Beavers Advance Past Anteaters

Saturday, November 9

Corvallis, OR

6:00 PM

Oregon State

1-0,0-0Pac-12

vs. UC Irvine - WNIT

1-1,0-0Big West

UC Irvine

Oregon St.

November 09, 2019 | Women's Basketball

Box Score Box Score Postgame Notes

Pivec and Jones both score 20+

By: Athletic Communications

CORVALLIS – Senior Mikayla Pivec and freshman Taylor Jones both went over 20 points as the No. 6/7 Oregon State women's basketball team opened the 2019-20 season with an 86-57 win over UC Irvine Saturday evening at Gill Coliseum.

"It was great to get the first win," said Oregon State head coach Scott Rueck. "It's always a relief to get that first one under your belt, and I was really proud of the team for the way they came out tonight. This team is continuing to rise and find ways. Our team had to weather a unique style of play. There is no way to replicate the way Irvine plays, and it took us a little while to settle in. I think the way we adapted showed a lot of maturity within our team. We had great performances throughout our lineup. It was a great night for us."

Pivec narrowly missed a triple double, going for 25 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists. The guard shot 10-for-13 from the floor. Jones finished with 20 points, tied for the third-highest total by a freshman in their debut in program history. She also notched a double-double, pulling down 10 rebounds.

Junior Aleah Goodman tallied her first career double-double with 12 points and 10 assists. Redshirt-junior Destiny Slocum rounded out four Beavers in double-figures, scoring 11 points to go with six assists.

Freshman Kennedy Brown recorded six points and nine rebounds in her Oregon State debut.

Oregon State (1-0) shot 59.6 percent from the floor in the contest, while holding UC Irvine (1-1) to 33.3 percent shooting. The Beavers also held a 43-32 advantage on rebounds and a 42-16 lead on points in the paint.

With the win, the Beavers advance to the second round of the WNIT, and will host Pacific on Monday.

The teams went back-and-forth early, as the Beavers took a 17-15 lead into the first media timeout. The Oregon State defense clamped down after the TV break, as the Beavers held UC Irvine scoreless for a stretch of over five minutes to spark a 10-0 run. OSU headed to the second up 27-17.

Jones tallied 12 points in the opening 10 minutes.

Oregon State extended the advantage to 12 early in the second, but the Anteaters battled back to get within four mid-way through the period. The Beavers built up the lead from there, going to the intermission up 45-31.

Jones went 8-for-9 in the first half to head to the locker room with 20 points.

OSU exploded on offense in the middle portion of the third quarter, scoring 12 unanswered points to bring the lead to 23. The Beavers lead 67-44 heading into the closing frame, and rolled from there to take the win by 29.

The Beavers will head to the second round of the WNIT Monday, when Pacific visits Gill Coliseum.

Season tickets for the 2019-20 season at on sale now, and can be purchased here or by calling 541-737-2050.

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