The Oregon State University Beavers girls’s basketball staff will face Eastern Washington within the first spherical of the 2024 NCAA Tournament this week at Gill Coliseum in Corvallis.
The Beavers had been the No. 3 seed within the area, together with No. 1 South Carolina, No. 2 Notre Dame and No. 4 Indiana, chosen from the Albany, New York space. Oregon State will host his first two rounds of the match in Corvallis. If OSU wins in opposition to the Eagles, it is going to face both No. 11 Texas A&M or No. 6 Nebraska.
If the Beavers can get previous the primary two rounds at house, they are going to advance to the Sweet 16 and Elite Eight in Albany. Another of his regional places is his Moda Center in Portland.
“Obviously it isn’t very best, however everybody would have needed Portland, and that is the way in which it’s,” Oregon State coach Scott Lueck mentioned of his staff’s spot within the bracket. “Those are issues we won’t management.”
The Beavers (24-7, 12-6 Pac-12), as everyone knows, completed the common season on a robust observe, ending fourth within the Pac-12 final season. OSU then superior to the Pac-12 semifinals by defeating No. 5 Colorado in double time beyond regulation, however misplaced to No. 1 Stanford, 66-57.
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Oregon State, one of the vital improved groups within the nation, is taking part in within the NCAA Tournament for the primary time since 2021 after ending tenth within the Pac-12 a 12 months in the past with a file of 13-18. Next week’s first and second spherical contests would be the first time the Beavers will host the season opener for the reason that 2018-19 season.
“The losses elevated our work ethic and elevated our stage of focus and dedication,” Lueck mentioned of his staff’s development. “It was clear from day one final spring, even earlier than everybody arrived…it doesn’t matter what, we will win subsequent 12 months.”
Eastern Washington defeated the Big Sky 29-5 and is on a 13-game successful streak heading into the match. The Eagles are led by graduate level guard Jamie Loera, who’s averaging 13.2 factors and 5.6 assists per sport. EWU’s main scorer is Aaliyah Alexander, who scores 14.7 factors per sport.
“It’s going to be robust. We’ve received an elite level guard that is going to be in each sport,” Lueck mentioned. “When you’ve a man like (Loera) with the ball, who can put the ball on the ground and rating as a lot as he needs, who can help and transfer the sport and perceive the sport, you’ve a extremely good staff.”
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