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UO women hope to get back on track at Pac-lOs The Ducks look to reverse their struggles this week against some of the nation’s elite By Brian Smith Freelance Reporter It's now all about the postseason for the Oregon women's golf team. With an NCAA regional bid already secured, Pacific 10 Conference pride is on the line this week as the Ducks travel to the par-72, 6,405-yard Saticoy Country Club in Somis, Calif., the site of this year's conference championships. The Ducks will be hoping to improve on one of the best seasons in recent memory. Oregon captured multiple team titles for the first time since 1996, with wins at the Lady Van dal Invitational in the fall and a win at the Colby Invita tional in March. Seven of the Ducks' eight tournaments re sulted in top-10 finishes, which includes two top-five finishes at the Duck Invitational and the Edean Ihlanfeldt Invitational in Sammamish, Wash. A formidable test awaits as six of the Pac-10 teams are ranked in the WOMEN'S t°P 25 of this week's Golfweek ■ ET rankings, including second-ranked " UCLA, fourth-ranked and defend ing conference champ California and No. 9 Southern California. Arizona, ranked 11th na tionally, joins No. 13 Washington and No. 23 Stanford in making the Pac-10 one of the nation's toughest conferences. "This tournament is the best competition we will see all year until the regionals," Oregon head coach Shannon Rouillard said. "And even though we're not putting any pressure on trying to finish in a certain spot, you do always want to play well at your conference tournament. It's a feel ing of pride and respect when you're out there competing against the rest of the conference. While there may not be pressure to finish in a certain spot, it could be said that some pressure has been added from the Ducks' finish to the season. The Ducks have snug gled lately, losing some of the momentum they carried since the beginning of the fall season. Oregon finished with its worst result of the year, a 13th place showing at the PING/ASU Invitational at the beginning of April and then followed it up with a ninth-place at the Peg Barnard Inter collegiate Classic last week. "We really have no expectations," Rouillard said. "We just want to go play the game like we're capable of playing it and refocus as we prepare for regionals." Unlike recent seasons, five of the six golfers Oregon will send to Somis have championship experience. Freshman Kimberly McCready will be the only golfer making her Pac 10 championship debut. Accompanying McCready will be sophomores Therese Wenslow, Erin Andrews, and Michelle Timpani. Andrews leads the Ducks with a 76 stroke average for the spring, with Wenslow following close behind with a 76.4 average. Timpani is playing the best golf of the sea son with three top-25 finishes — including her first ca reer individual title — in four events. Rounding out the Oregon contingent are juniors Johnna Nealy, who has had the most Pac-10 success of anyone on the team, and Jess Carlyon, who will be competing as an individ ual this week. The Ducks will be looking to finish in the upper-half of the conference tournament for the first time since their fifth-place finish in 1997. Oregon finished last year's tour nament in last place. The teams tee off today at 8:30 a.m., and will play 18 holes each day of the three-day event. Brian Smith is a freelance reporter for the Emerald. Tim Bobosky Photographer Junior Jess Carlyon and the Oregon women’s golf team head south looking for their first top five finish at the Pacific-10 Championships since 1997. Carlyon will compete as an individual. ROAD continued from page 9 The Ducks couldn't quite extend their weekend into three victories, as Nyhus gave up a walk-ofF home run to UCLA's Caitlin Benyi in the bottom of the tenth inning for a 3-2 loss Sunday. "(The team) never gave up, and (they) battled inning after inning," Arendsen said in a release Sunday. "We had a great defensive game and were able to battle back in the fifth, but we came up just short." Oregon's two runs came on Good ell's second home run of the season in the top of the fifth inning. After Amy Harris started the game, Anissa Meash intubby relieved her. Nyhus relieved Meashintubby, eventually taking the loss. Each pitcher threw three innings. Oregon returns to Howe Field on Friday for a three-game series against Arizona State and No. 1 Arizona. Contact the senior sports reporter at mindirice@dailyemerald.com. SPORTS BRIEF Bills takes home top women's honor Andrea Bills was named most valuable player of the Ore gon women's basketball team at an annual awards banquet at the Eugene Hilton on Saturday. After a season-ending knee injury to All-American can didate Cathrine Kraayeveld, Bills stepped up her game and led the Ducks in scoring (321 points), rebounding (225), field goal percentage (.472) and blocked shots (17). The junior center from Moreno Valley, Calif., was named honorable mention All-Pacific-10 Conference for the first time in her career. Freshman Eleanor Haring was voted the Ducks' most im proved player, averaging 8.9 points and 4.3 rebounds per game. The newcomer from Mullaloo, Western Australia, be came a constant in Oregon's starting lineup by season's end. Junior Kedzie Gunderson took home defensive player of the year honors for her work against some of the Pac-10's top offensive players. In March, the Bellevue, Wash., native's defensive pressure on Nicole Powell was key in a win against No. 10 Stanford. Kraayeveld was also presented with the Oregon Green & Gold Award for her contributions on and off the court Jon Roetman 2004 ASUO Elections Voter’s Guide Correction Question: Shall the ASUO Constitution be changed to strike the following language? Section 6.15 The ASUO recommended incidental fee assessment for each of the following Major Programs: 1) ASUO Programs 2) The Athletic Department, and 3) The incidental fee portion of the EMU budget; excluding replenishment for expenditures from the previous year’s building reserves, shall not exceed a 7% increase over the previous year’s student incidental fee assessment, unless individually approved by an initiative or referendum shall under Section 14 of this Constitution. If placed on the ballot, the measure shall specify the exact amount in both percentage and dollars by which the 7% limitation will be exceeded. 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