On Friday, January 13th at 7PM, the (9-5 overall; 1-3 PAC), the Washington Huskies will resume their PAC-12 conference schedule on the road against the (12-4 overall; 3-2 PAC) Oregon Ducks in Eugene, Oregon.
Oregon Offense
Offensively, Oregon’s offense is hot from almost everywhere on the floor — except midrange shots from the right side of the court in the extended free-throw-line area.
Washington’s defense appears to be good within two-point range (45.6%)– except midrange shots from the right side of the court in the extended free-throw-line area.
However, UW’s three-point defense continues to struggle — allowing 36.6% shooting from three-point range (10th worst in the PAC-12).
If Washington does not improve its three-point defense against the Ducks, it will likely be a major factor leading to defeat because Oregon leads the PAC-12 in three-point percentage (37.1% in PAC-12 play) and total three-pointers made (39) this season.
Endyia Rogers #4, a 5’7″ senior guard, is averaging 15.4 points per game, 47.0% from three and 48.6% from two-point range; along with 3.8 rebounds and 1.5 steals per game in 30.2 minutes of play.
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— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessWBB) January 1, 2023
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— Oregon Women’s Basketball (@OregonWBB) January 9, 2023
The second highest scoring combination for the Oregon Ducks is Te-Hina Paopao (assister) to Endyia Rogers (scorer).
Te-Hina Paopao #12, a 5’9″ sophomore guard, is averaging 12.7 points per game — shooting 53.8% from two-point range and 37.0% from three-point range — along with 4.4 rebounds and 1.7 steals per game in 31 minutes of play.
Te-Hina knocks down a 3 to cap a 9-0 run for the Ducks' first lead of the day.
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— Oregon Women’s Basketball (@OregonWBB) January 7, 2023
Phillipina Kyei #15 is a 6’8″ sophomore center averaging 8.1 points, 12.1 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.6 blocks in 25 minutes of play.
Kyei is a rebounding beast on the boards and the Huskies will be hard-pressed to contain her without a team effort.
.@Phillipinakyei1 had a day!! Here she cleaned up our first 4 misses of the game. 20 total rebounds on the day!!! #ChairwomanOfTheBoard #GoDucks @OregonWBB pic.twitter.com/0X775ccWay
— Kelly Graves (@GoDucksKG) January 4, 2023
Oregon’s Impact Freshmen
The Ducks’ highest scoring combination of this season is Endyia Rogers (assister) to Grace VanSlooten (scorer).
VanSlooten #40, a 6’3″ freshman forward, is averaging 15.7 points per game, shooting 52.1% on two-pointers — she scores 11.5 points inside-the-paint which places her in the Top 2% of inside scorers nationally — along with 6.4 rebounds and 1.3 steals in 28.5 minutes of play.
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— Oregon Women’s Basketball (@OregonWBB) January 7, 2023
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The third highest scoring combination for the Oregon Ducks is Endyia Rogers (assister) to Chance Gray (scorer).
Chance Gray #2, a 5’9″ freshman guard, is Oregon’s fourth-leading scorer at 9.8 points on 32.5% shooting from three-point range in 28 minutes.
Kennedy Basham is a highly-skilled 6’7″ freshman forward (recruited heavily by ex-Husky coach Jody Wynn) that suffered an early season knee injury and has only seen limited minutes since coming back.
Another Oregon freshman, Jennah Isai, was averaging 19.1 minutes, 7.0 points, and 1.9 assists per game but recently transferred to BYU via the transfer portal.
Oregon Defense
Defensively, Oregon’s defense makes opponents struggle from everywhere on the floor — except three-pointers from the right side and straightaway; and midrange shots from the right side of the court in the extended free-throw-line area.
