For all the many things that Kelly Graves’ 2026 Oregon women’s basketball roster is built to survive — injuries, a smaller lineup, occasional poor shooting games from its depth pieces — few teams in the country could hang with a top-25 team in the country with its top three scorers going a combined 3-30 from the field.

That, combined with a strong second half from the No. 25 Washington Huskies (19-6, 9-5), was enough forUW to pull away with a 51-43 win at home over the Ducks (18-9, 6-8 Big Ten).

Sarah Rambus tallied a team-high 12 points for Oregon, which finished with a season-low in scoring.

Oregon hung around for most of the game after a 22-9 first quarter deficit, but a nearly four-minute scoring drought to end the contest was more than enough for the Huskies to pull away.

Washington’s Sayvia Sellers was 3/8 from 3-point range and finished with 17 points. Meanwhile, Mia Jacobs, Katie Fiso and Sofia Bell combined to score just 11 points in 24, 36 and 38 minutes each.

Ehis Etute grabbed 11 rebounds in 29 minutes of action, continuing to be a solid rebounding force for a team desperately in need of size and tenacity on the interior.

After such a slow start, Oregon rallied back with a 19-5 advantage in the second quarter of play. No player had more than four points in that frame, but seven Ducks scored baskets while the team shot 64% from the field.

Washington neutralized the Oregon offense like few teams have this season, forcing the Ducks into more half-court sets and taking away their biggest strength — speed.

Oregon struggled mightily in the third quarter, finishing 1-14 from the field, in a ten-minute stretch that saw both teams combine for just 16 points.

Fiso, a Seattle native, posted one of her least productive games of the season in her homecoming. She went just 2-13 from the field and went without a 3-pointer attempted. Bell, Jacobs and Ari Long were the only three Ducks to try shots from range, with the trio combining to go 1-10.

Oregon won the turnover battle 21-18 and tied with the Huskies in rebounding, but ultimately, untimely cold stretches and horrific 3-point shooting were the difference.

Rambus feasted on the interior, going an efficient 5-7, but turned the ball over six times and only saw 17 minutes of action.

Realistically, such a cold game from the field is a true outlier for a Ducks team that has been excellent offensively. However, talented teams down the stretch will look to emulate what the Huskies were so successful at on Sunday night.

Oregon will host Nebraska on Thursday night at 6 p.m.