Monday, March 5
Corvallis, Ore.
7:00 PM
Oregon State
vs
BYU
Photo by: Scobel Wiggins/Oregon State Athletics
Beavers Host Michigan State for Senior Day
March 07, 2018 | Women's Gymnastics
THE MEET
Oregon State remains at Gill Coliseum this week for the final time in 2018. The Beavers will host Michigan State Saturday, March 10 for Senior Day beginning at 2:30 p.m.
TICKETS AND PROMOTIONS
• Single meet tickets can be purchased by visiting BeaverTickets.com or by calling 1-800-GO-BEAVS.
• Jr. Beavs members receive a free general admission ticket to the meet.
• Senior Day ceremonies will take place following the meet.
LIVE VIDEO
• The meet is slated to stream live at osubeavers.com. Former OSU gymnasts Heather (Bennett) Humphrey and Stephanie McGregor will be on the call.
LIVE RESULTS
• Live results will be available for the meet and can be found by visiting the gymnastics schedule page on osubeavers.com.
• To access live stats, via your computer, smartphone, or tablet, visit osubeavers.com.
SOCIAL MEDIA
• Fans are encouraged to follow the Oregon State gymnastics program via social media. There are several platforms to follow the team including :
• Twitter: @BeaverGym
• Instagram: @BeaverGym
• Facebook: /BeaverGym
• SnapChat: @OregonStateGym
QUICKLY
• Oregon State opened the season with back-to-back road meets for the second year in a row. OSU kicked off the season with a win at Pittsburgh before traveling to face Utah, where the Beavers upped their previous score by 1.5 points.
• Seven out of OSU's 12 opponents on the 2018 schedule are ranked in this week's Top 36.
• The Beavers are coming off a 19-win season the ended with an 11th-place finish at NCAA Championships
• Oregon State returns one All-American, Dani Dessaints, who was an NACGC/W Regular Season All-American on the vault in 2017.
• Dessaints tied for the Pac-12 title on the vault (9.95) in 2017.
• In 2017, OSU advanced to the postseason for the 43rd straight year ... the last time the Beavers failed to reach the postseason was 1974, when they were still competing in the AIAW.
• OSU finished second at the 2017 NCAA Champaign Regional earning a berth at NCAA Championships. The Beavers finished 11th at the championships in St. Louis.
MONDAY AGAINST BYU
Oregon State topped BYU 196.975-196.375 Monday night to remain undefeated at home in 2018. All four of the Beavers' home wins have come against Top 25 opponents - No. 23 Stanford, No. 12 Arizona State, No. 24 Arizona and No. 21 BYU.
• OSU set a season-high 49.575 on the floor exercise against the Cougars with Sabrina Gill (9.900), McKenna Singley (9.925), Isis Lowery (9.925) and Kaitlyn Yanish (9.950) each tying or setting personal-bests.
• OSU registered scores of 49.000 or better on all four events for the sixth time this season against BYU.
• Despite the win it was an uneven meet for the Beavers with three falls, however repeated high-pressure performances by
OREGON STATE NOTES
• After not competing last week, OSU slipped three spots in the rankings to No. 11.
• The Beavers have yet to count a fall in 2018 ... OSU counted just two missed routines in 2017, with both coming in a win at Seattle Pacific.
• Oregon State has 'hit' 182 out of 192 (94.8%) routines in 2018 ... in comparison, the Beavers 'hit' 300 out of 312 (96.2%) routines last year.
• The Beavers have hit 24-for-24 only once this season. It was their fourth meet of the season, at home against Arizona State.
• Through nine meets, OSU's youthful squad, which includes 13 out of 19 underclassmen, the production breakdown looks like this: Sophomores have performed 74 of 192 routines in 2018 (38.5%), juniors have produced 62 of 192 (32.3%), freshmen 33 of 192 (17.2%) and seniors 23 of 192 (12.0%).
• Of particular note is that OSU sophomores only performed 40 routines (out of 312) for the Beavers as freshmen last year.
• Seven out of OSU's 11 opponents on the 2018 schedule are currently ranked in the Top 36; No. 3 UCLA, No. 4 Utah, No. 9 Washington, No. 13 Arizona State, No. 21 BYU, No. 27 Stanford and No. 34 Arizona.
• Fifteen of the Beavers' 19 gymnasts earned a GPA of 3.0 or higher during fall term ... as a team, the Beavers earned a 3.4778 GPA in the fall.
SEEKING PERFECTION
OSU has eight gymnasts that have 'hit' all of their routines in 2018 including: Sabrina Gill (29-29), Shireen Khamedoost (12-12), Dani Dessaints (11-11), Isis Lowery (10-10), Mariana Colussi-Pelaez (8-8), Maela Lazaro (6-6), Lena Greene (4-4) and Halli Briscoe (1-1).
LOADING UP FOR 2019
In November, three gymnasts signed the National Letters of Intent to join the Oregon State gymnastics program for the 2018-19 academic year. Leah Bivrell (Louisville, Colo.), Jade Carey (Phoenix, Ariz.) and Madi Dagen (Pleasanton, Calif.) are scheduled to enroll at Oregon State this coming summer ... Carey earned a pair of silver medals for Team USA at the 2017 World Championships ... Dagen's sister, Lacy, transferred from Florida to Oregon State during the offseason.
THE ROSTER
Here are some quick hitters about the Oregon State gymnastics roster in 2018:
• There are only two seniors on the squad (Dani Dessaints and Shireen Khamedoost) who had combined to perform 74 career routines entering the season
• There are six newcomers to the team this year (Savanna Force, Lexie Gonzales, Niya Mack, Colette Yamaoka and Kaitlyn Yanish are freshmen, and Lacy Dagen transferred to OSU in the offseason) ... of the newcomers, Yanish has been in the competition lineup in every meet so far this season, while Force and Mack have performed in the floor lineup seven and three times respectively. Yamaoka has been a bars exhibition five times and Dagen has exhibitioned on beam twice.
• Less than half of the roster competed in a meet for Oregon State last season (nine out of 19). Halli Briscoe, Lena Greene, Jaime Law, Maela Lazaro, and Alyssa Minyard all entered the season seeking their first competition routines in addition to the five freshmen ... Minyard has performed in the bars and beam lineups in six meets. Lazaro entered the beam lineup against Stanford and Greene joined the vault lineup at Washington and Briscoe made her first college bars routine earlier this week against BYU.
• Two of OSU's gymnasts hail from the Beaver State - Lena Greene (Tigard) and Jaime Law (Corvallis).
• Three OSU gymnasts are from outside of the United States - Mariana Colussi-Pelaez and Sabrina Gill are all from Canada, while Isis Lowery is from Australia.
• The Beavers returned just nine out of 24 routines from the 2017 NCAA Championships lineup.
WHICH WAY DO WE GO?
The Beavers, like every other team in the country, are seeking to qualify to the NCAA Championships and the Super Six. But to reach that goal teams must get through NCAA Regionals. In 2017, regionals will be held at Alabama, Minnesota, North Carolina State, Ohio State, Penn State and Utah. The top two finishers at each regional will advance to the NCAA Championships at the Chaifetz Arena in St. Louis, Mo.
Oregon State remains at Gill Coliseum this week for the final time in 2018. The Beavers will host Michigan State Saturday, March 10 for Senior Day beginning at 2:30 p.m.
TICKETS AND PROMOTIONS
• Single meet tickets can be purchased by visiting BeaverTickets.com or by calling 1-800-GO-BEAVS.
• Jr. Beavs members receive a free general admission ticket to the meet.
• Senior Day ceremonies will take place following the meet.
LIVE VIDEO
• The meet is slated to stream live at osubeavers.com. Former OSU gymnasts Heather (Bennett) Humphrey and Stephanie McGregor will be on the call.
LIVE RESULTS
• Live results will be available for the meet and can be found by visiting the gymnastics schedule page on osubeavers.com.
• To access live stats, via your computer, smartphone, or tablet, visit osubeavers.com.
SOCIAL MEDIA
• Fans are encouraged to follow the Oregon State gymnastics program via social media. There are several platforms to follow the team including :
• Twitter: @BeaverGym
• Instagram: @BeaverGym
• Facebook: /BeaverGym
• SnapChat: @OregonStateGym
QUICKLY
• Oregon State opened the season with back-to-back road meets for the second year in a row. OSU kicked off the season with a win at Pittsburgh before traveling to face Utah, where the Beavers upped their previous score by 1.5 points.
• Seven out of OSU's 12 opponents on the 2018 schedule are ranked in this week's Top 36.
• The Beavers are coming off a 19-win season the ended with an 11th-place finish at NCAA Championships
• Oregon State returns one All-American, Dani Dessaints, who was an NACGC/W Regular Season All-American on the vault in 2017.
• Dessaints tied for the Pac-12 title on the vault (9.95) in 2017.
• In 2017, OSU advanced to the postseason for the 43rd straight year ... the last time the Beavers failed to reach the postseason was 1974, when they were still competing in the AIAW.
• OSU finished second at the 2017 NCAA Champaign Regional earning a berth at NCAA Championships. The Beavers finished 11th at the championships in St. Louis.
MONDAY AGAINST BYU
Oregon State topped BYU 196.975-196.375 Monday night to remain undefeated at home in 2018. All four of the Beavers' home wins have come against Top 25 opponents - No. 23 Stanford, No. 12 Arizona State, No. 24 Arizona and No. 21 BYU.
• OSU set a season-high 49.575 on the floor exercise against the Cougars with Sabrina Gill (9.900), McKenna Singley (9.925), Isis Lowery (9.925) and Kaitlyn Yanish (9.950) each tying or setting personal-bests.
• OSU registered scores of 49.000 or better on all four events for the sixth time this season against BYU.
• Despite the win it was an uneven meet for the Beavers with three falls, however repeated high-pressure performances by
OREGON STATE NOTES
• After not competing last week, OSU slipped three spots in the rankings to No. 11.
• The Beavers have yet to count a fall in 2018 ... OSU counted just two missed routines in 2017, with both coming in a win at Seattle Pacific.
• Oregon State has 'hit' 182 out of 192 (94.8%) routines in 2018 ... in comparison, the Beavers 'hit' 300 out of 312 (96.2%) routines last year.
• The Beavers have hit 24-for-24 only once this season. It was their fourth meet of the season, at home against Arizona State.
• Through nine meets, OSU's youthful squad, which includes 13 out of 19 underclassmen, the production breakdown looks like this: Sophomores have performed 74 of 192 routines in 2018 (38.5%), juniors have produced 62 of 192 (32.3%), freshmen 33 of 192 (17.2%) and seniors 23 of 192 (12.0%).
• Of particular note is that OSU sophomores only performed 40 routines (out of 312) for the Beavers as freshmen last year.
• Seven out of OSU's 11 opponents on the 2018 schedule are currently ranked in the Top 36; No. 3 UCLA, No. 4 Utah, No. 9 Washington, No. 13 Arizona State, No. 21 BYU, No. 27 Stanford and No. 34 Arizona.
• Fifteen of the Beavers' 19 gymnasts earned a GPA of 3.0 or higher during fall term ... as a team, the Beavers earned a 3.4778 GPA in the fall.
SEEKING PERFECTION
OSU has eight gymnasts that have 'hit' all of their routines in 2018 including: Sabrina Gill (29-29), Shireen Khamedoost (12-12), Dani Dessaints (11-11), Isis Lowery (10-10), Mariana Colussi-Pelaez (8-8), Maela Lazaro (6-6), Lena Greene (4-4) and Halli Briscoe (1-1).
LOADING UP FOR 2019
In November, three gymnasts signed the National Letters of Intent to join the Oregon State gymnastics program for the 2018-19 academic year. Leah Bivrell (Louisville, Colo.), Jade Carey (Phoenix, Ariz.) and Madi Dagen (Pleasanton, Calif.) are scheduled to enroll at Oregon State this coming summer ... Carey earned a pair of silver medals for Team USA at the 2017 World Championships ... Dagen's sister, Lacy, transferred from Florida to Oregon State during the offseason.
THE ROSTER
Here are some quick hitters about the Oregon State gymnastics roster in 2018:
• There are only two seniors on the squad (Dani Dessaints and Shireen Khamedoost) who had combined to perform 74 career routines entering the season
• There are six newcomers to the team this year (Savanna Force, Lexie Gonzales, Niya Mack, Colette Yamaoka and Kaitlyn Yanish are freshmen, and Lacy Dagen transferred to OSU in the offseason) ... of the newcomers, Yanish has been in the competition lineup in every meet so far this season, while Force and Mack have performed in the floor lineup seven and three times respectively. Yamaoka has been a bars exhibition five times and Dagen has exhibitioned on beam twice.
• Less than half of the roster competed in a meet for Oregon State last season (nine out of 19). Halli Briscoe, Lena Greene, Jaime Law, Maela Lazaro, and Alyssa Minyard all entered the season seeking their first competition routines in addition to the five freshmen ... Minyard has performed in the bars and beam lineups in six meets. Lazaro entered the beam lineup against Stanford and Greene joined the vault lineup at Washington and Briscoe made her first college bars routine earlier this week against BYU.
• Two of OSU's gymnasts hail from the Beaver State - Lena Greene (Tigard) and Jaime Law (Corvallis).
• Three OSU gymnasts are from outside of the United States - Mariana Colussi-Pelaez and Sabrina Gill are all from Canada, while Isis Lowery is from Australia.
• The Beavers returned just nine out of 24 routines from the 2017 NCAA Championships lineup.
WHICH WAY DO WE GO?
The Beavers, like every other team in the country, are seeking to qualify to the NCAA Championships and the Super Six. But to reach that goal teams must get through NCAA Regionals. In 2017, regionals will be held at Alabama, Minnesota, North Carolina State, Ohio State, Penn State and Utah. The top two finishers at each regional will advance to the NCAA Championships at the Chaifetz Arena in St. Louis, Mo.
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