Big Test Awaits in Big Ten Opener

Sunday, December 7

Los Angeles, CA

12 p.m.

University of Oregon

UCLA

The Oregon Ducks take on the Oregon State Beavers at Matthew Knight Arena in Eugene, Oregon on December 3, 2025 (Eric Evans Photography)

Photo by: Eric Evans/GoDucks.com

12/05/25 | Women's Basketball

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Ducks visit No. 4 UCLA Sunday (12 p.m., FS1).

EUGENE, Ore. — The Oregon women's basketball team hits the road for its Big Ten opener, as the Ducks visit No. 4 UCLA at 12 p.m. on Sunday at Pauley Pavilion.

Oregon's 10-0 start marks its best start to a season since beginning the 2015-16 season 11-0, while it is just the third 10-0 or start or better in program history (started 21-0 in 1978-79). The Ducks are one of just four 10-0 teams in the nation, as of Friday.

The Ducks look to snap a five-game losing streak in their series with UCLA, as the Bruins have been ranked inside the nation's top 20 in each of the previous five matchups. UO is 36-44 all-time against UCLA, with a 13-25 road record.

GAME #11
Oregon (10-0, 0-0) at #4 UCLA (8-1, 0-0)
Sunday, Dec. 7 | 12 p.m. | Pauley Pavilion (Los Angeles, Calif.)
TV: FS1
Play-by-play: Carlo Jimenez | Analyst: Meg McKeown
Radio: Oregon Sports Network (KUGN 97.1 FM | ESPN Portland 910 AM)
Play-by-play: Chris Clayton
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A WIN WOULD…
» Equal the second-best start to a season in UO history and tie the Ducks' best start since beginning 11-0 in 2015-16.
» Be the second 11-0 start under head coach Kelly Graves in his 12th season.
» Be Oregon's 11th straight win and longest winning streak in one season since winning 19 in a row in 2019-20.
» End a five-game losing skid to UCLA and give UO a 37-44 all-time record against the Bruins.
» Snap a three-game road losing streak in the series and be Oregon's first road win at UCLA since Feb. 14, 2020.
» Give Graves a 12-11 record against the Bruins in his Oregon tenure.
» Mark UO's first against a ranked team since winning at No. 16 Michigan State 63-59 on Jan. 30, 2025.
» Be the 47th ranked win under Graves and first against a top-five team since winning at No. 4 Stanford on March 8, 2020.
» Be Oregon's first win in a conference opener since 2022-23.

LAST TIME OUT
Oregon has been hosting games against Oregon State since 1975, and never before have the Ducks dominated the Beavers at home the way they did Wednesday.

The UO women (10-0) set a program record for points in the rivalry series and won by their largest margin ever over OSU at home, 96-73. The Ducks threatened to break their record for largest margin ever over the Beavers, two 25-point wins in Corvallis in the Eighties, but OSU hit a three-pointer in the final 30 seconds to avoid that.

Katie Fiso scored 23 points and dished out 14 assists, second-most in program history, to lead the Ducks at Matthew Knight Arena. Mia Jacobs had 21 points with six rebounds, and Sarah Rambus added a career-high 18 points.

SCOUTING UCLA
No. 4 UCLA (8-1) has won back-to-back games after suffering its lone defeat of the season to then-fourth-ranked Texas at the Players Era Women's Championship in Las Vegas. The Bruins closed the event with an 89-59 win over Duke before a 99-77 home win over then-No. 14 Tennessee on Nov. 30.

The Bruins have faced four ranked teams already this season, defeating Oklahoma and North Carolina away from home earlier this season. UCLA was the preseason favorite to win the Big Ten by both the coaches and media, with Lauren Betts a unanimous pick for preseason player of the year.

UCLA ranks second in the Big Ten in free throw shooting (81.5 percent), and defensive rebounds a game (30.1) while ranking third in assists per game (20.9), assist-to-turnover ratio (1.6) and 3-point percentage (37.8).

Gabriela Jaquez's 15.6 points a night leads six Bruins who average double-digit points, followed by Kiki Rice's 15.3, Gianna Kneepkens' 13.9, Betts' 13.3, Angela Dugalic's 11.1 and Charlisse Leger-Walker's 10.6.

INSIDE THE SERIES
In a series that dates back to 1980, UCLA holds a 44-36 lead in the all-time series while the Ducks are 13-25 against the Bruins in Los Angeles. UCLA has won five straight in the series, with the Bruins being ranked inside the nation's top 20 in those contests. Oregon last won in Los Angeles on Feb. 14, 2020, when third-ranked UO defeated seventh-ranked UCLA 80-66. Head coach Kelly Graves is 11-11 against the Bruins in his Oregon tenure.

NOVEMBER TO REMEMBER
Oregon closed the month of November with a perfect 9-0 record after completing an extended road trip where it played on three games over five days, capping a stretch of four games in eight days in three cities. After a home victory over Utah State on Nov. 23, the Ducks hit the road the following day for the Hoopfest Women's Challenge in Frisco, Texas, over Thanksgiving week. UO kicked off the holiday tournament with a 71-53 victory over Saint Mary's before claiming a dominant 84-46 win over Old Dominion on Thanksgiving Day.

The Ducks then flew to Atlanta on Friday for a Sunday date at Auburn, overcoming a slow first half and erasing a 14-point halftime deficit to hand the Tigers their first loss of the season, 58-53. Sophomores Katie Fiso (24 points) and Ehis Etute (16) each set career highs in scoring, and along with Mia Jacobs' 10 points accounted for 50 of UO's 58 points. Etute added a career-best 15 rebounds in turning in the first double-double of her career.

» It marked the first undefeated month of November for the Ducks since going 6-0 during the 2018-19 season (not including the COVID-shortened 2020-21 season).
» The 14-point deficit marked the Ducks' largest comeback victory since trailing by 15 points in a 50-49 home win over Iowa last season on Jan. 19, 2025.
» The comeback win was the first by double digits on the road since overcoming a 16-point hole at USC on Jan. 13, 2017 (won 59-53).
» The Ducks, who trailed by nine at halftime, outscored Auburn 34-20 at halftime, got 19 points from Fiso to go with nine points and 11 rebounds from Etute in the second half.
» Since the start of last season, Oregon has gone 10-5 in "clutch games" (games that are within five points with five minutes or less to play).
» The Ducks trailed Saint Mary's at halftime , 21-19, and were tied at 46 through three quarters before outscoring the Gaels 25-7 in the fourth for an 18-point victory.

OFF AND RUNNING
Oregon is off to a 10-0 start for the first time since beginning the 2015-16 season 11-0, marking the second 10-0 start or better under 12th-year head coach Kelly Graves and just the third 10-0 start in program history (started 21-0 in 1978-79). The Ducks' offense has scored 80 or more in eight of 10 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 81.9 points per game ranks No. 22 nationally and ninth in the Big Ten.

Six different Ducks have led or tied for the team lead in scoring, with 11 different players producing a double-digit scoring performance. Three times this season five different players finished in double figures, most recently in a Nov. 16 win over Army: Mia Jacobs (17), Sofia Bell (14), Amina Muhamad (14), Katie Fiso (12) and Sarah Rambus (12). 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 113.0 (points per 100 possessions) ranks sixth in the Big Ten while averaging 72.5 possessions per 40 minutes (10th 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 51.2 is eighth-best in the country, with its 58.8 percent on two-point shots ranking No. 8 in the nation and third in the conference.
» Oregon ranks 11th in the country and sixth in the league with an effective field goal percentage of 56.6 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 (30.3 bench points per game ranks 32nd in the nation).
» UO's 19.9 assists per game is good for 13th nationally, posting an assisted shot rate of 62.8 percent (sixth in the Big Ten).
» The Ducks are third the Big Ten and No. 13 in the nation in free throw shooting (80.3 percent), while their 1.36 assist-to-turnover ratio ranks 20th nationally.

STORM AND SWARM
Oregon's stifling defense, a chief reason for Oregon's success a season ago, is back again this season. The Ducks have forced at least 20 turnovers eight times and recorded double-digit steals in nine of 10 contests to start the season. The nine games with 10 or more steals are the second-most in the country, and one behind national leader Maryland, while the eight 20-turnover games are tied for most such games nationally.

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 has turned in 10 or more steals in five consecutive games, 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 two teams with eight games forcing a minimum of 22 turnovers, and 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, UO's lowest 3-point percentage allowed since holding Baylor without a 3-point field goal in the 2019 Final Four (0-for-3).
» The Ducks are one of 14 teams in the country with at least six games with 12 or more steals, and one off the national lead.
» Oregon is recording a steal on 16.4 percent of opponent possessions, which is the second-highest rate in the Big Ten and 10th-highest in the nation.
» Opposing teams are turning the ball over on 28.2 percent of its possessions, the third-best rate in the conference and 11th-highest in the country.
» UO's scoring defense ranks eighth in the Big Ten and 31st in the nation, allowing just 54.5 points a night and with just two teams eclipsing the 60-point mark (Grand Canyon, 66; Oregon State, 73).

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) and Oregon State (23 points, 14 assists). Coming off back-to-back 20-point outings, she has produced a team-best four 20-point scoring efforts this season.

Against Oregon State, Fiso produced one her best games of the season 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 single game in program history, and were three shy of Sabrina Ionescu's record of 17 set in 2018.

» Fiso's four 20-point games are tied for second-most in the league among Big Ten guards.
» Her five points-assists double-doubles this season lead the nation with the next closest players having two, while only four players in the country have multiple such double-doubles.
» There have been eight points-assists double-doubles in the Big Ten this season, with Fiso accounting for five of them and the only player with more than one.
» Five total double-doubles are tied for the Big Ten lead and tied for sixth-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 five 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 10 outings this season and leads the Big Ten at 7.9 assists a night (second nationally).
» During the week of Nov. 10-16 (two games), she averaged 16.0 points and 10.0 assists while going 14-of-16 from the field (87.5 percent) and was named to the Big Ten's weekly honor roll on Nov. 17.
» Fiso is the only player in the country averaging at least 7.0 assists and shooting 50.0 percent or better from the floor.

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 14.4 points per game while shooting 48.9 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 37-of-43 free throw attempts to rank seventh in the Big Ten at 86.0 percent.

» She is second on the team with three 20-point outings after scoring 21 points on 6-of-9 shooting Wednesday against Oregon State, needing just four points to reach 1,500 for her career.
» 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' 17 made 3-pointers are the tied for the most among Big Ten forwards (tied for No. 17 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 86.0 is sixth-highest in the nation among forwards with at least 30 made free throws.
» 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.