Game 4: Gophers play Oregon State in Tempe (11-16-24)

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From the Elite Eight to the Exodus Eight; from the PAC 12 to the WCC: no team was more impacted by conference restructuring than were the Oregon State Beavers.

Last season, a 27-8 (12-6 in the PAC 12) run concluded with an Elite Eight loss to eventual champion South Carolina. Shortly thereafter, basketball life without the PAC 12 in Corvallis hit home. Eight Beavers scattered to power conference teams taking with them much of last season’s scoring punch. First to go was 6’4” forward Raegan Beers packing her double-doubles for Oklahoma. Last to go was one time Gopher commit Dominika Paurova who booked to Kentucky.

OSU’s subsequent move to the West Coast Conference was a marriage of convenience with an impending divorce in two years. That’s when Boise State, Fresno State, Utah State, San Diego State, Gonzaga and Colorado State will join Oregon State and Washington State in a reconstituted PAC 12.

In the Beavers only D1 outing before meeting Minnesota, they lost to future PAC 12 conference foe Colorado State 59-65. OSU led 34-33 at the half but only mustered 6 third quarter points letting the Rams escape with the win.

Oregon State was projected 4th in this season’s WCC behind Gonzaga, Washington State and Portland. Optimism for the Beaver’s eventual return to basketball’s upper echelon is based on the coaching ability of OSU’s Scott Rueck.

Rueck is entering his 15th season as OSU’s head coach. His defensive style has produced eight NCAA appearances advancing to two Elite Eights. During his tenure the Beavers won three PAC 12 titles. This season he has scrambled to assemble a roster.

First up is Australian Kelsey Rees. The 6’5” senior forward played two years at Utah before making the move to OSU last season. Rees produced 16 points and 17 rebounds in 38 minutes versus Colorado State. She is also a three-point threat.

5’10” sophomore guard Kennedie Shular appeared in 33 games last season and had 14 points and 6 rebounds in 33 minutes versus the Rams.

6’1” senior forward AJ Marotte is a team leader who started 35 games last season. In the opener she had 13 points and 6 rebounds in 40 minutes.

Catarina Ferreira is a 6’0” senior guard from Brazil who joined the Beavers after three years with Baylor. She scored 6 points in 21 minutes in the opener.

Tiara Bolden is a 5’11” senior guard who transferred from La Salle. She delivered 2 points and 5 rebounds in her outing as a Beaver.

Two other notable players are:

6’7” senior forward Sela Heide transferred to OSU last season after two years at Cal. She produced 8 points and 6 rebounds in 18 minutes versus Colorado State.

6’5” freshman forward Elisa Mehyar is from Denmark and did not play in the opener.

Pack a lunch. Reviving the Beavers is going to take time. Reviving the PAC 12 is going to take some effort.
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BigTenGuy said:
No TV/streaming of any kind for this weekend's 2 Gopher games?
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So far nothing noted. Keep an eye on gophersports.com to see if there are any last minute updates. Games will be on the radio on KFAN+ 96.7 FM and the iHeart app.
 


DietCokeFan said:
Sad they can't offer any TV options. If I was any D1 coach I would make it a requirement before playing in any of these tournaments.
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Arizona St. is also playing in this "group of four teams". They play SMU Saturday & Oregon St. Sunday, after the Gophers play. And both of those games are being televised on ESPN+.

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SMU vs. Arizona State 11/16/24 - Stream the Game Live - Watch ESPN

Stream the NCAA Women's Basketball Game SMU vs. Arizona State live from ESPN+ on Watch ESPN. Live stream on Saturday, November 16, 2024.
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www.espn.com

Oregon State vs. Arizona State 11/17/24 - Stream the Game Live - Watch ESPN

Stream the NCAA Women's Basketball Game Oregon State vs. Arizona State live from ESPN+ on Watch ESPN. Live stream on Sunday, November 17, 2024.
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I would hope that since Arizona State's games are on ESPN+, the Gophers would be as well.
 

adamj95 said:
I would hope that since Arizona State's games are on ESPN+, the Gophers would be as well.
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I like your logic, but ESPN+ has a long schedule of games listed as shown tomorrow. The Gophers game is not one of them. Same story for Sunday.
 


Gophers up on Beavers, 30-20, at halftime. Brain and Battle with 7 pts each.
 




Mckenna is getting some playing time, so she might be rising up the depth chart.
 





Gophearl said:
Mckenna is getting some playing time, so she might be rising up the depth chart.
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I take that back. Coach P pulling starters early in 4th and no McKenna to be found. Gophers cruising to a win.
 



The Beavers scored their last 2 points with 9:02 left in the game. The Beavers went 0-12 with 5 turnovers (this is my count from the play-by-play) the rest of the way.
 


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