Notes: Ducks Open Pac-12 Play with No. 9 Washington

EUGENE, Ore. - The Oregon women's basketball team kicks off Pac-12 play against No. 9 ranked Washington on Friday afternoon at Matthew Knight Arena.

OREGON DUCKS (10-2, 0-0 Pac-12)
PPG: 80.3 | FG%: 48.6 | 3FG%: 39.8 | FT%: 67.7
Notable: The Ducks had a five-day break after defeating Idaho last Tuesday. The team reported back to practice on Monday. Sophomore guard Maite Cazorla posted her first double-double of the season and second of her career against the Vandals with 14 points and 10 assists. In Oregon's five December games (4-1 record), the Ducks are outscoring opponents 79.6-to-59.8 while holding teams to just 24.5 percent shooting. UO ranks 13th in the NCAA, shooting 48.6 percent from the field.

#9 WASHINGTON HUSKIES (13-1, 1-0 Pac-12)
PPG: 90.3 | FG%: 48.8 | 3FG%: 40.6 | FT%: 79.3
UW Series Record: UO trails, 50-45 (27-16 in Eugene)
Last Meeting: UO won, 75-63, in Seattle (2/7/16)
Notable: Washington has won 10 straight games entering Friday's game with the Ducks. The Huskies opened Pac-12 play on Tuesday night with a lopsided 94-63 win over rival Washington State. UW's only loss this year was 71-60 at then-No. 1 ranked Notre Dame on Nov. 20. Guard Kelsey Plum leads the NCAA in scoring at 29.6 ppg while forward Chantel Osahor leads the NCAA in rebounding at 13.9 rpg.

TV AND RADIO BROADCAST INFO
Oregon's game on Friday against the Huskies will be streamed for free at GoDucks.com/live. The game will also be carried live 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.com/Ducks and the TuneIn app.

OREGON'S HISTORY VS. WASHINGTON
- UO trails Washington, 50-45 all-time in the series.
- Box score from last year on page 4 of notes.
- Oregon snapped a four-game losing streak to the Huskies with a thrilling come-from-behind win in Seattle, 75-63, last season. Down by as much as 17 points in the third quarter, the Ducks used 10 second half three-pointers to outscore UW, 56-30, after halftime.
- UW has defeated the Ducks in three straight postseason games (WNIT in 2014, Pac-12 Tournament in 2013, Pac-12 Tournament in 2012).
- Washington won the first nine meetings in the series, spanning from March 1, 1974 through March 11, 1978 That nine-game winning streak is Washington's longest in the series.
- Oregon's longest winning streak in the series is 12 games, running from Feb. 8, 1996 through Dec. 28, 2001.
- The first meeting in the series was played in Eugene. Washington won, 50-39, on March 1, 1974.

LAST YEAR AGAINST WASHINGTON
Down 17 points in the third quarter, the Oregon women's basketball team rallied back to stun No. 24 Washington, 75-63, in Seattle. In the second half, with forward Jillian Alleyne on the bench with foul trouble for the majority of time, Oregon went 10-of-15 from three-point range and shot 58.3 percent overall from the field. Washington led, 33-19, at halftime but, despite having Alleyne on the bench, the Ducks came out on fire to start the third quarter, hitting four straight three-pointers to make it a 38-31 lead for the Huskies. Oregon went 6-for-8 from long range overall in the quarter to cut the Washington lead to just four points, 44-40, going into the fourth. UW led by as much as 17 points in the third quarter. The Ducks tied it up on a free throw by Cooper, 51-51, with 6:47 left in the fourth quarter. From that moment Oregon went on a 13-2 run and led the Huskies, 63-53, with 3:38 remaining. The Ducks hit eight free throws in the final 40 seconds to ice the game.

OREGON'S LAST GAME
The Oregon women survived a tough test against a gritty Idaho squad in a Tuesday matinee, forcing a miss as time expired to win 73-70 before 2,088 fans who gathered in Matthew Knight Arena to see the Ducks' nonconference finale. The Ducks (10-2) led by as much as 18 early in the fourth quarter, before a late barrage by the Vandals (4-6) turned it into a one possession game. Oregon's last basket was an Oti Gildon jumper for a 73-63 lead with 2:10 to play. Idaho then scored on three straight possessions, while the Ducks got sloppy with the ball. The Vandals had one last chance to tie, inbounding the ball with 2.9 seconds left, but they had to settle for a desperation three-pointer by Geraldine McCorkell that wasn't close. The Ducks held Idaho to 1-of-8 on three-pointers in the first quarter, but the Vandals hit 10-of-25 the rest of the way to finish 11-of-33. Oregon responded with its own perimeter trio of Lexi Bando, Justine Hall and Maite Cazorla, who combined to go 11-of-15 from three. Cazorla notched a double-double with 14 points and 10 assists, also grabbing two steals. Bando made 5-of-6 three-pointers for a team-high 17 points. Hall's 4-of-5 three-point shooting gave her 12 points, and Gildon and Mallory McGwire each scored nine. Ruthy Hebard led the Ducks with eight rebounds, but was just 2-of-10 shooting, having entered the day leading the NCAA in field-goal percentage with just 15 misses in 11 games.

RPI CHECK
Oregon is No. 45 in the most recent NCAA RPI while Washington is is No. 12. The Pac-12 has eight teams in the top-50.

MANY SEEING MINUTES
No Oregon player is averaging more than 27 minutes per game this season. Maite Cazorla leads the team, averaging 26.1 minutes per game. There are nine players averaging 10+ minutes per game.