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KEEPING IT CLOSE.

Publication: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
Publication Date: 30-SEP-04 		Format: Online - approximately 948 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: KEEPING IT CLOSE.(Sports)(While Oregon struggles on offense, its goalie leads the Pac-10)

Article Excerpt
Byline: Chris Hansen The Register-Guard

Asoccer box score has the tendency to be cruel to the losing goalkeeper because it rarely tells the whole story.

Every goal allowed is documented, highlighted and ready for judgment or blame.

If a goalkeeper's greatness were based upon wins and losses, then Oregon's Domenique Lainez wouldn't be too highly regarded.

Of course, that's not solely how goalkeepers are graded; it just feels that way sometimes, especially if you're the one minding the net.

"It's been frustrating because you look at the final score and it doesn't reflect how well I've been playing or how well the defense has been playing," Lainez said. "I think I've been playing well."

And the numbers back her up, even if the Ducks' record does not.

Oregon will play at home for the first time since August when it takes...

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