WBB Recap: Ducks defense stops Lumberjacks in their tracks

Oregon began the women’s basketball season on a good note with an 81-48 win over Northern Arizona.

Oregon Ducks women’s basketball fans have to remember it’s just Nov. 6 and this is far from a finished product. The Ducks defense was sound and the offense was good enough, with some flashes of brilliance, as Oregon handed Northern Arizona an 81-48 loss inside Matthew Knight Arena.

Head coach Kelly Graves is working with almost a brand new roster with just four returners off of last year’s squad, so he’ll be mixing and matching lineups for quite a while.

Players such as Chance Gray and Grace VanSlooten will see the majority of the playing time. The only question will be who plays around them for the most amount of time. Freshman Sofia Bell out of Portland and redshirt freshman Sammie Wagner both made an impression as both played well.

Trio of Oregon recruits named 2023 McDonald’s All-Americans

Oregon recruits Kwame Evans and Mookie Cook were named McDonald’s All-Americans along with Oregon’s Sofia Bell.

The 46th annual McDonald’s All-American Game will once again feature some of the very best high school basketball players in the country.

Oregon Ducks fans have plenty of reasons to tune in to both the men’s and women’s games, as a trio of Oregon recruits are set to participate in this year’s event.

On the men’s side it is clear Dana Altman’s work as a recruiter has paid off, with two members of Oregon’s 2023 class getting selected for the event in Kwame Evans and Mookie Cook.

Evans comes in at No. 11 overall in 247Sports 2023 class ranking, while Cook is only a few spots behind at No. 22. Jackson Shelstad, the third heralded member of Altman’s 2023 class, did not make the cut despite putting together a monster performance for West Linn at the Les Schwab Invitational this year.

Oregon may have a third member in the men’s game before too long, however, as Bronny James was the only non-committed player selected for the event. James is reportedly down to Oregon, Ohio State, and USC, and there is some belief that he will end up in Eugene next year.

On the women’s side Sofia Bell is the lone representative for Kelly Graves’ recruiting class. Bell is from nearby Jesuit High School and has a 95 grade on ESPN’s recruiting evaluation.

The event will take place on March 28, 2023, in Houston, Texas.

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