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January 29, 2017 | Women's Basketball

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Wiese Lifts Oregon State to 67-60 win over Ducks

By: Athletic Communications

CORVALLIS – Senior Sydney Wiese scored 23 points, including a number of clutch baskets, as the No. 11 Oregon State women's basketball team earned its 13^th-straight victory over Oregon Sunday afternoon, taking the win 67-60. The game was part of the Civil War series presented by PacificSource Health Plans, Spirit Mountain Casino, Safeway/Albertsons and Your Local Toyota Dealers.

Oregon State trailed by one with 2:50 to play, but the Beavers used a late 9-0 run to take control in the closing minutes. Oregon State converted on its last seven field goal attempts, including four from Wiese.

"What a great day for women's basketball," said Oregon State head coach Scott Rueck. "This was a fantastic atmosphere, and one that any competitor would dream to play in. I thought Oregon played a very good game, and this was just a very well-played basketball game. These were two teams prepared at the highest level. I'm really proud of our team for showing the grit to make the plays down the stretch."

The game was played before a crowd of 6,005, the Beavers' highest attendance total of the season.

Wiese ended the game 8-for-12 from the floor, with four 3-pointers made. She pulled down five rebounds and sunk all three of her free throws. Redshirt-junior Breanna Brown scored 16 points, including a pair of key free throws in the closing minutes. She tallied seven rebounds and three assists in the game.

Junior Marie Gulich tallied 11 points, while senior Gabriella Hanson finished with nine rebounds and six assists.

Overall, Oregon State held a 46-29 advantage in rebounds, and shot 43.6 percent in the game.

The first quarter went back and forth, with the lead changing five times. Oregon State went ahead by two with just over a minute left in the opening period, but the Ducks would score the last four points of the frame to end the opening 10 minutes with a 17-15 advantage.

The Beavers wasted no time in the second quarter, retaking the lead less than three minutes into the frame. Oregon State would use an 8-0 run to go ahead 23-17. Oregon would answer with a run of its own to level the score at 25, but Wiese scored the final six points of the first half to send the Beavers to the intermission up 31-25.

The Beavers would extend their run to 10 unanswered points, spanning the second and third quarters, as they stretched the lead to 35-25 early in the second half. Oregon again battled back, leveling the score at 44 to end the third quarter.

The two sides went back and forth in the closing frame. The Ducks went up 58-57 with 2:50 to play, but Wiese sparked the Beavers to a 9-0 run, as Oregon State pulled ahead for a seven-point victory.

The Beavers will head down to Arizona next week, as they take on Arizona State on Friday and Arizona on Sunday.

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