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Oregon Women’s Basketball: Ducks Drop In AP Poll

By Justin Phillips

TAMPA, FLORIDA - APRIL 05: Satou Sabally #0 of the Oregon Ducks drives to the basket against the Baylor Lady Bears during the first quarter in the semifinals of the 2019 NCAA Women's Final Four at Amalie Arena on April 05, 2019 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
TAMPA, FLORIDA - APRIL 05: Satou Sabally #0 of the Oregon Ducks drives to the basket against the Baylor Lady Bears during the first quarter in the semifinals of the 2019 NCAA Women's Final Four at Amalie Arena on April 05, 2019 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images) /
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The Oregon Women’s Basketball team suffered their first loss of the season dropping two spots in the Associated Press poll.

The Oregon Ducks came up against a team that plays defense in Louisville on Saturday and were not able to have many shots fall in the second half in a ten-point loss 72-62. The Ducks were held to 31 percent in the second half and just 2 for 14 from three-point range against the 8th ranked Cardinals.

With the loss, Oregon fell to number 3, Louisville moved up to 2nd and the Stanford Cardinal started the week ranked 1st in the country. The Oregon State Beavers moved up to 5th. Several other Pac-12 teams also made the rankings with UCLA just outside the top ten at 11, Arizona rounds out four ranked teams this week at 20.

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The Paradise Jam in the US Virgin Islands was the first tournament of the year for Oregon who played three games in three days. Sabrina Ionescu finished with just 13 points and was 1 for 9 from three-point range and an uncharacteristic 6 for 20 from the floor against Louisville. As far as the drop, Oregon would have liked nothing more than to have an undefeated season, but that is a rare feat.

Kelly Graves knows his team will play better and this was an early season wake up call of sorts. Oregon will see the Stanford Cardinal twice during Pac-12 play this season starting next month. The Ducks will have a chance to re-establish where they belong.

Stanford has eleven days before their next contest as they play Ohio State on December 15th. Syracuse ended a run of 31 consecutive weeks in the poll with losses to Oregon, Stanford, and Green Bay in their last three games.

The Oregon Women’s Basketball team welcomes South Dakota State to Matthew Knight Arena on Sunday. Tipoff is set for Noon Pacific Time.