Beavers Return Home to Face Duke

THE GAME: The No. 11 Oregon State women's basketball team returns to Gill Coliseum this week for a matchup with Duke. The game is slated to tip at 7 p.m. Thursday evening.

FOLLOW ALONG: Thursday's game will air live on Pac-12 Networks with Anne Marie Anderson and Tammy Blackburn on the call. Fans can listen on 1240 KEJO in Corvallis with Ron Callan and can find live stats at OSUBeavers.com. Live updates for every Oregon State game can be found on Twitter @BeaversWBB.

WHAT'S COMING UP: Oregon State will be back at Gill Coliseum on Dec. 29, when the Beavers take on CSU Bakersfield. That game will tip off at 1 p.m. as part of a doubleheader with the OSU men's basketball team.

OSU VS. DUKE: Oregon State is 0-1 all-time vs. Duke, with the teams' lone meeting coming last season, when the Blue Devils took a 72-65 win at Cameron Indoor Stadium. The Beavers were within one with five minutes to play in the contest. Mikayla Pivec tallied 13 points, seven rebounds and four assists in the game. Kat Tudor also scored 13 points.

SOCIAL MEDIA: The Beavers will host Social Media Night on Thursday, as social media followers will receive a free pop socket, while supplies last.

QUICK HITTERS:
- Oregon State is 124-25 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.
- Saturday's defeat was Oregon State's first loss in the month of December since the Beavers fell to Notre Dame on Dec. 28, 2015.
- Oregon State set the Pac-12 record for rebounding margin in consecutive games earlier this month. The Beavers posted a +47 showing Dec. 9 vs. Santa Clara, a little over a week after winning the rebounding battle vs. La Salle by 46.
- 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 checks in at No. 11 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, and is again atop the league in the category early in 2018-19
- The Beavers have earned nine wins over top-10 opponents since the start of 2014-15.
- Oregon State has only lost back-to-back games once since the start of the 2014-15 season, with those defeats coming to USC and UCLA on Jan. 5 and 7 of 2018.
- 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.
- The Beavers currently sit alongside Baylor and UConn as the only teams in the top-15 nationally in both field goal percentage and field goal percentage defense.
- 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.
- 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 open the 2018-19 season selected to finish third in the Pac-12 in both the conference's coaches poll, and media poll.

FULFILL YOUR DESTINY: Destiny Slocum Quick Hitters
- Redshirted the 2017-18 season due to NCAA transfer rules
- Slocum is the sixth player in Oregon State history with multiple point-assist double-doubles in her career.
- Has scored at least 15 points in six of her nine games this season, including a pair of 20+-point outings.
- Has a total of five 20+ point games in her collegiate career, matching Kat Tudor for the most by any player on the Oregon State roster.
- Has made 23 free throws this season, more than seven players on last year's OSU team had in the 2017-18 season.
- Is shooting 48.5 percent from the floor this season.
- Slocum's 15-point, 11 assist performance on Nov. 14 marked the third time in OSU history that a player has had at least 15 points and 11 assists in a 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

PIVEC AND ROLL: Mikayla Pivec Quick Hitters
- All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention last season
- Has scored in double-figures in nine of the Beavers' 10 games this season
- Leads the team with 9.2 rebounds per game this season, the fourth-best mark in the Pac-12, and the highest total among Pac-12 guards.
- Is eighth in the nation in terms for rebounds per game from the guard position,
- Leads the team in rebounds, blocks and steals, and is second in both points and assists.
- Has at least eight rebounds in six-straight games.
- Is closing in on 800 career points, currently sitting at 782.
- Has at least seven rebounds in 16 of her last 19 games
- Is shooting 54.1 percent from the floor .
- 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.

GILL COLISEUM:
- Oregon State has a home record of 65-7 since the start of the 2014-15 season.
- The Beavers have drawn over 4,000 fans for every home game this season.
- OSU has won eight-straight home games, dating back to last 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.
- The Beavers are 26-2 in their last 28 Pac-12 home games, and 42-3 in their last 45.
- Opponents are shooting 32.3 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.

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 187-91 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 57.1 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 McBUCKETS: Katie McWilliams Quick Hitters
- All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention and Defensive Honorable Mention last season
- Named to the Maui Jim Maui Classic All-Tournament Team last week
- Played in her 114th career game on Saturday, making her 64th career start.
- Scored a season-high 19 points on Saturday, hitting nine of her 13 shots.
- Has converted 14 of her 25 3-point attempts on the season. McWilliams would be fourth in the nation in 3-point percentage if she had converted the two per game needed to be eligible in the category (has 14 in 10 games).
- Is a perfect 8-for-8 from the line this season, and has made 10-straight free throws dating back to last season.
- Is shooting 53.4 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.

GET SOME TUDOR-ING: Kat Tudor Quick Hitters
- All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention last season.
- Is sixth in Oregon State history with 167 career 3-pointers, eight behind Talisa Rhea for fifth. Sydney Wiese holds the program record with 373.
- Eclipsed the 700 point mark on Saturday, currently sitting at 702
- Is third in the Pac-12 with 2.9 3-pointers per game.
- Has at least three triples in seven of 10 games this season.
- Has scored in double-figures in four of her last five games.
- Has played at least 20 minutes in six-straight games, and in nine of 10 games this season, despite coming off the bench in all but one contest.
- 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.
- Made 371 three-pointers in her high-school career
- Helped St. Mary's High School win the 2015 California state title

SAY TAY KID: Taya Corosdale Quick Hitters
- Pac-12 All-Freshman Honorable Mention last season.
- Has started the last nine games for the Beavers.
- Has 31 rebounds over her last four games.
- Posted her first career double-double vs. La Salle, going for 11 points and 10 rebounds.
- Matched a career-high with three 3-pointers vs. Eastern Washington on Friday.
- Is averaging 6.2 rebounds per game, ahead of her average od 4.2 last season.
- Started the final 25 games of her freshman season
- The Beavers are 21-4 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.

GETTING MADDIE: Madison Washington Quick Hitters
- Has started four-straight games, her first starts since Dec. 13, 2017.
- Is shooting 61.9 percent from the floor in her starts this season.
- Played 12 minutes on Saturday, after playing 20+ minutes in the prior three contests.
- Notched a career-high with 12 points vs. Santa Clara on Dec. 9, going 6-for-7 from the floor.
- USA Today First Team All-Nevada selection
- Helped Bishop Gorman High School reach the Nevada state title game three times

#AL3AH: Aleah Goodman Quick Hitters
- Pac-12 All-Freshman Honorable Mention last season
- Has scored at least eight points in five-straight games.
- Tallied her first career 20+ point game vs. Eastern Washington, going for 22 on 8-for-11 shooting.
- Has scored double-figures in back-to-back games for the second time in her career.
- Has hit three 3-pointers in three-straight games.
- Has at least three assists in five-straight contests.
- 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

THROPAY AS YOU GO: Janessa Thropay Quick Hitters
- Has come off the bench in Oregon State's last four games, snapping a streak of four-straight starts.
- Has failed score in back-to-back games, after putting up points in the prior six contests.
- Set a career-high with 10 points vs. La Salle.
- Is 12-for-16 from the floor over her last seven games, but did not attempts a field goal in her last two games.
- Tallied eight steals on Nov. 14, the highest total by an Oregon State player since Earlysia Marchbanks had eight vs. Colorado in 2012.
- 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

YO JO: Joanna Grymek Quick Hitters
- Has scored at least five points in eight of Oregon State's 10 games.
- Played a career-high 26 minutes Saturday vs. Texas A&M.
- Has three games this season with seven or more rebounds.
- Is 10-for-16 from the floor in her last four games.
- Had a breakout performance vs. North Carolina Central last season, 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

AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE: Jasmine Simmons Quick Hitters
- Set a career-high with 11 points vs. La Salle.
- Did not play on Satuday for the first time since Nov. 23.
- 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
- Did not play on Saturday for the first time this season.
- Scored her first career points on Nov. 14
- 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.
- Averaged 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 Fisher) is the longest serving member of the Oregon State staff, currently in his 104th year with the team
- Voice of the Beavers Ron Callan has called 345 Oregon State women's basketball games since joining the program in the 2007-08 season, holding a record of 212-133 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

Sydney Wiese