Oregon forward Ehis Etute scored a career-high 26 points to lead the Ducks’ women’s basketball team to their biggest win of the season, a 68-61 victory at No. 16 Maryland on Saturday afternoon.

Etute and guard Sofia Bell combined for 19 points in the final quarter as Oregon outscored Maryland 24-11.

The Ducks trailed 54-50 with 6:31 remaining. Bell then made three three-point baskets to spark an 11-0 run that gave Oregon a 61-54 lead with 2:39 on the clock.

Maryland drew to within 63-61 with 27 seconds to go, but Oregon’s defense held up, allowing the Ducks to close out the win.

WHAT IT MEANS

The Ducks (17-7, 5-6) earned their second victory over a ranked team. The first came 71-66 at USC on Jan. 6, when the Trojans were ranked No. 21. USC has lost six of eight games and has fallen out of the rankings.

Maryland (17-6, 5-6) has now lost four consecutive games and five out of its last six. Four of those losses came against ranked teams.

TOP PERFORMERS

Etute earned her points by making 10 of 15 field goal attempts. She also had 11 rebounds, three steals and three assists.

Bell shot 4 of 6 from three-point range to finish with 16 points. The rest of the team shot 3 of 15 (20%) from beyond the arc.

Oluchi Okananwa led Maryland with 27 points on 11-of-17 shooting. The rest of the Terps shot 12 of 46 (26%) from the field.

Maryland shot 36.5% from the field and 13.3% from three-point range.

SLOW START

Oregon’s offense struggled in the first half, generating just 30 points on 33.3% shooting. Fortunately for the Ducks, the Terrapins were unable to take a large lead despite shooting 48% in the first half and scoring 24 points in the paint.

Mia Jacobs and Katie Fiso combined to make three of 15 shot attempts in the first half. They finished the game with 14 combined points on 5 of 18 shooting.

NEXT UP

The Ducks host Illinois (15-6, 5-5) at 4 p.m. on Wednesday.

WASHINGTON (7News) — Former Maryland Republican State Delegate Dan Cox filed to run for Governor, again, on Friday.

If he were to become the Republican party nominee, Cox would potentially have a rematch against current Maryland Governor Wes Moore.

Cox and Moore ran against each other in 2022, with Moore ultimately winning around 64% of the votes.

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Cox filed with Rob Krop as his choice for Lieutenant Governor. Krop is a real estate broker and co-founder of The Machine Gun Next, an indoor shooting range, according to his LinkedIn.

Kropp was accused of attempting to illegally buy machine guns by the Department of Justice in 2024, but the charges were later dropped.

Gov. Moore officially launched his 2026 reelection campaign in September, pointing to a historic drop in violent crime, middle-class tax cuts and a budget surplus.

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President Donald Trump endorsed Cox during his first run for governor. Cox is a father of 10 and served in the House of Delegates between 2019 and 2023.

Cox’s campaign website, registered with the Maryland State Board of Elections, said it is coming soon.

7News reached out to Cox for comment, but has not received a response as of the time of publication.

Maryland Comptroller Brooke Lierman is excited about tax season, telling WTOP during the first week of tax season that taxpayers can explore her office’s website and find resources to help them file on time.

As comptroller, Lierman is “the tax collector of Maryland — and also the tax refunder of Maryland,” a role she takes pride in.

She encouraged Marylanders to file their taxes online: “On average, we get out refunds within around three days for online filers, but it’s 17 days-plus if you file on paper.”

Taxpayers should explore the many tax credits they may qualify for, Lierman said.

“We have numerous state tax credits, including the earned income tax credit that is available to folks regardless of their status,” she said.

Unclaimed property day

In 2025, $4.2 billion in unclaimed property was returned to people nationwide.

“Unclaimed property is generally money that folks have not claimed for a certain number of years, and the institution that has it then remits it to us, and we hold it and try to reunite it with lost owners,” Lierman said.

In Maryland, the state’s unclaimed property system was updated in October to reduce wait times and make it easier for residents to reclaim their lost assets.

“That system will streamline the process of claiming your unclaimed property, and on the back end, for us to get it to you,” she said. “It will really streamline everything so we can get people their money more easily and more quickly.”

Tax free weekend

For anyone who’s been considering buying an energy-efficient appliance, Feb. 14-16 is the time to buy, at least in Maryland.

Lierman said that’s when anyone — you don’t have to be a Maryland resident — can buy a qualifying energy-efficient appliance and save money in the state.

“Because that is the weekend when you can save on that sales tax. We do not charge sales tax for Energy Star appliances,” she said. “So we always encourage people to consider, if they can, upgrading to those more energy efficient appliances that save you money every month.”

Normally, the taxes on washers, dryers, furnaces, boilers, full-size refrigerators and other qualifying appliances would come to 6% of the price of purchase.

Residents from out of state can purchase the appliances tax-free as well.

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