It still may not be enough, but we will certainly do everything we can to at least have a chance." The Ducks will not be the only team looking to improve their NCAA chances. "This tournament could really help put us in position for the NCAAs," Oregon State head coach Brian Watts said. 'This is a great course where you must manage the ball to be able to score well, and I think our squad is prepared to shoot some low scores." Low scores will most certainly be in order as the Ducks travel south for the second tournament in a row. This past week's ASU Thunderbird saw eventual champion Arizona State finish at 46 under as a team, shattering the tour nament record. One of the weakness es for the Ducks this year has been the inability to go low for more than one round, which the team will need to do in order to compete with the talented field this weekend. The Ducks have been receiving timely performances from their co captain Mike Sica. Sica, a senior, has played his best golf of the year, including under-par finishes, in his last two tournaments. "Mike has played well at Stanford in the past and is usually very com fortable on that golf course," Nosier said. "I also think he understands that it's becoming do-or-die time for him as a senior, and his play of late has reflected that." Along with Sica, the Ducks will send sophomores Justin St. Clair, Kyle Johnson and Gregg LaVoie. Freshman Matt Ma will round out the Oregon contingent. The rest of the tournament field in cludes No. 3 UCLA, No. 7 Texas, No. 17 California, Fresno State, Portland, San Diego, San Diego State, San Fran cisco, Santa Clara and Stanford. 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ISLANDWOOD 4450 Blakely Avenue NE Bainbridge Island, WA 98110 You're always close to campus. - -> www.dailyemerald.com HEADS continued from page 7 teams in the NCAA. "UCLA, 0-4 in the conference? You've got to be kidding," Arendsen said. “They're the defending national champi ons. We just hope they can struggle an other weekend and take out their frustra tions on somebody else next week." The Bruins face Oregon's travel partner Oregon State on Friday. Regardless of other matchups, the Ducks are confident heading into the weekend. Their first goal is to shake off Saturday's 7-4 loss to Oregon State. "We're a little upset about Saturday's loss, but we feel really confident with what we know about Washington and UCLA" second baseman Erin Goodell said. "We know we can win all three games. Our competition is going to get tougher and tougher. 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