the early women's basketball clubs played in gerlinger hall on the university of oregon campus, built in 1927 to serve as the women's gymnasium. games eventually moved to mcarthur court (also called mac court and "the pit") — one of the most renowned college athletic facilities of all time. admission was first charged for women's games at mac court in 1978. the ducks relocated when matthew knight arena opened in 2011. in their first game in matthew knight, the women's team defeated oregon state university in the "civil war," 81–72.