No. 3 Ducks Host UC Riverside Monday in MKA

EUGENE, Ore. - Facing a quick turnaround after a road win at Long Beach State on Saturday, the No. 3 ranked Oregon women's basketball team returns to Matthew Knight Arena to host UC Riverside at 11 a.m. on Monday.

It will be Oregon's "Field Trip Day," with more than 5,000 kids from schools around the area expected to be in attendance.

The Ducks (8-1) are 4-0 at home this season and enter Monday's contest having won 35 straight regular season nonconference home games.

Game Details
Matchup: #3 Oregon (8-1) vs. UC Riverside (3-7)
Date: Monday, December 16, 2019
Location: Eugene, Ore.
Venue: Matthew Knight Arena
Opening Tip: 11:00 a.m. PT
Doors Open: 10:00 a.m. PT
Promotion: Field Trip Day

Broadcast Information
Live Stream: GoDucks.com/Live
Radio: Oregon Sports Network (KUGN 590 AM)
PxP: Terry Jonz | Analyst: Bev Smith

Scouting Report: UC Riverside
UC Riverside is 3-7 to open 2019-20 and is coming off an 80-64 win over California Baptist on Dec. 5. Jannon Otto (12.9 PPG) and Marina Ewodo (11.9) are the Highlanders' two leading scorers, and four different players are averaging at least 6.0 rebounds per game. The Ducks hold a 2-1 lead over UCR in the all-time series after winning the last two, including a 94-44 win last season in Moraga, Calif. UO had five players in double-figure scoring in last year's meeting, led by Ruthy Hebard (19), Satou Sabally (17) and Sabrina Ionescu (16).

Ionescu, Shelley Lead Ducks at LBSU
Sabrina Ionescu and Jaz Shelley combined for 38 points on Saturday to lead Oregon to an 81-45 win over Long Beach State on Saturday at the Walter Pyramid. Ionescu finished with a season-high 21 points - including 15 in the first quarter - while adding 12 rebounds and seven assists for her 42nd career double-double, and Shelley went 5-of-8 from three-point range for a season-high 17 points. 10 different Ducks scored at least two points as Kelly Graves limited the minutes of his starting five and gave his bench extended action. The Ducks had a special guest in attendance, with NBA legend Kobe Bryant sitting courtside throughout the game.

Team Stat Rankings

Category	Stat	Pac-12	NCAA
Assists Per Game	22.3	1st	1st
Points Per Game	88.4	1st	3rd
Assists Per Game	22.3	1st	3rd
3PT FG Per Game	10.9	1st	3rd
Field Goal Pct.	50.2	2nd	4th
Scoring Margin	+30.1	2nd	6th
Rebound Margin	+12.6	3rd	13th
Free Throw Pct.	76.7	3rd	24th

Individual Stat Rankings

Player	Category	Stat	Pac-12	NCAA
Ruthy Hebard	Field Goal Pct.	73.8	1st	1st
Sabrina Ionescu	Assists Per Game	8.7	1st	1st
Sabrina Ionescu	Triple-Doubles	1	1st	T-1st
Minyon Moore	Assist-Turnover Ratio	3.7	1st	4th
Ruthy Hebard	Double-Doubles	6	1st	T-7th
Ruthy Hebard	Rebounds Per Game	10.4	1st	T-25th
Sabrina Ionescu	Assist-Turnover Ratio	3.5	2nd	T-6th
Minyon Moore	Assists Per Game	5.4	4th	30th
Ruthy Hebard	Points Per Game	18.7	4th	44th

Quick Hits: #20 Sabrina Ionescu
» Owns career totals of 2,112 points, 870 assists and 831 rebounds, giving her the chance to become the first player in NCAA women's basketball history to reach 2,000+ career points, 1,000+ career assists and 1,000+ career rebounds.
» NCAA all-time leader (men's and women's) with 19 career triple-doubles; Previous record was 12 (Kyle Collinsworth, BYU).
» 2018-19 Wade Trophy (national player of the year) and Wooden Award (NCAA most outstanding player) winner.
» Two-time Pac-12 Player of the Year (2017-18, 2018-19) and two-time Nancy Lieberman Point Guard of the Year (2017-18, 2018-19).
» UO all-time leader in assists, 3-point field goals (288) and double-figure scoring games (110); No. 3 in points.
» Pac-12 women's all-time career assists leader; Pac-12 men's all-time record is 938 (Gary Payton).
» Averaging 14.2 points, 8.3 rebounds and an NCAA-leading 8.7 assists per game so far in 2019-20.

Hebard Off to Dominant Start as a Senior
Ruthy Hebard has been a beast down low so far this season, averaging 18.7 points and 10.4 rebounds per game while posting six double-doubles through the first nine games. Hebard poured in 31 points with 13 rebounds in the Nov. 16 win over Texas Southern, and reached the 30-point mark again while matching her career-high with 18 rebounds on Nov. 28 vs. Oklahoma State. The senior owns 45 career double-doubles, the fifth-most in UO history and No. 2 among active NCAA players. Hebard leads the nation in field goal percentage (73.8) so far this season, and the senior enters Monday's game just 34 points away from reaching 2,000 in her career.

Sabally Returning to Form After Early Absence
The Ducks were without standout junior Satou Sabally for the first three games of the regular season as she traveled overseas to play for the German Women's National Team. Sabally has led the Ducks in scoring three times in her six games since returning, including a 23-point performance to help guide the Ducks to a top-20 road win over No. 17 Syracuse on Nov. 24. Sabally is averaging 15.5 points and 6.8 rebounds per game so far in 2019-20, and she had six points and seven rebounds in just 12 minutes of action on Saturday at LBSU.

Ionescu, Moore Directing One of Nation's Most Dynamic Offenses
The Ducks lead the nation in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.79) and are No. 3 in both points per game (88.4) and assists per game (22.3), and that is due in large part to the play of guards Sabrina Ionescu and Minyon Moore. Ionescu is the NCAA leader with 8.7 assists per game, and Moore is 30th with 5.4 while ranking fourth in the nation with a 3.7 assist-to-turnover ratio. Ionescu is not far behind at No. 6 in the nation with a 3.5 ratio, and the two Ducks have combined for six double-figure assist games already this season.

Ducks Rebound From First Loss With Complete Performance
Oregon used suffocating defense and lights-out shooting to blow past South Dakota State, 95-56, on 12/8/19 in a rematch of last season's Sweet Sixteen showdown. The Ducks went to a three-quarter court press for the first time this season and pressured the Jackrabbits into 13 turnovers, including 10 in the first half, and just 37.3 percent shooting from the floor. Offensively, Oregon was firing on all cylinders from beyond the arc after struggling the week before, going 14-of-24 (58.3%) from three-point range. Five different Ducks finished with double-digit points, led by 22 on 11-of-15 shooting from Ruthy Hebard.

Up Next
After hosting UC Riverside on Monday, the Ducks will be back in MKA on Saturday to take on Kansas State at 12 p.m. in their final regular season nonconference game before Pac-12 play begins.