Notes: Ducks Head North for Sweet 16

EUGENE, Ore. - The No. 2 seed Oregon women's basketball team will meet No. 6 seed South Dakota State at 8:30 PM on Friday night on ESPN2 in the Ducks' third straight Sweet 16 appearance.

#2 SEED/#7 RANKED OREGON DUCKS (31-4, 16-2 Pac-12)
PPG: 86.0 | PPGA: 62.4 | FG%: 50.6 | 3FG%: 41.9 | FT%: 76.9 | RPG: 37.9 | APG: 19.2
NCAA Tournament Record: Oregon is 13-14 all-time in the NCAA Tournament, 8-2 under Kelly Graves
Last Year: No. 2 seeded UO advanced to a second straight Elite Eight but lost in Spokane to Notre Dame
Series Records vs. Teams in Portland: 34-34 vs. ASU, 1-3 vs. Mississippi State, 1-2 vs. South Dakota State
Notes: The Ducks boast one of the most efficient offenses in the nation this season. Oregon's 86.0 points per game ranks third in the NCAA. UO leads the nation with a 1.90 assist-to-turnover ratio as the Ducks' 10.1 turnovers per game are the fewest in the NCAA while its 19.2 assists per game rank sixth. The Ducks are third in the nation in field goal percentage (50.6%), first in three-point percentage (41.9%) and 15th in free throw percentage (76.9%). Oregon is also one of the least penalized teams in the NCAA, ranking fourth at 12.8 fouls per game. The Ducks are fifth in the nation in scoring margin (+23.6 points per game), 19th in the NCAA in rebounding margin (+7.9 per game) and 36th in turnover margin (+3.40 per game).

KEY STORYLINES
- The No. 2 seeded Ducks have reached the second weekend of the NCAA Tournament for a third straight year.
- Sabrina Ionescu, Satou Sabally and Ruthy Hebard are all finalists for Naismith Starting Five postion of the year awards.
- Ionescu has scored in double figures in 68 straight games, dating back to Nov. 21, 2017, and 99 times in her career.
- Seniors Oti Gildon and Maite Cazorla are the winningest class in UO history, with a four-year record of 111-34.
- UO boasts three of the top-20 three-point percentages in the NCAA - Erin Boley (5th), Ionescu (14th), Sabally (18th).
- Kelly Graves' first Div. I coaching job was an assistant coach under Jim Sollars at the University of Portland.
- Ionescu is the all-time NCAA (men's/women's) leader with 18 career triple-doubles (prev: 12, Kyle Collinsworth, BYU)

BROADCAST INFORMATION
TV - ESPN2 w/ Dave Pasch & LaChina Robinson
Stream - WatchESPN.com & ESPN app
Radio - Terry Jonz on the call at 590 AM (EUG), 1640 AM (PDX) & TuneIn. Search for "Oregon Sports Network" on TuneIn.

OREGON'S NCAA TOURNAMENT HISTORY
- The Ducks are making their third straight NCAA Tournament appearance and the 15th overall in program history in 2018-19.
- UO has reached the second weekend of the NCAA Tournament for a third straight year.
- Oregon has made two straight Elite Eight trips, as a No. 10 seed in 2017 and a No. 2 seed last year. The Ducks lost to UConn in the Bridgeport Regional final in 2017 and eventual national champion Notre Dame in the Spokane Regional final in 2018.
- Oregon's No. 2 seed last season was the best in program history. UO has matched that this season. The Ducks' previous best was a No. 3 seed in 1984.
- Oregon is 13-14 all-time in the NCAA Tournament with more than half of the wins (8) coming over the last three seasons - 3 in 2017, 3 in 2018, 2 in 2019.
- The Ducks are 6-3 in NCAA Tournament games played in Eugene. UO went 2-0 at home to open the tournament both this year and last season.
- UO made its first NCAA Tournament appearance in 1982, losing 59-53 to Missouri in Eugene.
- The Ducks made a program-best eight straight NCAA appearances from 1994-2001.
- The most points scored by a UO player in a NCAA Tournament game is 29, set by Sabrina Ionescu both on Sunday vs. Indiana and last year against Minnesota. The previous record was 24 by Alison Lang against Missouri on March 13, 1982.
- The most rebounds by a UO player in a NCAA Tournament game is 20, also by Lang vs. Missouri.
- Ionescu set the program's single-game tournament assists record with 12 on Sunday vs. Indiana. She broke of her own record of 11 set last season.

#BACKTHEPAC
- The Pac-12's 11-1 record is the second-best ever by a league that played at least 10 first and second round games. The best was the SEC, which went 13-1 in 1997 and put six teams in the Sweet 16.
- This is the second time in three years the Pac-12 has advanced five teams to the Sweet 16.
- The Pac-12 has the most wins (52) and best winning percentage (.732) in the NCAA Tournament since 2016.

DUCKS HOT FROM THREE VS. INDIANA
- No. 2 seed Oregon knocked down 13 three-pointers, a UO record for an NCAA Tournament game, in a 91-68 win over No. 10 seed Indiana in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
- Sabrina Ionescu posted her second career NCAA tournament game triple-double with 29 points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists. She joins former UO assistant Nicole Powell as the only players in NCAA Tournament history with two career triple-doubles. The 29 points is the most ever in a NCAA Tournament triple-double.
- Satou Sabally had a second straight big game, with 19 points, eight rebounds and four blocks against the Hoosiers. She's averaging 20 points and 12 rebounds in the NCAA Tournament.

UO OPENS TOURNEY WITH WIN VS. PSU
- The No. 2 seed Ducks opened the NCAA Tournament with a win for the third straight year, 78-40 over No. 15 seed Portland State.
- Satou Sabally and Ruthy Hebard each had double-doubles to lead the Ducks. Sabally scored 21 points to go with a career-high 16 rebounds while Hebard had 22 points and 11 boards.
- Oregon dominated down low, outscoring the Vikings and their pair of 6-foot-4 posts 38-8 in the paint. UO also turned 20 offensive rebounds in 18 second chance points.
- The Ducks had a season-high 16 steals vs. PSU.

OREGON ALL-TIME VS. MISSISSIPPI STATE
- The Ducks are 1-3 all-time vs. Mississippi State.
- Oregon and MSU have met three times over the last three years, with the Bulldogs winning in 2016 and 2017 but the Ducks winning earlier this season in Eugene, 82-74.
- If UO and Mississippi State both advance to the Elite Eight, it will be the third straight top-10 meeting between the two teams.

OREGON ALL-TIME VS. ARIZONA STATE
- UO and ASU are tied all-time, 34-34.
- Oregon swept the Pac-12 season series with ASU this year, winning 77-71 in Eugene and 66-59 in Tempe. The win on the road clinched UO's second straight Pac-12 regular season title.
- The Ducks have won four straight games vs. ASU.

OREGON ALL-TIME VS. SOUTH DAKOTA STATE
- The Ducks are 1-2 all-time vs. South Dakota State.
- UO won a meeting earlier this season on Dec. 12 in Brookings, 87-79. The Jackrabbits have lost just twice since then and bring an 18-game winning streak into the Sweet 16.

NATIONAL AWARD LISTS
- Sabrina Ionescu is one of four finalists for the Naismith Trophy for women's national player of the year. She joins Asia Durr, Megan Gustafson and Arike Ogunbowale. The winner will be announced on April 6 at the Final Four.
- Sabrina Ionescu was named to the Wooden Award national ballot on March 15. She is one of 15 players in the running for Wooden All-America honors, which will be announced during the Elite Eight. The Wooden Award for national player of the year will be named on April 12.
- Sabrina Ionescu is one of four finalists for the Wade Trophy, given by the WBCA for national player of the year.
- The Phoenix Club of Philadelphia presents the Dawn Staley Award each season to the nation's best overall guard. Sabrina Ionescu was named one of four finalists on March 12.
- Sabrina Ionescu, Ruthy Hebard and Satou Sabally were all named WBCA regional finalists for the Coaches All-America Team.

NAISMITH STARTING FIVE AWARDS
- After winning the award a season ago as a sophomore, Sabrina Ionescu is again up for the Nancy Lieberman Award for her junior season. The award is annually presented to the top point guard in the country. She made the cut to the final five prior to the postseason.
- A year after being named the Pac-12 freshman of the year, sophomore Satou Sabally is in the running for the Cheryl Miller Award, given annually to the nation's top small forward. She made the cut for the final five heading into the NCAA Tournament.
- A year after winning the inaugural Katrina McClain Award for the nation's top power forward last year, Ruthy Hebard is looking to defend her title this season. She's also made the cut to the final five.

IONESCU REPEATS AS PLAYER OF YEAR
- Sabrina Ionescu was named the Pac-12 player of the year for a second straight season.
- The junior is the seventh player in league history to win player of the year honors back-to-back, with the most recent being Stanford's Chiney Ogwumike in 2013 and 2014.
- Ionescu is the first player in UO history to be named player of the year more than once. She is the third player to earn the honor at Oregon.

SABRINA FILLS THE STAT SHEET
- Sabrina Ionescu is currently averaging 19.7 points, 7.5 rebounds and 8.2 assists per game, the only player in the NCAA averaging 14+ points, 7+ rebounds and 7+ assists.
- The last time anyone in the NCAA posted a balanced stat line even close to that was in 2014-15, when Cal's Brittany Boyd averaged 13.4 points, 7.7 rebounds and 6.8 assists.

GRAVES PAC-12 COACH OF THE YEAR
- For the first time in his Oregon career, head coach Kelly Graves was named the Pac-12 coach of the year. Graves has led the Ducks to back-to-back Pac-12 regular season titles.
- Graves was named the WCC coach of the year eight times while at Gonzaga.
- Graves joins Jody Runge (1994, 1999) as UO head coach to earn the award.
- Graves was also one of 15 coaches in the running for the Naismith Women's Coach of the Year award.

FOUR DUCKS NAMED ALL-PAC-12
- Sabrina Ionescu, Ruthy Hebard, Satou Sabally and Maite Cazorla were each named all-Pac-12 in the coaches vote on March 5.
- The four selections is the most in UO history.
- Ionescu and Hebard join Jillian Alleyne, Shaquala Williams and Stefanie Kasperski as three-time all-Pac-12 selections from Oregon.
- This is Cazorla's second straight all-league selection and the first for Sabally.