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Notes: Ducks Meet Beavers Again Sunday in Corvallis
01/28/17 | Women's Basketball
After a tight game in Eugene on Friday, the Ducks will look to pull out a win on Sunday in Corvallis.
EUGENE, Ore. - After playing a tight game with No. 11 Oregon State on Friday in Eugene, the Ducks will look to pull out a Civil War win on Sunday in Corvallis.
OREGON DUCKS (14-7, 4-5 Pac-12)
PPG: 73.6 | FG%: 46.1 | 3FG%: 38.9 | FT%: 71.0
Notable: Oregon is in sixth place in the Pac-12 with a 4-5 league mark after falling to No. 11 Oregon State on Friday in the first of back-to-back Civil War meetings. Junior Lexi Bando leads the country, shooting 53.3% from three. Freshman forward Ruthy Hebard leads the team, averaging 14.9 points and 8.5 rebounds per game. Fellow freshman, guard Sabrina Ionescu, is just behind her, averaging 13.5 points, 6.8 rebounds and 5.6 assists per game. Ionescu ranks in the top-15 in all three categories in the Pac-12.
#11 OREGON STATE BEAVERS (19-2, 8-1 Pac-12)
PPG: 70.3 | FG%: 44.9 | 3FG%: 38.6 | FT%: 68.0
Series Record: UO leads, 59-38 (24-22 in Corvallis)
Last Meeting: UO lost, 43-40, on Friday in Eugene
Notable: Oregon State is ranked No. 11 in both the AP and USA Today top-25 polls. The Beavers have won four straight since falling, 66-56, at then-No. 13 UCLA on Jan. 13. Senior Sydney Wiese is averaging a team-high 15 points per game but scored only 12 on Friday in Eugene, all on three-pointers. UO held OSU to just 13 points in the first half on Friday, nearly breaking the UO record of 10 points allowed in a half.
TV AND RADIO BROADCAST INFO
Oregon's game at 11 AM on Sunday at Oregon State will be broadcast live on ESPNU. The game will also be carried live on the radio in Eugene (KUGN 590 AM) and Portland (KBNP 1410 AM) with Terry Jonz on the call, Oregon women's basketball's longtime play-by-play man. Fans can find a free radio stream online via TuneIn.com/Ducks and the TuneIn app.
OREGON'S HISTORY VS. OREGON STATE
- The Ducks own a 59-38 edge in the all-time series.
- This will be the sixth straight time Oregon State has been ranked No. 11 when playing the Ducks.
- The Ducks' longest winning streak in the series is 11 games, coming both from 1986-90 and 1996-2001.
- Oregon State is on a 12-game winning streak in the Civil War, it's longest winning streak in the series.
- OSU won the first meeting this year, 43-40, in Eugene. The Ducks took a 37-36 lead with under three minutes to play but couldn't hang on to upset No. 11 OSU.
- The Beavers won both meetings last season, 60-33, in Corvallis and 59-45 in Eugene. The Ducks owned a halftime lead in the second game, but were outscored 35-20 after the break. Oregon had just 11 total assists in the two games last year.
- Oregon State won the first meeting between the two programs, 44-31, on Jan. 24, 1974 in Corvallis. The Beavers won six of the first seven games in the series.
- Oregon and OSU have gone to overtime just five times in the series, with the Ducks holding a 3-2 record in those games.
TOP-25 TESTED
Oregon has already played seven top-25 teams this season. The Ducks are 2-5 in those games with wins against then-No. 24 Michigan State and then-No. 20 California.
ONE OF THE NATION'S BEST SHOOTING TEAMS
- Oregon ranks 18th in the NCAA and fourth in the Pac-12, shooting 46.1 percent on field goals.
- From long range the Ducks are shooting 38.9 percent from three, which ranks 12th in the NCAA and third in the Pac-12.
INSIDE, OUTSIDE THREATS
The Ducks own one of the best inside-outside combinations in the NCAA this season.
- Freshman forward Ruthy Hebard ranks seventh in the NCAA and leads the Pac-12 in field goal percentage at 65.4 percent.
- Junior guard Lexi Bando leads the nation and the Pac-12, shooting 53.3 percent from three-point range. She is also the active career leader in the NCAA in three-point field goal percentage at 46.8.
THREE-POINT SHOOTING ON DISPLAY
This weekend's Civil War games will feature a matchup of two of the best career three-point shooters in the NCAA. Oregon's Lexi Bando is the NCAA's active career leader, shooting 46.8 percent from three-point range. Bando is 175-for-374 from deep in her career. Oregon State senior Sydney Wiese is the NCAA's active career leader in three-point field goals, with 330 makes.
OREGON DUCKS (14-7, 4-5 Pac-12)
PPG: 73.6 | FG%: 46.1 | 3FG%: 38.9 | FT%: 71.0
Notable: Oregon is in sixth place in the Pac-12 with a 4-5 league mark after falling to No. 11 Oregon State on Friday in the first of back-to-back Civil War meetings. Junior Lexi Bando leads the country, shooting 53.3% from three. Freshman forward Ruthy Hebard leads the team, averaging 14.9 points and 8.5 rebounds per game. Fellow freshman, guard Sabrina Ionescu, is just behind her, averaging 13.5 points, 6.8 rebounds and 5.6 assists per game. Ionescu ranks in the top-15 in all three categories in the Pac-12.
#11 OREGON STATE BEAVERS (19-2, 8-1 Pac-12)
PPG: 70.3 | FG%: 44.9 | 3FG%: 38.6 | FT%: 68.0
Series Record: UO leads, 59-38 (24-22 in Corvallis)
Last Meeting: UO lost, 43-40, on Friday in Eugene
Notable: Oregon State is ranked No. 11 in both the AP and USA Today top-25 polls. The Beavers have won four straight since falling, 66-56, at then-No. 13 UCLA on Jan. 13. Senior Sydney Wiese is averaging a team-high 15 points per game but scored only 12 on Friday in Eugene, all on three-pointers. UO held OSU to just 13 points in the first half on Friday, nearly breaking the UO record of 10 points allowed in a half.
TV AND RADIO BROADCAST INFO
Oregon's game at 11 AM on Sunday at Oregon State will be broadcast live on ESPNU. The game will also be carried live on the radio in Eugene (KUGN 590 AM) and Portland (KBNP 1410 AM) with Terry Jonz on the call, Oregon women's basketball's longtime play-by-play man. Fans can find a free radio stream online via TuneIn.com/Ducks and the TuneIn app.
OREGON'S HISTORY VS. OREGON STATE
- The Ducks own a 59-38 edge in the all-time series.
- This will be the sixth straight time Oregon State has been ranked No. 11 when playing the Ducks.
- The Ducks' longest winning streak in the series is 11 games, coming both from 1986-90 and 1996-2001.
- Oregon State is on a 12-game winning streak in the Civil War, it's longest winning streak in the series.
- OSU won the first meeting this year, 43-40, in Eugene. The Ducks took a 37-36 lead with under three minutes to play but couldn't hang on to upset No. 11 OSU.
- The Beavers won both meetings last season, 60-33, in Corvallis and 59-45 in Eugene. The Ducks owned a halftime lead in the second game, but were outscored 35-20 after the break. Oregon had just 11 total assists in the two games last year.
- Oregon State won the first meeting between the two programs, 44-31, on Jan. 24, 1974 in Corvallis. The Beavers won six of the first seven games in the series.
- Oregon and OSU have gone to overtime just five times in the series, with the Ducks holding a 3-2 record in those games.
TOP-25 TESTED
Oregon has already played seven top-25 teams this season. The Ducks are 2-5 in those games with wins against then-No. 24 Michigan State and then-No. 20 California.
ONE OF THE NATION'S BEST SHOOTING TEAMS
- Oregon ranks 18th in the NCAA and fourth in the Pac-12, shooting 46.1 percent on field goals.
- From long range the Ducks are shooting 38.9 percent from three, which ranks 12th in the NCAA and third in the Pac-12.
INSIDE, OUTSIDE THREATS
The Ducks own one of the best inside-outside combinations in the NCAA this season.
- Freshman forward Ruthy Hebard ranks seventh in the NCAA and leads the Pac-12 in field goal percentage at 65.4 percent.
- Junior guard Lexi Bando leads the nation and the Pac-12, shooting 53.3 percent from three-point range. She is also the active career leader in the NCAA in three-point field goal percentage at 46.8.
THREE-POINT SHOOTING ON DISPLAY
This weekend's Civil War games will feature a matchup of two of the best career three-point shooters in the NCAA. Oregon's Lexi Bando is the NCAA's active career leader, shooting 46.8 percent from three-point range. Bando is 175-for-374 from deep in her career. Oregon State senior Sydney Wiese is the NCAA's active career leader in three-point field goals, with 330 makes.
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