No. 9 Ducks Host Ole Miss Sunday

EUGENE, Ore. - The No. 9 ranked Oregon women's basketball team meets its second of three straight SEC foes on Sunday when Ole Miss visits Matthew Knight Arena for a 1 PM tip on Pac-12 Networks.

#9 OREGON DUCKS (8-1, 0-0 Pac-12)
PPG: 89.6 | FG%: 51.5 | 3FG%: 43.6 | FT%: 78.5
Notable: The Ducks are playing their second of three straight games against SEC foes. No. 9 Oregon lost on Wednesday night at No. 5 Mississippi State, 90-79. Both of Oregon's losses this season have come to No. 5 ranked teams. Despite the setback, Oregon ranks fourth in the NCAA in scoring (89.6 ppg), sixth in field goal percentage (51.5%) and fourth in three-point field goal percentage (43.6%). Sabrina Ionescu ranks fourth in the nation with 8.0 assists per game.

OLE MISS REBELS (9-1, 0-0 SEC)
PPG: 77.4 | FG%: 45.5 | 3FG%: 34.3 | FT%: 67.8
Series Record: Ole Miss leads, 1-0
Last Game: Ole Miss won, 83-67 (12/14/16, Oxford)
Notable: Oregon is the first ranked team and the first power 5 conference team the Rebels have faced this season. Ole Miss' lone loss this year came against Saint Louis at the Maggie Dixon Classic in Chicago. Madinah Muhammad is averaging 20.1 points per game and is 27-of-67 (40.3%) from three. Former UO guard Chrishae Rowe is on the Ole Miss roster but hasn't played this season.

BROADCAST INFORMATION
TV - Pac-12 Net National, Pac-12 Net Oregon
Stream - Pac-12.com, Pac-12 Now App with login
Radio - Terry Jonz on the call at KUGN 590 (Eugene), KUIK 1360 (Portland) & TuneIn. Search for "Oregon IMG" in the TuneIn app or online at TuneIn.com.
Live Stats - oregon.statbroadcast.com

DUCKS IN THE POLLS
Oregon's No. 9 ranking this week in the AP top-25 poll matches its highest all-time ranking. The Ducks were ranked No. 9 four times during the 1981-82 season.

HEBARD AGAINST THE SEC
In a pair of SEC road games this season - at No. 19 Texas A&M and at No. 5 Mississippi State - Ruthy Hebard has been amazing. In the two games, Hebard scored 49 combined points on 21-of-22 shooting with 15 rebounds. Oregon meets SEC members Ole Miss (Sunday) and Texas A&M (Dec. 21) for a second time in its next two games.

LAST YEAR AGAINST OLE MISS
Oregon jumped into the top-25 last year prior to a road trip to Clemson and Ole Miss. At No. 25, it was Oregon's first AP poll ranking since the 2003-04 season. The Ducks defeated Clemson to start the trip, with Sabrina Ionescu posting a triple-double with 23 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists. During practice the night before the Ole Miss game, Ionescu injured her thumb. She started against the Rebels and tried to play through the pain but only was on the floor for seven minutes before sitting. Without Ionescu, the Ducks never led in the game and fell, 83-67, to the Rebels. The Ducks commited 17 turnovers. Ruthy Hebard had a big game in the post with 22 points on 10-of-13 shooting and eight rebounds. Mallory McGwire had a double-double with 11 points and 12 rebounds. Madinah Muhammad, Ole Miss' leading scorer this season at 20.1 points, had 18 points on 5-of-13 shooting against the Ducks last year. Taylor Manuel had a team-high 22 points.

NAISMITH, WADE TROPHY WATCH LISTS
- Both Sabrina Ionescu and Ruthy Hebard have been named to the 50-player Naismith Trophy watch list. The award, organized by the Atlanta Tipoff Club, goes to the top player in the NCAA.
- Ionescu was also named to the Wade Trophy watch list. The Wade Trophy is presented by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association and is also awarded to the top player in the NCAA.

THE SCOREBOARD, IT'S LIT
Oregon ranks 4th in the NCAA, averaging 89.6 points per game. The Ducks have outscored their opponents, on average by 26.0 points per game, which ranks 11th.

SHARE THE ROCK
- Oregon ranks 5th in the NCAA with 221 total assists.
- The Ducks are averaging 22.1 assists per game this year, good for 5th in the NCAA.
- Oregon has 221 assists on 335 made baskets (65.9%).
- Individually, Sabrina Ionescu ranks 5th in the NCAA in total assists (80) and 4th in assists per game (8.0). Ionescu is 18th in the NCAA, with a 3.2-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio.

SHARP SHOOTERS
- Oregon ranks 6th in the NCAA, shooting 51.5 percent from the floor.
- The Ducks are 5th in the country, shooting 43.6 percent from three-point range.

BANDO ON RECORD PACE
Senior guard Lexi Bando is close to setting multiple three-point percentage records. The guard is a career 45.8 percent three-point shooter (227-for-496), the best among active players in the NCAA.
- The NCAA career record is 47.6 percent (262-of-550), set by Notre Dame's Alicia Ratay from 2000-03.
- The Pac-12 career record is 45.2 percent (191-of-423), set by Stanford's Jennifer Azzi from 1988-90.
- The Oregon career record is 44.6 percent (66-of-148), set by Jennifer Bourn from 1987-91.
- Bando's 227 made three-pointers are the second most in UO career history. Taylor Lilley has the record with 270 made from 2007-2010.