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 2018-19 SCHEDULE #5 OREGON vs. WASHINGTON STATE Jan. 25, 2019 | 7 PM | Pullman, Wash. | Beasley Coliseum (11,671) Date Opponent Time (PT) TV: Pac-12 Oregon | Radio: 590 AM (EUG), 1640 AM (PDX) & TuneIn Nov. 6 at Alaska-Fairbanks W, 115-36 Nov. 10 #18 SYRACUSE W, 75-73 #5 OREGON DUCKS (17-1, 6-0 Pac-12) WSU COUGARS (7-11, 2-5 Pac-12) Nov. 14 at Utah State W, 88-58 PPG: 90.4 | FG%: 52.1 | 3FG%: 41.1 | FT%: 78.3 PPG: 69.6 | FG%: 44.3 | 3FG%: 35.7 | FT%: 69.7 Nov. 18 BUFFALO W, 102-82 Notes: The Ducks have one of the most effecient Series: Oregon leads, 66-19 (29-10 in Pullman) Nov. 23 vs. UC Riverside @ W, 94-44 offenses in the nation so far this season. UO's 90.4 Last: Oregon won, 98-58 (1/6/19 in Eugene) Nov. 24 at Saint Mary’s @ W, 79-55 points per game is No. 2 in the NCAA. UO is first in Notes: Washington State was swept last weekend at the nation with a 1.79 assist-to-turnover ratio. UO's the Bay Area schools, falling 85-64 to Stanford and Dec. 2 LONG BEACH ST W, 110-48 11.3 turnovers per game are the third fewest in the 77-63 to Cal. Borislava Hristova is averaging a team- Dec. 9 at Michigan State (ESPN2) L, 88-82 NCAA while its 20.2 assists per game rank fourth. high 21.3 points per game. The guard had 13 points Dec. 12 at South Dakota St (ESPN+) W, 87-79 Oregon is second in the nation in field goal percentage on 5-of-13 shooting in Eugene earlier this season. Dec. 18 #4 MISSISSIPPI ST (ESPN2) W, 82-74 (52.1%), fourth in three-point percentage (41.1%) and The Cougars are the only team in the Pac-12 with a Dec. 20 AIR FORCE W, 82-36 fourth in free throw percentage (78.3%). negative rebounding margin (-3.7 rpg). Dec. 21 UC IRVINE W, 115-69 Jan. 4 WASHINGTON * (P12N) W, 84-71 Jan. 6 WASHINGTON ST * (P12N) W, 98-58 KEY STORYLINES Jan. 11 at USC * (P12N) W, 93-53 - Oregon has won three straight vs. Washington State. Kelly Graves is 3-0 in Pullman as head coach of the Ducks. Jan. 13 at UCLA * (P12N) W, 72-52 - The Ducks own the Pac-12's best scoring offense while the Cougars have the league's worst scoring defense. - Satou Sabally (20.3), Sabrina Ionescu (20.0) and Ruthy Hebard (17.3) are all averaging 17+ ppg in Pac-12 play. Jan. 18 #19 ARIZONA ST * (P12N) W, 77-71 - Ionescu is the all-time NCAA (mens/womens) leader with 16 career triple-doubles (prev: 12, Kyle Collinsworth, BYU) Jan. 20 ARIZONA * (P12N) W, 93-60 - Maite Cazorla (3.65-to-1) and Sabrina Ionescu (3.23-to-1) rank No. 4 and No. 9 in the NCAA in assist-to-turnover ratio. Jan. 25 at Washington St * (P12N) 7 PM - UO has two top-10 RPI wins this season (Syracuse, 6 and Miss State, 9), the most in the NCAA thus far. Jan. 27 at Washington * (P12N) 2 PM - UO features both the national point guard of the year (Ionescu) and the national power forward of the year (Hebard). Feb. 1 UTAH * (P12N) 7 PM Feb. 3 COLORADO * 12 PM OREGON DUCKS ROSTER Feb. 8 at California * (P12N) 8 PM No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown Last School Feb. 10 at Stanford * (ESPN2) 1 PM 0 Satou Sabally F 6-4 So. Berlin, Germany Rotteck Gymnasium Feb. 15 OREGON ST * (P12N) 6 PM 1 Nyara Sabally F 6-4 Fr. Berlin, Germany Rotteck Gymnasium Feb. 18 at Oregon St * (ESPN2) 6 PM 2 Morgan Yaeger G 5-9 RSo. Adelaide, Australia St. John's Grammar School Feb. 22 UCLA * (P12N) 8 PM 3 Taylor Chavez G 5-10 Fr. Surprise, Ariz. Valley Vista HS 5 Maite Cazorla G 5-10 Sr. Las Palmas, Spain Segle XXI Feb. 24 USC * (P12N) 11 AM 14 Lydia Giomi F 6-6 So. Seattle, Wash. West Seattle HS Mar. 1 at Arizona * (P12N) 7 PM 20 Sabrina Ionescu G 5-11 Jr. Walnut Creek, Calif. Miramonte HS Mar. 3 at Arizona St * (P12N) 12 PM 21 Erin Boley F 6-2 RSo. Hodgenville, Ky. Elizabethtown HS/Notre Dame Pac-12 Tournament 24 Ruthy Hebard F 6-4 Jr. Fairbanks, Alaska West Valley HS Mar. 7 First Round # (P12N) TBA 32 Oti Gildon F 6-1 Sr. Spokane, Wash. Gonzaga Prep HS Mar. 8 Quarterfinals # (P12N) TBA Head Coach: Kelly Graves (5th Season) Assistant Coaches: Mark Campbell, Jodie Berry, Xavi Lopez Mar. 9 Semifinals # (P12N) TBA Pronunciation Guide: Maite Cazorla (My – Tay Cuh – ZOR – Luh), Oti Gildon (AH-dee), Lydia Giomi (G – Oh – Me), Mar. 10 Championship # (ESPN) TBA Ruthy Hebard (He – Bird), Sabrina Ionescu (Yo – Ness – Coo), Nyara Sabally (Knee – Are - Uh Sah – Buh – Lee), Satou Sabally (Sah – Two Sah – Buh – Lee), Morgan Yaeger (YAY – ger), Xavi Lopez (CHA – vee) NCAA Tournament Mar. 22/23 First Round = (ESPN) TBA STARTERS AND BENCH Mar. 24/25 Second Round = (ESPN) TBA Mar. 29/30 Sweet 16 + (ESPN) TBA PROBABLE STARTERS # Player Pos. PPG RPG APG Notable Mar 31/Ap 1 Elite Eight + (ESPN) TBA 20 Sabrina Ionescu G 20.0 7.8 8.4 Leads NCAA in apg (8.4), 8th in three-point percentage (46.6%) Apr. 5 Final Four ! (ESPN) TBA 5 Maite Cazorla G 10.1 1.6 4.7 Season-high 20 pts on 7-of-10 shooting vs. #4 Mississippi State Apr. 7 National Championship ! (ESPN) TBA 0 Satou Sabally F 17.4 6.0 1.6 19+ points in 7 of last 8 games; 18 points in the 1st quarter vs. Arizona 21 Erin Boley F 12.7 3.1 1.1 6 games w/ 4+ threes; '16 National Gatorade HS Player of the Year Home games in BOLD CAPS at Matthew Knight Arena 24 Ruthy Hebard F 16.9 9.1 1.0 3rd in NCAA with a 69.9 FG%; Career-high 34 pts last game vs. WSU @ Saint Mary’s Thanksgiving Invitational (Moraga, Calif.) * Pac-12 Conference game RESERVES # MGM Grand Arena (Las Vegas, Nev.) # Player Pos. PPG RPG APG Notable = Nos. 1, 2, 3, & 4 seeds host first two rounds + Regional sites are Albany, Portland, Chicago and Greensboro 2 Morgan Yaeger G 1.9 0.6 1.1 Missed 9 games this year with back injury, played 10 mins vs. Arizona ! Amalie Arena (Tampa, Fla.) 3 Taylor Chavez G 5.1 1.4 1.9 14 pts, 6 stls at USC; 2018 Arizona Gatorade HS Player of the Year P12N - Pac-12 Network 14 Lydia Giomi F 2.1 2.8 0.2 Career-high 11 rebs vs. UC Irvine; averaging 10.6 minutes per game 32 Oti Gildon F 5.2 3.9 0.8 Played in all 38 games last year, averaging 13.6 minutes; 17.1 this year 1 Nyara Sabally F - - - Out for season after suffering ACL injury in FIBA U18 Euro title game @OregonWBB | GoDucks.com | Facebook.com/OregonWBB 1 PAC-12 STANDINGS As of Jan. 22, 2019 Rk Team Pac-12 Overall 1. #5 Oregon 6-0 17-1 #6 Stanford 6-0 16-1 3. #21 Utah 5-1 16-1 #9 Oregon State 5-1 15-3 5. #16 Arizona State 4-3 13-5 6. California 3-3 12-5 7. Arizona 3-4 13-5 8. UCLA 2-4 9-9 9. Washington State 2-5 7-11 10. USC 1-5 11-6 11. Washington 1-6 8-11 12. Colorado 0-6 10-7 OREGON'S RECORD WHEN... The Ducks had the unique opportunity to make up the entire USA women's basketball 3x3 roster at the FIBA Leading at halftime 15-0 World Cup in June. Ionescu, Hebard, Gildon and Boley went 4-1, falling in the quarters to champion Italy. Trailing at halftime 2-1 Tied at halftime - GAME NOTES Going to overtime - THE DUCKS IN THE POLLS LAST TIME VS. WSU Shooting 50% or better on FGs 11-0 UO is fifth in the AP poll for the fifth straight week. - Oregon topped WSU, 98-58, in Eugene on the Shooting under 50% on FGs 6-1 Week AP Coaches RPI opening weekend of Pac-12 play this year. Shooting 40% or better on 3FGs 9-1 Preseason 3 3 - Ruthy Hebard had a career-high 34 poins on 16- Shooting under 40% on 3FGs 8-0 Week 2 3 - of-21 shooting with nine rebounds. Scoring 70-or-more points 17-1 Week 3 3 3 - Sabrina Ionescu posted a triple-double with 17 Allowing 70-or-more points 6-1 Week 4 3 3 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists. Getting more rebounds 15-1 Week 5 3 3 - Satou Sabally scored 25 points on 9-of-19 Week 6 7 7 shooting, including 5-of-6 from three-point range. THE LAST TIME OREGON... Week 7 7 7 SCORING Week 8 5 5 HEBARD VS. THE COUGS LAST YEAR Scored more than 100 points 12/21/18 vs. UC Irvine (115) Week 9 (P12 play) 5 5 3 Ruthy Hebard averaged 27.0 points and 9.5 Scored less than 40 points 1/8/16 at Oregon St.