University of Oregon
3-0
UC Santa Barbara
1-3
Ducks Down UC Santa Barbara
11/22/15 | Women's Basketball
EUGENE, Ore. – The Oregon women's basketball never trailed and put away UC Santa Barbara, 79-51, Sunday afternoon at Matthew Knight Arena. Senior forward Jillian Alleyne posted her 72nd career double-double as she finished with 15 points and 13 boards to lead the Ducks to their best start since 2011.
How It Happened: Both teams played a sloppy first half, combining for 28 total turnovers. Despite that, the Ducks (3-0) held a 37-24 lead at the intermission. Jacinta Vandenberg led the way with 10 points and Alleyne contributed eight more, six of which came from the free-throw line in the second quarter.
The post pairing of Vandenberg and Alleyne continued to assert their dominance inside during the third quarter, scoring 11 of Oregon's 23 points. The Ducks cleaned up the passing as well, logging six assists to just three turnovers.
The fourth quarter featured Oregon getting its outside game going. Freshman Oti Gildon came off the bench to knock down two threes. Kat Cooper, Maite Cazorla and Lexi Petersen also connected from downtown. For the game, UO was 8-of-16 from behind the arc and five different Ducks knocked one down.
Quotable:
Kelly Graves, Oregon head coach
On the Ducks' 27 turnovers
"They put us on our heels, and we struggled to keep our composure. But the good thing is, we won the game."
Jactina Vandenberg, Oregon junior forward
On her developing offensive game after finishing with 14 points on 7-of-9 shooting
"I'm taking baby steps. As long as I take them game by game, that's what I'm shooting for."
Jillian Alleyne, Oregon senior forward
On cleaning up the turnovers
"I know we'll probably spend at least 30 minutes in practice on passing. We'll be better next game."
Notable: Alleyne's double-double was her 19th straight. … The streak is the second longest of her career, behind her Pac-12 record 21 straight set between her sophomore and junior seasons. … This is the first time Oregon has started a season 3-0 since 2011-12, when the Ducks went 6-0 to start the season. … The program record is 21 wins to start the 1978-79 season when the Ducks finished the year 23-2 and 11-0 in the Northwest Basketball League. … Cazorla had a career-high 10 assists, the first time the Ducks have had someone in double digits since Ariel Thomas on Dec. 18, 2013.
Up Next: Oregon will have a short rest and be back in action when it hosts Clemson at 6 p.m. Tuesday night at Matthew Knight Arena.
