Notes: Ducks Head to Rainbow Wahine Showdown

HONOLULU, Hawaii - The Oregon women's basketball team will look to continue its strong start to the season with three games over three days this weekend at the Rainbow Wahine Showdown.

The Ducks first face No. 7 ranked Mississippi State at 5 PM PT on Friday before battling host Hawai'i at 7:30 PM PT on Saturday and San Jose State at 4 PM PT on Sunday.

A live stream will be available at HawaiiAthletics.com for Oregon's game against the Rainbow Wahine, but not for the other two games. All three games, however, can be found on the radio via links on the GoDucks.com women's basketball schedule.

OREGON DUCKS (4-0)
PPG: 81.5 | FG%: 47.1 | 3FG%: 38.6 | FT%: 67.6
Notable: Oregon is coming off a dismantling of No. 24 ranked Michigan State, 88-55, in Eugene on Tuesday night. The Ducks, which led by as much as 44 points early in the fourth quarter, shot 53.1 percent from the floor while holding the Spartans to just 31.7 percent shooting. Freshman forward Ruthy Hebard has two double-doubles through her first four collegiate games after talling 15 points and 10 rebounds against the Spartans. The Ducks have four top-25 wins in two-plus seasons under head coach Kelly Graves.

#7 MISSISSIPPI STATE (4-0)
PPG: 85.0 | FG%: 38.9 | 3FG%: 38.9 | FT%: 75.7
MSU Series Record: MSU leads, 1-0
Last Meeting: MSU won, 68-64, in Kona (12/19/97)

HAWAI'I RAINBOW WAHINE (2-2)
PPG: 55.8 | FG%: 37.2 | 3FG%: 29.0 | FT%: 58.1
UH Series Record: UH leads, 3-1
Last Meeting: UH won, 85-73, in Honolulu (11/23/12)

SAN JOSE STATE SPARTANS (1-3)
PPG: 65.8 | FG%: 35.4 | 3FG%: 30.3 | FT%: 66.3
SJSU Series Record: Oregon leads, 10-1
Last Meeting: UO won, 104-74 in Eugene (11/30/15)

HOPING FOR A BETTER RESULT
Oregon's last trip to the islands was for the same tournament, the Rainbow Wahine Showdown, during the 2012-13 season. The Ducks lost all three games, 85-73 to Hawai'i, 100-61 to Oklahoma and 79-67 to Arkansas. In an injury plagued campaign, the Ducks struggled to a 4-27 record that season.

OREGON'S LAST GAME
In the toughest test yet this season for Oregon women's basketball, the Ducks passed with flying colors Tuesday, outclassing No. 24 Michigan State to the tune of an 88-55 victory before 2,056 in Matthew Knight Arena. The Ducks (4-0) never trailed after the opening minute, and broke the game open with a 16-0 run that began late in the first quarter and extended into the second. Oregon played tenacious defense, hounding the Spartans (4-1) into .317 shooting with 24 turnovers. The UO women shot .531 themselves, and finished with 23 assists on their 34 field goals. Ruthy Hebard got the 16-0 run started with a three-point play for a 13-8 lead late in the first quarter. She capped the run early in the second with another basket for a 26-8 lead, and the Ducks led by double digits the rest of the way. The lead reached 41-18 just after halftime as Hebard scored after tic-tac-toe passing by Maite Cazorla and Jacinta Vandenberg. Two Jayde Woods free throws capped a 14-2 run later in the third quarter that made it 60-24. Oregon eventually led by as much as 44, at 72-28 on a three-pointer by Cazorla early in the fourth quarter. The Spartans had a 29-23 advantage in the final period to close the gap a bit. Hebard had 15 points and 10 rebounds, and nearly recorded a double-double in the third quarter with 10 points and eight boards. Cazorla dished out nine assists, scored seven points and grabbed three steals, and Vandenberg added seven rebounds.

MANY SEEING MINUTES
The Ducks played all 14 eligible players for the fourth straight game in Tuesday's win over No. 24 Michigan State. With seven new freshmen, two redshirts and six returning players from last year's team, Kelly Graves' squad is a little short on experience but long on depth.

NON-CONFERENCE WINNING STREAK
Oregon has won 16 straight non-conference games (not including postseason), dating back to the 2013-14 season. UO's last non-conference loss was at home to Fresno State on Dec. 21, 2014. The Ducks went a perfect 11-0 in non-conference play last season.

DROPPING DIMES
Through four games, the Ducks rank eighth in the NCAA, averaging 20.8 assists per game. Oregon features three different players - Megan Trinder (3.5-to-1), Jacinta Vandenberg (3-to-1) and Maite Cazorla (1.92-to-1) - who rank in the top-150 nationally in assist-to-turnover ratio. Cazorla ranks 30th in the NCAA

IONESCU NAMED PAC-12 FROSH OF THE WEEK
For the first time in her young career, guard Sabrina Ionescu has been named Pac-12 freshman of the week, the league announced Monday morning. Ionescu and the Ducks tallied wins over CSU Bakersfield and UTSA last week. In those two wins, Ionescu averaged 20.0 points and 9.0 rebounds, both team highs, while shooting 50 percent from the field and 53.8 percent (7-of-13) from three-point range. She also posted eight assists and six steals over the two games. Ionescu posted her first career double-double against CSUB with 14 points and 10 rebounds.