University of Oregon
9-7, 1-3Pac-12
California
11-5, 2-2Pac-12
Cal Rebounds Its Way to Win Over Oregon
01/08/12 | Women's Basketball
BERKELEY, Calif. – California's monstrous rebounding advantage led the Bears to a 90-67 victory over Oregon on Saturday at Haas Pavilion.
The Bears scored 29 second-chance points as their 28 offensive rebounds outnumbered Oregon's total of 26 boards. Cal totaled 63 rebounds for the game – the most UO has surrendered to an opponent this season - while the Ducks also posted a new season low.
Oregon (9-7, 1-3) was swept on its road trip to the Bay Area, and remains winless on the road this year at 0-5, while California (11-5, 2-2) completed a sweep of the Oregon schools at Haas Pavilion this weekend.
Four Cal players finished in double figures led by Gennifer Brandon's double-double of a game-high 17 points as well as game-high 19 rebounds. Talia Caldwell added 15 points and 13 rebounds, while Mikayla Lyles scored all of her 14 points off the bench and in the first half. Freshman Reshanda Gray added 11 points, while Brittany Boyd dished a game-high six assists for the Bears.
Cal shot 40.0 percent (32-of-80) from the floor and knocked down seven three-pointers – all in the first half.
Sophomore guard Ariel Thomas led the Ducks with 16 points, while freshman Jordan Loera scored 14 points – her most against a Pac-12 opponent – draining four three-pointers. Deanna Weaver recorded her fifth consecutive game in double figures with 10 points.
Oregon shot 39.3 percent (22-of-56) from the floor, and turned the ball over 18 times.
After trailing by 19 points at the half, Oregon closed within 13, 57-44, with 15:27 to play on a Thomas three-pointer, but the Ducks would get no closer.
Cal held Oregon scoreless from the 8:07 mark of the second half until Loera's three-pointer at the 2:53 mark, as the Bears produced a 15-0 run and led by 29, 84-55.
The Ducks trailed 54-35 at the half, largely due to Cal's 31-12 rebounding advantage, which produced 17 second-chance points for the Bears. Cal's offensive rebound total (14) eclipsed UO's rebound total (12) in the first period.
Oregon trailed by nine, 18-9, with 12:57 remaining in the first half, but California pieced together a 19-6 run to take a 22-point, 37-15, advantage with 7:51 on the clock.
Weaver led the Ducks with 10 first-half points as Oregon shot 42.9 percent (12-28) from the floor, but turned the ball over nine times.
Cal was led by Lyles' 14 points as the Bears shot 44.2 percent (19-43) from the floor and knocked down seven three-pointers – four from Lyles - in the first 20 minutes.
Cal also held a 24-14 scoring advantage in the paint.
Up Next
Oregon returns to Matthew Knight Arena on Thursday, Jan. 12, hosting Arizona (12-3, 1-2) at 7 p.m.
Promotions
Arizona, Jan. 12 - Pack The Pit
The Ducks will be giving away Pit Crew shoes, 100 pizzas and 200 T-shirts, and the team will be signing autographs after the game.
Arizona State, Jan. 14 - Social Media Day
Purchase $3 GA tickets through the promo code on the Oregon Facebook page, and get Mac Club access, an autographed team poster and a special Q&A session with the players after the game.
Notes: Oregon is now 14-15 all-time in Berkeley…Cal built a 15-2 lead as Oregon was held scoreless for four minutes and 28 seconds (18:44-14:16) in the first half…Jasmin Holliday's lay-up with 18:44 left to play in the first was the 800th point of her Oregon career…Deanna Weaver's lay-up with 2:58 left in the first half recorded the 300th point of her Oregon career…California's 54 points are the most Oregon has allowed an opponent to score in the first half, and also the second most an opponent has scored in a half this year…Jasmin Holliday fouled out for the first time this season at the 3:17 mark of the second half…Cal's 63 rebounds were a new Oregon opponent high, while the Ducks' 26 boards were a new season low…Oregon had not allowed Cal to score 90 points since a 90-74 Bears' win on March 13, 1993 in Berkeley...Oregon played its seventh straight game without Amanda Johnson and the Ducks are 2-5 during that stretch...Oregon is now 0-5 on the road.
