Air Force falls to No. 7 Oregon, 82-36

EUGENE, Oregon - A close first quarter turned into Air Force's largest margin of defeat on the season as the Falcons fell to the seventh-ranked Oregon Ducks, 82-36, Thursday afternoon, in Matthew Knight Arena, Eugene, Oregon. Oregon improved to 10-1 on the season while Air Force dropped to 4-7 as they head prepare for Mountain West Conference action in the New Year.

The Falcons were led by freshman guard Haley Jones who scored eight points and collected seven rebounds while the Air Force freshmen, as a unit, combined for 24 points.

Both teams shot below their season field goal and three-point averages. The Falcons were 23.3 percent from the field and 25.0 percent from beyond the arc.

Oregon's Ruthy Hebard led the Ducks with 20 points but Sabrina Ionescu was the x-factor, as she dropped 17 points, 13 assists and 11 rebounds for her 13^th career triple-double.

Air Force travels to Albuquerque, New Mexico, to take on conference front-runners, New Mexico, in the Mountain West Conference opener, Wednesday, Jan. 2. Tipoff is slated for 7 p.m. MT, in Dreamstyle Arena.

Notables:
-Oregon's Sabrina Ionescu, who was dubbed the ESPNW Preseason Player of the Year, set the NCAA men's and women's record for most career triple-doubles (13)
-7,967 attendance
-Sophomore guard Kennedy Beale saw her first action of the season
-Air Force's 36 points marks the team's lowest scoring performance of the season

Quarter by Quarter Breakdown
First Quarter: Oregon 18, Air Force 11
Starters: Haley Jones, Riley Snyder, Alexis Springfield, Kaelin Immel, Kassady Huffman
-Haley Jones had a strong opening for Air Force, putting the Falcons on the board with a three-pointer from the wing and collecting three rebounds by the first media timeout
-Briana Autrey drained a three-pointer from the top of the key to bring Air Force within three midway through the quarter
-Oregon found their rhythm near the bucket, scoring 12-of-18 first quarter points in the paint
-Air Force's three-ball was falling as Emily Conroe added the team's third three-pointer
-The Falcons shot 50.0 percent (3-6) in the opening 10 minutes
-Oregon shot poorly from the arc, hitting only one of five attempts from down range

Second Quarter: Oregon 39, Air Force 22
-The Falcons kept the game within reach for the majority of the quarter despite a three-minute scoring drought
-Oregon began settling into their offense and building their lead with points down low, scoring 30 first-half points in the paint
-The Air Force three-ball fell flat in the second quarter as Air Force shot 0-6 from deep
-The Falcons shot 3-4 from the free throw line but struggled with shooting from the field, hitting 4-16 in the quarter
-Jones led the Falcons with six points and four rebounds at the half
-Oregon's Ruthy Hebard shot perfect from the field (7-7) while hitting 2-3 from the free throw line-- she led the Ducks with 16 points at the half
-The Ducks shot 50.0 percent from the field on the half

Third Quarter: Oregon 62, Air Force 27
-Oregon hit the ground running in the second half, going on a 9-0 scoring run
-Immel ended the Ducks' run with a three-pointer from the wing
-Oregon shot 5-7 from the field to build a 25-point lead by the media timeout
-Air Force was unable to get their shots to fall, shooting 13.3 percent (2-15) on the quarter while Oregon turned up the heat, hitting 10-14 from the field, three of which were from down range
-The Ducks out rebounded the Falcons 12-6 on the quarter which factored into their 42 points in the paint at the end of the third quarter

Fourth Quarter: Oregon 82, Air Force 36
-Snyder opened the final quarter with her first three-pointer of the game
-Ionescu grabbed the rebound that set the NCAA men's and women's record for most career triple-doubles (13). She scored or assisted in 20-of-34 Oregon scores
-Air Force shooting improved narrowly for the quarter but was not enough to keep the Falcons within striking distance
-36 points marked Air Force's lowest scoring performance of the season

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Team Stats

Haley Jones

Riley Snyder

Autrey Brianna

Kaelin Immel

Players Mentioned

Briana Autrey-Thompson

Kennedy Beale

Emily Conroe

Kassady Huffman

Kaelin Immel

Haley Jones

Riley Snyder

Alexis Springfield

Players Mentioned

Briana Autrey-Thompson

Kennedy Beale

Emily Conroe

Kassady Huffman

Kaelin Immel

Haley Jones

Riley Snyder

Alexis Springfield

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