Pivec, Slocum Tabbed to Wade Watch
November 07, 2019 | Women's Basketball
Oregon State duo named to third watch list this week
CORVALLIS – Thursday brought yet another national watch list for Mikayla Pivec and Destiny Slocum, as the two were selected to Wade Watch, the Women's Basketball Coaches of America announced.
Both Pivec and Slocum were also named to the Naismith Trophy Watch List on Wednesday, the Wooden Award Preseason Top-30 on Tuesday, and were tabbed among ESPNW's Top-25 Players in the Nation on Monday.
The Wade Trophy — now in its 43nd year — is the oldest national player of the year award in college women's basketball. It is named in honor of the late, legendary Delta State University head coach Lily Margaret Wade, who won three consecutive national championships with the Lady Statesmen. First awarded in 1978 by the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD), now known as SHAPE America, the Wade Trophy has been presented to the WBCA NCAA Division I National Player of the Year since 2001.
Pivec was an All-Pac-12 selection last season, and a WBCA All-America Finalist. The senior is already among the top nine in Oregon State history for career rebounds, and currently sits 14th in career points. She shot 52.6 percent from the floor last season, the second-highest mark in the Pac-12. Her 9.2 rebounds per game was third-best in the conference.
Pivec tallied 10 double-doubles in her junior campaign, and scored in double-figures in 31 of Oregon State's 34 contests. She was selected to represent the USA at the Pan American Games last summer in Peru, helping the Stars and Stripes take silver.
Slocum was an All-Pac-12 selection last season, and a WBCA All-America Finalist. The guard was one of five finalists for last year's Lieberman Award, after notching 12 20-point games and 19 games with 15 points or more. She shot 45.6 percent from the floor in 2018-19, the third-best percentage by a guard in the Pac-12.
Overall, Slocum averaged a team-best 15.4 points per game last season, to go with 4.5 assists. She became just the sixth player in Oregon State history with multiple point-assist double-doubles.
Oregon State will open the season Saturday when UC Irvine visits Gill Coliseum for the first round of the WNIT.
Oregon State is one of the most successful programs in the last decade of the sport. The Beavers have appeared in every WBCA Coaches' Poll since the end of the 2013-14 season. Four returning starters and nine overall letterwinners return from last year's team that went 26-8, advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the sixth straight year, and played in the Sweet 16 for the fourth consecutive season.
Season tickets for the 2019-20 season at on sale now, and can be purchased here or by calling 541-737-2050.
OUR MISSION
Oregon State Athletics strives to Build Excellent Authentic Visionary Student-Athletes (Go BEAVS).
Both Pivec and Slocum were also named to the Naismith Trophy Watch List on Wednesday, the Wooden Award Preseason Top-30 on Tuesday, and were tabbed among ESPNW's Top-25 Players in the Nation on Monday.
The Wade Trophy — now in its 43nd year — is the oldest national player of the year award in college women's basketball. It is named in honor of the late, legendary Delta State University head coach Lily Margaret Wade, who won three consecutive national championships with the Lady Statesmen. First awarded in 1978 by the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD), now known as SHAPE America, the Wade Trophy has been presented to the WBCA NCAA Division I National Player of the Year since 2001.
Pivec was an All-Pac-12 selection last season, and a WBCA All-America Finalist. The senior is already among the top nine in Oregon State history for career rebounds, and currently sits 14th in career points. She shot 52.6 percent from the floor last season, the second-highest mark in the Pac-12. Her 9.2 rebounds per game was third-best in the conference.
Pivec tallied 10 double-doubles in her junior campaign, and scored in double-figures in 31 of Oregon State's 34 contests. She was selected to represent the USA at the Pan American Games last summer in Peru, helping the Stars and Stripes take silver.
Slocum was an All-Pac-12 selection last season, and a WBCA All-America Finalist. The guard was one of five finalists for last year's Lieberman Award, after notching 12 20-point games and 19 games with 15 points or more. She shot 45.6 percent from the floor in 2018-19, the third-best percentage by a guard in the Pac-12.
Overall, Slocum averaged a team-best 15.4 points per game last season, to go with 4.5 assists. She became just the sixth player in Oregon State history with multiple point-assist double-doubles.
Oregon State will open the season Saturday when UC Irvine visits Gill Coliseum for the first round of the WNIT.
Oregon State is one of the most successful programs in the last decade of the sport. The Beavers have appeared in every WBCA Coaches' Poll since the end of the 2013-14 season. Four returning starters and nine overall letterwinners return from last year's team that went 26-8, advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the sixth straight year, and played in the Sweet 16 for the fourth consecutive season.
Season tickets for the 2019-20 season at on sale now, and can be purchased here or by calling 541-737-2050.
OUR MISSION
Oregon State Athletics strives to Build Excellent Authentic Visionary Student-Athletes (Go BEAVS).
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