Beavers Head to Utah For Sunday Tilt

THE GAME: The No. 11/11 Oregon State women's basketball team will play the second game of the Rocky Mountain road swing Sunday, when the Beavers take on Utah in Salt Lake City. The game will tip off at 2 p.m. MT/1 p.m. PT.

FOLLOW ALONG: Sunday's game will air live on Pac-12 National, Oregon and Mountain, with Thad Anderson and Julianne Viani on the call. The game will also be carried live on the Beaver Radio Network with Ron Callan. Live stats will be available at OSUBeavers.com.

WHAT'S COMING UP: The Beavers will return home on Feb. 24 to take on nationally ranked Stanford, before hosting Senior Day vs. California on Feb. 26. The Pac-12 Tournament will be played from March 2-5 in Seattle, Wash. Oregon State has already clinched a first-round bye in the event, and will play its first game of the tournament on March 3.

SERIES HISTORY: Oregon State is 15-7 all-time against Utah, and 4-6 in games played in Salt Lake City. The Beavers have won seven-straight meetings between the two sides, including the game played earlier this season at Gill Coliseum. The Utes have not taken down the Beavers since Utah earned a 66-44 win on Feb. 10, 2013.

QUICK HITTERS:
- At 24-3, Oregon State currently has the same record it did through the first 27 games of last season. The Beavers' best ever start through the first 27 games came in 2014-15, when the team went 25-2. That squad ended the regular season 26-3.
- The Beavers' 24 wins is already tied for the third-highest season total in program history. The school record for wins is 32, set last season, and the record for regular-season wins is 26, set in 2014-15.
- Oregon State has notched its fourth-straight 20-win season, and the 12th 20-win campaign in program history.
- Prior to this current run, OSU had not put together back-to-back 20-win years since it ran off five-straight from 1979-1984.
- OSU is currently tied with Stanford for first place in the Pac-12. The Beavers currently hold the tie-breaker with the Cardinal for Pac-12 Tournament seeding.
- The Beavers have already clinched a top-four seed in the Pac-12 Tournament, and a first-round bye. The Beavers currently have a five-game lead over fifth-place team Oregon with three games to play.
- Oregon State has not lost back-to-back games since it fell to USC and UCLA on Jan. 17 and 20 of 2014.
- Oregon State's senior class of Sydney Wiese, Gabriella Hanson, Kolbie Orum and Breanna Brown (redshirt junior) has an .817 winning percentage in their three-plus seasons with the team (107-24).
- This year's seniors are looking to become the first class in program history to make the NCAA Tournament all four years of their careers.
- The Beavers are 45-6 in Pac-12 play over the last three seasons, and 54-6 in their last 60 Pac-12 games.
- OSU is 81-12 over the course of the last three regular seasons, and 91-22 overall since the start of the 2014-15 campaign.
- Oregon State sits eighth in the nation in field goal percentage defense at 34.5 percent. That statistic has been a consistent foundation for the Beavers, who have held opponents to 33.7 percent shooting over the last three seasons.
- The Beavers commit the fourth-fewest fouls per game of any team in the nation, averaging 12.7.
- OSU is fifth in the nation in rebounding margin (+11.0).
- The Beavers have posted a better shooting percentage than all but one of their opponents (vs. USC, 2/10/17)
- The Beavers have held opponents below 35 percent shooting in 43 of their last 65 games
- OSU has out-rebounded 25 of its 27 opponents this season, and has held the advantage on the boards in 23-straight games.
- The Beavers' freshman class is the highest rated in program history, tabbed at No. 12 in the nation.
- Oregon State has one of the tallest teams in the Pac-12, featuring nine players listed at 6-foot or above. UCLA is the only Pac-12 squad to have more 6-footers, checking in with 10.

AT THE POLLS:
- The Beavers were projected as a two-seed, coming in at No. 7 in the NCAA Selection Committee's preliminary rankings, which were released on Feb. 6.
- Oregon State moved to No. 11 in both the AP and Coaches' Polls this week.
- OSU has been ranked in every coaches' poll since the end of the 2013-14 season.
- The Beavers were picked to finish fifth in the Pac-12 in both the league's coaches and media poll.
- Oregon State is No. 8 in the RPI, as of Saturday.

SERIES VS. UTAH:
- Oregon State topped Utah 70-44 on Jan. 20
- The Beavers held Utah to 29.7 percent shooting in the game, and shot 48.3 percent from the floor.
- Sydney Wiese scored 17 points in the game, going 5-for-7 from 3-point range
- Marie Gulich went for 14 points, 11 rebounds and four blocks, shooting 7-for-10 from the floor.
- Breanna Brown tallied eight points, six rebounds, four blocks and three steals.

DISHIN' AND SWISHIN': Sydney Wiese Quick Hitters
- Wiese set the Oregon State career record for assists last Sunday, passing Leilani Estavan to take over first place. She now sits ninth in Pac-12 history with 590 career helpers.
- Wiese broke the Pac-12 career 3-pointers record on Dec. 20, passing Candice Wiggins to move into first place. Wiese is now up to 348 career longballs, making her 20th in NCAA history.
- Wiese is first among active players in career longballs, sitting one ahead of Ohio State's Kelsey Mitchell. Wiese and Mitchell have been trading the lead over the course of the 2016-17 season.
- Is one of 36 players in Pac-12 history to make the All-Pac-12 First Team three times. Should she make the all-conference team again this season, Wiese would become just the 13th player in conference history, and second player in Oregon State history (Tanja Kostic - 1993-96) to earn All-Pac-12 honors all four years.
- Made the Pac-12 All-Tournament and Dallas All-Region Teams last season.
- Was tabbed to the Naismith Trophy Top-30 and Dawn Staley Midseason Watch List last week.
- Has also been named to the Wade Trophy, Ann Meyer Drysdale Award and Lieberman Award Watch Lists.
- Preseason All-Pac-12 honoree for the second-straight season.
- Has 498 career rebounds, 460 of which have come on the defensive end.
- Leads all Oregon State players with 132 defensive rebounds this season, good for ninth in the Pac-12.
- Tallied the fourth triple-double in Oregon State history on Dec. 14, finishing with 27 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists vs. UC Davis
- Scored 26 points, including 13 in overtime, and pulled down five rebounds in the Beavers' win over Stanford. Wiese played 47 minutes in the game.
- Has made the Pac-12 All-Academic Team the last two seasons, and hopes to begin a career in broadcasting once her playing career comes to an end.
- Donated her hair in a postgame Haircuts for Cancer ceremony on Feb. 10.
- Wiese earned Academic All-District honors this week.

GIFT OF GABBY: Gabriella Hanson Quick Hitters
- Is known as one of the best defenders in the conference, earning Pac-12 Defensive Honorable Mention last season.
- Has played in 107 Oregon State victories, the most by any player in OSU history
- Has played in 130 total games, closing in on Deven Hunter's Oregon State record of 135 games played
- Held Washington standout Kelsey Plum to 8-for-23 shooting from the floor in the Beavers' matchup with Washington.
- Is eighth in Oregon State history with 120 career 3-pointers.
- Has averaged over 20 minutes per game all four years of her career.
- Has played in 75-straight games, dating back to her sophomore campaign. Hanson has only missed one game in her career, with that coming due to injury.

VS. COLORADO: A look at Friday's 54-49 win over Colorado
- Sydney Wiese hit four 3-pointer to finish with 14 points and five assists.
- Kolbie Orum scored 10 points on 5-for-7 shooting fro mthe floor.
- Oregon State held Colorado to 34.8 percent shooting from the floor.
- Oregon State held a 51-30 advantage in rebounds.
- The Beavers held a 19-12 lead in bench points.

VS. THE TOP-25: A look at Oregon State's record vs. ranked teams
- Oregon State is 5-1 vs. ranked opponents this season, with wins over No. 9 Washington, No. 10 Stanford, No. 15 UCLA, No. 20 California and No. 23 Arizona State.
- The Beavers have earned five wins over top-10 opponents over the last three seasons, including a victory over No. 4 Baylor in the Elite Eight last season.
- Oregon State is 12-3 in its last 15 games vs. ranked opponents.
- The Beavers have won 10 of their last 13 games vs. top-12 teams.

GREAT SCOTT: Scott Rueck Quick Hitters
- Was one of four finalists for Naismith Coach of the Year last season (Geno Auriemma - UConn, Muffet McGraw - Notre Dame, Dawn Staley - South Carolina).
- Finished second to Auriemma in the AP National Coach of the Year voting.
- Record improved to 146-79 with the Beavers' win over Colorado, and is 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 six 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.
- Graduated from Oregon State in 1991.
- Rueck's teams have consistently been known for outstanding defense. The Beavers have allowed 56.6 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.

GERMAN SENSATION: Marie Gulich Quick Hitters
- Has tallied five double-doubles this season, after entering the year with one.
- Matched a career-high with 13 rebounds vs. UCLA last Sunday.
- Is fourth in the Pac-12 with 3.30 offensive rebounds per game.
- Is sixth in the Pac-12 with 1.74 blocks per game.
- Is averaging 10.1 points per game, second only to Sydney Wiese on the Beavers.
- Is among the Pac-12's top-10 in rebounds per game (8.1)
- Is the only Oregon State player to play in all 95 games over the last three seasons.
- Has played with both the German U-18 and U-20 National Teams.

PIVEC AND ROLL: Mikayla Pivec Quick Hitters
- Has earned Pac-12 Freshman of the Week honors twice this season, tied with Sydney Wiese and Jamie Weisner for the most by an Oregon State player since the award began in 2011.
- Hit an important reverse-layup in the second overtime period of the Beavers' win over Stanford.
- Earned #Play4Kay Shootout All-Tournament honors
- Has started the last 18 games.
- Is among the Beavers' top-5 players in rebounds (122), assists (62) and steals (22).
- Is averaging 9.7 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.3 assists in the Beavers' six games against ranked opponents this season, and is shooting 45.2 percent from the floor in Oregon - State's five wins over ranked teams.
- Rueck has compared her rebounding from the guard position to Beaver great Jamie Weisner
- Highest-rated signee in Oregon State history, coming in as the No. 24 player in the nation according to ESPN.
- Max Preps National Female Athlete of the Year
- 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.

WHAT CAN BROWN DO FOR YOU: Breanna Brown Quick Hitters
- Has scored in double-figures seven times in Oregon State's last 13 games.
- Has at least two blocks in five-straight games.
- Has posted the first three double-doubles of her career this season.
- Made the Maui Classic All-Tournament Team
- Has started 18-straight games, the first 18 starts of her career.
- Sits fourth in the Pac-12 in field goal percentage at .535
- Has scored in double-figures 12 times this season. Entering the year, Brown had only been in double-figures once.
- Has tallied four blocks in a game five times this season. Her career-high entering the year was two rejections
- Is fifth in the Pac-12 with 1.85 blocks per game this season
- Won back-to-back California State championships in 2012 and 2013 as a member of Bishop O'Dowd High School (Oakland, Calif.).

OPEN ORUM: Kolbie Orum Quick Hitters
- Started the first nine games of the season.
- Is shooting 55.9 percent from the floor in the Beavers' six games vs. ranked opponents this season.
- Has scored in double-figures in two-straight games.
- Has 13 steals this season, after entering the season with seven steals in her first three campaigns combined.
- Has 135 rebounds this season is already surpassing her total from her first three college campaigns combined (118).
- Has 10 multi-assist games this season.
- Played for the Canadian National Team at the FIBA U17 and U16 World Championships.

KT-MAC ATTACK: Katie McWilliams Quick Hitters
- Pac-12 Freshman Honorable Mention in 2015-16.
- Hit three of her four 3-point attempts last Sunday to finish with nine points.
- Sunday's game marked the first time McWilliams has hit three 3-pointers in a contest since she score 29 points vs. Lamar in the season-opener.
- Is one of six Beavers, and the only OSU freshman to play in all 37 games last season.
- Went 3-for-3 from 3-point range against UConn in the Final Four.
- Started the first nine games of the season for Oregon State
- Has converted 32 2-point baskets this season, already doubling her total of 13 in 2015-16.
- Her 15 offensive rebounds this season has already surpassed her total of four in 2015-16.
- 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
- Her 3-point percentage of .426 would be good for 24th in the NCAA, if Tudor had reached the NCAA threshold of two made 3-pointers per game (averaging 1.62).
- Is shooting a better percentage from 3-point range (.426) than she is from the field overall (.423)
- Joins Mikayla Pivec as the only Beaver freshmen to play in every game this season.
- Made 371 three-pointers in her high-school career
- Helped St. Mary's High School win the 2015 California state title

REMAIN KALMER: Taylor Kalmer Quick Hitters
- Has played in nine of Oregon State's last 10 games.
- Missed the first four games of the season due to injury
- 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.

GETTING MADDIE: Madison Washington Quick Hitters
- Has missed three-straight games, after playing in four consecutive contests.
- 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

THROPAY AS YOU GO: Janessa Thropay Quick Hitters
- Has not played in 15-straight games.
- 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
- Earned MVP honors at the All-Star Classic

ALWAYS GREENER: Tarea Green Quick Hitters
- Has not played in six-straight games.
- Scored her first career points and pulled down her first career rebound vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff.
- Has seen the floor in five games, after red-shirting the 2015-16 season.
- Holds Hillsboro High School records for points and rebounds in a season.
- Born in Corvallis, Ore.

THE STAFF: Oregon State Assistant Coaches and Support Staff Quick Hitters
- Associate Head Coach Jonas Chatterton enters his third 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 takes over a new role this season as Assistant Athletic Director for Women's Basketball. Ely has been with the team since Rueck took over as head coach, spending the last six seasons as an assistant coach
- Director of Operations Sharon Rissmiller is in her second 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 this year
- Athletic Trainer Jason Lieuw is the longest serving member of the Oregon State staff, currently in his eighth year with the team

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Players Mentioned

Breanna Brown

Tarea Green

Gabriella Hanson

Deven Hunter

Taylor Kalmer

Katie McWilliams

Kolbie Orum

Mikayla Pivec

Janessa Thropay

Kat Tudor

Madison Washington

Jamie Weisner

Sydney Wiese