Ducks Finish Trip at Wisconsin

Sunday, January 18

Madison, WI

1 p.m.

University of Oregon

Wisconsin

01/17/26 | Women's Basketball

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UO closes Midwest trip at Badgers on Sunday (1 p.m., Big Ten Network).

MADISON, Wis. — The Oregon women's basketball team wraps up its first Midwest Big Ten trip on Sunday, as the Ducks visit Wisconsin for an afternoon tilt at 1 p.m. PT at Kohl Center.

The Ducks look to snap a two-game skid, both to ranked teams, while the Badgers have dropped three in a row. In last season's meeting, UO came away with a 68-52 victory at Matthew Knight Arena to even the all-time series 2-2.

GAME #20
Oregon (14-5, 2-4) at Wisconsin (11-7, 3-4)
Sunday, Jan. 18 | 1 p.m. PT | Kohl Center (Madison, Wis.)
TV: Big Ten Network
Play-by-play: Kylen Mills| Analyst: Shimmy Miller
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 a 3-4 Big Ten record, a 4-2 road record and a 6-3 record in all games away from home.
» Mark UO's second straight win against Wisconsin.
» Give the Ducks their first win in Madison (first road game in series)
» Improve Oregon's all-time record against the Badgers to 3-2.
» Give the Ducks a 4-1 record in the Central Time Zone this season.
» Give Oregon a 3-2 record following a loss this season.

LAST TIME OUT
Oregon trailed No. 11 Iowa by five points at halftime, but the Hawkeyes used a 24-point third quarter to pull away and hand the Ducks a 74-66 loss at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Thursday.

Oregon (14-5, 2-4) had just one player score in double figures while Iowa saw four players produce double-digit scoring efforts to remain unbeaten in Big Ten play. Ehis Etute paced the Ducks with 15 points and eight rebounds.

"Anytime you get early fouls, you start to play a little but more tentative," said Oregon head coach Kelly Graves.

The Hawkeyes (15-2, 6-0) outscored Oregon 24-13 in the third quarter, shooting 53 percent from the field in the period. Iowa put together a 9-2 run that stretched its lead to 14 and closed the quarter on a 14-5 scoring burst, carrying a 16-point lead to the fourth quarter.

SCOUTING WISCONSIN
Wisconsin (11-7, 3-4) enters Sunday's contest having dropped three straight games and four of its last six after suffering a 66-61 loss at Northwestern on Sunday. The Badgers are 9-1 at home, including a 78-64 win over then-20th-ranked Michigan State.

Destiny Howell paces UW with her 13.1 points per game, following by 12.6 points a night from Kyrah Daniels. Gift Uchenna is the team's leading rebounding, grabbing 5.9 boards a game.

Uchenna's 24 blocks are fifth-most in the Big Ten while ranking sixth with 1.3 blocks a night. Ronnie Porter ranks No. 8 in the league with a 2.18 assist-to-turnover ratio.

As a team, the Badgers lead the Big Ten in 3-point attempts per game at 25.3, while ranking 11th in 3-point shooting at 33.3 percent. UW's bench averages 25.2 points a game, good for sixth-most in the conference.

INSIDE THE SERIES
Oregon and Wisconsin have split four all-time matchups, with the Ducks coming away with a 68-52 victory at Matthew Knight Arena a season ago. In the win, UO had four players score in double figures, including 14 points from Elisa Mevius and 12 from Amina Muhammad, as the Ducks doubled up the Badgers in the paint, 28-14. Last season's meeting was the first between the sides since the 2009-10 season, with Sunday's tilt marking the first in Madison.

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 10 of 16 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 77.7 points per game ranks 37th 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 103.9 (points per 100 possessions) ranks 11th in the Big Ten while averaging 74.0 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 46.7 is No. 23 in the country, with its 52.0 percent on two-point shots ranking 10th in the conference.
» Oregon ranks 31st in the country and seventh in the league with an effective field goal percentage of 52.4 percent.
» The Ducks' bench is averaging 25.8 points per game, good for fifth in the Big Ten, after scoring 32 points at Iowa - their 30-point outing of the season.
» UO's reserves 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 18.0 assists per game are good for 22nd nationally, posting an assisted shot rate of 62.1 percent (fifth in the Big Ten).
» The Ducks are third in the Big Ten and No. 17 in the country in free throw shooting (78.1 percent), while their 1.20 assist-to-turnover ratio ranks 32nd 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 12 times and recorded double-digit steals in 14 of 19 contests to start the season. The 14 games with 10 or more steals are tied for the fifth-most in the country, and two shy of the national leaders, while the 12 20-turnover games are tied for 11th-most nationally and four games behind the nation's leaders. In 12 games this season, UO's defense has recorded double-digit steals while forcing 20 or more turnovers - tied for the eighth-most such games in the country and three games behind the nation's 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 14 games with double-digit steals are already tied for the second-most in a season under 12th-year head coach Kelly Graves, and have matched last season's total. In 2019-20, the Ducks produced 15 such games.
» 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 eight teams with 12 games forcing a minimum of 22 turnovers, and one of two 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).
» Over the last eight games, teams have combined to shoot just 48-of-168 (28.6 percent) from behind the 3-point line.
» The Ducks' defensive rating (points allowed per 100 possessions) is 81.5, which ranks seventh in the Big Ten and 50th in the country.
» Oregon is recording a steal on 13.8 percent of opponent possessions, which is the fourth-highest rate in the Big Ten and 23rd-highest in the nation.
» Opposing teams are turning the ball over on 24.2 percent of its possessions, the fifth-best rate in the conference.
» UO's scoring defense ranks eighth in the Big Ten, allowing just 61.2 points a night with just eight opponents eclipsing the 60-point mark.

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). She matched her career-high scoring effort with 24 points against No. 6 Michigan and now owns a team-best six 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 15.2 points per game after averaging just 3.1 a game last season. Her increase of 12.1 points per game is the highest improvement from a season ago among Big Ten players (20th-highest nationally).
» Fiso's six 20-point games are tied for sixth-most in the league among Big Ten guards.
» Against the Wolverines, she scored 22 of her career-high-tying 24 points in the second half and both overtime periods.
» Over the last six games, Fiso has scored 65 of her 98 points after halftime - good for 66.3 percent of her scoring.
» She is averaging 10.8 points in the second halves and overtime periods while averaging 15.8 points per game overall over her last six contests.
» Her six points-assists double-doubles this season lead the nation, while only 13 players in the country have multiple points-assists double-doubles.
» There have been 11 points-assists double-doubles in the Big Ten this season, with Fiso accounting for six of them and the only player with more than two.
» Six total double-doubles are tied for the most in the Big Ten and tied for 36th-most in the nation.

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 leads the team with 15 blocks and ranks second in made 3-pointers (36) and steals (33), recording at least one steal in 17 of 19 games this season with multiple steals in 11 contests. Bell has registered at least one theft in 50 of her 68 career games (73.5 percent), while finishing with multiple steals 27 times. Fifteen of her 30 career blocks have come this season after having just three over 28 games last year.

On the offensive end, she is shooting 40.0 percent from behind the 3-point line (36-of-90) and had a career day against No. 15 Michigan State on Jan. 11, going 6-of-8 from downtown on her way to a career-high 18 points. Bell went 4-for-4 from the deep in the first quarter against the Spartans on her way to a career-best six made 3-pointers. Bell produced her 11th game this season with multiple 3-pointers with a team-high three at No. 11 Iowa on Jan. 15. Her 15 points against Montana State on Dec. 14 equaled her then-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 the only player in the Big Ten, and one of just seven players in the nation, to have at least 15 blocks while making at least 36 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 eight of her last 11 games, logging a career-best 17 points to go with 13 boards at No. 21 USC on Jan. 6. Etute turned in a then-career-high 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 13 points and hauled in seven rebounds in the Ducks' comeback victory against the Trojans.

» Etute has started each of the last four games, her first starts of the season, after making one start during her freshman season.
» Her 17-point, 13-rebound performance at USC marked the second double-double of her career - both coming this season.
» 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-most minutes of anyone on the team.
» Etute has led UO in rebounding in 12 of 18 games in which she has played this season and has finished as the team leader 16 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 21.6 percent, the second-highest rate in the Big Ten and 26th-highest rate in the country among players averaging at least 15.0 minutes per game, with her offensive rebounding rate of 19.2 percent is tops in the Big Ten and ninth nationally among those players.

NOTES & TRENDS
Oregon shot at a higher field goal percentage than its opponent in 16 of 19 games this season, going 14-2 in those contests. The Ducks are 11-0 when leading at the half while winning three of eight games when trailing at halftime. When holding an opponent below 70 points, UO is 13-2 this season while going 13-3 when scoring 60 points or more.

The Ducks have finished with more or the same number of assists 16 times, winning all but two of those contests, while going 14-2 when having more or the same number of steals. UO is unbeaten this season (12-0) when committing fewer turnovers than its opponent and 12-2 when scoring more fastbreak points.