Oregon State women hold off Arizona State in Pac-12 tourney

Wed, Mar 2, 2022
NCAAB News (AP)

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Ellie Mack scored 11 of her 14 points in the third quarter, Talia von Oelhoffen added 13 points and No. 8 seed Oregon State held off ninth-seeded Arizona State 59-54 on Wednesday to reach the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 Conference tournament for the ninth straight time.

Oregon State (14-12) will play top-seeded Stanford on Thursday. The Beavers were swept this season by the Cardinal, losing 82-59 and 87-63.

Oregon State led by 17 points early in the fourth quarter until Arizona State got hot from 3-point range. The Sun Devils scored just 26 points through three quarters, but made four 3-pointers in a little over two minutes to reach 24 points in the fourth with 1:21 left and get within 52-50.

Oregon State struggled with Arizona State's pressure defense but Greta Kampschroeder got behind the defense for a fast-break layup, off a nice assist from Von Oelhoffen, with 48.7 left to extend the lead to 55-51. After an Arizona State miss in the lane, Von Oelhoffen sank two free throws for a six-point lead.

Von Oelhoffen scored seven points in the fourth quarter.

Oregon State opened the game on a 16-5 run as Arizona State made just one of its first 15 shots. The Sun Devils finished the quarter 2-of-18 shooting and had just five made field goals at halftime. The teams combined to make 14 of 58 shots in the first 20 minutes.

Mack scored eight straight Oregon State points during a 14-2 run in the third quarter to build an 18-point lead.

Taya Hanson had 18 points and a career-high nine rebounds for Arizona State (12-14). Jade Loville, averaging a team-high 16.9 points per game, was 3-for-20 shooting and finished with nine points.

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