Oregon State started the toughest stretch of their season by suffering an 82-59 blowout loss on the road against the #2 team in the nation, the Stanford Cardinal, . The Beavers fall to 11-8 overall, and 4-5 in the Pac-12.
Oregon State played Stanford close for one quarter. For the first 10 minutes the Beavers hung tough, with Ellie Mack in particular going on a tear in the final minutes of the quarter to put the Beavers in front 25-22.
After that, Stanford’s defense shut down Oregon State. The Beavers scored 9 points each in the second and third quarters, while the Cardinal, led by a big performance from Francesca Belibi, began to dominate the game.