Women's Top 25 roundup: Oregon extends No. 16 Maryland's skid to 4

Field Level MediaField Level Media|published: Sat 31st January, 19:36 2026
Syndication: The Register GuardOregon head coach Kelly Graves calls to his team as the Oregon Ducks host the Penn State Nittany Lions on Jan. 24, 2026, at Matthew Knight Arena in Eugene, Oregon.

Ehis Etute racked up a career-high 26 points and combined with Sofia Bell on a red-hot start to the fourth quarter to power Oregon past No. 16 Maryland 68-61 on Saturday in College Park, Md.

Etute, who shot 10-for-15 from the floor and also nabbed 11 rebounds and three steals, made four straight layup attempts to start the fourth quarter and bring the Ducks within 54-52. The game's next three buckets were three straight 3-pointers from Bell, putting Oregon ahead for good.

Winners of three in a row, the Ducks (17-7, 5-6 Big Ten) led by eight in the second quarter before Maryland charged back behind Oluchi Okananwa's torrid run. Okananwa fueled a 14-0 Terrapins run to end the half and flip the score to 36-30 in their favor. She had 23 of her game-high 27 points in the first half alone.

Addi Mack added 17 points for Maryland (17-6, 5-6), which made just 2 of 15 3-point tries and has lost four in a row.


No. 19 Princeton 72, Cornell 61

Olivia Hutcherson tied her career high of 20 points and added seven rebounds and three steals, Skye Belker scored 20 points with five 3-pointers and the host Tigers pulled away from the Big Red.

The Tigers (18-2, 6-1 Ivy) rebounded from a loss to Columbia on Friday, despite leading scorer Madison St. Rose being out with a knee injury. They were tied with Cornell at halftime and led by two after three periods before winning the fourth quarter 24-15. Ashley Chea finished with 11 points, and she and Belker each had five assists.

Rachel Kaus matched a career high with 20 points to lead Cornell (8-12, 3-4). Emily Pape tallied 14 points, five boards and five assists and Clarke Jackson added 12 points and eight assists.

--Field Level Media

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