Lucky 13: Beavers Move to 13-0 With Win Over Utah

Friday, January 3

Corvallis, OR

7:00 PM

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Utah

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January 03, 2020 | Women's Basketball

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Oregon State is one of six remaining unbeaten teams

By: Athletic Communications

CORVALLIS – The No. 3 Oregon State women's basketball team continued its blistering start to the season, extending its winning streak to 13 with a 77-48 victory over Utah Friday evening at Gill Coliseum.

"It was great to be back here in Gill – tonight had an awesome feel to it," said Oregon State head coach Scott Rueck. "I was really impressed by Utah. Watching their film, you can see that they have weapons everywhere. We knew we would need to attack them and be aggressive offensively. Our team came out with a great focus. I'm pleased with the performance and it's great to get our first conference win under our belt."

The beginning to the year is the best by an Oregon State team since the program started keeping records. The Beavers are one of six remaining undefeated teams in the nation.

Mikayla Pivec went 7-for-10 from the floor to finish with 15 points and eight rebounds. Taylor Jones made a mark in her Pac-12 debut, finishing with 15 points on 5-for-7 shooting from the floor.

Destiny Slocum tallied 16 points, five rebounds and four assists. Kat Tudor recorded nine points, while Maddie Washington went for six points and eight rebounds.

As a team, Oregon State shot 48.2 percent from the floor, while holding Utah to 33.3 percent shooting. The Beavers dominated the boards 44-28.

The Beavers exploded out of the gate, scoring the first nine points of the game to take an early lead. The Utes answered with six-straight points, but Oregon State took a 14-6 lead into the first media timeout. The Beavers continued to roll from there, scoring 12 unanswered to go ahead by double-figures. OSU ended the first leading 24-10.

Oregon State continued to keep Utah at bay in the second quarter, heading to the break in front 37-24. Pivec led the Beavers with nine points and four rebounds in the opening 20 minutes. Slocum and Tudor had eight points apiece.

The Beavers scored the first 11 points of the third quarter, with nine of those coming from Jones, as OSU went in front by 24 to prompt a Utah timeout. Oregon State added to the lead from there, heading to the closing frame up 62-33, on its way to the 29-point win.

The Beavers will continue Pac-12 play on Sunday, when Colorado visits Gill Coliseum. That game will tip at 12 p.m.

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