Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 25 Oregon St. tops No. 3 Colorado

 

[January 27, 2024]  Donovyn Hunter and Talia von Oelhoffen scored 16 points apiece as No. 25 Oregon State downed No. 3 Colorado 68-62 on Friday in Corvallis, Ore.

AJ Marotte added 10 points for the Beavers (16-3, 5-3 Pac-12), who won for the fourth time in five games.

Jaylyn Sherrod put up 19 points for the Buffaloes (16-3, 6-2), who took their second loss in three games and fell a game behind first-place Stanford in the Pac-12 standings. Frida Formann contributed 13 points and Aaronette Vonleh posted 12 points.

A 10-0 run in the second quarter allowed Oregon State to tie the score 28-28 on a layup by Raegan Beers, and the Beavers went into halftime up 32-30.

Oregon State never trailed in the second half, though Colorado tied the score twice early in the third quarter.

No. 2 UCLA 62, Washington 44

Charisma Osborne's 17 points and six assists helped the Bruins overcome miserable shooting for a victory over the Huskies in Los Angeles.

Londynn Jones scored 13 points and Angela Dugalic contributed eight points and 13 rebounds for UCLA (16-2, 5-2 Pac-12), which had lost two of its previous three games.

Dalayah Daniels had 14 points and Elle Ladine put up 13 for Washington (12-6, 2-5), which lost its second game in a row.

The Bruins shot 30.7 percent from the floor and 22.2 percent (6 of 27) from 3-point range. The Huskies hit 31.1 percent of their field-goal attempts and went 3 of 16 (18.8 percent) from beyond the arc.

No. 6 Stanford 80, Arizona State 50

Kiki Iriafen scored 27 points and pulled down 14 rebounds as the Cardinal routed the Sun Devils in Tempe, Ariz.

Cameron Brink added 20 points, 16 rebounds and three blocked shots for Stanford (18-2, 7-1 Pac-12), which won its third consecutive game. The Cardinal's Hannah Jump finished with 13 points.

Jalyn Brown put up 17 points and Trayanna Crisp logged 16 for Arizona State (9-11, 1-7), which lost for the ninth time in the past 11 games.

The Cardinal outshot the Sun Devils 47.5 percent to 28.8 percent from the floor, 46.2 percent (6 of 13) to 25 percent (4 of 16) from 3-point range and 84.2 percent (16 of 19) to 53.3 percent (8 of 15) from the foul line. Stanford also produced a 49-33 rebounding advantage.

No. 11 Southern California 70, Washington State 62

JuJu Watkins registered 29 points, seven rebounds, three blocked shots and three steals as the Trojans led wire to wire against the Cougars in Los Angeles.

McKenzie Forbes added 22 points for USC (14-3, 4-3 Pac-12), which bounced back from consecutive road losses. The Trojans shot just 36.2 percent from the floor but posted a 20-3 edge in fastbreak points.

Tara Wallack led Washington State (14-6, 3-4) with 21 points, and Eleonora Villa scored 12. The Cougars had a three-game winning streak end.

USC led by 18 points at halftime and pushed the margin to 21 in the third quarter before Washington State climbed within 12 entering the fourth. The Cougars never drew closer than 10 points until the game's final minute.

No. 16 Utah 58, Oregon 48

The Utes erased an eight-point halftime deficit by outscoring the Ducks 22-7 in the third quarter, and Utah prevailed in Eugene, Ore.

Alissa Pili scored 16 points and grabbed eight rebounds, Maty Wilke added 11 points and Jenna Johnson wound up with 10 points and 10 boards as Utah (15-5, 5-3 Pac-12) earned its fourth win in a row.

Oregon (11-10, 2-6) took its third consecutive loss despite getting 19 points and 16 rebounds from Phillipina Kyei plus 18 points from Chance Gray.

Both teams shot just under 35 percent, but Utah finished on top thanks in large part to taking 63 shots while the Ducks managed only 47.

--Field Level Media

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