CORVALLIS, Ore. – Despite a solid performance for the bench, the University of San Francisco women's basketball team (13-9, 6-5) fell at Oregon State (17-6, 9-1) 75-53 Saturday afternoon at Gill Coliseum.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT:

• San Francisco struggled out of the gate, falling behind 23-14 at the end of the first quarter.
• Oregon State continued to add to its lead at the start of the second quarter, pushing the margin to 11, 29-18, at 5:07. San Francisco responded shortly after, utilizing a 10-2 run to finish the half to trim the deficit to three, 31-28. Nataša Taušová highlighted the run as she knocked down a second-chance three-pointer to get the Dons to within 29-26 with 2:31 remaining.
• The Dons' deficit continued to grow after halftime, facing a 54-43 disadvantage heading to the fourth quarter.
• San Francisco failed to pull any closer in the fourth, losing by a final of 75-53.

• Reaching double-figure scoring for the first time this season, Olivia Williams scored 13 points on 85.7 percent (six-of-seven) shooting. Along with her scoring, Williams added five rebounds and one block.
• Candy Edokpaigbe also added 13 points to help lead the green and gold while recording five rebounds, two assists, and one block.
• As a team defensively, San Francisco recorded five blocks, the most in a game since totaling six at LMU on January 4. Along with Williams and Edokpaigbe, Noelia Mouriño, Nevaeh Ferrara Horne, and Taušová added a block apiece.

UP NEXT:
San Francisco continues its two-game road trip next week when it travels to take on Seattle U at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 5, at Redhawk Center.

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The University of San Francisco Athletics Department would like to acknowledge and thank our sponsor – Planet Orange –  for their continued support of USF Athletics. Interested in sponsoring the Dons? Please contact Frank Allocco, the Executive Senior Associate Athletics Director of External Relations, at fallocco@usfca.edu or at (415) 422-4561.

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