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EUGENE, Ore. -- An embarrassing road loss to Baylor may prove to be a valuable lesson for Oregon.If the fourth-ranked Ducks want to meet their own lofty expectations, theyll have to earn it on the boards.Two days after losing by 17 points to the unranked Bears, Chris Boucher had 25 points and nine rebounds to lead Oregon to its 27th consecutive home victory, 76-54 over Valparaiso on Thursday night.Boucher was coming off a 12-point, two-rebound performance against Baylor.His activity allowed him to him to have the 25 points, Oregon coach Dana Altman said. He had no defensive rebounds the other night and we lost the rebounding battle by 11.Tonight we won it by 13, and that was the difference in the game.Jordan Bell added 15 points and seven rebounds for the Ducks (2-1), who took control early in the second half with an 11-4 run fueled by Bells eight points to open a 52-38 lead. Bell scored 12 points in the second half as Oregon shot 15 of 27 from the field.That was our goal, just to go inside, Bell said. Against Baylor we went 3 for 21 at the 3-point line, so we just wanted to go inside.Alec Peters led the Crusaders (3-1) with 24 points to become the schools second-leading career scorer. Tevonn Walker added 12 points.Valparaiso shot just 23.3 percent in the second half as Peters was its only starter to make more than half of his attempts. The Crusaders finished 4 of 21 from 3-point range.I think its pretty evident that we are not shooting the ball very well, Valparaiso coach Matt Lottich said, and to beat a team like Oregon youre going to have to hit shots from the outside.Backup freshman point guard Payton Pritchard had nine points and five assists for the Ducks, who led by as many as 25 points in the second half.Oregon had a 40-27 rebounding edge and blocked six shots.Altman said his teams size and rebounding ability should be what sets the Ducks apart.If youre not beating people on the boards, youre not taking advantage of your athleticism, he said. Our goal should be a plus-eight or -nine on those boards for the season, and if we do that, itll be really positive for our team.The Ducks played again without preseason All-America Dillon Brooks, who continues to recover from offseason foot surgery. Altman was noncommittal about the junior forwards availability for the Maui Jim Maui Invitational when Oregon opens play Monday against Georgetown.I dont know if hell play in Maui, Altman said, and if he does, it wont be very much.BIG PICTUREValparaiso: Coming off a 30-win season and deep run in the NIT, the Crusaders were held 28 points below their season average while shooting just 32.1 percent from the field against the Ducks.Oregon: The Ducks likely will slip in Mondays poll off their 66-49 loss at Baylor, but they may regain Brooks services while in Hawaii.POLL IMPLICATIONSDespite Thursday nights win, Oregons best-ever No. 4 ranking likely will take a hit after its 66-49 road loss to unranked Baylor on Tuesday.STAT OF THE NIGHTBoucher, who has scored in all 38 games hes played at Oregon, had 18 points by halftime and missed his career high by one.HIGHLIGHT REELThough not known for his ball-handling, the 6-foot-10 Boucher flashed some nifty moves when he picked off a cross-court pass, dodged a Crusader at mid-court, dipped inside another off the dribble and smoothly threw down a one-handed dunk in the first half to cap a 9-0 run.UP NEXTValparaiso plays Alabama on Monday in Las Vegas at the four-team MGM Grand Main Event. 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The Alouettes are coming off a woeful 19-11 loss at home to Winnipeg last week that raised questions on whether the team is in sync with its new coaching staff. Calgary blew a second-half lead to lose 36-21 to Saskatchewan last week and lost starting quarterback Drew Tate and a few players on defence to injury, making Kevin Glenn the starter against Montreal. The Alouettes hoped they got things sorted out in team meetings. "We sat down, everybody talked and got everything off their chest," running back Brandon Whitaker said Thursday. "As professionals, we have to put out a better performance. "The defence had a great game but we just didnt come out to play. We take that to heart." Quarterback Anthony Calvillo had the look of a man trying to quell a rebellion this week, saying the new coaching staff was not at fault and that the players have to buy into their system and perform up to expectations. The offence looked lost against the Bombers, managing only nine first downs in the game. Calvillo was sacked seven times. That raised debate on his relationship with new coach Dan Hawkins and offensive co-ordinator Mike Miller after five years playing under quarterback guru Marc Trestman. Calvillo has always sat by himself on the bench between drives, but that suddenly has become an issue. So have his frequent visible signs of exasperation at sacks, broken plays and missed passes. "Now things are getting more emphasized," said Calvillo. "The new coaching staff might not be used to it and Im going to adjust to that because I know how important my body demeanour is to our team. "When they see me frustrated, especially with the way things have been going, its going to bring them down. So its been talked about and its something Ill continue to work on." On Thursday, he reiterated that it is a question of performance and not of confidence in the coaching staff. "I would never go on the field if there were questions about a game plan," he said. "What it comes down to now is us executing the game plan. "Theres a lot of confidence in our offence and now its up to us to go out and carry it onto the field. The biggest thing for us is that we have to believe we can get the job done. When you go into a game without any confidence, youre defeated..dddddddddddd." It would take a massive turnaround from last weeks effort, but the Stampeder defence isnt counting out Calvillo or the Montreal offence, which has, in recent years, been among the CFLs best. Calgary has defensive questions of its own, defensive backs Keenan MacDougall (groin), Jamar Wall (ankle) and Derrius Brooks (ankle) and lineman Ben dAguilar (knee) all out. Quincy Butler, Keon Raymond, Yannick Carter and Kevin Huntley will dress. Raymond will see his first action this season. "They (the Alouettes) have a lot of veteran guys there and Im pretty sure theyre going to rebound and play hard," he said. "Their coaching staff is trying to get used to the league and its a big difference, but they have veteran guys like Anthony Calvillo trying to put their imprint on things. "I seriously doubt them coming out and misfiring again." The Stampeders are probably the best equipped team in the league to deal with an injury to their starting quarterback. Glenn played most of last season with Tate out and went 9-5, and replaced him again for Calgarys run to the Grey Cup game. "Hes probably the best backup in the CFL," said Montreal rush end John Bowman. "He brings experience, knowledge of the game and he reads situations good. "Im glad we get him off a short week and he probably wasnt prepared to start, but hes one of the best quarterbacks in the league." Coach John Hufnagel is less concerned about his quarterback than about getting the running game going. And he wants the defence to do a better job of stopping the running and short passing games. And to get to the quarterback more, which may be achievable with Calvillo absorbing 12 sacks in the first two games. "They had their problems last week but guess what? The Calgary Stampeders had some problems last week also," he said. Montreal is missing guard Andrew Woodruff, who will be replaced by American Michael Ola. Off-season signing Jerome Messam is to make his Alouettes debut. Calgary offensive lineman Dan Federkeil did not make the trip due to an illness. And Canadian quarterback prospect Brad Sinopoli will be in the lineup as a receiver. The Stampeders were scheduled to have their day-before-a-game walkthrough at the stadium, but were informed Thursday morning they couldnt because of an insurance issue. Instead, they went through their plays in a hotel ballroom. "I make the schedule a week in advance and hopefully there are no glitches, but you have to adjust," said Hufnagel, doing his best to laugh it off. ' ' '