Beavers Open Pac-12 Play with Rivalry Series

CORVALLIS, Ore. – Oregon State will look for its 12th consecutive win and first in Pac-12 play on Sunday when it welcomes Oregon to Gill Coliseum for the Pac-12 and rivalry series opener.

The Beavers and Ducks both enter on a winning note with OSU riding an 11-game win streak and Oregon coming off a victory over Oklahoma State. The Beavs are receiving votes in the latest Associated Press and USA Today Coaches Polls.

GAME INFO
Time: 2 p.m.
Location: Gill Coliseum
Watch: Pac-12 Networks
Listen: Beaver Sports Radio Network
Live Stats: oregonstate.statbroadcast.com
Tickets: beavertickets.com

STARTING FIVE

Oregon State opens Pac-12 play and the rivalry series against Oregon on Sunday
The Beavers are coming off an undefeated non-conference slate, including an 80-51 rust-busting win on Thursday over Morgan State
OSU is 11-0 for just the second time in school history - a 15-0 beginning to 2019-20 is the lone exception - as it enters a Pac-12 slate that is sure to test the Beavs
Raegan Beers scored 24 points in the win over Morgan State, her fifth 20-point game of the year and second during which she played 22:30 or less (Villanova)
Fellow Preseason All-Pac-12 selection Talia von Oelhoffen enters Sunday's action averaging a career-best 5.3 assists per game to go with 10.2 points per contest

DOMINATING DEFENSE
The Beavers are known for their lockdown D under Scott Rueck. Oregon State has allowed 58.7 points per game over the course of his tenure and has held opponents under 65 points in 70% of its games. The Beavs are 240-62 (.790) when holding the opponent to 65 points or fewer and 203-35 (.844) when holding opponents under 60 in the Rueck Era.

BEAVS GOT DEPTH
The prowess of Oregon State's bench is a theme early in the 2023-24 campaign. The Beavers lead the Pac-12 in bench points with 27.4 per game with players deeper in the rotation keying victories like a comeback win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff in the season opener, OSU's bench scored 30+ points in half of its games this year with eight players boasting at least one double-figure game.

3 AND D
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 back at the top of the nation from downtown. The Beavs are making 38.2 percent of their triples - 16th in the nation and 2nd in the Pac-12 - with three players shooting 40 percent or better. OSU is also holding opponents to 25.2 percent from beyond the arc, the 2nd-best mark in the Pac-12.

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

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Players Mentioned

Raegan Beers

Talia von Oelhoffen