Oregon State figures out its shooting, runs away with a 62 41 win over Oregon in Pac 12 women’s opener

Oregon State shrugged off early shooting woes, as the Beavers erased a 13 point deficit to bury Oregon 62 41 Sunday in women’s basketball at Gill Coliseum. The Pac 12 opener for both teams, Oregon State (12 0, 1 0) remained unbeaten after getting some shots to drop late in the second quarter. The Beavers then ran off 14 consecutive points late in the third quarter to take the lead and never looked back on their rivals.

Raegan Beers had 24 points and a career high 17 rebounds to lead Oregon State. Oregon State, which trailed 23 10 with three minutes left in the second quarter, outscored the Ducks 52 18 the rest of the game. The Beavers, hitting just 4 of their first 29 shots, shot 18 of 30 from the floor during the second half.

A.J. Marotte was the only other Beaver to reach double figures with 11 points. Grace VanSlooten led Oregon (9 5, 0 1) with 15 points. Phillipina Kyei had 16 boards for the Ducks. Terrible shooting was contagious during the first half as Oregon led 23 15 at halftime. The Beavers never got it going during the first half, hitting 7 of 32 shots overall, and 1 of 10 from three.

The Ducks were OK for much of the half, then missed their final seven shots to shoot 11 of 30 from the floor. Oregon never trailed during the first half, though the game was tied at 6 6. The Ducks finished the first quarter with a 9 2 run to lead 15 6. OSU missed its first eight shots of the second quarter as Oregon stormed to a 21 8 lead.

The Beavers got something going late in the quarter, finishing the half with a 7 2 run. Oregon State continued its surge in the third quarter. Oregon took a 29 20 three minutes after halftime when OSU made a move. Starting with a Beers layup, the Beavers ran off 14 consecutive points to take a 34 29 lead.

Hansford hit a corner three to give Oregon State its first lead at 31 29. The Ducks ended a seven minute scoring drought late in the third, but Hansford buried a three at the buzzer to put OSU in front 37 31 heading to the fourth. Oregon couldn’t stop OSU’s momentum. The Beavers started the fourth quarter with a 9 1 run and continued to build from there.

The final score was OSU’s largest margin as the Beavers outscored Oregon 47 18 in the second half. Next up for both schools is a trip to Los Angeles to face the top 10 LA schools. On Friday, it’s Oregon State at USC, and Oregon at UCLA, both games starting at 7 p.m. Nick Daschel |.