Oregon WBB recap: Ducks’ fourth quarter rally sends OSU home with a loss

With 5:25 left, the Oregon Geese ladies’s basketball workforce was in hassle. They have been down 60-53 and the arch-rival Beavers have been in full management.

Then Endyia Rogers received scorching.

The Oregon guard poured in a career-high 34 factors because the Geese rallied to defeat Oregon State 75-67 inside a raucous Matthew Knight Area crowd.

Coach Kelly Graves additionally modified techniques for the final half of the fourth quarter as he went to a 2-3 zone and doubled OSU heart Jelena Mitrovic when she obtained the ball inside. That led to some turnovers and missed photographs.

On the opposite finish, Oregon ahead Grace VanSlooten went proper on the 6-foot-8 Mitrovic and received her in some foul hassle. However when the Duck freshman wasn’t making a shot or getting fouled, she managed to seek out an open Rogers for 3 and he or she knocked them down.

Rogers was 10-of-18 from the sphere and 6-of-10 from lengthy vary. She additionally had 9 rebounds and 6 assists.

With the win, the No. 17 Geese transfer to 7-1 on the season and 1-0 in convention motion.

Closing Rating: Geese 75, Beavers 67

Ethan Landa – DucksWire.com

Keys to the sport

• Oregon State began the sport on fireplace and took an early 9-0 lead. However then the Geese started to seek out the vary and ultimately went on a 25-9 run to take a 25-18 lead in the course of the second quarter.

• Guard Endyia Rogers was the one Duck that was scoring on a constant foundation. She poured in 16 of her — factors within the first half.

• Oregon did a great job defensively and held Beavers level guard Talia Van Oelhoffen in verify.

• The competition grew to become bodily within the third quarter though not very many fouls have been referred to as. Oregon State was in a position to erase a seven-point deficit and take a 51-50 lead heading into the fourth quarter.

• With 5:45 left and Oregon down 57-53, Te-Hina Paopao missed an open three and on the very subsequent possession, Van Oelhoffen knocked down a trey to extend their result in seven.

• The Geese then adjusted on either side of the ball. Oregon went on a 17-5 run because of a two-player recreation with Rogers and Grace VanSlooten. The freshman ahead went proper on the 6-foot-8 Jelena Mitrovic. When Van Slooten didn’t shoot, she was discovering an open Rogers for 3, and fortunately for the Geese, the guard was sinking practically each shot.

• Oregon got here into the sport taking pictures simply 67 % from the free-throw line, however in opposition to the Beavers, the Geese knocked down 18-of-22 from the charity stripe.

• VanSlooten wasn’t the one freshman arising massive in that fourth quarter rally. Probability Grey performed robust protection on Van Oelhoffen and knocked down an enormous three from the nook to offer Oregon a 68-62 lead with 1:18 left.

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It is on the stat sheet

• Endyia Rogers: 34 factors, 10-18 FG, 6-10 3-pt FG, 9 rebounds, 6 assists

• Te-Hina Paopao: 12 factors, 5 rebounds

• Grace VanSlooten: 10 factors, 4 rebounds, 4-5 FT

• Probability Grey: 9 factors, 3-6 3-pt FG

• Jelena Mitrovic (OSU): 12 factors, 11 rebounds

What’s subsequent?

The Geese host Japanese Washington Dec. 15 scheduled for a 6 pm tip. The Eagles are 5-2 thus far this season.

Story initially appeared on Geese Wire