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Notes: Ducks Visit No. 10 Stanford Friday
01/04/17 | Women's Basketball
Oregon meets No. 10 Stanford on Friday and No. 20 California on Sunday
EUGENE, Ore. - The Oregon women's basketball team will hit the road in Pac-12 play for the first time this season when it visits No. 10 ranked Stanford at 8 PM on Friday.
OREGON DUCKS (10-4, 0-2 Pac-12)
PPG: 78.6 | FG%: 48.3 | 3FG%: 40.5 | FT%: 67.8
Notable: The Ducks opened Pac-12 play with losses to Washington and Washington State last weekend at home. Even in defeat, forward Ruthy Hebard stood out for the Ducks. The freshman now ranks 12th in the Pac-12 in scoring (14.6 ppg) - the most by any rookie - while shooting an NCAA-best 73.2 percent from the field (82-of-112). Guard Lexi Bando leads the league in three-point percentage, shooting 52.1 percent from deep (38-of-73). As a team, the Ducks rank 10th in the NCAA in field goal percentage (48.3).
#10 STANFORD CARDINAL (12-2, 2-0 Pac-12)
PPG: 75.3 | FG%: 47.6 | 3FG%: 34.2 | FT%: 65.1
Series Record: Stanford leads, 50-9 (28-1 in Stanford)
Last Meeting: Lost, 69-42 (Feb. 28, 2016 in Palo Alto)
Notable: Stanford is coming off a sweep of the Arizona schools - 64-57 at No. 18 ASU and 77-55 at Arizona. Forward Erica McCall is averaging a team-high 16.5 points per game. DiJonai Carrington, sister of UO star wide receiver Darren Carrington, is averaging 3.3 points in 10.3 minutes per game. Stanford ranks 15th in the nation in field goal percentage defense (34.0%).
TV AND RADIO BROADCAST INFO
Oregon's game on Friday night at Stanford will be broadcast live on Pac-12 Oregon and Pac-12 Bay Area with Krista Blunk and Tammy Blackburn on the call. It will not be shown on the Pac-12 National channel. The game will also be carried live on the radio in Eugene (KUGN 590 AM) and Portland (KBNP 1410 AM) with Terry Jonz, Oregon women's basketball's longtime play-by-play man. Fans can find a free radio stream online via TuneIn.com/Ducks and the TuneIn app.
ONE TO WATCH
Freshman Ruthy Hebard has already established herself as one of the best forwards in the Pac-12. The Alaska native has scored 20+ points in three of Oregon's last five games. This weekend she will get to test herself against Stanford star forward Eric McCall and the reigning USBWA National Freshman of the Year, Cal forward Kristine Anigwe.
OREGON'S HISTORY VS. STANFORD
- Oregon trails in the all-time series with Stanford, 50-9.
- The Ducks snapped an 18-game losing streak to the Cardinal with a 62-55 win in Eugene on Senior Night to cap the 2014-15 season, Kelly Graves' first with UO.
- The Ducks lost twice to Stanford last season.
- Oregon has lost 28 straight games on the road vs. Stanford. The Ducks' last win at Stanford was actually the first time the two teams met in Stanford, Calif., a 63-54 win on March 5, 1987. The Ducks haven't won at Stanford in 30 years.
- Oregon's longest winning streak in the series is three games, the first three meetings between the two teams.
- Stanford's longest winning streak in the series is 22 games, running from 1988 to 1998.
- The most points Oregon has scored in a game against the Cardinal is 97, coming in the first ever game in the series, a 97-62 win in Eugene on Feb. 13, 1981.
- Last season, Lexi Bando tallied 15 points on five made three-pointers in a two-point, buzzer-beater loss to the Cardinal in Eugene on Jan. 15. Lili Thompson's runner with three seconds remaining sunk the Ducks' upset bid of No. 11 Stanford. The Ducks also lost the Cardinal in Palo Alto, falling 69-42, in the final game of the regular season. The Ducks were without star senior forward Jillian Alleyne, who suffered an ACL tear that week in practice.
OREGON'S LAST GAME
The new year began in disappointing fashion for the Oregon women's basketball team Sunday, when the Ducks lost 75-59 to Washington State before 2,402 fans in Matthew Knight Arena. The Ducks (10-4, 0-2 Pac-12) came out flat and never really got going. Lexi Bando scored eight of their first 10 points as Oregon fought from behind into a 10-8 lead, and Ruthy Hebard scored to put the Ducks up 12-10. But after a UO free throw, Alexys Swedlund converted a three-point play for WSU (6-8, 1-2) at the other end, and Oregon never led again. The Cougars got hot in the second quarter, shooting .556 to take a 41-34 lead into halftime. Oregon fought within 46-41 early in the third quarter, before WSU ripped off eight straight points to go head 54-41. Swedlund opened the fourth quarter with another three-pointer for the Cougars' biggest lead, 64-46. They matched that 18-point advantage a couple of times later in the quarter. Bando scored 19 points to lead the Ducks, on 6-of-15 shooting. Ruthy Hebard added 14 points on eight rebounds, though the one-time NCAA leader in field-goal percentage made just 3-of-7 attempts Sunday. Maite Cazorla returned from injury to score six points and dish out three assists.
RPI CHECK
Oregon is No. 79 in the most recent NCAA RPI while Stanford is No. 12. The Pac-12 has five teams in the top-12, lead by UCLA at No. 5.
OREGON DUCKS (10-4, 0-2 Pac-12)
PPG: 78.6 | FG%: 48.3 | 3FG%: 40.5 | FT%: 67.8
Notable: The Ducks opened Pac-12 play with losses to Washington and Washington State last weekend at home. Even in defeat, forward Ruthy Hebard stood out for the Ducks. The freshman now ranks 12th in the Pac-12 in scoring (14.6 ppg) - the most by any rookie - while shooting an NCAA-best 73.2 percent from the field (82-of-112). Guard Lexi Bando leads the league in three-point percentage, shooting 52.1 percent from deep (38-of-73). As a team, the Ducks rank 10th in the NCAA in field goal percentage (48.3).
#10 STANFORD CARDINAL (12-2, 2-0 Pac-12)
PPG: 75.3 | FG%: 47.6 | 3FG%: 34.2 | FT%: 65.1
Series Record: Stanford leads, 50-9 (28-1 in Stanford)
Last Meeting: Lost, 69-42 (Feb. 28, 2016 in Palo Alto)
Notable: Stanford is coming off a sweep of the Arizona schools - 64-57 at No. 18 ASU and 77-55 at Arizona. Forward Erica McCall is averaging a team-high 16.5 points per game. DiJonai Carrington, sister of UO star wide receiver Darren Carrington, is averaging 3.3 points in 10.3 minutes per game. Stanford ranks 15th in the nation in field goal percentage defense (34.0%).
TV AND RADIO BROADCAST INFO
Oregon's game on Friday night at Stanford will be broadcast live on Pac-12 Oregon and Pac-12 Bay Area with Krista Blunk and Tammy Blackburn on the call. It will not be shown on the Pac-12 National channel. The game will also be carried live on the radio in Eugene (KUGN 590 AM) and Portland (KBNP 1410 AM) with Terry Jonz, Oregon women's basketball's longtime play-by-play man. Fans can find a free radio stream online via TuneIn.com/Ducks and the TuneIn app.
ONE TO WATCH
Freshman Ruthy Hebard has already established herself as one of the best forwards in the Pac-12. The Alaska native has scored 20+ points in three of Oregon's last five games. This weekend she will get to test herself against Stanford star forward Eric McCall and the reigning USBWA National Freshman of the Year, Cal forward Kristine Anigwe.
OREGON'S HISTORY VS. STANFORD
- Oregon trails in the all-time series with Stanford, 50-9.
- The Ducks snapped an 18-game losing streak to the Cardinal with a 62-55 win in Eugene on Senior Night to cap the 2014-15 season, Kelly Graves' first with UO.
- The Ducks lost twice to Stanford last season.
- Oregon has lost 28 straight games on the road vs. Stanford. The Ducks' last win at Stanford was actually the first time the two teams met in Stanford, Calif., a 63-54 win on March 5, 1987. The Ducks haven't won at Stanford in 30 years.
- Oregon's longest winning streak in the series is three games, the first three meetings between the two teams.
- Stanford's longest winning streak in the series is 22 games, running from 1988 to 1998.
- The most points Oregon has scored in a game against the Cardinal is 97, coming in the first ever game in the series, a 97-62 win in Eugene on Feb. 13, 1981.
- Last season, Lexi Bando tallied 15 points on five made three-pointers in a two-point, buzzer-beater loss to the Cardinal in Eugene on Jan. 15. Lili Thompson's runner with three seconds remaining sunk the Ducks' upset bid of No. 11 Stanford. The Ducks also lost the Cardinal in Palo Alto, falling 69-42, in the final game of the regular season. The Ducks were without star senior forward Jillian Alleyne, who suffered an ACL tear that week in practice.
OREGON'S LAST GAME
The new year began in disappointing fashion for the Oregon women's basketball team Sunday, when the Ducks lost 75-59 to Washington State before 2,402 fans in Matthew Knight Arena. The Ducks (10-4, 0-2 Pac-12) came out flat and never really got going. Lexi Bando scored eight of their first 10 points as Oregon fought from behind into a 10-8 lead, and Ruthy Hebard scored to put the Ducks up 12-10. But after a UO free throw, Alexys Swedlund converted a three-point play for WSU (6-8, 1-2) at the other end, and Oregon never led again. The Cougars got hot in the second quarter, shooting .556 to take a 41-34 lead into halftime. Oregon fought within 46-41 early in the third quarter, before WSU ripped off eight straight points to go head 54-41. Swedlund opened the fourth quarter with another three-pointer for the Cougars' biggest lead, 64-46. They matched that 18-point advantage a couple of times later in the quarter. Bando scored 19 points to lead the Ducks, on 6-of-15 shooting. Ruthy Hebard added 14 points on eight rebounds, though the one-time NCAA leader in field-goal percentage made just 3-of-7 attempts Sunday. Maite Cazorla returned from injury to score six points and dish out three assists.
RPI CHECK
Oregon is No. 79 in the most recent NCAA RPI while Stanford is No. 12. The Pac-12 has five teams in the top-12, lead by UCLA at No. 5.
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