Ehis Etute and Sofia Bell lead Ducks women to win at No. 16 Maryland

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.