The University of Oregon women’s basketball team erased an eight-point deficit in the fourth quarter to score a 68-67 home win over rival Washington on Wednesda

The UW women endured a back-and-forth fight Wednesday night before ultimately falling as Oregon squeaked out a 68-67 win in Eugene.

Oregon women’s basketball may not have had their best game last night against the Washington Huskies, but clutch late shots by Deja Kelly along with stout defense allowed the Ducks to end their three-game losing streak with the 68-67 win.

Jackson Shelstad had 19 points, Nate Bittle added a double-double and Oregon cruised to a 75-57 victory over Rutgers on Sunday night in the first meeting between the schools in 40 years. Sheldstad, who was coming off a career-high 26 points in an 81-75 victory over Northwestern that snapped a five-game losing streak for the Ducks (18-8 7-8 Big Ten Conference),