Oregon
Oregon women’s basketball blown out on the road at Michigan, splitting road trip
After putting together its best performance of the season in a lockdown victory over No. 16 Michigan State, Oregon women’s basketball suffered an uncharacteristic, 80-48 blowout loss at Michigan on Sunday afternoon.
It was the first game allowing more than 70 points in Big Ten play for an Oregon team that prides itself in hard-nosed defense. Michigan shot 54% compared to just 30% for the Ducks (16-6, 7-4 Big Ten).
The Wolverines (15-7, 6-5) were led by Mila Holloway with 19 points, Olivia Olson with 18, Brooke Quarles Daniels with 10, and three players with nine points apiece.
Oregon saw 11 points apiece from Phillipina Kyei and Katie Fiso. Deja Kelly finished with just two points on 1-7 shooting, and Peyton Scott with six on 2-9 shooting.
Oregon got off to a sluggish start, falling behind 15-4 in the first quarter. The Ducks were a step slow defensively and struggled with Michigan’s full-court pressure, never quite finding their offensive footing in the early going.
A three-pointer by Nani Falatea broke the run and made it 15-7, but the Wolverines finished out the quarter strong and took a 25-15 lead into the second. They shot 69% in the first quarter and got to the basket at will.
Oregon briefly responded to start the second quarter as Fiso hit a three and layup, making it 25-20, but the game would quickly slip further out of reach as the Ducks struggled to stay in front of their opponent.
Michigan continued to find the gaps in Oregon’s defense, led by the aggressiveness of Holloway, and post players like Kyei could only watch as the Wolverines blew by for easy layups. The Wolverines led 38-24 at the half and left the Ducks appearing stunned.
Michigan came out of the halftime locker room and nailed a three-pointer, deepening the deficit to 17 for Oregon. An and-one by Olson then made it 44-24.
Kyei was the lone consistent offensive force for Oregon, scoring a few baskets inside to cut the Michigan lead to 46-32 midway through the third.
The Ducks got it within 52-40 as they picked up the defensive pressure, but the Wolverines’ timely three-point shooting including from Olson ballooned their lead back to 60-40.
A buzzer-beating three to end the third gave Michigan a 63-41 lead heading into the final quarter. Two more three-pointers to start the fourth slammed the door shut, making it 69-41 with just over six minutes to go. Oregon’s offense at that point, with a mix of subs and starters in the game, was nonexistent.
Michigan rotated its subs into the game and held on for a lop-sided win over the visiting Ducks, who return home for a pair of ranked matchups in the week ahead, including No. 1 UCLA on Super Bowl Sunday.
Next game: Oregon (16-6, 7-4 Big Ten) vs. No. 14 Maryland (17-4, 7-3)
- When: Thursday, Feb. 6
- Time: 6 p.m. PT
- Where: Matthew Knight Arena
- TV: FS1
- Radio: Oregon Sports Network
— Ryan Clarke covers the Oregon Ducks and Big Ten Conference. Listen to the Ducks Confidential podcast or subscribe to the Ducks Roundup newsletter.
A 73-year-old man was sentenced on Tuesday to 20 years in prison for the 1983 killing of his then-girlfriend. It was a case that went unsolved for more than 40 years.
The sentence was announced by Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield.
In July 1983, Teresa Peroni, 27, was reported missing after attending a party in the Selma area of Josephine County southwest of Grants Pass. She was last seen walking in the woods with her boyfriend Marcus Sanfratello.
Authorities deemed Peroni’s disappearance suspicious, but they lacked evidence to bring charges against anyone.
In 1997, a human skull was found on private property near where Peroni disappeared. In 2024, authorities in Josephine County reopened the case. In addition to re-interviewing witnesses, they collected new DNA evidence to build a case against Sanfratello.
With the DNA, experts at the University of North Texas confirmed the skull was Peroni’s.
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A grand jury indicted Sanfratello of second-degree murder, on June 27, 2025.
Police arrested Sanfratello in Chico, California the next day. He was then extradited to Oregon to face the charge of murder.
Under a plea agreement, Sanfratello pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter.
He will serve at least 10 years in prison, Oregon’s attorney general’s office said.
“For Teresa Peroni’s family, this has been a 43-year wait for an answer they never should have had to wait for,” Rayfield said in a news release. “Cases like this remind us of why we don’t give up. It doesn’t matter how many years have passed — if someone took a life, we’re going to keep working until we can hold them accountable.”
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The Oregon Ducks are set for one of the biggest timelines of their recruiting cycle, as many top targets are nearing commitments. This time around, the Ducks have a ton of top targets still remaining on their board compared to past seasons, as the Ducks have eight total commitments at this time.
Oregon coach Dan Lanning and his staff still need to land a safety commitment, but three-star safety Elijah Butler out of Maryland recently included the Ducks in his final six schools.
Oregon Target Elijah Butler Makes Exciting Recruiting Announcement
Butler announced his top six schools ahead of a crucial part of his recruitment, according to a graphic by Leyton Roberts. The Ducks made the cut alongside the Maryland Terrapins, Virginia Tech Hokies, Auburn Tigers, Florida Gators, and the Alabama Crimson Tide. The talented prospect would be a great addition for any of these teams, as they could all use a safety prospect at this point in the recruiting timeline.
Butler is from the state of Maryland, which makes the Terrapins one to watch.
It is also worth noting that he has been labeled as one of the best players in the state of Maryland, as he currently ranks as the state’s No. 9 prospect, according to Rivals. This is important as the Terrapins have always made solid attempts to land their in-state stars, including last season when they landed one of the better players in the state’s history, Zion Elee.
As of now, the prospect hasn’t been predicted to land with any of these schools, which means it is likely still a tight race entering the official visit schedule. He has yet to schedule an official visit with all of the schools he has listed in his top six, as he is still missing three key official visits. Butler has scheduled official visits with Alabama, Auburn, and Florida, according to 247Sports. This means he still needs to set one with Oregon, Virginia Tech, and Maryland if he wants to take one to each school.
If the Ducks are able to get Butler on a visit, then they would likely be in a more favorable position to land his commitment, as it currently. seems they are one of the trailing teams from this list. It seems highly unlikely that the Ducks will gain his commitment unless they get him on an official visit, which is still possible at this point, as plenty of top prospects across the nation are still scheduling their official visits.
As of now, the Ducks have 27 prospects set to take an official visit, according to 247Sports. Among all of the prospects who have scheduled a visit thus far, only one of the players is listed as a safety. That player is a three-star target, Junior Tu’upo. This leads one to believe that the Ducks could try to get Butler on a visit, or at a minimum, pitch their program to the prospect from St Frances Academy.
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