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Daily Ducks Olympic Digest: Aug. 3
08/03/24 | General, Men's Golf, Track and Field, Women's Basketball
Entering Sunday's final round, Wyndham Clark has moved into the top 25 on the leaderboard.
A daily recap and preview of current and former UO athletes competing at the 2024 Paris Games.
The Day That Was …
Elisa Mevius and Germany's 3x3 team completed the group stage with an 18-15 win over Spain. The victory was not only Germany's fifth straight win but it also clinched the top overall seed headed into the knockout round, earning a bye into the semifinal round on Monday.
Against Spain, Mevius went 2-for-3 from the field (1-for-1 from the free throw line) in scoring four points and grabbing a rebound. Germany will meet Canada, who defeated Australia in the first play-in game, on Monday for a spot in the gold-medal game later that day.
In holding off host France, Germany improved to 5-1 in pool play and sit alone in first place in the pool standings. Germany has one more group stage game against Spain on Saturday at 9 a.m. PT before the medal round begins. If Germany wins, it will automatically qualify for the semifinal round on Monday.
UO women's basketball alum Maite Cazorla and Spain completed a sweep of Group A with its 70-62 win over Serbia early Saturday. Spain, who had already clinched a spot in the quarterfinal round, got seven points and five assists from Cazorla.
Spain will await the completion of group play for its quarterfinal opponent on Tuesday.
In men's golf, Wyndham Clark posted his best round of the Games with a 6-under-par 65 to move 23 spots up the leaderboard. Clark sits in a tie in 23rd place at 5-under par for the tournament after recording eight birdies on Saturday.
A Look Ahead …
UO women's basketball will have three former players in the same game on Sunday, as the United States (Sabrina Ionescu) and Germany (Nyara Sabally, Satou Sabally) will square off in their final group-stage contest at 8:15 a.m. PT.
Both the U.S. and Germany are 2-0 and headed for the quarterfinal round, with the winner advancing as the group's top seed. Satou Sabally put up 33 points in Germany's win over Japan, equaling the eighth-highest point total in any Olympic Games contest. Ionescu and Team USA seek its 58th straight Olympic win on their quest for an eighth consecutive gold medal.
Clark will tee off his final round at Le Golf National at approximately 2:17 a.m. PT, and will be paired with Shane Lowry (Ireland) and Stephan Jaeger of Germany.
The Ducks' track and field schedule resumes Sunday beginning with past Pac-12 champions Aneta Konieczek (POL) and Shana Grebo (FRA) in the opening rounds of the steeplechase and 400 hurdles, respectively, during the morning session. Cole Hocker (USA) was the second-fastest overall qualifier from the first round of the 1500 meters and returns to the track at 12:10 p.m. (PT) for his semifinal.
The track and field morning session—EARLY Sunday morning in Eugene—at Stade de France will be air on the USA Network and stream on Peacock beginning at 1 a.m.
Both Konieczek and Hocker are making their second-career appearances in the Olympics.
The Day That Was …
Elisa Mevius and Germany's 3x3 team completed the group stage with an 18-15 win over Spain. The victory was not only Germany's fifth straight win but it also clinched the top overall seed headed into the knockout round, earning a bye into the semifinal round on Monday.
Against Spain, Mevius went 2-for-3 from the field (1-for-1 from the free throw line) in scoring four points and grabbing a rebound. Germany will meet Canada, who defeated Australia in the first play-in game, on Monday for a spot in the gold-medal game later that day.
In holding off host France, Germany improved to 5-1 in pool play and sit alone in first place in the pool standings. Germany has one more group stage game against Spain on Saturday at 9 a.m. PT before the medal round begins. If Germany wins, it will automatically qualify for the semifinal round on Monday.
UO women's basketball alum Maite Cazorla and Spain completed a sweep of Group A with its 70-62 win over Serbia early Saturday. Spain, who had already clinched a spot in the quarterfinal round, got seven points and five assists from Cazorla.
Still unbeaten and top of the group! @maitecazorla5 with 7 pts, 5 asts and 3 rebs to help Spain defeat Serbia and win Group A. Next up, quarterfinals on Tuesday! #GoDucks x #Paris2024 https://t.co/KpBsSUEoQP
— Oregon Women's Basketball (@OregonWBB) August 3, 2024
Spain will await the completion of group play for its quarterfinal opponent on Tuesday.
In men's golf, Wyndham Clark posted his best round of the Games with a 6-under-par 65 to move 23 spots up the leaderboard. Clark sits in a tie in 23rd place at 5-under par for the tournament after recording eight birdies on Saturday.
A Look Ahead …
UO women's basketball will have three former players in the same game on Sunday, as the United States (Sabrina Ionescu) and Germany (Nyara Sabally, Satou Sabally) will square off in their final group-stage contest at 8:15 a.m. PT.
Both the U.S. and Germany are 2-0 and headed for the quarterfinal round, with the winner advancing as the group's top seed. Satou Sabally put up 33 points in Germany's win over Japan, equaling the eighth-highest point total in any Olympic Games contest. Ionescu and Team USA seek its 58th straight Olympic win on their quest for an eighth consecutive gold medal.
Clark will tee off his final round at Le Golf National at approximately 2:17 a.m. PT, and will be paired with Shane Lowry (Ireland) and Stephan Jaeger of Germany.
The Ducks' track and field schedule resumes Sunday beginning with past Pac-12 champions Aneta Konieczek (POL) and Shana Grebo (FRA) in the opening rounds of the steeplechase and 400 hurdles, respectively, during the morning session. Cole Hocker (USA) was the second-fastest overall qualifier from the first round of the 1500 meters and returns to the track at 12:10 p.m. (PT) for his semifinal.
The track and field morning session—EARLY Sunday morning in Eugene—at Stade de France will be air on the USA Network and stream on Peacock beginning at 1 a.m.
Both Konieczek and Hocker are making their second-career appearances in the Olympics.
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