Oregon WB recap: Ducks blow right by the College of Charleston
Oregon Ducks women’s basketball coach Kelly Graves wanted his team to get out to a better start than it did in the last game against Eastern Washington.
The Ducks took his message to heart and pounded the College of Charleston.
Oregon started the game on a 26-5 run and then easily cruised past the Cougars 97-33. It’s the second straight game that the Ducks held the opponent to just five points in a quarter.
It was evident as the game went along, the College of Charleston was running out of gas after traveling 3,000 miles across the country from South Carolina.
Oregon moves to 9-1 on the season and will now go to San Diego to face Arkansas in the San Diego Invitational on Tuesday.
Final Score: Oregon 97, College of Charleston 33
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Keys to the game
Oregon was bigger and quicker than the Cougars at every position on the floor and the Ducks utilized those advantages. They went on a 26-5 run to begin the game and end any hope of a Cougars upset.
The Ducks men’s team was hot from the outside the night before and the women continued that hot streak. Oregon sank 15-of-30 from three-point land.
The bigger Ducks team easily outrebounded the opponents 50-32.
Despite the rout, it was actually a fairly clean game on both sides. The Cougars turned the ball over just 11 times and the Ducks had only eight miscues.
Phillippina Kyei just missed out on another double-double, but she still scored eight points and pulled down 13 boards.
It was a team effort offensively as Oregon managed to have five players in double figures and just a few points from having seven players score 10 or more points.
It's on the stat sheet
Te-Hina Paopao: 15 points, 6-7 FG
Ahlise Hurst: 15 points, 4-8 3-pt FG
Endyia Rogers: 15 points, 5 assists
Grace VanSlooten: 13 points, 7 rebounds
Chance Gray: 10 points, 6 assists
Oregon: 34-58 FG (58.6 percent)
What's next?
Oregon travels down south to play in the San Diego Invitational and faces Arkansas on Tuesday, Dec. 20. The Razorbacks are 13-0. The winner will face either South Florida or Ohio State.
