No. 1 Oregon easily downs Northeastern 89-47 in opener

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Two days after shocking the best team in the world, the top-ranked Oregon Ducks easily won their season opener.
Ruthy Hebard had 21 points and 12 rebounds and Oregon easily downed Northeastern 89-47 on Monday. All-America guard Sabrina Ionescu added 12points, eight rebounds and six assists for the Ducks, who led by as many as 38 points.
Ionescu’s 3-pointer with just over five minutes left in the game stretched Oregon’s lead to 78-45. She went to the bench fo