Lindy's Ranks Beavers 7th, Hamblin All-American
September 30, 2015 | Women's Basketball
CORVALLIS – The basketball publication Lindy's College Sports has ranked Oregon State women's basketball No. 7 for the 2015-16 season in its latest issue. Lindy's also has senior Ruth Hamblin as a Second Team All-American and as the National Defensive Player of the Year.
Hamblin was named a Third Team All-American by the Associated Press last season and earned Pac-12 Player of the Year (Media), Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year (Media and Coaches), All-Pac-12 (Media and Coaches) and Pac-12 All-Academic First Team honors.
She was a force for the Beavers at both ends of the floor in 2014-15, scoring 12.9 points per game, and pulling down 8.6 rebounds per contest. Her total of 122 blocks this season is good for seventh in the nation and first in the conference. Hamblin's season was highlighted by a 31-point, 16-rebound performance against Washington State, as she shot 12-for-16 from the field and blocked seven shots.
Oregon State is coming off the best season in school history, a 27-5 campaign that featured a pair of wins over Arizona State and a Pac-12 title. For their efforts, the Beavers earned numerous conference and national awards. Ruth Hamblin was named an AP All-American and Pac-12 Player of the Year (Media). Head coach Scott Rueck earned Pac-12 Coach of the Year honors, while Jamie Weisner and Sydney Wiese joined Hamblin on the Pac-12 First Team.
OSU brings another strong squad into the 2015-16 season, as the Beavers return four starters, and will enter the season with a core group of eight upperclassmen. The team will also welcome in an excellent signing class, made up of Katie McWilliams (Salem, Ore.), Taylor Kalmer (Phoenix, Ariz.) and Tarea Green (Hillsboro, Ore.).
Reserved seat season tickets for the 2015-16 Oregon State women's basketball season are sold out, but general admission season tickets are still available for a low as $68. Get yours today by clicking this link or by calling 800-GO-BEAVS. The Beavers' 2015-16 schedule features 15 home games, including marquee matchups against Tennessee, Stanford and Arizona State.
