
Beavers Take Down USC in Overtime
January 28, 2022 | Women's Basketball
CORVALLIS āĀ Freshman Talia von Oelhoffen scored a career-high 31 points and Kennedy Brown scored the game-winning bucket as time expired in overtime as the Oregon State women's basketball team beat USC 63-61 Friday evening at Gill Coliseum.
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"Talia set the tone for us from the beginning tonight," said Oregon State head coach Scott Rueck. "The whole second-half was a battle. USC got control of the game, but our team never quit. This is a sign of great things to come from a group that is still growing together. Of course I like the way we closed ā I liked the intensity. We gave ourselves some opportunities and hit big shots. I thought our heart, our effort and our hustle made the difference. It was a night to remember ā a great win for us and hats off to USC for a great game."
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The victory marked Rueck's 250th win as Oregon State head coach, as he joins Aki Hill as the second coach in program history to reach that mark.
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Von Oelhoffen scored finished 10-for-21 from the floor and 5-for-10 from 3-point range. She had seven rebounds and four assists.
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Brown finished with 11 points, eight rebounds, three steals and two blocks. AJ Marotte had seven points, and Taya Corosdale came up with six points, eight rebounds and four steals.
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The Beavers held USC to 36.6 percent shooting from the floor and led the rebounding battle 47-46.
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Both offenses were clicking early on, as the Beavers took a 12-11 advantage into the game's first media timeout behind 10 points from von Oelhoffen. USC led 22-18 after a quarter of play.
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The Trojans extended the advantage to eight early in the second, and USC headed to the intermission in front 30-24.
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The Beavers exploded for a 6-0 run in the third quarter to get back within two. The Trojan led 42-36 after three quarters of play.
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Oregon State trailed by five with two minutes to play, but they leveled the score on a von Oelhoffen triple with 1:12 to play. Neither team scored for the remainder of the fourth quarter and the game headed to overtime tied at 55.
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Brown made an impressive hustle play in the closing seconds, stealing the ball and laying it in as the clock hit zero.
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The Beavers are scheduled to remain at home Sunday when UCLA visits Gill Coliseum.
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OUR MISSION
Oregon State Athletics strives to Build Excellent Authentic Visionary Student-Athletes (Go BEAVS)
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"Talia set the tone for us from the beginning tonight," said Oregon State head coach Scott Rueck. "The whole second-half was a battle. USC got control of the game, but our team never quit. This is a sign of great things to come from a group that is still growing together. Of course I like the way we closed ā I liked the intensity. We gave ourselves some opportunities and hit big shots. I thought our heart, our effort and our hustle made the difference. It was a night to remember ā a great win for us and hats off to USC for a great game."
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The victory marked Rueck's 250th win as Oregon State head coach, as he joins Aki Hill as the second coach in program history to reach that mark.
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Von Oelhoffen scored finished 10-for-21 from the floor and 5-for-10 from 3-point range. She had seven rebounds and four assists.
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Brown finished with 11 points, eight rebounds, three steals and two blocks. AJ Marotte had seven points, and Taya Corosdale came up with six points, eight rebounds and four steals.
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The Beavers held USC to 36.6 percent shooting from the floor and led the rebounding battle 47-46.
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Both offenses were clicking early on, as the Beavers took a 12-11 advantage into the game's first media timeout behind 10 points from von Oelhoffen. USC led 22-18 after a quarter of play.
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The Trojans extended the advantage to eight early in the second, and USC headed to the intermission in front 30-24.
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The Beavers exploded for a 6-0 run in the third quarter to get back within two. The Trojan led 42-36 after three quarters of play.
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Oregon State trailed by five with two minutes to play, but they leveled the score on a von Oelhoffen triple with 1:12 to play. Neither team scored for the remainder of the fourth quarter and the game headed to overtime tied at 55.
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Brown made an impressive hustle play in the closing seconds, stealing the ball and laying it in as the clock hit zero.
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The Beavers are scheduled to remain at home Sunday when UCLA visits Gill Coliseum.
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OUR MISSION
Oregon State Athletics strives to Build Excellent Authentic Visionary Student-Athletes (Go BEAVS)
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Team Stats
USC
OSU
FG%
.366
.314
3FG%
.222
.250
FT%
.714
.857
RB
46
47
TO
11
9
STL
8
8
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