Southern Illinois Salukis vs Oregon State Beavers

NEW ORLEANS SHOOTOUT

9-0

Final

	1	2	T
Oregon St ORST	28	43	71
S Illinois SIU	30	25	55

Southern Illinois SalukisS IllinoisSIU

6-3

No. 16 Oregon State women rally in 71-55 win over S Illinois

Dec 20, 2014, 12:51 am

NEW ORLEANS -- Ruth Hamblin scored 16 points to lead No. 16 Oregon State to a 71-55 comeback win over Southern Illinois in the opening round of the New Orleans Shootout on Friday night.

Trailing 30-28 at the break, Oregon State (9-0) rallied to retake the lead during a 10-1 run capped by a Gabriella Hanson 3-pointer and a pair of free throws from Deven Hunter that made it 48-38 midway through the second half. The Beavers held their double-digit lead down the stretch.

Sydney Wiese contributed 12 points, Marie Gulich added 11 and Gabby Hanson had 10 to help propel the Beavers to their best start in school history. Oregon State played the second half without coach Scott Rueck, who was ejected late in the first half after receiving two technical fouls.

Dyana Peirre led Southern Illinois (6-3) with 10 points and nine rebounds.

Game Information

New Orleans, LA

Referee:Marlin Ramsey

Referee:Eric Koch

Referee:Rochelle Bennett

NCAA Division I

West Coast Conference	CONF	GB	OVR
Loyola Marymount	15-3	-	21-10
Gonzaga	14-4	1	24-10
Santa Clara	13-5	2	24-10
Oregon State	13-5	2	23-12
Portland	11-7	4	20-15
Pepperdine	10-8	5	21-13
San Francisco	9-9	6	19-15
Saint Mary's	6-12	9	15-17
Pacific	6-12	9	11-19
Washington State	6-12	9	9-25
San Diego	4-14	11	11-22
Seattle U	1-17	14	5-25

Missouri Valley Conference	CONF	GB	OVR
Murray State	19-1	-	31-4
Belmont	16-4	3	20-12
Illinois State	13-7	6	24-14
Bradley	13-7	6	20-13
Northern Iowa	13-7	6	18-14
Drake	10-10	9	12-20
UIC	9-11	10	14-18
Southern Illinois	7-13	12	10-20
Indiana State	5-15	14	10-22
Evansville	5-15	14	10-25
Valparaiso	0-20	19	0-32

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