Sunday, January 14
Corvallis, Ore.
1:00 PM
Oregon State
vs
Arizona
Beavers Ready For Wildcats
January 13, 2018 | Women's Basketball
Oregon State vs. Arizona - Sunday - 1 p.m. - Gill Coliseum - Pac-12 Networks
THE GAME: The No. 22 ranked Oregon State women's basketball team will remain at Gill Coliseum on Sunday, as the Beavers play host to Arizona. The game is slated to tip off at 1 p.m.
FAMILY TICKETS: Fans can purchase four tickets to the game for a total of $20, as part of Family Night, presented by Paventy and Brown.
FOLLOW ALONG: Sunday's game will air live on Pac-12 National, Oregon and Arizona with Ann Schatz and Mary Murphy on the call. You can also listen on KEJO in the Corvallis area with Ron Callan. A live stats link will also be available.
WHAT'S COMING UP: The Beavers will remain in the state of Oregon next week for a pair of Civil War contests. The weekend series with Oregon will begin on Friday in Corvallis, before shifting to Eugene on Sunday. Oregon State has won 13-straight Civil War matchups.
OSU VS. ARIZONA: Oregon State leads the all-time series between the two teams 33-31, and has won the last seven meetings, the Beavers' longest ever winning streak over the Wildcats. Arizona did not visit Gill Coliseum last season, due to Pac-12 scheduling procedures.
QUICK HITTERS:
- Oregon State is 102-19 since the start of the 2014-15 season, the sixth-best record in the nation over that span, trailing only UConn, Notre Dame, Baylor, Maryland and South Carolina.
- 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 15-8 in its last 22 games vs. ranked opponents.
- The Beavers have not lost three-straight games since falling to Notre Dame, California and Stanford from Dec. 29 2013 to Jan. 5, 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 are third in the nation in both field goal percentage and 3-pointer percentage, and fifth in field goal percentage defense.
- Oregon State is also fourth in the nation in rebounding margin and sixth in assists per game.
- The Beavers have had at least four players in double figures in nine of their 16 contests the year.
- Oregon State has held seven opponents under 30 percent shooting this season, and 12 opponents below 35 percent.
- The Beavers have outscored their opponents in bench points in 13 of their 16 games this season.
- Nine of Oregon State's 10 active players have scored in double-figures at least once this season.
- The Beavers finished the month of December undefeated for the second-straight season, going 8-0 in the month.
- OSU posted a record of 30-6 in calendar-year 2017.
- Oregon State limited Arizona State to 14.3 percent shooting in the fourth quarter on Friday.
GERMAN SENSATION: Marie Gulich Quick Hitters
- Is on the preseason watch lists for the Naismith Trophy (national player of the year) and the Lisa Leslie Award (nation's top center).
- Is shooting 74.6 percent from the floor over her last five games.
- Has scored at least 16 points in five-straight games, including thee 20+-point performances during that span.
- Shoots right-handed, but writes left-handed.
- Is tied for 16th in the nation and first in the Pac-12 with 121 career games played
- Is the only player in the Pac-12 to score in double-figures in every one of her team's games this season. Gulich has been in double figures in 23 of her last 24 contests, dating back to last season.
- Maui Jim Maui Classic All-Tournament Team
- Is shooting 67.1 percent from the floor on the season, good for third in the nation and first in the Pac-12.
- Currently sits fifth in Oregon State history with 146 career blocks. Gulich now needs 20 more rejections to tie Patricia Bright for fourth.
- Is currently 10th in Oregon State history with 667 career rebounds. She needs 14 more to match Brenda Arbuckle (1984-87) for ninth on the Beavers' all-time list.
- Has scored at least 14 points in 13 of OSU's 16 games this season.
- Has blocked seven shots in a game twice this season, a career-high and tied for the ninth-best single-game total in program history.
- Is currently 11th in the nation with 3.0 blocks per game.
- Has blocked at least three shots in nine of OSU's 16 games this season, including five contests with four blocks or more.
- 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.
- 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.
GET SOME TUDOR-ING: Kat Tudor Quick Hitters
- Is 37th in the nation and tied for second in the Pac-12 in 3-pointers per game.
- Has made just one 3-pointer in the last three games, after converting 12 in her prior two games combined.
- Did not attempt a field goal on Friday for the first time since last season's Pac-12 Tournament title game vs. Stanford
- Set career-highs in points and 3-pointers vs. Washington State, scoring 27 points and hitting seven triples.
- Is currently on pace to break Sydney Wiese's sophomore record for 3-pointers in the Beavers' 32nd game of the season.
- With 47 3-pointers, she has individually converted more longballs than eight Division I teams.
- Has converted 16 2-point field goals this season, surpassing her total of nine from her freshman campaign.
- Made her first career start in the season-opener.
- Posted her first career double-double vs. Nort Carolina Central, setting career highs with 23 points and 11 rebounds. All of her boards came on the defensive end.
- 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).
- Scored 17 points vs. Southern Utah last season, hitting five 3-pointers in the contest.
- Made 371 three-pointers in her high-school career
- Helped St. Mary's High School win the 2015 California state title
GREAT SCOTT: Scott Rueck Quick Hitters
- Inked a contract extension that runs 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 165-85 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.
PIVEC AND ROLL: Mikayla Pivec Quick Hitters
- Maui Jim Maui Classic All-Tournament Team
- Is shooting 49.6 percent from the floor this season, the second-highest percentage by a guard in the Pac-12
- Pivec is shooting 54.6 percent from two-point range on the year.
- Is averaging 7.1 rebounds per game, tied for the second-highest average among guards in the Pac-12.
- Has scored in double-figures in five of her last six games.
- Is playing the point guard position this year for the first time since 7th grade.
- Tallied 10 assists on Dec. 10, the highest total by an Oregon State player since Sydney Wiese had 10 vs. UC Davis on Dec. 14, 2016.
- Recorded her first career 20-point game on Dec. 2 vs. Utah State
- Was named Oregon State Scholar Athlete of the Month for December, holding a then-4.0 GPA as a BioMedical Engineering major.
- 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.
- 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.
GILL COLISEUM:
- Oregon State has a home record of 55-6 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.
- Oregon State is averaging 4,928 fans per game this season, by far the best attendance in the Pac-12. UCLA sits second with an average of 3,607.
- The Beavers are 21-1 in their last 21 Pac-12 home games, and 37-2 in their last 38.
- Opponents are shooting 32.5 percent at Gill Coliseum since the start of the 2013-14 season.
- Seven 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.
SAY TAY KID: Taya Corosdale Quick Hitters
- Has started the last seven games
- Went 5-for-6 from the floor to score 10 points on her birthday, last Friday at UCLA
- Scored 12 points in her second career start, Dec. 20 vs. UC Davis.
- Is shooting 48.8 percent on the season.
- Is averaging 7.5 points per game in her seven starts.
- Has scored in double-figures in four of her last nine games.
- Is averaging 25.7 minutes per game over her last five games.
- Scored 13 points vs. San Jose State on Dec. 10.
- 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.
KT-MAC ATTACK: Katie McWilliams Quick Hitters
- Leads the Beavers with an average of 30.9 minutes per game early on this season.
- Is 40th in the nation in assist/turnover ratio at 2.5
- Has at least four assists in nine games this season.
- Has scored 16 points over the course of her last two games, surpassing the total of her prior six games combined.
- Pac-12 Freshman Honorable Mention in 2015-16.
- Went 3-for-3 from 3-point range against UConn in the 2016 Final Four.
- 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.
- 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.
REMAIN KALMER: Taylor Kalmer Quick Hitters
- Has scored in double-figures in seven of Oregon State's 16 games this season.
- Has scored at least eight points in back-to-back games.
- Has scored 127 points this season, already surpassing her total from last 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.
GETTING MADDIE: Madison Washington Quick Hitters
- Has come off the bench in the last eight games.
- Went 3-for-4 on Friday, and dished out four assists.
- Notched her first career double-digit scoring performance vs. Utah State on Dec. 2, going 5-for-6 from the floor to finish with 10 points.
- Is shooting 47.7 percent from the floor this season.
- Has 35 assists this season, already doubling her total from 2016-17.
- Made her first career start in the season opener.
- 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
#AL3AH: Aleah Goodman Quick Hitters
- Her 3-point percentage of 47.1 would be good for ninth in the nation if Goodman had reached the NCAA minumum for 3-pointers made (Requirement is two 3-pointers per game played, Goodman has 24 triples in 14 games).
- Scored a career-high 17 points vs. UC Santa Barbara in the Dam City Classic.
- Played the final game of her high school career at Gill Coliseum, leading La Salle to a state title.
- Two-time Oregon state 5A champion.
- Three-time Oregon 5A Player of the Year
- 2017 McDonalds All-America nominee
- Is not ticklish.
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
YO JO: Joanna Grymek Quick Hitters
- Played 12 minutes vs. USC on Sunday, her highest total since Dec. 16 vs. UC Santa Barbara.
- Matched a career-high with 16 points on 8-for-11 shooting vs. Savannah State.
- Had a breakout performance vs. North Carolina Central, going 7-for-7 from the floor to finish with 16 points. She also tallied three blocks in the contest.
- 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.
THROPAY AS YOU GO: Janessa Thropay Quick Hitters
- Scored four points on Dec. 10 vs. San Jose State, matching a career-high.
- Did not see the floor on Friday, snapping a streak of three-straight games played.
- Thropay did not play more than three games in a row at any point during her freshman campaign.
- 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
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.
- Aquino has been named to the Naismith High School Wach List, as a potential candidate for National Player of the Year honors.
- 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.
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 51-8 in Pac-12 play since the start of the 2014-15 season, and 60-8 in their last 68 conference games.
- Oregon State has led the Pac-12 in attendance in each of the last three seasons.
- 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).
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 came on Nov. 19, when they take on No. 6 Notre Dame.
- Oregon State will 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
- Associate Athletic Trainer Jason Lieuw (pronounced nosaJ) is the longest serving member of the Oregon State staff, currently in his ninth year with the team
- Voice of the Beavers Ron Callan has called 322 Oregon State women's basketball games since joining the program in the 2007-08 season, holding a record of 194-128 during that span.
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.
FAMILY TICKETS: Fans can purchase four tickets to the game for a total of $20, as part of Family Night, presented by Paventy and Brown.
FOLLOW ALONG: Sunday's game will air live on Pac-12 National, Oregon and Arizona with Ann Schatz and Mary Murphy on the call. You can also listen on KEJO in the Corvallis area with Ron Callan. A live stats link will also be available.
WHAT'S COMING UP: The Beavers will remain in the state of Oregon next week for a pair of Civil War contests. The weekend series with Oregon will begin on Friday in Corvallis, before shifting to Eugene on Sunday. Oregon State has won 13-straight Civil War matchups.
OSU VS. ARIZONA: Oregon State leads the all-time series between the two teams 33-31, and has won the last seven meetings, the Beavers' longest ever winning streak over the Wildcats. Arizona did not visit Gill Coliseum last season, due to Pac-12 scheduling procedures.
QUICK HITTERS:
- Oregon State is 102-19 since the start of the 2014-15 season, the sixth-best record in the nation over that span, trailing only UConn, Notre Dame, Baylor, Maryland and South Carolina.
- 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 15-8 in its last 22 games vs. ranked opponents.
- The Beavers have not lost three-straight games since falling to Notre Dame, California and Stanford from Dec. 29 2013 to Jan. 5, 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 are third in the nation in both field goal percentage and 3-pointer percentage, and fifth in field goal percentage defense.
- Oregon State is also fourth in the nation in rebounding margin and sixth in assists per game.
- The Beavers have had at least four players in double figures in nine of their 16 contests the year.
- Oregon State has held seven opponents under 30 percent shooting this season, and 12 opponents below 35 percent.
- The Beavers have outscored their opponents in bench points in 13 of their 16 games this season.
- Nine of Oregon State's 10 active players have scored in double-figures at least once this season.
- The Beavers finished the month of December undefeated for the second-straight season, going 8-0 in the month.
- OSU posted a record of 30-6 in calendar-year 2017.
- Oregon State limited Arizona State to 14.3 percent shooting in the fourth quarter on Friday.
GERMAN SENSATION: Marie Gulich Quick Hitters
- Is on the preseason watch lists for the Naismith Trophy (national player of the year) and the Lisa Leslie Award (nation's top center).
- Is shooting 74.6 percent from the floor over her last five games.
- Has scored at least 16 points in five-straight games, including thee 20+-point performances during that span.
- Shoots right-handed, but writes left-handed.
- Is tied for 16th in the nation and first in the Pac-12 with 121 career games played
- Is the only player in the Pac-12 to score in double-figures in every one of her team's games this season. Gulich has been in double figures in 23 of her last 24 contests, dating back to last season.
- Maui Jim Maui Classic All-Tournament Team
- Is shooting 67.1 percent from the floor on the season, good for third in the nation and first in the Pac-12.
- Currently sits fifth in Oregon State history with 146 career blocks. Gulich now needs 20 more rejections to tie Patricia Bright for fourth.
- Is currently 10th in Oregon State history with 667 career rebounds. She needs 14 more to match Brenda Arbuckle (1984-87) for ninth on the Beavers' all-time list.
- Has scored at least 14 points in 13 of OSU's 16 games this season.
- Has blocked seven shots in a game twice this season, a career-high and tied for the ninth-best single-game total in program history.
- Is currently 11th in the nation with 3.0 blocks per game.
- Has blocked at least three shots in nine of OSU's 16 games this season, including five contests with four blocks or more.
- 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.
- 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.
GET SOME TUDOR-ING: Kat Tudor Quick Hitters
- Is 37th in the nation and tied for second in the Pac-12 in 3-pointers per game.
- Has made just one 3-pointer in the last three games, after converting 12 in her prior two games combined.
- Did not attempt a field goal on Friday for the first time since last season's Pac-12 Tournament title game vs. Stanford
- Set career-highs in points and 3-pointers vs. Washington State, scoring 27 points and hitting seven triples.
- Is currently on pace to break Sydney Wiese's sophomore record for 3-pointers in the Beavers' 32nd game of the season.
- With 47 3-pointers, she has individually converted more longballs than eight Division I teams.
- Has converted 16 2-point field goals this season, surpassing her total of nine from her freshman campaign.
- Made her first career start in the season-opener.
- Posted her first career double-double vs. Nort Carolina Central, setting career highs with 23 points and 11 rebounds. All of her boards came on the defensive end.
- 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).
- Scored 17 points vs. Southern Utah last season, hitting five 3-pointers in the contest.
- Made 371 three-pointers in her high-school career
- Helped St. Mary's High School win the 2015 California state title
GREAT SCOTT: Scott Rueck Quick Hitters
- Inked a contract extension that runs 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 165-85 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.
PIVEC AND ROLL: Mikayla Pivec Quick Hitters
- Maui Jim Maui Classic All-Tournament Team
- Is shooting 49.6 percent from the floor this season, the second-highest percentage by a guard in the Pac-12
- Pivec is shooting 54.6 percent from two-point range on the year.
- Is averaging 7.1 rebounds per game, tied for the second-highest average among guards in the Pac-12.
- Has scored in double-figures in five of her last six games.
- Is playing the point guard position this year for the first time since 7th grade.
- Tallied 10 assists on Dec. 10, the highest total by an Oregon State player since Sydney Wiese had 10 vs. UC Davis on Dec. 14, 2016.
- Recorded her first career 20-point game on Dec. 2 vs. Utah State
- Was named Oregon State Scholar Athlete of the Month for December, holding a then-4.0 GPA as a BioMedical Engineering major.
- 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.
- 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.
GILL COLISEUM:
- Oregon State has a home record of 55-6 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.
- Oregon State is averaging 4,928 fans per game this season, by far the best attendance in the Pac-12. UCLA sits second with an average of 3,607.
- The Beavers are 21-1 in their last 21 Pac-12 home games, and 37-2 in their last 38.
- Opponents are shooting 32.5 percent at Gill Coliseum since the start of the 2013-14 season.
- Seven 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.
SAY TAY KID: Taya Corosdale Quick Hitters
- Has started the last seven games
- Went 5-for-6 from the floor to score 10 points on her birthday, last Friday at UCLA
- Scored 12 points in her second career start, Dec. 20 vs. UC Davis.
- Is shooting 48.8 percent on the season.
- Is averaging 7.5 points per game in her seven starts.
- Has scored in double-figures in four of her last nine games.
- Is averaging 25.7 minutes per game over her last five games.
- Scored 13 points vs. San Jose State on Dec. 10.
- 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.
KT-MAC ATTACK: Katie McWilliams Quick Hitters
- Leads the Beavers with an average of 30.9 minutes per game early on this season.
- Is 40th in the nation in assist/turnover ratio at 2.5
- Has at least four assists in nine games this season.
- Has scored 16 points over the course of her last two games, surpassing the total of her prior six games combined.
- Pac-12 Freshman Honorable Mention in 2015-16.
- Went 3-for-3 from 3-point range against UConn in the 2016 Final Four.
- 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.
- 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.
REMAIN KALMER: Taylor Kalmer Quick Hitters
- Has scored in double-figures in seven of Oregon State's 16 games this season.
- Has scored at least eight points in back-to-back games.
- Has scored 127 points this season, already surpassing her total from last 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.
GETTING MADDIE: Madison Washington Quick Hitters
- Has come off the bench in the last eight games.
- Went 3-for-4 on Friday, and dished out four assists.
- Notched her first career double-digit scoring performance vs. Utah State on Dec. 2, going 5-for-6 from the floor to finish with 10 points.
- Is shooting 47.7 percent from the floor this season.
- Has 35 assists this season, already doubling her total from 2016-17.
- Made her first career start in the season opener.
- 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
#AL3AH: Aleah Goodman Quick Hitters
- Her 3-point percentage of 47.1 would be good for ninth in the nation if Goodman had reached the NCAA minumum for 3-pointers made (Requirement is two 3-pointers per game played, Goodman has 24 triples in 14 games).
- Scored a career-high 17 points vs. UC Santa Barbara in the Dam City Classic.
- Played the final game of her high school career at Gill Coliseum, leading La Salle to a state title.
- Two-time Oregon state 5A champion.
- Three-time Oregon 5A Player of the Year
- 2017 McDonalds All-America nominee
- Is not ticklish.
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
YO JO: Joanna Grymek Quick Hitters
- Played 12 minutes vs. USC on Sunday, her highest total since Dec. 16 vs. UC Santa Barbara.
- Matched a career-high with 16 points on 8-for-11 shooting vs. Savannah State.
- Had a breakout performance vs. North Carolina Central, going 7-for-7 from the floor to finish with 16 points. She also tallied three blocks in the contest.
- 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.
THROPAY AS YOU GO: Janessa Thropay Quick Hitters
- Scored four points on Dec. 10 vs. San Jose State, matching a career-high.
- Did not see the floor on Friday, snapping a streak of three-straight games played.
- Thropay did not play more than three games in a row at any point during her freshman campaign.
- 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
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.
- Aquino has been named to the Naismith High School Wach List, as a potential candidate for National Player of the Year honors.
- 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.
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 51-8 in Pac-12 play since the start of the 2014-15 season, and 60-8 in their last 68 conference games.
- Oregon State has led the Pac-12 in attendance in each of the last three seasons.
- 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).
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 came on Nov. 19, when they take on No. 6 Notre Dame.
- Oregon State will 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
- Associate Athletic Trainer Jason Lieuw (pronounced nosaJ) is the longest serving member of the Oregon State staff, currently in his ninth year with the team
- Voice of the Beavers Ron Callan has called 322 Oregon State women's basketball games since joining the program in the 2007-08 season, holding a record of 194-128 during that span.
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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Friday, December 12
2025 Maui Classic Day 1
Friday, December 12
Oregon State Women's Basketball Press Conference | Scott Rueck, Kennedie Shuler, Ally Schimel
Thursday, December 11
Scott Rueck, Katie Field, Tiara Bolden | WBB Postgame Press Conference vs. Alaska-Anchorage
Monday, December 08
