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

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

Field Level Media
01 Feb 2026, 06:10 GMT+

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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 61Olivia 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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