University of Oregon
20-8,9-8P12
California
13-15,4-13P12
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon | 8 | 11 | 20 | 15 | 54 |
| California | 23 | 12 | 19 | 11 | 65 |
02/27/16 | Women's Basketball
BERKELEY, Calif. – The short-handed Oregon women's basketball team struggled early and couldn't recover in a 65-54 loss to California on Friday night at Haas Pavilion.
The loss dropped the Ducks to 20-8 (9-8 Pac-12) on the season and snapped a four-game Pac-12 road winning streak for Oregon.
HOW IT HAPPENED: Playing their first game without injured All-American forward Jillian Alleyne, the Ducks couldn't find an early rhythm. California owned a 23-8 lead at the first quarter. Lexi Bando was also out of the game with an illness.
Oregon cut the Bears' lead to 12 points, 29-17, on a Jacinta Vandenberg layup with 4:27 left before halftime. California scored back-to-back baskets to end the second quarter and make it a 35-19 score going into the break.
Maite Cazorla had six first half points to lead the Ducks while Lexi Petersen chipped in five. California scored 15 points off 13 Oregon turnovers in the opening half.
Oregon cut the Cal lead to 12 points, 37-25, at 7:55 in the third but the Bears charged back with an 8-0 run to make it a 45-25 score with 6:25 left in the quarter.
Down by as much as 22 points, the Ducks made another run in the fourth quarter, cutting the Cal lead to 56-47 with 5:10 left on the clock after a Kat Cooper three-pointer and a tough layup in traffic from Petersen. Oregon kept it in that range for the rest of the game but couldn't get it any closer than nine points before falling by 11 points.
SENIOR STANDOUT: Lexi Petersen had a game-high 20 points and snagged seven rebounds.
CRASH THE GLASS: Even without Alleyne, the Ducks outrebounded the Bears, 39-34, in the game. Jacinta Vandenberg had a team-high 10 boards before fouling out late in the fourth quarter.
UP NEXT: Oregon closes out the regular season on Sunday at Stanford in a Pac-12 Networks televised game.
