University of Oregon
San Jose State
Dazzling Debut
11/10/07 | Women's Basketball
Led by three players in double figures,
“It was a great atmosphere,” freshman Ellyce Ironmonger said after the season opener at Mac. “We had it a good warm-up, and it was good to play so well and have it mean something.”
Also reaching double figures was the freshmen duo of Nicole Canepa and Ironmonger.
Canepa finished her debut with 14 points and five rebounds, while Ironmonger scored 12 with seven boards and a team-leading three blocks.
“We came out with a lot of intensity in the beginning,” Canepa said. “Our defense at the start of the game really helped us get going, and after we got a few stops, everybody was running the floor and looking for the open player.”
The Ducks' 35-point margin of victory was the team's largest since a 50-point defeat (80-30) of Saint Francis in the season opener of the 2005-06 season.
“I was really pleased with how we executed what we had prepared for this last week,” head coach Bev Smith said. “From our last exhibition until now, we worked on cleaning things up, executing and getting the ball inside early.”
The game was
The Spartans were led by Natalie White's 18 points on a
6-of-11 performance, as
At the start of the second half,
In the first half, Lilley led the way with 12 points, on 4-of-5 shooting from the floor, including three from long distance.
The Ducks shot 44.8 percent from the floor in the first half and converted on 13-of-17 chances from the free-throw line.
The Ducks did not commit their foul until over six minutes
had ticked away, and didn't turn the ball over until
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