Pivec Named ISSJ Playmaker of the Month
December 04, 2019 | Women's Basketball
Senior earns award from Institute of Sport and Social Justice
CORVALLIS – Oregon State standout Mikayla Pivec has been named the Institute for Sport and Social Justice's Playmaker of the Month, the ISSJ announced this week.
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The award, given to one male and one female student-athlete each month from October to June, recognizes student-athletes who exemplify the "The Institute's" motto of "Changing Lives Through the Power of Sport."
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Pivec has displayed a passion for community service, especially finding efficient ways to get the homeless access to resources. She is the co-founder of Beavs CARE (Corvallis Athletes Reaching Everyone), which aims to bring Oregon State student-athletes together for service initiatives. Pivec has traveled to the Dominican Republic as part of a service trip with Beavers Without Borders, and has volunteered numerous hours with IMPACT for Life, Community Outreach Incorporated, Corvallis Women's Shelter and the DAM Worth It Campaign.
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Pivec is a team captain, and completed her undergraduate degree in three years, majoring in BioHealth Sciences. She is currently a graduate student working toward a degree in Biochemistry and Biophysics. Pivec earned Academic All-America honors last season and is a two-time Pac-12 All-Academic First Team honoree.
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On the court, Pivec leads the Beavers in points, rebounds, assists and steals. She is averaging 16.6 points and 10.6 rebounds per game, and is among the program's all-time leaders in both career points and career rebounds.
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As a team, Oregon State has moved up to No. 5 in the AP Poll this week, the highest Associated Press ranking in program history. The Beavers are off to a 7-0 start to the season, and will look to keep their impressive start going this week when they host Hawaii on Friday.
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Season tickets for the 2019-20 season at on sale now, and can be purchased here or by calling 541-737-2050.
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OUR MISSION
Oregon State Athletics strives to Build Excellent Authentic Visionary Student-Athletes (Go BEAVS).
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The award, given to one male and one female student-athlete each month from October to June, recognizes student-athletes who exemplify the "The Institute's" motto of "Changing Lives Through the Power of Sport."
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Pivec has displayed a passion for community service, especially finding efficient ways to get the homeless access to resources. She is the co-founder of Beavs CARE (Corvallis Athletes Reaching Everyone), which aims to bring Oregon State student-athletes together for service initiatives. Pivec has traveled to the Dominican Republic as part of a service trip with Beavers Without Borders, and has volunteered numerous hours with IMPACT for Life, Community Outreach Incorporated, Corvallis Women's Shelter and the DAM Worth It Campaign.
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Pivec is a team captain, and completed her undergraduate degree in three years, majoring in BioHealth Sciences. She is currently a graduate student working toward a degree in Biochemistry and Biophysics. Pivec earned Academic All-America honors last season and is a two-time Pac-12 All-Academic First Team honoree.
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On the court, Pivec leads the Beavers in points, rebounds, assists and steals. She is averaging 16.6 points and 10.6 rebounds per game, and is among the program's all-time leaders in both career points and career rebounds.
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As a team, Oregon State has moved up to No. 5 in the AP Poll this week, the highest Associated Press ranking in program history. The Beavers are off to a 7-0 start to the season, and will look to keep their impressive start going this week when they host Hawaii on Friday.
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Season tickets for the 2019-20 season at on sale now, and can be purchased here or by calling 541-737-2050.
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OUR MISSION
Oregon State Athletics strives to Build Excellent Authentic Visionary Student-Athletes (Go BEAVS).
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