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No. 5 Oregon women's basketball spoke with the media on Wednesday afternoon as the team prepares to leave for Los Angeles for a two-game road swing at UCLA and USC. The Ducks, which started conference play 2-0 following two double-digit wins over Washington and Washington State this past weekend, will play USC (10-4, 0-3) on Friday before matching up with UCLA (9-6, 2-1) on Sunday. Listen below as head coach Kelly Graves and the Ducks discussed the upcoming road trip following Wednesday's practice.

Head Coach Kelly Graves

Oregon Men's Basketball has taken multiple hits at the beginning of conference play, losing Bol Bol for the year due to a foot injury and Abu Kijab via transfer before dropping their opening conference game to Oregon State, 77-72. Now the Ducks (9-5) face their first full weekend of Pac-12 competition, as UCLA and USC play UO inside Matthew Knight Arena on Thursday, January 10, and Sunday, January 13, respectively. Ahead of the match-ups, head coach Dana Altman, forward Louis King, and guard Victor Bailey, Jr. spoke to the media about the team's early-season adversity and what options they have to adapt. Listen to the full audio below.

Head Coach Dana Altman

Oregon Men's Basketball has taken multiple hits at the beginning of conference play, losing Bol Bol for the year due to a foot injury and Abu Kijab via transfer before dropping their opening conference game to Oregon State, 77-72. Now the Ducks (9-5) face their first full weekend of Pac-12 competition, as UCLA and USC play UO inside Matthew Knight Arena on Thursday, January 10, and Sunday, January 13, respectively. Ahead of the match-ups, head coach Dana Altman, forward Louis King, and guard Victor Bailey, Jr. spoke to the media about the team's early-season adversity and what options they have to adapt. Listen to the full audio below.

Head Coach Dana Altman

HOSTS: Matt Tyra, Michael Abbott, and Adam Susman

6:02 Oregon Football Riding High into 2019

• What changes would you like to see the team make?
• Which newcomers have the biggest impact?
• Amidst top 10 hype, are the Ducks 'back'?

6:20 Former UO Player Suing Willie Taggart 

• A walkthrough of what could be a very messy situation

6:27 Embattled Teams Meet as Oregon MBB Hosts UCLA

• Shorthanded Oregon side struggling to…

Hosts: Jordan Brenner, Bill Braker and Mark Wang

6:00 Oregon MBB Gasping for Air

• Injuries piling up for Oregon; struggles to close out non-conference
• Ducks' valiant comeback falls short in the Civil War
• Where does Oregon stand in the PAC-12

6:20 GUEST: Joey McMurry (Oregon IMG) …

Hosts: Alex Castle, Matt Tyra and Sam Tidrick-Schmidt

6:03 Oregon Football Bowl Season Wrap-Up

• RedBox Bowl a good or bad win?
• Grading Cristobal's first season
• What changes do you expect/do the Ducks need?

6:20 GUEST: Andrew Haubner (KEZI Sports Director)

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Scoring came easily in No. 5 Oregon's 98-58 win over Washington State, as Ruthy Hebard's career-high 34 points on 16-21 shooting and Sabrina Ionescu's 15th career triple-double lifted Oregon to their sixth consecutive win.

The Ducks jumped out to a 49-29 halftime lead thanks to Satou Sabally, who finished with 25 points on the afternoon, and Ruthy Hebard, who were successful in utilizing favorable matchups en route to a combined for 33 of Oregon's 49 first-half points. In the second half, Sabrina Ionescu looked to create more for herself, as the Junior scored 11 of her 17 total points on 5-7 shooting from the field.

Oregon held Washington State to 39 percent shooting from the floor, including holding their leading scorer, Borislava Hristova, largely in check. Hristova's streak of eight consecutive games with 15 or more points came to an end on Sunday, as she finished with 13.

Oregon will travel down south to play the LA schools next week, starting…

Despite clawing back to lead in the final minutes after trailing by as much as 18 on Saturday night, Oregon men's basketball's comeback bid fell short in a 77-72 loss at home against Oregon State in the 2019 PAC-12 opener. Tres Tinkle led the 351st Civil War Series with 28 points on 9-13 shooting, while the Ducks were led by freshman Louis King, who tallied his first double-double with a team and career-high of both 17 points and 10 rebounds. Saturday was Oregon's first game since the news of Bol Bol's injury ending his season and Abu Kigab's announcement that he's transferring to Boise State.

While the Ducks ran out a new look in its starting five, both offenses started strong on Saturday night, with each side hitting above 50% of its shots from the field and getting contributions from four different players at the first media timeout. But without its twin towers of Bol Bol and Kenny Wooten down low, the Ducks struggled to protect the paint, where the Beavers racked up…

Despite clawing back to lead in the final minutes after trailing by as much as 18 on Saturday night, Oregon men's basketball's comeback bid fell short in a 77-72 loss at home against Oregon State in the 2019 PAC-12 opener. Tres Tinkle led the 351st Civil War Series with 28 points on 9-13 shooting, while the Ducks were led by freshman Louis King, who tallied his first double-double with a team and career-high of both 17 points and 10 rebounds. Saturday was Oregon's first game since the news of Bol Bol's injury ending his season and Abu Kigab's announcement that he's transferring to Boise State.

While the Ducks ran out a new look in its starting five, both offenses started strong on Saturday night, with each side hitting above 50% of its shots from the field and getting contributions from four different players at the first media timeout. But without its twin towers of Bol Bol and Kenny Wooten down low, the Ducks struggled to protect the paint, where the Beavers racked up…

No. 5 Oregon women's basketball held on for a 84-71 win over Washington in its 2019 PAC-12 opener thanks to a pair of career-bests from Erin Boley and Satou Sabally. Boley poured in a game and career-high 28 points with another career-high of eight three pointers, which fell just one shy of matching Oregon's program record for a single game, while Sabally notched her first career double-double on 17 points and a career-high 12 rebounds.

Oregon put the Huskies in an early hole thanks to the red-hot start from Boley. Oregon built a double-digit lead that grew to as much as 17 in the opening period while the former Notre Dame transfer scored 19 of the Ducks' 23 first quarter points on 7-8 shooting, going 5-6 from beyond the arc. Washington cut into the lead with an 8-0 run to end the quarter and scored another 10 unanswered to open the second and take the lead at 24-23. Sabally quickly gave the Ducks the lead back as Oregon maintained a slight edge, going to the half…