Beavers Head to Seattle to Take on Huskies

THE GAME: The No. 16 ranked Oregon State women's basketball team will head to Seattle on Sunday, as the Beavers are slated to take on Washington at 3 p.m.

FOLLOW ALONG: Sunday's game will air live on Pac-12 National, Oregon and Washington with Krista Blunk 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 host their final two home games of the regular season next week, as UCLA and USC visit Gill Coliseum on Friday and Sunday, respectively.

OSU VS. WASHINGTON: The Beavers are 36-51 all-time against the Huskies, but Oregon State has won four-straight meetings, including a 75-63 win when the two sides met earlier this season. Marie Gulich had an outstanding outing in that game, going 11-for-12 from the floor to finish with 24 points, 12 rebounds and seven blocks. Sophomore Kat Tudor hit five 3-pointers in the game, scoring 17 points. As a team, the Beavers out-shot Washington 50.9 percent to 33.8 percent.

QUICK HITTERS:
- Oregon State is 108-21 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 seven wins over top-10 opponents since the start of 2014-15, including a victory over No. 4 Baylor in the Elite Eight in 2015-16.
- Oregon State is 17-10 in its last 27 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 dropped to third in the nation in 3-point percentage, and are sixth nationally in field goal percentage.
- Oregon State is also fifth nationally in blocks per game, as well as sixth in assists.
- The Beavers have had at least four players in double figures in 11 of their 24 contests the year.
- Oregon State has held eight opponents under 30 percent shooting this season, and 13 opponents below 35 percent.
- The Beavers have outscored their opponents in bench points in 18 of their 24 games this season.
- Nine of Oregon State's 10 active players have scored in double-figures at least once this season.
- The Beavers are on pace to shatter the program's single-season mark for 3-point percentage. The 2017-18 squad is currently shooting 40.9 percent from long range, well ahead of the 38.3 percent mark set by the 1993-94 squad.
- Oregon State joins UConn and Baylor as the only Division I teams in the top-10 nationally in both field goal percentage and field goal percentage defense.

GERMAN SENSATION: Marie Gulich Quick Hitters
- Reached the 1,000 career point mark Friday at Washington State.
- Gulich also matched a career-high with 16 rebounds vs. the Huskies.
- Is tied for first in the Pac-12 with 12 double-doubles this season, also tied for the seventh-highest single-season total in Oregon State history.
- Was named one of the top-10 candidates for the Lisa Leslie Award (nation's top center) last week.
- Is shooting 64.0 percent from the floor during Pac-12 play.
- Shoots right-handed, but writes left-handed.
- Is tied for 13th in the nation and second in the Pac-12 with 129 career games played
- Has been in double-figures in 23 of Oregon State's 24 games this season, and in 29 of her last 31 contests, dating back to last season.
- Maui Jim Maui Classic All-Tournament Team
- Is shooting 63.6 percent from the floor on the season, good for fifth in the nation and second in the Pac-12.
- Currently sits fourth in Oregon State history with 174 career blocks. Gulich now needs two more rejections to tie Sissel Pierce for third.
- Is currently seventh in Oregon State history with 749 career rebounds. She needs six more to match Tiffany Ducker for sixth on the Beavers' all-time list.
- Gulich is the 75th player in Pac-12 history to reach the 700 career rebound mark, and is currently 61st on the conference's career rebounding list.
- Has scored at least 14 points in 18 of OSU's 24 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 3.2 blocks per game.
- Has blocked more shots this season than 173 Division I teams, including three Pac-12 squads
- Has blocked at least three shots in 15 of OSU's 23 games this season, including eight contests with four blocks or more.
- Exploded for 28 points, 15 rebounds, five assists and three blocks in Jan. 19's game vs. Oregon.
- Played a total of 83 minutes over the course of Oregon State's two games vs. Oregon, on Jan. 19 and 21.
- 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.

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 171-87 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
- Has tallied 10 assists in a game twice this season. Prior to Pivec, the last 10 assist game by a Beaver came when Sydney Wiese had 10 vs. UC Davis on Dec. 14, 2016
- Is shooting 45.4 percent from the floor this season.
- Is averaging 7.5 rebounds per game, the highest average among guards in the Pac-12.
- Has at least four rebounds in 10-straight games.
- Has gone five-straight games without converting a 3-pointer.
- Is shooting 50.6 percent from two-point range on the season.
- Nearly notched a triple-double on Jan. 14 vs. Arizona, finishing with 10 points, nine rebounds and eight assists.
- Is playing the point guard position this year for the first time since 7th grade.
- 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.

GET SOME TUDOR-ING: Kat Tudor Quick Hitters
- Has 32 3-pointers in Pac-12 play, with 25 of them coming in four games (5 vs. Washington, 7 vs Washington State, 6 vs. Arizona, 7 vs. Oregon).
- Is 47th in the nation and third in the Pac-12 in 3-pointers per game.
- Is shooting 43.2 percent from 3-point range during Pac-12 play
- Has hit at least five 3-pointers in a game six times this season.
- Hit seven 3-pointers in a game twice this season, joining Sydney Wiese, Talisa Rhea and Felicia Ragland as the only Oregon State players to hit seven triples in a game multiple times in their career.
- Is currently on pace to break Sydney Wiese's sophomore record for 3-pointers in the Beavers' 34th game of the season.
- Has converted 29 2-point field goals this season, tripling her total of nine from her freshman campaign.
- 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 35th-best single game point total in Oregon State history, and is the highest score by a Beaver since Jamie Weisner put up 38 points vs. DePaul in the 2016 Sweet 16.
- 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

KT-MAC ATTACK: Katie McWilliams Quick Hitters
- Leads the Beavers with an average of 31.6 minutes per game this season.
- Came up with a couple big plays for the Beavers Friday at Washington State, scoring the game-tying basket with two seconds left in regulation and knocking down a pair of free throws with one second remaining in overtime to lift the Beavers to the 63-61 win.
-Scored nine points on Friday, narrowly missing her fourth-consecutive double-figure scoring contest.
-Is averaging 14.8 points per game over the last four contests.
-Is 23rd in the nation in assist/turnover ratio at 2.6
-Has at least four assists in 13 games this season, including seven games with six or more.
-Did not record an assist on Friday for the first time since Dec. 20 vs. UC Davis.
-Has 97 rebounds this season, 94 of which have come at the defensive end.
-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.

SAY TAY KID: Taya Corosdale Quick Hitters
-Has started the last 15 games
-Matched a career-high with nine rebounds last Sunday vs. Cal.
-Scored 12 points in her second career start, Dec. 20 vs. UC Davis.
-Is averaging 7.5 points per game in her 14 starts.
-Is averaging 24.2 minutes per game during Pac-12 play
-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.

#AL3AH: Aleah Goodman Quick Hitters
-Her 3-point percentage of 50.0 would be first in the nation if Goodman had reached the NCAA minumum for 3-pointers made (Requirement is two 3-pointers per game played, Goodman has 38 triples in 21 games).
-Matched a career-high with 17 points on Friday vs. Washington State, hitting a career-best five 3-pointers.
-Goodman also provided an important assist, hitting Katie McWilliams for the game tying basket with two seconds left in regulation.
- 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.

GETTING MADDIE: Madison Washington Quick Hitters
- Has come off the bench in the last 15 games.
- Has played single-digit minutes in three-straight games.
- 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.
- Has 40 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

REMAIN KALMER: Taylor Kalmer Quick Hitters
- Has scored just two points over her last two games, after scoring in double-figures in both of the prior two contests.
- Has scored 171 points this season, surpassing the first two seasons of her career combined.
- 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.

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
- Is 0-for-5 from the floor over her last two games, after going 7-for-8 shooting in the prior three games.
- Posted her best Pac-12 performance on Jan. 14 vs. Arizona, going a perfect 4-for-4 from the field, scoring eight points, her highest total since scoring 16 vs. Savannah State on Dec. 13.
- 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.
- Has not played in five of Oregon State's last seven games.
- 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.
- 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

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 (also a skilled figure skater) 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 329 Oregon State women's basketball games since joining the program in the 2007-08 season, holding a record of 199-130 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 also helped te Townsville Fire win a WNBL title (Australia) in January.
- 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 Tango Bourges in France
- 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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Players Mentioned

Taya Corosdale

Aleah Goodman

Joanna Grymek

Ruth Hamblin

Taylor Kalmer

Katie McWilliams

Mikayla Pivec

Destiny Slocum

Janessa Thropay

Kat Tudor

Madison Washington

Jamie Weisner

Sydney Wiese