Rivalry Series Renews Sunday at MKA

EUGENE, Ore. — The Oregon women's basketball team is set to host in-state rival Oregon State Sunday to cap the regular-season series, with tip-off set for 4 p.m. PT at Matthew Knight Arena.

The game marks UO's celebration of National Girls and Women in Sports Day, with Oregon female student-athletes helping put on a pregame camp on the practice courts at Matthew Knight Arena. Kids sixth grade and younger that have purchased a ticket to the game are invited to participate in this one-hour camp beginning at 2:30 p.m.

Those wishing to participate are required to register and fill out a waiver here. More info can be found at GoDucks.com/NGWSD.

GAME #23
Oregon (11-11, 2-7) vs. No. 18 Oregon State (17-3, 6-3)
Sunday, Feb. 4 | 4 p.m. PT | Matthew Knight Arena (Eugene, Ore.)
TV: Pac-12 Networks
Play-by-play: Ann Schatz | Analyst: Mary Murphy
Radio: Oregon Sports Network (Eugene: KUGN 98.1 | Portland: KPAM 860 AM)
Play-by-play: Chris Clayton | Analyst: Bev Smith
Listen Online | Live Stats

AT A GLANCE
Oregon finishes a three-game homestand at Matthew Knight Arena Sunday against No. 18 Oregon State, completing the home-and-home season series. The Beavers mark the third straight ranked team Oregon will face, as the Ducks are in the midst of seven consecutive games against teams currently ranked in the Associated Press top-25 poll.

The Ducks look to spilt the season series with their in-state rivals and snap their four-game skid overall.

Oregon leads the all-time series with the Beavers 66-46, with a 36-15 record in Eugene. OSU claimed the season's first matchup back on Dec. 31 by a score of 62-41 at Gill Coliseum.

LAST TIME OUT
The Ducks' comeback bid of third-ranked Colorado fell short Sunday, with UO trimming a 20-point halftime deficit to seven points with just under five minutes to play.

Scoring only 11 first-half points, Oregon scored 37 in the second half, including 20 in the final quarter. The Ducks' offense went stagnant in the second quarter, going 0-for-10 from the floor while CU strung together a 12-0 run in the frame.

Phillipina Kyei turned in her sixth double-double in the last seven games with 12 points and 17 rebounds. Kyei is the Pac-12 leader with 14 double-doubles (tied for fifth nationally).

Grace VanSlooten led the Ducks with 16 points to go with eight boards and two assists. Chance Gray added 13 points and four rebounds, converting 8-of-12 free throws.

SCOUTING OREGON STATE
Oregon State (17-3, 6-3) jumped up seven spots in the Associated Press top-25 poll from No. 25 to No. 18 after sweeping third-ranked Colorado and 16th-ranked Utah at home last weekend. The Beavers have won five of their last six games, with the only setback coming at eighth-ranked Stanford.

The Beavers are led by sophomore Raegan Beers, who averages 18.8 points and 11.0 rebounds a game while shooting 67.9 percent from the floor. Talia Von Oelhoffen is second on the team in scoring at 10.6 per game.

As a team, OSU boasts the Pac-12's best defense in terms of shooting percentage, with opponents shooting just 34.5 percent. The Beavers are also the league leaders in defensive rebounds per game (32.0) and bench points per game (26.5).

Freshman Donovyn Hunter is the reigning Pac-12 Freshman of the Week after scoring 16 in the win over the Buffaloes before a career-high 18 against the Utes.

INSIDE THE SERIES
In a series that dates back to 1974, Oregon holds a 66-46 lead in the all-time series with Oregon State. The Ducks are 36-15 at home all-time against the Beavers, with a 5-8 mark at Matthew Knight Arena after UO earned a 75-67 home win to begin Pac-12 play a season ago. Oregon has claimed four of the last six meetings in Eugene and seven of the last 13 matchups overall. The rivals have split the last 14 meetings, and are 27-27 against each other since the 1997-98 season. Head coach Kelly Graves is 7-13 against the Beavs in his 10-year Oregon career.

In the season's first meeting on Dec. 31, Oregon saw an eight-point lead at the half evaporate and result in a 62-41 OSU victory. The Beavers managed just 15 points in the first half before erupting for 47 in the second. Raegan Beers led all players with a 24-point, 17-rebound double-double. Grace VanSlooten was the only Duck to finish in double figures with 15 points while Phillipina Kyei hauled in 16 rebounds.

OREGON vs. RANKED TEAMS
No. 18 Oregon State is the third straight top-25 team Oregon will face, and the seventh this season. OSU marks the sixth ranked foe in the Ducks' last 10 games after taking on No. 3 Colorado on Sunday. UO is 0-6 against top-25 teams this season with an 0-2 home record. Oregon is 20-28 all-time at Matthew Knight Arena against ranked teams, with the last victory coming last season against No. 14 Arizona, 73-59, tying the second-largest ranked win by an unranked Ducks squad in the Kelly Graves era. The last time an unranked UO team defeated a ranked OSU squad was Jan. 13, 1995 (66-56 win in Eugene).

Last season, Oregon went 2-8 against the nation's top 25, picking up wins over No. 17 Arkansas (85-78) in addition to the win over Arizona. In Graves' tenure, the Ducks have piled up 45 ranked wins over his previous nine seasons. The Ducks are 42-73 all-time at home against ranked teams and last defeated a ranked OSU team. Oregon is in the midst of seven consecutive games against teams currently ranked in the Associated Press top-25 poll.

NO PLACE LIKE MKA
Since its opening in 2011, the Ducks have been dominant in defending Matthew Knight Arena, posting an all-time record of 158-63 (.715). UO is 90-15 (.857) over the last seven seasons at Matthew Knight Arena, with a 41-13 conference record, winning by an average of 23.9 points per game during that span.

This season, teams are averaging 57.0 points per game at Matthew Knight Arena while shooting 35.8 percent from the floor and 28.0 percent from the 3-point line. UO won six straight home games from Dec. 8-Jan. 14 and is 8-3 overall at home.