Sabrina Ionescu Scores Triple Double In Win Over UC Riverside
Sabrina Ionescu scored her 20th career triple-double in a 84-41 win over UC Riverside on Monday at Matthew Knight Arena.
Coming off a Saturday 81-45 win at Long Beach State where Kobe Bryant was in the house, the Ducks returned home for a quick Monday turnaround to face UC Riverside. While Ionescu was the storyline with her 20th career triple-double, leading the category in both Men’s and Women’s College Basketball, it was a freshman point guard who was also getting some attention.
Jaz Shelley has played well in games this season, but on Monday afternoon, she shot the lights out scoring 32 points hitting ten three-pointers to go with two free throws. Shelley started in place of Satou Sabally who got the day off and was a little banged up according to Head Coach Kelly Graves. Shelley certainly made the most of the opportunity and along with Ionescu were a key offensive 1-2 punch vs UC Riverside.
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Oregon shot 42 percent from the floor while holding UC Riverside to 25 percent shooting. The Ducks also shot 47 percent from beyond the arc and took a 17-9 lead after the first quarter. Ruthy Hebard pushed the lead to 25-13 after scoring on three straight trips down the court to open the second quarter as all of the momentum seemed to be on Oregon’s side.
Erin Boley played 19 minutes and was an uncharacteristic 0 for 7 from the floor.
The Ducks had 30 points in the paint and 22 fast break points. Oregon had 14 turnovers and forced UC Riverside into 20 turnovers. Defensively Oregon had 14 steals and 6 blocks. The Ducks were efficient with 22 assists.
For Sabrina Ionescu, it may have seemed like just another game. Earlier in the week she had a double-double vs Long Beach State. She finished with 16 points, 18 rebounds and 12 assists.
Oregon will play Saturday at Matthew Knight Arena facing Kansas State at Noon.