Oregon State women\u2019s basketball ends home stand with win vs. LBSU<\/p>\n
Published 4:38 pm Sunday, November 23, 2025<\/p>\n
The story is the same on Sunday as it was Friday for Oregon State women\u2019s basketball (5-1) despite different outcomes.<\/p>\n
The Beavers\u2019 71-55 win over Long Beach State (0-6) closed out a six-game home stand to begin their season. Oregon State\u2019s 24-7 fourth-quarter run insulated its win over Long Beach State. That came despite the \u201cBeach\u201d (the nickname nomenclature LBSU prefers as of 2018) holding a lead for nearly a quarter and a half on Sunday.<\/p>\n
\u201cI love the start of the game, just like the other night (vs. Colorado State). And then I loved the fourth quarter,\u201d Oregon State head coach Scott Rueck said. \u201cBoth of those stretches of time felt like normal basketball. And the rest felt like we entered the twilight zone somehow. Nothing made sense\u2026 You\u2019re scratching your head just going, \u2018How do we navigate something that just doesn\u2019t make sense?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
Second-quarter \u2018Twilight Zone\u2019<\/p>\n
The second quarter hasn\u2019t been kind to the Beavers this season. On Sunday, it was the only quarter that Beach outscored Oregon State. LBSU\u2019s Christy Reynoso knocked down a 3-pointer with 11 seconds remaining in the half, giving Beach a 2-point advantage through the first 20 minutes.<\/p>\n
Rueck said postgame that his team\u2019s confidence and rhythm disintegrated in the second quarter. Oregon State still out-rebounded LBSU (13-11) and committed fewer turnovers (5-2, Beach), but LBSU\u2019s shooting \u2014 and the Beavers lack thereof \u2014 kept it afloat. Oregon State shot just 5-for-19 in the second quarter, while Beach hit on seven of its 15 attempts, including 3-for-8 from 3-point depth.<\/p>\n
Rueck added that Oregon State\u2019s language barrier \u2014 the roster represents seven different countries \u2014 continues to be a challenge. Particularly so when the Beavers are on the opposite side of the court for the first half.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt just feels like we\u2019re fighting this uphill battle,\u201d Rueck said. \u201cIt causes you to press a little bit where we\u2019re trying to help them. Then the language barrier \u2014 or just learning our language of basketball \u2014 has been a little bit of an issue. Our rotations have been off a little bit\u2026 It\u2019s hard to explain.\u201d<\/p>\n
Come the second half, the Beavers ironed out some of their issues. LBSU again kept it close in the third quarter before Oregon State slammed the door in the fourth. The Beavers opened the final 10 minutes on a 13-0 run before surrendering a basket with 4:55 left on the clock. The Beach sent Oregon State to the charity stripe 22 times in the second half and the Beavers knocked down 16 from it.<\/p>\n
Guards Jenna Villa and Tiara Bolden paced the Beavers\u2019 scoring efforts with 14 apiece. Villa (5-for-17 FG%, 0-for-7 3pt%) logged the first double-double of her Oregon State career, too. The Washington State-transfer\u2019s 10 rebounds led Oregon State, with center Lizzy Williamson (7 pts, 6 rebs) finishing second.<\/p>\n
Record-matching day for Shuler<\/p>\n