Endyia Rogers, Grace VanSlooten send Oregon women’s basketball cruising past Arizona State

Oregon’s first Pac-12 highway win of the season got here in straightforward vogue at Arizona State, a spot that has sometimes been lower than hospitable to the Geese.

Endyia Rogers scored 19 factors and Grace VanSlooten had 12 of her 16 within the third quarter for the No. 18 Geese, who cruised to a 82-62 win over the Solar Devils Friday night time at Desert Monetary Area.

Oregon (12-3, 3-1 Pac-12) overcame a sluggish begin wherein it opened 5 of 20 from the sector with 10 straight misses due to a 27-4 run that spanned 8:10 between the second and third quarters.

“Neither group shot the ball very properly within the first half, however the second half we turned our protection up somewhat bit and began to get some run-outs,” Oregon coach Kelly Graves mentioned in a postgame radio interview. “I used to be actually happy with our group. That powerful begin, you’re on the highway, that is their first dwelling sport shortly and I used to be considering, ‘Dang, right here we go. We’re in for a dogfight.’ However after we turned it on we actually turned it on.”

The Geese took command amid a 27-14 third quarter, taking pictures 11 of 19 from the sector and 4 of 4 on the free throw line within the body. VanSlooten, who had early foul bother, went 5 of seven from the ground with a pair of free throws within the third.

“(Foul bother) form of takes a ton of momentum away type my sport,” she mentioned in a postgame radio interview. “I wish to be aggressive. I wish to go at folks. It will get me second-guessing stuff being cautious as a result of you may’t get that third (foul) within the first half. … You bought to remain sturdy mentally and suppose it’s a brand new probability to go on the market and do what you do.”

Oregon gained the rebounding battle 56-40 with Phillipina Kyei grabbing 18 to go along with 10 factors, went 18 of 21 on the line, outscored Arizona State 29-5 in fastbreak factors and had 21 assists on 28 made baskets.

Graves was particularly happy with the ball motion

“That’s Duck basketball,” he mentioned.

UO senior Taya Hanson had 13 factors in opposition to her former group and freshman Kennedy Basham, who’s from Arizona, had 5 factors, six rebounds and a block in 14 minutes in her second sport again from a torn PCL.

Tyi Skinner had 20 factors and Treasure Hunt had 17 factors and 12 rebounds for Arizona State (7-8, 0-4), which misplaced its seventh in eight video games.