Oregon Women's Basketball Faces Vermont in Burlington on Wednesday

Oregon’s women’s basketball team faces a critical Wednesday afternoon tip-off in Burlington, Vermont, looking to secure its first road victory of the 2026-27 season.

The Ducks (2-1) travel to Patrick Gymnasium to meet the Vermont Catamounts (2-1) at 1 p.m.

A win would not only provide a much-needed road win but would also move Graves to a 149-42 nonconference record during her tenure at Oregon.

Oregon enters this game attempting to find the consistency that eluded them during Monday night’s 81-74 loss to Grand Canyon.

In that contest at Global Credit Union Arena, Oregon trailed by 18 points at halftime. They responded with a 46-25 second-half performance to nearly force overtime. Mallory Heyer hit three consecutive three-pointers in the fourth quarter to bring the Ducks within a single point with 2:38 remaining, but Grand Canyon secured the win by shooting 15-of-17 from the free-throw line in the final period.

Earlier in the season, the Ducks overcame a 14-point halftime deficit to beat Washington State, marking the sixth time they have erased a double-digit lead.

The Catamounts present a stylistic challenge for the Oregon defense. Vermont relies heavily on long-range shooting, with exactly half of their total points coming from behind the three-point arc. The team currently ranks ninth nationally in three-point production, averaging 12.3 makes per game.

Vermont’s offense is driven by three primary scoring options: Emma Haan, Catherine Gilwee, and Sienna Papanastiasiou-Thomas, who average 15.0, 14.7, and 10.7 points per game, respectively. Haan also serves as a focal point on the glass, leading the team with 7.3 rebounds per game and shooting 50 percent from deep on 11 made three-pointers.

Last season, Vermont finished 27-8 and earned an NCAA Tournament berth.

Player/Team Stat	Value/Metric	Context
Emma Haan (UVM)	15.0 PPG	Vermont scoring leader
Ehis Etute (UO)	8.0 ORB	2nd nationally (min. 20 mins)
Vermont 3-Point Rank	9th	National ranking

The Ducks are currently averaging 17.7 offensive rebounds per game, a figure that ranks fifth in the Big Ten and 47th nationally.

Junior forward Ehis Etute has been the engine of this interior effort. Etute leads the Big Ten and ranks second in the country with 8.0 offensive rebounds per game. Her 27.9 percent offensive rebounding rate is the best in the Big Ten and currently ranks fourth nationally among players averaging at least 20 minutes.

Oregon is generating 19.3 second-chance points per game, up from last season's average of 10.1. Of the 120 total rebounds logged by the Ducks so far this season, 53 have come on the offensive end, representing a 44.2 percent share.

Following Wednesday’s game, the Ducks will conclude their road swing this Friday against Maine.