Pac-12 Tournament Begins on Wednesday

LAS VEGAS – Oregon State opens the Pac-12 Tournament on Wednesday its first chance to preserve its season coming at 8:30 p.m. against 6-seed USC.

The Beavers hope the third time against the Trojans is the charm after dropping the first two matchups, a 69-58 loss in Corvallis and a 60-56 defeat in overtime on the road. Oregon State was never out of either game and got double-doubles from Raegan Beers in both.

If Oregon State knocks off USC, they will advance to the Pac-12 Tournament Quarterfinals to take on third-seeded Colorado on Thursday at 8:30 p.m. The game info section of this preview (located below) will be updated with any new info on gameday and links can always be found on the Oregon State women's basketball schedule.

GAME INFO – USC (Wednesday)
Time: 8:30 p.m.
Watch: Pac-12 Networks
Listen: Beaver Sports Radio Network
Live Stats: pac-12.statbroadcast.com
Social Media: @BeaverWBB

SHARP-SHOOTING FRESHMEN
Adlee Blacklock and Lily Hansford earned spots in the rotation late in the season with their entrance providing immediate dividends. The duo lead the team in three-point shooting and Blacklock's 46.5% from beyond the arc ranks first in the Pac-12.

Hansford's 36.5% includes a 4-for-8 effort that aided a big comeback at Washington as well as a 2-for-5 day when they Beavs forced overtime at USC.
Blacklock comes into the tournament on a heater with 57.6% (19-33) of her triples falling in the last eight games. The West Texan is averaging 9.6 points per game over the same span, which has included her first three career starts.

FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
There was nothing hazy about Beers' case to be the Pac-12 Freshman of the Year. She has been the both league's best and most valuable freshman in the regular season. Beers closed the regular season leading qualifying league freshmen in ten traditional and advanced statistical categories: rebounds per game (8.7), offensive rebounds per game (3.3), field goal percentage (57.8) EFG% (57.8), points per play (1.04), usage rate (26.4%), PER (32.4), win shares (6.1) and of course double-doubles (14).

Beers also ranked in the top three among league freshmen in points per game (13.3), defensive rating (88.1), offensive rating (115.8) and blocks per game (0.7).

SHARING IS CARING
Oregon State's offense is at its best when the Beavers are sharing the ball. Entering the weekend, the Beavs are 10-2 this season when they have at least 16 assists in a game and the only two losses came against top-20 teams (#15 Arizona & #17 Oregon). They also average more than 20 more points per game in games with at least 16 assists (79.0-58.4).

Averaging 18.7 assists in its wins and 12.6 in its losses entering the tournament
Ranks second in the Pac-12 and 36th in the country with assists on 62.9% of its field goals this season.

OUR MISSION
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Players Mentioned

Raegan Beers

Adlee Blacklock

Lily Hansford