Road Trip Concludes Friday at Maine - University of Oregon Athletics

ORONO, Maine – The Oregon women's basketball team concludes it three-game, three-state road trip by visiting Maine on Friday, with a 4 p.m. PT start time at Skip Chappelle Court.

The Ducks picked up their first road win of the season on Wednesday behind a balanced and efficient effort, coming away with an 81-56 win at Vermont.

The Ducks and Black Bears will meet for the first time, with the game marking the second of consecutive games visiting America East Conference opponents. UO will return to Matthew Knight Arena on Tuesday to host Murray State.

GAME #5
Oregon (3-1) at Maine (2-0)
Friday, Nov. 13 | 4 p.m. PT | Skip Chappelle Court (Orono, Maine)
TV/Stream: ESPN+
Play-by-play: Bryan Stockpole| Analyst: Sandy Thomas | Sideline: Madie Patton
Radio: Oregon Sports Network (KUGN 98.1 FM/590 AM)
Play-by-play: Saul Galvan
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A WIN WOULD…
» Give the Ducks consecutive road wins.
» Mark Oregon's first against Maine (first-ever meeting).
» Be the Ducks' second against a current member of the America East Conference (second straight game against an America East team).
» Improve head coach Kelly Graves' nonconference record to 150-42 while at Oregon.

LAST TIME OUT
Despite playing nearly 3,000 miles away from home, Oregon found a comfortable rhythm in New England.

The Oregon women's basketball team put together its most efficient offensive performance of the season on Wednesday, as the Ducks shot over 50 percent from the floor and cruised to an 81-56 win over Vermont at Patrick Gymnasium.

Leading by just three at halftime, the Ducks got into a groove on both ends of the floor in the second half. UO shot over 60 percent in the second half while holding the Catamounts to 17 percent, outscoring UVM 43-21 in the process.

One of those players was Ehis Etute, who was one point shy of her career high with 26 points to go with 10 rebounds. Etute hit 11-of-12 shots from the floor in recording her third double-double in four games to start the season.

SCOUTING MAINE
Maine is off to a 2-0 start after an 87-62 victory over Merrimack last Sunday. The Black Bears feature three players averaging in double figures in Lizzy Gruber (16.5), Maddie Fitzpatrick (16.5) and Lala Woods (13.0). Fitzpatrick also averages 13.0 rebounds a game and is a perfect 10-for-10 from the free throw line and was named America East Player of the Week on Nov. 9.

As a team, the Black Bears rank second in the America East Conference in scoring offense (78.5), field goal percentage (47.5)and 3-pointers made per game (10.0). Fitzpatrick leads the AEC with her 3.50 assist-to-turnover ratio and 10.5 defensive rebounds per game.

Maine reached the championship game of the America East Tournament a season ago after going 19-13 overall and 12-4 in conference play. The Black Bears lost their top three scorers to graduation, including 2026 America East Player of the Year Adrianna Smith. The Black Bears were picked to finish fourth in the league's preseason coaches poll.

INSIDE THE SERIES
Friday's game will mark the first-ever meeting between Oregon and Maine, and mark the program's initial contest in the state of Maine. The tilt will be the second of back-to-back games against America East teams, as the Ducks defeated Vermont 81-56 on Wednesday, marking UO's first games against any current member of the America East Conference.

OFF ON THE RIGHT FOOT
The Ducks opened the first week of the 2026-27 season with a pair of home victories, beginning the season with an emphatic 87-54 win over Hawai'i on Monday at Matthew Knight Arena. Oregon finished the week with a 64-57 comeback victory over former conference foe Washington State, where the Ducks trailed by 14 at halftime and by as many as 16 points in the second half. UO's 2-0 start marks the 12th straight year that the Ducks won the season's first two games.

» Mallory Heyer, who made her Oregon debut in the season opener after sitting out last season following a mid-season transfer from Minnesota, scored all of her team-high 16 points in the first half.
» Oregon's defense forced 23 Hawai'i turnovers behind 18 steals. Senior guard Ari Long tallied a career-best six steals in the game, while Ehis Etute also set a career best with four thefts.
» The Ducks hit on 11-of-32 3-point attempts vs. UH, which would have tied for the second-highest number of attempts in a game last season. A season ago, Oregon averaged just 19.4 3-point attempts per game.
» The Ducks owned a 50-35 rebounding advantage against Hawai'i, producing their first 50-rebound game since Dec. 9, 2023 against Portland.
» Etute brought in 12 offensive rebounds in the season opener, equaling the most offensive boards in a game by a Duck since Jillian Alleyne recorded 12 against Washington on March 24, 2014.
» Her 12 offensive rebounds equaled the most by a Duck since at least the 1999-000 season and marked the most by any player in the Big Ten since the 2024-25 season.
» Friday's win against WSU marked the sixth time that the Ducks have overcome a double-digit deficit to win - and the fourth since the start of last season.
» The 14-point halftime deficit was UO's second-largest halftime deficit overcome since the 2017-18 season.
» Junior Avary Cain scored all 11 of her points in the second half and went 3-of-4 from the 3-point line, with her last triple giving the Ducks the lead for good with just over five minutes left to play.
» Freshman guard Brooklynn Haywood scored nine of her 14 points in the second half.
» Oregon outscored the Cougars 42-21 in the second half while shooting 60.0 percent from the 3-point line and limited WSU to 1-of-14 (7.1 percent).

EVERYONE DESERVES A SECOND CHANCE
Through four games this season, Oregon is averaging 15.5 offensive rebounds a game, leading to 17.5 second-chance points per game. Conversely, the Ducks have only allowed 26 second-chance points on the season (6.5 per game). Of its 157 total rebounds on the season, 62 have come on the offensive end, good for a 39.5 percent share. The Ducks boast an offensive rebounding rate of 39.7 percent, which ranks eighth in the Big Ten. A season ago, UO averaged 10.0 offensive boards a night and 10.1 second-chance points per game.

» Junior forward Ehis Etute leads the Big Ten and is No. 3 in the country with her 7.0 offensive rebounds a game, as 28 of her Big Ten-leading 47 rebounds have come on the offensive end.
» Etute boasts an offensive rebounding rate of 27.5 percent, the best in the Big Ten and No. 4 nationally among players averaging at least 20.0 minutes per game.
» Etute's total rebounding rate of 25.0 percent ranks ninth nationally among players averaging 20.0 minutes, and tops in the conference.