Beavers to Close Out Nonconference Play vs. CSUB

Saturday, December 29

Corvallis, OR

1:00 PM

Oregon State

CSU Bakersfield

December 27, 2018 | Women's Basketball

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Oregon State vs. CSU Bakersfield - Saturday - 1 p.m. - Gill Coliseum

By: Athletic Communications

THE GAME: The No. 11 Oregon State women's basketball team wraps up nonconference play this week, when the Beavers take on CSU Bakersfield Saturday afternoon at 1 p.m.

FOLLOW ALONG: Fans can listen to Saturday's game live 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 open Pac-12 play on Jan. 4, when Washington State visits Gill Coliseum. The Beavers will follow that up by facing Washington on Jan. 6.

OSU VS. CSUB: Oregon State is 6-1 all-time vs. Cal State Baskersfield, and 5-0 under head coach Scott Rueck. The teams last met in 2015, when the Beavers took a 75-51 win in that season's Beavers Beyond the Classroom game. Katie McWilliams is the only current OSU player who was active in that game, as she scored six points and dished out three assists in 25 minutes of action.

SCOUT DAY: Saturday's game will be Scout Day, as scout troops that RSVP online are eligible to earn a special patch.

QUICK HITTERS:
- Oregon State is 125-25 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.
- Oregon State is the only team with three player in the top-50 nationally in 3-point percentage (Aleah Goodman - 19th, Kat Tudor - 34th, Destiny Slocum - 49th). Presbyterian, Kentucky and Drake are the only squads with two players in the top-50.
- 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 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
- Hit five 3-pointer vs. Duke in the Beavers' last game, matching her career-high previously set in her time at Maryland.
- 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 seven of her 11 games this season, including a three 20+-point outings.
- Has a total of six 20+ point games in her collegiate career (Oregon State + Maryland), the most by any player on the OSU roster. Kat Tudor has tallied the most 20-point games in a Beaver uniform with five.
- 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 48.7 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' 11 games this season
- Leads the team with 9.1 rebounds per game this season, the fourth-best mark in the Pac-12, and the highest total among Pac-12 guards.
- Is 10th in the nation in terms for rebounds per game from the guard position,
- Leads the team in rebounds, steals, and is second in points and assists, as well as third blocks.
- Has at least eight rebounds in six-straight games.
- Is closing in on 800 career points, currently sitting at 791.
Has at least seven rebounds in 17 of her last 20 games
- Has converted a 3-pointer in three-straight games, after failing to do so in the prior four.
- Is shooting 52.8 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 66-7 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 nine-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 32.4 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 188-91 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 Dec. 15
- Played in her 116th career game on Dec. 20, making her 66th career start.
- Has converted 14 of her 28 3-point attempts on the season. McWilliams would be tied for seventh 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 11 games).
- Is a perfect 10-for-10 from the line this season, and has made 12-straight free throws dating back to last season.
- Is shooting 50.0 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 171 career 3-pointers, four behind Talisa Rhea for fifth. Sydney Wiese holds the program record with 373.
- Is closing in on the 750 point mark, currently sitting at 717
- Is third in the Pac-12 with 3.0 3-pointers per game.
- Has at least three triples in eight of 11 games this season.
- Has scored in double-figures in five of her last six games.
- Has played at least 20 minutes in seven-straight games, and in 10 of 11games 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

GETTING MADDIE: Madison Washington Quick Hitters
- Has started six-straight games, her first starts since Dec. 13, 2017.
- Is shooting 60.0 percent from the floor in her starts this season.
- Matched a career-high with two blocks vs. Duke, matching a career-high.
- 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

SAY TAY KID: Taya Corosdale Quick Hitters
- Pac-12 All-Freshman Honorable Mention last season.
- Has started the last 10 games for the Beavers.
- Has 41 rebounds over her last five games.
- Has converted four of her last six 3-point attempts.
- Posted her first career double-double vs. La Salle, going for 11 points and 10 rebounds.
- Matched a career-high with 10 rebounds vs. Duke.
- Matched a career-high with three 3-pointers vs. Eastern Washington
- Is averaging 6.5 rebounds per game, ahead of her average od 4.2 last season.
- Started the final 25 games of her freshman season
- The Beavers are 22-4 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.

#AL3AH: Aleah Goodman Quick Hitters
- Pac-12 All-Freshman Honorable Mention last season
- Has scored at least eight points in six-straight games.
- Tallied her first career 20+ point game vs. Eastern Washington, going for 22 on 8-for-11 shooting.
- Has hit three 3-pointers in four-straight games.
- Is 12-for-22 from long range over that span.
- Has at least three assists in six-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 six games, snapping a streak of four-straight starts.
- Played a season-low two minutes vs. Duke in the Beavers' last game.
- Has failed score in three-straight 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 nine of Oregon State's 11 games.
- Has scored eight points in back-to-back games.
- Played a career-high 26 minutes vs. Texas A&M.
- Has three games this season with seven or more rebounds.
- Is 14-for-21 from the floor in her last five 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.
- Has not played in back-to-back games
- 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
- Has not played in back-to-back games, the first two games she has not seen time in 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 Squidward) is the longest serving member of the Oregon State staff, currently in his 137th year with the team
- Voice of the Beavers Ron Callan has called 346 Oregon State women's basketball games since joining the program in the 2007-08 season, holding a record of 213-133 during that span.