Ducks, Cardinal Clash at Bay Area Women’s Classic

Sunday, December 21

San Francisco, Calif.

3 p.m.

University of Oregon

Stanford

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Ducks, Cardinal Clash at Bay Area Women’s Classic

12/19/25 | Women's Basketball

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Old conference rivals meet at Chase Center on Sunday (3 p.m., ESPN).

EUGENE, Ore. — The Oregon women's basketball team travels to San Francisco for its final nonconference battle, as the Ducks take on former conference rival Stanford at the Invisalign Bay Area Women's Classic at Chase Center on Sunday at 3 p.m.

Oregon looks to finish with a 13-0 nonconference record after its 85-59 home win over Portland on Thursday. With a win, it would mark just the third 13-1 start in program history and first since 2018-19 (also done in 1978-79).

The Ducks and Cardinal will square off for the 78th time on Sunday, with Stanford holding a 63-14 lead in the all-time series. Head coach Kelly Graves owns six of UO's 14 all-time wins against the Cardinal, including three during the 2019-20 season.

GAME #14
Oregon (12-1) vs. Stanford (9-2)
Sunday, Dec. 21 | 3 p.m. | Chase Center (San Francisco, Calif.)
TV: ESPN
Play-by-play: Beth Mowins | Analyst: Andraya Carter
Radio: Oregon Sports Network (KUGN 98.1 FM | ESPN Portland 910 AM)
Play-by-play: Chris Clayton
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A WIN WOULD…
» Give Oregon a 13-0 record in nonconference games this season.
» Be the third 13-1 start or better in program history (started 24-1 in 2018-19 and 21-1 in 1978-79).
» Mark the second time under head coach Kelly Graves UO began a season 13-1 or better.
» Be Oregon's fourth straight neutral-site victory, dating back to last season, and give UO a 3-0 neutral record this season.
» Give the Ducks a 15-63 record in the all-time series with Stanford.
» End an eight-game losing streak to the Cardinal and be UO's first win in the series since the title game of the 2020 Pac-12 Tournament.
» Give the Ducks a 3-4 record against Stanford at a neutral site.
» Give Graves his seventh win against the Cardinal during his Oregon tenure.» Improve Graves' nonconference record to 143-38 while at Oregon, with an 86-4 home record.

LAST TIME OUT
She made free throws for points No. 6 and 7 earlier in the game, and so it was only fitting that Mia Jacobs was back at the line Thursday afternoon with the chance to get the Oregon women's basketball team to point No. 67.

With Matthew Knight Arena packed with school kids for a midweek matinee, the viral "6-7" trend created a moment of joyous jubilation late in the third quarter when Jacobs completed a three-point play for the Ducks' 67th point, on the way to an 85-59 win over Portland. After making the free throw, Jacobs backpedaled down the court making the ubiquitous hand gesture associated with "6-7," as did hundreds of kids in the arena.

Jacobs finished the game with 21 points and 10 rebounds for her second straight double-double, and Katie Fiso finished one rebound shy of a triple-double, tallying 10 points, 11 assists and nine boards. Amina Muhammad added 12 points, while Avary Cain and Sarah Rambus added 11 each.

SCOUTING STANFORD
Stanford (9-2) comes into the Invisalign Bay Area Women's Classic having split its last four games after beginning the season 7-0. The Cardinal defeated California in their ACC opener on Dec. 14 by a 78-69 score, getting 25 points from Courtney Ogden.

Stanford features three players averaging in double figures, led by 15.5 points a night from Nunu Agara. Chloe Clardy is second at 12.0 points and Lara Somfai puts up 10.8 points a game. Agara also leads the team in rebounding at 8.8 a game.

As a team, the Cardinal lead the ACC and rank seventh nationally in free throw shooting at 81.6 percent. They are second in the conference in rebounding margin (plus-12.3), scoring defense (54.6 PPG) and field goal percentage defense (34.8 percent).

In the ACC's preseason coaches poll, Stanford was picked sixth in the 18-team league. Agara was selected to the 10-player preseason all-ACC team while Somfai was voted to the six-person preseason all-freshman team.

INSIDE THE SERIES
Oregon and Stanford will meet for the 78th time on Sunday, and first time since both programs left the Pac-12. The Cardinal hold a 63-14 edge in the all-time series that dates back to 1981, while this will be just the seventh neutral-site matchup between the sides. Stanford has won eight in row in the series, going back to the 2020-21 season, after the Ducks had won five of the previous six matchups. Head coach Kelly Graves, in his 12th season in Eugene, has guided Oregon to six of its 14 all-time wins against the Cardinal.

UO last defeated Stanford on March 8, 2020, when the then-top-ranked Ducks defeated the Cardinal 89-56 in the title game of the Pac-12 Tournament. With the win, its third straight Pac-12 crown, Oregon became the first time to ever defeat Stanford three times in the same season.

OFF AND RUNNING
Oregon began the 2025-26 season 10-0 for just the third time in program history before suffering its first loss of the season on Dec. 7 at No. 4 UCLA. It marked the first 10-0 start since beginning the 2015-16 season 11-0, and the second 10-0 start or better under 12th-year head coach Kelly Graves. The Ducks' 12-1 start is its best 13-game start since the 2019-20 season, and the third 12-1 start or better under Graves. UO's offense has scored 80 or more in eight of 13 games, including five straight to being the season - its longest streak to begin a season since seven straight such games to open the 2019-20 season. UO's scoring offense of 79.4 points per game ranks 35th nationally and 11th in the Big Ten.

Seven different Ducks have led or tied for the team lead in scoring, with 11 different players producing a double-digit scoring performance. Four times this season five different players finished in double figures, most recently in a Thursday's win over Portland: Mia Jacobs (21), Amina Muhamad (12), Avary Cain (11), Sarah Rambus (11) and Katie Fiso (10). Five of the 11 players with a double-figure scoring game came off the bench (Avary Cain, Ehis Etute, Muhammad, Astera Tuhina and Janiyah Williams).

» Oregon's offensive rating of 107.7 (points per 100 possessions) ranks ninth in the Big Ten while averaging 73.7 possessions per 40 minutes (fifth in Big Ten). UO had an offensive rating of 96.0 with an average of 70.2 possessions per 40 minutes last year.
» UO's field goal percentage of 47.9 is 18th-best in the country, with its 54.7 percent on two-point shots ranking No. 21 in the nation and seventh in the conference.
» Oregon ranks 24th in the country and ninth in the league with an effective field goal percentage of 53.4 percent.
» The Ducks' bench put up 56 points against Old Dominion on Nov. 27, outscoring the Monarchs' entire team in an 84-46 win on the final day of the Hoopfest Women's Challenge.
» It was the second game with 40-plus points for UO's reserves, as they accounted for 47 of 90 points against Montana on Nov. 8 and fourth outing of at least 30 points (28.3 bench points per game ranks 47th in the nation).
» UO's 19.0 assists per game are good for 17th nationally, posting an assisted shot rate of 63.5 percent (sixth in the Big Ten).
» The Ducks are second in the Big Ten and No. 10 in the nation in free throw shooting (80.5 percent), while their 1.27 assist-to-turnover ratio ranks 25th nationally.

STORM AND SWARM
Oregon's suffocating defense, a chief reason for Oregon's success a season ago, is back again this year. The Ducks have forced at least 20 turnovers 10 times and recorded double-digit steals in 11 of 13 contests to start the season. The 11 games with 10 or more steals are tied for the second-most in the country, and behind only national leader Maryland, while the 10 20-turnover games are tied for third-most such games nationally and one game behind the nation's leaders. In 10 games this season, UO's defense has recorded double-digit steals while forcing 20 or more turnovers - tied for the most such games in the country.

Oregon forced a season-high 32 turnovers against West Georgia behind 24 steals in the season opener, its most steals in a game since 2013. Oregon's defense recorded 12 or more steals and forced at least 23 turnovers in four consecutive games to begin the season. UO turned in 10 or more steals in five consecutive games from Nov. 23 to Dec. 3, matching the longest streak from a season ago. The four consecutive games with 20-plus turnovers to start the season marked its longest since eight straight such games during the 2010-11 season.

» Oregon created at least 22 turnovers in three straight outings, forcing 29 vs. Utah State, 26 against Saint Mary's and 22 against Old Dominion. UO has two different stretches of at least three consecutive games with 22 or more forced turnovers.
» The Ducks are one of three teams with 10 games forcing a minimum of 22 turnovers, and the only team in the Big Ten.
» UO recorded 18 steals and forced 29 Utah State turnovers in its 70-34 win on Nov. 23, both the second-highest totals of the season.
» The 34 points allowed to the Aggies marked UO's fewest given up since a 97-33 win over Charleston on Dec. 18, 2022 - and only the ninth time yielding 34 points or fewer since 1999.
» The Aggies went just 1-of-18 (5.6 percent) from the 3-point line, while Montana State was 1-for-19 (5.3 percent) in Sunday's game.
» The two games mark UO's lowest 3-point percentages allowed since holding Baylor without a 3-point field goal in the 2019 Final Four (0-for-3).
» Over the last two games, teams have combined to shoot 4-of-40 (10 percent) from behind the 3-point line.
» The Ducks' eight games with 12 or more steals are two off the national lead.
» Oregon is recording a steal on 15.5 percent of opponent possessions, which is the fourth-highest rate in the Big Ten and 19th-highest in the nation.
» Opposing teams are turning the ball over on 26.4 percent of its possessions, the fifth-best rate in the conference.
» UO's scoring defense ranks seventh in the Big Ten and 45th in the nation, allowing just 56.0 points a night with just three teams eclipsing the 60-point mark (Grand Canyon, 66; Oregon State, 73; UCLA, 80).

GO, FISO, GO
Sophomore point guard Katie Fiso has stepped into the Ducks' lead guard spot this season, as she takes over after the departures of graduate guards Deja Kelly and Peyton Scott. Fiso, who was the Gatorade Player of the Year for the state of Washington her senior season, got her first career start in the season opener against West Georgia on Nov. 3 and turned in her first career double-double with 10 points and 10 assists - without a turnover. She produced her first 20-point scoring effort while handing out 10 assists against Grand Canyon on Nov. 11 and has since recorded points-assists double-doubles against Army (12 points, 10 assists), Saint Mary's (15 points, 10 assists), Oregon State (23 points, 14 assists) and Portland (10 points, 11 assists). Producing back-to-back 20-point outings against Auburn and Oregon State, she has carded a team-best four 20-point scoring efforts this season.

Against Oregon State, Fiso turned in one of the best games of her career with 23 points on 9-of-11 shooting to go with a career-high 14 assists. Her 14 assists equaled the second-highest assist total in a game in program history, and were three shy of Sabrina Ionescu's record of 17 set in 2018. The 14 assists are tied for the most in a game by any player in the Big Ten and tied for the third-most in any game this season.

» Fiso leads the Ducks with 14.6 points per game after averaging just 3.1 a game last season. Her increase of 11.5 points per game is the third-highest improvement from a season ago among Big Ten players.
» Fiso's four 20-point games are tied for fifth-most in the league among Big Ten guards.
» Her six points-assists double-doubles this season lead the nation with the next closest players having four, while only nine players in the country have multiple such double-doubles.
» There have been 10 points-assists double-doubles in the Big Ten this season, with Fiso accounting for six of them and the only player with more than one.
» Six total double-doubles are tied for the Big Ten lead and tied for ninth-most in the nation.
» Turned in the first 20-point, 10-assist double-double by a Duck since Sabrina Ionescu had 20 points and 12 assists against Stanford on March 8, 2020.
» First Duck with multiple points-assists double-doubles in a season since Ionescu during the 2019-20 campaign (17).
» Her and Ionescu are the only two Ducks since at least 1999 to have a minimum of four points-assists double-doubles in a season.
» First Duck with 10-plus assists without a turnover since Minyon Moore did so at USC on Feb. 16, 2020, and first Duck since Ionescu on Feb. 1, 2020 with a point-assists double-double without committing a turnover.
» Led (or tied) UO in assists in all 13 outings this season and ranks second in the Big Ten at 7.8 assists a night (fifth nationally).
» On Dec. 8, Fiso earned her second selection to the Big Ten's weekly honor roll after averaging 18.5 points and 10.5 assists.
» Fiso is one of three players in the country averaging at least 7.0 assists and shooting 50.0 percent or better from the floor, and the only player in the Big Ten.

MAMA MIA
Senior F Mia Jacobs, a Fresno State transfer, has made an immediate impact for the Ducks on the young season. She ranks second on the team in scoring at 14.5 points per game while shooting 47.5 percent from the floor. Jacobs finished as the team's leading scorer in three of the first four games to begin the season, including a season-high 26 points in UO's 84-66 win over Grand Canyon on Nov. 11. It marked the highest scoring performance by a Duck since Te-Hina Paopao scored 28 points against Stanford on March 2, 2023. Additionally, she has connected on 49-of-56 free throw attempts to rank fourth in the Big Ten at 87.5 percent.

» Jacobs turned in her first double-double of the season against Montana State on Dec. 14 with 13 points and a season-high 10 rebounds. It marks her 27th career double-double while she is the third Duck to register a double-double on the season.
» Jacobs turned in a second consecutive double-double on Thursday against Portland with 21 points and 10 boards.
» On Dec. 7 at UCLA, Jacobs eclipsed 1,500 points for her career and her 1,541 points rank 29th among active players and fifth among active players in the Big Ten.
» She is tied for the team with four 20-point outings after scoring 21 points against Portland, her 24th career 20-point effort.
» Jacobs drilled a season-high five 3-pointers against Washington State on Nov. 19 on her way to her second 20-point outing of the season, going 4-for-5 from range in the second half of UO's 86-59 victory.
» Jacobs' 26 made 3-pointers lead the team and second-most among Big Ten forwards (tied for No. 10 nationally among forwards).
» She went 12-of-13 from the free throw line against GCU, marking the most made free throws by a Duck since Sabrina Ionescu made 17 against Mississippi State on Dec. 18, 2018.
» Her free throw percentage of 87.5 is third-best in the nation among forwards with at least 40 made free throws and tops in the Big Ten.
» Last season, Jacobs led the Mountain West with 19 double-doubles last season, which tied for No. 7 nationally, as she averaged 18.3 points and 10.0 rebounds while shooting 40.8 percent from the floor.
» Jacobs was named first-team all-Mountain West in 2024-25 while being named MW Player of the Week three times.
» Jacobs is also a passionate and talented photographer and can often be seen on the sidelines capturing the action at several different Oregon Athletics events.

RING THE BELL
Junior guard Sofia Bell is a phenom on the court and in the classroom. Bell earned her bachelor's degree from the University of Oregon after only two years and is already enrolled in an MBA program at UO. On the basketball court, she is a disruptor to opposing offenses and has developed into a knock-down 3-point shooter. The 6-foot Bell is second on the team with 23 made 3-pointers and second in blocks (9) and third in steals (21), recording at least one steal in 11 of 13 games this season with multiple steals in seven contests. On Dec. 7 at UCLA, she saw her career-best 13 stretch of consecutive games with a steal come to an end, dating back to last season. Bell has registered at least one theft in 44 of her 62 career games (70.9 percent), while finishing with multiple steals 23 times. Nine of her 26 career blocks have come this season after having just three over 28 games last year.

On the offensive end, she is shooting 39.0 percent from behind the 3-point line (23-of-59) and has drained multiple 3-pointers seven times. Her 15 points against Montana State on Dec. 14 tied her career high and marked the first time in her career she led the Ducks in scoring, becoming the seventh different player to lead UO in points this season. Bell is one of just 16 players in the nation, and one of two players in the Big Ten, to have at least nine blocks while making at least 23 3-pointers.

EHIS THE BEAST
Sophomore F Ehis Etute has begun to tap into her raw potential in her second season in Eugene. The Luxembourg product has scored in double figures in three of the last five games, including setting a new career high in scoring in back-to-back games. Etute first turned in 15 points to go with eight rebounds against Old Dominion on Thanksgiving Day before a 16-point, 15-rebound double-double off the bench at Auburn on Nov. 30. It marked Etute's first double-double of her career while grabbing a career high in rebounds, going 7-of-10 from the floor. She scored nine points and hauled in 11 boards in the second half to help UO overcome a 14-point second-half deficit against the Tigers.

» Over a four-game stretch from Nov. 27 to Dec. 14 , Etute averaged 13.3 points and 11.0 rebounds while shooting 55.9 percent from the field. She averaged 22.4 minutes off the bench in that stretch, the third-highest average of anyone on the team.
» Etute has led UO in rebounding in eight of 12 games in which she has played this season and has finished as the team leader 12 times in her career.
» Against Washington State on Nov. 19, she hauled in 13 rebounds for her first 10-rebound effort, with eight coming on the offensive end - the second-best total by any player in the Big Ten this season.
» Etute boasts a total rebounding rate of 24.1 percent, the third-highest rate in the country among players averaging at least 15.0 minutes per game, with her offensive rebounding rate of 21.3 percent is second nationally among those players.

THE LONG GAME
Junior guard Ari Long has cracked the starting lineup for the first time in her career this season, starting each of the last 11 games in place of the injured Elisa Mevius who will miss the season due to a knee injury. Long. standing at 6-foot, leads Oregon with 10 blocks while her 25 steals are tied for the team lead. Her 10 blocks are tied for the third-most among Big Ten guards, while she and Ohio State's Kennedy Cambridge are the only Big Ten guards with at least 10 blocks and 25 steals, as the duo are part of a group of just eight guards nationally with those numbers.

Long recorded four steals against Portland on Thursday, her second four-steal game of the season, after she registered a career-high three blocks against Montana State in the previous game. Long has led or tied for the team lead in steals six times this season while pacing the team in blocks five times.