Oregon State struggled to find its shot and to deal with South Carolina’s defense on Tuesday, when eighth-placed Beavers lost 59-42 in the second round of the NCAA women’s tournament in San Antonio.
The Beavers were looking for their fifth consecutive appearance on Sweet 16, but South Carolina started to pull away in the second quarter and Oregon State never managed to significantly cut the double-digit lead after that.
Gamecocks led 30-18 at the break and rose to 26 at the end of the third quarter.
Oregon State (12-8) hit just 31.6% and hit just 3 out of 19 three points (15.8%). Taylor Jones led the Beavers with 13 points, while Aleah Goodman added 10 points and six assists.
Aliyah Boston finished with 19 points and seven rebounds for South Carolina (24-4), who are advancing to play fifth place in the Georgia Tech ranking on Sweet 16 this weekend.
The Gamecocks hit just 1 of 15 trios, but overtook Oregon State by 50-33 and dropped 14 offensive plates.
PRE-GAME
No. 8 seed Oregon State (12-7) vs. No. 1 South Carolina (23-4)
Time: 4pm Tuesday
Where: Alamodome, San Antonio
Up in the air: ESPN
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NCAA NET rankings: Oregon State 36, South Carolina 4
Matches designed for Oregon State
G – Aleah Goodman (5-9 senior)
G – Sasha Goforth (6-1 freshman)
F – Taya Corosdale (6-3 senior)
F – Ellie Mack (6-3 senior)
C – Taylor Jones (6-4 sophomore year)
Previous meetings: The series is tied at 1-1. In 2014, South Carolina beat Oregon State 78-69 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. In 2018, OSU won the Gamecocks 70-68 during a non-conference tournament in Vancouver, BC
Remarkable: Courtney Lyle and Carolyn Peck are calling the game OSU-South Carolina on ESPN. … The winner advances to the Hemisfair regional semifinals, facing the Georgia Tech-West Virginia winner on Saturday. … Oregon State has won nine of its last 11 games, second only to Stanford, the best overall seed in the NCAA. … South Carolina is also looking for its fifth consecutive appearance on Sweet 16. The Beavers and Gamecocks are two of the eight teams that have appeared in the last four Sweet 16s. … Corosdale and Goodman are the only current beavers who played against South Carolina in the 2018 game. Corosdale scored 14 points against the Gamecocks. … South Carolina is led by Aliyah Boston, who averages 13.7 points and 11.7 rebounds per game. Boston had 20 points and 18 rebounds at the opening of the Gamecocks tournament against Mercer.
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