3/6/2020 basketball Edit

Oregon State WBB: Beavers cruise past Cougars 82-55

BeaversEdge.com

Staff

LAS VEGAS, Nev. – Senior Kat Tudor scored 24 points as the No. 14 Oregon State women’s basketball team took down Washington State 82-55 Thursday evening in the first round of the Pac-12 Tournament in Las Vegas, Nev.

“Washington State is a very well coached basketball team that is difficult to defend,” said Oregon State head coach Scott Rueck. “I’m proud of this team for bringing such a great effort. I think our team was as focused as they have been all year, and I loved their intensity. We disrupted them from the start on defense, and on offense we were in attack mode. When this team is firing on all cylinders like we were tonight this team is excellent.“

With the win, the Beavers advance to play No. 7 Stanford in the Pac-12 Tournament Quarterfinals Friday evening.

Tudor finished the game 7-for-9 from the floor, 6-for-7 from beyond the arc and hit all four of her free throw attempts.

Mikayla Pivec went 7-for-10 from the floor to finish with 17 points, seven rebounds and five assists. The senior now needs just three more rebounds to set the Oregon State career record. Destiny Slocum finished with 13 points and four assists.

Taylor Jones recorded seven points and six rebounds, while Patricia Morris went for nine points. Aleah Goodman also tallied seven points.

The teams went back and forth early on, as the two sides headed to the media break level at 10. Oregon State scored 10-straight points out of the timeout, and finished the first quarter on a 19-2 run to take a 29-12 advantage into the second.

Oregon State continued rolling in the second quarter, heading to the break in front 53-28. Tudor hit all five of her first-half 3-point attempts to head to the locker room with 17 points. Pivec tallied 13 points, seven rebounds and three assists in the opening 20 minutes.

The third quarter featured more of the same, as the Beaver took a 34-point lead before ending the frame up 72-44. Oregon State cruised from there to take the win by 27.

The Beavers’ matchup with the Cardinal will tip Friday at 8:30 p.m. and will air live on Pac-12 Networks.