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Junior forward Ndidi Unaka soars for two of her season-high 12 points Friday.
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lead by halftime and never let the
Pilots (2-1) get back in the game.
Head coach ]ody Runge said
Oregon — which won its 23rd con
secutive home opener — still has
room for improvement.
“We need to learn to play hard
all of the time,” Runge said in a re
leased statement. “We had some
people who weren’t playing as
well as I’d like.”
However, a couple of Ducks
played increased roles in the win.
Junior forward Ndidi Unaka
came off the bench and scored 15
points on 5 of 6 shooting, while
also collecting four rebounds,
three assists, three blocks and five
steals. Unaka scored nine of her
points near the end of the first half.
“I just like to step in wherever I
have a chance to play,” Unaka
said. “Playing against big players
like [Jenny] Mowe, [Angelina]
Wolvert and [Brianne] Meharry in
practice is hard, but it makes me
better.”
“Ndidi did a great job for us
tonight,” Runge said. “She has
been working really hard in prac
tice and had some big things hap
pen tonight. She played with great
intensity and it’s great to see her
rewarded for her hard work.”
The other Duck to step up was
Ellingson, who scored her first
ever points outside of an exhibi
tion game.
“I was shocked,” Ellingson said.
“1 had no clue [Runge] was going
to throw me in there with 8 min
utes to go, but it was fun.”
Oregon outshot Po^land 53.1
percent to 35.5 percent. Both
teams had trouble taking care of
the ball, as the Pilots and Ducks
committed 27 and 26 turnovers,
respectively.
Sophomore point guard Kourt
ney Shreve led Oregon in scoring
with 15 points, but shot just 3-for
9 from the field and had six
turnovers to her single assist.
Wolvert, who has been dominating
CCwe need to learn to
play hard all of the time.
We had some people who
weren’t playing as well as
Id like.
Jody Runge
Oregon head coach
the low-post this season, finished
with six points, four rebounds and
pairs of assists, blocks and steals.
Senior guard/forward Lindsey
Dion, who returned to the lineup
about two weeks ago after tearing
knee cartilage, led the Ducks with
six rebounds despite playing just
10 minutes.
Oregon missed its first six shots
before Meharry made a layup with
16:32 left in the first half, sparking
a 9-0 run as the Ducks took a 9-3
lead.
The Pilots scored four of the
next five points, but Oregon went
on a 16-0 run through the next sev
en minutes. Portland shot O-for-9
from the field and committed eight
turnovers during that span.
The Ducks’ lead in the second
half was never less than 16 points.
Oregon next plays Santa Clara at
the Pap6 Jam at the Rose Garden in
Portland at 6 p.m. Saturday.
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