Notes - No. 3 Ducks Host No. 18 Syracuse - University of Oregon Athletics

EUGENE, Ore. - The No. 3 ranked Oregon women's basketball team plays host to No. 18 Syracuse on Saturday in the Ducks' home opener.

#3 OREGON DUCKS (1-0, 0-0 Pac-12)
PPG: 115 | FG%: 67.7 | 3FG%: 50.0 | FT%: 86.4
Notes: The Ducks are coming off the best season in school history, with a program-best 33-5 record. Oregon won both the Pac-12 regular season and tournament titles last year and advanced to the Elite Eight for the second straight season. The Ducks ranked seventh in the NCAA in scoring last year (82.4 ppg), fourth in field goal percentage (50.0), third in three-point percentage (40.1) and fourth in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.52-to-1).

#18 SYRACUSE ORANGE (1-0, 0-0 ACC)
PPG: 85 | FG%: 39.2 | 3FG%: 37.5 | FT%: 61.1
Series: Never met
Last Meeting: None
Notes: Syracuse opened the season with an 85-49 win over North Dakota. Cuse had 17 steals in the win while both Kiara Lewis and Emily Engstler had 13 points and went 3-for-4 from three off the bench. Syracuse was a No. 8 seed in the NCAA Tournament last season. The Orange lost to Oklahoma State, 84-57, in the first round.

BROADCAST INFORMATION
TV - None
Stream - Free at GoDucks.com/live
Radio - Terry Jonz on the call at 95.3 FM (Eugene), 1460 AM (Portland) & TuneIn. Search for "Oregon IMG" in the TuneIn app or online at TuneIn.com.

KEY STORYLINES
- Junior Sabrina Ionescu tallied her 11th career triple-double in Tuesday's win with 18 points, 11 rebounds and 12 assists.
- UO had six players score in double figures at Alaska-Fairbanks, led by Satou Sabally's 21 points on 9-of-12 shooting.
- The Ducks were picked to win the Pac-12 this season for the first time in program history.
- Oregon's No.3 preseason ranking is the best in program history. UO was No. 6 in last year's postseason poll.
- Junior Sabrina Ionescu is one of five AP preseason All-Americans (Durr, Samuelson, Ogunbowale, Kalani Brown)
- Oregon returns four starters off last year's Elite Eight team, with all four averaging 10+ points per game last season.
- UO features both the national point guard of the year (Ionescu) and the national power forward of the year (Hebard).

A WIN WOULD...
- Give Oregon a 2-0 start for the fourth straight season. The Ducks lost to No. 11 North Carolina in the second game of the 2014-15 season.
- Give Kelly Graves his 19th top-25 win at UO.

SYRACUSE SERIES HISTORY
The Ducks and Orange have never met.

LAST TIME OUT
The No. 3 ranked Ducks opened the season with a 115-36 win at Div. II Alaska-Fairbanks. The game was a chance for Fairbanks, Alaska, native Ruthy Hebard to play a game in front of friends and family.

BEST IN THE NATION
After shooting 67.7 percent in Tuesday's win at Alaska-Fairbanks, the Ducks lead the nation in field goal percentage. UO is scoring as Savannah State tallied 155 points in its season opener.

OREGON DEBUTS
Sophomore Erin Boley and freshman Taylor Chavez each debuted for the Ducks at Alaska. Boley scored 14 points, going 4-for-8 from three. Chavez had 13 points on 4-of-6 shooting with four assists.

PRESEASON AP ALL-AMERICA TEAM
Sabrina Ionescu   G   Oregon
Asia Durr   G   Louisville
Arike Ogunbowale   G   Notre Dame
Katie Lou Samuelson   F   UConn
Kalani Brown   F   Baylor

PRESEASON WATCH LISTS
- After winning the award a season ago as a sophomore, Sabrina Ionescu has been named to the Nancy Lieberman Award watch list for her junior season. The award is annually presented to the top point guard in the country.
- A year after being named the Pac-12 freshman of the year, sophomore Satou Sabally has been named to the watch list for the Cheryl Miller Award, given annually to the nation's top small forward.
- A year after winning the inaugural Katrina McClain Award for the nation's top power forward, Ruthy Hebard is on the watch list again this season.

PAC-12 PRESEASON POLL
For the first time in program history, the Oregon women's basketball team has been picked to win the Pac-12 in the preseason coaches poll, the league announced at its annual media day. Oregon had been picked second in the preseason coaches poll four times (1986-87, 1999-00, 2000-01 and 2016-17) but never have the Ducks been picked to win