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Notes: Ducks Look to Continue Strong Play at Utah
02/14/17 | Women's Basketball
The Oregon women's basketball will look to continue its strong late season play at Utah on Friday night.
EUGENE, Ore. - The Oregon women's basketball team will look to continue its strong late season play as the Ducks head into their final road trip of the regular season on Friday at Utah. The Ducks and Utes tip at 5 PM PT at the Huntsman Center.
OREGON DUCKS (17-9, 7-7 Pac-12)
PPG: 73.3 | FG%: 46.1 | 3FG%: 40.3 | FT%: 71.5
Notable: Oregon is tied with Arizona State for fifth in the Pac-12 standings as both teams are 7-7 in league play. Freshman Sabrina Ionescu was named the Ann Meyers Drysdale national player of the week on Tuesday after posting her fourth triple-double of the season in a win over No. 15 UCLA and a double-double in a win over USC. As a team, the Ducks rank second in the nation in three-point percentage (40.3%) and, individually, junior Lexi Bando leads the country, shooting 51.8% from long range.
UTAH UTES (15-10, 4-10 Pac-12)
PPG: 64.8 | FG%: 39.8 | 3FG%: 26.1 | FT%: 66.8
Series Record: UO leads, 15-9 (3-7 in Salt Lake City)
Last Meeting: UO won, 84-66 (1/22/17 in Eugene)
Notable: Utah is tied with Colorado and California for ninth in the Pac-12 standings. The Utes are coming off a split at the Bay Area schools, defeating Cal, 73-64, and falling to Stanford, 87-51. Center Emily Potter leads the Utes, averaging 14.0 points and 8.6 rebounds per game. Against Oregon earlier this year, Potter had 12 points on 6-of-13 shooting with nine rebounds and five blocked shots.
TV AND RADIO BROADCAST INFO
Oregon's game at 5 PM PT on Friday at Utah will be broadcast live on the Pac-12 Oregon and Mountain channels but not the Pac-12 national network. 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, 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.
OREGON'S HISTORY VS. UTAH
- Oregon leads the all-time series, 15-9
- The Ducks have knocked off Utah four straight times, once this season and three times last year - twice in the regular season and once in the WNIT.
- The Ducks won the meeting in Eugene this season, 84-66. Sabrina Ionescu had one of her four triple-doubles with 14 points, 13 assists and 10 rebounds. Ruthy Hebard had a double-double with 25 points and 10 rebounds plus three blocked shots.
- UO's win last year in Salt Lake City was it's first against the Utes on the road since 1984.
- Lexi Bando was fantastic against Utah last season, averaging 20.7 points per game while shooting 52.4 percent from the field and 57.9 percent from three-point range (11-of-19). She had a ridiculous 34 points including six three-pointers in the WNIT win over the Utes last season.
- Utah is 5-4 against the Ducks since joining the Pac-12 for the 2011-12 season.
- Oregon won the first six games in the series, stretching from 1981-1989.
- The Ducks won the first meeting between the two schools, 73-63, in Eugene on Dec. 12, 1981.
IONESCU SWEEPS PAC-12 AWARDS
On Monday Sabrina Ionescu became just the second player in Pac-12 history to win both the league's player and freshman of the week at the same time. Ionescu posted a triple-double against UCLA and a double-double against USC to help Oregon sweep the LA schools at home for the second time in three seasons.
IONESCU NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
In addition to her Pac-12 honors, Sabrina Ionescu was named the USBWA Ann Meyers Drysdale national player of the week on Tuesday.
TOP-25 TESTED
Oregon has already played 10 games against top-25 teams this season. The Ducks are 3-7 in those contests with wins against No. 24 Michigan State, No. 20 California and No. 15 UCLA. Of the 14 games Oregon has played in Pac-12 play thus far, eight have been against top-25 teams.
RPI CHECK
Oregon is No. 37 in the NCAA's RPI while Utah is No. 51. The Pac-12 features four teams in the top-15, led by Washington at No. 7. Oregon's best win was against UCLA, which is now No. 12 in the RPI.
BRACKETOLOGY
The latest edition of Charlie Creme's projected NCAA tournament bracket on ESPN.com has the Ducks as a No. 8 seed meeting Iowa in the first round in Starkville, Miss.
NCAA TRIPLE-DOUBLE SINGLE-SEASON LIST
Sabrina Ionescu is the first freshman in NCAA history to post four triple-doubles. She is tied for third in NCAA single-season history, just two away from the record. She is one behind Nicole Powell's Pac-12 record. Powell is now an assistant coach for the Ducks.
BANDO CAREER THREES
Lexi Bando is now ranks fourth in Oregon career history was 184 three-pointers made. Bando went 2-for-5 from deep on Sunday against USC to jump Jamie Craighead (182) for fourth.
OREGON DUCKS (17-9, 7-7 Pac-12)
PPG: 73.3 | FG%: 46.1 | 3FG%: 40.3 | FT%: 71.5
Notable: Oregon is tied with Arizona State for fifth in the Pac-12 standings as both teams are 7-7 in league play. Freshman Sabrina Ionescu was named the Ann Meyers Drysdale national player of the week on Tuesday after posting her fourth triple-double of the season in a win over No. 15 UCLA and a double-double in a win over USC. As a team, the Ducks rank second in the nation in three-point percentage (40.3%) and, individually, junior Lexi Bando leads the country, shooting 51.8% from long range.
UTAH UTES (15-10, 4-10 Pac-12)
PPG: 64.8 | FG%: 39.8 | 3FG%: 26.1 | FT%: 66.8
Series Record: UO leads, 15-9 (3-7 in Salt Lake City)
Last Meeting: UO won, 84-66 (1/22/17 in Eugene)
Notable: Utah is tied with Colorado and California for ninth in the Pac-12 standings. The Utes are coming off a split at the Bay Area schools, defeating Cal, 73-64, and falling to Stanford, 87-51. Center Emily Potter leads the Utes, averaging 14.0 points and 8.6 rebounds per game. Against Oregon earlier this year, Potter had 12 points on 6-of-13 shooting with nine rebounds and five blocked shots.
TV AND RADIO BROADCAST INFO
Oregon's game at 5 PM PT on Friday at Utah will be broadcast live on the Pac-12 Oregon and Mountain channels but not the Pac-12 national network. 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, 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.
OREGON'S HISTORY VS. UTAH
- Oregon leads the all-time series, 15-9
- The Ducks have knocked off Utah four straight times, once this season and three times last year - twice in the regular season and once in the WNIT.
- The Ducks won the meeting in Eugene this season, 84-66. Sabrina Ionescu had one of her four triple-doubles with 14 points, 13 assists and 10 rebounds. Ruthy Hebard had a double-double with 25 points and 10 rebounds plus three blocked shots.
- UO's win last year in Salt Lake City was it's first against the Utes on the road since 1984.
- Lexi Bando was fantastic against Utah last season, averaging 20.7 points per game while shooting 52.4 percent from the field and 57.9 percent from three-point range (11-of-19). She had a ridiculous 34 points including six three-pointers in the WNIT win over the Utes last season.
- Utah is 5-4 against the Ducks since joining the Pac-12 for the 2011-12 season.
- Oregon won the first six games in the series, stretching from 1981-1989.
- The Ducks won the first meeting between the two schools, 73-63, in Eugene on Dec. 12, 1981.
IONESCU SWEEPS PAC-12 AWARDS
On Monday Sabrina Ionescu became just the second player in Pac-12 history to win both the league's player and freshman of the week at the same time. Ionescu posted a triple-double against UCLA and a double-double against USC to help Oregon sweep the LA schools at home for the second time in three seasons.
IONESCU NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
In addition to her Pac-12 honors, Sabrina Ionescu was named the USBWA Ann Meyers Drysdale national player of the week on Tuesday.
TOP-25 TESTED
Oregon has already played 10 games against top-25 teams this season. The Ducks are 3-7 in those contests with wins against No. 24 Michigan State, No. 20 California and No. 15 UCLA. Of the 14 games Oregon has played in Pac-12 play thus far, eight have been against top-25 teams.
RPI CHECK
Oregon is No. 37 in the NCAA's RPI while Utah is No. 51. The Pac-12 features four teams in the top-15, led by Washington at No. 7. Oregon's best win was against UCLA, which is now No. 12 in the RPI.
BRACKETOLOGY
The latest edition of Charlie Creme's projected NCAA tournament bracket on ESPN.com has the Ducks as a No. 8 seed meeting Iowa in the first round in Starkville, Miss.
NCAA TRIPLE-DOUBLE SINGLE-SEASON LIST
Sabrina Ionescu is the first freshman in NCAA history to post four triple-doubles. She is tied for third in NCAA single-season history, just two away from the record. She is one behind Nicole Powell's Pac-12 record. Powell is now an assistant coach for the Ducks.
BANDO CAREER THREES
Lexi Bando is now ranks fourth in Oregon career history was 184 three-pointers made. Bando went 2-for-5 from deep on Sunday against USC to jump Jamie Craighead (182) for fourth.
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