Sunday, February 19
Boulder, CO
11:00 AM
University of Oregon
at
Colorado
Photo by: Eric Evans/GoDucks.com
Notes: Ducks Look for Fourth Straight Win at Colorado
02/18/17 | Women's Basketball
Oregon is looking for its fourth straight win overall and its fourth straight against Colorado on Sunday at the Coors Events Center.
EUGENE, Ore. - The Oregon women's basketball team will look for a fourth straight win overall and a fourth straight win against Colorado when the Ducks and Buffs meet on Sunday at the Coors Events Center.
OREGON DUCKS (18-9, 8-7 Pac-12)
PPG: 73.3 | FG%: 46.2 | 3FG%: 40.1 | FT%: 71.2
Notable: With Oregon's win over Utah and ASU's loss to Arizona, the Ducks now sit alone in fifth place in the Pac-12 standings and would face the No. 12 seed in the first round of the Pac-12 Tournament. As a team, the Ducks rank second in the nation in three-point percentage (40.1%) and, individually, junior Lexi Bando leads the country, shooting 51.3% from long range. Freshman Sabrina Ionescu has an NCAA-best four triple-double this season. She needs one more to match Nicole Powell's Pac-12 season record.
COLORADO BUFFALOES (14-12, 4-11 Pac-12)
PPG: 69.6 | FG%: 39.2 | 3FG%: 30.8 | FT%: 69.5
Series Record: Oregon leads, 13-7 (5-3 in Boulder)
Last Meeting: UO won, 71-66 (1/20/16 in Eugene)
Notable: Colorado played a tight game with Oregon State on Friday, falling 54-49. Kennedy Leonard had 18 points and five assists in the loss. CU's guard is averaging a team-high 17.8 points per game but is shooting 37.6% from the field and 26.5% from three. Haley Smith is the team's leading rebounder at 6.3 per game. Leonard, Smith and Alexis Robinson have started all 26 games this season.
TV AND RADIO BROADCAST INFO
Oregon's game at 11 AM PT on Sunday at Colorado will be broadcast live on the Pac-12 Oregon and Mountain channels but not the Pac-12 national network. 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. COLORADO
- The Ducks are 13-7 against Colorado and 5-4 against the Buffs since they joined the Pac-12 in 2011-12.
- Oregon has won three straight games against Colorado, including a 71-66 win earlier this season in Eugene. Ruthy Hebard had a double-double with 19 points and 11 rebounds while Maite Cazorla posted 14 points and six assists.
- UO won, 59-46, last season in Boulder. The Ducks held Colorado to just 31.7% shooting overall and 25% from three. The Ducks won again in Eugene later in the season, 77-70.
- Colorado had won four straight games in the series before the Ducks' win in Boulder on Jan. 22, 2016. It was the Buffs' longest winning streak in the series.
- Oregon and Colorado first met on March 18, 1981 in Eugene, a 74-67 victory for the Ducks.
- The Ducks and Buffaloes played in Portland on Dec. 9, 2006 as part of the annual Pape' Jam game at the Rose
Garden. Oregon won, 70-60.
- Oregon's longest winning streak in the series is six games, running from 1998-2012.
IONESCU SWEEPS PAC-12 AWARDS
On Monday Sabrina Ionescu became just the second player in Pac-12 history to win both the league's player and freshman of the week at the same time. Ionescu posted a triple-double against UCLA and a double-double against USC to help Oregon sweep the LA schools at home for the second time in three seasons.
IONESCU NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
In addition to her Pac-12 honors, Sabrina Ionescu was named the USBWA Ann Meyers Drysdale national player of the week on Tuesday.
TOP-25 TESTED
Oregon has played 10 games against top-25 teams this season. The Ducks are 3-7 in those contests with wins against No. 24 Michigan State, No. 20 California and No. 15 UCLA. Of the 14 games Oregon has played in Pac-12 play thus far, eight have been against top-25 teams.
RPI CHECK
Oregon is No. 34 in the NCAA's RPI while Colorado is No. 80. The Pac-12 features four teams in the top-15, led by Washington at No. 6. Oregon's best win was against UCLA, which is now No. 12 in the RPI.
OREGON DUCKS (18-9, 8-7 Pac-12)
PPG: 73.3 | FG%: 46.2 | 3FG%: 40.1 | FT%: 71.2
Notable: With Oregon's win over Utah and ASU's loss to Arizona, the Ducks now sit alone in fifth place in the Pac-12 standings and would face the No. 12 seed in the first round of the Pac-12 Tournament. As a team, the Ducks rank second in the nation in three-point percentage (40.1%) and, individually, junior Lexi Bando leads the country, shooting 51.3% from long range. Freshman Sabrina Ionescu has an NCAA-best four triple-double this season. She needs one more to match Nicole Powell's Pac-12 season record.
COLORADO BUFFALOES (14-12, 4-11 Pac-12)
PPG: 69.6 | FG%: 39.2 | 3FG%: 30.8 | FT%: 69.5
Series Record: Oregon leads, 13-7 (5-3 in Boulder)
Last Meeting: UO won, 71-66 (1/20/16 in Eugene)
Notable: Colorado played a tight game with Oregon State on Friday, falling 54-49. Kennedy Leonard had 18 points and five assists in the loss. CU's guard is averaging a team-high 17.8 points per game but is shooting 37.6% from the field and 26.5% from three. Haley Smith is the team's leading rebounder at 6.3 per game. Leonard, Smith and Alexis Robinson have started all 26 games this season.
TV AND RADIO BROADCAST INFO
Oregon's game at 11 AM PT on Sunday at Colorado will be broadcast live on the Pac-12 Oregon and Mountain channels but not the Pac-12 national network. 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. COLORADO
- The Ducks are 13-7 against Colorado and 5-4 against the Buffs since they joined the Pac-12 in 2011-12.
- Oregon has won three straight games against Colorado, including a 71-66 win earlier this season in Eugene. Ruthy Hebard had a double-double with 19 points and 11 rebounds while Maite Cazorla posted 14 points and six assists.
- UO won, 59-46, last season in Boulder. The Ducks held Colorado to just 31.7% shooting overall and 25% from three. The Ducks won again in Eugene later in the season, 77-70.
- Colorado had won four straight games in the series before the Ducks' win in Boulder on Jan. 22, 2016. It was the Buffs' longest winning streak in the series.
- Oregon and Colorado first met on March 18, 1981 in Eugene, a 74-67 victory for the Ducks.
- The Ducks and Buffaloes played in Portland on Dec. 9, 2006 as part of the annual Pape' Jam game at the Rose
Garden. Oregon won, 70-60.
- Oregon's longest winning streak in the series is six games, running from 1998-2012.
IONESCU SWEEPS PAC-12 AWARDS
On Monday Sabrina Ionescu became just the second player in Pac-12 history to win both the league's player and freshman of the week at the same time. Ionescu posted a triple-double against UCLA and a double-double against USC to help Oregon sweep the LA schools at home for the second time in three seasons.
IONESCU NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
In addition to her Pac-12 honors, Sabrina Ionescu was named the USBWA Ann Meyers Drysdale national player of the week on Tuesday.
TOP-25 TESTED
Oregon has played 10 games against top-25 teams this season. The Ducks are 3-7 in those contests with wins against No. 24 Michigan State, No. 20 California and No. 15 UCLA. Of the 14 games Oregon has played in Pac-12 play thus far, eight have been against top-25 teams.
RPI CHECK
Oregon is No. 34 in the NCAA's RPI while Colorado is No. 80. The Pac-12 features four teams in the top-15, led by Washington at No. 6. Oregon's best win was against UCLA, which is now No. 12 in the RPI.
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