Oregon State holds off No. 23 Oregon late, wins 68-65

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Talia von Oelhoffen scored 16 factors and freshman Timea Gardiner, taking part in simply her third collegiate sport, added one other 15 as Oregon State upset its arch rivals, the No. 23 Oregon Geese, 68-65 in a Pac-12 Convention showdown on Friday evening.

It was Oregon State’s first win at residence towards the rival Geese since 2019.

The Beavers got here into the sport at a crossroads, dropping home-court video games to Washington State and Washington final week, however received off to a quick begin and taking part in with the lead for many of the sport. Oregon got here again to tie the sport at 27-27 on a free throw by Taylor Hosendove with 12 seconds left, however Gardiner, a 6-foot-3 5 star recruit who had been sidelined with an undisclosed medical situation, calmly stroke a 3 from the highest of the important thing to make it 30-27 at intermission.

Oregon struggled all evening to search out a solution to the Beavers inside dimension, particularly 6-9 Jelena Mitrovic and 6-4 freshman Raegan Beers. That pair, together with Gardiner, scored 10 factors within the third quarter as Oregon State stretched its result in 49-40.

Von Oelhoffen hit a 3 with 8:12 left within the sport to present Oregon State a 13-point lead, 55-42, however the Geese ralled from past the 3-point arc. Probability Grey the reigning Pac-12 Freshman of the Week, hit three 3-pointers within the ultimate three minutes and Taya Hanson added one other, however Endyia Rogers cracked a protection overplaying the three-point line however missed a driving layup to tie the sport with 9 seconds left.

Von Oelhoffen completed with seven rebounds and 4 assists to guide Oregon State (11-8, 3-5). Mitrovic completed with 9 factors and 11 rebounds.

Grace VanSlooten, who got here into the sport averaging higher than 15 factors per sport, was simply 1 of 11 from the sphere and completed with three factors. Grey set a profession excessive by pulling down 6 of 12 from past the arc and put up 18 factors for the Geese (13-6, 4-4). Taya Hanson scored 14 factors and Rogers and Paopao added 12 and 11 factors, respectively.

Oregon State performs at Stanford Friday. Oregon travels to face California Friday.

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