Dec. 3, 2008

Box Score

(San Francisco, Calif.) Three Dons scored 10 or more points as the USF women's basketball team dropped an 83-66 decision to Oregon State at War Memorial Gym. Shay Rollins led the Dons (2-5 overall) in the contest with the Beavers (4-1 overall) thanks to game-high 20 points, including four 3-pointers.

Oregon State took the lead out of the gate and never looked back, leading the entire 40 minutes. The Beavers took a 40-28 lead into the locker room at halftime, before coming out of the break on a tear, extending their lead to 23 points at the eight minute mark. San Francisco shot at a .328 clip on the evening, scoring just 14 points in the paint, while Oregon State posted a .328 shooting percentage and 46 points in the paint.

Rollins paced the Dons with 20 points with three rebounds, four assists and three steals. Joining the senior guard in double-figures was senior center Necolia Simmons with 19 points, falling just short of a double-double with a game-high nine rebounds.

Freshman guard Rheina Ale continued her scoring for the Dons with 12 points, seven of which came from the charity stripe. Ale also posted a trio of rebounds and an assist. Freshman forward Katy Keating recorded seven points off the bench for USF, with two boards, an assist and a block. Vania Singleterry, a freshman guard, also posted points off the bench for the Dons with five points and three boards. The lone remaining San Francisco player to score was junior guard Danesha Wright, who was a perfect 3-for-3 from the free throw line.

Oregon State was led by four players with double-figure scoring, including Alex Mitchell and Brittney Davis with 16 points each. Kassandra McCalister added a dozen points for the Beavers, hitting 6-of-7 from the field in just seven minutes of action.

The Dons return to action Sunday, when they travel to San Luis Obispo to face Cal Poly at 2 p.m. San Francisco returns to the Hilltop next Wednesday, Dec. 7, to face Cal State Fullerton at 7 p.m.