EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Aaronette Vonleh had 16 points and 10 rebounds to help No. 3 Colorado beat Oregon 61-48 on Sunday.
Charlotte Whittaker added eight points for the Buffaloes (16-3, 6-2), who bounced back from a loss at Oregon State on Friday to remain in sole possession of second place in the Pac-12.
“Our conference is so good, you have to have a short memory because the next team can beat you,” Buffaloes coach JR Payne said. “I am proud of how we responded after what we felt was a disappointing way we played on Friday. To regroup and stay connected during this game, I thought we played well.”
Oregon (11-11, 2-7) was led by Grace VanSlooten with 16 points and eight rebounds. Phillipina Kyei added 12 points and 17 rebounds for the Ducks, who shot 31.6% from the field.
Colorado built a 20-point halftime lead and stretched it to 39-17 in the third quarter before Oregon made a late rally.
CU led 48-30 after Vonleh scored with 8:54 left in the game, but Oregon followed with 11 straight points to close within 48-41 on a bucket by VanSlooten with 5:25 left to play. That’s as close as the Ducks could get as CU scored six straight points down the stretch to secure the win.