Sunday, January 11
Eugene, OR
2 p.m.
University of Oregon
vs
Michigan State
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Ducks Host 15th-Ranked Spartans Sunday
01/09/26 | Women's Basketball
Ducks take on fourth top-25 team in Big Ten play (2 p.m., B1G+).
EUGENE, Ore. — The Oregon women's basketball team returns to Matthew Knight Arena, as the Ducks take on No. 15 Michigan State on Sunday at 2 p.m.
The Spartans represent the fourth top-25 opponent in the first five Big Ten games for the Ducks. Oregon picked up its first ranked win of the season with a 71-66 comeback win at No. 21 USC on Tuesday.
The Ducks have won four of five all-time meetings with Michigan State, including each of the last two after a 63-59 win in East Lansing a season ago over the then-16th-ranked Spartans.
GAME #18
Oregon (14-3, 2-2) vs. No. 15 Michigan State (15-1, 4-1)
Sunday, Jan. 11 | 2 p.m. | Matthew Knight Arena (Eugene, Ore.)
TV/Stream: B1G+
Play-by-play: Brody Napier | Analyst: Olivia Arciniega | Sideline: McKenna Rowland
Radio: Oregon Sports Network (KUGN 98.1 FM | ESPN Portland 910 AM)
Play-by-play: Chris Clayton | Analyst: Bev Smith
Listen Online | Live Stats | Tickets
A WIN WOULD…
» Give Oregon a 3-2 Big Ten record and a 10-1 home record.
» Snap a four-game home skid against ranked teams.
» Be Oregon's second over a top-25 team this season (currently 1-2).
» Extend the Ducks' winning streak against Michigan State to three games.
» Give the Ducks a 5-1 record against the Spartans all-time.
» Be the 49th win over a ranked team under 12th-year head coach Kelly Graves.
LAST TIME OUT
After trailing by 17 at one point, the UO women's basketball team rallied back and upset No. 21 USC at the Galen Center on Tuesday, 71-66. The Ducks (14-3, 2-2 Big Ten) finished the game on a 14-0 run, taking the lead at 69-66 on the last of three straight three-pointers by junior guard Ari Long.
Former star Sabrina Ionescu was sitting courtside with her husband, UO athletics Hall of Famer Hroniss Grasu. Ionescu addressed the Ducks at halftime when they were down 37-21, head coach Kelly Graves said.
Ehis Etute had a career-high 17 points with 13 rebounds to lead the Ducks, who outscored the Trojans by 21 points during her 29 minutes of action. Katie Fiso added 14 points with eight rebounds and six assists, while Mia Jacobs and Long each hit a trio of three-pointers and scored 11 points.
SCOUTING MICHIGAN STATE
No. 15 Michigan State (15-1, 4-1) enters Sunday's game riding a seven-game winning streak after its 82-67 at No. 23 Washington on Thursday. The Spartans began the season 8-0 before suffering its only loss the year, a 64-78 loss at Wisconsin on Dec. 7.
Five Spartans average double-digit points, led by 14.5 points a game from Grace VanSlooten. Kennedy Blair is second with 13.5 points to go with a team-leading 7.3 rebounds and 5.8 assists a game. Rashunda Jones puts up 12.3 points, 3.4 rebounds and 4.0 assists a night.
Jones is second in the Big Ten with her 2.44 steals per game and 2.78 assist-to-turnover ratio, while Blair's 5.8 assists per game ranking fourth in the league.
As a team, Michigan State leads the Big Ten in 3-point shooting (38.9 percent), turnover margin (plus-10.9) and bench points per game (33.3). Additionally, the Spartans rank second in the conference with a 1.75 assist-to-turnover ratio, 88.7 points per game and a 31.9 average scoring margin.
INSIDE THE SERIES
Oregon has won four of five all-time meetings against Michigan State, winning the last two matchups after upsetting the then-16th-ranked Spartans on their home floor last season 63-59. The Ducks led by 12 at halftime and hung on for the four-point win for their first road win over a top-25 team since the 2020-21 season.
Michigan State will make its first trek to Eugene since the Ducks defeated MSU 88-55 on Nov. 22, 2016. UO is 2-0 all-time at home against the Spartans, while head coach Kelly Graves is 3-1 against Michigan State in his Oregon career.
DUCKS VS. RANKED FOES
No. 15 Michigan State will mark the fourth top-25 opponent the Ducks will face in their first five Big Ten games. UO picked up its first ranked win of the season on Jan. 6 at No. 21 USC, 71-66. The Ducks suffered a 80-59 loss at No. 4 UCLA before its double-overtime heartbreaking loss to sixth-ranked Michigan on Dec. 29, 92-87. The Ducks picked up two ranked wins a season ago, winning at 16th-ranked Michigan State on the road after defeating then-12th-ranked Baylor at home. Head coach Kelly Graves has led the Ducks to 48 ranked wins during his 12-year tenure in Eugene.
Against ranked teams this season, four players average double-figure points: Katie Fiso (17.3), Ehis Etute (14.3), Mia Jacobs (12.7) and Ari Long (10.3). Etute also adds 9.7 rebounds while Jacobs has a 50.0 field goal percentage in those contests. Fiso is averaging 5.7 assists and 5.7 rebounds while totaling five steals against top-25 opponents. Oregon is outscoring ranked teams 65-37 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 nine of 15 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 78.7 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 104.6 (points per 100 possessions) ranks 11th in the Big Ten while averaging 73.9 possessions per 40 minutes (fifth 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 46.8 is No. 27 in the country, with its 52.4 percent on two-point shots ranking 41st in the nation and 10th in the conference.
» Oregon ranks 38th in the country and eighth in the league with an effective field goal percentage of 52.3 percent.
» UO's 18.3 assists per game are good for 24th nationally, posting an assisted shot rate of 62.8 percent (fourth in the Big Ten).
» The Ducks are fourth in the Big Ten and No. 25 in the country in free throw shooting (77.2 percent), while their 1.23 assist-to-turnover ratio ranks 28th 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 13 of 17 contests to start the season. The 13 games with 10 or more steals are tied for the third-most in the country, and one shy of the national leaders, while the 12 20-turnover games are tied for fifth-most nationally and three 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 fifth-most such games in the country and one 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 13 games with double-digit steals are already the third-most in a season under 12th-year head coach Kelly Graves, and one shy of 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 six teams with 12 games forcing a minimum of 22 turnovers, and one of two teams in the Big Ten.
» The Ducks' defensive rating (points allowed per 100 possessions) is 78.5, which ranks sixth in the Big Ten and 30th in the country.
» Oregon is recording a steal on 14.4 percent of opponent possessions, which is the third-highest rate in the Big Ten and 24th-highest in the nation.
» Opposing teams are turning the ball over on 24.9 percent of its possessions, the fifth-best rate in the conference.
» UO's scoring defense ranks eighth in the Big Ten and 80th in the nation, allowing just 59.1 points a night with just six teams 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 five 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 most in a game by any player in the Big Ten and tied for the fourth-most in any game this season.
» 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 second-highest improvement from a season ago among Big Ten players (22nd-highest nationally).
» Fiso's five 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.
» 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 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 most in the Big Ten lead and tied for 15th-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 17 outings this season and ranks second in the Big Ten at 7.1 assists a night (10th 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 7.0 assists and shooting 50.0 percent or better from the floor, and the only player in the Big Ten.
MAMA MIA
Senior forward 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 46.8 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 58-of-68 free throw attempts to rank ninth in the Big Ten at 85.3 percent.
» Jacobs has scored in double figures in nine consecutive games, tying the longest such streak of her career. Additionally, she has hit multiple 3-pointers in eight straight contests.
» Jacobs produced a double-double in three consecutive games from Dec. 14-21 - the first double-doubles of the season after recording 19 a season ago while at Fresno State.
» Jacobs turned in her first double-double against Montana State on Dec. 14 with 13 points and 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.
» On Dec. 7 at UCLA, Jacobs eclipsed 1,500 points for her career and her 1,584 points rank 27th among all active players and fifth-most among active players in the Big Ten.
» She is second on 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' 37 made 3-pointers lead the team and are most among Big Ten forwards (T-No. 9 nationally among forwards).
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 13 blocks and ranks second in made 3-pointers (27) and third in steals (29), recording at least one steal in 15 of 17 games this season with multiple steals in 10 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 48 of her 66 career games (72.7 percent), while finishing with multiple steals 26 times. Thirteen 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 36.0 percent from behind the 3-point line (27-of-75) and has drained multiple 3-pointers nine 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 the only player in the Big Ten, and one of just 14 players in the nation, to have at least 13 blocks while making at least 27 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 six of her last nine games, logging a career-best 17 points at No. 21 USC on Jan. 6. Etute first 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 two 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 nine of 15 games in which she has played this season and has finished as the team leader 13 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 22.2 percent, the highest rate in the Big Ten and 10th-highest rate in the country among players averaging at least 15.0 minutes per game, with her offensive rebounding rate of 19.6 percent is tops in the Big Ten and ninth 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 15 games in place of the injured Elisa Mevius who will miss the season due to a knee injury. Long, standing at 6-foot, leads the Ducks with 33 steals and ranks second on the team with 12 blocks. Her 12 blocks are tied for the fifth-most among Big Ten guards, while she is one of just two Big Ten guards with at least 12 blocks and 33 steals. She is part of a group of just 13 guards in the country with those numbers.
» Against No. 21 USC on Jan. 6, she knocked down three 3-pointers over the game's final three minutes to help Oregon complete a 17-point comeback and come away with a 71-66 victory.
» With UO trailing 66-60 with under three minutes to play, Long connected from deep range on consecutive trips to tie the game before knocking down the go-ahead triple with just over 30 seconds remaining.
» 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 seven times this season while pacing the team in blocks six times.
The Spartans represent the fourth top-25 opponent in the first five Big Ten games for the Ducks. Oregon picked up its first ranked win of the season with a 71-66 comeback win at No. 21 USC on Tuesday.
The Ducks have won four of five all-time meetings with Michigan State, including each of the last two after a 63-59 win in East Lansing a season ago over the then-16th-ranked Spartans.
GAME #18
Oregon (14-3, 2-2) vs. No. 15 Michigan State (15-1, 4-1)
Sunday, Jan. 11 | 2 p.m. | Matthew Knight Arena (Eugene, Ore.)
TV/Stream: B1G+
Play-by-play: Brody Napier | Analyst: Olivia Arciniega | Sideline: McKenna Rowland
Radio: Oregon Sports Network (KUGN 98.1 FM | ESPN Portland 910 AM)
Play-by-play: Chris Clayton | Analyst: Bev Smith
Listen Online | Live Stats | Tickets
A WIN WOULD…
» Give Oregon a 3-2 Big Ten record and a 10-1 home record.
» Snap a four-game home skid against ranked teams.
» Be Oregon's second over a top-25 team this season (currently 1-2).
» Extend the Ducks' winning streak against Michigan State to three games.
» Give the Ducks a 5-1 record against the Spartans all-time.
» Be the 49th win over a ranked team under 12th-year head coach Kelly Graves.
LAST TIME OUT
After trailing by 17 at one point, the UO women's basketball team rallied back and upset No. 21 USC at the Galen Center on Tuesday, 71-66. The Ducks (14-3, 2-2 Big Ten) finished the game on a 14-0 run, taking the lead at 69-66 on the last of three straight three-pointers by junior guard Ari Long.
Former star Sabrina Ionescu was sitting courtside with her husband, UO athletics Hall of Famer Hroniss Grasu. Ionescu addressed the Ducks at halftime when they were down 37-21, head coach Kelly Graves said.
Ehis Etute had a career-high 17 points with 13 rebounds to lead the Ducks, who outscored the Trojans by 21 points during her 29 minutes of action. Katie Fiso added 14 points with eight rebounds and six assists, while Mia Jacobs and Long each hit a trio of three-pointers and scored 11 points.
SCOUTING MICHIGAN STATE
No. 15 Michigan State (15-1, 4-1) enters Sunday's game riding a seven-game winning streak after its 82-67 at No. 23 Washington on Thursday. The Spartans began the season 8-0 before suffering its only loss the year, a 64-78 loss at Wisconsin on Dec. 7.
Five Spartans average double-digit points, led by 14.5 points a game from Grace VanSlooten. Kennedy Blair is second with 13.5 points to go with a team-leading 7.3 rebounds and 5.8 assists a game. Rashunda Jones puts up 12.3 points, 3.4 rebounds and 4.0 assists a night.
Jones is second in the Big Ten with her 2.44 steals per game and 2.78 assist-to-turnover ratio, while Blair's 5.8 assists per game ranking fourth in the league.
As a team, Michigan State leads the Big Ten in 3-point shooting (38.9 percent), turnover margin (plus-10.9) and bench points per game (33.3). Additionally, the Spartans rank second in the conference with a 1.75 assist-to-turnover ratio, 88.7 points per game and a 31.9 average scoring margin.
INSIDE THE SERIES
Oregon has won four of five all-time meetings against Michigan State, winning the last two matchups after upsetting the then-16th-ranked Spartans on their home floor last season 63-59. The Ducks led by 12 at halftime and hung on for the four-point win for their first road win over a top-25 team since the 2020-21 season.
Michigan State will make its first trek to Eugene since the Ducks defeated MSU 88-55 on Nov. 22, 2016. UO is 2-0 all-time at home against the Spartans, while head coach Kelly Graves is 3-1 against Michigan State in his Oregon career.
DUCKS VS. RANKED FOES
No. 15 Michigan State will mark the fourth top-25 opponent the Ducks will face in their first five Big Ten games. UO picked up its first ranked win of the season on Jan. 6 at No. 21 USC, 71-66. The Ducks suffered a 80-59 loss at No. 4 UCLA before its double-overtime heartbreaking loss to sixth-ranked Michigan on Dec. 29, 92-87. The Ducks picked up two ranked wins a season ago, winning at 16th-ranked Michigan State on the road after defeating then-12th-ranked Baylor at home. Head coach Kelly Graves has led the Ducks to 48 ranked wins during his 12-year tenure in Eugene.
Against ranked teams this season, four players average double-figure points: Katie Fiso (17.3), Ehis Etute (14.3), Mia Jacobs (12.7) and Ari Long (10.3). Etute also adds 9.7 rebounds while Jacobs has a 50.0 field goal percentage in those contests. Fiso is averaging 5.7 assists and 5.7 rebounds while totaling five steals against top-25 opponents. Oregon is outscoring ranked teams 65-37 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 nine of 15 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 78.7 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 104.6 (points per 100 possessions) ranks 11th in the Big Ten while averaging 73.9 possessions per 40 minutes (fifth 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 46.8 is No. 27 in the country, with its 52.4 percent on two-point shots ranking 41st in the nation and 10th in the conference.
» Oregon ranks 38th in the country and eighth in the league with an effective field goal percentage of 52.3 percent.
» UO's 18.3 assists per game are good for 24th nationally, posting an assisted shot rate of 62.8 percent (fourth in the Big Ten).
» The Ducks are fourth in the Big Ten and No. 25 in the country in free throw shooting (77.2 percent), while their 1.23 assist-to-turnover ratio ranks 28th 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 13 of 17 contests to start the season. The 13 games with 10 or more steals are tied for the third-most in the country, and one shy of the national leaders, while the 12 20-turnover games are tied for fifth-most nationally and three 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 fifth-most such games in the country and one 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 13 games with double-digit steals are already the third-most in a season under 12th-year head coach Kelly Graves, and one shy of 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 six teams with 12 games forcing a minimum of 22 turnovers, and one of two teams in the Big Ten.
» The Ducks' defensive rating (points allowed per 100 possessions) is 78.5, which ranks sixth in the Big Ten and 30th in the country.
» Oregon is recording a steal on 14.4 percent of opponent possessions, which is the third-highest rate in the Big Ten and 24th-highest in the nation.
» Opposing teams are turning the ball over on 24.9 percent of its possessions, the fifth-best rate in the conference.
» UO's scoring defense ranks eighth in the Big Ten and 80th in the nation, allowing just 59.1 points a night with just six teams 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 five 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 most in a game by any player in the Big Ten and tied for the fourth-most in any game this season.
» 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 second-highest improvement from a season ago among Big Ten players (22nd-highest nationally).
» Fiso's five 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.
» 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 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 most in the Big Ten lead and tied for 15th-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 17 outings this season and ranks second in the Big Ten at 7.1 assists a night (10th 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 7.0 assists and shooting 50.0 percent or better from the floor, and the only player in the Big Ten.
MAMA MIA
Senior forward 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 46.8 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 58-of-68 free throw attempts to rank ninth in the Big Ten at 85.3 percent.
» Jacobs has scored in double figures in nine consecutive games, tying the longest such streak of her career. Additionally, she has hit multiple 3-pointers in eight straight contests.
» Jacobs produced a double-double in three consecutive games from Dec. 14-21 - the first double-doubles of the season after recording 19 a season ago while at Fresno State.
» Jacobs turned in her first double-double against Montana State on Dec. 14 with 13 points and 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.
» On Dec. 7 at UCLA, Jacobs eclipsed 1,500 points for her career and her 1,584 points rank 27th among all active players and fifth-most among active players in the Big Ten.
» She is second on 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' 37 made 3-pointers lead the team and are most among Big Ten forwards (T-No. 9 nationally among forwards).
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 13 blocks and ranks second in made 3-pointers (27) and third in steals (29), recording at least one steal in 15 of 17 games this season with multiple steals in 10 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 48 of her 66 career games (72.7 percent), while finishing with multiple steals 26 times. Thirteen 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 36.0 percent from behind the 3-point line (27-of-75) and has drained multiple 3-pointers nine 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 the only player in the Big Ten, and one of just 14 players in the nation, to have at least 13 blocks while making at least 27 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 six of her last nine games, logging a career-best 17 points at No. 21 USC on Jan. 6. Etute first 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 two 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 nine of 15 games in which she has played this season and has finished as the team leader 13 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 22.2 percent, the highest rate in the Big Ten and 10th-highest rate in the country among players averaging at least 15.0 minutes per game, with her offensive rebounding rate of 19.6 percent is tops in the Big Ten and ninth 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 15 games in place of the injured Elisa Mevius who will miss the season due to a knee injury. Long, standing at 6-foot, leads the Ducks with 33 steals and ranks second on the team with 12 blocks. Her 12 blocks are tied for the fifth-most among Big Ten guards, while she is one of just two Big Ten guards with at least 12 blocks and 33 steals. She is part of a group of just 13 guards in the country with those numbers.
» Against No. 21 USC on Jan. 6, she knocked down three 3-pointers over the game's final three minutes to help Oregon complete a 17-point comeback and come away with a 71-66 victory.
» With UO trailing 66-60 with under three minutes to play, Long connected from deep range on consecutive trips to tie the game before knocking down the go-ahead triple with just over 30 seconds remaining.
» 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 seven times this season while pacing the team in blocks six times.
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