The Oregon Women’s Basketball team faced a unique opportunity and a close to sold-out Matthew Knight Arena was on hand to watch. With Sue Bird, Diana Taurasi and the rest of the US Basketball Women’s National Team in the building to face the top-ranked team in the country to start the 2019 season.
The first quarter saw a competitive battle. Ruthy Hebard and Ogwumike led all scorers and out of a timeout, Team USA missed their first field goal of the quarter completing a perfect 8 for 8. Sue Bird added a jump shot pushing the Team USA lead to 22-16.