UO Visits OSU to Open Pac-12 Play

EUGENE, Ore. — The Oregon women’s basketball team is set to open its Pac-12 schedule Sunday, paying a visit to in-state rival Oregon State on Sunday for a 2 p.m. tip at Gill Coliseum.
 
 
GAME #14

Oregon (9-4, 0-0) at RV Oregon State (11-0, 0-0)
Sunday, Dec. 31 | 2 p.m. PT | Gill Coliseum (Corvallis, Ore.)
TV: Pac-12 Oregon
Play-by-play: Ann Schatz | Analyst: Mary Murphy
Radio: Oregon Sports Network (Eugene: KUGN 98.1 | Portland: KPAM 860 AM)
Play-by-play: Chris Clayton
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AT A GLANCE

Oregon begins Pac-12 play at rival Oregon State on New Year’s Eve at 2 p.m. PT on Pac-12 Oregon.

 

The game is the third of five straight contests away from home, as UO seeks to open conference play 1-0 for the second straight year and sixth time in the last seven seasons.

 

Oregon leads the all-time series 66-45, as the teams have split the season series each of the last two years. Dating back to the 1998-99 season, the in-state rivals have split the last 52 meetings overall.

 

LAST TIME OUT

Oregon split two games at the Trailblazer Classic last week, finishing the three-team tournament with a 70-63 win over Oklahoma State on Dec. 21.

 

Four Ducks scored in double figures, led by a season-high 21 from Chance Gray – her second straight 20-point scoring effort. Freshman Sofia Bell added a season-best 15 points while Phillipina Kyei and Grace VanSlooten each finished with 13. VanSlooten also led UO with seven rebounds and three steals.

 

The Ducks recorded 21 assists on 27 made field goals, with Kennedi Williams matching her season high of eight assists against just one turnover. Kennedy Basham picked up four blocked shots, equaling her career high, to help UO to 10 blocks against the Cowgirls.

 

 

SCOUTING OREGON STATE

Oregon State (11-0) is off to its best start since beginning the 2019-20 season 15-0. The hot start has the Beavers receiving votes in both the Associated Press and WBCA coaches polls. OSU defeated Morgan State 80-51 on Thursday, improving to 9-0 at Gill Coliseum.

 

Raegan Beers has eight double-doubles on the season and is tied with Oregon’s Phillipina Kyei for the conference lead. Beers is averaging 19.2 points and league-leading 11.5 rebounds a game this season while shooting 69.4 percent from the field (third in Pac-12). Talia Von Oelhoffen, who was named tournament MVP of the Maui Classic last week, scores 10.2 points a game to go with 4.6…