Beavers Head to Vancouver for Three-Game Tournament

THE GAME: The No. 9 Oregon State women's basketball team hits the road for the first time this season on Thursday, when the Beavers take on Western Kentucky in Vancouver, B.C.

FOLLOW ALONG: All of Oregon State's games in Vancouver can be streamed live for a fee. Check OSUBeavers.com for the link. Thursday's game will air live on 1240 KEJO in Corvallis with Jon Warren on the call. Live stats will also be available with links on OSUBeavers.com, and you can follow live updates for every game on twitter @BeaverWBB.

WHAT'S COMING UP: Oregon State will face either No. 13 South Carolina or Eastern Tennessee State on Friday, before playing its third game in Vancouver on Saturday.

OSU VS. WESTERN KENTUCKY: Oregon State is 1-1 all-time vs. Western Kentucky, with both games coming in the NCAA Tournament. The teams met last season in the first round in Knoxville, Tenn., with the Beavers taking an 82-58 win. Kat Tudor score 19 points in that game, while Mikayla Pivec went for 15 points and eights assists. Katie McWilliams tallied 10 points and six boards.

QUICK HITTERS:
- Oregon State is 119-23 since the start of the 2014-15 season, the seventh-best record in the nation over that span, trailing only UConn, Notre Dame, Baylor, Maryland, South Carolina and Louisville.
- Thursday will mark the first time Oregon State has played a regular season game outside of the United States since it played in Puerta Vallarta, Mexico in 2012.
- This week will mark the first ever games in Canada in program history.
- The Beavers are one of nine teams in the nation to make the Sweet 16 in each of the last three seasons, joining UConn, South Carolina, Notre Dame, Baylor, Stanford, Texas, UCLA and Mississippi State.
- Oregon State has made the NCAA Tournament five-straight seasons, and has 11 NCAA Tournament wins over that span.
- OSU has 75 Pac-12 wins over the last five seasons, joining Stanford as the only teams in conference history to accomplish that feat.
- The Beavers' four highest win totals have all come over the last four seasons (27 in 2014-15, 32 in 2015-16, 31 in 2016-17, 26 in 2017-18).
- The Beavers have been ranked in every USA Today/WBCA Coaches' poll, dating back to the 2013-14 postseason rankings. Oregon State is one of six teams in the nation to be ranked every week over that period, joining UConn, Notre Dame, Baylor, Maryland and South Carolina.
- Oregon State drops to No. 9 in the AP Poll this week.
- OSU's highest ever ranking came at the end of the 2015-16 campaign, when the Beavers came in at No. 2.
- Oregon State returns four of five starters from last season's Elite Eight team, including three All-Pac-12 Honorable Mentions.
- OSU has led the Pac-12 in defensive field goal percentage for five-straight seasons.
- The Beavers have earned nine wins over top-10 opponents since the start of 2014-15.
- 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 seven teams to have four players selected over the course of the last three WNBA Drafts, and is one of two programs to have players picked in the first round of the last two drafts.
- Oregon State joined UConn and Baylor as the only teams to finish last season in the top-10 nationally in both field goal percentage and field goal percentage defense.
- The Beavers open the 2018-19 season selected to finish third in the Pac-12 in both the conference's coaches poll, and media poll.
- Oregon State posted a perfect Academic Progress Rate of 1,000 over the last ratings period. The Beavers have had a perfect APR over the last three years, joining Stanford as the only teams in the conference to accomplish that feat.
- The Beavers are third in the nation in assists per game, and fourth in the NCAA in 3-pointers per game.

FULFILL YOUR DESTINY: Destiny Slocum Quick Hitters
- Redshirted the 2017-18 season due to NCAA transfer rules
- Posted her first 20+ point game in an Oregon State uniform Saturday, going for 22 points on 9-for-15 shooting.
- Is shooting 62.5 percent from the floor this season, the second-best percentage for a guard in the Pac-12.
- Slocum's 15-point, 11 assist performance last Wednesday marked the 22nd time in program history a player has completed a double-double with points and assists.
- It was also the third time in OSU history that a player has had at least 15 points and 11 assists in a game.
- Through the first three games of Oregon State's season, Slocum is eighth in the nation with 7.3 assists per game.
- Was named to the Naismith Trophy Watch List
- Is on the Lieberman Award Watch list, which honors the top-20 point guards in the nation, as well as the Wooden Award Watch List as one of the top 30 players in the nation.
- Pac-12 All-Preseason selection
- 2017 WBCA National Freshman of the Year during her debut campaign at Maryland.
- Averaged 11.5 points, and 6.0 assists per game at Maryland.
- Scored 23 points, including 19 in the second half of the Terrapins' matchup with UConn on Dec. 29, 2016.
- Big Ten Freshman of the Year
- Second-Team All-Big Ten last season.
- 2016 McDonalds All-American at Mountain View High School

GREAT SCOTT: Scott Rueck Quick Hitters
- Inked a contract extension last offseason 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.
- Record at Oregon State is 182-89 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 eight 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.

GILL COLISEUM:
- Oregon State has a home record of 63-7 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 averaged 4,985 fans per game last season, by far the best attendance in the Pac-12.
- OSU is averaging 5,875 fans per game this season, after setting an event record with 8,828 at Beavers Beyond the Classroom last Wednesday.
- The Beavers are 26-2 in their last 28 Pac-12 home games, and 42-3 in their last 45.
- Opponents are shooting 32.7 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 a record-setting attendance of 9,604 vs. Stanford.

PIVEC AND ROLL: Mikayla Pivec Quick Hitters
- All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention last season
- Leads the team with 10.3 rebounds per game this season, tied for the third-highest average in the Pac-12.
- Is ninth in the nation in terms for rebounds per game from the guard position, and leads all Pac-12 guards in rebounds.
- Has at least eight rebounds in all three games this season.
- Has at least seven rebounds in 10 of her last 12 games.
- Is shooting 57.6 percent from the floor and 57.1 percent from 3-point range.
- Earned CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team honors and Pac-12 All-Academic First Team honors in her sophomore year.
- Shot 45.0 percent from the floor last season.
- Shot 48.2 percent from two-point range on 2017-18 the season.
- Served as Oregon State's starting point guard last season, playing the position for the first time since 7th grade.
- Pac-12 All-Freshman Team in 2016-17.
- Also threw javelin for the Oregon State track team in the spring of 2017, 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, 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.

KT McBUCKETS: Katie McWilliams Quick Hitters
- All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention and Defensive Honorable Mention last season
- Played in her 107th career game on Saturday, making her 57th career start.
- Played just nine minutes on Saturday, largely due to foul trouble. It was McWilliams' least playing time in a game since she also saw nine minutes of action vs. Creighton on March 19. 2017.
- Is shooting 54.5 percent on the season.
- Cheryl Miller Award watch list, which recognizes the top-20 small forwards in the nation.
- Led the Beavers with an average of 32.7 minutes per game last season.
- Scored in double-figures in 10 of Oregon State's final 14 games of last season.
- Finished last season 34th in the nation in assist/turnover ratio at 2.36.
- Pac-12 All-Academic Second Team honoree last season, and All-Academic Honorable Mention as a sophomore.
- Shot 45.5 percent from the floor last season, the best percentage for an Oregon State guard on the year.
- Pac-12 Freshman Honorable Mention in 2015-16.
- Went 3-for-3 from 3-point range against UConn in the 2016 Final Four.
- 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.

SAY TAY KID: Taya Corosdale Quick Hitters
- Pac-12 All-Freshman Honorable Mention last season.
- Has started the last two games for the Beavers.
- Started the final 25 games of her freshman season
- The Beavers are 18-3 in games where Corosdale hits a 3-pointer.
- Jordan Brand Classic All-American in high school.
- 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.

GET SOME TUDOR-ING: Kat Tudor Quick Hitters
- All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention last season.
- Is seventh in Oregon State history with 149 career 3-ponters, one behind Alyssa Martin for sixth.
- Is tied for the Pac-12 lead with 11 3-pointers this season, and is 19th in the nation in 3-pointers per game.
- Is 19th in the nation and tied for first in the Pac-12 in 3-pointers per game.
- Has 22 triples in her last seven games, dating back to last season.
- Had 44 3-pointers in Pac-12 play in 2017-18, with 32 of them coming in five games (5 vs. Washington, 7 vs Washington State, 6 vs. Arizona, 7 vs. Oregon, 7 at Washington).
- Was 33rd in the nation and sixth in the Pac-12 in 3-point percentage during her sophomore year
- Hit at least five 3-pointers in a game eight times last season.
- Hit seven 3-pointers in a game three times last season, joining Talisa Rhea as the only Oregon State players to hit seven triples in a game three times in their career.
- Exploded for 34 points Jan. 19 vs. Oregon, going 10-for-14 from the floor and 7-for-10 from 3-point range. Her scoring output is tied for the 36th-best single game point total in Oregon State history.
- Made 371 three-pointers in her high-school career
- Helped St. Mary's High School win the 2015 California state title

#AL3AH: Aleah Goodman Quick Hitters
- Pac-12 All-Freshman Honorable Mention last season
- Scored 12 points on Saturday, knocking down four 3-pointers.
- Her 3-point percentage of 46.2 would have been good for third in the nation last season, if Goodman had reached the NCAA minumum for 3-pointers made (Requirement is two 3-pointers per game played, Goodman had 49 triples in 31 games).
- 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

YO JO: Joanna Grymek Quick Hitters
- Tallied seven points and seven rebounds on Saturday.
- Went 4-for-5 last Wednesday to put up eight points in just 14 minutes.
- 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 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
- Made her first career start on Saturday.
- Tallied eight steals last Wednesday, the highest total by an Oregon State player since Earlysia Marchbanks had eight vs. Colorado in 2012.
- Matched a career-high with four points in Friday's season-opener.
- Has performed the National Anthem at a number of Oregon State sporting events, including prior to the Beavers' Civil War game on Jan. 19.
- McDonalds All-America nominee her senior season of high school
- First-Team All-California in high school

GETTING MADDIE: Madison Washington Quick Hitters
- Set a career-high with six rebounds on Saturday.
- Made nine starts to start the 2017-18 season
- 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.
- USA Today First Team All-Nevada selection
- Helped Bishop Gorman High School reach the Nevada state title game three times

AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE: Jasmine Simmons Quick Hitters
- Scored seven points last Wednesday, including her first career 3-pointer
- Led Australia to a FIBA U-17 World Championship, serving as team captain. She made the All-Star Starting Five at the event.
- Earned a silver medal representing Australia at the 3x3 Championships.
- Was the No. 7 rated international recruit in her signing class.
- Enjoys playing guitar.

TRISH 'N' SWISH: Patricia Morris Quick Hitters
- Scored her first career points last Wednesday
- Comes to Oregon State with a four-star rating from Prospects Nation
- Earned All-California honors twice.
- Speaks Mandarin Chinese

STILL AnDREa: Andrea Aquino Quick Hitters
- Joined Oregon State as the No. 7 rated recruit in the nation, the highest rated signee in program history.
- Averaaged 17.1 points, 12.2 rebounds and 7.0 blocks per game during her 2016-17 high school season
- Didn't start playing basketball until the age of 15.

IN THE PAC:
- The Beavers are 62-10 in Pac-12 play since the start of the 2014-15 season, and 71-11 in their last 82 conference games.
- Oregon State has led the Pac-12 in attendance in each of the last four seasons.
- Beaver players have earned nine All-Pac-12 First-Team nods over the last four seasons.
- 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.

THE STAFF: Oregon State Assistant Coaches and Support Staff Quick Hitters
- Associate Head Coach Jonas Chatterton enters his fifth 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 third 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 fourth 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 manager for Oregon State for four seasons before taking on her new role two years ago.
- Associate Athletic Trainer Jason Lieuw (code name Turkey) is the longest serving member of the Oregon State staff, currently in his 10th year with the team
- Voice of the Beavers Ron Callan has called 341 Oregon State women's basketball games since joining the program in the 2007-08 season, holding a record of 209-132 during that span.

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Players Mentioned

Andrea Aquino

Taya Corosdale

Aleah Goodman

Joanna Grymek

Katie McWilliams

Patricia Morris

Mikayla Pivec

Jasmine Simmons

Destiny Slocum

Janessa Thropay

Kat Tudor

Madison Washington