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Ionescu's Record Triple-Double Leads Ducks vs. Air Force
12/20/18 | Women's Basketball
EUGENE, Ore. – Junior Sabrina Ionescu set a new NCAA record for career triple-doubles and the No. 7 ranked Oregon women's basketball team defeated Air Force, 82-36, on Thursday afternoon in front of 7,967 fans on school day at Matthew Knight Arena.
The Ducks (10-1) held Air Force to just five points in the third quarter and nine in the fourth to pull away for the 46-point victory.
IONESCU'S RECORD: Ionescu tallied 17 points, 11 rebounds and 13 assists against the Falcons for her 13th career triple-double, more than any man or woman in NCAA history. She broke the women's record of seven on Dec. 31 against Washington last season and came into Thursday's game tied with former BYU guard Kyle Collinsworth (12) for the men's record. This is her third of the season.
"My coaches had told me I needed one more rebound, so that's what I did," Ionescu said. "It's an honor, and I really appreciate all the support that I get from the fans, my coaches, and the community for doing that, but we play tomorrow so that's what I'm looking forward to."
IONESCU'S TRIPLE-DOUBLE BREAKDOWN: Oregon is 13-0 in games when Ionescu posts a triple-double...She's had eight at home, four on the road and one at a neutral site…Two have come against top-25 teams (#19 Texas A&M and #15 UCLA) …She's had seven against power 5 teams…Most points in a triple-double was 29 against Drake…Most rebounds was 14 against Washington…Most assists was 14 against Ole Miss…She had four as a freshman, six as a sophomore and now three as a junior.
HOW IT HAPPENED: After a back-and-forth first quarter, the Ducks started to assert themselves in the paint in the second quarter. Oregon outscored Air Force, 21-11, in the second and owned a 39-22 lead at the break. Ruthy Hebard had 16 points at halftime on 7-of-7 shooting while Ionescu was well on her way to the triple-double with eight points, seven rebounds and nine assists.
The Ducks went 10-of-16 from the floor in the second quarter, yet shot even better in the third, going 10-of-14 on field goals, including a trio of three-pointers.
Ionescu was up to 15 points, nine rebounds and 11 assists at the end of the third and secured a rebound with 6:10 left in the fourth for her record 13th triple-double. She grabbed one more rebound before leaving the game.
The Ducks held Air Force to just 23.3 percent shooting (14-of-60) in the game and outrebounded the Falcons 50-30.
"We have a special group of players that are obviously extremely talented," said acting head coach Mark Campbell. "The maturity level of our team, they know what's at stake every game, regardless of the opponent. That makes my job and the whole coaching staff's job pretty easy."
BOX SCORE: In addition to Ionescu's record triple-double, Hebard went a perfect 9-of-9 from the field for a team-high 20 points…Satou Sabally had 19 points and eight rebounds...Erin Boley hit three three-pointers and finished with 11 points…Ionescu has drawn 14 fouls over Oregon's last two games.
UP NEXT: Oregon plays again tomorrow at noon against UC Irvine, wrapping up its non-conference schedule. The Ducks have an exhibition on Dec. 30 after the holiday break before opening Pac-12 play at 6 PM on Jan. 4 against Washington.
The Ducks (10-1) held Air Force to just five points in the third quarter and nine in the fourth to pull away for the 46-point victory.
IONESCU'S RECORD: Ionescu tallied 17 points, 11 rebounds and 13 assists against the Falcons for her 13th career triple-double, more than any man or woman in NCAA history. She broke the women's record of seven on Dec. 31 against Washington last season and came into Thursday's game tied with former BYU guard Kyle Collinsworth (12) for the men's record. This is her third of the season.
"My coaches had told me I needed one more rebound, so that's what I did," Ionescu said. "It's an honor, and I really appreciate all the support that I get from the fans, my coaches, and the community for doing that, but we play tomorrow so that's what I'm looking forward to."
IONESCU'S TRIPLE-DOUBLE BREAKDOWN: Oregon is 13-0 in games when Ionescu posts a triple-double...She's had eight at home, four on the road and one at a neutral site…Two have come against top-25 teams (#19 Texas A&M and #15 UCLA) …She's had seven against power 5 teams…Most points in a triple-double was 29 against Drake…Most rebounds was 14 against Washington…Most assists was 14 against Ole Miss…She had four as a freshman, six as a sophomore and now three as a junior.
HOW IT HAPPENED: After a back-and-forth first quarter, the Ducks started to assert themselves in the paint in the second quarter. Oregon outscored Air Force, 21-11, in the second and owned a 39-22 lead at the break. Ruthy Hebard had 16 points at halftime on 7-of-7 shooting while Ionescu was well on her way to the triple-double with eight points, seven rebounds and nine assists.
The Ducks went 10-of-16 from the floor in the second quarter, yet shot even better in the third, going 10-of-14 on field goals, including a trio of three-pointers.
Ionescu was up to 15 points, nine rebounds and 11 assists at the end of the third and secured a rebound with 6:10 left in the fourth for her record 13th triple-double. She grabbed one more rebound before leaving the game.
The Ducks held Air Force to just 23.3 percent shooting (14-of-60) in the game and outrebounded the Falcons 50-30.
"We have a special group of players that are obviously extremely talented," said acting head coach Mark Campbell. "The maturity level of our team, they know what's at stake every game, regardless of the opponent. That makes my job and the whole coaching staff's job pretty easy."
BOX SCORE: In addition to Ionescu's record triple-double, Hebard went a perfect 9-of-9 from the field for a team-high 20 points…Satou Sabally had 19 points and eight rebounds...Erin Boley hit three three-pointers and finished with 11 points…Ionescu has drawn 14 fouls over Oregon's last two games.
UP NEXT: Oregon plays again tomorrow at noon against UC Irvine, wrapping up its non-conference schedule. The Ducks have an exhibition on Dec. 30 after the holiday break before opening Pac-12 play at 6 PM on Jan. 4 against Washington.
A look at Sabrina Ionescu's NCAA record 13th career triple-double. #GoDucks pic.twitter.com/K2zezfZYAB
— Oregon Women's Basketball (@OregonWBB) December 20, 2018
Team Stats
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