UW women knock off No. 7 Oregon State

  • Associated Press
  • Friday, February 6, 2015 11:23pm
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SEATTLE — Jazmine Davis scored 21 points, Aminah Williams added a career-high 20, and the University of Washington women’s basketball team beat seventh-ranked Oregon State 76-67 Friday night.

Guard Kelsey Plum, the Pac-12’s leading scorer, had 17 points for the Huskies, although the Beavers’ defense made her scoring chances tough to come by. Chantel Oshahor added a career-high 13 rebounds to help Washington (17-6 overall, 6-5 in conference play) snap a two-game losing streak.

The Huskies beat a top-10 team at home for the second time this season. Washington defeated then-No. 5 Texas A&M 70-49 on Dec. 29.

Washington has won its past three home games against top-10 teams. Last season Washington beat No. 3 Stanford, 87-82. The Huskies’ win against Texas A&M was their only other win in six games against ranked opponents this season.

Jamie Weisner had 17 points and eight rebounds, Sydney Wiese scored 16 points, and Ruth Hamblin had 12 points and nine rebounds for Oregon State (20-2, 10-1). The Beavers’ only other loss this season was at then-No. 8 Tennessee, 74-63 on Dec. 28.

The game was back and forth in the first half, as the teams took turns leading by as many as six points.

The game was tied in the final seconds of the first half when Davis drove to the hoop but lost her footing. As she fell to the floor, she managed to pass back to Plum, who was all alone at the arc and nailed a 3-pointer at the buzzer to give the Huskies a 34-31 halftime lead.

In the second half, the Huskies started to pull away. Washington hit four straight 3-pointers — two each from Williams and Davis — to take the first double-digit lead of the game at 59-47 with 12 minutes to play.

Oregon State quickly countered with an 11-2 run, aided by a technical foul on Osahor during a fight for a rebound.

The Huskies never gave up the lead, though, and again pushed ahead by double digits.

Plum’s step-back 3-pointer with 5 minutes to play gave Washington a 71-60 lead.

The loss snapped the Beavers’ second 10-game winning streak of the season. Oregon State started the season with 10 consecutive victories. The Beavers had an 11-game win streak last season. The school record is 14, set in 1982-83.

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