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Oregon Ducks look to end UConn's 110-game winning streak in Elite 8 of NCAA women's tournament

After beating the No. 2 seed Duke Blue Devils to advance to the school's first-ever Sweet 16, Oregon Ducks coach Kelly Graves received congratulatory messages and words of encouragement from fans, friends, family and fellow coaches.

But one national championship-winning coach tweeted Graves a reality check before their contest against No. 3 seed Maryland.

"He said he looked at our back-to-back road trips to the east coast and gave us a 2 percent chance to win," Graves laughed. "Then, he said he saw that we were playing in the morning, and lowered it to zero.