Oregon State Set For Scrimmage Friday

CORVALLIS, Ore. – Beaver Nation's first opportunity to see the 2016 Oregon State volleyball team in action will be Friday night at Gill Coliseum when the Beavers play in their annual Orange & Black Scrimmage.

The scrimmage is free to the public and starts at 7 p.m. PT. After the scrimmage, fans are invited to stay at Gill Coliseum for a post-match autograph session with the team.

It is the team's first action under first-year head coach Mark Barnard, who has spent the last 11 seasons with the program as first an assistant coach, then associate head coach. Barnard has 12 letterwinners returning from last season, including Mary-Kate Marshall, who was a Freshman All-American in 2014.

Marshall is joined by seniors Jessi Seumalo, Emilie Wilmes, Lila Toner, Rachel Buehner and Katelyn Driscoll. Six letterwinners saw their first action last season. They include 2016 redshirt sophomores McKenna Hollingsworth, Maddy Gravley, Lanesha Reagan and Kory Chesire, while Daniela Vargas and Kayla Ellis return as true sophomores after playing as freshmen.

Lots of energy this morning. We're just two days away from the Orange & Black Scrimmage. #gobeavs pic.twitter.com/ajUQO3Blyg
— Oregon State VBall (@BeaverVBall) August 17, 2016

Those 12 will be joined by seven newcomers, including two transfers – junior Sam Rouleau (Linn-Benton CC) and sophomore Delaney Taylor (Middle Tennessee). Five freshmen dot the roster, including Haylie Bennett, Merritt Stewart, Makenna Browne, Shalom Ifeanyi and Serena Bruin.

The Orange & Black Scrimmage comes one week prior to the 2016 regular season opener.

OSU opens the season by hosting the Ultra Ankle Challenge at Gill Coliseum. The Beavers open August 26 with a match against Utah State at 10 a.m. OSU will also play Portland that night at 7 p.m. The tournament ends when the Beavers face Seattle at 7 p.m. on August 27.

Season and single-match tickets for the 2016 season are available for purchase by visiting BeaverTickets.com or calling 1-800-GOBEAVS.

For more information on the Oregon State volleyball team, follow the club's official Twitter account at Twitter.com/BeaverVBall, by Facebook at Facebook.com/OregonStateVolleyball or on Instagram at Instagram.com/BeaverVBall.

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Players Mentioned

Haylie Bennett

Makenna Browne

Serena Bruin

Rachel Buehner

Katelyn Driscoll

Kayla Ellis

Maddy Gravley

McKenna Hollingsworth

Shalom Ifeanyi

Mary-Kate Marshall

Lanesha Reagan

Sam Rouleau

Jessi Seumalo

Merritt Stewart

Delaney Taylor

Lila Toner

Daniela Vargas

Emilie Wilmes

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