Portland Visits MKA For Home Noncon Finale

Thursday, December 18

Eugene, OR

11 a.m.

University of Oregon

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Ducks Host Pilots on Thursday (11 a.m., B1G+)

EUGENE, Ore. — The Oregon women's basketball team is set for its final home nonconference game of the season, as the Ducks host Portland at Matthew Knight Arena on Thursday.

Oregon looks to improve its home record to 8-0 following a 69-44 victory over Montana State on Sunday at Matthew Knight Arena. UO is winning by an average margin of 30.1 points in its seven home wins.

The Ducks and Pilots will meet for the 38th time on Thursday, with the Ducks holding a 31-6 lead in the all-time series. UO is a perfect 20-0 at home all-time against the Pilots.

GAME #13
Oregon (11-1) vs. Portland (5-5)
Thursday, Dec. 18 | 11 a.m. | Matthew Knight Arena (Eugene, Ore.)
TV/Stream: B1G+
Play-by-play: Isaac Dubey | Analyst: Ian Valleau | Sideline: Rachel McConaghie
Radio: Oregon Sports Network (KUGN 98.1 FM | ESPN Portland 910 AM)
Play-by-play: Chris Clayton | Analyst: Bev Smith
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A WIN WOULD…
» Improve Oregon's home record to 8-0 on the season.
» Be the third 12-1 start under head coach Kelly Graves in his 12th season, and first since 2019-20.
» Be Oregon's 21st straight nonconference home win and 22nd home win in a row against an unranked team.
» Give the Ducks a 32-6 all-time record against Portland, with a 21-0 home mark.
» Be UO's eighth in in its last nine games against the Pilots.
» Give the Ducks their 81st win in their last 83 nonconference home games.
» Improve Graves' nonconference record to 143-38 while at Oregon, with an 86-4 home record.

LAST TIME OUT
Back in action a week after their 10-game season-opening win streak ended, the Oregon women's basketball team got to work trying to put together another.

The Ducks (11-1) bounced back from their lone loss — on the road against No. 4 UCLA — with a commanding 69-44 win Sunday over Montana State before 4,169 fans in Matthew Knight Arena.

The UO women forced 23 turnovers and held the Bobcats to 28.6 percent shooting, helping Oregon dominate on a day the Ducks themselves shot just 32.8 percent.

Sofia Bell scored 15 points to lead the Ducks, and Mia Jacobs added her first double-double of the season with 13 points and 10 rebounds. Ari Long added 10 points — that trio combined to go 9-of-18 from three-point range — and Katie Fiso also scored 10 while attempting a season-low five shots.

SCOUTING PORTLAND
Portland (5-5) has won three of its four games after starting the season 2-4. The Pilots are coming off a 94-58 road win over Long Beach State in their last game on Dec. 11, getting a 13-point, 12-rebound double-double from Julia Dalan.

Dyani Ananiev paces UP with 10.1 points per game to go with 3.0 steals a game while shooting 32.6 percent from the 3-point line. Florence Dallow adds 9.9 points and 4.2 rebounds a game, with Dalan averaging 7.6 points to go with a team-high 5.8 boards while leading the country at 3.6 blocks per night.

As a team, the Pilots lead the West Coast Conference steals per game (11.4), turnovers forced per game (22.0), assists per game (17.7) and bench points per game (30.3).

In the WCC's preseason coaches poll, Portland was voted fourth in the league while Ananiev was selected to the conference's preseason team. The Pilots mark the fourth and final team from the WCC on Oregon's schedule this season after already defeating Oregon State, Saint Mary's and Washington State.

INSIDE THE SERIES
Oregon and Portland will meet for the 38th time on Thursday in a series that dates back to 1974. The Ducks own a 31-6 edge in the series, but saw a seven-game winning streak against the Pilots come to an end in their last meeting on Nov. 30, 2023 in Portland. UO is unbeaten at home in the series, boasting a perfect 20-0 record. The last time the teams met at Matthew Knight Arena, the then-19th-ranked Ducks came away with a 90-51 victory on Dec. 3, 2022.

Head coach Kelly Graves, in his 29th season as a Division I head coach with stops at Saint Mary's and Gonzaga, holds a 37-8 career record against the Pilots - his most victories against a single opponent in his coaching career. Graves is 6-1 against UP during his Oregon tenure while going 3-0 at home.

OFF AND RUNNING
Oregon began the 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' 11-1 start is its best 12-game start since the 2019-20 season, and the third 11-1 start or better under Graves. UO's offense has scored 80 or more in eight of 12 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 78.9 points per game ranks No. 34 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. 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 108.0 (points per 100 possessions) ranks ninth in the Big Ten while averaging 73.1 possessions per 40 minutes (seventh 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 48.2 is 19th-best in the country, with its 55.3 percent on two-point shots ranking No. 18 in the nation and sixth in the conference.
» Oregon ranks 23rd in the country and eighth in the league with an effective field goal percentage of 53.6 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 (28.3 bench points per game ranks 47th in the nation).
» UO's 18.8 assists per game is good for 18th nationally, posting an assisted shot rate of 62.8 percent (eighth in the Big Ten).
» The Ducks are second in the Big Ten and No. 9 in the nation in free throw shooting (81.2 percent), while their 1.26 assist-to-turnover ratio ranks 27th 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 nine times and recorded double-digit steals in 10 of 12 contests to start the season. The 10 games with 10 or more steals are tied for the second-most in the country, and behind only national leader Maryland, while the nine 20-turnover games are tied for fourth-most such games nationally and one game behind the nation's leaders. In nine games this season, UO's defense has recorded double-digit steals while forcing 20 or more turnovers - tied for the second-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 five teams with nine 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).
» The Ducks' seven games with 12 or more steals are two off the national lead.
» Oregon is recording a steal on 15.3 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 third-best rate in the conference and 22nd-highest in the country.
» UO's scoring defense ranks seventh in the Big Ten and 41st in the nation, allowing just 55.8 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) and Oregon State (23 points, 14 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 her 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.

» Fiso leads the Ducks with 15.0 points per game after averaging just 3.1 a game last season. Her increase of 11.9 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 five points-assists double-doubles this season lead the nation with the next closest players having three, while only nine players in the country have multiple such double-doubles.
» There have been nine 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 11th-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 12 outings this season and ranks second in the Big Ten at 7.6 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 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 14.0 points per game while shooting 48.1 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 42-of-49 free throw attempts to rank sixth in the Big Ten at 85.7 percent.

» Jacobs turned in her first double-double of the season against Montana State 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.
» On Dec. 7 at UCLA, Jacobs eclipsed 1,500 points for her career and her 1,520 points rank 32nd among active players.
» She is second on the team with three 20-point outings after scoring 21 points on 6-of-9 shooting on Dec. 3 against Oregon State.
» 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' 22 made 3-pointers are tied for the team lead and second-most among Big Ten forwards (tied for No. 14 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 85.7 is sixth-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 tied for the team lead in 3-pointers and second in blocks and third in steals, recording at least one steal in 10 of 12 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 43 of her 61 career games (70.5 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 40.7 percent from behind the 3-point line (22-of-54) 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 through 12 games this season. Bell is one of just 14 players in the nation, and one of two players in the Big Ten, to have at least nine blocks while making at least 22 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 four 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 the last four games, Etute is averaging 13.3 points and 11.0 rebounds while shooting 55.9 percent from the field. She has averaged 22.4 minutes off the bench, the third-highest average on the team in that span.
» Etute has led UO in rebounding in eight of 11 games 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 24.9 percent, the second-highest rate in the country among players averaging at least 15.0 minutes per game, with her offensive rebounding rate of 22.7 percent is second nationally among those players.