Women's lacrosse looks
to extend winning streak
The Oregon women’s lacrosse
team heads down to Berkeley, Calif.,
this weekend to take on California on
Sunday at noon.
After its recent wins on the road
against Davidson and St. Mary’s,
Oregon is hoping to extend its second
two-game winning streak of the
season against the Golden Bears.
Cal (9-6 overall, 2-1 Mountain Pa
cific Sports Federation) is currently
tied for second place with UC Davis
in the MPSF standings, while the
Ducks (4-9,1-3) are in fifth place.
Still, momentum could swing in
Oregon’s favor. The Ducks have
built up a steady rhythm and are
coming off a morale-boosting
16-8 win over St. Mary’s. Cal, on the
other hand, could still be a little
shaky after enduring a 14-4 loss to
IN BRIEF
No. 21 Yale last weekend.
“We’re just running through the
same motions, and time continues to
be on our side, because we’re gaining
more experience with every game,”
Oregon head coach Jen Larsen said.
The Ducks’ offense has also been
a potent force, scoring 16 goals in
each of their last two games. In fact,
12 of the 21 Ducks who have seen
action this season have found the
net at least once, six of them scoring
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in double digits. Freshman attacker
Jen May is the Ducks’ leading scorer
with 32 goals.
“We’ve been running a very team
oriented offense, and that seems to
have worked well so far because
we’re finally seeing results on the
transition and finishing our shots,”
Larsen said.
— Stefanie Loh
Oregon hosts annual
charity basketball event
The Oregon men’s and women’s
basketball teams will be participating
in the third annual Rollin’ for a Reme
dy charity wheelchair basketball
game against the Portland Wheel
blazers at McArthur Court today at 7
p.m. Doors open at 6 p.m.
There will be a halftime shooting
competition, a raffle and a perform
ance by the Oregon cheerleaders.
Tickets will be sold at the door for
$2 for students with identification
and $3 for adults. Children under
10 get in free of charge.
The event is presented by
the Oregon Student Athlete
Advisory Committee and all of the
proceeds will benefit Doernbecher
Children’s Hospital.
— Clayton Jones
Bonds, Giants still unsure
about slugger's return
SAN FRANCISCO — Barry Bonds
has been unable to begin any base
ball-related activities since the sec
ond arthroscopic operation on his
right knee and no timetable has
been set for his return.
“No one ever said there was go
ing to be a date for Barry,” San Fran
cisco manager Felipe Alou said be
fore Wednesday’s game against the
Arizona Diamondbacks. “No one
said the first or 15th. After the sec
ond surgery, he said he never set a
date. He’s starting all over again.”
Bonds, who entered the season
third on baseball’s all-time home
run list with 703, underwent his
first operation Jan. 31 and was ex
pected to be available for opening
day. After a handful of rigorous
workouts, Bonds was sent back to
San Francisco for further exams,
and that resulted in a second opera
tion on March 17.
In an outburst during spring
training, Bonds said he might not be
back for at least half the season,
maybe the whole season.
“Anytime he comes back is
good,” Alou said. “The sooner
the better. ”
— The Associated Press
Tennis: Senior Panova looks
for fourth Pac-10 singles title
Continued from page 13
of competing at the national scene.
“This is the best season that I’ve
ever been a part of, you know, even
better than last year,” Schyllander
said. “Last year, we talked about that
season being a season of firsts. We
played a tougher schedule, we have
lesser losses and the same amount of
wins, so we feel very good about it.”
As the regular season ended with a
6-1 road victory over Washington
State on Sunday, Oregon now looks
forward to the Pac-10 Individual
Championships beginning today.
“Anytime you go into the postsea
son, you want to go in with some
momentum,” Schyllander said. “And
anytime you play Washington State,
it’s a great thing, because they’ve
been a rival for many years.”
Unlike the regular season when all
matches were team-based, the Ducks
will now have to shift their focus to
ward achieving individual goals.
The individual championships
crown the best singles player and
doubles tandem in the conference.
“All season long, we’ve been talk
ing about team, team, team and put
individual goals aside,” Schyllander
said. “Now I think it’s time for some
people to try to achieve some of their
individual goals. ”
Three Ducks — seniors Daria
Panova and Davina Mendiburu, and
sophomore Dominika Dieskova —
are scheduled to compete in the
championship singles main draw,
along with 29 other players.
Panova, 22, is no stranger to suc
cess at the conference tournament.
The Moscow, Russia, native
already has three Pac-10 singles
championships on her resume, in
cluding two in the 2003 season
where she was honored as the
Pac-10 Player of the Year. Panova has
earned a No. 5 seed and will face off
against Southern California’s Dianne
Matias in the first round.
Mendiburu, 22, has had a career
best season with a singles record of
23-7. Her success earned her an indi
vidual ranking for the first time in her
four years at Oregon — she is ranked
No. 107 in the nation.
The Menton, France, native is the
No. 10 seed and will battle Washing
ton’s Dea Sumantri in the first round.
“She put it together, she has done
what seniors are supposed to do,”
Schyllander said. “Davina has
stepped up big this season.”
Dieskova, the third Duck in the
main draw, has also had a great sea
son, solidifying the top of the singles
lineup. The 19-year-old compiled a
21-12 singles record, earning her a
No. 82 national ranking. Dieskova is
the No. 18 seed and will square off
against Stanford’s Theresa Logar in
the first round.
Dieskova said she feels as prepared
as she has all season long for the
tournament with one goal in mind —
to win it all.
“I want to win this tournament.
My goal is to play my best tennis, and
then it will take care of itself,”
Dieskova said. “So I just want to play
hard and play good tennis and go as
far as I can. ”
The first two rounds of the main
draw conclude today, and the finals
will be held on Sunday.