Oregon State Beavers at Miami Hurricanes

No. 7 Oregon State women top No. 19 Miami, 75-53

Then the third quarter started.

Any doubt went away in a hurry.

Mikayla Pivec scored 21 points, Slocum added 20 and No. 7 Oregon State had little trouble on the way to beating No. 19 Miami 75-53 on Friday in the opening game of the Miami Thanksgiving Classic. The Beavers needed only 90 seconds of the third quarter to turn an eight-point lead into a 17-point cushion.

"I think we did a great job of coming out and putting our foot down," said Slocum, who finished that 9-0 spurt with back-to-back 3-pointers.

Aleah Goodman had nine points and seven assists for the Beavers (6-0), who were playing their first road game of the season. Oregon State tied a season high with 12 3-pointers on 33 attempts.

Beatrice Mompremier scored 13 for Miami (4-2), which fell to 23-2 all-time in its Thanksgiving tournament. Endia Banks added 12 for the Hurricanes.

The 22-point loss margin was the second-biggest at home for Miami in the last decade.

"In preparation for this great team, I told our players that we need an `A' effort," Miami coach Katie Meier said. "A-plus would have been great. There was no way we could come with anything less, A-minus, B-plus, C. Just couldn't. They burn you for every mistake. I didn't see an `A' effort tonight."

Miami made six consecutive shots over a four-minute stretch of the second quarter. Problem was, the Hurricanes made only six of their other 23 shots in the game's first 22 minutes.

They kept it close, until the Oregon State 3-point barrage started in the third quarter. Kennedy Brown opened the half with a 3 for the Beavers, Slocum followed with her two makes in a row, and the lead was up to 45-28 just like that.

Oregon State coach Scott Rueck and Meier have been friends for years, part of the reason why this matchup came together.

"I was excited for this challenge and the team was too," Rueck said. "We knew it would take a big effort."

BIG PICTURE

Miami: It was the first meeting between Miami and Oregon State. The Hurricanes are scheduled to go Corvallis next season to complete the home-and-home. ... Mompremier had seven rebounds, giving her exactly 900 for her college career at Miami and Baylor.

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SERIOUS SCHEDULE

Oregon State's schedule over the next few weeks will see the Beavers rack up some miles.

All told, they'll be flying roughly 15,000 miles in a span of three weeks. That's enough to fly from Oregon to Paris, back to Oregon, and then back to Paris again.

UP NEXT

Oregon State: Faces Liberty on Saturday.

Miami: Hosts Miami of Ohio on Saturday.

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How can I watch Beavers vs. Hurricanes?

• TV Channel: Beavers vs Hurricanes 2021 College Basketball, week 4, is broadcasted on ACC Extra.
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