Notes: Ducks Host Portland State at Moda Center

EUGENE, Ore. - For the first time since the 2008-09 season, the Oregon women's basketball team will play a game at the Moda Center on Saturday against Portland State.

The Ducks and Portland State will tip at 5 PM, followed by the men's basketball team taking on UNLV at 8 PM. Tickets are good for entry to both games and can be purchased at www.rosequarter.com.

#25 OREGON DUCKS (8-2, Pac-12)
PPG: 80.1 | FG%: 48.3 | 3FG%: 39.3 | FT%: 66.7
Notable: Freshman guard Sabrina Ionescu has posted two triple-doubles over the last four games. The Ducks, as a team, are in the AP top-25 this week for the first time since the 2003-04 season. Oregon ranks 24th in the nation in scoring (80.1 ppg) and 12th in shooting (48.3 percent). The Ducks are 20th in rebounding margin (+11.1). Freshman forward Ruthy Hebard leads the nation, shooting 79.4 percent from the field (54-of-68). Hebard has not missed more than three shots in any game this season.

PORTLAND STATE VIKINGS (4-3, Big Sky)
PPG: 78.3 | FG%: 45.2 | 3FG%: 33.0 | FT%: 69.9
PSU Series Record: Oregon leads, 26-10 (1-1 Neutral)
Last Meeting: UO won, 122-59 (12/17/16 in Eugene)
Notable: Portland State enters Saturday's game on a two-game winning streak after taking down UC Irvine, 79-73, and Cal State Fullerton, 81-73. The Vikings have been called for 119 fouls this season, the 14th fewest in the NCAA. Ashley Bolston ranks 26th in the nation, averaging 6.0 assists per game. She is also averaging 16.6 points per game. Sidney Rielly leads PSU in scoring at 17.4 points per game.

TV AND RADIO BROADCAST INFO
Oregon's game on Saturday against Portland State will not be streamed. The game will be carried live, however, on the radio in Eugene (KUGN 590 AM) and Portland (KBNP 1410 AM) with Terry Jonz on the call. Fans can also find a free radio stream online via TuneIn and the TuneIn app (TuneIn.com/Ducks).

OREGON'S HISTORY VS. PORTLAND STATE
The Ducks own a 26-10 advantage over Portland State in the all-time series between the two in-state foes. Last year the Ducks defetaed the Vikings, 122-59. Oregon had six players score in double-figures, led by Lexi Petersen's 22 points. Maite Cazorla nearly posted a triple-double with 16 points plus 12 assists and seven steals, both career-highs. The 122 points the Ducks scored is the most by the team under Kelly Graves.

DUCKS BACK IN THE AP POLL
Oregon is ranked No. 25 this week in the AP top-25 poll, its first time in the national rankings since Dec. 15, 2003. The Ducks are not ranked in the coaches poll.

LAST TIME AT THE MODA CENTER
The last time the Ducks played a game at the Moda Center the arena was still called the Rose Garden. As part of the old Pape' Jam doubleheader, the Ducks met Georgia Tech at the Rose Garden on Dec. 13, 2008, falling to the Yellow Jackets, 74-59. Micaela Cocks scored a team-high 17 points and the Ducks as a team shot 50 percent from the floor but they turned the ball over 27 times in the loss. The Pape' Jam doubleheader used to yearly put a men's and women's basketball doubleheader at Rose Garden. It was discontinued following the 2008-09 season.

OREGON'S LAST GAME
The No. 25 ranked Oregon women's basketball team committed 17 turnovers and fell, 83-67, to Ole Miss on Wednesday night at The Pavilion. The Rebels scored 23 points off the Oregon turnovers while Ole Miss turned the ball over just seven times. Mallory McGwire posted her first career double-double with 11 points and 12 rebounds…Ruthy Hebard, who entered the game shooting a Pac-12-best 80 percent from the floor, went 10-of-13 against Ole Miss to finish with a team-high 22 points plus eight rebounds…Justine Hall, playing in just her second game with Oregon after transferring from Purdue last year, tallied 10 points on 4-of-9 shooting…Maite Cazorla added six points and six assists.

MANY SEEING MINUTES
The Ducks have played every healthy and/or eligible players in all 10 games thus far. Justine Hall, after transferring from Purdue midseason a year ago, made her debut at Clemson while Lydia Giomi injured her hand after the Hawaii tournament and is out indefinitely. No player is averaging more than 26 minutes per game. Maite Cazorla leads the team, averaging 25.8 minutes per game. 10 players are averaging 11+ minutes per game.

FIRST TRIPLE-DOUBLE SINCE 1988
In the Ducks' 91-62 win over San Jose State on Nov. 27, freshman Sabrina Ionescu tallied Oregon's first triple-double since Stefanie Kasperski did it in 1988. In just her seventh game, Ionescu scored 11 points to go with 12 rebounds and 11 assists. It was the fifth triple-double ever for the Ducks.

IONESCU'S SECOND TRIPLE DOUBLE
Sabrina Ionescu tallied her second triple-double of the season and her second in a three-game stretch against Clemson on Dec. 12. The freshman scored 23 points to go with 12 rebounds and 10 assists. She shot 8-of-17 from the field and 5-of-7 from three-point range.

ALL-TIME OREGON TRIPLE-DOUBLES
Sabrina Ionescu   Clemson (12/12/16)   23 P, 12 R, 10 A
Sabrina Ionescu   SJSU (11/27/16)   11 P, 12 R, 11 A
Stefanie Kasperski   ASU (2/12/88)   16 P, 12 R, 10 B
Bev Smith   WASH (2/19/82)   15 P, 14 R, 11 A
Bev Smith   WASH (1/25/82)   18 P, 12 R, 12 A
Bev Smith   WASH (1/22/81)   23 P, 11 R, 11 S

THE NEW TALL FIRS?
With six players standing 6-foot-3 or taller, the Ducks are tied with Kansas State and Texas for the tallest roster in Div. I women's basketball this season. Oregon's tallest player is 6-foot-6 freshman forward Lydia Giomi from West Seattle, Wash. She is the tallest player on the Oregon roster in 10 years (Jessie Shetters, 6-foot-6, 2003-07).

NON-CONFERENCE RECORD UNDER GRAVES
Head coach Kelly Graves is 26-6 in non-conference games in his two-plus seasons at Oregon. The Ducks had won 16 straight non-conference games before falling to No. 7 ranked Mississippi State earlier this season in Hawaii. UO went 11-0 in non-league play last year.