IN BRIEF Oregon drops first wrestling dual of season The 2004-05 Oregon wrestling season is officially under way, and the Ducks feature a promising ros ter, including six wrestlers who re ceived preseason top-20 national recognition in their respective weight classes. Under the direction of seventh-year head coach Chuck Kearney, Oregon is receiving honor able mention votes in InterMat’s preseason top-25 poll. The Ducks opened their season Friday with a dual match against Wyoming in Laramie, Wyo., which saw Oregon fall short in a 30-16 loss. In the dual, the Ducks started strong with two pins from sopho more Cody Parker of the heavy weight class and junior Martin DUAL, page 9 ONnomn IIIIUNUIU ijiNTnrr Npi mi itqpu nniriNQi nrrirNC nnnuN i*icn 1/ii 11 nut .ntw .muinKj .uKiUinnLutbiJiij. uuiijii .lib i BUy.SELL TDfinr n con i imcmi 1 QPICTTC cyi rnnrn , iKflut.irDn IL- I. 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For disability accommodations, please call (541) 346-3286. The University of Oregon is an EO/AA/ADA institution. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON ■ Duck volleyball Oregon falls to No. 14 Cal 3-0 in its last home match The Ducks, who held a brief second-game lead, succumbed to errors BY STEPHEN MILLER SPORTS REPORTER A roller coaster of emotions climbed and descended as Oregon fell to No. 14 California in its final home match of the 2004 season Fri day at McArthur Court. Seniors Katie O’Neil and Lauren Westendorf were both recognized in a pregame celebration and then an nounced in the starting lineup to honor their final contest on the Ducks’ floor. In unscripted fashion, however, the Bears claimed their 12th-straight match over Oregon with a 3-0 win, 30-23, 30-24, 30-14. “It was great to see the two of them (O’Neil and Westendorf) on the floor again,” Oregon head coach Carl Ferreira said despite suffering the loss. “They came in together, they room together, they are both very special, and I thought it was a very special night for them.” Westendorf, who continues to re cover from an anterior cruciate liga ment injury sustained on Sept. 24, successfully served the first ball of the match and then substituted out after a sideout by Cal. “I had been planning on serving for about a week,” Westendorf said. “I actually just got clearance from my doctor to be out of my brace and serve. It was nice to be on the court and nice to serve and have that sym bolic moment to end my career. ” The Bakersfield, Calif., native who broke the Pacific-10 Conference record for service aces in a match Lauren Wimer | Senior photographer Oregon senior Lauren Westendorf, who suffered a severe knee injury on Sept. 24, was given permission by her doctor to open with a serve in Friday’s loss to Cal. with 12 against Seton Hall on Sept. 18, said that her name would not be found in any future box scores. “I am done — I had clearance for one match and so I’m done,” she said. “My career as an Oregon volley ball player is over.” As heartbreaking as that was to hear, coach Ferreira remained stuck on the first play of the match. “I thought it was great that Lauren served and got her serve in,” Ferreira said. “I was most concerned about Lauren being too energetic and want ing to dig the ball, forgetting that she has a bum wheel.” The woes began shortly after that symbolic moment for the Ducks, who finished with eight service errors and no aces. Cal (14-9 overall, 9-5 Pac-10) used a 12-0 scoring streak to go up 17-9 in the first game and constrict Oregon’s intensity level. “I thought we played the way we wanted to play,” Ferreira said. “We just got stuck in that one rotation. Oth er than that, we were getting points when we needed to get points. ” Oregon (9-16,1-14) glanced at a 5 0 lead in the second game and man aged to stay either ahead or tied with the Bears until an attack error direct ed Cal to the winning path. The Bears found their comfort zone at the net in the third game, as they recorded six block assists. Cal held Oregon to nine kills to accompa ny nine errors (.000 hitting percent age) after the Ducks averaged .326 through the first two games. “We had a few stumbling blocks for a while,” Cal head coach Rich Feller said. “We got some pretty good defense and ran our offense the way we wanted to. Junior outside hitter Kelly Russell finished with a match-high 17 kills for Oregon. Sophomores Sarah Ma son and Kristen Bitter added 12 and nine kills, respectively. O’Neil finished with 16 digs, mov ing her career total to 955 with four matches left this season. “I’m really just trying to soak up each moment with my teammates,” O’Neil said. “Tonight I took an extra moment to look around and just feel the feeling because you remember the feelings — not the scores and not the outcomes. ” stephenmiller@dailyemerald.com STUDENT ID SPECIALS * Show Your Student ID * Order by Number North Campus DOC HDD South Campus OOO IIOD 2870 E.Willamette 579 E. Broadway ■1 Medium Pizza! $7.99 - One Medium 12" 1-Topping Pizza $10.99 - Two Medium 12" 1-Topping Pizzas Valid on Pan, Thin 'N Crispy® or Hand-Tossed Crust Limited Delivery Area. Delivery Charges Apply. Offer Expires December 28,2004 $8.99 - One Large 14" 1-Topping Pizza $12.99 - Two Large 14" 1-Topping Pizzas Valid on Pan, Thin 'N Crispy® or Hand-Tossed Crust Limited Delivery Area. Delivery Charges Apply. 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