Shorthanded Oregon Ducks Face Road Test At Utah
The Oregon Ducks Women’s Basketball team looks for a road sweep, taking on Utah without two Starters.
Head Coach Kelly Graves was already down a Starter with Lexi Bando sidelined with a leg injury entering the weekend. On Friday, the Ducks came away with a win against Colorado
but lost Starter Maite Cazorla to a hand injury. Following the game, it sounded like she will be out for an extended period of time so Graves once again looks to his bench to fill a key role with just a handful of games remaining in the regular season..
If there is one thing that the Oregon Coaching Staff can do, it is adapt. Mallory McGwire had a big game in Bando’s first game out last weekend at home in a win over Oregon State. Ruthy Hebard and Sabrina Ionescu played well in the win over Colorado on Friday.
The Utah Utes fell to Oregon State on Friday. Megan Huff and Emily Potter lead Utah. Huff had a career-high 26 points in the loss to the Beavers on Friday night. Potter brings Defensive experience and racked up 4 steals against Oregon State. Potter is averaging 2 blocks per game.
Oregon is a the top of the Pac-12 Standings by a game and will look to maintain their lead on Sunday. A win will earn Kelly Graves a .500 mark against the Pac-12 in his time at Oregon.(32-32) and give the Ducks a key 20th win of the season. Utah has a lot to play for. They are in the middle of the Pac-12 and a victory would likely move them into the Top 4 of the Conference.
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The Oregon Ducks and Utah Utes tipoff at 11 am Pacific Time on Pac-12 Network.