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WBB: Baylor (33-1) vs. Oregon St. (25-7) Sweet 16 Preview & Game Thread

March 22, 2018
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Baylor (33-1) plays Oregon State (25-7) on Friday March 23 at 6:00pm CST for the chance to advance to the Elite 8 in the Lexington Bracket of the Women's NCAA Tournament.  The game is televised on ESPN2 and ESPN3.  Here is a look at the match-up:

Coaches

Oregon State: Scott Rueck, 466-176 overall, 178-88 in his eighth season at Oregon State

Baylor: Kim Mulkey, 539-97 in her 18th season at Baylor

Overall

Oregon State won the last meeting in 2016 and to advance the Beavers to the first Final Four in school history.

Oregon State averages 73.6 points, 42.4 rebounds, 19.1 assists, 4.0 steals and 6.0 blocks per contest

Baylor averages 86.7 points, 49.1 rebounds, 20.3 assists, 6.9 steals, and 6.8 blocks per contest

Oregon State Starting Lineup 

21 · MARIE GULICH C · 6-5 · Sr. Cologne, Germany 17.3/9.2/1.7

22 · KAT TUDOR G · 6-0 · So. Woodbridge, CA 12.0/4.4/1.1

0 · MIKAYLA PIVEC G · 5-10 · So. Lynnwood, WA 11.4/7.2/4.9

10 · KATIE MCWILLIAMS G · 6-2 · Jr. Salem, OR 8.3/4.1/3.8

5 · TAYA COROSDALE F · 6-3 · Fr. Bothell, WA 6.6/4.2/1.8

Oregon State Bench

1 · ALEAH GOODMAN G · 5-9 · Fr. Milwaukie, OR 6.6/1.8/2.2

25 · TAYLOR KALMER G · 5-8 · Jr. Chandler, AZ 6.1/2.3/1.9

11 · JOANNA GRYMEK F · 6-8 · Jr. Krakow, Poland 4.0/2.8/0.1

Lady Bears Starters

21 · KALANI BROWN C · 6-7 · Jr. Slidell, LA 20.1/10.2/1.7

15 · LAUREN COX F · 6-4 · So. Flower Mound, TX 15.3/9.8/2.8

1 · DEKEIYA COHEN F · 6-2 · Sr. Charleston, SC 12.2/6.8/1.9

11 · ALEXIS MORRIS G · 5-6 · Fr. Beaumont, TX 9.2/2.8/3.3

20 · JUICY LANDRUM G · 5-9 · So. Waco, TX 7.6/3.6/2.2

Lady Bears Bench

2 · DIDI RICHARDS G · 6-1 · Fr. Cypress, TX 5.1/4.3/1.6

12 · MOON URSIN G · 5-7 · Fr. Destrehan, LA 2.9/2.0/0.8

24 · NATALIE CHOU F · 6-1 · So. Plano, TX 6.9/3.3/2.3

3 · MICHELLE KAHUE G · 5-4 · Fr. Redmond, WA 0.0/0.3/0.0

50 · DARRLYN MCDONOUGH G · 5-6 · Fr. Redmond, WA 0.0/0.3/0.0

4 · KRISTY WALLACE G · 5-11 · Sr. Loganholme, Queensland, Australia 12.9/5.0/5.3 (Injured/ACL)

3 · TRINITY OLIVER G · 5-11 · Fr. Euless, Texas 3.3/2.1/0.7 (Injured/ACL)

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WBB: Baylor (33-1) vs. Oregon St. (25-7) Sweet 16 Preview & Game Thread

60,827 Views | 301 Replies | Last: 6 yr ago by BaylorProud77
LOTRADER
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These kids are NOT on the Oregon State Team as reported:

15 CHASITY PATTERSON G 5-5 Jr. Houston, TX 3.0/1.1/0.7
5 JORDAN HOSEY F 6-1 Jr. Pearland, TX 3.7/2.3/0.4
14 OLAMIDE ABOROWA F 6-3 Jr. Ondo, Nigeria 2.6/2.4/0.1

Aren't these kids on Texas' roster?
WasheFuzzy
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Lase season emergency transfers to help defend Baylor?
MrGolfguy
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Lara Webb with the tip
WasheFuzzy
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I don't just want to win, I want at least a 15 - 20 point cushion most of the game so that I don't have to be so nervous.
Eball
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I am really excited for this game! I think it will be fun to see for a lot of reasons. Even before the season started and the injuries to Trinity, KW and Chou, with what we were losing and the limited depth I really thought sweet 16 maybe a ceiling. I felt like we would still be a top ten team no problem but I was not convinced we were top 4. Now with the injuries we should be in serious trouble but it just seems this team has something special. I do think our starting 5 right now is playing as well as any team in the Country including UCONN. If we continue to play at the level we have been and avoid foul trouble and additional injuries we should pull away and win comfortably by the end of the game. I think we have a legitimate shot at the final four and I never would have thought we could get there this year before the season started.

I do have concerns about the game because OSU is very good and if they play out of their minds like some others have against us in the tournament before, then we could lose. I am intrigued by our team because we have five who can score and do score when they need to do so. I just don't remember having this many legitimate weapons to score before. Juicy and Morris are so fast and such good scorers and shooters....they also create pressure on opposing teams ball handlers. Cox and Brown already get so much attention and rightfully so, they are dominate. DC is just so determined and when she hits her mid range shot lethal.

OSU will either zone or help on Brown and Cox and make our guards beat them. We need to hit threes but we also need transition buckets and the mid range game as well, to open things up for Brown and Cox. I have some concerns that their guards are bigger than ours and will close out well on three point shooters giving us fits. They may also try and take our guards inside to score. We have to turn them over as they do not have a true point guard/ball handler and that is when they had their worst loss to UCLA when they turned it over and could not handle the pressure of UCLA's guards.

No matter what happens tonight it has been a real joy to watch this team compete game to game. I hope our depth issues don't bite us in the butt for the first time tonight. The outlook for next year is just incredible....

Go Lady Bears!
GoldenBear
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Eball said:

I am really excited for this game! I think it will be fun to see for a lot of reasons. Even before the season started and the injuries to Trinity, KW and Chou, with what we were losing and the limited depth I really thought sweet 16 maybe a ceiling. I felt like we would still be a top ten team no problem but I was not convinced we were top 4. Now with the injuries we should be in serious trouble but it just seems this team has something special. I do think our starting 5 right now is playing as well as any team in the Country including UCONN. If we continue to play at the level we have been and avoid foul trouble and additional injuries we should pull away and win comfortably by the end of the game. I think we have a legitimate shot at the final four and I never would have thought we could get there this year before the season started.

I do have concerns about the game because OSU is very good and if they play out of their minds like some others have against us in the tournament before, then we could lose. I am intrigued by our team because we have five who can score and do score when they need to do so. I just don't remember having this many legitimate weapons to score before. Juicy and Morris are so fast and such good scorers and shooters....they also create pressure on opposing teams ball handlers. Cox and Brown already get so much attention and rightfully so, they are dominate. DC is just so determined and when she hits her mid range shot lethal.

OSU will either zone or help on Brown and Cox and make our guards beat them. We need to hit threes but we also need transition buckets and the mid range game as well, to open things up for Brown and Cox. I have some concerns that their guards are bigger than ours and will close out well on three point shooters giving us fits. They may also try and take our guards inside to score. We have to turn them over as they do not have a true point guard/ball handler and that is when they had their worst loss to UCLA when they turned it over and could not handle the pressure of UCLA's guards.

No matter what happens tonight it has been a real joy to watch this team compete game to game. I hope our depth issues don't bite us in the butt for the first time tonight. The outlook for next year is just incredible....

Go Lady Bears!
I'll settle for outscoring Oregon State for the game...and gladly dispense with all this pregame rhetoric.
Brian Ethridge
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LOTRADER said:

These kids are NOT on the Oregon State Team as reported:

15 CHASITY PATTERSON G 5-5 Jr. Houston, TX 3.0/1.1/0.7
5 JORDAN HOSEY F 6-1 Jr. Pearland, TX 3.7/2.3/0.4
14 OLAMIDE ABOROWA F 6-3 Jr. Ondo, Nigeria 2.6/2.4/0.1

Aren't these kids on Texas' roster?
Yes the formatting didn't delete them for some reason. Sorry about that.
Brian Ethridge
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15 minutes
wuzzy bear
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Here we go and go and go!!!
BaylorProud77
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Me too!!! I am super nervous
BaylorProud77
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Amen. Let's go girls!!!!!!!
Brian Ethridge
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Staff
Marigold dancing with the Beaver...
Brian Ethridge
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OSU went back to Corvallis for finals in between games... WOW
MommaBear
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Let's go Lady Bears!!!!!
Brian Ethridge
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Cox wins the tip

Cox short on the jumper

OSU misses a 3

Cohen jumper

2-0

Cohen blocks the OSU big

BU miss

OSU drives and a late whistle on a foul by Brown...

Makes both

2-2

Juicy called out of bounds after she passes the ball

Airball 3 for OSU, gets rebound, misses, Morris strips the rebound away


Brown misses

OSU misses

Cox misses

OSU long 3

2-5
Brian Ethridge
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Cohen misses

OSU jumper

2-7

Brown bucket

4-7

OSU jumper

4-9

Cohen jumper

6-9

OSU airball

TV Timeout

Lady Bears look winded
BaylorProud77
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They just need to calm down and get their heads in the game. I'm not sure how we got that first foul!
geewago
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If we have the best team, they haven't showed up yet. But too early to call
wuzzy bear
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Offense a bit our of sync. That is freshmen for you. We have to take it at them. They are going to give us as many outside shots as we like! Have to get the high-low game working....then kick it out if need be.
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Need an adjustment on offense. Something is just a little off. Settling for bad shots and not crashing the boards like usual.
wuzzy bear
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They hit 3's and that is why you cannot run away from them. Going to be close people.
fredbear
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Tentative
BaylorBears_254
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Need to run the offense through Morris
BaylorProud77
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There's our Lauren
BaylorBears_254
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Great footwork Kalani
BaylorBears_254
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PUT YOUR HANDS UP KALANI
Yeek
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Brown is all sorts of out of sync. Both ends of the floor.
BaylorBears_254
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Kalani has to settle down, it's somewhat of a replay from the 1st half of the Michigan game
BaylorBears_254
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We need to let Morris play free and look to score
Brian Ethridge
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Cox baseline bucket on the drive

8-9

OSU 3

8-12

Brown AND 1 on Gulic

10-12

Juicy out, Richards in

FT good

11-12

Gulic goes around Brown

11-14

Cox to Cohen backdoor

13-14

Gulic stepback

13-16

Brown throws a 6-6 pass to 5-6 Morris out of bounds

Brown out, Juicy back in

OSU miss, rebound, OSU 3 miss, rebound, drives and Cox called for a foul on the block

Both FTs good

13-18

Brown back in for Richards
Yeek
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BaylorBears_254 said:

We need to let Morris play free and look to score


Agree. Bc we're trying to go to the post it's limiting everything else.
BaylorProud77
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Can't get anything easy because they are going to fouls in our bigs!
BaylorProud77
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Because they are going to call fouls on our bigs
Brian Ethridge
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Brown misses

Juicy steal, Morris blows a layup

OSU misses

Brown misses another bunny

OSU misses a 3

Brown shoots a 19 footer and misses

OSU stuffed on a drive

Morris layup on the break

15-18

OSU rattles one in from 17 feet

15-20

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