Ducks Wrap Up Regular Season in Boulder

EUGENE, Ore. - Oregon concludes its regular season on Friday against Colorado.

The Ducks are looking to catch fire prior to the start of next week's Pac-12 Tournament in Berkeley, Calif., which begins on May 3.

GAME INFO
When: Friday, April 28
Where: Kittredge Field | Boulder, Colo.
Time: 3 p.m. PT
Watch: https://pac-12.com/live/cubuffs
Live Stats: https://statb.us/v/ore/456668

THE DUCKS vs. THE BUFFALOES
Oregon wraps up the 2023 regular season with a trip to Boulder to take on Colorado. The season's first meeting saw the Buffaloes score two goals in the final three minutes to force overtime and eventually win 15-14 at Papé Field. Gabby Cleveland led all Duck goal-scorers with five.

DUCKS SLOWED AGAINST STANFORD
Oregon looked to capture the Cardinal off guard last Sunday but could not muster the firepower to do so. After evening the game at 1-1 in the first, the Ducks surrendered multiple 4-0 runs throughout the afternoon, losing hold of upset hopes. Oregon fought until the end, scoring three goals in the final five minutes of regulation.

» Lauren Rismani scored multiple goals in consecutive games for the second time this season.
» Sophomore Riley Taylor finished with a goal and an assist in her first start for Oregon.
» Oregon finished with a 16-13 draw control margin over Stanford after a 24-5 discrepancy in the first meeting.

SOPHOMORE SURGE
After losing 110 goals from last year's offense, Oregon turned to a young core for an attacking boost. The Ducks have found production from a trio of sophomores who have helped facilitate the offense.

» Rismani ranks second on the team in points (33) and paces the Ducks with 21 assists, the first Oregon player with 20 assists in a season since Shannon Williams in 2019. The Denver native has eight three-plus point outings, including three games with three or more assists.
» Cleveland is second on the team with 30 goals and third with 31 points. The Charlotte, N.C. native became the third player under head coach Chelsea Hoffmann with two five-goal games in a season, with a career-high six goals on March 19, against then No. 18 Stanford and a five-goal performance on April 1, against Colorado.
» Haley Taylor became just the third Duck and first Oregon player since 2021 to bring home Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week honors after starting her first career game on Feb. 26, against Kennesaw State. The Sandy, Utah native finished with her first career hat trick and multi-assist game for five points against the Owls.

SENIOR SERVICE
A contingent of three graduate students and one senior have anchored the Oregon defense this season, combining for 47 starts throughout the 2023 season.

» Graduate transfer Margot Hotham has started every game for the Ducks after spending her first four seasons at Temple. The Pennsylvania native leads the team in caused turnovers (19) and ground balls (26). The defender forced a career-best four turnovers in back-to-back games against Arizona State and No. 20 USC. The defender also matched a career-high with six ground balls against UC Davis and secured her first career games with multiple draw controls against Colorado (3) and USC (2).
» Senior Lexie Likins has started every game and has the third most starts among active Ducks with 35. The captain scooped up a career-best five ground balls on Feb. 26, against Kennesaw State and is third on the team in the category with 22 and has a caused turnover in eight games this season.
» Graduate transfer Maggie Flynn has gotten the starting nod in eight of the last nine games for the Ducks. Flynn was a second-team All-Atlantic 10 selection and team captain after starting 32 games at Duquesne. The Pennsylvania native is second on the team with 11 caused turnovers and forced three in consecutive wins against UC Davis and Arizona State.