Beavers Notch Pac-12 Road Win at USC

Sunday, January 15

Los Angeles, CA

3:00 PM

Oregon State

16-2, 5-1

USC

10-7, 1-5

Oregon State

USC

January 15, 2017 | Women's Basketball

Box Score Box Score Postgame Notes

Kolbie Orum matches career-high with 16 points

By: Athletic Communications

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – The No. 10/10 Oregon State women's basketball team used a 15-0 third quarter run to take control Sunday afternoon, as the Beavers wrapped up a stretch of four-straight road games with a 74-60 win over USC at the Galen Center.

"I loved our effort," said Oregon State head coach Scott Rueck. "We got to play everybody today, and I was looking for a chance to do that. I thought this was a great team win. We executed well today, and got better as the game went along. I'm excited to be 5-1 (in Pac-12 play) right now, going back home with great momentum. I'm really pleased with where we're at, we're playing some really good basketball."

Senior Kolbie Orum matched a career-high with 16 points on 8-for-11 shooting from the floor, and tallied nine rebounds to come up one short of her first career double-double. Junior Marie Gulich recorded a double-double with 11 points and 10 boards.

Redshirt-junior Breanna Brown went for 10 points on 5-for-9 shooting, while freshman Mikayla Pivec tallied 10 points and six rebounds. Sophomore Taylor Kalmer hit four of her five shots to end the game with nine points.

As a team, the Beavers shot 51.7 percent from the floor (31-for-60), and held USC to 35.8 percent shooting (24-for-67). Oregon State held a 44-34 advantage in rebounds, and a 30-11 edge in bench points.

The teams traded baskets in the early going, until Oregon State used an 8-0 run to go in front by five mid-way through the first quarter. The Beavers' defense clamped down from there, holding the Trojans to two makes on their final 11 field goal attempts of the opening frame. OSU would take a 20-15 advantage into the second period.

USC would battle back to level the score at 22 less than four minutes into the second quarter, but Oregon State answered with 10 unanswered points to jump ahead 32-22.
The Beavers took a 34-27 lead into the locker room. Pivec and Orum led Oregon State with six first-half points, and the Beavers held USC to 30.6 percent shooting from the floor in the first 20 minutes.

Oregon State put together another double-digit scoring run in the third quarter, scoring 15-straight points to take a 20-point lead headed to the closing frame. The Beavers would remain in control from there, taking the win by 14.

All 10 active Oregon State players saw the floor in the contest.

Oregon State will return home on Friday for a matchup with Utah. That game will tip off at 8 p.m. and will air live on Pac-12 Networks.

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