In their first road test of the season, the Oregon Ducks women’s basketball team passed with a 64-56 win over Grand Canyon.
Grace VanSlooten led the way with 21 points and nine rebounds with Phillipina Kyei adding 13 points and 16 rebounds.
With the win, Oregon moves to 3-0 on the season and the Lopes, out of the WAC, dropped to 2-1.
Chance Gray scored 11 points by going 7-of-8 from the free throw line and Sofia Bell was able to score nine points, all coming from the three-point stripe.
The Ducks were up 25-19 in a defensive first half and maintained that lead throughout the game, but GCU was able to cut the lead to two on a couple of occasions. Oregon held a double-digit lead only to watch it evaporate twice thanks to the Lopes going 5-of-6 from long distance in the third quarter.
Thankfully for Oregon, that prowess from the three-point line didn’t last for the home Lopes. They were just 1-of-12 in the fourth quarter and 7-of-28 for the game.
The Ducks weren’t exactly much better, however.
Oregon was 3-of-14 from long range and just 20-of-58 (34.5 percent) from the field overall. The Ducks did make 21-of-29 from the free throw line.
It’s no rest for the weary for Oregon as it comes home to face Santa Clara on Saturday for a 12 pm tip-off at Matthew Knight Arena. The Broncos are 3-1 for the season with their only defeat coming at the hands of California last week.