Cougs Come up Short at No. 10 Oregon

Friday, December 29

Eugene, OR

3:00 PM

Washington State University

7-6, 0-1

Oregon

12-2, 1-0

Washington State

Oregon

Photo by: Eric Evans Photography

December 29, 2017 | Women's Basketball

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Without their top scorer the Cougs could not match the Ducks firepower.

By: Athletic Communications

In Case You Missed It
EUGENE, Ore. – A big run by the No. 10 ranked Oregon Ducks (12-2, 1-0 Pac-12) in the opening quarter set the tone for the Cougars (7-6, 0-1 Pac-12) on the road as Washington State fell 89-56 to open Pac-12 play Friday afternoon. Playing without their top scorer in Borislava Hristova, the Cougs could not match the firepower of the high-octane Ducks who took over the game in the opening minutes with a 14-0 run that put the Cougs down double-digits just four minutes into the game. Despite the best efforts of Louise Brown early and Kayla Washington late, the Cougs could never catch the Ducks as Oregon saw the sophomore stars of Sabrina Ionescu and Ruthy Hebard combine for 50 of the team's 89 points. Oregon would put the game away for good in the fourth with the Ducks put together a 15-0 run.

Stat of the Game
The Ducks controlled the paint outscoring the Cougs 42-to-28 while winning the rebounding battle 42-to-33.

Moments of the Game

If basketball doesn't pan out, Nike can make a living killing balls as a volleyball player #GoCougs pic.twitter.com/9xxRUjA3oH
— WSU Women's Hoops (@WSUWomensHoops) December 29, 2017

Great vision by Nike, great cut by Lou #GoCougs pic.twitter.com/ePXpHa3YRb
— WSU Women's Hoops (@WSUWomensHoops) December 30, 2017

Lou doing her thing once again, another putback for the Aussie #GoCougs pic.twitter.com/iSjl1IQXOe
— WSU Women's Hoops (@WSUWomensHoops) December 29, 2017

Things You Need To Know

The Cougs fell in Eugene for the first time in their last three road games against Oregon.
Louise Brown led the Cougs in scoring for the second-time on the year with 12 points while Kayla Washington added 10 points for her third double-digit scoring effort of the season. Washington added seven rebounds, one off of her season best total of eight.
Despite the tough start to the day, the Cougs finished shooting 42.6% (23-of-54).
In 19 minutes off the bench, Nike McClure matched her season-high with five blocks while adding four points and one rebound.
The Ducks matched their scoring average on the season with 89 points on 47.2% (34-of-72) shooting.
Four Oregon players reached double-figures with Ionescu and Hebard each scoring 25 points while Lexi Bando added 18 and Satou Sabally chipped in 14. Hebard closed out the game with a double-double as the sophomore grabbed 10 rebounds while Ionescu came up just shy of another triple-double with eight assists and six rebounds.
WSU looks to get on track in Pac-12 play against the three-time defending champion Beavers from Oregon State Sunday afternoon in Corvallis. The game is scheduled for 11 a.m. The Beavers began conference play with a 75-63 win over Washington Friday afternoon.