Pivec scores 24, No. 15 Oregon St. women top Cal, snap skid
BERKELEY, Calif. -- Mikayla Pivec scored 24 points on 10-of-17 shooting and No. 15 Oregon State beat California 76-63 on Sunday to snap a four-game losing streak -- its longest skid since February of 2013.
Destiny Slocum added 17 points and Maddie Washington scored 10 for Oregon State. The Beavers (20-8, 8-8 Pac-12) have won at least 20 games in seven consecutive seasons.
Pivec made a layup and then two free throws before Slocum hit a jumper to make it 20-16 midway through the second quarter and Oregon State never again trailed. Cal tied it twice before halftime but Washington made back-to-back baskets to spark a 13-4 run that gave the Beavers a 10-point lead with three minutes left in the third and Pivec scored six points in a 14-0 spurt that made it 62-43 early in the fourth.
Cailyn Crocker and Jaelyn Brown scored 17 points apiece for Cal (10-17, 2-14).
Oregon State has won 10 in a row against the Golden Bears to even that all-time series at 38.
The Beavers are fifth in the Pac-12 standings, one game back of No. 21 Arizona State, with two regular-season games remaining. The top four teams earn a bye into the quarterfinals of next month's conference tournament.
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2020-2021 Pac-12 Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Stanford | 19-2 | - | 31-2 |
Arizona | 13-4 | 4 | 21-6 |
UCLA | 12-4 | 4.5 | 17-6 |
Oregon | 10-7 | 7 | 15-9 |
Oregon State | 7-6 | 8 | 12-8 |
Colorado | 8-8 | 8.5 | 12-11 |
Washington State | 9-10 | 9 | 12-12 |
USC | 8-10 | 9.5 | 11-12 |
Arizona St | 6-9 | 10 | 12-12 |
Utah | 4-15 | 14 | 5-16 |
Washington | 3-13 | 13.5 | 7-14 |
California | 1-12 | 14 | 1-16 |