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Oregon State 79-77 UCLA (Feb 16, 2024) Game Recap – ESPN
CORVALLIS, Ore. — — Talia von Oelhoffen made a 3-pointer from the top of the key at the buzzer to lift No. 11 Oregon State to a 79-77 victory over No. 9 UCLA on Friday night.
After an official’s review, the basket counted and the Beavers (21-3, 10-3 Pac-12) had their sixth straight win.
On the game’s last possession, Von Oelhoffen said UCLA focused its defense on Timea Gardiner, who had made 3 of 4 3-pointers.
“I had a feeling that they were going to help on that and that I was going to be open on the pop,” von Oelhoffen said. “I was just ready for it. I had just had that layup so I had a little bit of confidence and shot it well in that second half.”
Von Oelhoffen scored 18 of her 22 points in the second half, including all four 3-pointers. She also made a driving layup with 2 seconds left to put the Beavers ahead 76-75.
Oregon State rallied from seven points down in the final three minutes. Von Oelhoffen finished with 22 points on 6-for-12 shooting from the field and 6-for-6 at the foul line, and Gardiner had a career-high 21 points.
Lauren Betts scored a career-high 24 points on 11-for-15 shooting to lead UCLA (19-5, 8-5).
The Bruins appeared to have won the game when Betts connected on a 15-foot jumper with 1.1 seconds left for a 77-76 lead. Betts received the ball just left of the free throw line and drilled the uncontested jumper.
But Oregon State had one final opportunity and converted. The near sell-out crowd at Gill Coliseum erupted into a frenzy when von Oelhoffen hit the long jumper.
“We overcorrected and that’s how Talia got that open 3 with 1 second left,” UCLA coach Cori Close said. “We have to get that stop with one second left and we were not able to do it.”
Angela Dugalic made a 3 with 6.6 seconds remaining to give the Bruins a 75-74 advantage. The lead changed hands three more times in the final seconds.
“Who would ever count this team out now,” Oregon State coach Scott Rueck said. “I just couldn’t be more around of them. Tonight was just pure fun. That’s as good as it gets tonight.”
It was a tight game throughout and neither team led by more than seven points.
“Obviously, it’s a tough loss and the fact that we had a seven-point lead with three minutes left and couldn’t hold onto it,” said UCLA guard Kiki Rice, who had 11 points and five assists.
Oregon State played most of the game without leading scorer Raegan Beers. She was hit with an elbow to the nose by Rice, who was called for an intentional foul early in the second quarter. Beers left for the locker room after spending several minutes on the floor and did not return. She finished with two points and one rebound.
Rueck did not have an update on Beers’ injury, but said the sophomore forward sent the team a postgame congratulatory text.
“Obviously in the first half we had a lot of adversity. Reagan goes down,” Gardiner said. “From that moment we all knew we had to step up, and for Raegan specifically.”
Without the inside presence of Beers, who came into the game averaging 18.2 points and 11.1 rebounds, Oregon State was forced to the perimeter to generate much of its offense. The Beavers finished 11 for 19 on 3-pointers.
BIG PICTURE
UCLA: The Bruins, who have marquee wins this season over UConn, Ohio State USC, Colorado and Oregon State, have an excellent inside-outside combo with Betts and Charisma Osborne, who finished with 13 points.
Oregon State: The Beavers, who were a Final Four team in 2016, have five wins over ranked teams. With Utah’s win over Colorado on Friday night, Oregon State moves into second place in the Pac-12 standings.They are a lock to be back in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since the 2020-21 season.
UP NEXT
UCLA: The Bruins will be at Oregon on Sunday.
Oregon State: The Beavers will be at home Sunday against No. 10 USC.
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BLUE RIVER, Ore. (KATU) — The founder of a former disaster relief nonprofit is being sued for allegedly diverting nearly $837,000 in donations and grants for personal gain.
Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield filed the lawsuit Thursday against the founder and executive director of Cascade Relief Team (CRT), Marcus Brooks. In the complaint, Rayfield calls CRT “a sham.”
Brooks is accused of stealing donations and government grants meant for disaster relief following wildfires and flooding in 2020, and using it for personal expenses including casino visits, travel, vehicles, and more.
CRT was founded in 2020 and was hired for cleanup and relief services following the Labor Day Wildfires that burned over 1 million acres across Oregon.
In Blue River, an unincorporated community in the McKenzie River Valley, the 2020 Holiday Farm Fire destroyed nearly 800 homes and burned more than 173,000 acres.
I am angry that my community was taken advantage of
Just months after the fire, long-time Blue River resident Melanie Stanley said CRT stepped in and promised help to the community.
“For us, it was…like a savior at that point,” Stanley said.
Stanley was the manager for the Blue River Resource Center and worked for Brooks to help facilitate recovery efforts. She said CRT operations slowly became questionable.
“None of us knew the level at which all of this stuff that finally came out was at,” Stanley said. “We knew that there was some stuff that had started to look hinky or feel hinky, or there was just some lack of communication that was happening. There were some other things that were happening, and so we just all were kind of guarded.”
In fall of 2023 the nonprofit was reported to have run out of money, and Brooks allegedly fired staff without disclosing the organization’s financial conditions and did not notify donors or beneficiaries. Stanley was one of those people fired.
The state now claims the funds that were meant to go towards communities like Blue River, never made it out of Brooks’ hands, including donations given by Blue River neighbors.
“I am angry that my community was taken advantage of, and I am angry that they now have to worry about trusting when something else happens, because we know something else is going to happen,” Stanley said. “We hope to God it’s never anything as big or as bad as what has happened, but you know, we also have learned that groups like Locals Helping Locals…they are our foundation, and they are because they’re us.”
The state is seeking to recover the money, permanently bar Brooks from serving in a leadership role at a charitable organization and dissolve the nonprofit.
Stanley said Brooks’ actions have tainted reputations.
“We as a community and as the people from the community who helped kind of put all of these things together, we did what was asked of us,” Stanley said. “We did help clean things, and we did help get things to provide, you know, more progress and get things moving forward, and we did good work, and so I just really hope that this is not overshadowed.”
According to Stanley, Blue River’s recovery now stands at 50%.
“We will be very picky from here on out about who and what groups gets let in to help with anything,” Stanley said. “And sadly, it may be to our detriment, but he did more damage now, as far as reputations go, and for that I’m angry. I’m very angry.”
The Oregon Ducks have been progressing through the class of 2027 with hopes of landing some of their top target’s commitment on both the offense and the defense.
With many names left on the board, the Ducks have started to receive some great news, including some news from someone they have been targeting since they offered back in January of 2025.
Darius Johnson Releases His Top Four Schools
One of the Ducks top targets’ in the 2027 class at the cornerback position is Darius Johnson. Johnson recently released his top schools with Hayes Fawcett, as he is entering a crucial part of his recruitment. The four schools he has listed at the top include the California Golden Bears, Michigan Wolverines, UCLA Bruins, and the Oregon Ducks.
Johnson is one of the better cornerbacks in the country. He currently ranks as the nation’s No. 178 prospect in the country, No. 20 player at the position, and the No. 14 player in the state of California, according to Rivals. Landing his commitment would be major for any of the schools, as he is someone who could see the field early due to his size, and his growing ability to lockdown a side of the field all by himself.
More About Darius Johnson
Johnson currently measures in at 6-1 and 155 pounds, and will be someone who continues to add weight through his high school program, and will eventually have the chance to really improve his frame when he gets to college. As of now, each of the four schools has a solid chance to win its recruiting battle, but there seems to be a clear leader at this moment.
The leader for the Ducks target seems to be the Michigan Wolverines, who have the only scheduled official visit at this moment. It seems likely that the talented prospect will schedule his other official visits sooner rather than later now that he has officially cut down his list. If the Ducks want to land his commitment, they will need to get him on an official visit because they are likely trailing at this point.
What If He Committed to Oregon Today?
If he were to commit to the Ducks today, he would be the ninth commitment for the Ducks in the class of 2027. He would also be the third cornerback commit for the Ducks in the class of 2027, which is a position they have been recruiting heavily. The cornerbacks the Ducks have at this moment are four-star Ai’King Hall from the state of Alabama and four-star Josiah Molden from the state of Oregon.
Some of their other commits at this moment include four-star EDGE Rashad Streets, four-star defensive linemen Zane Rowe, and four-star EDGE Cameron Pritchett. This class is shaping up to be another top-five class if the pieces continue to fall into place for Oregon coach Dan Lanning and his staff.
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