Beavers Welcome Wildcats for Early Test

Sunday, November 12

Corvallis, OR

1:00 PM

Oregon State

Villanova

Photo by: Dave Nishitani/Oregon State Athletics

November 11, 2023 | Women's Basketball

Game Notes

By: Athletic Communications

CORVALLIS, Ore. – Oregon State hopes to continue its strong start after winning its season opener when the Beavers take on Villanova this Sunday.

The Beavs and Wildcats will play in the return game after Nova beat the Beavs 56-52 in Philadelphia during the 2021-22 season. Talia von Oelhoffen and AJ Marotte are the only remaining Beavers from that trip.

GAME INFO
Time: 1:0 p.m.
Location: Gill Coliseum
Watch: Pac-12 Network
Listen: Beaver Sports Radio Network
Live Stats: oregonstate.statbroadcast.com
Tickets: beavertickets.com

SEEING DOUBLE (DIGITS)
Donovyn Hunter and Dominika Paurova proved to be players to watch in their college basketball debuts against University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff. Hunter dazzled with a 14-point, six-assist performance, while Paurova showcased her skill with 13 points, five rebounds and three steals. The pair was the first to score in double-figures in their Oregon State debuts since 2012-13 (Jamie Weisner & Khadidja Toure).

DOUBLE-DOUBLE QUEEN
Raegan Beers wasted little time making her mark on the floor, racking up double-doubles in her second, third and fourth college games. Beers closed the 2022-23 regular season leading the nation in double-doubles by a freshman. She was also the only true freshman in the country to score 20 points in a double-double six times last season. She needs just three more double-doubles to enter the OSU Career Top-10 with 18, which would tie her with Felicia Ragland (1999-2002)

SHARING IS CARING
Oregon State's offense is at its best when the Beavers are sharing the ball. In 2022-23, the Beavs went 10-2 season when they had at least 16 assists in a game and the only two losses came against top-20 teams (#15 Arizona & #17 Oregon). They also averaged more than 20 more points per game in games with at least 16 assists (79.0-58.4).

HOME SWEET HOME
Beaver Nation has been among the best women's basketball fan bases in the Pac-12 over the last five seasons. Oregon State is the only Pac-12 team to finish in the top-three in the conference in average attendance over the last five non-Covid seasons. During that time, OSU has been 72-12 inside the friendly confines of Gill Coliseum.

OUR MISSION
Oregon State Athletics strives to Build Excellent Authentic Visionary Student-Athletes (Go BEAVS).