Oregon Ducks women's basketball to face Oklahoma State Cowgirls: What to know
Oregon (8-4) vs. Oklahoma State (7-3)
Time/date: 1 p.m., Thursday
Site: Burns Arena; St. George, Utah
TV: ESPN+. Radio: KUGN 98.1 FM.
About the matchup: The Ducks and Oklahoma State have one common future opponent in Colorado, who the Cowgirls lost to 86-75. Another hot 3-point shooting team, Oklahoma State shoots 34.2% from distance, and the Ducks need to be much better defending the long ball if they want to win after a loss to Utah Tech on Tuesday.
About the Ducks: Oregon is in desperate need of a win in its nonconference closer. The Ducks allowed 21 3-pointers against the Trailblazers on Tuesday and couldn’t keep up offensively, despite one of their best offensive performances of the season. Grace VanSlooten continues to lead the team with 16.4 points per game, and Chance Gray has come on of late from distance, averaging 14.3 points and almost 2.5 3-pointers per game.
About the Cowgirls: Oklahoma State defeated Utah State 87-61 and will be heavy favorites to beat the Ducks on Thursday. Oklahoma State has Power Five losses to Ohio State, Penn State and Colorado. It is led by leading scorers Stailee Heard (14.5 points per game) and Anna Gret Asi (14.3 points per game).
Alec Dietz covers University of Oregon football, volleyball, women’s basketball and baseball for The Register-Guard. You may reach him at adietz@registerguard.com and you can follow him on Twitter @AlecDietz.
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