The first quarter of Oregon St. 79, Weber St. 53 was the most impressive I’ve seen this season.
The Beavers won the first quarter 30-9, and then the next three quarters were close. What happened? Did the Beavers suddenly figure it out, then regress? Did they uncover a secret about themselves? Was it a fluke?
Oregon St. was better at Utah-ing than Utah is. The Utes are the biggest offense in the nation, and the Beavers smoked that for 10 minutes. (The grain of salt is that the Weber St. Bobcats are 0-7.)
The Beavers shot 5-of-7 3FG; four were assisted. They shot 6-of-6 FG; five were assisted. “Put on a clinic” is overused to the point of cliche, which is too bad, because occasionally it’s real.
Oregon St. played Raegan Beers as one in, and Kelsey Rees / Talia von Oelhoffen / AJ Marotte / Donovyn Hunter as four out. They moved the ball fast, recognized the open teammates with as much instinct as vision, and hit the shots.
It might be the best quarter they play all year. But if they were in that ballpark consistently, they’re up there with Utah and Stanford. (I’ve got to correct not having seen USC and UCLA yet.)