Ducks Head to UW for WNIT Great 8

EUGENE, Ore. — The Oregon women’s basketball team’s postseason journey continues Sunday, as the Ducks head to Seattle to take on Pac-12 rival Washington in the WNIT Great 8 at Alaska Airlines Arena at 3 p.m. PT.
 
The Ducks have won three straight games in the tournament, all by at least 20 points after an 81-61 win over San Diego in the round of 16. Ahlise Hurst dropped a season-high 23 points off the bench behind six 3-pointers while Te-Hina Paopao carded her first career double-double with 15 points and 10 assists.
 
Sunday’s matchup will mark the season’s fourth meeting between UO and UW. Each team won on its home floor during the regular season while the Ducks ousted the Huskies from the Pac-12 Tournament in Las Vegas, 52-50, in the opening round.
 
The winner will advance to the WNIT’s Fab 4 and face either Kansas or Arkansas.
 
 
GAME #35 – WNIT Great 8

Oregon (20-14) at Washington (18-14)
Sunday, March 26 | 3 p.m. PT | Alaska Airlines Arena (Seattle, Wash.)
TV: Washington Live Stream
Radio: Oregon Sports Network (KUJZ 95.3 FM)
Play-by-play: Terry Jonz
Listen Online | Live Stats
 
AT A GLANCE
Oregon will travel to Washington Sunday for the Great 8 round of the 2023 WNIT after a 81-61 win over San Diego in the round of 16 on Thursday. The Ducks have won all three WNIT games by at least 20 points and are averaging a 28.0 margin of victory.
 
With its win, Oregon reached the 20-win plateau for the seventh straight season, not counting the pandemic-abbreviated 2020-21 season. Sunday’s matchups with UW will be the fourth time the rivals have met this season, with Oregon winning two of the three previous meetings.
 
UO, in its eighth all-time WNIT, now boasts a 21-5 record in the postseason tournament. Oregon claimed the 2002 WNIT title in addition to winning the 1989 NWIT championship. In its last trip to the WNIT in 2016, Oregon reached the semifinals.
 
LAST TIME OUT
Oregon got 36 bench points against San Diego, matching a season high, in its 81-61 win Thursday night, led by a season-high 23 from Ahlise Hurst. The point total marked Hurst’s highest as a Duck, as she hit a season-best six 3-pointers.
 
Te-Hina Paopao registered her first career double-double with 15 points and a career-high 10 assists. Paopao went 3-for-6 from 3 and has hit three or more triples in eight consecutive contests. Chance Gray and Endyia Rogers each scored 10 points to round out four Ducks in double…