Oregon State women beat Tennessee; 1st home loss in NCAAs for Lady Vols
Struggling to sleep at 2 a.m. Sunday before Oregon State faced Tennessee in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, OSU head coach Scott Rueck stumbled upon an ESPN preview article. He noticed a nugget about the Lady Vols never having lost at home in the NCAA Tournament and thought, “How often in life do you have a chance to do something for the first time?”
Senior Marie Gulich had 14 points and 12 rebounds to lead the sixth-seeded Beavers (25-7) to their third straight regional-semifinal appearance with a 66-59 win over third-seeded Tennessee in a Lexington Regional game in Knoxville.
“We had an opportunity to do something today that is really special and that is a first,” Rueck said.