Men: Hostile Husky crowd
could be 'eye-opener' for UO
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his buckets. We just need to go out
there and play our regular defense
and we can contain him. ”
Oregon head coach Ernie Kent
said the matchup between Brooks
and Robinson will be a good one but
it shouldn’t be the focus of the game.
“People are going to see two
great point guards,” Kent said.
“Hopefully Aaron won't get too
hyped up going home. This is his
first opportunity to do that (because
of last year’s injury). We can’t get
caught up in too many one-on-one
battles. We have a game plan that
we have to stick with.”
Tfe Simmons (16.9), Brandon Roy
(13.6), Bobby Jones (11.5), Jamaal
Williams (10.3) and Will Conroy (10)
are also averaging double figures for
the Huskies.
The Ducks will also be battling a
raucous Washington crowd, with its
student section located directly
behind the opposition’s bench.
“It’s going to be brutal,” Kent
said. “It’s going to be an eye-open
er for these kids which is good.
For us and our program, the next
step forward is to take this team on
the road in conference play. We’ve
been pretty good at home and we
need to go out on the road because
the adversity will force us to grow.”
How Oregon’s freshmen react to
the pressure of a conference road
game will also be a focal point
tonight. Guards Bryce Taylor and
Malik Hairston will face plenty of
pressure from a Husky defense that
has held opponents under 70 points
seven times and is quick to jump
passing lanes.
“We know we already let one slip
away against UCLA,” Taylor said.
“We’re going to try to be as pre
pared as possible for this game and
try to steal a ‘W.’”
jonroetrnan@dailyemerald. com
Women: Kraayeveld missed both
Washington matchups last year
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matchup with the Huskies as she
missed both opportunities last sea
son. The Kirkland, Wash., native is
second in the Pac-10 in rebound
ing, behind only Washington State
sophomore Kate Benz.
“It’s always fun to play Wash
ington,” Kraayeveld said. “It’s def
initely a game I look forward to,
but I think we have to treat it like
any other game.”
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I’m not nervous. I know I have a
good shot at a win. ”
Hochstrasser will most likely wres
tle Oregon sophomore Joey Lucas,
who recorded two wins last week
end including a pin of South Dakota
State’s Marcus Waters. In the same
dual, freshman Stewart Bogart (157)
and sophomore Chris Dearmon
(Hwt.) also recorded pins for
the Ducks.
The most exciting match of the
night might be in the heavyweight di
vision as Smith faces either Dearmon
or sophomore Cody Parker, pending
a match-time decision by Oregon
head coach Chuck Kearney. Another
coaching decision yet to be made is
whether senior Luke Larwin (165)
will wrestle. Larwin suffered a knee
injury early in the season that side
lined him until Friday when he
wrestled for the first time this sea
son — he won two close matches
by decision.
Like most duals the Ducks have
wrestled in this year, a win over Boise
State will weigh heavily on how well
Oregon’s underclassmen wrestle. The
juniors and seniors have had little
trouble this season notching wins, as
illustrated by the success of standout
veterans Shane Webster (174), Joey
Bracamonte (157), Scott Barker (197)
and Chet McBee, who has stepped in
at the 174- and 184-pound divisions.
Although the upperclassmen have
had a prosperous season, the Ducks
have been on the losing end of many
close duals in which they fell short by
a single match win. This is where the
performance of Oregon’s younger
wrestlers has become pivotal. Recent
ly, freshman Nick Cautrell (141)
stepped up and helped the Ducks
grab a win over Fresno State two
weeks ago. Sophomore Cyle Hartzell
has also pulled his weight in
clutch matches.
The Ducks continue their homes
tand Jan. 28 when they wrestle Cal
State Fullerton.
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he said. “We know she’s going to go
out and have a chance to beat any
one. Three of four titles. There’s not
many people who have done what
she’s done already.”
Panova said one of her biggest
competitors is freshman Nicole Le
imbach of USC. Leimbach defeated
Panova in straight sets, 6-4 and 6-1,
in the first round of the ITA
National Indoor Championships
in November.
“I really want to beat her (this
time),” Panova said.
Another Duck who has a promis
ing chance at succeeding this
r—— — .
weekend is sophomore Dominika
Dieskova. Last season, Dieskova
finished with a 20-17 overall
record and was ranked as high as
No. 51 nationally.
“I feel prepared and ready to start the
new season,” Dieskova said. “I was
working out pretty hard in the fall. ”
Schyllander said his second-year
player is “one of the best and most
improved players in the country”
this season.
“She took huge strides in the fall
and she’s really coming into her
style of game and wanting to play
and has bought into it,” Schyllander
said. “Any given day, she can beat
any given player. ”
Men kick off 2005
campaign in Hawaii
The Oregon men’s tennis team
will begin its first season under new
head coach Kevin Kowalik when it
battles Hawaii and Florida State this
weekend in Honolulu.
Kowalik said he is “extremely ex
cited” about taking over the Oregon
program after former head coach
Chris Russell left to become associ
ate head coach at Washington
in September.
“The team had a lot of highs and
lows last season but is ready to
compete and win in an excellent
Pac-10 Conference,” Kowalik said.
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