CORVALLIS — Oregon State leaned laborious on protection and earned its first Candy 16 look since 2019 Sunday at Gill Coliseum.
The Beavers shut down Nebraska’s prolific three-point assault and weathered a horrible offensive stretch of their very own in beating the Cornhuskers 61-51 in a girls’s NCAA Event second-round recreation.
Talia von Oelhoffen scored 19 factors and Timea Gardiner 17 to steer Oregon State (26-7) to the regional semifinals for the fifth time in class historical past.
Oregon State advances to the Albany 1 (New York) Regional semifinal, enjoying the Notre Dame-Mississippi winner Friday. Notre Dame and Mississippi play at 11 a.m. Monday in South Bend, Indiana.
The time for Friday’s Candy 16 recreation, to be performed at MVP Area in Albany, might be introduced Monday.
Attendance was 7,227, a Gill Coliseum document for a girls’s NCAA match recreation. The Beavers set a season residence court docket attendance document of 103,110.
Nebraska, one of many nation’s most prolific three-point taking pictures groups, couldn’t get untracked in opposition to Oregon State. The Cornhuskers had been 4 of 20 from behind the arc, with three of their 4 makes coming within the closing three minutes.
It wasn’t Oregon State’s most interesting offensive efficiency, however the Beavers had been greater than ample defensively. Nebraska shot simply 31% (21 of 67).
Oregon State’s offense didn’t do a lot through the center quarters, however mixed for 45 factors through the first and fourth quarters.
Jaz Shelley scored 10 factors to steer Nebraska (23-12).
Oregon State’s win elevated the Pac-12′s document to 7-0 in NCAA Event video games for 2024.
It was an entertaining first half for Oregon State by 14 minutes, after which it wasn’t. The Beavers went to halftime with a 28-21 lead, however entered the locker room making an attempt to determine what occurred to the offense, as OSU didn’t rating through the closing 6:25 of the second quarter.
Oregon State began quick, breaking to a 16-4 lead as Gardiner and von Oelhoffen hit early three-pointers.
Oregon State prolonged its 19-11 lead by hitting its first three pictures of the second quarter. The Beavers had been on verge of blowing out Nebraska when a layup by Raegan Beers made it 28-15 with 6:25 left within the half.
Oregon State wouldn’t rating once more the remainder of the half, because it missed seven consecutive pictures and dedicated three turnovers. The Beavers’ protection partially saved the day, although, as Nebraska went on a four-minute scoring drought and solely pared six factors from the deficit.
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OSU’s scoring troubles continued all through the third quarter. The Beavers missed their first 5 pictures and made solely three whole through the quarter. But, OSU misplaced just one level off its halftime lead because the Beavers’ protection was stout. Nebraska shot 3 of 12 through the quarter, and trailed the Beavers 35-29 heading to the fourth. Worse, Beers was on the bench with 4 fouls.
Momentum discovered its method again to Oregon State the outset of the fourth. Lily Hansford drained a straight-on three, adopted by a 3 a minute later by von Oelhoffen. Gardiner adopted 45 seconds later with one other three-pointer, giving the Beavers their largest lead at 44-29.
Nebraska trimmed the deficit to 9, however Oregon State rapidly responded. Free throws by Gardiner and a von Oelhoffen three elevated Oregon State’s result in 49-35. The result appeared sure when Hansford’s nook three made it 52-37 with three minutes left.
— Nick Daschel covers Oregon State athletics, specifically soccer and basketball, and may be reached at 360-607-4824, ndaschel@oregonian.com or @nickdaschel.
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