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.
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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.
Explanation:
The Oregon University System policies governing the maintenance and funding of
building and equipment reserves has been changed. Where the old model was based
on a two part allocation, an annual percentage addition as well as a replenishment of
the past year’s expenditures, the new model is based solely on a five year plan for
expected expenditures. The language we ask to strike was added last year to
accommodate the old OUS system and requirements.
Submitted:
Maddy Melton, ASUO President 03-04
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