Just a couple weeks after the photo from the first open practice shared yesterday was taken and already Jillian is showing some of her signature lift-off skills on the court.

Like this photo?  Share it with your friends and ask them to support Jillian Alleyne for the SENIOR CLASS AWARD!

Click HERE
to VOTE
EACH day!

It may seem like it's taking the voting page ages to load but don't give up!  It's just 30 seconds or so. 

After you click on Jill's name scroll down, fill out the text string to prove you aren't a robo-voter, then click the SUBMIT button.  Be sure you see a confirmation that your vote was received before you move on to another page.

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GAME WATCH REMINDER!
UO vs Cal happening tonight,
Friday, February 26, 2015
at 7 p.m. in Berkeley

Let's cheer them on in the second to last game of the season. 

We won the last match-up against Cal 69-59.  Let's do it again!  Go Ducks!

The UO Fast Break Club is always looking for ways to support the UO WBB team.  Letting the student athletes know were 100% behind them by supporting these community driven awards competitions is just one way we do that.  Check out more about the UO FBC here.

We need your help!  Jillian Alleyne has made the cut into the top 10 NCAA nominees from across the nation for SENIOR CLASS AWARD* based on four areas of achievement:  Community ~ Classroom ~ Character ~ Competition.  This is a huge honor!

Here's where you come in...  FAN VOTES make up a THIRD of the final scoring process PLUS fans can cast a vote EVERY DAY between now and March 24 when voting ends.

Click here to VOTE NOW!
(http://www.seniorclassaward.com/vote/womens_basketball_2015-16/)

IT'S A MINI-CIVIL WAR!   As of today, the top vote-getter out of the ten nationwide nominees is Ruth Hamblin of Oregon State with 21.3% of the votes.  Jillian's votes are currently just 1/10th of that.   Therefore the UO Fast Break Club is beginning a four week campaign to boost Jillian's numbers. 

Each day we will post a 'Player Card' photo from the UO Fast Break Club's photo archives on Facebook and Twitter with one of Jillian's awesome game photos, AND a reminder to go vote! 

LIKE US ON FACEBOOK ~  FOLLOW US ON TWITTER
for daily 'Player Cards' featuring great
action photos of Jillian at work on the court
and a reminder... 

Vote ONCE a day ~ EVERY day ~ for JILL!
(http://www.seniorclassaward.com/vote/womens_basketball_2015-16/)

The UO Fast Break Club is all about supporting our student athletes by building a beneficial relationship between the program and the community and through Half-time Bingo supporting the Teresa Smith Women's Basketball Scholarship Endowment. Find out how you can be involved in this great organization!  Visit us on the web, on Facebook and on Twitter.

Let's all embrace this unique opportunity to support one of our
most outstanding achievers in Duck history
– JILLIAN ALLEYNE -
Now go vote!

*Other key Senior Class Award nominees include Breanna Stewart (20.5%) and Moriah Jefferson (20.5%) both from UConn.   Click here to read more about the history of the Senior Class Award when Dick Enberg first suggested in in 2001 during the 2001 National Championship Game.

The above photos just give a hint of what the game was like!  The full galleries of game photos are now posted both on Facebook for those of you who would love to share your favorites with your Facebook friends AND on Flickr for those of you who aren't Facebook users.  (It's getting real complicated these days with so many digital choices but we strive to serve everyone!)

The UO vs USC game was pretty memorable, and not just for the seniors.  Freshman Maite Cazorla earned a career high 26 points!  Can't wait to see what she does next year!  Jillian Alleyne is up to her 92nd career double-double and she hit 7 of 9 free throws! 

"The Ducks (20-7, 9-7 Pac-12) have only failed to beat four of their opponents this season – Oregon State, UCLA, Arizona State and Stanford.  All four were in the top 10 of the NCAA’s RPI ranking as of Monday."  Rob Moseley, GoDucks.com

If the UO vs USC win isn't enough excitement for one day, it was also Senior Day and the last UO Fast Break Club Member's Social for the season.  Read more about Senior Day activities and see the FBC Social photo album here.

Find out how you can be one of those supporters who make a real difference in these student-athletes experience by becoming involved with the Fast Break Club at the University of Oregon.   Click here for more info about the UO Fast Break Club.

The Turn-Around Team is getting ready to graduate!  Jillian Alleyne, Lexi Petersen, Liz Brenner, Jordan Loera, Katie Gruys and first year Duck, Kat Cooper are players that have broken records, made their mark in multiple sports, been elevated from walk-on player to scholarship player and been there for the team every step of the way, especially this season.  They have helped this UO WBB 2015-16 team gel into something special.  We wish we had them for four more years but they might disagree.

A big part of being a member of the UO Fast Break Club is having the chance to make these student athletes feel like they have another big family rooting for them.  Every year we hear players say one of the things that made the UO Women's Basketball program so special was the incredible support and enthusiasm of the fans. 

Saying goodbye to these young women is hard but it is also exciting to see where their lives will be taking them.   And sometimes they come back to visit!

The FBC members were treated to a visit at our Social from 2015 UO WBB graduate, Amanda Delgado who is now the Director of Player Development at New Mexico State!  Way to go Amanda!

Find out how you can be one of those supporters who make a real difference in these student-athletes experience by becoming involved with the Fast Break Club at the University of Oregon.   Click here for more info about the UO Fast Break Club.

Here’s yet another opportunity for UO Fast Break Club Members to meet and mingle with our wonderful Ducks and their coaches.  The players being highlighted this social are Lexi Bando, Mar’Shay Moore, Jacinta Vandenberg, & Megan Trinder.

The UO Fast Break Club Socials and annual FBC summer BBQ are the cornerstone opportunity for our current Fast Break Club members to meet the coaches, players, and their families.
 
There are at least four post-game socials each UO WBB season and there are at least three ways to become a Member of the UO Fast Break Club so you can attend!  Membership also guarantees your invitation to our Annual Summer BBQ & Picnic where we meet the new and returning players and coaches. 

~ You can join at the door of any Social. 
~ You can download a membership brochure and mail in a check. 
~ Or you now can pay online by credit card! 

Here’s what's in store for the Sunday, January 31, 2016 FBC Members Social:

1. The doors will be opened after the game. Folks on the gate list will be admitted. Families & friends of coaches & players also admitted. Each person will be given a raffle ticket.
2. Folks can pick up snacks, find a seat, and chat.
3. About 10-15 minutes into the social, we will hold the raffle (door prize) drawing, usually with a player drawing. [Takes 5 min]
4. * We will invite the four featured players forward for an “ice-breaker” conducted by Lynell Stokes. She’ll come ready to play a game called "3 things in 5 seconds".
   

   Essentially, the players, one at a time, are asked to answer a question that starts out with “Name 3 things…” When they answer they hit a buzzer to stop the time. They have to answer within 5 seconds. If they do they get a point. Example questions are: Name 3 things you do to get ready before a game, Name 3 things you do to prepare for an exam Name 3 things you do on your day off, Name 3 of your favorite musicians, etc. It’s a fun game and it’s competitive. We think the players will love it – it’s fast, funny and allows us to learn something new about the players. It won’t take much time either.

5. A coach will then take over, asking each player in turn to come forward. The coach will comment on the player, share insights about her, etc. then give the player time to speak. After that, the coach will allow questions to the player from the floor.
6. When all four players have been featured, the social will move to the “mingle” part.
   
   *If the players are busy giving autographs after the game and will arrive later than 15 minutes, then we’ll ask a coach to speak to the us about the game, and recent games too.

Did you know that FBC members can bring a guest to a social?  The Fast Break Club member inviting the guest needs to fill out a form at the door before entering. A guest can visit only once this season. We will have Membership brochures at the door too, since we're assuming you are bringing a guest in hopes they will join the Fast Break Club!