OREGON DUCKS at RAINBOW WAHINE SHOWDOWN
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ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Women’s Basketball Contact - Joe Waltasti (O): 541-346-7332 | (C): 916-889-6643 Matthew Knight Arena | 1753 E. 13th Ave. Eugene, Ore. | @OregonWBB | Facebook.com/OregonWBB | GoDucks.com [email protected] | @GoDucksJoe 2016-17 SCHEDULE OREGON DUCKS at Date Opponent Time (PT) RAINBOW WAHINE SHOWDOWN Oct. 29 NW CHRISTIAN (EXH) W, 89-36 Nov. 25-27 | Honolulu, Hawaii | Stan Sheriff Center (10,300) Only the UO vs. Hawaii game will be streamed | Radio: KUGN 590 & TuneIn Nov. 13 LAMAR W, 84-67 Nov. 18 BAKERSFIELD W, 77-62 OREGON DUCKS (4-0) #7 MISSISSIPPI STATE (4-0) PPG: 81.5 | FG%: 47.1 | 3FG%: 38.6 | FT%: 67.6 PPG: 85.0 | FG%: 38.9 | 3FG%: 38.9 | FT%: 75.7 Nov. 20 UT SAN ANTONIO W, 77-63 Notable: Oregon is coming off a dismantling of No. 24 MSU Series Record: MSU leads, 1-0 Nov. 22 #24 MICH. STATE (P12N) W, 88-55 ranked Michigan State, 88-55, in Eugene on Tuesday Last Meeting: MSU won, 68-64, in Kona (12/19/97) Nov. 25 vs. Mississippi State @ 3 PM HT night. The Ducks, which led by as much as 44 points HAWAI’I RAINBOW WAHINE (2-2) Nov. 26 at Hawai’i @ 5:30 PM HT early in the fourth quarter, shot 53.1 percent from the PPG: 55.8 | FG%: 37.2 | 3FG%: 29.0 | FT%: 58.1 floor while holding the Spartans to just 31.7 percent UH Series Record: UH leads, 3-1 Nov. 27 vs. San Jose State @ 2 PM HT shooting. Freshman forward Ruthy Hebard has two Last Meeting: UH won, 85-73, in Honolulu (11/23/12) Dec. 4 VANGUARD (EXH) 2 PM double-doubles through her first four collegiate SAN JOSE STATE SPARTANS (1-3) Dec. 9 PORTLAND 6 PM games after talling 15 points and 10 rebounds against PPG: 65.8 | FG%: 35.4 | 3FG%: 30.3 | FT%: 66.3 the Spartans. The Ducks have four top-25 wins in SJSU Series Record: Oregon leads, 10-1 Dec. 12 at Clemson 4 PM two-plus seasons under head coach Kelly Graves. Last Meeting: UO won, 104-74 in Eugene (11/30/15) Dec. 14 at Ole Miss 4 PM Dec. 17 vs. Portland State % 5 PM OREGON DUCKS ROSTER Dec. 20 IDAHO 12 PM No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown / Last School Dec. 30 WASHINGTON * 3 PM 2 Morgan Yaeger G 5-9 Fr. Adelaide, Australia / St. John’s Grammar School Jan. 1 WASHINGTON STATE * 2 PM 3 Justine Hall G 5-10 Jr. Denver, Colo. / Purdue Jan. 6 at Stanford * (P12N) 8 PM 5 Maite Cazorla G 5-10 So. Las Palmas, Spain / Segle XXI Jan. 8 at California * (P12N) 1 PM 10 Lexi Bando G 5-9 Jr. Eugene, Ore. / Willamette HS 11 Jayde Woods G 6-1 Fr. Los Angeles, Calif. / Windward HS Jan. 13 at USC * (P12N) 8 PM 12 Megan Trinder G 5-7 RJr. Gold Coast, Australia / Northeast (Neb.) CC Jan. 15 at UCLA * (P12N) 1 PM 13 Mar’Shay Moore G 5-8 Sr. Vancouver, Wash. / Blue Mountain (Ore.) CC Jan. 20 COLORADO * (P12N) 6 PM 14 Lydia Giomi F 6-6 Fr. Seattle, Wash. / West Seattle HS Jan. 22 UTAH * (P12N) 1 PM 15 Jacinta Vandenberg F 6-5 Sr. Melbourne, Australia / Fresno State 20 Sabrina Ionescu G 5-10 Fr. Walnut Creek, Calif. / Miramonte HS Jan. 27 OREGON STATE * (P12N) 8 PM 22 Lauren Yearwood F 6-3 So. Victoria, British Columbia / Oak Bay HS Jan. 29 at Oregon State * (ESPNU) 11 AM 24 Ruthy Hebard F 6-4 Fr. Fairbanks, Alaska / West Valley HS Feb. 3 at Arizona * (P12N) 5 PM 32 Oti Gildon F 6-1 So. Spokane, Wash. / Gonzaga Prep 44 Mallory McGwire F 6-5 Fr. Reno, Nev. / Reno HS Feb. 5 at Arizona State * (P12N) 11 AM 52 Sierra Campisano F 6-3 Fr. San Diego, Calif. / Torrey Pines HS Feb. 10 UCLA * (P12N) 6 PM Head Coach: Kelly Graves (Third Season) Assistant Coaches: Mark Campbell, Jodie Berry, Nicole Powell Feb. 12 USC * (P12N) 11 AM Pronunciation Guide: Morgan YAY-ger, My-TAY Cuh-ZOR-luh, Jade Woods, ME-gun Trinder, Lydia G-OH-me, Juh-SIN-tuh Feb. 17 at Utah * (P12N) 5 PM Vandenberg, Sabrina Yo-NESS-coo, Ruthy HE-bird, AH-tee Gildon Feb. 19 at Colorado * (P12N) 11 AM ROSTER REVEAL Feb. 24 CALIFORNIA * 6 PM PROBABLE STARTERS Feb. 26 STANFORD * (P12N) 1 PM No. Players Pos. PPG RPG APG Notable 4 Maite Cazorla G 7.3 1.3 5.8 Led the Pac-12 last year in assists (206) and A-TO ratio (2-to-1) Pac-12 Tournament 10 Lexi Bando G 10.3 2.8 1.0 Second in the Pac-12, sixth in the NCAA in 3FG% last year (45.3) 20 Sabrina Ionescu G 14.8 6.5 3.3 USA Today national player of the year, ESPNW’s No. 4 recruit Mar. 2 First Round # (P12N) TBA 24 Ruthy Hebard F 11.8 7.8 0.5 Three-time Alaska Gatorade Player of the Year, USA U18 team Mar. 3 Second Round # (P12N) TBA 15 Jacinta Vandenberg F 5.0 4.5 3.0 8 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 blocks in opener vs. Lamar Mar. 4 Semifinals # (P12N) TBA RESERVES Mar. 5 Championship (ESPN) TBA No. Players Pos. PPG RPG APG Notable Home games in CAPS at Matthew Knight Arena 2 Morgan Yaeger G 4.3 0.5 0.8 Frosh played extensively with Australian junior national teams @ Rainbow Wahine Showdown (Honolulu, Hawaii) 11 Jayde Woods G 3.8 1.0 1.5 First team all-CIF last season at Windward HS in Los Angeles % Moda Center (Portland, Ore.) 12 Megan Trinder G 4.3 1.3 3.5 Redshirted last season after suffering preseason knee injury * Pac-12 Conference game 13 Mar’Shay Moore G 0.3 1.0 0.3 Appeared in 26 games last season, her first with the Ducks # KeyArena (Seattle, Wash.) 14 Lydia Giomi F 1.5 1.0 0.0 At 6-foot-6, Oregon’s tallest player since Jessie Shetters (03-07) P12N: Pac-12 Networks 22 Lauren Yearwood F 3.8 4.8 1.0 Appeared in 26 games last year as a freshman, shot 42.2 percent 32 Oti Gildon F 4.0 1.0 0.0 Tallied 9 points in just 5 minutes off the bench vs. Michigan State 44 Mallory McGwire F 5.3 3.8 0.3 Two-time Nevada Gatorade Player of the Year 52 Sierra Campisano F 7.3 1.3 0.0 ESPNW’s No. 14 recruit in 2016 class, preseason foot injury @OregonWBB | GoDucks.com | Facebook.com/OregonWBB 1 2016-17 PAC-12 STANDINGS As of Nov. 23, 2016 Rk Team Pac-12 Overall 1. California 0-0 4-0 Colorado 0-0 4-0 Oregon 0-0 4-0 4. Utah 0-0 3-0 5. #15 Washington 0-0 4-1 6. #22 Oregon State 0-0 3-1 #11 Stanford 0-0 3-1 #9 UCLA 0-0 3-1 USC 0-0 3-1 Washington State 0-0 3-1 11. Arizona 0-0 2-1 Back (L-R): Sabrina Ionescu, Sierra Campisano, Ruthy Hebard, Lauren Yearwood, Lydia Giomi, Mallory McGwire, Jacinta Vandenberg, Jayde Woods. #23 Arizona State 0-0 2-1 Middle (L-R): Justine Hall, Maite Cazorla, Lexi Bando, Megan Trinder, Morgan Yaeger, Oti Gildon. Front: Mar’Shay Moore GAME NOTES HOPING FOR A BETTER RESULT NON-CONFERENCE WINNING STREAK roster in Div. I women’s basketball this season. Oregon’s last trip to the islands was for the same Oregon has won 16 straight non-conference games Oregon’s tallest player is 6-foot-6 freshman forward tournament, the Rainbow Wahine Showdown, during (not including postseason), dating back to the 2013-14 Lydia Giomi from West Seattle, Wash. She is the the 2012-13 season. The Ducks lost all three games, season. UO’s last non-conference loss was at home tallest player on the Oregon roster in 10 years (Jessie 85-73 to Hawai’i, 100-61 to Oklahoma and 79-67 to to Fresno State on Dec. 21, 2014. The Ducks went a Shetters, 6-foot-6, 2003-07). Arkansas. In an injury plagued campaign, the Ducks perfect 11-0 in non-conference play last season. struggled to a 4-27 record that season. THREE STARTERS BACK FOR 2016-17 GRAVES’ TOP-25 WINS The Ducks return three starters off last year’s team OREGON’S LAST GAME Date Opponent Location Score which advanced to the final four of the WNIT. Junior In the toughest test yet this season for Oregon women’s 3/1/15 #19 Stanford Eugene 62-55 guard Lexi Bando is back for her third year as a starter, basketball, the Ducks passed with flying colors 11/15/15 #22 North Carolina Chapel Hill 79-77 sophomore point guard Maite Cazorla also returns as Tuesday, outclassing No. 24 Michigan State to the 2/7/16 #24 Washington Seattle 75-63 does senior forward Jacinta Vandenberg. tune of an 88-55 victory before 2,056 in Matthew Knight 11/22/16 #24 Michigan St. Eugene 88-55 Arena. The Ducks (4-0) never trailed after the opening EUROPEAN TOUR RECAP minute, and broke the game open with a 16-0 run that DROPPING DIMES The Ducks had the opportunity to play five games this began late in the first quarter and extended into the Through four games, the Ducks rank eighth in the summer while touring Amsterdam, Barcelona and second.