Notes: No. 2 Ducks Host UCLA Friday

EUGENE, Ore. - No. 2 ranked Oregon opens the final home weekend of regular season play against UCLA at 8 PM on Friday at Matthew Knight Arena.

#2 OREGON DUCKS (24-2, 13-1 Pac-12)
PPG: 88.6 | FG%: 51.7 | 3FG%: 43.3 | FT%: 77.9
Notes: The Ducks have one of the most efficient offenses in the nation this season. UO's 88.6 points per game leads the NCAA. The Ducks also lead the nation with a 1.98 assist-to-turnover ratio. Oregon's 9.9 turnovers per game are the fewest in the NCAA while its 19.6 assists per game ranks sixth. The Ducks are second in the nation in field goal percentage (51.7%), first in three-point percentage (43.3%) and fifth in free throw percentage (77.9%).

UCLA BRUINS (16-10, 9-5 Pac-12)
PPG: 72.5 | FG%: 41.4 | 3FG%: 29.9 | FT%: 70.7
Series: UO trails UCLA, 32-36 (19-13 in Eugene)
Last: #5 Oregon won 72-52 on 1/13/19 in LA
Notes: UCLA is 7-2 since losing to the Ducks in January, including road wins over Arizona State and Utah. The Bruins are led by Michaela Onyenwere's 18.0 points per game. Lajahna Drummer is nearly averaging a double-double at 9.0 points and 9.0 rebounds per game. In Pac-12 play, UCLA is shooting 36.6% from three, fourth-best in the league.

KEY STORYLINES
- The Ducks are 59-10 at home during the four-year careers of Oti Gildon and Maite Cazorla. Senior day is Sunday.
- In Pac-12 play, UO owns the league's top scoring offense (85.2 ppg) and second-best scoring defense (61.4 ppg).
- Oregon leads the Pac-12, averaging 10.3 made threes per game. UCLA is last, averaging 4.7 threes per game.
- In Pac-12 play, Satou Sabally (52.4%) and Erin Boley (51.8%) are No. 1 and No. 2 in the league in 3FG percentage.
- Maite Cazorla (3.68-to-1) & Sabrina Ionescu (3.27-to-1) rank No. 5 and No. 9 in the NCAA in assist-to-turnover ratio.
- Ionescu is the all-time NCAA (mens/womens) leader with 16 career triple-doubles (prev: 12, Kyle Collinsworth, BYU)
- UO features both the national point guard of the year (Ionescu) and the national power forward of the year (Hebard).

THE DUCKS IN THE POLLS
Oregon is No. 2 in this week's AP top-25 poll, the highest ranking in program history.

BROADCAST INFORMATION
TV - Pac-12 National, Oregon & LA with Krista Blunk and Mary Murphy
Stream - Pac-12.com & Pac-12 Now app
Radio - Terry Jonz on the call at 590 AM (EUG), 1640 AM (PDX) & TuneIn. Search for "Oregon Sports Network" on TuneIn.

ONE TO WATCH
Ruthy Hebard went down with a knee injury in the second quarter on Monday night at Oregon State. Fortunately, an MRI came back clear. She is questionable this weekend vs. UCLA and USC.

UCLA SERIES HISTORY
- Oregon trails UCLA in the all-time series, 32-36
- UO is 7-3 vs. UCLA under Kelly Graves
- The Ducks have won five straight vs. UCLA.
- Oregon won three games against the Bruins last season, winning in LA, Eugene and Seattle for the Pac-12 Tournament semifinals.
- Oregon swept the LA schools on the road for the first time in program history last year and did it again this year on Jan. 11 and Jan. 13.
- Oregon's longest winning streak against UCLA is six games, coming from 1993-96.
- UCLA's longest win streak is six games, coming just before UO's six-game run (1990-93).
- UCLA won the first meeting between the teams, 92-88, on Dec. 6, 1980, in Los Angeles.

CURRENT ROSTER VS. THE BRUINS
- Ruthy Hebard has had four double-doubles in six career games agianst the Bruins. She tallied 19 points and a career-high 18 rebounds in a win at UCLA earlier this season.
- Sabrina Ionescu had one of her 15 career triple-double against the Bruins. As a freshman, she had 11 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in an upset win over the No. 15 ranked Bruins.
- Maite Cazorla averaged 18.3 points per game vs. UCLA in the Ducks' three wins last year.
- Satou Sabally had the best game of her freshman season against the Bruins. The forward tallied 25 points on 9-of-15 shooting with seven three-pointers in UO's overtime win vs. the Bruins in Eugene.
- Sabally had one of her two double-doubles this year at UCLA, with 19 points and 11 rebounds.

NATIONAL AWARD WATCH LISTS
- Both Sabrina Ionescu and Ruthy Hebard were named to the preseason WBCA Wade Trophy watch list on Nov. 20. Satou Sabally was one of six players added to the midseason watch list on Feb. 5, which is 41 players after 35 were named to the preseason list.
- Sabrina Ionescu and Ruthy Hebard were both named to the preseason Wooden Award watch list on Nov. 6. They both made the cut for the late season watch list on Feb. 4, which is 20 players.
- Of the 50 players named to the Naismith Trophy Watch List, three were Ducks. Sabrina Ionescu, Ruthy Hebard and Satou Sabally were all selected to the watch list for the Atlanta Tipoff Club's national player of the year honor. The trio made the cut for the midseason watch list of 30 players on Feb. 12.
- 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. She made the cut to the final 10 on Feb. 11.
- The Phoenix Club of Philadelphia presents the Dawn Staley Award each season to the nation's best overall guard. Sabrina Ionescu was named to the award's preseason watch list and then made the cut for the 15-player midseason list on Feb. 11.
- 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. She made the cut for the final 10 on Feb. 13.
- 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. She made the cut to the final 10 on Feb. 14.

ATTENDANCE LEADERS
Oregon leads the Pac-12, averaging 7,013 fans per home game. The Ducks are averaging over 1,800 more fans per game than second-place OSU. Oregon is one of just eight teams in the NCAA averaging 7,000+ fans per game.