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Dominant Third Quarter Propels Beavers to Saturday Win – Oregon State University Athletics
The oldest and youngest gamers on the roster paced the Beavs all through the sport. Freshmen Martha Pietsch and Raegan Beers each scored in double figures with 14 and 10 factors respectively. Beers additionally had her fifth double-double of the season with 12 rebounds.
Redshirt senior Bendu Yeaney contributed on each ends with 4 factors, eight rebounds, 4 assists and a career-best six steals in her 137th profession begin. Yeaney’s stops had been essential as OSU shot simply 31.3 % from the ground. The Beavs made up for it with protection and by grabbing a season-high 19 offensive rebounds.
The sport modified within the third quarter. After heading into the break trailing 26-21, Oregon State gained the third quarter 19-6, together with a 13-3 run halfway by. In 52 seconds, Shalexxus Aaron received the Gill Coliseum crowd on their ft by tying the sport at 30 with a wing three-pointer earlier than giving OSU the lead off a Yeaney steal and help.
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Jackson State wanted time, nevertheless it wasn’t sufficient as Jelena Mitrovic scored 5 factors in an 8-2 run to shut the quarter and put the Beavs up 40-32 coming into the fourth. Mitrovic completed the sport with 13 factors and 9 rebounds, one shy of her second straight double-double.
Oregon State went again to the massive Serbian within the fourth quarter. She delivered with eight factors and two assists within the last ten minutes to assist fend off a scrapy JSU group. Talia von Oelhoffen discovered her stroke within the fourth as nicely, scoring six factors whereas nailing 4 massive free throws down the stretch.
The Beavs struggled to search out their shot early within the recreation, making simply 25 % of their makes an attempt within the first half. Pietsch and Beers supplied essential factors to maintain OSU within the recreation, scoring 5 and 6 respectively whereas each made 2-of-3 pictures.
OSU opens Pac-12 play subsequent week at Oregon. The sport is slated for a 4 p.m. tip on Sunday, December 11. It will likely be televised on Pac-12 Networks.