Saturday, February 6
Eugene, OR
6:00 PM
University of Oregon
vs
UC Davis
Photo by: Eric Evans Photo
No. 12 Ducks Return to Action Saturday Against UC Davis
02/04/21 | Women's Basketball
EUGENE, Ore. - After having its last three conference games postponed and pausing team activities because of COVID-19 protocols, the Oregon women's basketball team will be back at practice later this week before returning to competition for the first time since Jan. 24 on Saturday in Matthew Knight Arena.
The No. 12 Ducks will host UC Davis in what will be the team's third nonconference contest on the season, and first since an 85-52 win at Portland on Nov. 30. Saturday's game against the undefeated Aggies will mark the first-ever meeting between Oregon and UC Davis in women's basketball.
Oregon is scheduled to return to conference action on Monday with a nationally-televised top-15 showdown against No. 9 Arizona in MKA (4 p.m. PT, ESPN2).
Game Details
Matchup: #12 Oregon (11-3) vs. UC Davis (5-0)
Date: Saturday, February 6, 2021
Location: Eugene, Ore.
Venue: Matthew Knight Arena
Opening Tip: 6:00 p.m. PT
Broadcast Information
Live Stream: GoDucks.com/Live
Radio: Oregon Sports Network
Eugene: KUGN 590 AM | Portland: KDZR 1640 AM
PXP: Terry Jonz | Analyst: Bev Smith
Series History vs. UC Davis
First-Ever Meeting
Numbers to Know
5 - Sedona Prince (below) led Oregon with 16 points, 7 rebounds and 5 blocks on Jan. 24 vs. UW, the most by a Duck since March 2018.
7 - UO has had 7 different leading scorers in 14 games, and 11 Ducks have combined for 51 double-figure scoring performances.
21.4 - Oregon ranks No. 8 in the nation with a 21.4 PPG scoring margin, headlined by 8 wins of 20+ points and 4 wins of 30+ points.
46.8% - The Ducks are second in the Pac-12 and 20th in the nation with a 46.8 team field goal percentage this season.
55-3 - Oregon is a stellar 55-3 at Matthew Knight Arena since the start of the 2017-18 season, including 6-1 so far in 2020-21.
56.0 - Oregon is 22nd in the NCAA with just 56.0 PPG allowed, the fewest UO has given up through 14 games since 2005-06 (55.9).
Ducks In Thick Of Pac-12 Race
The four Pac-12 teams ranked in the AP top 15 have pulled away at the top of the league standings, and the Ducks remain very much alive in their quest for a fourth straight regular-season conference championship. No. 12 Oregon sits in fourth place at 9-3 after sweeping the Washington schools on Jan. 22-24, well within striking distance of current leader and No. 6 ranked Stanford (12-2). No. 9 Arizona is second at 9-2, with No. 5 UCLA right behind in third at 8-2.Oregon's three losses came against those three teams, and the Ducks will get a chance to avenge each one this month in rematches that will undoubtedly play a critical role in determining the league champion. Oregon is scheduled to host Arizona on Monday afternoon in a nationally-televised top-15 showdown on ESPN2, with a showdown against Stanford set for a week later (Feb. 15) also on national TV.
Different Faces Step Up Vs. UW
Playing without two starters and a third rotation player due to injuries the last time they took the floor on Jan. 24, the Ducks saw players like Lydia Giomi and Angela Dugalic step up as Oregon defeated Washington, 69-52. Giomi recorded her second career double-double off the bench with 11 points and 10 rebounds, and Dugalic nearly had one as well with 12 points and eight boards in her first career start. Sedona Prince continued her resurgence and capped her best weekend so far with 16 points, seven rebounds and five blocks - the most by a Duck since March 2018 - and Oregon continued to impress defensively by holding its opponent to fewer than 60 points for the fourth straight game and 10th time this season.
Ducks Playing Stellar Defense
The new-look Ducks have been searching for their offensive identity in recent weeks, but Oregon's terrific play on the defensive end this season has kept Kelly Graves' squad in position to make a run at its fourth straight Pac-12 championship. Oregon ranks 22nd in the nation in scoring defense with just 56.0 points per game allowed, the program's best mark through 14 games since 2005-06 (55.9) and an improvement on last season's program-record 57.9 points per game allowed. The Ducks enter Saturday's game vs. UC Davis having held four straight teams and 10 total opponents to fewer than 60 points, and Oregon has kept three teams under 50 points. UO leads the Pac-12 in three-point percentage defense, limiting opponents to just 25.7 percent shooting from beyond the arc, and the Ducks rank second in the league and 19th nationally in total field-goal percentage defense at 34.7 percent. Oregon forced a season-high 23 turnovers and allowed a season-low 41 points to California on Jan. 10, tied for the fewest points the Ducks have given up in a conference game since Jan. 17, 2009.
Depth on Full Display
Despite having to replace four starters - including three top-10 WNBA Draft picks - Kelly Graves boasts one of the deepest teams in the country this season. Oregon has already had 11 different players combine for 51 total double-figure scoring performances through 14 games, and seven different Ducks have led or tied for the team lead in scoring at least once after Sedona Prince paced UO in scoring against both WSU and Washington on Jan. 22-24. At least 10 different players have scored in eight of the first 14 games, including seven straight to open the season, and Nyara Sabally (11.9), Te-Hina Paopao (11.1) and Erin Boley (11.1) are all averaging double figures with six more Ducks averaging at least 4.9 PPG. Oregon has had seven different starting lineups already - with Paopao the only player to start every game - and the Ducks have racked up a whopping 400 bench points through just 14 contests.
Defending Our House
The Ducks saw their NCAA-leading 27-game win streak and 22-game home win streak both end with a nail-biting 73-71 loss to now-No. 5 UCLA on Jan. 3, but Oregon got right back to defending its home turf with a sweep of the Washington schools the last time it took the floor (Jan. 22-24). UO is now a stellar 55-3 at home since the start of the 2017-18 season, including 6-1 so far in 2020-21 with an average margin of victory of 26.0 points.
Simple Plays
Oregon has done a tremendous job of sharing and being smart with the basketball since Kelly Graves arrived, leading the NCAA in assist-to-turnover ratio each of the last two seasons. The new-look Ducks kept this trend going in the 2020-21 opener vs. Seattle with 22 total assists and a season-low three turnovers, and Oregon dished out a season-high 26 assists on 42 field goals against just five turnovers in the Jan. 10 win at California. UO enters Saturday's game vs. UC Davis ranked 16th in the nation with a 1.32 team assist-to-turnover ratio.
Prince Shines In Return to Starting Lineup
After missing the last two seasons - first due to a knee injury and then NCAA transfer rules - and then dealing with an ankle injury that forced her to miss five games this season, redshirt sophomore Sedona Prince appears to finally be back at full strength for the Ducks. The 6-foot-7 center returned to the starting lineup on Jan. 22-24 for the first time since Dec. 4, leading the Ducks to a weekend and season sweep of the Washington schools. Prince had 14 points on 7-of-12 shooting with six rebounds on Friday vs. Washington State, and then once again went 7-of-12 from the floor for 16 points vs. Washington while matching her season-high with seven rebounds and recording a career-high five blocks. Prince's five blocked shots are the most by a Duck since Ruthy Hebard had six in the 2018 Sweet Sixteen, and are tied for the second-most by an Oregon player inside Matthew Knight Arena. Most importantly, Prince looked healthy throughout both contests, playing a season-high 27 minutes against the Cougars and then exceeding that with 33 minutes of action vs. the Huskies. A preseason all-Pac-12 selection despite not playing a collegiate game entering this season, Prince is averaging 9.2 PPG, 4.4 RPG and 1.6 BPG in nine appearances this season, including five starts.
Giomi Torches Hometown Teams
The longest-tenured player on the roster, senior Lydia Giomi kicked off her fifth season with the Ducks in style in the 2020-21 opener vs. Seattle with the first double-double of her career. Giomi finished with 15 points on 6-of-8 shooting while grabbing a career-high 13 rebounds, including five on the offensive end. The Seattle, Wash., native once again shined against a team from her hometown on Jan. 24 vs. Washington, recording her second double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds while going a perfect 5-of-5 from the floor. With fellow forwards Erin Boley, Nyara Sabally and Kylee Watson out due to injury, Giomi stepped up in 22 minutes off the bench with arguably the most complete game of her career. "We needed her tonight, and she played really well," said Kelly Graves after UO's 69-52 win.
Paopao Could Be Next in Graves' Line of Great Point Guards
Few coaches have developed point guards as successfully as Kelly Graves, who recruited and coached the only two players ever to surpass 2,000 career points and 1,000 assists - Sabrina Ionescu and Courtney Vandersloot. With Ionescu's legendary career at an end, Graves immediately turned to Te-Hina Paopao, who he believes "has a chance a chance to be a real star." The only Duck to start every game this season and the first freshman to start a season opener for UO since Ionescu in 2016-17, Paopao is averaging 11.1 PPG on 45.3 percent shooting (63-of-139) and is tied for the team lead with nine double-figure scoring performances through 11 conference games, including a career-best 22-point showing at then-No. 15 Oregon State on Dec. 13. The Oceanside, Calif., native is No. 2 in the Pac-12 with a 2.29 assist-to-turnover ratio while ranking second for total assists (64) and fourth for assists per game (4.6), and she has led Oregon in assists in 12 of the Ducks' first 14 contests. Paopao will surely be all over Oregon's freshman record book by the end of this season, with her 64 total assists already ranking ninth in UO freshman single-season history.
The No. 12 Ducks will host UC Davis in what will be the team's third nonconference contest on the season, and first since an 85-52 win at Portland on Nov. 30. Saturday's game against the undefeated Aggies will mark the first-ever meeting between Oregon and UC Davis in women's basketball.
Oregon is scheduled to return to conference action on Monday with a nationally-televised top-15 showdown against No. 9 Arizona in MKA (4 p.m. PT, ESPN2).
Game Details
Matchup: #12 Oregon (11-3) vs. UC Davis (5-0)
Date: Saturday, February 6, 2021
Location: Eugene, Ore.
Venue: Matthew Knight Arena
Opening Tip: 6:00 p.m. PT
Broadcast Information
Live Stream: GoDucks.com/Live
Radio: Oregon Sports Network
Eugene: KUGN 590 AM | Portland: KDZR 1640 AM
PXP: Terry Jonz | Analyst: Bev Smith
Series History vs. UC Davis
First-Ever Meeting
Numbers to Know
5 - Sedona Prince (below) led Oregon with 16 points, 7 rebounds and 5 blocks on Jan. 24 vs. UW, the most by a Duck since March 2018.
7 - UO has had 7 different leading scorers in 14 games, and 11 Ducks have combined for 51 double-figure scoring performances.
21.4 - Oregon ranks No. 8 in the nation with a 21.4 PPG scoring margin, headlined by 8 wins of 20+ points and 4 wins of 30+ points.
46.8% - The Ducks are second in the Pac-12 and 20th in the nation with a 46.8 team field goal percentage this season.
55-3 - Oregon is a stellar 55-3 at Matthew Knight Arena since the start of the 2017-18 season, including 6-1 so far in 2020-21.
56.0 - Oregon is 22nd in the NCAA with just 56.0 PPG allowed, the fewest UO has given up through 14 games since 2005-06 (55.9).
Ducks In Thick Of Pac-12 Race
The four Pac-12 teams ranked in the AP top 15 have pulled away at the top of the league standings, and the Ducks remain very much alive in their quest for a fourth straight regular-season conference championship. No. 12 Oregon sits in fourth place at 9-3 after sweeping the Washington schools on Jan. 22-24, well within striking distance of current leader and No. 6 ranked Stanford (12-2). No. 9 Arizona is second at 9-2, with No. 5 UCLA right behind in third at 8-2.Oregon's three losses came against those three teams, and the Ducks will get a chance to avenge each one this month in rematches that will undoubtedly play a critical role in determining the league champion. Oregon is scheduled to host Arizona on Monday afternoon in a nationally-televised top-15 showdown on ESPN2, with a showdown against Stanford set for a week later (Feb. 15) also on national TV.
Different Faces Step Up Vs. UW
Playing without two starters and a third rotation player due to injuries the last time they took the floor on Jan. 24, the Ducks saw players like Lydia Giomi and Angela Dugalic step up as Oregon defeated Washington, 69-52. Giomi recorded her second career double-double off the bench with 11 points and 10 rebounds, and Dugalic nearly had one as well with 12 points and eight boards in her first career start. Sedona Prince continued her resurgence and capped her best weekend so far with 16 points, seven rebounds and five blocks - the most by a Duck since March 2018 - and Oregon continued to impress defensively by holding its opponent to fewer than 60 points for the fourth straight game and 10th time this season.
Ducks Playing Stellar Defense
The new-look Ducks have been searching for their offensive identity in recent weeks, but Oregon's terrific play on the defensive end this season has kept Kelly Graves' squad in position to make a run at its fourth straight Pac-12 championship. Oregon ranks 22nd in the nation in scoring defense with just 56.0 points per game allowed, the program's best mark through 14 games since 2005-06 (55.9) and an improvement on last season's program-record 57.9 points per game allowed. The Ducks enter Saturday's game vs. UC Davis having held four straight teams and 10 total opponents to fewer than 60 points, and Oregon has kept three teams under 50 points. UO leads the Pac-12 in three-point percentage defense, limiting opponents to just 25.7 percent shooting from beyond the arc, and the Ducks rank second in the league and 19th nationally in total field-goal percentage defense at 34.7 percent. Oregon forced a season-high 23 turnovers and allowed a season-low 41 points to California on Jan. 10, tied for the fewest points the Ducks have given up in a conference game since Jan. 17, 2009.
Depth on Full Display
Despite having to replace four starters - including three top-10 WNBA Draft picks - Kelly Graves boasts one of the deepest teams in the country this season. Oregon has already had 11 different players combine for 51 total double-figure scoring performances through 14 games, and seven different Ducks have led or tied for the team lead in scoring at least once after Sedona Prince paced UO in scoring against both WSU and Washington on Jan. 22-24. At least 10 different players have scored in eight of the first 14 games, including seven straight to open the season, and Nyara Sabally (11.9), Te-Hina Paopao (11.1) and Erin Boley (11.1) are all averaging double figures with six more Ducks averaging at least 4.9 PPG. Oregon has had seven different starting lineups already - with Paopao the only player to start every game - and the Ducks have racked up a whopping 400 bench points through just 14 contests.
Defending Our House
The Ducks saw their NCAA-leading 27-game win streak and 22-game home win streak both end with a nail-biting 73-71 loss to now-No. 5 UCLA on Jan. 3, but Oregon got right back to defending its home turf with a sweep of the Washington schools the last time it took the floor (Jan. 22-24). UO is now a stellar 55-3 at home since the start of the 2017-18 season, including 6-1 so far in 2020-21 with an average margin of victory of 26.0 points.
Simple Plays
Oregon has done a tremendous job of sharing and being smart with the basketball since Kelly Graves arrived, leading the NCAA in assist-to-turnover ratio each of the last two seasons. The new-look Ducks kept this trend going in the 2020-21 opener vs. Seattle with 22 total assists and a season-low three turnovers, and Oregon dished out a season-high 26 assists on 42 field goals against just five turnovers in the Jan. 10 win at California. UO enters Saturday's game vs. UC Davis ranked 16th in the nation with a 1.32 team assist-to-turnover ratio.
Prince Shines In Return to Starting Lineup
After missing the last two seasons - first due to a knee injury and then NCAA transfer rules - and then dealing with an ankle injury that forced her to miss five games this season, redshirt sophomore Sedona Prince appears to finally be back at full strength for the Ducks. The 6-foot-7 center returned to the starting lineup on Jan. 22-24 for the first time since Dec. 4, leading the Ducks to a weekend and season sweep of the Washington schools. Prince had 14 points on 7-of-12 shooting with six rebounds on Friday vs. Washington State, and then once again went 7-of-12 from the floor for 16 points vs. Washington while matching her season-high with seven rebounds and recording a career-high five blocks. Prince's five blocked shots are the most by a Duck since Ruthy Hebard had six in the 2018 Sweet Sixteen, and are tied for the second-most by an Oregon player inside Matthew Knight Arena. Most importantly, Prince looked healthy throughout both contests, playing a season-high 27 minutes against the Cougars and then exceeding that with 33 minutes of action vs. the Huskies. A preseason all-Pac-12 selection despite not playing a collegiate game entering this season, Prince is averaging 9.2 PPG, 4.4 RPG and 1.6 BPG in nine appearances this season, including five starts.
Giomi Torches Hometown Teams
The longest-tenured player on the roster, senior Lydia Giomi kicked off her fifth season with the Ducks in style in the 2020-21 opener vs. Seattle with the first double-double of her career. Giomi finished with 15 points on 6-of-8 shooting while grabbing a career-high 13 rebounds, including five on the offensive end. The Seattle, Wash., native once again shined against a team from her hometown on Jan. 24 vs. Washington, recording her second double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds while going a perfect 5-of-5 from the floor. With fellow forwards Erin Boley, Nyara Sabally and Kylee Watson out due to injury, Giomi stepped up in 22 minutes off the bench with arguably the most complete game of her career. "We needed her tonight, and she played really well," said Kelly Graves after UO's 69-52 win.
Paopao Could Be Next in Graves' Line of Great Point Guards
Few coaches have developed point guards as successfully as Kelly Graves, who recruited and coached the only two players ever to surpass 2,000 career points and 1,000 assists - Sabrina Ionescu and Courtney Vandersloot. With Ionescu's legendary career at an end, Graves immediately turned to Te-Hina Paopao, who he believes "has a chance a chance to be a real star." The only Duck to start every game this season and the first freshman to start a season opener for UO since Ionescu in 2016-17, Paopao is averaging 11.1 PPG on 45.3 percent shooting (63-of-139) and is tied for the team lead with nine double-figure scoring performances through 11 conference games, including a career-best 22-point showing at then-No. 15 Oregon State on Dec. 13. The Oceanside, Calif., native is No. 2 in the Pac-12 with a 2.29 assist-to-turnover ratio while ranking second for total assists (64) and fourth for assists per game (4.6), and she has led Oregon in assists in 12 of the Ducks' first 14 contests. Paopao will surely be all over Oregon's freshman record book by the end of this season, with her 64 total assists already ranking ninth in UO freshman single-season history.
I've been so proud & impressed with the play of freshman PtGd @tehinapaopao12 Following in footsteps of former @OregonWBB & @WNBA PG's @sabrina_i20 & @maitecazorla5 she's averaging:
— Kelly Graves (@GoDucksKG) February 4, 2021
12.3 ppg
4.4 apg
1.3 spg
87% FT/38% 3-Pt/45% FG
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