Oregon Heads To Montana For First Road Trip
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THIS WEEK
Oregon plays its only road game for nearly a month on Sunday when the Ducks travel to Montana for a 1 p.m. PST tip at Dahlberg Arena in Missoula, Mont. Oregon will then return to Eugene to host seven consecutive home games beginning with Santa Clara at 7 p.m., Tuesday (Nov. 24) at McArthur Court, before hosting the World Vision Invitational, Friday-Sunday, Nov. 27-29. BROADCASTS/MEDIA Both Oregon games this week can be heard live on THE SCORE 95.3 FM in Eugene. In the Portland area, Sunday’s (Nov. 22) game at Montana will be tape delayed until 1:30 p.m., on KUIK 1360 AM in Portland. The Grizzles will also offer a free live video and audio broadcast (requires registration for access) on www.MontanaGrizzlies.com, as well as live stats. O-ZONE: ONLINE VIDEO & AUDIO/LIVE STATS Women’s basketball fans can now watch all non-televised home games live on the O-Zone at www.GoDucks.com. All home games will offer live video and audio. Live stats will also be available for all home games. TICKETS Tickets are still available for Tuesday’s (Nov. 24) contest against Santa Clara, and can be purchased by clicking HERE, calling 1-800-WEB-FOOT or in person at the Casanova Center ticket office. Tickets can also be purchased at the McArthur Court ticket window 90 minutes prior to game time. The doors to Mac Court open 60 minutes prior to tip. PROMOTIONS Oregon fans who attend the men’s basketball game vs. Montana on Monday, Nov. 23, can bring their ticket stub to the women’s game vs. Santa Clara on Tuesday, Nov. 24, and receive free general admission. At the three-day, six-game World Vision Invitational, fans will be able to purchase one ticket for each day, and receive admission to both games that afternoon. For ticket information about the World Vision Invitational please click HERE. BI-Mart will also be sponsoring 2-FOR-1 tickets each day of the tournament. Show you BI-Mart card at the ticket window to get two reserved tickets for the price of one. GO DUCKS LIVE Don’t forget to tune into Go Ducks Live with Jerry Allen on GoDucksTV from 8-10 a.m., Monday-Friday. The all-access morning show is also simulcast on KSCR 1320 AM. Coach Westhead is slated to appear on Go Ducks Live at 9:15 a.m., Monday, Nov. 23. MONTANA PREVIEW Montana opened its regular season with a pair of losses on the road. For the Grizzlies, a perennial NCAA Tournament team, it is the first time in more than three decades the program has opened the season 0-2. Last week, the Grizzlies fell 72-64 at Colorado State on Friday, and ended the road trip last Sunday with a 68-38 loss at Wyoming. Montana was without their returning leading scorer and rebounder, Sarah Ena, for the first two games. She is expected to play Sunday. SANTA CLARA PREVIEW Santa Clara is off to a 1-2 start this season. The Broncos opened the season with a 73-43 win over Sonoma State, but fell to Iowa, 67-51, and UCLA, 77-51, last weekend. Junior forward Lena Gipson is leading Santa Clara averaging 14.3 points per game, while sophomore guard Alyssa Shoji is averaging 12.7 points and 3.3 assists per game. PRESEASON POLL Oregon was selected to finish eighth in the both the Pac-10 Preseason Coaches’ Poll and the Pac-10 Preseason Media Poll. The results are not a surprise citing UO’s finish to the 2008-09 season which included dropping its final six games of the season and losing 10 of the final 11 tilts of the year. UO CURRENT STATUS The Ducks opened the 2009-10 season and the Paul Westhead era with an 86-48 victory over Eastern Washington on Monday. The Ducks’ 86 points was their highest scoring effort since an 86-73 victory over Arizona on Jan. 11, 2007, and Oregon’s 38-point margin of victory was its largest since a 102-36 (66-point difference) win over Prairie View A&M on Dec. 10, 2005. Oregon had three players in double figures led by senior guard Taylor Lilley’s career-high 28 points and career-best seven three-pointers. Junior forward Nicole Canepa recorded her second career double-double with a career-high 17 points and 10 rebounds. Senior guard Micaela Cocks added 14 points, while sophomore forward Amanda Johnson added eight points, seven rebounds and a game-high five assists. Junior Victoria Kenyon also set a career high with nine rebounds. AVAILABILITY STATUS Oregon will have 13 of its 14 players available for Sunday’s game at Montana. The Ducks will be without freshman Aliyah Green, who is still returning from an ACL injury suffered in her right knee during her senior season at Jefferson High School. Green’s return date is unknown at this time. Sunday will mark the return of sophomore guard/forward Jasmin Holliday, who missed Oregon’s opener while tending to a family matter in Southern California. RECORDS IN JEOPARDY With the senior guard combination of Micaela Cocks and Taylor Lilley patrolling the three-point line, it’s no doubt that some records are in jeopardy this season. Lilley’s 153 career three-pointers rank fourth all-time in Oregon history, and in order to become the all-time leader, Lilley needs to knock down 37 for the record - surpassing Missy Croshaw (1990-94, 189). Lilley also has the chance to crack the top-10 for double-figure scoring games. Currently with 42 games of double-digit scoring, Lilley would need to hit double figures in 24 dates to crack the career top-10. Cocks has the opportunity to claim two all-time records. Her current .856 (131-of-153) career free-throw percentage would set a new program record. In addition, if she sinks at least 69 three-pointers during her senior season, she could potentially become the program’s all-time leader. Cocks’ current .384 three-point field goal percentage ties for sixth all-time. If she plays in a minimum of 25 games this year, Cocks could also crack the career games played top-10. RETURN OF JACKSON Sophomore Nia Jackson has returned to the floor as the starting point guard for Paul Westhead’s high tempo offense. After missing last season after ACL surgery - an injury she suffered during the Ducks’ international tour of Italy - Jackson looks primed to run UO’s fast-paced offense and lead the aggressive full-court pressure defense. When Jackson was on the floor during both exhibition games, Oregon scored a combined 125 points, while allowing just 44. WORLD VISION INVITATIONAL The Oregon women’s basketball program is asking Duck fans to join “Operation Safety Net” during the World Vision Invitational from Friday-Sunday, Nov. 27-29, at McArthur Court. During the round-robin tournament, which welcomes in Cal State Fullerton, Wisconsin and Portland State, Oregon will be partnering with World Vision to take donations for “Operation Safety Net,” which distributes treated mosquito nets worldwide. Insecticide treated bed nets help prevent the spread of malaria, which is transmitted by a common mosquito that flourishes in more than 100 countries worldwide. Just a $6 donation will purchase one treated bed net. Malaria is the #4 killer of children under the age of 5 worldwide, as nearly 800,000 children die from malaria each year. During the three-game tournament, World Vision will be on hand at McArthur Court to accept donations toward its cause. If you are unable to make it to the games, you can donate online at www.worldvision.org/endmalaria. For more information about World Vision visit www.worldvision.org. 
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