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Kentucky transfer G Maddie Scherr cancels Iowa visit following Lucy Olsen commitment

Following Lucy Olsen’s commitment to Iowa, Kentucky transfer guard Maddie Scherr canceled her scheduled visit to the Hawkeyes.

The Iowa Hawkeyes originally had a visitor scheduled for Thursday.

Instead, Kentucky transfer point guard Maddie Scherr will look elsewhere. The 5-foot-10 senior guard canceled her visit after Iowa picked up a commitment from Villanova transfer point guard Lucy Olsen.

Hawkeye Report‘s Kyle Huesmann confirmed that news on Wednesday night.

It makes sense. Olsen steps right in as Iowa’s incumbent starting point guard, which would have been the starting slot Scherr was seeking. Plus, with Olsen’s commitment, Iowa is at the full 15 scholarship players.

That group features incoming freshmen Ava Heiden, Taylor Stremlow, Teagan Mallegni, Callie Levin and Aaliyah Guyton, redshirt freshman Ava Jones, sophomore Kennise Johnson, juniors Taylor McCabe, Jada Gyamfi and Hannah Stuelke and seniors Lucy Olsen, Sydney Affolter, Kylie Feuerbach, AJ Ediger and Addison O’Grady.

Scherr averaged 12.5 points, 4.8 rebounds and 3.4 assists last season with the Wildcats. The Florence, Ky., native shot 33.5% from the field, 28.8% from 3-point range and 81.6% from the charity stripe.

While the Hawkeyes don’t have another roster spot for Scherr, Iowa fans will no doubt be excited about adding last season’s No. 3 leading scorer nationally in Olsen.

Olsen averaged 23.3 points per game last season with Villanova. The junior shot 43.8% from the field, 29.4% from 3-point range and 80.7% from the line. Olsen also averaged 4.8 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.9 steals per game.

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Kentucky Women’s Basketball Comes Back to Beat Mississippi State

The Kentucky women’s basketball team pulled off a big comeback against Mississippi State on Thursday.

The Kentucky women’s basketball team hasn’t had a ton to cheer for this season, sitting at 11-16 currently. However, a thrilling comeback on Thursday against the Mississippi State Bulldogs sealed a very good win for the Wildcats.

With just over six minutes left to play in the game, the Bulldogs were leading the Wildcats 68-59 and it looked like they might finish them off. Kentucky then went on a 19-0 run to close out the game and give themselves the 78-68 win. Kentucky forced nine turnovers in the fourth quarter alone, which helped spur on the comeback.

Saniah Tyler had a big game, leading the Wildcats with 22 points, and going six of eight from three-point range. Ajae Petty followed that with yet another double-double, adding in 20 points and 12 rebounds. Maddie Scherr added in a well-rounded 11 points, seven assists and six rebounds as well.

Mississippi State led the game 35-34 at the half, before coming out strong in the third quarter, stretching their lead to nine at the start of the fourth. The Bulldogs would get it to 68-59 before the Wildcats went on their 19-0 run to close the game and get the win.

Kentucky plays undefeated juggernaut South Carolina next. The Wildcats look to carry their momentum over into that game. The game takes place Saturday, February 24th, at 3 p.m. EST at Rupp Arena. The game can be seen on the SEC Network.

Kelly Graves’ Ducks ranked prominently in ‘way-too-early Top-25’ despite flurry of transfers

Despite the roster upheaval this offseason, the Ducks still project to be a top-25 team next season.

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It’s been a bit of an eventful offseason so far for Kelly Graves and Oregon Ducks’ women’s basketball team, with a total of five players departing from the program, four of whom played a prominent role in 2021-22.

It was expected that Nyara Sabally was going to declare for the WNBA draft after the season, but on the same day that she announced her decision, guards Maddie Scherr and Sydney Parrish announced their intent to transfer, as did forward Kylee Watson. Just a few days ago, former 5-star recruit Taylor Bigby, who was ranked as the No. 24 player in the 2021 recruiting class, also entered the transfer portal.

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Fortunately for Graves, the Ducks have one of the top recruiting classes in the nation coming in this offseason, and a few of their core players like Te-Hina Paopao, Sedona Prince, and Endyia Rogers will be sticking around. It is because of those core facts that Oregon was still ranked prominently in ESPN’s ‘way-too-early Top-25’ for next season, coming in at No. 18 in the nation.

Another big season of change is already upon the Ducks, with Kylee Watson, Maddie Scherr and Sydney Parrish deciding to enter the transfer portal. That leaves one player, Te-Hina Paopao, from the highly regarded recruiting class of 2020. But she may have been the best of the group, and a fully healthy season from her, backcourtmate Endyia Rogers and post Sedona Prince should be enough for Oregon to make a run at a top-three spot in the Pac-12. Another top recruiting class is also on the way.

After the flurry of post-season transfers, Graves said that the departures are not because of any “stink” within the program, but rather the way that things go in college sports these days, with players looking for the best place to get playing time on the court. As we enter another season, look for the Ducks to try to find a cohesive unit of players who want to find a role and best help the team find success down the stretch.

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Report: Former 5-star recruit Taylor Bigby becomes the latest Duck to enter the portal

Taylor Bigby is a former 5-star recruit who ranked as the No. 24 player in the 2021 class. She has reportedly entered the transfer portal.

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The Oregon Ducks women’s basketball team is losing players quicker than contestants getting voted off the island on Survivor.

Freshman guard Taylor Bigby is the latest to announce that she is entering the transfer portal, per a report from The Oregonian’s James Crepea. She follows former teammates Maddie Scherr, Sydney Parrish, and Kylee Watson out of Eugene as the mass exodus continues.

Bigby was the No. 29 ranked recruit in the nation according to ESPNW and was a two-time Nevada Gatorade State Player of the Year, winning the award following her junior and senior seasons.

But she was slowed by a hand injury in the middle of the year and her place in the rotation suffered because of it. Bigby appeared in just nine games and didn’t see action on the floor after the win over UConn Jan. 17.

Her best game came in the season opener against Idaho State where she scored seven points in 16 minutes.

With Bigby’s departure, along with Parrish, Oregon head coach Kelly Graves will be looking for a shooting guard or two in the portal. But he can sleep a little better at night in knowing he does bring in one of the top recruiting classes in the country with five-stars Chance Gray (Hamilton, Ohio) and Grace VanSlooten (Ottawa, Ohio) along with four-star prospects Jennah Isai (Surprise, Ari.) and Kennedy Basham (Phoenix).

Oregon’s star point guard Te-Hina Paopao also announced over the past week that she will be staying with the Ducks for the 2022 season.

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Oregon’s Te-Hina Paopao confirms her stance for 2022 season despite transfers

The Ducks saw a number of players transfer earlier this week, which led Te-Hina Paopao to addressing her status for next season.

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A flurry of transfers have come for Kelly Graves and the Oregon Ducks basketball team over the past week, with a total of three players, including two starters, announcing that they intend to leave the program.

It started on Monday night when wing Sydney Parrish announced that she would be entering the transfer portal. Soon after that, forward Kylee Watson announced that she would be doing the same thing, and then guard Maddie Scherr followed as well. All of this came in the hours after Nyara Sabally announced that she would be heading off to the WNBA draft.

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With so much flux in the roster, one of Oregon’s star players, Te-Hina Paopao, confirmed on Wednesday night that she does not plan to go anywhere, and has some unfinished business in Eugene.

“To my friends who have moved on I wish you well,” Paopao wrote.

With the three meaningful players off the roster, there will be a lot of minutes to fill going forward. Fortunately, the Ducks have one of the best recruiting classes in the natino coming to Eugene, and they will likely be able to retool and make a run in the NCAA tournament a year from now.

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Report: Oregon guard Maddie Scherr enters transfer portal, joining Ducks’ exodus

Add Maddie Scherr to the list of players leaving Oregon via the transfer portal, according to a report from The Oregonian.

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It was a brutal stretch of a few hours for the Oregon Ducks on Monday night, with a slew of players deciding to leave the team and start their future elsewhere.

It started with star Nyara Sabally announcing that she would be entering the WNBA draft, followed by both Sydney Parrish and Kylee Watson announcing that they intended to enter the transfer portal and look for a new team this offseason.

After all of that happened, a new report from The Oregonian’s James Crepea showed that guard Maddie Scherr also intends to enter the transfer portal after an up and down season with the Ducks.

Scherr was a great defensive piece for the Ducks this past season, and stepped up massively early on when Te-Hina Paopao and Endyia Rogers were out with injuries. However, as the starting lineup returned to full health, Scherr was moved to a roll coming off of the bench. She was tremendous on defense throughout the season, but struggled offensively, averaging just 4.7 points per game.

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Everything we know following the Ducks 68-59 win over Long Beach State

It was a grind, but the Ducks women’s basketball team came away with a nice 68-59 win over previously undefeated Long Beach State.

Missing three key players would be hard on any basketball team and the Oregon Ducks women’s basketball team is playing as hard as they can until they can get completely healthy.

But the games still need to be played and the Ducks were able to grind out a 68-59 victory over Long Beach State. Oregon improved to 5-3 overall, while the 49ers lost their first game of the season and fell to 7-1.

Oregon will be a very different team when point guard Te-Hina Paopao, guard Endiya Rogers, and forward Nyara Sabally return. Until then, every game is going to be a 40-minute battle.

With the victory, the Ducks have won two straight with their win over Portland last week. Oregon will just have less than 48 hours before its next game as the Ducks will host McNeese Dec. 13.

Everything we know following Oregon’s 93-26 exhibition win over St. Martin’s

Oregon women’s basketball began their season off with a bang with a 93-26 exhibition win over Division II St. Martin’s.

In the season opener for the Oregon Ducks women’s basketball team, defense ruled the day as the home team stifled Division II St. Martin’s in an exhibition victory.

Oregon has scorers up and down its roster, but it was the defensive presence that completely disrupted the Saints. It’s not every day when you see a 38-0 run to begin the game, but that was the score before St. Martin’s found a way to finally score with 5:20 remaining in the first half.

It was also the first time Oregon had the pleasure of playing in front of their fans since 2019 and the Ducks didn’t show any nerves of competing with actual people in the stands instead of cardboard cutouts.

At the end of the first quarter, the program got to welcome back Oregon legends Sabrina Ionescu, Ruthy Hebard, Satou Sabally, and Minyon Moore.