Hamblin, Weise lead No. 9 Oregon State women past WSU, 54-45
(AP) — Oregon State basketball fans call Ruth Hamblin "The Hammer," but it was Sydney Wiese who nailed down the Beavers' 10th consecutive win Sunday at Washington State.
Wiese scored 11 of her 16 points in the fourth quarter, when No. 9 Oregon State rallied for a 54-45 victory at Beasley Coliseum.
The Cougars have lost six straight games, but they held small leads after the second and third quarters before Oregon State outscored WSU 26-11 in the final quarter.
The Cougars (12-11, 3-9), looking for more energy after a sluggish performance Friday against Oregon, inserted three new faces into the starting lineup.
The Cougars shot just 31.6 percent from the field before an announced crowd of 687 on Super Bowl Sunday.
Rueck also praised Washington State's defense after the Cougars held OSU to 35.3 percent shooting and forced 17 turnovers.
Wiese, a standout point guard, offset her five assists with seven turnovers.
The Beavers were third in 3-point field goal percentage defense (23.8) and blocked shots per game (6.5) and fourth in average points allowed (50.2).