The Battle For The Willamette, Part 1, was everything we expect from a rivalry game. Although the Ducks had some shaky moments, for most of the game they did what they needed to do to come out with a win at Gill Coliseum.
Our pre-game questions about Nyara Sabally were answered. While she did not start, Sabally played a strong 33 minutes off the bench. She looked in good form, too, not showing any signs of issues from her fall last weekend.
Before the game, a bullet point for me was that Oregon could not start out cold and would have difficulty with the game if they dug themselves in a hole and had to play catch up in the first quarter.