No. 2 Seed Ducks and No. 1 Seed Irish Clash on Monday in Elite Eight

EUGENE, Ore. - The No. 2 seed Oregon women's basketball team meets No. 1 seed Notre Dame at 6 PM on Monday with a spot in the Final Four on the line.

#6 RANKED OREGON DUCKS (33-4, 16-2 Pac-12)
PPG: 82.6 | FG%: 50.2 | 3FG%: 40.4 | FT%: 75.4
Notable: Oregon's No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament is the best in program history. UO won both the Pac-12 regular season and tournament titles this year and has a school record 32 wins. UO ranks 7th in the NCAA in scoring (82.6 ppg), 4th in field goal percentage (50.2%), 2nd in three-point percentage (40.4%) and 6th in assists (19.4 apg). Sabrina Ionescu, a first team All-American, is a finalist for the Wooden Award, the Wade Trophy, the Dawn Staley Award and the Nancy Lieberman Award.

#5 RANKED NOTRE DAME FIGHTING IRISH (32-3, 15-1 ACC)
PPG: 85.7 | FG%: 50.7 | 3FG%: 37.5 | FT%: 74.6
Series Record: UO and ND have never met
Notable: Notre Dame's only three losses this season came to other No. 1 seeds in the NCAA Tournament. The Irish lost 80-71 to UConn and dropped a pair of games, 100-67 and 74-72, to Louisville, the second being the ACC tournament title game. Guard Arike Ogunbowale is averaging a team-high 20.8 points per game this season while forward Jessica Shepard averages 15.5 points per game and a team-best 8.1 rebounds per game. ND beat Texas A&M, 90-84, on Saturday.

BROADCAST INFORMATION
TV - ESPN with LaChina Robinson and Dave Pasch
Stream - WatchESPN, ESPN app with a cable login
Radio - Terry Jonz on the call at KUGN 590 (Eugene), KUIK 1360 (Portland) & TuneIn. Search for "Oregon IMG" in the TuneIn app or online at TuneIn.com.

A WIN WOULD...
- Send UO to its first ever Final Four
- Also give Kelly Graves his first trip to the Final Four
- Extend UO's single-season record to 34 wins.
- Give the Ducks seven NCAA tournament wins over the last two seasons.
- Give UO 10 victories vs. top-25 teams this year
- Give the Ducks their first ever win over a No. 1 seed.

OFFENSE EXPECTED
- Notre Dame ranks third in the NCAA, averaging 85.7 points per game, while the Ducks are No. 7 in the country, averaging 82.6 points per game.
- Notre Dame is second in the NCAA, shooting 50.7 percent from the floor. Oregon is No. 4, shooting 50.2 percent as a team.
- Oregon is No. 2 in the NCAA, shooting 40.4 percent from three while Notre Dame is No. 18, shooting 37.5 percent from three-point range.

THIRD TIME VS. NO. 5 & RECORD VS. TOP-25
Oregon is playing the No. 5 team in the AP poll for the third time this season. The Ducks fell 74-61, at No. 5 Louisville and 90-79 at No. 5 Mississippi State. The Ducks will look for a better outcome on Monday night vs. No. 5 ranked Notre Dame. Oregon is 9-4 against top-25 teams this season. Most recently, the Ducks defeated No. 9 UCLA and No. 16 Stanford in the semifinals and championship game, respectively, in the Pac-12 Tournament.

OREGON'S NCAA TOURNAMENT HISTORY
- The Ducks are making their second straight NCAA Tournament appearance and the 14th overall in program history.
- Oregon's No. 2 seed this season is the best in program history. The Ducks' previous best was a No. 3 seed in 1984 when the tournament was just 32 teams.
- Oregon is 11-13 all-time in the NCAA Tournament with more than hald of the wins (6) coming over the last two seasons.
- The Ducks are 4-3 in NCAA Tournament games played in Eugene. UO went 2-0 at home last weekend.
- UO made its first NCAA Tournament appearance in 1982, losing 59-53 to Missouri in Eugene.
- The Ducks made a program-best eight straight NCAA appearances from 1994-2001.
- The Ducks went 12 seasons between a 2005 trip and when they qualified as a No. 10 seed last season.
- The most points scored by a UO player in a NCAA Tournament game is 29, set by Sabrina Ionescu last weekend against Minnesota. The previous record was 24 by Alison Lang against Missouri on March 13, 1982.
- The most rebounds by a UO player in a NCAA Tournament game is 20, also by Lang vs. Missouri.
- Sabrina Ionescu set the program's single-game tournament assists record with 11 last weekend against Seattle U. She broke Lauri Tennant's record of 10 vs. San Diego State on March 16, 1984.

OREGON'S RUN LAST YEAR
- The Ducks advanced to the program's first ever Sweet 16 and Elite 8 last season. The No. 10 seed Ducks upset No. 7 seed Temple, 71-70, No. 2 seed Duke, 74-65, and No. 3 seed Maryland, 77-63, before falling to No. 1 seed UConn, 90-52.

KELLY GRAVES IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT
- In his fourth year at UO, Graves has the Ducks in the NCAA Tournament for the second straight season.
- Graves has made 10 total trips to the tournament.
- Oregon's No. 2 seed this year is the highest in program history and the best in Graves' career.
- Graves was a double-digit seed seven times.
- Graves is 14-9 all-time in the NCAA Tournament.
- Graves has made three trips to the Elite Eight.
- Graves is the only coach in NCAA women's basketball history to take two double-digit seeded teams to the Elite Eight (No. 10 Oregon in 2017, No. 11 Gonzaga in 2011)
- Graves has been in the Sweet 16 five times.
- Graves first went to the NCAA Tournament as the head coach of Saint Mary's as a No. 12 seed in 1999, where his Gaels lost, 61-57, to Notre Dame in the first round. Graves then went dancing seven more times at Gonzaga, going as a No. 12 seed three times, No. 11 seed twice, No. 7 seed once and No. 6 seed once. He took the Ducks to the dance last season as a No. 10.
- Graves took Gonzaga to the Sweet 16 in three straight seasons - 2010, 2011 and 2012.
- In 2011, Graves and Gonzaga advanced to the Elite Eight. The No. 11 seed 'Zags were the lowest seed ever to reach the Elite Eight. They beat No. 6 seed Iowa, No. 3 seed UCLA and No. 7 seed Louisville before falling to No. 1 seed Stanford in the regional final.
- Graves' teams have upset No. 2 seeds twice and No. 3 seeds three times in the NCAA Tournament. Graves is 0-1 against No. 1 seeds, falling to Stanford, 83-60, in Spokane in 2011.

IONESCU SHINES IN THE TOURNAMENT
Sabrina Ionescu has been on another level through three games of the NCAA Tournament. The All-American is averaging 21.3 points, 8.7 rebounds and 10 assists so far in the tournament with just seven total turnovers.
- In the first round against Seattle U, the sophomore tallied her 10th career triple-double and the 16th triple-double in NCAA Tournament history with 19 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists. She did it in just 29 minutes.
- Ionescu again played only 29 minutes in a second round win over Minnesota, when she set the UO NCAA Tournament record with 29 points. She also posted seven rebounds and nine assists.
- In the Sweet 16 against Central Michigan, Ionescu scored 16 points to go with nine rebounds and 10 assists, just shy of another triple-double.

IONESCU BREAKS PAC-12 ASSISTS RECORD
With her fourth of nine assists against Minnesota on March 18, Sabrina Ionescu broke the Pac-12 single-season assists record. The sophomore's fourth assist gave her 279 on the season. Arizona's Brenda Pantoja previously held the record with 278 assists in 1995-96. Pantoja is currently a Pac-12 referee. Ionescu now has 294 assists this season. She needs 319 to move into the top-10 in the NCAA single-season record book.

IONESCU AND VANDERSLOOT
Sabrina Ionescu is 23 assists away from having 500+ career assists and 1000+ career points in her second collegiate season. The only player in NCAA history have 2000+ points and 1000+ career assists is Gonzaga's Courtney Vandersloot, who also played point guard under Kelly Graves. Ionescu is also just 31 rebounds away from reaching 500 in her short career.

IONESCU A FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICAN
After being named Pac-12 player of the year and Pac-12 Tournament MVP, sophomore Sabrina Ionescu continued to collect more accolades when both USA Today and ESPNW named her a first team All-American. Ionescu is Oregon's first first team All-America selection since Bev Smith (WBCA) in 1982.

DUCKS IN THE POLLS
Oregon's No. 6 ranking in the AP postseason poll matches its season-high and the best ranking in program history. The previous best prior to this season was a No. 9 ranking.

BANDO BREAKS UO THREE-POINT RECORD
With a three-pointer in the fourth quarter of a thrilling Pac-12 Tournament semifinal win over UCLA on March 3, Lexi Bando became the Ducks' all-time leader in made three-pointers. Bando hit her 271st career three-pointer, breaking Taylor Lilley's record of 270, set between 2007-2010. Bando now has 282 career made threes after she hit four against Central Michigan on Saturday in the Sweet 16.

BANDO ON RECORD PACE
Senior guard Lexi Bando is close to setting multiple three-point percentage records. The guard is a career 45.9 percent three-point shooter (282-for-615), the best among active players in the NCAA.
- The NCAA career record is 47.6 percent (262-of-550), set by Notre Dame's Alicia Ratay from 2000-03.
- The Pac-12 career record is 45.2 percent (191-of-423), set by Stanford's Jennifer Azzi from 1988-90.
- The Oregon career record is 44.6 percent (66-of-148), set by Jennifer Bourn from 1987-91.

IONESCU TOPS UO SEASON ASSISTS RECORD
With 294 assists this year, Sabrina Ionescu has shattered the UO record for single-season helpers. The previous record was 209, set by Corrie Mizusawa in 2004-05. Ionescu has matched the single-game assists record twice this season, with 14 against both Weber State on Dec. 2 and Ole Miss on Dec. 17. Ionescu has posted double-digit assists in 13 games.

FOUR DUCKS EARN ALL-CONFERENCE HONORS
The Oregon women's basketball team had four players earn all-Pac-12 recognition, the conference announced on Feb. 27. In a vote by the league's coaches, Sabrina Ionescu, Ruthy Hebard and Maite Cazorla each earned all-Pac-12 honors while Satou Sabally was named to the Pac-12 all-freshman team. Cazorla was also named honorable mention all-defense. The Ducks' three all-Pac-12 picks are the most for a single-season in program history.

OVERALL & CONFERENCE WINS RECORD
At 33-4 overall and 16-2 in the Pac-12, the Ducks have set program records in both categories. The previous wins record was 25, set in both 1980-81 (25-7) and 1998-99 (25-6). The previous conference wins record was set in 1998-99 (15-3).

SHARP SHOOTERS
- Oregon ranks fourth in the NCAA in field goal percentage, shooting 50.2 percent from the floor.
- The Ducks are second in the country, shooting 40.4 percent from three-point range.
- Oregon is 37th in the NCAA and is second in the Pac-12, shooting 75.4 percent at the free throw line.
- Individually, Ruthy Hebard is second in the nation, shooting 66.0 percent on field goals.

ONE AND TWO FOR THREE
Guards Lexi Bando and Sabrina Ionescu rank No. 1 and No. 2 in the Pac-12 in three-point percentage. Bando is shooting 46.2 percent from deep this year, which leads the Pac-12 and ranks third in the NCAA. Ionescu is shooting 44.1 percent from three, which is second in the Pac-12 and 10th in the NCAA.

SHARE THE ROCK
- Oregon ranks fourth in the NCAA with 716 assists.
- The Ducks are averaging 19.4 assists per game this year, good for sixth in the NCAA.
- Sabrina Ionescu ranks second in the NCAA in total assists (294) and fourth in assists per game (7.9 apg).

THE SCOREBOARD, IT'S LIT
- UO ranks seventh in the NCAA, averaging 82.6 ppg.
- UO is outscoring its opponents by 19.6 points per game, the fifth-biggest margin in the NCAA.