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.
The Ducks will tee off for the first of
36 holes at 8 a.m. on Saturday, with
the tournament concluding Sunday.
Brian Smith is a freelance reporter
for the Emerald.
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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. We know we have the ability to
play with anybody, so that's going to be a
key factor is having the confidence"
It is a formula that has started to take
hold in the Oregon dugout.
"We're going to go out there and try to
be the best Oregon team that we can be"
Arendsen said. "That's all we can do."
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