OSU women stage another comeback win against WSU

PULLMAN – Twice No. 7 Oregon State has fallen behind by double digits against Washington State this season, and each time the Beavers have come back to win the game. Sydney Wiese scored 16 points and Oregon State overcame a 16-point first half deficit to beat Washington State 61-56 on Sunday. In January, OSU also fell behind by 16 points and rallied to beat the Cougars 73-70. “Washington State is very talented,” Oregon State coach Scott Rueck said. “They are difficult to guard.” The Cougars built a big lead behind the shooting of guards Lia Galdeira and Tia Presley (Gonzaga Prep). Then Oregon State switched to a zone defense and shut the Cougars down. “It took away their aggressiveness,” Rueck said. Washington State shot only 32 percent for the game, and only 22.5 percent in the second half, to lose its fourth consecutive contest. “They were able to double team in the post and still pressure our shooters,” WSU coach June Daugherty said. “We went cold in the end.” Oregon State didn’t enjoy a lot of offensive success either. The Beavers shot 44 percent in the game and made just 6 of 23 from 3-point range (26 percent). Wiese, a sophomore, made four of the 3-pointers to tie the team career record of 178 held by Felicia Ragland. “That’s Sydney. She’s one of the best shooters in the nation,” Rueck said. “She brings so much composure at point guard.” Jamie Weisner (Clarkston) added 14 points and Deven Hunter 12 for Oregon State (21-2, 11-1 Pac-12), which was coming off a loss at Washington. Galdeira scored 23 points for WSU (13-10, 4-8), whose last three loses are by a combined nine points. (7) Oregon St. 61, WSU 56 Oregon St. (21-2, 11-1)—Gibson 2-5 0-0 4, Weisner 6-14 0-0 14, Wiese 6-9 0-0 16, Hunter 2-3 8-12 12, Hamblin 4-10 2-4 10, Siegner 0-2 3-4 3, Hanson 0-4 0-0 0, Orum 0-0 0-0 0, Gulich 1-1 0-0 2, Hill 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 21-48 13-20 61. Washington St. (13-10, 4-8)—Galdeira 9-21 2-2 23, Presley 4-11 1-2 9, Awa 0-2 0-0 0, Cooks 4-13 0-0 10, Brown 1-5 0-0 2, Hailey 1-1 0-0 2, Edmondson 2-8 1-2 5, Pavlopoulou 1-3 0-0 3, Blanaru 1-7 0-0 2. Totals 23-71 4-6 56. Halftime—Washington St. 31-30. 3-Point Goals—Oregon St. 6-23 (Wiese 4-7, Weisner 2-8, Siegner 0-1, Gibson 0-3, Hanson 0-4), Washington St. 6-17 (Galdeira 3-7, Cooks 2-3, Pavlopoulou 1-1, Brown 0-2, Presley 0-2, Edmondson 0-2). Fouled Out—Cooks. Rebounds—Oregon St. 42 (Hunter 11), Washington St. 37 (Brown 10). Assists—Oregon St. 10 (Hunter, Weisner 3), Washington St. 7 (Awa, Galdeira, Presley 2). Total Fouls—Oregon St. 11, Washington St. 17. A—1,102.