Ladies’s Basketball Travels to Oregon State on Saturday

CORVALLIS, Ore. – The University of San Francisco ladies’s basketball group (13-8, 6-4) makes its ultimate journey to Corvallis because it takes on Oregon State (16-6, 8-1) at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 31, at Gill Coliseum.
 
GAME 22 DETAILS:
Opponent: Oregon State (16-6, 8-1)
Date: Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026
Time: 1:00 p.m. PT
Location: Corvallis, Ore. / Gill Coliseum
Watch: ESPN+
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
 
DONS AT A GLANCE:

• San Francisco’s three-game profitable streak was snapped in a 74-66 additional time choice final Thursday to Gonzaga at War Memorial on the Sobrato Center. The Dons erased a number of double-digit deficits all through the second half earlier than the Bulldogs prevailed within the ultimate five-minute interval to safe the victory.
• In a well-balanced offensive effort, San Francisco had 5 gamers rating in double figures for the primary time this season, led by Candy Edokpaigbe with 13 factors. Aina Cargol and Ugwah every totaled 11 factors, whereas Mara Neira and McIntyre posted 10 factors apiece.
• Recording a close to double-double, Ugwah totaled season-highs in factors (11) and rebounds (8) in simply her third recreation following lacking 13 video games attributable to an damage. In her final three video games, Ugwah is averaging 5.3 rebounds per recreation whereas totaling eight in her final two appearances.
• Edokpaigbe leads the group in scoring, averaging 16.9 factors per recreation, third finest within the West Coast Conference. She has scored in double figures in 18 video games whereas surpassing 20+ factors seven occasions.
• Cargol has continued to enhance in WCC play, establishing herself as one of many high freshmen within the league. In 10 convention video games, she is averaging 14.6 factors per recreation and is connecting on 39.6 p.c of her makes an attempt from the three-point line. Cargol leads all true freshmen within the WCC in scoring and assists per recreation (5.2) in the course of the convention slate. 

SCOUTING THE BEAVERS:

• Following its 18-point victory over San Diego final Thursday, Oregon State sits on the high of the West Coast Conference standings with an 8-1 file. The program additionally holds the very best general file within the WCC at 16-6. The Beavers are coming off a 61-43 win, shifting a half recreation forward of Santa Clara for first place within the league.
• In Oregon State’s 92-87 additional time victory over Gonzaga on January 22, Kennedie Shuler posted a formidable 17-point, 10-steal, nine-assist, five-rebound,
• three-block efficiency. Her stat line in opposition to the Bulldogs was one among 4 10-steal, three-block outings within the nation for the reason that 1999-00 season and one among 4 double-doubles with factors and steals within the WCC within the final 20 years.
• Following her efficiency, Shuler was named West Coast Conference Player of the Week and USBWA Player of the Week.
• Oregon State is third within the WCC and ranks tied for thirty fourth within the nation in blocks per recreation at 4.7. As a group, the Beavers have 4 gamers with double-digit blocks, led by Shuler and Néné Sow at 23. Lara Alonso-Basurto (19) and Lizzy Williamson (16) have additionally emerged because the group’s finest shot blockers. 

SERIES HISTORY:

• San Francisco and Oregon State are set to satisfy for the fifteenth time in program historical past, with the Beavers holding a 10-4 benefit.
• Facing off as West Coast Conference opponents for the primary time ever within the 2024-25 season, the Beavers defeated the Dons twice in three video games, together with a slim 61-59 victory within the quarterfinal spherical of the WCC Championship on March 9, 2025. In three video games, the margin of victory for the Beavers was solely 11 factors.
• The final time the 2 applications competed was on December 28, 2025, with Oregon State rising with a 74-65 victory on the Hilltop. Four gamers scored in double figures for the inexperienced and gold, led by Cargol’s team-high 15 factors.

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