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QuickTake:
The Oregon women didn’t need much defense on Wednesday — not on a 68% shooting night that produced their biggest-ever home win over Oregon State.
Oregon’s Katie Fiso (2) celebrates during the first half at Matthew Knight Arena in Eugene, Dec. 3, 2025. Credit: Isaac Wasserman / Lookout Eugene-Springfield / Catchlight / RFA 
Oregon’s Astera Tuhina (0) breaks away against Oregon State’s Kennedie Shuler (1) during the second half. Credit: Isaac Wasserman / Lookout Eugene-Springfield / Catchlight / RFA 
Oregon’s Avary Cain (42) controls the ball against Tiara Bolden (0) during the first half. Credit: Isaac Wasserman / Lookout Eugene-Springfield / Catchlight / RFA 
Oregon’s Ari Long (14) drives to the basket against the Oregon State Beavers during the second half. Credit: Isaac Wasserman / Lookout Eugene-Springfield / Catchlight / RFA 
Oregon’s Avary Cain (42) reacts to an Oregon State Beavers technical foul during the first half. Credit: Isaac Wasserman / Lookout Eugene-Springfield / Catchlight / RFA 
Oregon’s Mia Jacobs (1) an Oregon State player compete for a loose ball during the first half. Credit: Isaac Wasserman / Lookout Eugene-Springfield / Catchlight / RFA 
Oregon’s Avary Cain (42) controls the ball during the second half. Credit: Isaac Wasserman / Lookout Eugene-Springfield / Catchlight / RFA 
Oregon’s Ari Long (14) looks to pass the ball against the Oregon State Beavers during the second half. Credit: Isaac Wasserman / Lookout Eugene-Springfield / Catchlight / RFA 
Oregon’s Mia Jacobs (1) goes to block a shot by Jenna Villa (3) during the second half. Credit: Isaac Wasserman / Lookout Eugene-Springfield / Catchlight / RFA 
Oregon head coach Kelly Graves talks to a referee during the second half. Credit: Isaac Wasserman / Lookout Eugene-Springfield / Catchlight / RFA
The Ducks and Beavers had minimal time to prepare for each other. Both teams spent Thanksgiving week out of state, both returned Sunday and both had only a couple of days to lock in for their first meeting in two years.
And while Oregon coach Kelly Graves predicted Tuesday this would turn into a defensive battle between two well-coached squads — that didn’t end up being the case.
A team doesn’t need much defense when it shoots the lights out.
Behind a 68% night from the field and double-figure scoring from four players — including a game-high 23 points and 14 assists from sophomore guard Katie Fiso — the Oregon women routed Oregon State 96-73. It was Oregon’s largest margin of victory over the Beavers at home, the most points the Ducks have ever scored against OSU, and, more important, it pushed Oregon to 10-0 on the season.
“Maybe we found something,” Graves said. “Maybe we’re better if we don’t worry so much about the other team with a lot of time to work on a game plan, and just let them play. And that’s what we did in the first half.”
Graves said earlier this week that at some point the Ducks were going to lose, but by the end of the first quarter — when Oregon shot 80% from the field, hit 6 of 7 from three and led by 17 — it was clear Wednesday wouldn’t be that day.
And for the Ducks, revenge felt sweet after the Beavers swept both meetings in 2023-24 during Oregon’s final season of Pac-12 play.
“The last time I played them was my freshman year and things didn’t go as planned,” said junior forward Sarah Rambus, who hit 9 of 12 shots for 18 points. “We had to turn that around. They were ducking smoke last year. You all heard. They didn’t want it and we could tell.”
The only complaint Graves could muster was a third quarter in which a 30-point lead shrank to 21 entering the fourth.
“We showed some great character at Auburn,” Graves said of Sunday’s 58-53 win, when the Ducks came back from a nine-point halftime deficit. “We wanted to show that same kind of character and expand on a lead — and we didn’t.
“So, you know, we got some things we gotta clean up.”
The focus on what needs fixing is natural with Big Ten play opening later this week at No. 4 UCLA. The Bruins are 8-1, coming off a 22-point win over No. 19 Tennessee, and their only loss is to No. 2 Texas. It’s a big challenge — but Graves wasn’t so locked into the future that he couldn’t appreciate what had just unfolded at Matthew Knight Arena.
“Oregon State’s a good team. They’re going to do well and have a great chance to win their conference and I wish them nothing but the best,” Graves said. “So, 10-0, it sounds pretty good going into a pretty big game this weekend.”
