Beavers Set to Face Off With No. 5 Notre Dame in Battle of National Powers

THE GAME: The No. 17/18 ranked Oregon State women's basketball team will host No. 5/6 Notre Dame Sunday in a matchup of national powers. The game is slated to tip off at 11 a.m.

FOLLOW ALONG: Sunday's game will air live on Pac-12 Network and Pac-12 Oregon with Ann Schatz and Mary Murphy on the call. The game will also be carried on 1240 KEJO in the Corvallis area with Ron Callan doing play by play. Live stats will be available at OSUBeavers.com.

WHAT'S COMING UP: The Beavers will hit the road for the first time this season next week, when they head to North Carolina for a two-game swing. Oregon State will face North Carolina Central on Wednesday, before taking on No. 11/12 Duke on Saturday Nov. 25.

BANNER UNVEIL: Oregon State will unveil its 2016-17 Pac-12 championship and Sweet 16 banners in a special pregame ceremony. The Beavers have won three-straight conference titles, and have made the Sweet 16 in back-to-back years.

QUICK HITTERS:
- Oregon State is 92-15 since the start of the 2014-15 season.
- The Beavers' three highest win totals have all come over the last three seasons (27 in 2014-15, 32 in 2015-16, 31 in 2016-17).
- OSU has made the tournament in four-straight seasons, and has reached the Sweet 16 in back-to-back years, including a Final Four run in 2016.
- The Beavers have entered the last two NCAA Tournaments as a No. 2 seed.
- Oregon State has produced four-straight 20-win seasons.
- The Beavers have been ranked in every USA Today/WBCA Coaches' poll, dating back to the 2013-14 postseason rankings. OSU's highest ever ranking came at the end of the 2015-16 campaign, when the Beavers came in at No. 2.
- Oregon State went 7-3 vs. ranked opponents last season, with wins over No. 9 Washington, No. 8/10 Stanford (twice), No. 15 UCLA (twice), No. 20 California and No. 23 Arizona State.
- The Beavers have earned six wins over top-10 opponents over the last three seasons, including a victory over No. 4 Baylor in the Elite Eight in 2015-16.
- Oregon State is 14-5 in its last 19 games vs. ranked opponents.
- The Beavers have not lost back-to-back games since they fell to USC and UCLA on Jan. 17 and 20 of 2014.
- Oregon State is one of nine teams to have three players selected over the course of the last two WNBA Drafts, and is one of five programs to have at least a trio of players selected in the first two rounds over that span.
- The Beavers finished the 2016-17 season sixth in the nation in scoring defense at 54.4 points per game and seventh in field goal percentage defense at 34.5 percent.

GILL COLISEUM:
- Oregon State has a home record of 48-5 since the start of the 2014-15 season.
- The Beavers have not lost back-to-back home games since falling to Washington and Washington State on Feb. 15 and 18, 2013.
- The Beavers are 18-1 in their last 19 Pac-12 home games, and 34-2 in their last 36.
- Opponents are shooting 32.6 percent at Gill Coliseum since the start of the 2013-14 season
- Five of the top-10 crowds in Oregon State history have come over the last three seasons, including last season's record-setting attendance of 9,604 vs. Stanford.
- Oregon State has not lost a regular-season nonconference home game vs. an unranked opponent since it fell to Sacramento State on Dec. 1, 2012.

IN THE PAC:
- Oregon State has won three-straight Pac-12 titles, joining Stanford as the only teams in conference history to win back-to-back-to-back league championships.
- The Beavers are 48-6 in Pac-12 play over the last three seasons, and 57-6 in their last 63 conference games.
- Oregon State has led the Pac-12 in attendance in each of the last three seasons, averaging 4,353 fans per contest.
- Beaver players have earned eight All-Pac-12 First-Team nods over the last three seasons, the highest total in the conference during that span.
- Oregon State has produced the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year the last three years.
- Head coach Scott Rueck is one of five coaches in Pac-12 history to win the John R. Wooden Coach of the Year Award multiple times.
- OSU has produced the Pac-12 Scholar Athlete of the Year in back-to-back seasons (Ruth Hamblin and Sydney Wiese).
- In 2016-17, Oregon State led the Pac-12 in scoring defense (54.4 ppg), field goal percentage defense (.345), 3-point percentage defense (.282), rebounds per game (43.3) and rebounding margin (+10.9).

LAST TIME OUT: A look at Oregon State vs. Utah Valley on Wednesday
- Oregon State recorded 35 assists on 37 baskets.
- The Beavers also matched a program record with 17 made 3-pointers.
- Oregon State shot 68.5 percent from the floor in the contest and 60.7 percent from 3-point range.
- The Beavers outscored Utah Valley 40-3 when all five OSU starters were on the floor.
- All 10 active Oregon State players made a field goal in the contest.
- Four Oregon State players finished the game in double-figures (Gulich, Pivec, Tudor and Goodman)
- Katie McWilliams was the only Oregon State player to see more than 23 minutes of playing time in the contest. The guard from Salem ended the night with 28 minutes.

GERMAN SENSATION: Marie Gulich Quick Hitters
- Is on the Lisa Leslie Award Preseason Watch List (nation's top center)
- Posted a double-double with 16 points and 12 rebounds in the season-opener.
- Went 9-for-9 from the floor in just 19 minutes vs. Utah Valley on Wednesday.
- Blocked seven shots in the season opener, a career-high and tied for the ninth-best single-game total in program history.
- Is currently second in the nation with 5.5 blocks per game.
- All-Pac-12 Selection in 2016-17
- Hit the game-winning put-back and knocked down a pair of free throws to ice Oregon State's win over Stanford on Feb. 24, helping the Beavers secure a Pac-12 title.
- Set a career-high with 16 rebounds vs. UCLA in the Pac-12 Tournament semi-finals.
- Pulled down 293 rebounds last year, good for seventh in Oregon State history.
- Averaged 9.9 points and 8.1 rebounds per game last season.
- Ended 2016-17 eighth in the Pac-12 in rebounds per contest.
- Finished last season seventh in the Pac-12 with 1.72 blocks per game.
- Has 109 career blocks, and needs five more rejections to crack Oregon State's all-time top-10.
- Is the only Oregon State player to play in all 107 of the team's games since the start of the 2014-15 season.
- Played in exhibition contests with the German national team this summer, and has played with both the German U-18 and U-20 National Teams in the past.

LAST TIME VS. NOTRE DAME: The last two matchups between the Beavers and Irish
- Both of the prior two matchups between Oregon State and Notre Dame have some down to the closing minutes. The teams' 2015 matchup was decided by a single point.
- Coach Rueck often refers to the 2013 matchup as a turning point for the Oregon State program. He said: "That game against Notre Dame a few years was a pivotal point in our program seeing itself accurately. We hadn't won yet, we hadn't done much of anything yet besides work hard and try to develop our culture. But that day everyone in this program's eyes were opened. We looked around and saw that we had something special here. From that moment on we competed differently and saw things differently."
- Katie McWilliams made her second career start on the road in South Bend, filling in for the injured Sydney Wiese. McWilliams played 37 minutes in the contest.
- Marie Gulich also played in the 2015 meeting, scoring four points and pulling down six rebounds in 17 minutes.

PIVEC AND ROLL: Mikayla Pivec Quick Hitters
- Notched her first career double-double in the season opener, going for 15 points and 15 rebounds.
- Is shooting 70.6 percent from the floor (12-for-17) through the first two games.
- Pac-12 All-Freshman Team in 2016-17.
- Earned Pac-12 Freshman of the Week honors twice last season, tied with Sydney Wiese and Jamie Weisner for the most by an Oregon State player since the award began in 2011.
- Earned #Play4Kay Shootout All-Tournament honors
- Started the final 27 games of her freshman season.
- Scored in double-figures 10 times last season, and has been over 10 points in both games this season.
- Averaged 7.5 points, 5.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game in 2016-17.
- Also threw javelin for the Oregon State track team in the spring, posting the fourth-best mark in OSU history in the event with a throw of 142-4 at the Oregon Twilight Meet.
- Highest-rated signee in Oregon State history prior to Andrea Aquino signing in November, coming in as the No. 24 player in the nation according to ESPN.
- Won the Washington state-title for the javelin throw in her senior year
- Averaged 21.7 points, 14.1 rebounds, 4.4 steals and 4.1 assists in high school.

GREAT SCOTT: Scott Rueck Quick Hitters
- Inked a contract extension that extends through the 2026-27 season.
- 2017 John R. Wooden Pac-12 Coach of the Year, becoming one of five coaches in conference history to win the honor multiple times.
- Has been a finalist for the Naismith National Coach of the Year the last two seasons.
- Finished second to Geno Auriemma in the AP National Coach of the Year voting in 2016.
- Record at Oregon State is 155-81 making him the second-winningest coach in Oregon State history. Aki Hill holds the Oregon State wins record with 274.
- Rueck engineered an accelerated turnaround at Oregon State, bringing the program into national prominence during his seven seasons as head coach.
- Prior to joining Oregon State, Rueck served as head coach at George Fox in Newburg, Ore., where he built the program into a Division III national power, winning an NCAA title in 2009.
- Rueck's teams have consistently been known for outstanding defense. The Beavers have allowed 56.4 points per game over the course of his tenure. George Fox allowed just 48.3 points per contest in 2009-10, Rueck's final year there, and set a school record with 45.4 points allowed under Rueck in 2007-08.
- Graduated from Oregon State in 1991.

KT-MAC ATTACK: Katie McWilliams Quick Hitters
- Shot 6-for-8 from the floor in the season opener, scoring 13 points in a team-high 36 minutes.
- Leads the Beavers with an average of 32 minutes per game early on this season.
- Pac-12 Freshman Honorable Mention in 2015-16.
- Went 3-for-3 from 3-point range against UConn in the 2016 Final Four.
- Has made 20 starts over the last two seasons.
- Pac-12 Academic Honorable Mention last season.
- Scored 29 points in last year's season-opener vs. Lamar, going 7-for-8 from 3-point range in the contest.
- Shot 86.1 percent from the free-throw line, and hit 12 of her 14 attempts from the charity stripe last season.
- Was the highest ranked recruit in Oregon State history, prior to Mikayla Pivec joining the team in the 2016 recruiting class.
- Earned numerous awards in the state of Oregon during her high school career, including: two All-State honors, Oregon Live Girls Basketball Player of the Year, Oregon Sports Award for Best Prep Basketball Player and Gatorade Oregon Player of the Year.

GET SOME TUDOR-ING: Kat Tudor Quick Hitters
- Made her first career start in the season-opener.
- Matched a career-high with 17 points vs. Utah Valley, making five 3-pointers.
- Her 3-point percentage of .412 last season would have been good for 25th in the NCAA, if Tudor had reached the NCAA threshold of two made 3-pointers per game (averaging 1.40).
- Is shooting a better percentage from 3-point range (.404) than she is from the field overall (.399) during her collegiate career.
- Scored 17 points vs. Southern Utah last season, hitting five 3-pointers in the contest.
- Joins Mikayla Pivec as the only Beaver sophomore to play in every game last season.
- Made 371 three-pointers in her high-school career
- Helped St. Mary's High School win the 2015 California state title

GETTING MADDIE: Madison Washington Quick Hitters
- Recorded eight rebounds and eight assists against Utah Valley, both career highs.
- Made her first career start in the season opener.
- Played in two of Oregon State's three Pac-12 Tournament games.
- Set a career-high with five points vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff.
- USA Today First Team All-Nevada selection
- Helped Bishop Gorman High School reach the Nevada state title game three times
- Averaged 12.2 points and 8.0 rebounds per game her senior season

REMAIN KALMER: Taylor Kalmer Quick Hitters
- Played in 15 of Oregon State's final 19 games in the 2016-17 season.
- Played important minutes for Oregon State at last season's Pac-12 Tournament, partially due to the loss of Katie McWilliams
- Rueck credited Kalmer with playing the best basketball of her career vs. Stanford in the Pac-12 Tournament Final.
- Shot 42 percent from the field last season, and 55 percent from two-point range.
- Pac-12 Academic Honorable Mention last season.
- Named Oregon State's Most Improved Player at the team's 2016 Awards Banquet.
- Was named a Scholar Athlete all four years of high school.

IT'S ALL GOODMAN: Aleah Goodman Quick Hitters
- Scored 12 points in her Oregon State debut on Wednesday.
- Two-time Oregon state 5A champion.
- Three-time Oregon 5A Player of the Year
- 2017 McDonalds All-America nominee
- Is not ticklish.

THROPAY AS YOU GO: Janessa Thropay Quick Hitters
- Scored the first two points of her collegiate career on Wednesday, going 2-for-2 from the floor.
- Did not play in 23-straight games to end the 2016-17 season.
- Sang the national anthem prior to both the men's and women's basketball games on Friday Dec. 30.
- McDonalds All-America nominee her senior season of high school
- First-Team All-California in high school

YO JO: Joanna Grymek Quick Hitters
- Scored seven points vs. Utah Valley
- Has blocked two shots in each of her first two games.
- Played the last two seasons at Seward County Community College
- NJCAA All-American in 2016-17
- Averaged 15.4 points, 8.6 rebounds and 3.1 blocks per game in her sophomore season at Seward, shooting 62.9 percent from the floor.
- Made the Athletic Director's Honor Roll in both of her seasons at Seward.
- Represented Poland in the FIBA U20 European Championships in Spain's Canary Island.

SAY TAY KID: Taya Corosdale Quick Hitters
- Scored six points in her Oregon State debut last Friday.
- Jordan Brand Classic All-American.
- Two-time King County League MVP
- Earned a five-star rating from ESPN, and was ranked the No. 6 forward in her signing class.
- Two-time All-State selection in Washington.

FULFILL YOUR DESTINY: Destiny Slocum Quick Hitters
- Redshirting the 2017-18 season due to NCAA regulations, after transferring from Maryland.
- 2017 WBCA National Freshman of the Year.
- Big Ten Freshman of the Year
- Second-Team All-Big Ten last season.
- 2016 McDonalds All-American at Mountain View High School

THE SCHEDULE:
- Oregon State's 2017-18 schedule will feature eight games against opponents ranked in the preseason AP Poll, including seven matchups with teams ranked in the top-12.
- The Beavers' first ranked test will come on Nov. 19, when they take on No. 6 Notre Dame.
- Oregon State will also face No. 12 Duke during non-conference play, taking on the Blue Devils in Durham on Nov. 25.

THE STAFF: Oregon State Assistant Coaches and Support Staff Quick Hitters
- Associate Head Coach Jonas Chatterton enters his fourth season with the Beavers after spending four seasons at Colorado.
- Associate Head Coach Brian Holsinger served as an assistant coach on the Washington State staff for eight seasons.
- Assistant Coach Katie Baker was an All-Big Sky honoree at Montana
- Eric Ely is in his second season as Assistant Athletic Director for Women's Basketball. Ely has been with the team since Rueck took over as head coach, spending the prior six seasons as an assistant coach
- Director of Operations Sharon Rissmiller is in her third season with the Beavers. She has served as the head coach at Pacific (Ore.) and played basketball at Portland
- Assistant to the Head Coach Kendall Knotz served as a manger for Oregon State for four seasons before taking on her new role last year
- Athletic Trainer Jason Lieuw is the longest serving member of the Oregon State staff, currently in his ninth year with the team

INCOMING!: A Look At Oregon State's Signing Class
- Oregon State's 2016 signing class is ranked No. 14 in the nation by ESPN
- Andrea Aquino (forward - 6-foot-9 - Caacupe, Paraguay) is the No. 7 rated player in the nation according to ESPN, the highest-rated recruit in Oregon State history.
- Patricia Morris (forward - 6-foot-5 - Duarte, Calif.) has earned all-state honors in California twice in her career, and joins the Beavers with a four-star rating.
- Jasmine Simmons (guard - 5-foot-11 - Canberra, Australia) captained the Australia U17 national team to a FIBA World Championship in 2016.

BEAVERS IN THE PROS: A look at Oregon State players currently playing pro
- Sydney Wiese played for the LA Sparks this season, after being selected in the first round of last year's WNBA Draft. Wiese helped Los Angeles reach the WNBA Finals last season.
- Wiese is currently playing for the Townsville Fire in Australia.
- Ruth Hamblin stepped away from the Dallas Wings during the 2017 season to focus on her international career with Team Canada.
- Hamblin is currently playing with the Adelaide Lightning in Australia.
- Hamblin and fellow Beaver Jamie (Weisner) Scott led Canada to a FIBA Americup title this summer in Argentina.
- Scott is currently playing for Star Center Universitario De Ferrol in Spain.
- Ali Gibson played for the Puerto Rican National Team this summer, helping the squad finish third as Puerto Rico qualified for the 2018 FIBA World Cup.
- Patricia Bright is currently playing for Basket Club Montbrison Feminin in France.

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