Ducks to Celebrate Seniors Sunday

Sunday, March 1

Eugene, OR

2 p.m.

University of Oregon

Washington

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02/27/26 | Women's Basketball

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Senior Day set for Sunday vs. Huskies (2 p.m., B1G+)

EUGENE, Ore. – The Oregon women's basketball team is set for its regular-season finale and Senior Day on Sunday at Matthew Knight Arena, as the Ducks host rival Washington at 2 p.m.

Following the game, seniors Mia Jacobs, Amina Muhammad and Astera Tuhina will be honored in a postgame ceremony. The game will also mark the "Grateful Ducks" game, and fans are encouraged to wear tie-dye.

The Ducks, who picked up their 20th win of the season on Wednesday, look to even the season series with the Huskies after falling in Seattle on Feb. 15. The home team has won the last seven meetings in the series, with UO holding a 57-56 all-time lead against UW.

GAME #31
Oregon (20-10, 8-9) vs. Washington (19-9, 9-8)
Sunday, March 1 | 2 p.m. | Matthew Knight Arena (Eugene, Ore.)
TV/Stream: B1G+
Play-by-play: Devlin Christiansen| Analyst: Corin Bluth | Sideline: Olivia Arciniega
Radio: Oregon Sports Network (KUGN 98.1 FM | ESPN Portland 910 AM)
Play-by-play: Chris Clayton | Analyst: Bev Smith
Promotion: Senior Day / Grateful Ducks
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A WIN WOULD…
» Give the Ducks their 21st win of the season, marking their most in a season since winning 31 in 2019-20.
» Secure either the eight- or nine-seed in next week's Big Ten Tournament in Indianapolis.
» Be Oregon's seventh consecutive home win against Washington and hand UO a 58-56 lead in the all-time series.
» Improve UO's home record against the Huskies to 35-17 and 10-2 at Matthew Knight Arena.
» Improve the Ducks' home record to 13-4 overall and 5-4 in Big Ten play.
» Mark the most Big Ten wins in a season since joining the conference (9).
» Be Oregon's fourth straight home win against an unranked team.

LAST TIME OUT
For the second straight year, and ninth time under head coach Kelly Graves, Oregon is a 20-game winner.

The Ducks got 19 points from Katie Fiso and 17 points and eight rebounds from Ehis Etute, while converting 21 turnovers into 31 points in a 71-65 road win at Purdue Wednesday evening at Mackey Arena.

"Where we won the game tonight was with our defense," said Graves after the game. "Sometimes we get a little conservative, tonight we just decided right from the get-go we were going to get back into our signature three-quarter court 1-2-2 (zone). And it slowed them down, got them out of their rhythm and created some steals out of it, and easy baskets at the other end."

The Ducks (20-10, 8-9) tallied 16 steals, their most in a Big Ten game this season, getting a career-high five from Sofia Bell and a season-high-tying four from Ari Long.

SCOUTING WASHINGTON
Washington (19-9, 9-8) enters the regular-season finale having lost back-to-back games and three of it last four overall after a 66-65 home loss to Nebraska on Sunday.

Against the Cornhuskers, four players scored in double figures, with a team-high 14 points coming from Sayvia Sellers and Brynn McGaughy. UW shot just 19 percent from the 3-point line and committed 17 turnovers that resulted in 19 Nebraska points.

Sayvia Sellers leads the Huskies and ranks sixth in the Big Ten in scoring at 18.9 points per game. Avery Howell paces UW with 8.4 rebounds a night, good for fifth in the conference, while her 235 total rebounds rank second. Howell, a sophomore, has led Washington in rebounding in five straight outings.

As a team, the Huskies rank fourth in blocks per game (4.3), rebounding margin (plus-8.1), rebound per game (39.6) and scoring defense (61.4).

INSIDE THE SERIES
In a series that dates back to 1974, Sunday's regular-season finale will mark the 113th all-time meeting between Oregon and Washington. The Ducks hold a slim 57-56 lead in the series while owning a 34-17 record at home (9-2 at Matthew Knight Arena). After the Huskies' 51-43 win earlier this season in Seattle, the home team has now won seven straight matchups in the series.

In the season's first matchup, UO was limited to season lows in points (43) and made 3-pointers (1). The Ducks' defense forced 20 turnovers behind 10 steals, and ended the first half on a 15-0 run to take a one-point lead at halftime. Junior forward Sarah Rambus was the lone player to score in double figures, finishing with 12 points on 5-of-7 shooting off the bench.

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 14 of 30 games, including five straight to begin the season - its longest streak to open a season since seven straight such games to open the 2019-20 season. UO's scoring offense of 75.3 points per game ranks 44th nationally and 10th 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 did so coming off the bench (Avary Cain, Ehis Etute, Muhammad, Astera Tuhina and Janiyah Williams).

» Oregon's offensive rating of 101.6 (points per 100 possessions) ranks 11th in the Big Ten while averaging 73.1 possessions per 40 minutes (fifth in the Big Ten). UO had an offensive rating of 96.0 with an average of 70.2 possessions per 40 minutes last year.
» The 3.0 increase in PACE is tied for the best improvement in the Big Ten from a season ago while its increase in scoring offense of 7.3 points per game ranks as the fourth-best improvement.
» The 14 80-point outings are the most since posting 25 such games in 2019-20, and the fourth-most under Graves during his UO tenure.
» UO's field goal percentage of 45.5 is No. 34 in the country, with its 50.5 percent on two-point shots ranking 10th in the conference. The Ducks' field goal percentage is on pace for their highest efficiency since a program-record 50.9 percent in 2019-20.
» UO's 17.3 assists per game are good for 24th nationally, posting an assisted shot rate of 62.2 percent (fifth in the Big Ten).
» The Ducks' assisted shot rate has jumped by 7.6 percent from 2024-25, the third-largest leap from last season in the Big Ten.
» The Ducks are fifth in the Big Ten and No. 23 in the country in free throw shooting (77.3 percent), while their 1.15 assist-to-turnover ratio ranks 41st nationally. UO's free throw percentage would equal the single-season program record, which was set during the 2019-20 season.

DUCK DEFENSE
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 15 times and recorded double-digit steals in 20 of 30 contests this season. The 20 games with 10 or more steals are tied for the 12th-most in the country, and tied for most in the Big Ten, while the 15 20-turnover games are tied for No. 4 in the conference. In 15 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 Big Ten.

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 20 games with double-digit steals are already the most in a season under 12th-year head coach Kelly Graves, and matching the most in a single season since at least 1999 (also done during the 2010-11 season).
» Oregon's 10.9 steals per game rank fourth in the Big Ten and 36th in the country, and would be its highest average per game since posting the same number in 2010-11. The 10.9 steals a game would be tied for fourth-most in a season in UO history.
» The Ducks' defensive rating (points allowed per 100 possessions) is 85.4, which ranks fifth in the Big Ten.
» Oregon is recording a steal on 12.8 percent of opponent possessions, which is the fourth-highest rate in the Big Ten and 37th-best in the nation. It marks UO's highest steal rate since at least 2009-10 and 1.2 percent higher than the next highest (11.6 percent in 2019-20).
» Opposing teams are turning the ball over on 22.6 percent of its possessions, the Ducks' highest forced turnover rate since at least 2009-10 and the fifth-best rate in the conference this season.

CARDIAC DUCKS
Oregon has been no stranger to close games this season. The Ducks' double-overtime contest at Wisconsin on Jan. 18 marked the second time this season that the Ducks have gone to double overtime, also playing two extra periods against then-sixth-ranked Michigan on Dec. 29. After a 80-76 comeback win over Nebraska on Feb. 19, UO has played eight games this season that have been decided by five points or less, going 4-4 in those games, while playing 13 "clutch games" - games that are within five points with five minutes or less to play. Since the start of last season, Oregon has played 27 clutch games, winning 15 of them.

At then-No. 21 USC on Jan. 6, Oregon overcame a 16-point halftime deficit to upset the Trojans on their home floor 71-66. Junior guard Ari Long went 3-for-3 from the beyond the arc over the game's final 2:43 to erase a six-point hole and finish the game on a 14-0 run. The comeback victory tied for the second-largest halftime deficit overcome under 12th-year head coach Kelly Graves, tying a 16-point comeback at USC back on Jan. 13, 2017. Trailing at one point by 17 in the third quarter, it was the largest comeback win since the 2021-22 season against Arizona.

» Each of the Ducks' last four games have been clutch games, while 11 of the 13 games that have been within five points with five minutes or fewer remaining this season have come during Big Ten play (17 games).
» Oregon produced its third comeback victory of at least 10 points against Nebraska, as the Ducks trailed by as many as 12 points in the second half and 11 points in the fourth quarter. The three double-digit comeback wins tie the most in a single season under head coach Kelly Graves.
» The Ducks went on a 15-2 run over a 4:30 stretch that flipped a 10-point hole into a three-point lead. Guard Katie Fiso closed the game by scoring 10 of Oregon's final 14 points over the game's final 3:40.
» On Feb. 4 against Illinois, the Ducks saw their 21-point halftime lead disappear in the second half, trailing by as many as eight in the fourth quarter before rallying to win 76-73.
» Down one with eight seconds to go, Fiso hit a driving layup to take a 74-73 lead, and later knocked down two free throws with a second on the clock to salt away the Ducks' smallest margin of victory of the season.
» Over the last two seasons, the Ducks have participated in 18 games that have been decided by five points or fewer, going 11-7 in those tilts with five wins coming away from home.
» The eight games decided by five points or fewer are tied for the most such games in the Big Ten this season. Since joining the Big Ten last season, the Ducks have played a league-leading 18 games decided by five points or less, five more than the next closest.
» UO's 13 games decided by single digits this season are third-most in the Big Ten and two off the conference lead.
» A season ago, UO went 9-5 in clutch games, winning six straight at one point, while going 5-0 in games decided by two points or less and 7-1 in games decided by four points or less.

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), Portland (10 points, 11 assists) and Penn State (15 points, 10 assists). She set a career high with 26 points at Wisconsin on Jan. 18 and now owns a team-best seven 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 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 (30th-highest nationally).
» Her 196 total assists this season are already sixth-most in a single season in program history, as she surpassed Ionescu's 183 assists she recorded in her freshman season. Fiso's 6.5 assists per game rank as the fifth-highest average in a season in UO history.
» Fiso's seven 20-point games are 10th-most in the league among Big Ten guards.
» Against the Cornhuskers, she scored 12 of her 19 points in the fourth quarter on 3-of-3 shooting while going 6-for-6 from the free throw line.
» Her seven points-assists double-doubles this season lead the nation, while only 20 players in the country have multiple points-assists double-doubles.
» There have been 13 points-assists double-doubles in the Big Ten this season, with Fiso accounting for seven of them and the only player with more than two.
» 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).
» Fiso is one of four players in the country averaging at least 6.5 assists and shooting 45.0 percent or better from the floor, and the only player in the Big Ten.

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 16 of her last 22 games, including four 20-point efforts over her last seven contests. Etute logged a career-best 27 points and 17 rebounds on Feb. 22 at Indiana, becoming the first player in the Big Ten this season with a 27-point, 17-rebound performance - and just the 10th such game in the country. In UO's win at No. 16 Maryland on Jan. 31, she scored a then-career-best 26 points to go with 11 board and was tabbed Big Ten Co-Player of the Week on Feb. 2, becoming the first Duck to earn the weekly honor after averaging 21.5 points and 10.0 rebounds during the week.

» Etute produced consecutive games with 20 or more points twice over a six-game span after her 27-point effort at Indiana. All four of her career 20-point outings have come over that stretch.
» Etute's career rebounding effort against the Hoosiers included 11 offensive boards, the most of any player in the Big Ten this season and tied for the 10th-highest offensive rebound total in the country this season.
» Etute has started each of the last 15 games, her first starts of the season, after making one start during her freshman season.
» With 11 points and 12 rebounds against Minnesota, Etute turned in a double-double in back-to-back games for the first time in her career. five of her six double-doubles this season have come over her last 14 games, while she was one rebound shy of a double-double at Rutgers and against Illinois, and one point away from another against Penn State in that stretch.
» Etute leads the Big Ten in total rebounds at 248 and in offensive rebounds per game at 3.9, with her 8.6 rebounds a game ranking fourth. During conference play, Etute averages 9.5 boards a night, tied for No. 2 in the conference.
» Over her last 14 games, she is averaging a team-high 15.6 points and 10.0 rebounds while shooting 53.3 percent.
» Over a four-game stretch from Nov. 27 to Dec. 14, Etute averaged 12.7 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 or tied UO in rebounding in 22 of 29 games in which she has played this season and has finished as the team leader 26 times in her career, including seven straight games and in 13 of her last 14 games overall.
» Etute boasts a total rebounding rate of 21.1 percent, the second-highest rate in the Big Ten and 17th-highest rate in the country among players averaging at least 15.0 minutes per game, while her offensive rebounding rate of 19.6 percent is tops in the Big Ten and third nationally among those players.