Thursday, September 26
Corvallis, OR
5:30 PM
Oregon State
vs
Oregon
Photo by: Dave Nishitani/Oregon State Athletics
Beavers Open Pac-12 Slate with Oregon, Colorado
September 24, 2019 | Women's Volleyball
ON TAP
• Oregon State (6-5) finally makes its 2019 home debut at Gill Coliseum on Thursday at 5:30 p.m. when the Beavers host No. 24 Oregon (4-5) for the first Civil War Series match of the year.
• The Civil War Series is brought to you by PacificSource Health Plans, Spirit Mountain Casino, Safeway-Albertsons, your local Toyota Dealers and First Interstate Bank. The Beavers and Ducks will battle head-to-head once again this year in ten different sports.
• The Beavers also host Colorado (receiving votes) on Friday at 6 p.m.
TELEVISION
• Thursday's match against the Ducks will be broadcast live on Pac-12 Networks and Pac-12 Oregon with Rich Burk on the call with Nicole Rigoni providing analysis.
• Friday's contest against the Buffaloes will air on Pac-12 Oregon and Pac-12 Mountain with Burk handling play-by-play duties.
• Fans with subscriptions to the Network can also watch the matches on Pac-12.com, or via the Pac-12 Now app.
LIVE STATS
• Live stats will be available for both matches and can be found by visiting the volleyball schedule page on osubeavers.com.
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
TICKETS
Season and single game tickets are available by visiting BeaverTickets.com/volleyball or by calling 1-800-GO-BEAVS.
PROMOTIONS
• Thursday is the Beavers' home opener. The first 250 fans through the Gill Coliseum doors will receive a free light stick.
• Friday's match is Family Night presented by Paventy & Brown Orthodontics. Fans can purchase four tickets for $20 online only at BeaverTickets.com/volleyball.
• In addition, Friday home volleyball matches are Faculty/Staff Friday games. Oregon State faculty and staff can purchase tickets for $5 with a valid OSU ID.
AGAINST THE DUCKS
• The Beavers trail the all-time series with the Ducks 43-67. The last time OSU defeated Oregon was Nov. 28, 2014 when the Beavers took down the then-No. 13 Ducks in four sets.
AGAINST THE BUFFALOES
• OSU trails Colorado 4-11 all-time. The Beavers' last win over the Buffs was Nov. 12, 2016 in a five-setter in Corvallis.
BEAVERS HOPING FOR REINFORCEMENTS
• Head coach Mark Barnard entered the season believing he had the deepest team he'd seen at Oregon State during his tenure. So far, that idea has been tested. The group Barnard had tabbed as his starting six has played together in just three matches.
• The Beavers trip to the Hoosier Invite has proven costly with injuries to Chloe Brown, Maddie Goings and Amy Underdown.
• The injuries, coupled with Cecilee Max-Brown's illness, led to OSU having just two healthy outside hitters for the Redhawk Invitational, where they went 3-0.
• Last week, Goings, who began the season starting on the right side, returned to the lineup, on the left, at the UNC/CSU Classic.
• This week, OSU hopes to regain some of their frontline firepower, even on a limited basis, to relieve the pressure on the remaining healthy outsides - Goings, Shekinah Clarke and Haylie Bennett.
LAST WEEK
• The Beavers went 0-3 last weekend at the UNC/CSU Classic co-hosted at Northern Colorado and Colorado State.
• Maddie Goings returned to the lineup in Colorado posting a team-best 13 kills in a five-set loss to Northern Colorado on Thursday.
• Goings (11 kills) and Haylie Bennett (10) led the Beavers' offense and Makenna Browne served three aces in a four-game setback to then-No. 22 Colorado State on Friday.
• The Beavers fell in four to Cal Poly (receiving votes) to complete the tournament on Saturday.
ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAMS
• Oregon Classic - New starting outside hitters Chloe Brown and Cecilee Max-Brown were named ot the Oregon Classic All-Tournament Team in their OSU debuts. Brown led the Beavers with 12 and 13 kills respectively and registered the first double-double of her career.
• Hoosier Invite - Maddie Goings set a career-high with 26 kills against Oklahoma and totaled 56 in the Beavers' trip to Indiana. Goings was named to the all-tournament team.
• Redhawk Invitational - Kory Cheshire garnered MVP honors and Shekinah Clarke earned an all-tournament nod as the Beavers swept the competition. Cheshire set a career-high with 17 kills against Gonzaga and 23 digs against New Mexico, while Clarke registered a career-high 15 kills against the Lobos.
DIGGING THROUGH THE RECORD BOOKS
• Early in the preseason, junior libero Grace Massey moved into OSU's Top 10 in history. She has since moved up to ninth in OSU history with 1,176. She needs six digs to tie Julie Leamon (1987-90) for 8th.
• Massey, who entered the season with 993 digs, became the 16th player in OSU history to amass 1,000 career digs during the first match of the season, against UC Irvine at the Oregon Classic.
• Junior outside hitter Maddie Goings has also moved into the Beavers' top 30 with 710 career digs, 27th in school history
SETTING THE OFFENSE
• Sophomore setter Maddie Sheehan became the 13th player in school history to register 1,000 career assists.
• Sheehan moved into 12th place all-time at OSU and currently has 1,323 career assists. She needs 45 assists to move into 11th place and just 47 to tie McKenna Hollingsworth (2015-17) for 10th.
• Senior setter Montanna Gubrud, who transferred into the program in 2018, set an OSU career-high with 33 assists in the Beavers' win over Yale at the Hoosier Invite.
GOINGS IS KILLING IT
• Junior Maddie Goings, who moved to the right side to begin the season, leads the team with 3.40 kills per set (102 total).
• Goings registered 56 kills at the Hoosier Invite for a 4.67 k/s clip en route to earning all-tournament honors.
• Goings now has 816 kills in her career which ranks 22nd in OSU history.
CHESHIRE HAS NUMBERS TOO
• Senior middle blocker Kory Cheshire is moving up the Beavers' career blocks lists this fall.
• Cheshire currently has 259 total blocks in her career ranking 16th in OSU history.
• In addition, Cheshire has 210 block assists to rank 18th
• And she is up to 49 career solo blocks to rank 20th in school history.
CLARKE COMES THROUGH IN CLUTCH
• Redshirt senior Shekinah Clarke was called upon for the first time in 2019 at the Redhawk Invitational when the Beavers were decimated by injuries. Clarke came through with a team-leading, and career-high, 15 kills in her first start against New Mexico to lead the squad to a come from behind five-set win.
• Clarke went on to tally another 19 kills in the next two matches helping the Beavers to a 3-0 record over the weekend (9/13-14).
• Was named to the Redhawk Invitational All-Tournament Team.
• In an unrelated note, Clarke's brother, Onesimus, made his first career start at left guard over the same weekend for the Beavers' football team -- a win over Cal Poly that Saturday (9/14).
• Oregon State (6-5) finally makes its 2019 home debut at Gill Coliseum on Thursday at 5:30 p.m. when the Beavers host No. 24 Oregon (4-5) for the first Civil War Series match of the year.
• The Civil War Series is brought to you by PacificSource Health Plans, Spirit Mountain Casino, Safeway-Albertsons, your local Toyota Dealers and First Interstate Bank. The Beavers and Ducks will battle head-to-head once again this year in ten different sports.
• The Beavers also host Colorado (receiving votes) on Friday at 6 p.m.
TELEVISION
• Thursday's match against the Ducks will be broadcast live on Pac-12 Networks and Pac-12 Oregon with Rich Burk on the call with Nicole Rigoni providing analysis.
• Friday's contest against the Buffaloes will air on Pac-12 Oregon and Pac-12 Mountain with Burk handling play-by-play duties.
• Fans with subscriptions to the Network can also watch the matches on Pac-12.com, or via the Pac-12 Now app.
LIVE STATS
• Live stats will be available for both matches and can be found by visiting the volleyball schedule page on osubeavers.com.
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
TICKETS
Season and single game tickets are available by visiting BeaverTickets.com/volleyball or by calling 1-800-GO-BEAVS.
PROMOTIONS
• Thursday is the Beavers' home opener. The first 250 fans through the Gill Coliseum doors will receive a free light stick.
• Friday's match is Family Night presented by Paventy & Brown Orthodontics. Fans can purchase four tickets for $20 online only at BeaverTickets.com/volleyball.
• In addition, Friday home volleyball matches are Faculty/Staff Friday games. Oregon State faculty and staff can purchase tickets for $5 with a valid OSU ID.
AGAINST THE DUCKS
• The Beavers trail the all-time series with the Ducks 43-67. The last time OSU defeated Oregon was Nov. 28, 2014 when the Beavers took down the then-No. 13 Ducks in four sets.
AGAINST THE BUFFALOES
• OSU trails Colorado 4-11 all-time. The Beavers' last win over the Buffs was Nov. 12, 2016 in a five-setter in Corvallis.
BEAVERS HOPING FOR REINFORCEMENTS
• Head coach Mark Barnard entered the season believing he had the deepest team he'd seen at Oregon State during his tenure. So far, that idea has been tested. The group Barnard had tabbed as his starting six has played together in just three matches.
• The Beavers trip to the Hoosier Invite has proven costly with injuries to Chloe Brown, Maddie Goings and Amy Underdown.
• The injuries, coupled with Cecilee Max-Brown's illness, led to OSU having just two healthy outside hitters for the Redhawk Invitational, where they went 3-0.
• Last week, Goings, who began the season starting on the right side, returned to the lineup, on the left, at the UNC/CSU Classic.
• This week, OSU hopes to regain some of their frontline firepower, even on a limited basis, to relieve the pressure on the remaining healthy outsides - Goings, Shekinah Clarke and Haylie Bennett.
LAST WEEK
• The Beavers went 0-3 last weekend at the UNC/CSU Classic co-hosted at Northern Colorado and Colorado State.
• Maddie Goings returned to the lineup in Colorado posting a team-best 13 kills in a five-set loss to Northern Colorado on Thursday.
• Goings (11 kills) and Haylie Bennett (10) led the Beavers' offense and Makenna Browne served three aces in a four-game setback to then-No. 22 Colorado State on Friday.
• The Beavers fell in four to Cal Poly (receiving votes) to complete the tournament on Saturday.
ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAMS
• Oregon Classic - New starting outside hitters Chloe Brown and Cecilee Max-Brown were named ot the Oregon Classic All-Tournament Team in their OSU debuts. Brown led the Beavers with 12 and 13 kills respectively and registered the first double-double of her career.
• Hoosier Invite - Maddie Goings set a career-high with 26 kills against Oklahoma and totaled 56 in the Beavers' trip to Indiana. Goings was named to the all-tournament team.
• Redhawk Invitational - Kory Cheshire garnered MVP honors and Shekinah Clarke earned an all-tournament nod as the Beavers swept the competition. Cheshire set a career-high with 17 kills against Gonzaga and 23 digs against New Mexico, while Clarke registered a career-high 15 kills against the Lobos.
DIGGING THROUGH THE RECORD BOOKS
• Early in the preseason, junior libero Grace Massey moved into OSU's Top 10 in history. She has since moved up to ninth in OSU history with 1,176. She needs six digs to tie Julie Leamon (1987-90) for 8th.
• Massey, who entered the season with 993 digs, became the 16th player in OSU history to amass 1,000 career digs during the first match of the season, against UC Irvine at the Oregon Classic.
• Junior outside hitter Maddie Goings has also moved into the Beavers' top 30 with 710 career digs, 27th in school history
SETTING THE OFFENSE
• Sophomore setter Maddie Sheehan became the 13th player in school history to register 1,000 career assists.
• Sheehan moved into 12th place all-time at OSU and currently has 1,323 career assists. She needs 45 assists to move into 11th place and just 47 to tie McKenna Hollingsworth (2015-17) for 10th.
• Senior setter Montanna Gubrud, who transferred into the program in 2018, set an OSU career-high with 33 assists in the Beavers' win over Yale at the Hoosier Invite.
GOINGS IS KILLING IT
• Junior Maddie Goings, who moved to the right side to begin the season, leads the team with 3.40 kills per set (102 total).
• Goings registered 56 kills at the Hoosier Invite for a 4.67 k/s clip en route to earning all-tournament honors.
• Goings now has 816 kills in her career which ranks 22nd in OSU history.
CHESHIRE HAS NUMBERS TOO
• Senior middle blocker Kory Cheshire is moving up the Beavers' career blocks lists this fall.
• Cheshire currently has 259 total blocks in her career ranking 16th in OSU history.
• In addition, Cheshire has 210 block assists to rank 18th
• And she is up to 49 career solo blocks to rank 20th in school history.
CLARKE COMES THROUGH IN CLUTCH
• Redshirt senior Shekinah Clarke was called upon for the first time in 2019 at the Redhawk Invitational when the Beavers were decimated by injuries. Clarke came through with a team-leading, and career-high, 15 kills in her first start against New Mexico to lead the squad to a come from behind five-set win.
• Clarke went on to tally another 19 kills in the next two matches helping the Beavers to a 3-0 record over the weekend (9/13-14).
• Was named to the Redhawk Invitational All-Tournament Team.
• In an unrelated note, Clarke's brother, Onesimus, made his first career start at left guard over the same weekend for the Beavers' football team -- a win over Cal Poly that Saturday (9/14).
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