Olympic Beavers: Marie Gulich and Germany Basketball's Run Ends In Quarterfinal Loss
After surviving group play, former Oregon State Beaver Marie Gulich and the German national women's basketball team's time at the 2024 Olympics has come to an end.
Germany were defeated by hosts France in Wednesday's quarterfinal matchup by a score of 84-71. Gulich started in the post for her home country, finishing with 11 points, two assists, and three steals. The 6'5" power forward had no rebounds in the contest.
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As a team, Germany committed 20 turnovers, allowing the French to score 27 points off of those turnovers.
The game was Gulich's highest-scoring outing of the Olympic tournament. She finishes with 26 total points in four games, along with 23 rebounds, ten assists, six steals, and two blocks in her first Olympics.
At Oregon State, Gulich was a member of the 2016 Final Four team and the 2018 Elite Eight run. She finished her college career fifth in program history with 843 rebounds and the fourth-best shooting percentage (54.5) in OSU history.
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