Game Notes: Ducks Host Buffalo

Oregon brings a five-match unbeaten streak into its match with Buffalo on Sunday (5 p.m., Pac-12 Live Stream).

• Oregon's 17 goals through seven games matches the modern era record of 17 set by the 2001 squad.
• Seven different Ducks have scored so far in 2019. That's one more than the number of Ducks who scored goals all of last season.
• Of Oregon's 17 goals, eight have been scored by sophomores and seven have been scored by freshmen.
• Sophomore Jordan Wormdahl has six goals already this season. Earlier this year, she became just the third player in program history score a goal in four consecutive matches.
• 2018 assists leader Zoe Hasenauer picked up where she left off, with four assists and two goals so far in 2019. She's tied for the team lead in assists with freshman Sakura Yoshida.
• Freshman Ally Cook has scored in three of the last four games, including two straight.
• Oregon's next win will give head coach Kat Mertz her 100th career coaching victory.
• Sept. 13 vs Portland, senior Alyssa Hinojosa recorded her second career assist.

SCOUTING BUFFALO
The Bulls carry a four-match unbeaten streak into Sunday's match. After a pair of 1-0 losses to Navy and St. Bonaventure, Buffalo defeated Houston Baptist 3-0, tied Albany 2-2, defeated St. Francis 4-1 and beat Niagara 1-0. Goalkeeper Emily Kelly has an 0.84 goals against average on the season.

SCOREGON
The Ducks' 17 goals in the first seven games to open the season ties the modern era record of 17 set by the 2001 squad.

YOUTH OF DUCK NATION
Of Oregon's 17 goals so far in 2019, 15 have been scored by freshmen or sophomores. The breakdown:
Senior Class - 0 goals
Junior Class - 2 goals (Hardy, Palmer)
Sophomore Class - 8 goals (Wormdahl 6, Hasenauer 2)
Freshman Class - 7 goals (Cook 3, Hahn 3, Lacey)

THE SPREAD OFFENSE
Through seven games, 14 different Ducks have recorded at least one point (a goal or an assist). Seven different Oregon players have scored, while 10 Ducks already have an assist this season.

WHAT'S COOKING?
Freshman forward Ally Cook has scored in three of the last four games - Villanova, Furman and Portland - and had a 90th minute strike bounce off the post at No. 19 Clemson in between the Villanova and Furman matches. Cook scored the game-winning goal against Villanova.

HARDY OFFICIALLY FINDS THE NET
After scoring three game-winning goals during the 2019 spring season, as well as netting the game-winner in the 82nd minute of Oregon's exhibition against British Columbia on Aug. 17, junior forward Eden Hardy finally scored her first official goal as a Duck Sept. 13 against Portland.

FOUR-BY-FOUR
Oregon had four different players score a goal in back-to-back games recently. Aug. 30 against Portland State (4-2), Jordan Worndahl, Mia Palmer, Maya Hahn (GWG) and Zoe Hasneauer all found the net. Sept. 1 against Villanova, Ally Cook (GWG), Wormdahl, Hahn and Maggie Lacey were the goal scorers.

FOUR SQUARE
In beating Portland State, 4-2, and Villanova, 4-0, the Ducks recorded back-to-back games with 4-plus goals for the first time in 19 years. Oregon last accomplished that feat during the 2000 season, topping San Jose State, 5-3, and Idaho, 4-1.

WORMDAHL JOINS CLUB OF THREE
Sophomore forward Jordan Wormdahl scored a goal in each of the Ducks' first four games (and has six on the season). She became just the third player in program history to score a goal in four straight matches. The other two are all-Pac-10 first team selection Jen Stoltenberg, who scored in five straight contests during the 2010 season, and UO Hall of Famer Michele Potestio, who scored in four straight in 1980.

HASENAUSER HELPERS
Sophomore midfielder Zoe Hasneauer led the team in assists in 2018 (five) and picked up where she left off with four so far in 2019. The Simi Valley, Calif., native jumped to 10th on the UO career assists list with nine. Hasenauer also netted her first goal as a Duck, finishing her own deflected shot against Portland State. She attempted 10 shots versus the Vikings, one shy of the school record of 11 set by Beth Bowler in a 2001 game versus the Vikings. She followed that by scoring the game-winner at Furman in the 86th minute.

IRON ALYSSA
Senior Alyssa Hinojosa has played in 2,556 consecutive minutes dating back to the second-to-last game of the 2017 season. That streak includes every minute of 2019 (690) and 2018 (1764). In the last three years, the defender from Sylmar, Calif., has missed a grand total of 32 minutes of game action.

HAHN HEATS UP
Maya Hahn became the eighth player in program history to score a goal in three consecutive games when she did that against Portland State, Villanova and Clemson. That list includes current teammates Jordan Wormdahl and Emma Eddy.

CARTER CLEAN SHEET
Backed by a stellar effort from the back line in front of her, senior goalkeeper Katelyn Carter earned her first shutout since her freshman season by making four saves Sept. 1 versus Villanova.

SEVEN DUCKS EARN FIRST STARTING NOD
Seven different Ducks have earned their career first start so far in 2019. During the opening weekend of play, freshmen Ally Cook, Croix Soto and Sakura Yoshida, sophomore Chai Cortez and junior True Dydasco all started for the first time against Fresno State. Jordan Wormdahl earned her first start against Santa Clara. Freshman Caitlin Shaw started for the first time at Clemson.