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■ In my opinion
Kraayeveld makes statement
with 'moments' of intensity
The fans weren’t the only ones
pissed off during Oregon’s 78-71 victo
ry over UCLA Thursday night.
And shoddy officiating wasn’t the
only reason. (Even though it certainly
was a factor.)
For the entire game, Oregon senior
Cathrine Kraayeveld looked like she
was ready to copy UCLA’s Lisa Willis
and punt the basketball twelve rows
into the Mac Court bleachers.
And while it’s safe to say that
Kraayeveld wasn’t exactly “on” in last
night’s game, she was still crucial to
Oregon’s victory because with less
than eight minutes left in the first half,
she had a “moment.”
After getting stripped by UCLA’s
Nikki Blue on consecutive posses
sions, Kraayeveld came down on the
defensive end after an Oregon time out
and grabbed a rebound with elbows
extended and flying.
Kraayeveld had had enough.
Enough of Blue and her annoying,
frustrating presence.
Enough of the missed calls.
Enough of missed free throws and
field goals.
“I thought that from that moment
on, it was like she means business,”
Oregon head coach Bev Smith said.
“That was really a moment where our
senior stepped up and really made a
statement.”
Doesn’t the saying go, when going
gets tough, the tough get going?
The box score officially says eight
points on 3 of 12 shooting.
For a preseason Naismith TYophy
candidate, that’s an off-night.
BRIAN SMITH
LEFTY SPECIALIST
Look what else the box score says.
Eleven rebounds, two blocks, two
steals and one assist.
She had another one of those
“moments” in the second half
when, leading the break off a UCLA
miss, Kraayeveld collected a base
ball pass from senior Corrie Mizu
sawa and went up for a layup,
which she missed. Kraayeveld
grabbed her own offensive rebound,
put the ball back up on the glass
and drew the foul. Kraayeveld
clapped her hands together, and as
she walked toward the foul line, she
vented an entire game’s frustration
in a single “yeah!”
“I’m not going to have the greatest
shooting night every night,”
Kraayeveld said. “But I just got to keep
my head in it and play good defense
and get those rebounds because that’s
what my team needs.”
While it’s true that most of the time
the Ducks need Kraayeveld to be the
team’s leading scorer and biggest pres
ence on floor, there are a number of
other players that could come in and
gladly take the pressure off of
Kraayeveld.
Senior Brandi Davis’ 28 points off
the bench — which followed an 0 of 6
start — is one of the best examples.
“That’s what we’ve been talking
about in practice this week,” Davis
said. “(The ability) to step up and fill
those bigger roles when our other
players aren’t playing that well.”
It’s not just Davis either.
Sophomore Eleanor Haring drop
ping 21 in the Long Island Tlirkey
Classic on 10 of 11 shooting.
Senior Andrea Bills going for 18
points and 15 rebounds in Oregon’s
victory against then-No. 5 Stanford.
Junior guard Chelsea Wagner,
before her season-ending knee injury
against Washington, possessed the
ability to hit clutch, game-changing
three-pointers with ease.
Just ask the Huskies, they’ll give a
first-person account of the fact.
“We have so many people that can
come in and score,” Kraayeveld said.
“And that’s just a testament to people
understanding their roles.”
Role players consistently filling
roles. It’s just one of the things that
makes good teams even better, and it
is something that is a flat necessity for
a team like the Ducks.
Because when Oregon is led by
Kraayeveld and Co. — instead of just
Kraayeveld Inc. — wins over Stanford,
UCLA and Arizona should be expect
ed rather than exceptions.
But the best thing is Kraayeveld
knows and understands that.
Because that’s the kind of team
player she is.
briansmith@ daily emerald, com
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