No. 16 Oregon St women coast past Nevada 73-50

Dec 20, 2014, 09:17 pm

NEW ORLEANS -- Gabriella Hanson scored 16 points, grabbed five rebounds and dished out five assists to lead No. 16 Oregon State to a 73-50 win Saturday night over Nevada in the closing round of the New Orleans Shootout.

Samantha Siegner contributed 15 points while Jaime Weisner and Sydney Wiese added nine apiece for Oregon State (10-0), which shot 44.4 percent from the floor and sank 8 of 18 from 3-point range. Wiese was 3 of 4 from beyond the arc.

Leading 43-25 at the break, the undefeated Beavers opened the second half with a 20-8 run to pad a lead that was never challenged and extended their record for best season start in program history.

Iman Lathan led Nevada (4-7) with 14 points and four rebounds and Ashlee Jones added 11, including a trio of 3-pointers.