EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Erin Boley and Te-Hina Paopao each scored 17 points as No. 10 Oregon defeated Utah 85-43 on Sunday in a Pac-12 Conference women’s basketball game.
Boley added five rebounds and three assists while Paopao had a team-high four assists for the Ducks (4-0), who improved to 2-0 in conference play as they seek a fourth straight Pac-12 title. Freshman Sydney Parrish added 12 points while sophomore Jaz Shelley scored 11.
Niyah Becker scored 11 points while Kennady McQueen added eight points for Utah (0-1), which shot 28.6% from the field. The Utes were playing their first game of the season following a coronavirus outbreak.
Oregon played without starting center Sedona Prince, who suffered an ankle injury in Friday’s win over Colorado.
The Ducks extended school records by winning their 23rd straight game and 21st consecutive home game.
Oregon shot 55.6% from the field while out rebounding the Utes 46-34.
Boley, the lone returning starter from last season’s Pac-12 championship team, scored Oregon’s first five points. The Utes closed within 8-4 before the Ducks scored the final 12 points of the first quarter, including eight in a row from Boley.
The Ducks stretched the lead to 45-20 at halftime by shooting 58.1% from the field, including a 3-pointer by Angela Dugalic at the buzzer.
Boley had 15 points and three assists in the first half while Paopao added 10 points and four assists.
Oregon outscored the Utes 21-9 in the third quarter and pushed the lead past 50 points in the final period.
BIG PICTURE
Utah: The Utes were finally able to start the season after pausing workouts two weeks ago due to a COVID-19 outbreak. Utah had to cancel nonconference games against Southern Utah and Utah Valley and delay their conference opener against Oregon State. The Utes had not played since March 6 when they lost 79-59 to Oregon in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 Tournament.
Oregon: Oregon is 4-0 with an average margin of victory of 42.3 points per game. However, the schedule is about to get tougher as the Ducks head to No. 17 Oregon State on Sunday.
UP NEXT
Utah: At Oregon State on Tuesday.
Oregon: At Oregon State December 13
