Oregon State upsets Baylor
Beavers not put off by Bears’ size
Marie Gulich had 26 points, Kat Tudor added 16 and sixth-seeded Oregon State shot 58 percent in the second half to upset No. 2 seed Baylor, 72-67, in the Lexington Region semifinal.
Two years after upsetting Baylor in the Elite Eight, Oregon State (26-7) followed up with a steady performance that ended the Lady Bears’ 30-game winning streak.
The Beavers had to withstand nine consecutive points by Alexis Morris that got the Lady Bears (33-2) to 69-67 with 42 seconds remaining before Katie McWilliams’ leftcorner 3-pointer provided a five-point edge.
Oregon State wasn’t intimidated by Baylor’s winning streak or size, working around the latter with crisp passing for good looks and controlling the boards throughout.
Morris missed two 3s and Natalie Chou another in the final 10 seconds for Baylor, which shot just 39 percent.
Kalani Brown had 19 points for Baylor, which lost for the first time since falling 68-62 at UCLA in November.
More Lexington Region
Louisville 86, Stanford 59: Guard Asia Durr scored 24 points and forward Myisha Hines-Allen added 17 to lead No. 1 seed Louisville (35-2) past Stanford (24-11) to advance to the region finals against Oregon State. Sam Fuehring added 9 points and was a force on the boards with 11 rebounds for the Cardinals.
Kansas City Region
Mississippi State 71, N.C. State 57: Teaira McCowan had 24 points and 15 rebounds, Victoria Vivians added 14 points and topseeded Mississippi State (351) routed N.C. State (26-9) to reach the Elite Eight. Morgan William added 13 points and Roshunda Johnson, who lost her grandfather earlier in the week, added 12 for the Bulldogs.
UCLA 83, Texas 75: Point guard Jordin Canada scored 22 points and had eight assists to lead the Bruins (27-7) past the No. 2-seeded Longhorns (28-7) to advance to the Elite Eight to play Mississippi State. Monique Billings scored 17 points and Kennedy Burke added 15 points for UCLA. Ariel Aikens led the Longhorns with 20 points.