CORVALLIS, Ore. – The Pacific women's basketball team (1-1) battled with No. 6/7 Oregon State all night, but ultimately fell to the nationally-ranked Beavers, 69-57, on Monday night in the second round of the Preseason WNIT.
After defeating UMKC in the opening round of the tournament, the Tigers kept up with OSU throughout the entire contest despite never having the lead.
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT:
First Half-
- Although Oregon State would put the first points on the board, junior Brooklyn McDavid kickstarted her career-night with her first two points of the game at 9:36 in the first quarter, tying the score at 2 for the Tigers.
- Continuing her hot start, McDavid netted the first ten points of the contest for Pacific, keeping UOP within striking distance of the Beavers midway through the opening frame.
- Aiming to keep the pressure on their opponent, redshirt senior Sofie Tryggedsson nailed her first triple of the game for the Tigers at 3:27 in the first, bringing the Tigers to within five of Oregon State. Unfortunately, Pacific trailed at the end of the opening period, 21-13.
- Remaining close with the Beavers, UOP cut the lead to five again on Tryggedsson's second three-pointer of the half at 8:51 in the second quarter.
- Seeming almost unguardable, McDavid poured in a game-high 18 points in the first half as the Studio City native dominated the Beavers, making 9 of 11 shots from the field. Despite this success, the Tigers trailed Oregon State by ten at the half, 34-24.
Second Half-
- Aiming to trim the deficit coming out of the locker room, McDavid knocked down yet another jumper at 9:03 in the third quarter to bring Pacific back within single digits of Oregon State.
- Looking to find momentum on the offensive end, sophomore Kaylin Randhawa netted her first shot from behind-the-arc at the 7:50 mark in the third as the Tigers cut the Beaver lead to just seven.
- Less than one minute later, Valerie Higgins got on the board with her first two points as the redshirt junior kept the Tigers within eight of OSU. With both teams trading buckets back and forth, Pacific made progress as they trailed Oregon State at the end of the third quarter, 52-43.
- As the final period began, UOP would not net their first points of the fourth quarter until another McDavid jump shot at 6:02.
- Hoping for one final comeback, Randhawa and Tryggeddson both knocked down three-pointers midway through the fourth as the Tigers made one more push against the Oregon State defense.
- Using their home floor to their advantage, the nationally-ranked Beavers closed out the Tigers by a final score of 69-57 to advance to the semifinal round of the Preseason WNIT.
NOTABLE PERFORMANCES:
- Following a stellar performance that included 26 points in the Tigers win over UMKC, McDavid was named the City of Stockton Human Resources Hardworking Player of the Game for the second straight contest as she tallied a new career-high with 32 points. Additionally, the Katrina McClain Award Watchlist nominee also grabbed six rebounds and two steals.
- After hitting four three pointers in Friday's win, Tryggedsson continued her sharpshooting by recording nine points from behind the line, making 3 of her 5 shots from distance.
WHATS NEXT:
Pacific will move to the consolation round of the Preseason WNIT tournament next as the Tigers will resume play on Saturday, Nov. 16 when they head east to face Drexel University. This game, which will begin at 2:00 pm ET/11:00 am PT, will be the third and final contest of the tournament for UOP. Video, audio and live stats of this matchup will be available on pacifictigers.com.
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