Spring Break
Oregon State looks to build on first Pac-10 win
Beavers begin Craig Robinson's era with 1-1 Pac-10 opening weekend after splitting with Los Angeles schools
Terry Horstman
Issue date: 1/6/09 Section: Sports
"Two words: coaching change," Haynes said. "What else can you say? Coach Robinson's a really great coach. He knows what he's talking about. He's played the game before. He just knows what he's doing to put each and every one of us in an opportunity to succeed on the court."
Haynes is just one of the examples of success since Robinson came to OSU; Haynes has been the leading scorer for the past six games after averaging just 5.5 points per game last year as a freshman, and the success certainly doesn't stop there.
Fellow sophomore Omari Johnson has built upon his freshman season to become a reliable post threat for the Beavers. Johnson has started in every game since late November and is averaging close to 11 points and six boards per game.
Another player who has stepped up big is Roeland Schaftenaar. After being blanked the previous two games, the junior forward from the Netherlands showed great resilience against USC by scoring 18 points and hitting the game-tying 3-pointer to send the game into the extra session.
So with just one weekend of conference play in the books, the Beavers have already accomplished one of their goals of being better than they were last year. However, Oregon State no longer has the label of an easy-out, and it only gets harder as the Beavers travel to Tempe to take on the 20th ranked Arizona State Sun Devils on Thursday. It is now pretty apparent that the Sun Devils along with the rest of the Pac-10 are not going to overlook the Beavers anymore.
Terry Horstman, sports writer
sports@dailybarometer.com
Haynes is just one of the examples of success since Robinson came to OSU; Haynes has been the leading scorer for the past six games after averaging just 5.5 points per game last year as a freshman, and the success certainly doesn't stop there.
Fellow sophomore Omari Johnson has built upon his freshman season to become a reliable post threat for the Beavers. Johnson has started in every game since late November and is averaging close to 11 points and six boards per game.
Another player who has stepped up big is Roeland Schaftenaar. After being blanked the previous two games, the junior forward from the Netherlands showed great resilience against USC by scoring 18 points and hitting the game-tying 3-pointer to send the game into the extra session.
So with just one weekend of conference play in the books, the Beavers have already accomplished one of their goals of being better than they were last year. However, Oregon State no longer has the label of an easy-out, and it only gets harder as the Beavers travel to Tempe to take on the 20th ranked Arizona State Sun Devils on Thursday. It is now pretty apparent that the Sun Devils along with the rest of the Pac-10 are not going to overlook the Beavers anymore.
Terry Horstman, sports writer
sports@dailybarometer.com
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