NCAA Tournament: Oregon State Out After Loss To Top Seed South Carolina

KLCC | By Love Cross

Published March 24, 2021 at 7:07 AM PDT

No. 8 Oregon State is out at the 2021 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament, after a 59-42 loss to No. 1 South Carolina Tuesday in San Antonio.

Play was close in the first quarter, but the Gamecocks led by 12 at the half and continued to outplay the Beavers for the remainder of the game. OSU was 31% in field-goal shooting, and made 15% of 3-point attempts.

Taylor Jones had 13 points and Aleah Goodman scored 10. South Carolina's Aliya Boston scored 19.

Tuesday's loss ended a streak of four straight Sweet Sixteen appearances for Oregon State.

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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 Sociology.

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