The Oregon State women’s basketball team battled against the top player in women’s basketball Friday in the Phil Knight Legacy.
Caitlin Clark is the star of the Iowa Hawkeyes; she scored 28 points as No. 9 Iowa defeated OSU 73-59.
The Beavers were led by Talia Von Oelhoffen with 22 points and six rebounds.
Jelena Mitrovic had five points and 14 rebounds while Shalexxus Aaron scored 17.
Despite outrebounding the Hawkeyes, the Beavers had 14 turnovers and shot 35% from the field.
The Beavers will close out play in the Phil Knight Legacy on Sunday at 7 p.m. at Veterans Memorial Coliseum against Duke.
The Blue Devils have three former Beavers on their squad; Kennedy Brown and Taya Corosdale each entered the transfer portal after last season and transferred to Durham.
Aleah Goodman played for OSU from 2017 to 2021 and is now the Director of Recruiting and Player Development at Duke.