We are live from Matthew Knight Arena for tonight’s game (7 p.m., FS1) between Oregon and Washington.
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The Ducks (15-7, 7-4 Pac-12) are 8.5-point favorites (odds by Caesars).
The Huskies (12-10, 4-7) lost the first meeting this season 76-74 in Seattle on Jan. 4.
Oregon is 19-9 against Washington under Dana Altman and the last time Oregon hosted Washington was Jan. 23, 2022, a 84-56 UO win.
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2nd HALF: OREGON 76, WASHINGTON 74 – 1:09
— Jadrian Tracey layup in the lane. Wilhelm Breidenbach layup. 78-76 UO 1:09. Washington timeout.
— Koren Johnson layup, 75-74. N’Faly Dante makes 1/2 FTs, 76-74
— Jermaine Couisnard makes 1/2 FTs with 2:22 to go; 75-72 UO
— N’Faly Dante free throw snaps 12-0 Washington run with 3:08 to go. Braxton Meah fouls out.
— 20-3 Washington run; 73-72 3:34 to go
— Oregon 0 for last 5 FG
— Kwame Evans Jr. up to 15 points, matching his output vs. Washington last month
— Oregon opens 66-46 lead
— Sahvir Wheeler up to 13 points, nine in second half
— Jackson Shelstad just 1 of 7 from the field but 6 rebounds and 6 assists
— 8-2 Oregon run, 56-43 13:42 to go. Washington timeut.
— Jermaine Couisnard up to 20 points; Oregon is 1-3 when he scores 20 points this season
— Paul Mulcahy fourth foul at 14:23
— Jermaine Cousinard up to 17 points
— Brennan RIgsby and Kario Oquendo each with 3 fouls
HALFTIME: OREGON 40, WASHINGTON 34
— Oregon scoring: Couisnard 14, Evans 7, Dante, Oquendo, Shelstad and Tracey 4 each, Rigsby 3
— Mahamadou Diawara, Kario Oquendo and Brennan Rigsby all with 2 fouls
— Oregon with 17 points off turnovers; 38-29 2:48
— Jermaine Couisnard up to 12 points
— Washington scoring half it points from within a foot of the basket
— 12-4 Oregon run makes it 27-17. Washington timeout 9:07
— Washington with three alley-oop baskets in less than 10 minutes
— Alley-oop snaps 0 for 4 stretch for UW
— 9-0 Oregon run, 15-9 UO after Flagrant 1 foul on Washington’s Paul Mulcahy with 13:50 to go
— Oregon jumping a lot of passing lanes to force turnovers.
— Tied at 9 15:40, Washington 3 for 3 from the field with a pair of free throws but have committed four turnovers
— Ducks 0 for 3 from three, clean looks
— Oregon starters: Jackson Shelstad, Jermaine Couisnard, Kario Oquendo, Jadrian Tracey, N’Faly Dante
PREGAME
— On pregame radio Dana Altman says they’ll see how Nate Bittle feels pregame and determine if he’ll play tonight. Altman says Brennan Rigsby has missed the last two days of practice due to illness. Rigsby and Bittle both going through pregame warmups.
— Nate Bittle comes out for warmups with roughly 30 minutes to tip.
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Jedd Fisch wasn’t able to send the Washington Huskies’ seniors off with a victory, as his team fell 26-14 to the No. 5 Oregon Ducks on Saturday afternoon.
As sophomore quarterback Demond Williams Jr. struggled, completing just 50 percent of his passes for 129 yards with 2 touchdowns and 2 interceptions, the Huskies dropped to 8-4 on the season and 1-3 against ranked opponents.
Among the 23 players who walked on senior day that were hoping to go out with a victory were running back Jonah Coleman, wide receiver Denzel Boston, offensive linemen Carver Willis and Geirean Hatchett, defensive linemen Ta’ita’i Uiagalelei and Anterio Thompson, and cornerbacks Tacario Davis and Ephesians Prysock. After the game, Fisch took some time to acknowledge what all the seniors have meant to his program.
“Couldn’t be prouder of them, the way they’ve handled themselves,” Fisch said. “A lot of them have been with me and our staff for four years, from the time we recruited in high school at a different school. 2022, were a part of changing an entire culture, and really changed it twice.”
“I want to appreciate the guys that stayed here when we arrived and bought into what we were trying to get done, and have become team leaders and captains. I appreciate the guys that just transferred in this year and were a part of a good season, proud of those guys and appreciate those guys as well.”
Since his arrival, Fisch has done an impressive job upgrading the talent on Montlake after Kalen DeBoer’s departure for Alabama left the cupboards bare. While some of those promising building blocks were apparent in the loss, like running back Adam Mohammed, wide receiver Dezmen Roebuck, offensive lineman John Mills, linebacker Zaydrius Rainey-Sale, and cornerback Dylan Robinson, Saturday’s game also showed that the Huskies still have some maturing to do before they can compete with the top teams in the Big Ten.
“That’s kind of the way it works…you lose big, then you lose small, then you win small, then you win big,” Fisch said. “That’s kind of the progression of how these turnarounds occur, or how these builds occur. I think we had some interesting ‘win bigs’ throughout the year, but these types of games, against the top ten teams, they’re challenging, and they’re going to be like this.”
A special weather statement was issued by the National Weather Service on Saturday at 11:39 p.m. until Sunday at 4 a.m. for North Central Oregon and Central Oregon.
“Patchy dense fog will reduce visibilities to one quarter of a mile or less in the city of Bend and portions of US-97, US-197, and US-20. If you are driving, slow down, use low beam headlights and allow for extra space between your vehicle and those around you,” according to the weather service.
When Emily Purry casually asked her surf guide how far off she might be from competing, she never expected his answer would catapult her onto Team USA within weeks. On a recent episode of the Peak Northwest podcast, Purry shared the whirlwind journey that transformed her from a beginner blind adaptive surfer to an international competitor representing Oregon on the world stage.
“It was quite the whirlwind. Honestly, nothing that I expected or really even thought could happen,” Purry, who goes by “Strong Sightless Surfer” on Instagram, told host Chiara Profenna. “I’ve been surfing for a very short time. I’m very new to the sport.”
That conversation with her guide quickly escalated from hypothetical to actionable. When he suggested she could compete immediately, Purry discovered she needed to enter a competition before Team USA tryouts, leaving her with just two options: Hawaii the following week or Japan in three weeks.
Despite being a novice surfer who had progressively lost her sight to Stargardt’s macular degeneration, she made a decision that would intimidate even seasoned travelers: “As weird as it sounds, I think I can pull off Japan. And so, I flew to Japan independently. It was my first time flying internationally by myself.”
The logistics were daunting. In rapid succession, Purry had to purchase her first surfboard, navigate international travel alone, and trust strangers in a foreign country where communication was difficult. “I had to meet people I’d never seen before in my life. I talked to one of them on the phone once,” she explained, detailing how she was picked up by a Japanese man whose English was limited.
Despite these challenges, Purry not only competed in Japan but returned home and, just eight days later, successfully tried out for Team USA.
For Purry, this journey represents far more than athletic achievement.
“It started to bring my confidence back as far as who was I, who I used to be, and how much I missed me as a human being,” Purry shared, highlighting the deep connection between physical activity and sense of self.
Purry spoke on the podcast as she was preparing for the ISA (International Surfing Association) World Competition in Oceanside, California, held Nov. 2–7.
“I definitely want to win,” she shared on the podcast, revealing the competitive spirit that propelled her from that first casual conversation to the international stage in mere weeks. In Oceanside, Purry went on to help Team USA secure the silver medal at the ISA World Championships.
Listen to the full episode here:
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