For you who don't follow college basketball, the women's team is seeded #2 in their bracket (the men's team is seeded #12). The women's team is ranked #7 in the nation (the men's team is not ranked). The women's team has a player who holds the NCAA record in career triple-doubles (passing Shaq, Jason Kidd, and BYU's Kyle Collinsworth, who had held the title since 2015), is a legitimate contender for Div. I Player of the Year, and will be the WNBA number one pick if she decides to go pro after this year is over. Her name is Sabrina Ionescu. The women's team's starting five on Sunday included Ionescu, Ruthy Hebard, Satou Sabally, Erin Boley, and Maite Carzola.
The Indiana game plan seemed to focus on shutting down Hebard, who had scored 22 on Friday night in the 1st round game, but three Oregon players scored in double figures to power the Ducks to a crushing victory over Indiana - Ionescu with 29, Sabally 19, and Foley 14 - winning 91-68 in the NCAA 2nd round on Sunday evening, at Matthew Knight Arena in Eugene. Oregonlive posted that one, single, story.
The Oregon men's team struggled after halftime against UC Irvine in San Jose before finding their footing and winning 73-54, and Oregonlive posted eleven stories. Stories included how the UC Irvine men's coach tried to upset one of Duck players by repeatedly calling him "Queen" when his last name is King (which is a whole other topic under the heading of Good Ol' Boys), what the Oregon men's coach and several players said after winning the game, what the UC Irvine men's coach and several players said after losing the game, and who the Duck men play next (Virginia). There is a complete rundown on where that game will be, when it will be played, the over/under, how the Ducks (men) perform straight up and against the spread as both the favorite and as the underdog, and other scintillating tidbits for those who like to bet on sporting events. And if you go to Oregonlive.com, you will find a story entitled "How to buy tickets to Oregon basketball’s trip to the Sweet 16". This story contains information for those interested in getting on a plane and following the men's team to Louisville. There is no information - NO INFORMATION - on how to get tickets to see the women's team. None.
Oregon women will play the winner of South Dakota vs. Syracuse, on March 29. At the Moda Center. Where the 3rd and 4th round of the NCAA Div. I Portland Regional is hosted.
Apparently the editors at Oregonlive don't think anyone is interested in
that information.
BTW, the Oregon State Beavers women (#4 seed and ranked #11) play tonight at Gill Coliseum, hosting Gonzaga in a 2nd round game, with the winner advancing to play Louisville in the 3rd round of the NCAA Div. 1 Albany Regional on March 29. Tonight's game airs at 6pm Pacific time on the ESPN network. I could find NO INFORMATION on this game on Oregonlive.
Good Ol' Boys must not be Beaver fans, either.
CLICK HERE to see the 2019 NCAA Women's Bracket
BTW, the Oregon State Beavers women (#4 seed and ranked #11) play tonight at Gill Coliseum, hosting Gonzaga in a 2nd round game, with the winner advancing to play Louisville in the 3rd round of the NCAA Div. 1 Albany Regional on March 29. Tonight's game airs at 6pm Pacific time on the ESPN network. I could find NO INFORMATION on this game on Oregonlive.
Good Ol' Boys must not be Beaver fans, either.
CLICK HERE to see the 2019 NCAA Women's Bracket
