CORVALLIS, Ore. (Interstat) — Lauren Olsen made a driving layup with 1.7 seconds remaining and Sofia Alonso added a free throw with one second left as California Baptist edged Oregon State 79-77 in a women’s NCAA Division I basketball game Wednesday at Gill Coliseum. The Lancers improved to 1-0. The Beavers fell to 0-1 before an announced attendance of 2,859.

Olsen led California Baptist with 24 points, five rebounds and two assists while playing 37 minutes. Spela Brecelj came off the bench to score 17 points and grab six rebounds in 17 minutes, McKinley Willardson added 15 points and six rebounds in 22 minutes, and Chloe Briggs finished with nine points, 10 rebounds and two assists in 39 minutes. Sofia Alonso had eight points, four rebounds, 11 assists and one block. The Lancers shot 32 of 78 from the floor, 9 of 26 from three-point range and 6 of 17 from the free-throw line. They finished with 13 offensive rebounds, seven assists, two blocks and seven turnovers.

Jenna Villa paced Oregon State with 21 points, seven rebounds and two assists in 28 minutes. Taylor Young scored 22 points and added two rebounds and two assists in 36 minutes, Kennedie Shuler had 10 points, five rebounds, seven assists and two blocks, and Lara Alonso recorded seven points, 11 rebounds and two assists. Evelini Smith contributed eight points, four rebounds and one assist in seven minutes. The Beavers shot 28 of 56 from the field, 3 of 14 from beyond the arc and 18 of 22 from the foul line. They had four offensive rebounds, four assists, four blocks and 17 turnovers.

Oregon State opened with energy as Shuler made a layup and a free throw and followed with a turnaround jumper. California Baptist answered with a Brecelj 3-pointer and a Chloe Briggs turnaround jumper that tied the score at 8. The Beavers moved ahead later in the opening quarter on Young’s free throws, Katelyn Field’s 3-point stepback and Evelini Smith’s three-point play. California Baptist closed the quarter with a Briggs floating jumper, but Oregon State held a 21-18 lead after one. The Lancers then took control in the second quarter. Brecelj hit a 3-pointer and followed with a layup, and Willardson made one free throw and a 3-pointer to tie the score at 27. Olsen then made a driving layup, and Willardson added a layup as California Baptist closed the half with eight straight points to lead 31-27.

The Lancers stretched their lead in the third quarter. After Briggs opened the scoring with a turnaround jumper, Brecelj made a hook shot and a 3-pointer, and Olsen made a 3-pointer and a driving layup. Sofia Alonso’s layup gave California Baptist a 55-42 lead with 4:51 left in the third. Oregon State responded behind Villa and Young, and Young’s jumper at the end of the quarter trimmed the deficit to 63-59. The Beavers kept coming in the fourth. Villa made two free throws, a layup and a floating jumper, and Ashley Uusitalo hit a 3-pointer as Oregon State took a 70-66 lead. Sofia Alonso’s 3-pointer tied the score at 73 with 2:13 remaining. Shuler made one free throw, Willardson answered with a layup, and Briggs made one free throw to put California Baptist ahead 76-74. Lara Alonso then converted a layup and free throw with 14 seconds left to give Oregon State a 77-76 lead. Olsen answered with her driving layup at 1.7 seconds, and Sofia Alonso made one of two free throws at one second to finish the scoring.

California Baptist scored 79 points on 80 possessions and Oregon State scored 77 points on 79 possessions. The Lancers held a 13-4 edge in offensive rebounds and forced 17 Oregon State turnovers while committing seven. California Baptist is scheduled to play at Utah Tech next, while Oregon State is set to host Eastern Washington.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Oregon State 65, California Baptist 62. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Oregon State with a 76.6 percent probability to win. Oregon State had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of minus 13.5. The total score of 156 went under the over/under line of 135.5.