Talented Field Awaits at Hawai’i North Shore Showcase

LAIE, Hawai'i — Following a 6-0 homestand to begin the season, the 23^rd-ranked Oregon women's basketball team travels west to take on a talented field at the Hawai'i North Shore Showcase beginning Monday at the George Q Cannon Activities Center on the campus of BYU-Hawai'i.

Oregon begins the three-team tournament on Monday against Georgia Tech before concluding the event the following against South Dakota State. Both matchups are set to begin at 4 p.m. PT and will stream online through BallerTV (subscription required).

The Ducks and Yellow Jackets will meet for the first time since 2009, with GT holding a 2-0 lead in the series. Oregon has won three straight in its series with South Dakota State, last winning in Eugene in 2019. UO and the Jackrabbits met in the Sweet 16 at the 2018 NCAA Tournament, with the Ducks advancing to the Elite Eight with a 63-53 win.

GAME #7
No. 23 Oregon (6-0) vs. Georgia Tech (4-0)
Monday, Nov. 25 | 4 p.m. PT | George Q. Cannon Activities Center (Laie, Hawai'i)
TV/Stream: BallerTV (subscription required)
Radio: Oregon Sports Network (KUGN 98.1 FM/590 AM)
Play-by-play: Chris Clayton
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GAME #8
No. 23 Oregon (6-0) vs. South Dakota State (3-1)
Tuesday, Nov. 26 | 4 p.m. PT | George Q. Cannon Activities Center (Laie, Hawai'i)
TV/Stream: BallerTV (subscription required)
Radio: Oregon Sports Network (KUGN 98.1 FM/590 AM)
Play-by-play: Chris Clayton
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AT A GLANCE
No. 23 Oregon flies west to the islands of Hawai'i for its first games away from Matthew Knight Arena, as the Ducks will meet Georgia Tech and South Dakota State at the Hawai'i North Shore Showcase in Laie, Hawai'i.

The Ducks will face a loaded field at the George Q. Cannon Activities Center, first facing Georgia Tech of the ACC on Monday and defending Summit League champion South Dakota State on Tuesday.

Oregon and Georgia Tech last met in 2009, with the Yellow Jackets owning a 2-0 lead in the all-time series. The Ducks have won the last three matchups with South Dakota State and lead the series 3-2.

LAST TIME OUT
Oregon moved to 6-0 on the season with a 70-68 win over Auburn on Wednesday, getting a 14-point, 11-rebound double-double from Phillipina Kyei. Kyei, who made her first start of the season, led three players in double figures, with Peyton Scott adding 13 and Amina Muhammad finishing with 10.

Still working her way back from injury, Kyei logged her fist double-double of the season after turning in 20 a season ago.

The Ducks shot 73 percent in the second quarter, winning the frame 24-15. UO forced Auburn into 20 turnovers, tying a season high, while picking up a season-high-tying 10 steals.

SCOUTING GEORGIA TECH
Georgia Tech has begun the season 4-0, picking up four home victories to start the year. In its last game, Georgia Tech defeated in-state rival Georgia 83-67, getting 25 points and nine rebounds from Kara Dunn.

Dunn (12.5 PPG) is one of three Yellow Jackets averaging double-digit points, led by 16.5 from Dani Carnegie to go with 10.0 points from Tonie Morgan.

The Yellow Jackets attempt an ACC-high 28.5 3-pointers per game and fourth in made 3-pointers per game (8.8), but rank 14th in the league in 3-point percentage at 30.7.

SCOUTING SOUTH DAKOTA STATE
South Dakota State (3-1) suffered its first loss of the season last Sunday, a 75-71 home loss to then-No. 16 Duke. In the game, Brooklyn Meyer put up 25 points on 9-of-13 shooting to go with five rebounds.

Meyer has led to tied for the team lead in scoring in all four games for the Jackrabbits, and is averaging a team-leading 18.0 points per game while shooting 54.7 percent from the floor. Haleigh Timmer is second at 13.0 points per game and Paige Meyer rounds out three in double figures at 11.3 points a night.

The defending Summit League champions have faced two top-25 teams this season, defeating then-No. 21 Creighton 76-71 on Nov. 8. The Jacks lead their conference in field goal percentage, 3-point percentage, assists per game and assist-to-turnover ratio.

INSIDE THE SERIES
Oregon and Georgia Tech will meet for the first time since the 2009-10 season, when the Yellow Jackets claimed an 87-69 win in Atlanta. All-time, the Ducks are 0-2 against Georgia Tech, including a 74-59 setback in Portland in 2008.

UO and South Dakota State have met five times, with the Ducks winning each of the last matchups. The last time Oregon and SDSU met was when the third-ranked Ducks earned a 95-56 win at Matthew Knight Arena. The teams also met in the 2019 NCAA Tournament in the Sweet 16, with UO advancing behind a 63-53 win in Portland.

RACE TO 2K
Oregon guards Deja Kelly and Peyton Scott are in a battle to see who will join the 2,000-point club first. Kelly, a graduate transfer from North Carolina, amassed 1,858 career points over four seasons (121 games) while Scott tallied 1,873 points in 112 career games in four years at Miami (Ohio). Scott is now in her sixth collegiate season after receiving a medical hardship waiver due to her season-ending knee injury suffered in the 2023-24 season opener.

» Scott entered the season No. 7 among active players in career points, while Kelly was next at eighth.
» As of Friday, Scott (1,941 points) now sits in seventh with Kelly 18 points behind in ninth (1,923), as each are less than 80 points from joining the 2K club.
» The duo are the only set of teammates in the top 10 in scoring among active players, and the pair sit as the top two players in the Big Ten in career points.
» Scott scored a team-high 16 points in UO's opener with California Baptist in just 22 minutes on 10 shots, and added a season-high 17 points in the Ducks' win over Grand Canyon on Monday.
» Kelly led all players with 21 points against Nevada on 9-of-13 shooting and followed that up with a second 20-point effort in UO's win over Baylor.
» Scott has totaled 99 career double-digit scoring efforts, with Kelly registering 98 such games.

DUCK DEPTH
Oregon's depth, helped by seven transfers among nine newcomers, has keyed the Ducks' 6-0 start this season. Five different players have led (or tied) UO in scoring through six games, including two off the bench in Nani Falatea and Elisa Mevius. The Oregon bench is averaging 28.7 points per game and has a plus-77 point differential in bench points on the season. Last year, UO averaged just 9.6 points a night from its bench and opponents outscored the Ducks' bench by 288 points.

» Nine players are averaging at least 5.0 points per game, including three bench players, with Mevius leading the bench scoring at 9.0 points per game.
» The Oregon bench has scored at least 20 points in five of six games, and twice eclipsed the 40-point plateau. Last year, UO's single-game bench high was just 26 points while surpassing 20 points just twice.
» The Ducks have been led in rebounding by five different players, four of which are newcomers, this season. Deja Kelly is the only player to lead the team in rebounding in multiple games after recording a career-high 11 boards on Monday against GCU.

DUCK DEFENSE
Oregon has made life difficult for its opponents this season, particularly from the 3-point line. On the season, UO is allowing opponents to shoot just 28.6 percent from beyond the arc, and has allowed just one team to shoot over 30.0 percent (Auburn, 47.3 percent). UO allowed North Texas and Grand Canyon to shoot a combined 7-of-30 over a two-game stretch (Nov. 12-18).

» Oregon's 28.7 defensive rebounds per game ranks ninth in the Big Ten and 62nd nationally, while its 76.8 percent defensive rebounding rate is 25th-best in the country and third in the conference.
» The Ducks have held an advantage in rebounding in every game this season and have a plus-48 margin on the season (8.0 per game).
» UO has shot at a higher efficiency from the field in all six contests and five times from the 3-point line, while trailing for a total of just 21:048 this season.