[joemontes]

Oregon State knocks off Notre Dame 70-65.

ND forced something like 25 turnovers, but somehow OSU overcame it. Better shooting and rebounding were a big part.

Wow. A quick glance at the box score: Talia Von O only went 1-7 but the rest of the team shot 68%. ND only shot about 35%. OSU outrebounded ND 43-24 (Beers and Gardiner had 13 and 11). So yeah, that’s how you overcome 26 TOs.

With ND leading 59-57, two consecutive 3-pointers by Oregon State (by freshman HUNTER and sophomore HANSFORD) 
makes it 63-59 for Oregon State with 2:04 remaining.  After ND cuts the Beavers' lead down to two, 63-61, 
a key steal by HUNTER off HIDALGO at 1:14 and a key block by VAN OELHOFFEN on CITRON at 0:20
helped seal the deal for Oregon State. A very exhilarating finish!

Oregon State also held ND freshman phenom HIDALGO to 10 points on 4-17 shooting.

Sophomores GARDINER and BEERS, Oregon State's Top 10 recruits from 2022 and pretty much
their only Top 10 recruits over the past two decades, led the Beavers with 21 points/11 rebounds
and 18 points/13 rebounds respectively.  While BEERS dominated with her inside moves,
GARDINER was spectacular with her all-around repertoire of shots inside the paint, mid-range
and from beyond the arc.

[joemontes]

Oregon State knocks off Notre Dame 70-65.

ND forced something like 25 turnovers, but somehow OSU overcame it. Better shooting and rebounding were a big part.

Wow. A quick glance at the box score: Talia Von O only went 1-7 but the rest of the team shot 68%. ND only shot about 35%. OSU outrebounded ND 43-24 (Beers and Gardiner had 13 and 11). So yeah, that’s how you overcome 26 TOs.

With ND leading 59-57, two consecutive 3-pointers by Oregon State (by freshman HUNTER and sophomore HANSFORD) 
makes it 63-59 for Oregon State with 2:04 remaining.  After ND cuts the Beavers' lead down to two, 63-61, 
a key steal by HUNTER off HIDALGO at 1:14 and a key block by VAN OELHOFFEN on CITRON at 0:20
helped seal the deal for Oregon State. A very exhilarating finish!

Oregon State also held ND freshman phenom HIDALGO to 10 points on 4-17 shooting.

Sophomores GARDINER and BEERS, Oregon State's Top 10 recruits from 2022 and pretty much
their only Top 10 recruits over the past two decades, led the Beavers with 21 points/11 rebounds
and 18 points/13 rebounds respectively.  While BEERS dominated with her inside moves,
GARDINER was spectacular with her all-around repertoire of shots inside the paint, mid-range
and from beyond the arc.