Beavers Look to Sustain Momentum Against Aggies

Friday, November 17

Corvallis, OR

6:00 PM

Oregon State

UC Davis

Photo by: Karl Maasdam/Oregon State Athletics

November 15, 2023 | Women's Basketball

Game Notes

By: Cate Schmeling

CORVALLIS, Ore.- The 2-0 Oregon State women's basketball team will continue its early-season run on Friday when the Beavs tip off against UC Davis at 6:00 pm.

The Aggies enter the game 1-2 after knocking off Academy of Art and falling in nine-point losses to both Portland State and San Diego State.

The last time the Beavers and the Aggies met was 2017 with OSU getting a 61-47 win. Now-assistant coach Aleah Goodman played in that game. This will be the third Beaver v. Aggie showdown in the Rueck era, the first since the 2017 Beaver win.

GAME INFO
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Location: Gill Coliseum
Watch: Oregon State Live Stream
Listen: Beaver Sports Radio Network
Live Stats: oregonstate.statbroadcast.com
Tickets: beavertickets.com

STARTING FIVE

Oregon State is riding high after knocking off 2023 Sweet 16 team Villanova 63-56 on Sunday to win its first of two power conference matchups in the non-con slate
The Beavers were keyed by a powerful post trio of Raegan Beers (20p, 14r), Kelsey Rees (11p, 7r) and Timea Gardiner (7p, 7r) combining for 38 points and 28 rebounds
Talia von Oelhoffen had a strong all-around game for the Beavs (11p, 4a, 2b)
Defensively, OSU held the visiting Wildcats under 40 percent from the field (36.8% )and to just 11.8% (2-17) shooting from three to get the victory
On Friday, the Beavs will look to continue their strong opening stretch against UC Davis, a team with a strong history in the Big West that includes several recent titles

SWEET-SHOOTING SOPHOMORES
Oregon State has long been one of the sweetest shooting teams in the Pac-12, finishing in the top-three in the league in three-point percentage 8 times in the last 10 seasons. After two down seasons from downtown, OSU is poised to be back at the top of the Pac from with three players - Adlee Blacklock (46.5%), Timea Gardiner (36.2%) and Lily Hansford (35.2%) - who a year ago were in a group of six total league freshmen who made at least 35% of their triples in 2022-23 (1.0 3PA/Game, 15+ games played).

TOO REES-Y
Kelsey Rees joined Oregon State as a grad transfer with two years of eligibility remaining. The Aussie spent two years playing for Utah and brings 60 games of experience, including last season's Pac-12 Championship year, to Corvallis. Rees started 19 games for the Utes, averaging 5.2 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game in those contests.

OWNING THE BOARDS
Oregon State has been one of the top rebounding teams in the country over the last ten seasons. The Beavs have a rebounding margin of +8.2 during that time, best in the Pac-12 and ninth nationally

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