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The UConn women's basketball team (9-3) returns to non-conference action to face Oregon (9-5) today at 5 p.m. ET at Matthew Knight Arena. The game will air on ESPN2 and the UConn Sports Network. The game will serve as a homecoming for redshirt senior Evina Westbrook, who is a native of Salem, Ore.
The Huskies are coming off a 78-41 win over Xavier Saturday. Freshman Caroline Ducharme led UConn with 20 points and added seven rebounds, five assists and four steals. Senior Christyn Williams notched 19 points and five rebounds. Senior Olivia Nelson-Ododa had career highs with eight blocks and five steals and added 11 points, six rebounds and four assists. UConn is 3-1 all-time vs. Oregon. The teams' last meeting came on Feb. 3, 2020, a 74-56 win for the Ducks. The loss broke UConn's seven-year home win streak at Gampel (previous loss: Jan. 5, 2013).
Oregon upset No. 7 Arizona, 68-66, in overtime Saturday. This season, Nyara Sabally leads the Ducks with 16.4 points and 7.6 rebounds per game. Sabally has only played six games this season, but leads the team with 16.7 points per game, followed by Te-Hina Paopao at 14.8 in four games. Against the Wildcats, that duo combined for 44 points on 25 shots. In all, the Ducks are averaging 74.9 points per game on the season, shooting 45.4% from the field and 38.3% on 3s. Their most prolific 3-point shooters are Ahlise Hurst (39.7%), Sydney Parrish (40.3%), Paopao (38.9%) and Endiya Rogers (35.7%).
The Ducks were down 54-41 to begin the fourth quarter, but that's when the team started a run that got them back into the game. Oregon converted on three of its first four shots. The Ducks also prevented the Wildcats from scoring for nearly four minutes. Prince scored 10 of her 16 points in the final quarter, including a few jump shots to keep the Ducks in the game. She was the driving force behind Oregon's comeback against Arizona. The Ducks outscored the Wildcats 18-5 in the fourth quarter, which carried them into overtime. "I just wanted to play for my girls tonight," Prince said. "What is special about our team — when we are in a rough spot, we always fight back. "We came together and focused on getting one stop at a time, one bucket at a time, and executing every play and that's what we did." Graves said last week that the Ducks were mostly focused on preparing for the Arizona game. He said: "that game was more important, because it's a conference opponent. They’re still a top 10 team." Nonetheless, tonight's game will be “huge” for his Ducks.
Here's the basics on tonight's game:
Site: Matthew Knight Arena (capacity 12,364) opened in Jan 2011.
Time: 5 p.m. ET
Series: UConn leads, 3-1
Last meeting: No. 3 Oregon 74, No. 4 UConn 56, Feb. 3, 2020, in Storrs.
TV: ESPN2 (Pam Ward, Stephanie White)
Radio: UConn IMG Sports Network on 97.9 ESPN/Varsity Radio Network (Bob Joyce, Debbie Fiske)
Oregon Women's Roster - Head coach Kelly Graves 8th year
Oregon game notes and stats
UConn Women's Roster - Head coach Geno Auriemma 37th year
UConn gameday notes and current stats
UConn probable starters, sixth man
Christyn Williams, G, 5-11, Sr.; Olivia Nelson-Ododa, F, 6-5, Sr.; Dorka Juhász, F, 6-5, Gr.; Nika Mühl, G, 5-10, So.; Caroline Ducharme, G, 6-2, Fr.; Aaliyah Edwards, F, 6-3, So.; Evina Westbrook, G, 6-0, R-Sr.
Massey sez: UConn 69 - Oregon 66
Husky Bites -
INJURY UPDATES • Sophomore Paige Bueckers suffered a non-contact injury to the left knee in UConn’s win over Notre Dame. Bueckers had surgery on Monday, Dec. 13, to repair a tibial plateau fracture and a meniscus tear. She is off her crutches and is projected to return on or about Feb 8. • Freshman Azzi Fudd is currently out with a foot injury. She is beginning to run 9treadmill) on the foot this week. • Junior Aubrey Griffin had successful back surgery last Monday and will not play this season.
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Next up for UConn:
SETON HALL - JAN 21 (FRI) 7:00 PM ET
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The Huskies are coming off a 78-41 win over Xavier Saturday. Freshman Caroline Ducharme led UConn with 20 points and added seven rebounds, five assists and four steals. Senior Christyn Williams notched 19 points and five rebounds. Senior Olivia Nelson-Ododa had career highs with eight blocks and five steals and added 11 points, six rebounds and four assists. UConn is 3-1 all-time vs. Oregon. The teams' last meeting came on Feb. 3, 2020, a 74-56 win for the Ducks. The loss broke UConn's seven-year home win streak at Gampel (previous loss: Jan. 5, 2013).
Oregon upset No. 7 Arizona, 68-66, in overtime Saturday. This season, Nyara Sabally leads the Ducks with 16.4 points and 7.6 rebounds per game. Sabally has only played six games this season, but leads the team with 16.7 points per game, followed by Te-Hina Paopao at 14.8 in four games. Against the Wildcats, that duo combined for 44 points on 25 shots. In all, the Ducks are averaging 74.9 points per game on the season, shooting 45.4% from the field and 38.3% on 3s. Their most prolific 3-point shooters are Ahlise Hurst (39.7%), Sydney Parrish (40.3%), Paopao (38.9%) and Endiya Rogers (35.7%).
The Ducks were down 54-41 to begin the fourth quarter, but that's when the team started a run that got them back into the game. Oregon converted on three of its first four shots. The Ducks also prevented the Wildcats from scoring for nearly four minutes. Prince scored 10 of her 16 points in the final quarter, including a few jump shots to keep the Ducks in the game. She was the driving force behind Oregon's comeback against Arizona. The Ducks outscored the Wildcats 18-5 in the fourth quarter, which carried them into overtime. "I just wanted to play for my girls tonight," Prince said. "What is special about our team — when we are in a rough spot, we always fight back. "We came together and focused on getting one stop at a time, one bucket at a time, and executing every play and that's what we did." Graves said last week that the Ducks were mostly focused on preparing for the Arizona game. He said: "that game was more important, because it's a conference opponent. They’re still a top 10 team." Nonetheless, tonight's game will be “huge” for his Ducks.
Here's the basics on tonight's game:
Site: Matthew Knight Arena (capacity 12,364) opened in Jan 2011.
Time: 5 p.m. ET
Series: UConn leads, 3-1
Last meeting: No. 3 Oregon 74, No. 4 UConn 56, Feb. 3, 2020, in Storrs.
TV: ESPN2 (Pam Ward, Stephanie White)
Radio: UConn IMG Sports Network on 97.9 ESPN/Varsity Radio Network (Bob Joyce, Debbie Fiske)
Oregon Women's Roster - Head coach Kelly Graves 8th year
Oregon game notes and stats
Oregon probable starters, sixth man
Te-Hina Paopao, G, 5-9, So.; Nyara Sabally, F, 6-5, R-Jr.; Sedona Prince, F, 6-7, R-Jr.; Endyia Rogers, G, 5-7, Jr.; Sydney Parrish, G, 6-2, So.; Maddie Scherr, G, 5-11, So.UConn Women's Roster - Head coach Geno Auriemma 37th year
UConn gameday notes and current stats
UConn probable starters, sixth man
Christyn Williams, G, 5-11, Sr.; Olivia Nelson-Ododa, F, 6-5, Sr.; Dorka Juhász, F, 6-5, Gr.; Nika Mühl, G, 5-10, So.; Caroline Ducharme, G, 6-2, Fr.; Aaliyah Edwards, F, 6-3, So.; Evina Westbrook, G, 6-0, R-Sr.
Massey sez: UConn 69 - Oregon 66
Husky Bites -
INJURY UPDATES • Sophomore Paige Bueckers suffered a non-contact injury to the left knee in UConn’s win over Notre Dame. Bueckers had surgery on Monday, Dec. 13, to repair a tibial plateau fracture and a meniscus tear. She is off her crutches and is projected to return on or about Feb 8. • Freshman Azzi Fudd is currently out with a foot injury. She is beginning to run 9treadmill) on the foot this week. • Junior Aubrey Griffin had successful back surgery last Monday and will not play this season.
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Next up for UConn:
SETON HALL - JAN 21 (FRI) 7:00 PM ET
STORRS, CONN. HARRY A. GAMPEL PAVILION
TV: SNY - RADIO: UCONN SPORTS AND THE VARSITY RADIO NETWORK
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