SEATTLE — The No. 25 Washington Huskies women's basketball team gritted out a defensive battle against their Pacific Northwest rivals, the Oregon Ducks, in a 51-43 win Sunday at Alaska Airlines Arena in Seattle.

The Huskies improved to 19-7 overall and 9-6 in Big Ten competition with the victory.

The first quarter went as good as it could have for Washington.

The Huskies opened the game on a 15-1 run and didn't allow the Ducks to hit a field goal until 4 minutes, 20 seconds left in the first.

Oregon started to get back into the swing of things after that jumper. However, Washington still carried the momentum from its run into the second quarter and began the frame with a 22-9 lead.

Junior Huskies guard Sayvia Sellers scored 11 of her game-high 17 points in the first quarter. She finished the game with three assists, two rebounds and a steal.

The Ducks flipped the script on UW in the second quarter.

A jumper courtesy of senior guard Elle Ladine with 8:29 left in the second marked the last points of the first half for the Huskies.

Oregon went on a 15-0 run to close out the first half and went into halftime up 28-27.

"In the second quarter we really got outside our transition," UW head coach Tina Langley said in a postgame interview. "And we slowed down, ourselves, at times. Oregon, obviously, we want to give credit to, as well. I thought we lost our tempo."

The third quarter wasn't a strong offensive showing for either side but Washington was able to earn the slight advantage. The Dawgs outscored the Ducks 10-6 and led 37-34 going into the final 10 minutes. Four of Oregon's six points came from the free-throw line.

"I thought the second quarter and the rest of the game, they were just playing more physical and aggressive," Sellers said after the game. "They have some big posts down there. So (I) was just trying to get off the ball and make plays. It doesn't always have to be me. I have good players around me that can make plays, so just trying to get off the ball was important."

The Ducks were able to stay within striking distance of the Huskies in the fourth quarter but were unable to make a final push to retake the lead. The closest Oregon got to Washington was a 45-43 deficit with 3:47 left in the game.

UW closed out the game with a 6-0 run to clinch the eight-point win.

Senior guard Hannah Stines hit a 3-pointer with 5:35 left in the fourth. She reached 1,000 career points with that shot.

"I feel very honored," Stines said in a postgame interview. "I'm just happy I got to do it alongside this team that always pushes me and believes in me. I couldn't have done it without them."

The Huskies will next be in action against the No. 2 UCLA Bruins at 7 p.m. PT on Feb. 19 at Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles.

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