Oregon Women’s Basketball (4-0, 2-0) held nothing back in its second game of Pac-12 play on Sunday, clobbering the Utah Utes (0-1, 0-1) 85-43. Utah traveled to Eugene for its first game of the season, and the offseason rust was apparent as the Utes were held to 29% shooting, including a somber 17% shooting in the first quarter. Oregon came out rusty in the first quarter as well with 7 turnovers but managed to jump out to a 20-4 lead and never looked back. Erin Boley (17 pts) helped the Ducks jump out of the gates with 13 first-quarter points. As the game continued, other Ducks including Te-Hina Paopao (17 pts, 4 assists), Nyara Sabally (7 pts, 8 rebounds), Jaz Shelley (11 pts), and Sydney Parrish (12 pts) contributed nicely en route to a dominant second half. Oregon continued to stretch the lead behind suffocating defense and impressive depth and led by as much as 53 in the second half. Utah was led Niyah Becker (11 pts) offensively.

The Ducks were without Sedona Prince (lower leg injury) on Sunday. Up next, Oregon will face Oregon State on December 13th in Corvallis, followed by Washington on December 19th in Seattle. Oregon was scheduled to host Portland State on Tuesday, but that game has been postponed. With the win, the Ducks improve to 4-0 overall and 2-0 in Pac-12 play, and all of the victories have been by 29 points or more.

Postgame Story- By Sean MacPherson

Kelly Graves

Jaz Shelley

Sydney Parrish