University of Oregon
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Ducks Set for Big Ten Action
12/26/25 | Women's Basketball
UO hosts No. 6 Michigan on Monday (6 p.m., FS1)
EUGENE, Ore. — The Oregon women's basketball team is set to embark on the conference portion of its schedule on Monday, hosting No. 6 Michigan in its Big Ten home opener at Matthew Knight Arena at 6 p.m.
The Ducks and Wolverines will meet for just the second time after Michigan claimed the initial matchup last season in Ann Arbor. Michigan has won six straight games since losing its lone contest, a three-point decision to now-No. 1 UConn, while the Ducks boast an 8-0 home record this season.
GAME #15
Oregon (12-2, 0-1) vs. No. 6 Michigan (10-1, 1-0)
Monday, Dec. 29 | 6 p.m. | Matthew Knight Arena (Eugene, Ore.)
TV: FS1
Play-by-play: Elise Woodward | Analyst: Aja Ellison
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…
» Give Oregon a 1-1 Big Ten record and 9-0 home record.
» Be the Ducks' 11th straight win at home, dating back to last season, and third straight home conference win.
» Snap a three-game home losing streak to ranked teams.
» Be UO's first against Michigan and even the all-time series at 1-1.
» Be the 48th victory over a ranked team under 12th-year head coach Kelly Graves.
» Give the Ducks their first ranked win of the season.
» Be Oregon's first win against a top-10 team since defeating then-No. 9 UConn Jan. 17, 2022.
» Improve UO's record at Matthew Knight Arena against ranked teams to 22-33.
LAST TIME OUT
In a battle of former conference rivals, a tightly contested battle at the Invisalign Bay Area Women's Classic went the way of the Cardinal.
Oregon got a double-double for the third straight game from Mia Jacobs to go with 14 points from both Ehis Etute and Katie Fiso, but a five-point game with less than two minutes to play turned into a 64-53 Cardinal victory at Chase Center.
The Ducks (12-2) trailed by as many as 11 in the first half, but chipped away at Stanford's (11-2) lead and took a three-point lead midway through the third quarter after a Jacobs triple and a Fiso layup. The Cardinal responded by scoring the next eight and never relinquished the lead again.
UO shot 32 percent from the field as a team, but went just 2-of-14 from the 3-point line with Jacobs accounting for both triples. Stanford shot 40 percent overall and 33 percent from beyond the arc while owning a 40-24 edge in points in the paint.
SCOUTING MICHIGAN
No. 6 Michigan enters Monday's tilt with a 10-1 overall record and a 1-0 Big Ten mark, having won six straight games after suffering its lone loss of the season - a three-point loss to current No. 1 UConn.
The Wolverines are 1-1 against top-25 teams this season, picking up a 93-54 win over then-18th-ranked Notre Dame. U-M is 3-1 in all games away from home with a 1-0 mark in true road games.
Four players average double-digit points for the Wolverines, paced by 18.5 points a night from Olivia Olson. Syla Swords is second at 14.1 points and Mia Holloway adds 12.9 points. Te'Yala Delfosse is the team's leading rebounder at 6.3 a game while scoring 11.2 points a game off the bench.
As a team, Michigan leads the Big Ten in scoring margin (plus-39.0), scoring offense (92.5), field goal percentage defense (33.1 percent), turnovers forced per game (25.8) and offensive rebounds per game (17.3).
INSIDE THE SERIES
Oregon and Michigan will meet for just the second time on Monday after last season's matchup in Ann Arbor marked the first-ever between the programs. The Wolverines came away with an 80-48 victory last February, getting a game-high 19 points from Mila Holloway to go with 18 from Olivia Olson. Just two Ducks reached double-digit points, including 11 by Katie Fiso off the bench. Michigan shot 53.6 percent from the floor while UO managed just a 29.5 field goal percentage.
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 eight of 14 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 77.5 points per game ranks 44th 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 104.8 (points per 100 possessions) ranks 12th in the Big Ten while averaging 74.1 possessions per 40 minutes (fourth 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 46.9 is 30th-best in the country, with its 53.6 percent on two-point shots ranking No. 35 in the nation and ninth in the conference.
» Oregon ranks 44th in the country and ninth in the league with an effective field goal percentage of 52.1 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 (27.1 bench points per game ranks 50th in the nation).
» UO's 18.2 assists per game are good for 26th nationally, posting an assisted shot rate of 62.7 percent (fourth in the Big Ten).
» The Ducks are second in the Big Ten and No. 12 in the nation in free throw shooting (79.6 percent), while their 1.23 assist-to-turnover ratio ranks 34th 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 14 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 two games 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 fifth-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 six 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) 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).
» Over the last three games, teams have combined to shoot just 8-of-52 (15.3 percent) from behind the 3-point line.
» The Ducks' eight games with 12 or more steals are three off the national lead.
» Oregon is recording a steal on 15.1 percent of opponent possessions, which is the fourth-highest rate in the Big Ten and 18th-highest in the nation.
» Opposing teams are turning the ball over on 25.9 percent of its possessions, the sixth-best rate in the conference.
» UO's scoring defense ranks ninth in the Big Ten and 55th in the nation, allowing just 56.6 points a night with just four teams eclipsing the 60-point mark (Grand Canyon, 66; Oregon State, 73; UCLA, 80; Stanford, 64).
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 14 outings this season and ranks second in the Big Ten at 7.5 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 14.3 points per game while shooting 46.2 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 has produced a double-double in three consecutive games - the first double-doubles of the season after recording 19 a season ago while at Fresno State.
» 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 before scoring 21 points with 10 boards against Portland on Dec. 18.
» On Dec. 21 against Stanford at Chase Center, Jacobs grabbed a season-high 11 rebounds while scoring 11 points.
» Over her last three games, Jacobs is averaging 15.0 points and 10.3 rebounds a night.
» On Dec. 7 at UCLA, Jacobs eclipsed 1,500 points for her career and her 1,552 points rank 28th 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' 28 made 3-pointers lead the team and second-most among Big Ten forwards (tied for No. 12 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 86.7 is fourth-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 blocks (11), second on the team in made 3-pointers (23) and third in steals (23), recording at least one steal in 12 of 14 games this season with multiple steals in eight 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 45 of her 63 career games (71.4 percent), while finishing with multiple steals 24 times. Eleven of her 28 career blocks have come this season after having just three over 28 games last year.
On the offensive end, she is shooting 37.1 percent from behind the 3-point line (23-of-62) 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 14 players in the nation, and one of two players in the Big Ten, to have at least 11 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 four of her last six 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 13 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 23.6 percent, the fifth-highest rate in the country among players averaging at least 15.0 minutes per game, with her offensive rebounding rate of 20.6 percent is third 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 12 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 11 blocks while her 26 steals are second. Her 11 blocks are tied for the third-most among Big Ten guards, while she is the only Big Ten guard with at least 11 blocks and 25 steals, as she is part of a group of just 10 guards nationally with those numbers.
Long recorded four steals against Portland on Dec. 18, 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.
MKA MAGIC
Since its opening in 2011, the Ducks have been dominant in defending Matthew Knight Arena, posting an all-time record of 181-71 (.718). Since 2017-18, UO is 113-24 (.825) at home, with a 47-20 (.701) conference record, while outscoring opponents by an average of 20.2 points a game in that span. Last season, opponents averaged just 57.4 points a game while shooting 39.1 percent from the floor.
» Oregon has won 21 straight home games against nonconference teams.
» This season, the Ducks are 8-0 at home while averaging 84.3 points per game and winning by an average margin of 29.7 points.
» UO boasts a record of 86-4 (.956) against nonconference teams at home under head coach Kelly Graves (since 2014-15), and has won 81 of its last 83 nonconference home tilts.
» Since Graves' arrival in 2014-15, the Ducks average 77.7 points per game at home, which ranks as the 25th-highest average in the country in that span.
» The Ducks have posted a .500 record of better at home in 12 straight seasons, dating back to 2013-14.
