Ducks face upset-minded Beavers.

Byline: Chris Hansen The Register-Guard

Four straight losses have yet to put the Oregon volleyball team in must-win territory, coach Jim Moore claimed.

But that's not to suggest the team doesn'tneeda win when they play Oregon State tonight at 7 in Gill Coliseum, he added.

"It would definitely help get us back on track," Moore said.

The Ducks head to Corvallis with an overall record of 14-6 and a Pac-10 mark of 3-5. Their last win came Sept. 28 in Arizona.

They followed with losses to No. 10 California, No. 2 Stanford, No. 4 UCLA and No. 6 USC, respectively. They won just two games total in those four loses.

Still, Oregon maintained its ranking in the national poll, holding steady at No. 19 for the third week in a row.

"I think even as close as it's been and as good as we've played, it's been frustrating," Moore said. "Emotionally it's very difficult to have that happen."

Now come the Beavers (9-11, 2-6), a team the Ducks swept in 2006 for the first time in 10 seasons.

While the Ducks are reeling, Oregon State is coming off its biggest win of the season, a 3-2 victory Friday against the Bruins in Los Angeles.

That win came one night after Oregon and UCLA battled to a 31-29, 22-30, 30-24, 36-34 Bruin victory.

"That was the best match between two teams that I've ever seen," Moore said. "It just took a lot out of both of us. We didn't play well against USC (the following night) and UCLA didn't play well against Oregon State."

Sophomore outside hitter Rachel Rourke leads the Beavers and ranks second in the Pac-10 in both points (5.32) and kills per game (4.51).

The conference leader, however, is Oregon junior outside hitter Gorana Maricic, who averages 5.75 points and 5.15 kills.

"(Tonight) is the only match we can think about," Moore said. "They're home, coming off beating the No. 4 team in the country and now they're playing us. I think right now they think they can beat anybody."

Right now, Oregon just wants to beat somebody.

Generals going pink for cancer charity

The Eugene Generals will don pink uniforms today as part of the team's third annual Breast Cancer Awareness Night.

The Generals will face the Tri-City Titans at 7:35 p.m. today at the Lane Events Center Ice Arena.

The Generals' pink jerseys will be auctioned on eBay, with proceeds benefiting the American Cancer Society. The team has raised $6,500 for the group in the past two years.

The event will include a special National Anthem singer and information booths for the American Cancer Society and Prime Med Medical Clinic.