WBB: Hot Second Half Puts Ducks at 5-0

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | NOVEMBER 19, 2025

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Hot Second Half Puts Ducks 5-0

PULLMAN, Wash. – Oregon passed its first road test of the season with flying colors, using a sharp-shooting second half to run away with an 86-59 win over Washington State at Beasley Coliseum.

For the second time in its last three games, UO’s one-two punch of Katie Fiso and Mia Jacobs turned in 20-point scoring efforts with 22 and 20 points, respectively. That, in addition to 10 points off the bench from Avary Cain and 13 rebounds from Ehis Etute, helped the Ducks pick up their first road win of the season and extend their season-opening winning streak to five games.

“This was a good win,” UO coach Kelly Graves said. “First time on the road, I thought we responded pretty well. We got a great start and then went from there.”

Oregon’s offense, which went 2-for-9 from the 3-point line in the first half, went 9-of-15 in the second for its best 3-point shooting game of the season. Five different players drilled a triple, led by a season-high five from Jacobs who connected on 4-of-5 tries in the second half.

“We had a lot of players play really well,” said Graves. “Ehis (Etute) had a mini-breakout game for her, … eight offensive rebounds, my goodness sakes. And it was nice to see Avary (Cain) have a good game.”

Etute flirted with her first career double-double, as she had nine points in addition to her career-high 13 boards off the bench.

“She’s really good,” Graves said of Etute. “She can go out and dominate because she’s so quick and so strong. She’s our fastest player and she’s our strongest player; that’s a good combination.”

How It Happened: The Ducks hit their first three shots of the game, two from the hands of Fiso, in jumping out to a 6-0 lead to start the day. UO missed its next four shots, giving the Cougars an opportunity to tie the game, 6-6, before another Fiso bucket reclaimed the lead for the Ducks. Oregon finished the quarter on a 10-0 run to lead 19-11, getting 12 points on 6-of-7 shooting from Fiso.

The Ducks misfired on their first seven field goal attempts while WSU was 1-of-6 to begin the second quarter. Sarah Rambus knocked down a jumper nearly four minutes into the frame for UO’s first points and another Fiso basket gave UO a 23-14 lead as the quarter hit the halfway mark.

Washington State was held to 8-of-29 shooting in the first half (28 percent), while the Ducks shot at a 48 percent clip in opening up a 35-22 halftime lead. Fiso led all players with 14 points while Jacobs added six and Etute put up five to go with five boards.

The third quarter opened with 3-pointers on consecutive trips down the floor by Jacobs and Sofia Bell, opening up a 41-26 lead just two minutes in. Jacobs knocked down another triple just moments later, her third of the day, and knocked down a pair of free throws to stretch the lead to 18.

The Ducks finished with 28 points in the third, matching their second-highest scoring quarter of the season as they knocked down 6-of-10 3-point tries. Jacobs scored 11 in the quarter while Fiso pitched in eight to raise her game total to 22, leading Oregon to a 63-42 lead after 30 minutes of play.

The final quarter saw the Ducks shoot at a 64 percent clip, including 3-of-5 from downtown to put their second-half total to 9-for-15 from range. Bell, Jacobs and freshman Janiyah Williams each knocked down shots from beyond the arc in the quarter, aiding UO’s 23-17 edge in the fourth. Oregon closed the game on an 11-0 spurt to reach the 80-point mark for the fifth straight game to begin the year.

Notable: UO senior guard Astera Tuhina returned to Pullman where she spent three years with the Cougars … The win improved Oregon’s record to 73-22 all-time against WSU, its most wins against any opponent in program history … Freshman wing Sara Barhoum joined Elisa Mevius and Sammie Wagner on the Ducks' list of players designated as out for the game.

Up Next: The Ducks return to Matthew Knight Arena to host Utah State on Sunday (2 p.m., B1G+).