Beavers Stay In-State for Rose City Showdown

Friday, August 31

Portland, OR

11:00 AM

Oregon State

UC Davis

Photo by: Scobel Wiggins/Oregon State Athletics

August 29, 2018 | Women's Volleyball

Rose City Showdown notes

By: Athletic Communications

BACK IN ACTION AT ROSE CITY SHOWDOWN
• Oregon State returns to the court Friday at the Rose City Showdown hosted by Portland State.
• The Beavers face with UC Davis (3-1) on Friday at 11 a.m. to open the tournament.
• In the second match of the day, OSU takes on host Portland State at 6 p.m.

FOLLOW THE ACTION
• Live stats will be available for both matches.
• To access live stats, via your computer, smartphone, or tablet, visit osubeavers.com.
• Both matches in Portland will stream live.
• The neutral court match with UC Davis will be webcast at WatchBigSky.com.
• The Beavers' contest with the Vikings will stream at Pluto-tv/portland-state or channel 232 on the Pluto TV app (which is free).

SOCIAL MEDIA
• Fans are encouraged to follow the Oregon State volleyball program via social media. There are several platforms to follow the team including :
• Twitter: @BeaverVBall
• Instagram: @BeaverVBall
• Facebook: /BeaverVBall

AGAINST THE FIELD
• Oregon State faces UC Davis for the fourth time in program history. The Beavers lead the series 2-1. It is the first meeting since a five-set win in a 2013 tournament at the University of Portland.
• The Beavers and Vikings have met 45 times previously with Portland State the victors in 35 of the contests. The last meeting came in a five-set win in Portland in 2010. OSU has won the last six times the teams have met dating back to 1990.

PAC-12 HONORS
• Grace Massey was named as the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week on Monday. Massey collected 65 digs, the most in the conference last week, for a 4.33 digs per set average. She managed 28 digs against Ole Miss and 22 in a five-set win over Virginia and was named as a co-MVP of the Iowa State Challenge.
• It is the third Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week honor of Massey's career.

ACES
• Despite returning five starters from 2017, three newcomers earned starting roles for the season-opener against Virginia - redshirt freshman MB Lindsey Schell, junior transfer OH Amy Underdown and sophomore transfer S Allison Hughes.
• Also making their Beaver debuts were freshman S Maddie Sheehan and junior transfer S Montanna Gubrud.
• OSU shifted to a 6-2 system, using two setters, for the Iowa State match going with Sheehan and Gubrud.
• Sophomore libero Grace Massey was named Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week on Monday. Massey accumulated a conference high 65 digs at the Iowa State Challenge and was named as a tournament co-MVP.
• Sophomore OH Maddie Goings and Schell were named to the Iowa State Challenge all-tournament team. Goings registered a career-high 25 kills in the win over the Cyclones and was in double-digits in all three matches. Schell also converted at least 10 kills in each match and added 21 blocks in her first college action.
• Senior Kayla Ellis ranks seventh in OSU history with 1,223 career digs. She is on pace to move into the top three on OSU's all-time list by the end of the season. She needs 19 digs to move into the top five passing Miya Malauulu (1,230) and Kristy Wing (1,241).
• Senior Kory Cheshire ranks tied (Rachel Hochgesang, 1993-96) for 23rd all-time in total blocks at OSU. She needs 12 blocks to move into the top 20 in OSU history.

CLEAR BAGS
As a ticketed event, Oregon State volleyball matches will now adhere to the Athletic Department's Clear Bag Policy, which was implemented in the spring as an additional security measure and to provide fans a more consistent and efficient entry process. For more information on the policy, click here.

TICKETS
Purchase single and single game tickets for home events at Gill Coliseum by visiting BeaverTickets.com/volleyball or by calling 1-800-GO-BEAVS.

OFF THE BENCH
Oregon State volleyball fans are encouraged to join Off the Bench, the program's new donor club. Click here for more information or call Alex Gary in Our Beaver Nation at 541-737-2370.