This one was over early. Oregon State dominates Santa Clara 82-31. They were lights out from the floor shooting 54.1 percent and held Santa Clara to just 18.3 percent shooting. The rebounding difference was impressive. The Beavers had 63 rebounds to just 16 for the Broncos. That is a new Pac-12 record for rebound margin at plus 47.
Redshirt-sophomore Destiny Slocum posted a double-double with 12 points and 10 assists, while junior Kat Tudor put up 14 points and seven rebounds. Fellow junior Maddie Washington set a career-high with 12 points on 6-for-7 shooting.
Junior Mikayla Pivec led all players with 13 rebounds, while sophomore Aleah Goodman tallied nine points on three 3-pointers and pulled down five rebounds.
Oregon State out-scored Santa Clara 40-4 in bench points, and held the Broncos to 16 points over the final three quarters.
The Beavers fly to Maui today to prepare for two games Friday and Saturday against Eastern Washington and Texas A and M in Lahaina.