EUGENE, Ore. — UTSA burst out with 24 points in the fourth quarter and held Oregon to its lowest scoring quarter but it wasn't enough to make up the deficit as the Ducks defeated the Roadrunners 77-63 Sunday afternoon at Matthew Knight Arena.
The Roadrunners' nine points in the opening stanza was the lowest scoring total in a quarter this season for UTSA, who drops to 1-3 in the early season.
Collectively, the Roadrunners fired 35 percent (22-of-62) from the field and were led by Loryn Goodwin, Carlie Heineman and Kasia Kiejdrowska. The trio combined for 44 of the team's points with 18, 15 and 11 respectively.
Oregon (2-0) got the action started early as Ruthy Hebard drew the foul and made one of her two free throws. The Ducks' lead was taken back a minute later when Heineman drained her first triple of the night to give UTSA a 3-1 advantage with 8:29 remaining. Heineman finished 3-of-7 from behind the arc and made three of the team's five 3-pointers.
The Ducks held UTSA scoreless for over four minutes before Goodwin went in for a layup to cut Oregon's lead in half, 10-5, with 4:08 on the clock. By halftime, Oregon held a 19-point lead at 40-21.
The Roadrunners finally made up some ground in the fourth quarter as they cut the deficit down to 12 points at the 2:55 mark on jumper by Kiejdrowska to make it 73-61.
Freshman Sabrina Ionescu led Oregon with 26 points on 9-of-14 shooting while Lexi Bando chipped in with 10 points.
UTSA returns to the Alamo City as it hosts its annual Thanksgiving Classic on Nov. 25 and 27. The Roadrunners will face Northern Colorado (3-1) on Friday at 4 p.m. and will close out the tournament with Tulane (2-1) on Sunday at 2 p.m.
