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Beavers' Raegan Beers injures ankle, leaves NCAA tourney game

Raegan Beers injured her right ankle at the end of the third quarter of Oregon State's first-round victory over No. 14 Eastern Washington on Friday night.

Beers was smiling after the 73-51 win in the women's NCAA tournament game and said she hoped to join practice Saturday.

Things didn't look good when Beers, who averages a double-double for the third-seeded Beavers, fell to the court crying and clutching her ankle. The 6-foot-4 forward was able to stand on her own but limped to the locker room. She later returned to the bench but did not play again.

Beers was in sandals after the game, and her ankle was not taped.

"Ankle is good. I just stepped wrong. Obviously it happens sometimes. Ankles are like that," she said. "But I'm feeling better. Just gonna ice it up and get ready for practice."

Beers leads the Beavers this season with 17.8 points and 10.4 rebounds per game. She earned AP All-America third-team honors.

She had 19 points and nine rebounds against Eastern Washington before she was hurt.

Oregon State (25-7) will play sixth-seeded Nebraska on Sunday, with the winner headed to the Sweet 16 in Albany, New York.

Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.