Spring Break
Oregon State travels to Bay Area
Tori Hill
Issue date: 2/19/09 Section: Sports
Oregon State's women's basketball team hits the road this weekend for the last time in the regular Pac-10 season.
The Beaver's will head to California to play against No. 4 Stanford, and then on to Berkeley to play against No. 6 Cal.
Coming off a two-game winning streak over Washington and WSU, behind a career-high 17 rebounds from senior center Tiffany Ducker and two consecutive games shooting 100 percent from the free throw line by senior guard Brittney Davis, the Beavers (15-8, 6-7 Pac-10) will look to continue their success in the Pac-10.
In the last game against the Cardinal (20-4, 11-1), OSU fell 69-54 at Gill Coliseum. With only Davis and sophomore center Alex Mitchell in double figures, the Beavers were outscored 42-26 in the second half of play. Oregon State has had three players or more in double digits in the last five games and will look to continue that trend in order to be successful this weekend.
The Cardinal are led by junior center and four time U.S. Bank Player of the Week Jayne Appel, who boasted a 22 point, 14 rebound effort against Cal last week. In the last match-up, Appel scored 18 points and grabbed 14 boards against the Beavers' top scorer, Mitchell who had 14 points and 4 rebounds. The Cardinal continued a 25-home-game winning streak after beating the Golden Bears last weekend.
After tonight's game, the Beavers will head to Berkeley to face the Golden Bears (20-3, 11-1). Cal is coming off of a 58-41 loss to Stanford, ending a 12-game winning streak for the Golden Bears and tying them with Stanford for the No. 1 spot in the Pac-10 rankings. After holding the Cardinal to their lowest scoring half of the season, the Golden Bears lost the game by a 17-point margin.
This weekend, Cal will look to senior center Ashley Walker, as well as fellow senior and former Pac-10 Player of the Year, Devanei Hampton. Another key contributor to the game will be junior redshirt guard, Alexis Gray-Lawson. In the first game against Oregon State, Walker had 20 points and seven rebounds, while Gray-Lawson had 19 points to boost Cal past the Beavers.
In the first match-up against the Golden Bears, Oregon State fell 77-72, coming within five points in an effort to upset Cal. Oregon State was led by Davis, with 24 points, 2 steals, and 4 assists.
Oregon State tips off tonight at 7 p.m. against Stanford in Palo Alto, before meeting Cal on Saturday at 6 p.m. in Berkeley.
Tori Hill, sports writer
sports@dailybarometer.com
The Beaver's will head to California to play against No. 4 Stanford, and then on to Berkeley to play against No. 6 Cal.
Coming off a two-game winning streak over Washington and WSU, behind a career-high 17 rebounds from senior center Tiffany Ducker and two consecutive games shooting 100 percent from the free throw line by senior guard Brittney Davis, the Beavers (15-8, 6-7 Pac-10) will look to continue their success in the Pac-10.
In the last game against the Cardinal (20-4, 11-1), OSU fell 69-54 at Gill Coliseum. With only Davis and sophomore center Alex Mitchell in double figures, the Beavers were outscored 42-26 in the second half of play. Oregon State has had three players or more in double digits in the last five games and will look to continue that trend in order to be successful this weekend.
The Cardinal are led by junior center and four time U.S. Bank Player of the Week Jayne Appel, who boasted a 22 point, 14 rebound effort against Cal last week. In the last match-up, Appel scored 18 points and grabbed 14 boards against the Beavers' top scorer, Mitchell who had 14 points and 4 rebounds. The Cardinal continued a 25-home-game winning streak after beating the Golden Bears last weekend.
After tonight's game, the Beavers will head to Berkeley to face the Golden Bears (20-3, 11-1). Cal is coming off of a 58-41 loss to Stanford, ending a 12-game winning streak for the Golden Bears and tying them with Stanford for the No. 1 spot in the Pac-10 rankings. After holding the Cardinal to their lowest scoring half of the season, the Golden Bears lost the game by a 17-point margin.
This weekend, Cal will look to senior center Ashley Walker, as well as fellow senior and former Pac-10 Player of the Year, Devanei Hampton. Another key contributor to the game will be junior redshirt guard, Alexis Gray-Lawson. In the first game against Oregon State, Walker had 20 points and seven rebounds, while Gray-Lawson had 19 points to boost Cal past the Beavers.
In the first match-up against the Golden Bears, Oregon State fell 77-72, coming within five points in an effort to upset Cal. Oregon State was led by Davis, with 24 points, 2 steals, and 4 assists.
Oregon State tips off tonight at 7 p.m. against Stanford in Palo Alto, before meeting Cal on Saturday at 6 p.m. in Berkeley.
Tori Hill, sports writer
sports@dailybarometer.com
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