Thursday, September 28
Corvallis, OR
7:00 PM
Oregon State
vs
Washington State
Photo by: Oregon State Athletics
Beavers Open Pac-12 Home Slate with Washington Schools
September 26, 2023 | Women's Volleyball
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Returning home for the first time in two weeks, the Oregon State volleyball team will welcome Pac-12 competition to Gill Coliseum for the first time in 2023 when seventh-ranked Washington State and Washington visit.
Lindsey Behonick's squad (5-7, 0-2 Pac-12) will look to rebound from a pair of road setbacks – at No. 6 Oregon and USC, who was receiving votes in the latest AVCA poll – as Pac-12 play opened.
THE OPPOSITION
Oregon State welcomes Washington State and Washington this weekend to Gill Coliseum, marking the first league matches at home. The Beavers will look to avenge home setbacks to both the Cougars and Huskies from last year.
Last time out, the Cougars dispatched the Beavs in three while OSU fell to the then-No. 19 Huskies in four sets.
MILESTONE WATCH
Mychael Vernon needs just eight kills to hit the 800 mark for her career. The New Yorker sits at 792.
HOME SWEET HOME
Starting Thursday, the Beavers will play six of their next eight matches inside the comforts of Gill Coliseum. Following next week's road swing with Utah and Colorado, OSU will host the next four against the Arizona schools and the Bay Area schools, respectively.
MARVELOUS MYCHAEL
Vernon sits in the top-20 in six statistical categories, including four in the top-10 and three inside the top-eight.
• 182.0 points (8th)
• 4.1 pts/s (8th)
• 155 kills (10th)
• 3.52 k/s (8th)
• 110 digs (17th)
• 2.50 d/s (18th)
Her four double-doubles also leads the Beavs. Three of those came in a five-match stretch, including two in consecutive days. She tallied 26 kills - a career-best - and 11 digs in the five-set match at Cal Baptist to wrap up the Riverside Classic in early September.
LETHAL LAUREN
In just her first season with the Beavs after transferring from Arizona, Lauren Rumel has made an instant impact. The Tucson, Arizona, native has registered a .320 hitting percentage, which paces the Beavs. She's accounted for 82 kills to just 19 errors on 197 total attempts in OSU's 12 matches in 2023.
TEAMWORK MAKES THE DREAM WORK
Three new Beavs - Amanda Burns, Elizabeth Schuster and Ava Pitchford - find themselves in the top 16 in the league in assists. Burns has 199 (4.63 a/s) and sits in 13th, Schuster right behind with 122 (3.70) and Pitchford is at 16th with 82 (3.04) to round out the trio. Ryan White sits not far behind them at 20th with 54 (1.23).
OH, WE DIG THAT
White's 148 digs lead the Beavs and is good for ninth in the league. The libero has notched double-digits in six, including a career-best of 24, set in the five-set win over Nevada back on Sept. 8 in Riverside, Calif. Her 3.36 digs/set mark also places her at ninth. Vernon has added 97 digs to her name, ranking her 17th in the conference.
OUR MISSION
Oregon State Athletics strives to Build Excellent Authentic Visionary Student-Athletes (Go BEAVS)
Lindsey Behonick's squad (5-7, 0-2 Pac-12) will look to rebound from a pair of road setbacks – at No. 6 Oregon and USC, who was receiving votes in the latest AVCA poll – as Pac-12 play opened.
THE OPPOSITION
Oregon State welcomes Washington State and Washington this weekend to Gill Coliseum, marking the first league matches at home. The Beavers will look to avenge home setbacks to both the Cougars and Huskies from last year.
Last time out, the Cougars dispatched the Beavs in three while OSU fell to the then-No. 19 Huskies in four sets.
MILESTONE WATCH
Mychael Vernon needs just eight kills to hit the 800 mark for her career. The New Yorker sits at 792.
HOME SWEET HOME
Starting Thursday, the Beavers will play six of their next eight matches inside the comforts of Gill Coliseum. Following next week's road swing with Utah and Colorado, OSU will host the next four against the Arizona schools and the Bay Area schools, respectively.
MARVELOUS MYCHAEL
Vernon sits in the top-20 in six statistical categories, including four in the top-10 and three inside the top-eight.
• 182.0 points (8th)
• 4.1 pts/s (8th)
• 155 kills (10th)
• 3.52 k/s (8th)
• 110 digs (17th)
• 2.50 d/s (18th)
Her four double-doubles also leads the Beavs. Three of those came in a five-match stretch, including two in consecutive days. She tallied 26 kills - a career-best - and 11 digs in the five-set match at Cal Baptist to wrap up the Riverside Classic in early September.
LETHAL LAUREN
In just her first season with the Beavs after transferring from Arizona, Lauren Rumel has made an instant impact. The Tucson, Arizona, native has registered a .320 hitting percentage, which paces the Beavs. She's accounted for 82 kills to just 19 errors on 197 total attempts in OSU's 12 matches in 2023.
TEAMWORK MAKES THE DREAM WORK
Three new Beavs - Amanda Burns, Elizabeth Schuster and Ava Pitchford - find themselves in the top 16 in the league in assists. Burns has 199 (4.63 a/s) and sits in 13th, Schuster right behind with 122 (3.70) and Pitchford is at 16th with 82 (3.04) to round out the trio. Ryan White sits not far behind them at 20th with 54 (1.23).
OH, WE DIG THAT
White's 148 digs lead the Beavs and is good for ninth in the league. The libero has notched double-digits in six, including a career-best of 24, set in the five-set win over Nevada back on Sept. 8 in Riverside, Calif. Her 3.36 digs/set mark also places her at ninth. Vernon has added 97 digs to her name, ranking her 17th in the conference.
OUR MISSION
Oregon State Athletics strives to Build Excellent Authentic Visionary Student-Athletes (Go BEAVS)
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