Ducks Head North to Take on Huskies

Sunday, February 15

Seattle, WA

5 p.m.

University of Oregon

Washington

The Oregon women's basketball team takes on Ohio State at Matthew Knight Arena on Feb. 8, 2026.

Photo by: Rob Moseley/GoDucks.com

02/12/26 | Women's Basketball

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Oregon visits rival Washington on Sunday (5 p.m., BTN).

EUGENE, Ore. – Headed into the final stretch of the regular season, the Oregon women's basketball team heads north up I-5 to take on rival Washington at 5 p.m. on Sunday at Alaska Airlines Arena.

The Ducks split a two-game homestand last week, defeating Illinois 76-73 last Wednesday before falling to ninth-ranked Ohio State 80-64 on Sunday. UO has won four of its last five games, while UW represents the eighth ranked team Oregon will face this season.

Oregon and Washington split last season's home-and-home series, with each team winning on its home floor. The Ducks are 57-55 all-time against the Huskies, dating back to 1974.

GAME #27
Oregon (18-8, 6-7) at No. 25 Washington (18-6, 8-5)
Sunday, Feb. 15 | 5 p.m. | Matthew Knight Arena (Eugene, Ore.)
TV: Big Ten Network
Play-by-play: Ann Schatz | Analyst: Elise Woodward
Radio: Oregon Sports Network (KUGN 98.1 FM | ESPN Portland 910 AM)
Play-by-play: Chris Clayton
Listen Online | Live Stats

A WIN WOULD…
» Give Oregon its third straight Big Ten road win, marking the longest road winning streak since the 2020-21 season.
» Improve the Ducks' record in true road game to 6-3 overall and 4-3 in conference play.
» Give Oregon its third ranked win of the season and a 3-5 record against the top-25 this season.
» Be the Ducks' third ranked win on the road, the most in a single season since the 2019-20 season (six ranked road wins).
» Mark 12th-year head coach Kelly Graves' 50th ranked win in his Oregon tenure.
» Give UO a 58-55 all-time record against Washington, with a 20-33 mark in Seattle.
» End a four-game road skid against the Huskies and be the first win in Seattle since Jan. 21, 2022.

LAST TIME OUT
Ohio State is one of the five best Power 4 teams in the country at forcing turnovers, and the Oregon women's basketball team saw first-hand why that is Sunday.

The Ducks (18-8, 6-7 Big Ten) saw their four-game win streak end with an 80-64 loss to the Buckeyes at Matthew Knight Arena. The UO women committed 23 turnovers, their season high in regulation this year and right in line with Ohio State's average of 22.83 forced per game.

Ari Long hit four three-pointers on her way to a team-high 16 points for the Ducks, while Mia Jacobs and Sarah Rambus scored 13 each. Sophomores Ehis Etute and Katie Fiso, who helped spur the recent four-game win streak, were held to 13 combined points on 4-of-15 shooting.

SCOUTING WASHINGTON
No. 25 Washington (18-6, 8-5) comes into Sunday's rivalry game following a 65-56 loss at No. 15 Iowa on Wednesday. The Huskies have dropped three of their last four games, with two losses coming to top-15 foes.

Against the Hawkeyes, Elle Ladine scored a team-high 19 points to go with five rebounds, with Sayvia Sellers adding 14 points. Avery Howell grabbed 10 boards and scored eight points. UW owned a 35-26 rebounding edge, but committed 19 turnovers and shot 4-of-21 from the 3-point line.

Washington is led by Sellers' 19.4 points per game, which rank fifth in the Big Ten, while Howell is third in the conference with 8.4 rebounds per game. Brynn McGaughty's 31 total blocks rank fifth in the league.

As a team, UW ranks third in the Big Ten in blocks per game (4.5) and defensive rebounds per game (27.2) while ranking fourth in rebounding margin (plus-9.0) rebounds per game (40.3) and scoring defense (61.1).

INSIDE THE SERIES
In a series that dates back to 1974, Oregon and Washington have met 112 times. The Ducks hold a 57-55 lead in the all-time series, marking their most wins and most games played against a current Big Ten team. UO and UW split two matchups a season ago, with each team winning on its home floor. In Eugene, Oregon held on for a 68-67 victory before falling in Seattle a few weeks later, 64-56. The Ducks are 19-33 all-time in Seattle and have dropped the last four road games in the series. Oregon last won at Alaska Airlines Arena on Jan. 21, 2022, winning 68-61. Head coach Kelly Graves is 13-7 during his UO tenure against the Huskies.

DUCKS AGAINST THE TOP 25
No. 25 Washington marks the eighth top-25 opponent the Ducks will face this season, with each coming over their first 14 Big Ten games. UO picked up its second ranked win of the year on Jan. 31 at No. 16 Maryland, 68-61. The Ducks began the month of January with a 71-66 comeback victory at then-No. 21 USC, 71-66. It is the first time UO has earned two road wins over ranked foes since the 2019-20 season, while each of its last three top-25 victories have come on the road after defeating 16th-ranked Michigan State a season ago. Head coach Kelly Graves has led the Ducks to 49 ranked wins during his 12-year tenure in Eugene.

Against ranked teams this season, four players average double-figure points: Ehis Etute (14.7), Katie Fiso (13.4), Mia Jacobs (10.9) and Sofia Bell (10.4). Etute also adds 8.9 rebounds while shooting 54.5 percent from the floor. Sofia Bell is shooting at a 47.7 clip from the 3-point line goal in those contests and adds 1.3 steals. Fiso is averaging 5.7 assists and 4.9 rebounds while totaling nine steals against top-25 opponents. Oregon is outscoring ranked teams 150-104 in the fourth quarter while holding a plus-39 point differential in the second half overall.

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 was 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 13 of 25 games, including five straight to begin the season - its longest streak to open a season since seven straight such games to open the 2019-20 season. UO's scoring offense of 76.9 points per game ranks 36th nationally and ninth 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 on Dec. 18 in 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 103.0 (points per 100 possessions) ranks 11th in the Big Ten while averaging 73.5 possessions per 40 minutes (fifth in the Big Ten). UO had an offensive rating of 96.0 with an average of 70.2 possessions per 40 minutes last year.
» The 13 80-point outings are the most since also posting 13 such games in 2022-23, while one more would mark the most games since doing so 25 times during the 2019-20 season.
» UO's field goal percentage of 46.2 is No. 27 in the country, with its 51.6 percent on two-point shots ranking 10th in the conference.
» Oregon ranks 24th in the country and seventh in the league with an effective field goal percentage of 52.2 percent.
» The Ducks' bench is averaging 22.9 points per game, good for seventh in the Big Ten, scoring 42 points against Penn State on Jan. 24 - their seventh 30-point outing and third 40-point effort of the season.
» UO's 17.9 assists per game are good for 21st nationally, posting an assisted shot rate of 62.9 percent (fifth in the Big Ten).
» The Ducks are fifth in the Big Ten and No. 21 in the country in free throw shooting (77.6 percent), while their 1.17 assist-to-turnover ratio ranks 41st nationally. UO's free throw percentage would set a new single-season program record, surpassing the 77.3 mark set during the 2019-20 season.

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 13 times and recorded double-digit steals in 18 of 26 contests this season. The 18 games with 10 or more steals are tied for the eighth-most in the country, and most in the Big Ten, while the 13 20-turnover games are tied for No. 4 in the conference. In 13 games this season, UO's defense has recorded double-digit steals while forcing 20 or more turnovers - the third-most such games in the Big Ten and just one game behind the league leaders.

Oregon forced a season-high 32 turnovers behind 24 steals against West Georgia 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.

» The 18 games with double-digit steals are already the most in a season under 12th-year head coach Kelly Graves, and the most since UO produced 20 10-steal performances 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 20 teams with 12 games forcing a minimum of 22 turnovers, and one of three teams 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) on Dec. 14.
» 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).
» The Ducks' defensive rating (points allowed per 100 possessions) is 84.5, which ranks seventh in the Big Ten.
» Oregon is recording a steal on 12.8 percent of opponent possessions, which is the fourth-highest rate in the Big Ten and 40th-best in the nation.
» Opposing teams are turning the ball over on 22.6 percent of its possessions, the sixth-best rate in the conference.

CARDIAC DUCKS
Oregon has been no stranger to close games this season. The Ducks' double-overtime contest at Wisconsin on Jan. 18 marked the second time this season that the Ducks have gone to double overtime, also playing two extra periods against then-sixth-ranked Michigan on Dec. 29. After hanging on to defeat Illinois 76-73 on Feb. 4, UO has played seven games this season that have been decided by five points or less, going 3-4 in those games, while playing eight "clutch games" - games that are within five points with five minutes or less to play. Since the start of last season, Oregon has played 23 clutch games, winning 13 of them.

At then-No. 21 USC on Jan. 6, Oregon overcame a 16-point halftime deficit to upset the Trojans on their home floor 71-66. Junior guard Ari Long went 3-for-3 from the beyond the arc over the game's final 2:43 to erase a six-point hole and finish the game on a 14-0 run. The comeback victory tied for the second-largest halftime deficit overcome under 12th-year head coach Kelly Graves, tying a 16-point comeback at USC back on Jan. 13, 2017. Trailing at one point by 17 in the third quarter, it was the largest comeback win since the 2021-22 season against Arizona.

» On Feb. 4 against Illinois, the Ducks saw their 21-point halftime lead disappear in the second half, trailing by as many as eight in the fourth quarter before rallying to win 76-73.
» Down one with eight seconds to go, Katie Fiso hit a driving layup to take a 74-73 lead, and later knocked down two free throws with a second on the clock to salt away the Ducks' smallest margin of victory of the season.
» The win against the Trojans marked the second double-digit comeback win of the season after Oregon trailed by 14 points at Auburn on Nov. 30, outscoring the Tigers 34-20 in the second half.
» The double-OT game against the Wolverines was the first time the Ducks have gone into double overtime since the first round of the 2022 NCAA Tournament against Belmont on March 19, 2022.
» This Ducks played a pair of overtime games a season ago, including a 77-73 win over Vanderbilt in the first round of last year's NCAA Tournament in Durham, N.C.
» This marks the first season with multiple double-overtime games played since 2021-22, when UO played two over the season's final five games. Oregon played three games that season that went into an extra period, going 1-2.
» Over the last two seasons, the Ducks have participated in 17 games that have been decided by five points or fewer, going 10-7 in those tilts with five wins coming away from home.
» The seven games decided by five points or fewer are the second-most such games in the Big Ten this season.
» A season ago, UO went 9-5 in clutch games, winning six straight at one point, while going 5-0 in games decided by two points or less and 7-1 in games decided by four points or less.

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), Portland (10 points, 11 assists) and Penn State (15 points, 10 assists). She set a career high with 26 points at Wisconsin on Jan. 18 and now owns a team-best seven 20-point games this season.

Against Oregon State on Dec. 3, 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 second-most in a game by any player in the Big Ten, while there have been just 10 games nationally this season where someone produced at least 14 assists.

» 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 fourth-highest improvement from a season ago among Big Ten players (28th-highest nationally).
» Her 179 total assists are already tied for ninth-most in a single season in program history, while her 6.9 assists per game rank as the fifth-highest average in a season in UO history.
» Fiso's seven 20-point games are 10th-most in the league among Big Ten guards.
» Against the Wolverines, she scored 22 of her 24 points in the second half and both overtime periods.
» Over the last 13 games, Fiso has scored 113 of her 190 points after halftime - good for 59.5 percent of her scoring.
» Her seven points-assists double-doubles this season lead the nation, while only 20 players in the country have multiple points-assists double-doubles.
» There have been 13 points-assists double-doubles in the Big Ten this season, with Fiso accounting for seven of them and the only player with more than two.
» 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 24 of 25 outings this season and ranks second in the Big Ten at 6.8 assists a night (seventh 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 four players in the country averaging at least 6.5 assists and shooting 45.0 percent or better from the floor, and the only player in the Big Ten.

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 13 of her last 18 games, logging a career-best 26 points to go with 11 rebounds in UO's win at No. 16 Maryland on Jan. 31. Three days prior at Rutgers, she tied her then-career high of 17 points in the Ducks' 74-53 win to begin their East Coast road trip. The 6-foot Etute was tabbed Big Ten Co-Player of the Week on Feb. 2, becoming the first Duck to earn the weekly honor after averaging 21.5 points and 10.0 rebounds during the week.

» Etute has produced consecutive games with 20 or more points after dropping 20 points on 8-of-10 shooting against Illinois - the first 20-point efforts of her career.
» Etute has started each of the last 11 games, her first starts of the season, after making one start during her freshman season.
» With 11 points and 12 rebounds against Minnesota, Etute turned in a double-double in back-to-back games for the first time in her career. Four of her five double-doubles this season have come over her last nine games, while she was one rebound shy of a double-double at Rutgers and against Illinois, and one point away from another against Penn State in that stretch.
» Etute leads the Big Ten in both total rebounds at 206 and in offensive rebounds per game at 3.6, as her 8.2 rebounds a game ranks fourth. During conference play, Etute averages 9.2 boards a night, good for third in the conference.
» Over her last 10 games, she is averaging a team-high 14.7 points and 9.8 rebounds while shooting 60.6 percent.
» Etute produced her third double-double of the year at Wisconsin on Jan. 18, scoring 13 points to go with 11 boards (five offensive rebounds). She scored nine points on 4-of-4 shooting in the third quarter to help UO overcome a five-point halftime deficit and send the game into overtime.
» All five of her career double-doubles have come this season, as she has the second-most double-doubles on the team.
» Over a four-game stretch from Nov. 27 to Dec. 14, Etute averaged 12.7 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-most minutes of anyone on the team.
» Etute has led or tied UO in rebounding in 18 of 25 games in which she has played this season and has finished as the team leader 22 times in her career, including eight straight games and in 10 of her last 12 games overall.
» 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 21.6 percent, the second-highest rate in the Big Ten and 13th-highest rate in the country among players averaging at least 15.0 minutes per game, while her offensive rebounding rate of 19.7 percent is tops in the Big Ten and fifth nationally among those players.