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Sophomore makes waves on US team\nThe U.S. women's junior water polo team defeated Canada 7-5 Sunday with the help of IU sophomore Krista Peterson. Peterson chipped in one goal for the team, whose win at the Junior Pan American Championships secured the team a spot at next year's FINA Junior World Championships.\nPeterson was an important asset to the U.S. team, scoring seven goals in five matches. In an 8-2 victory over Canada, she led the team scoring with two goals. \nPeterson, a native of Beaverton, Ore., competed in all but two of the Hoosiers' 37 matches. Among her accomplishments, she tallied 50 goals, 30 assists and 39 steals in her freshman season. Her scoring record was the third best overall on the team for 2002 and the ninth best in IU history.\nSoftball adds 2 coaches to staff\nNew softball coach Sara Hayes announced two additions to her coaching staff Tuesday. Mickey Dean and Kathy Morton will join Hayes in the dugout as assistant coaches. Hayes said the hirings would impact the Hoosiers' play on the field this season and in recruiting for the future.\nMorton, a two-time All American at the University of Louisiana-Lafayette has been the assistant softball coach at the University of Florida. Dean spent the past year as pitching coach for the University of Akron. He said he has championship caliber expectations for the team.\nMiller questionable for World Championships\nINDIANAPOLIS -- Reggie Miller's future is questionable for Thursday's opening game of the World Championships with a sprained right ankle.\nThe Indiana Pacers guard had his ankle elevated and wrapped in ice while the U.S. national team practiced Tuesday.\nNational team coach George Karl said a decision on Miller likely would be made before the opener against Algeria.\n"Asking him to come back in two or three days is hard," Karl said.\nThe 37-year-old Miller was injured in an exhibition game Sunday against Germany. He said he would be ready by Friday.\n"I want to play," Miller said. "To be a part of something as special as this, that I put so much work into, I want to be ready."\nMiller has received constant treatment and said he felt much better Tuesday. Still, he only shot free throws and will be held out of the final practice.\nMiller and Jermaine O'Neal, his Pacers' teammate, were the only two players to start in both exhibition games against China and Germany.\nNo decision has been made on Miller's replacement. Karl said the lineups would be rotated for the first four or five games.