Ionescu, Hebard Approach Milestones as Ducks Host Utah State

EUGENE, Ore. - After opening the 2019-20 regular season with a win on Monday, the top-ranked Oregon women's basketball team continues its stretch of four games in eight days with a 6 p.m. matchup against Utah State on Wednesday in Matthew Knight Arena.

Game Details
Matchup: #1 Oregon (1-0) vs. Utah State (1-1)
Date: Wednesday, November 13, 2019
Location: Eugene, Ore.
Venue: Matthew Knight Arena
Opening Tip: 6:00 p.m. PT
Doors Open: 5:00 p.m.
Autzen Shuttles: 4:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Broadcast Information
Live Stream: GoDucks.com/Live
Radio: Oregon Sports Network
Play-by-Play: Terry Jonz
Analyst: Bev Smith

Scouting Report: Utah State
The Aggies dropped their season opener to Portland before outlasting Seattle, 70-63, last Saturday for their first win. A 17-15 team in 2018-19, Utah State returns starters Hailey Bassett and Steph Gorman from last year's squad, as well as five more letterwinners. Gorman poured in a career-high 28 points in USU's win over Seattle.

Record Book & Milestone Watch
» Sabrina Ionescu is only four points away from becoming the fourth Duck ever to surpass 2,000 in a career.
» Ionescu needs two assists and 38 rebounds to surpass 800 for her career in both categories.
» Ionescu is just 13 made three-pointers away from breaking the Oregon all-time record (283, Lexi Bando, 2014-18).
» Ruthy Hebard is just six rebounds away from becoming the fourth Duck ever to eclipse 1,000 in a career.
» Hebard needs two rebounds to pass Stefanie Kasperski (1986-90) for No. 4 in Oregon history.
» With 40 career double-doubles, Hebard needs one more to take sole possession of the No. 5 spot in program history.
» Minyon Moore is 40 assists away from 500 for her career.

Posts Overpowering in Opener
The top-ranked Ducks saw Ruthy Hebard and Lydia Giomi dominate down low on Monday in an 89-47 season-opening victory over Northeastern, helping Oregon overcome insonsistent outside shooting. Hebard led the way with team-highs of 21 points and 12 rebounds for her 40th career double-double, and Giomi enjoyed a breakout game with a career-high 18 points while adding nine rebounds. Minyon Moore impressed in her first regular season game as a Duck with a team-high 10 assists to go with nine points and six rebounds, and Sabrina Ionescu added 12 points, eight assists and six boards.

Oregon Knocks Off World's Best Team
Playing in front of 11,530 fans in Matthew Knight Arena, No. 1 Oregon became the first college team since 1999 and only the second in history to defeat the USA WNT, 93-86. The Ducks - who trailed by 11 midway through the second quarter - were led by a dynamic 30-point performance from reigning national player of the year Sabrina Ionescu, including 20 in a brilliant third quarter. Satou Sabally poured in 25 points, headlined by eight points in an 11-0 UO run in the fourth, and senior Ruthy Hebard notched a double-double with 18 points and 11 rebounds.

Consensus No. 1 in the Nation
The Ducks opened the 2019-20 season with the first Associated Press No. 1 national ranking in program history, and remained on top of the poll on Monday after their Saturday exhibtion win over the USA WNT. Oregon sat atop both the preseason AP poll and the USA Today coaches poll, and the Ducks also receieved preseason No. 1 rankings from espnW, NCAA.com, Sports Illustrated and SLAM, among others.

Up Next
No. 1 Oregon will wrap up its stretch of four games in eight days on Saturday when the Ducks host Texas Southern at 2 p.m. in Matthew Knight Arena.