With seven freshmen on the roster, Oregon women’s basketball has a chance to earn a good share of the conference’s weekly freshman of the week awards.
Sabrina Ionescu, the program’s highest ranked recruit, was first to pick up the award for Oregon this season after helping the Ducks to a pair of wins, the Pac-12 announced Monday.
The Walnut Creek, California, native tallied her first career double-double against CSU Bakersfield (14 points, 10 rebounds), then recorded 26 points against UT San Antonio, along with a team-high eight rebounds.
Over the weekend, Ionescu shot 50 percent from the field and 53.8 percent from 3-point range (7-of-13).
“My mindset changed a little bit,” Ionescu said after the game on Sunday. “I definitely got in the gym and shot a lot. Today during warmups, I was not missing, so I shot the ball.”
UCLA’s Jordin Canada earned Pac-12 player of the week honors.
The Ducks play Michigan State on Tuesday at 8 p.m. at Matthew Knight Arena.
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