Beavers Win In Overtime To Move To Round Two Of NCAA Tournament

KLCC | By Love Cross

Published March 23, 2019 at 5:52 PM PDT

The Oregon State Women’s Basketball team advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday with an overtime win against Boise State. The No. 4 Beavers outlasted the No. 13 Broncos with a final score of 80 – 75 in the Albany Regional in Corvallis.

Oregon State had an 8-point lead at the half, but struggled in the 4^th quarter. With the score tied at 66, the game headed to overtime where the Beavers held on to the lead to take the win.

Oregon State’s Mikayla Pivec and Aleah Goodman each had 20 points in the victory.

The Beavers will face Gonzaga on Monday in Corvallis. A win will send them to the Sweet Sixteen in Portland.

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Love Cross joined KLCC in 2017. She began her public radio career as a graduate student, serving as Morning Edition Host for Boise State Public Radio in the late 1990s. She earned her undergraduate degree in Rhetoric and Communication from University of California at Davis, and her Master’s Degree from Boise State University. In addition to her work in public radio, Love teaches college-level courses in Communication and Public Speaking.

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