Oregon Ducks Top Stanford in Home Finale, Alleyne With a Double-Double

The Oregon Ducks honored five Seniors prior to the start of the game on Sunday,  the home and season finale for the team under Kelly Graves in his first season. Amana Delgado,  Megan Carpenter,  and Katelyn Loper were among those honored in a pregame ceremony.

The game began with Loper and Oregon scoring first.  Amanda Delgado added an early three pointer as Oregon built an early 7-0 lead on Stanford.

The Cardinal came back in a rush to score two three pointers giving the Ducks a one point lead. Stanford would hit two shots and take a 14-9 lead with 11:25 left in the first half.  Lexi Petersen and Jordan Loera would tie the game at 14. The Ducks used a mix of smaller faster players to keep pace with Stanford and it was working in the first half.  Oregon again tied the game at 18.

Oregon would have the final shot of the first half and find themselves down 30-29 at the half. Alleyne had thirteen points and five rebounds in the first half. The Ducks shot forty percent from the floor and give up just eight points in the paint to the Cardinal in the first twenty minutes of play.

The first eight minutes of the second half was key to Oregon staying in the game as Jillian Alleyne hit an inside shot then turn around and had a tip on the other end to give Oregon a three point lead with 12:10 remaining.  Drea Toler extended the lead to give the Ducks a 45-40 lead forcing a Stanford timeout.

Amanda Delgado would extend the Ducks lead to nine points with just over ten minutes remaining in the game.  Jordan Loera would hit back to back threes followed by a three point shot from Delgado to give Oregon a 57-46 lead with just under seven minutes remaining in the game.

Jillian Alleyne would net another Double-Double this season hitting her tenth rebound with just under five minutes to go as Oregon held on to an eight point lead.

Oregon would hold on for the win. The Ducks would have three players finish in double figures with Alleyne(22), Petersen(11), and Delgado(10). Up next for Oregon is a trip to the Pac-12 Tournament in Seattle will begin with a rematch with Washington State.