Raegan Beers scores 20, No. 25 Oregon State women romp past No. 16 Utah 91-66
CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Raegan Beers scored 20 points, Donovyn Hunter and Timea Gardiner posted double-doubles and No. 25 Oregon State walloped No. 16 Utah 91-66 on Sunday.
Beers sank all eight of her shots and made 4 of 5 at the free-throw line with three blocked shots for the Beavers (17-3, 6-3 Pac-12 Conference), who have won 13 in a row at home. Hunter finished with 17 points and 10 assists. Gardiner totaled 14 points and 11 rebounds off the bench.
Kelsey Rees pitched in with 15 points, six rebounds and four blocks for Oregon State. Reserve Lily Hansford scored 12 and Talia von Oelhoffen added nine points with eight assists.
Alissa Pili finished with 28 points to pace the Utes (15-6, 5-4). She made 13 of 28 shots but just 1 of 6 from beyond the arc. Matyson Wilke hit three 3-pointers, scoring 11 off the bench. Dasia Young contributed 10 points and five rebounds.
Hunter and Rees had eight points apiece, Oregon State shot 85.7% (12 of 14) and the Beavers had a 28-19 lead after one quarter.
Beers and Gardiner combined to score 11 and Oregon State shot 64.3% (9 of 14) in the second period in taking a commanding 49-32 lead at halftime.
Beers scored nine and Gardiner added seven points and five rebounds in the third quarter as the Beavers’ advantage grew to 78-42.
Oregon State shot 69.4% from the floor overall, sinking 34 of 49 shots. The Beavers made 13 of 20 from 3-point range (65%). Utah hit 27 of 68 shots overall (39.7%) and just 9 of 33 from distance (27.3%)
The Beavers were coming off a 68-62 victory over No. 3 Colorado. It was their first win over a top-five team since beating No. 2 Oregon in 2019.
Utah stays on the road to play Washington on Friday. Oregon State travels to play Oregon on Feb. 4.
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