Oregon State women use balanced effort to beat Northwest Nazarene

CORVALLIS, Ore. (Interstat) — Oregon State women’s basketball defeated non-divisional visitor Northwest Nazarene 77-53 on Wednesday at Gill Coliseum, moving to 2-1 before 2,994. The Beavers led 19-13 after one quarter, 39-23 at halftime and 58-34 through three. Northwest Nazarene scored 10, 11, 19 and 13 points by quarter. Oregon State scored 77 points from 71 possessions, an offensive rating of 107.8, with 20 offensive rebounds, 12 assists, six blocks and 18 turnovers. Oregon State’s Kennedie Shuler led the Beavers with 15 points, seven assists, three rebounds and one block. Evelini Smith added 12 points and 11 rebounds, Maggie Warpus had seven points and 11 rebounds, Jenna Villa scored 12, Lara Alonso had nine points and 10 rebounds, Mariia Ignatchenko scored seven, Keira Lindemans had five rebounds and two assists, Taylor Young scored four, Katelyn Field added eight and Ashley Uusitalo scored three.