UO Continues Homestand Wednesday vs. Nevada

EUGENE, Ore. — Oregon women's basketball continues its season-opening homestand on Wednesday, as the Ducks welcome Nevada to Matthew Knight Arena for a 7 p.m. contest.

Oregon seeks to go 2-0 to begin the season for the 10^th straight year, after the Ducks opened the 2024-25 campaign with a 93-63 win over California Baptist on Monday. UO saw 12 different players get into he scoring column, with four in double figures, led by 16 from guard Peyton Scott.

The Ducks and Wolf Pack will meet for the second straight year after Oregon earned a 76-47 win in Reno last November. Oregon is 5-2 all-time against Nevada, with a 2-1 home record in the series.

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GAME #2
Oregon (1-0) vs. Nevada (0-0)
Wednesday, Nov. 6 | 7 p.m. PT | Matthew Knight Arena (Eugene, Ore.)
Play-by-play: Saul Galvan | Analyst: Olivia Arciniega | Sideline: Mario Nordi
TV/Stream: B1G+
Radio: Oregon Sports Network (KUGN 98.1 FM/590 AM)
Play-by-play: Chris Clayton | Analyst: Bev Smith
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AT A GLANCE
Oregon looks to build on a strong season-opening performance in its second game in three days to start the 2024-25 season.

The Ducks defeated California Baptist 93-63 Monday for its 12th straight season-opening victory. Oregon seeks to start the year 2-0 for the 10th straight season on Wednesday against Nevada.

Oregon and Nevada will meet for the second straight year, after the Ducks took down the Wolf Pack 76-47 in Reno last November. Sarah Rambus scored a career-high 17 points in the contest, shooting a perfect 6-for-6 from the floor.

UO leads the all-time series with Nevada 5-2, with a 2-1 record in Eugene.

LAST TIME OUT
Oregon's new-look roster, which features seven transfers and two freshmen, was on full display against California Baptist on Monday.

Twelve different players got into the scoring column, including four in double figures, led by 16 from guard Peyton Scott. Three newcomers cracked UO's starting lineup in addition to Scott, who missed nearly all of last season with a knee injury.

The 93 points and 13 made 3-pointers were better than any single-game performance last season, while UO's 23 assists and five turnovers tied single-game bests from a season ago.

SCOUTING NEVADA
Wednesday's game will be the season opener for Nevada, who went 16-16 and tied for fourth in the Mountain West standings with a 10-8 conference mark. The Wolf Pack were picked to finish seventh in the Mountain West's preseason poll.

Nevada returns five players who made double-digit starts last season, including its leading scorer in Audrey Roden (11.5 PPG) and leading rebounder in Lexie Givens (6.4 RPG). Also among the Wolf Pack's returners are Izzy Sullivan, who connected on a team-high 52 3-pointers last season, and Dymonique Maxie, the team's assists leader at 71.

Head coach Amanda Levens enters her eighth season in Reno, with a 105-111 record. Levens' squad led the Mountain West with 12.7 offensive rebounds per game and ranked second at 10.1 steals a game.

Roden and Maxie both finished in the top five in the league in steals, with Roden ranking with 64 steals Maxie fifth with 59 thefts.

INSIDE THE SERIES
Oregon and Nevada will meet for the second straight season after the Ducks earned a 76-47 win in Reno last season Wednesday's matchup will be the eighth all-time meeting between the teams, with UO owning a 5-2 edge in the series while going 2-1 in Eugene.

In last season's matchup, UO led by just one at the half, 33-32, before outscoring the Wolf Pack 43-15 in the second half. Sarah Rambus scored a career-high 17 points off the bench on 6-of-6 shooting (5-6 FT) to go with six rebounds, three blocks and two steals. Phillipina Kyei added 16 points and 10 rebounds for her double-double, helping the Ducks to a 58-35 rebounding edge. UO's defense held Nevada to 24.0 percent shooting, while the Oregon offense shot 58.6 percent from the field in the second half.

OFF AND RUNNING
Oregon's new-look roster was on full display in its season-opening 93-63 win over California Baptist on Monday. The 93 points and 13 made 3-pointers were higher than any single-game total last season, while the 23 assists and five turnovers matched the single-game bests from 2023-24.

» Three newcomers cracked UO's starting lineup, in addition to guard Peyton Scott, who missed nearly all of last season due to injury.
» Twelve Ducks got into the scoring column, with four reaching double figures, and eight players tallied at least seven points.
» Eight newcomers combined for 52 points, led by 14 points from Elisa Mevius.
» Scott, who suffered a season-ending knee injury in last year's season opener, paced the Ducks with 16 points on 5-of-10 shooting (2-for-5 3PT).
» Senior guard Deja Kelly flirted with a triple-doubles with 10 points, eight assists and seven rebounds. The eight assists equaled her career high, which she has now done five times in her career.
» The Ducks improved to 11-0 in season openers under head coach Kelly Graves.

SHOOT YOUR SHOT LIKE 2K
Oregon guards Deja Kelly and Peyton Scott are each approaching 2,000 career points. Kelly, a graduate transfer from North Carolina, amassed 1,858 career points over four seasons (121 games). After four seasons at Miami (Ohio), Scott tallied 1,873 points in 112 career games. 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. 6 among active players in career points, while Kelly is next at seventh.
» 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.
» Both Kelly and Scott each now have 96 career games with 10 or more points.