PULLMAN – Eleonora Villa recognized it was crunch time. The Washington State guard scored 13 of her team-high 23 points in the fourth quarter, and the Cougars controlled the second half of an 82-70 victory over Pacific in a West Coast Conference women’s basketball game Thursday at Beasley Coliseum.

Oregon State's losing streak extends to four games, as a rough second quarter puts the Beavers in a deficit they can't dig themselves out of.

The Cougars had to survive a frenetic fourth quarter after building a 25-point lead as Washington State capped a sweep of Oregon State 65-57 in a West Coast Conference game in Corvallis. Astera Tuhina made two free throws with 38.9 seconds left to thwart the Beavers’ comeback bid.