Thursday, October 17
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Oregon State Heads North for Two
October 15, 2024 | Women's Volleyball
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Venturing north to the Evergreen State, the Oregon State volleyball team returns to action against Washington State and Gonzaga this week.
The Matchups
October 17 at Washington State 7 p.m. ESPN+
October 19 at Gonzaga Noon ESPN+
Numbers to Know
1 – Oregon State will play Gonzaga in Spokane for just the first time on Saturday.
3 – By weekend's end, Oregon State will have played three
7 – Yasemin Narlioglu's 3.56 digs/set rate in league play places her seventh in the conference.
9 – Annika Hester ranks ninth in the WCC in both points (69.5) and points-per-set (3.66) during league play.
13- Emma Lilo has 13 matches this season with at least 20 assists, including in eight of the last nine.
72 – Lilo needs 72 assists to break into the top 10 for most in a season as a freshman.
The Week's Opposition
• Oregon State will visit long-time opponent, Washington State on Thursday on the Palouse.
• On Saturday, the Beavers will visit Gonzaga for the first time in the nine-match series.
Series Renewals
• The Beavers and Cougars will meet for the 108th time on Thursday night inside Bohler Gym. Washington State holds the series lead by a 58-49 margin.
• 2023's meetings were split, with the road team taking both matches. OSU's win was a five-set thriller over the then-sixth-ranked Cougars.
• Last year's upset on the Palouse marked the highest ranked win of the Behonick era.
• Oregon State first played Washington State in the second season of the program, 1968.
• OSU and Gonzaga will meet in Spokane for the first time in their eight-match history.
• The last time the Beavs and Bulldogs met was in the Redhawk Invitational in 2019. OSU won in four sets.
Heading North
• Oregon State will go north of Corvallis for the second and final time of the season.
• The only other instance of heading north in '24 was for the road win at Portland last month.
Looking Back at Last Week
• Oregon State split their matches last week - falling 3-0 to Santa Clara before upsetting then-WCC leader, San Francisco, in five sets.
• Three Beavers put up double-digit kills while Emma Lilo registered 41 assists on the way to the 3-2 win over the Dons on Saturday.
A New Era Underway
• For the 2024-25 and 2025-26 school years, OSU is an affiliate member of the WCC before returning to a rebuilt Pac-12 in 2026-27.
• Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State, Gonzaga, San Diego State and Utah State will join OSU and Washington State in the Pac-12 on July 1, 2026.
• Gonzaga is the second future Pac-12 (outside WSU) opponent on the schedule, following the opener against Fresno State.
Aces Wild
• With three weeks of league play behind Oregon State, three Beavs are in the top-four in aces-per-set in WCC action: Iris Coba (2nd - 0.47), Emma Lilo (3rd - 0.42), Vivian Light (4th - 0.41)
• Oregon State is one of three schools with multiple in the top-10 and the only with a trio.
• Light's five-ace match at Portland two weeks ago ranks atop the league's single-match performances in WCC action. It ranks as tops in the league during four-set matches.
• Lilo's five-ace outing against San Francisco is the most in a five-match set this season.
• Light and Lilo share the team lead in the category with 19.
Amazing Emma
• Making an instant impact, Emma Lilo is on track to have one of the best seasons by a freshman by a Beaver setter.
• With 13 matches to go, she needs just 72 assists to break into the program's top 10 for assists by a freshman.
• So far, she's tallied 413, or 7.25 per set, which is good for seventh in the WCC.
League Honors
• Oregon State's pair of preseason conference-honored student-athletes were Hester and Rumel
• The Beavers were picked to finish fourth in the conference by the league's coaches in the preseason poll.
• The fourth-place selection is the highest for the Beavers in the Behonick era.
The World to Corvallis
• For the second consecutive year in the Behonick era, the Beavers will have three international student-athletes.
• OSU has a pair from Turkey - Alara Doganyüz and Narlioglu - along with Iris Coba (Italy).
• Oregon State is one of five league schools with at least three international student-athletes.
OUR MISSION
Oregon State Athletics strives to Build Excellent Authentic Visionary Student-Athletes (Go BEAVS)
The Matchups
October 17 at Washington State 7 p.m. ESPN+
October 19 at Gonzaga Noon ESPN+
Numbers to Know
1 – Oregon State will play Gonzaga in Spokane for just the first time on Saturday.
3 – By weekend's end, Oregon State will have played three
7 – Yasemin Narlioglu's 3.56 digs/set rate in league play places her seventh in the conference.
9 – Annika Hester ranks ninth in the WCC in both points (69.5) and points-per-set (3.66) during league play.
13- Emma Lilo has 13 matches this season with at least 20 assists, including in eight of the last nine.
72 – Lilo needs 72 assists to break into the top 10 for most in a season as a freshman.
The Week's Opposition
• Oregon State will visit long-time opponent, Washington State on Thursday on the Palouse.
• On Saturday, the Beavers will visit Gonzaga for the first time in the nine-match series.
Series Renewals
• The Beavers and Cougars will meet for the 108th time on Thursday night inside Bohler Gym. Washington State holds the series lead by a 58-49 margin.
• 2023's meetings were split, with the road team taking both matches. OSU's win was a five-set thriller over the then-sixth-ranked Cougars.
• Last year's upset on the Palouse marked the highest ranked win of the Behonick era.
• Oregon State first played Washington State in the second season of the program, 1968.
• OSU and Gonzaga will meet in Spokane for the first time in their eight-match history.
• The last time the Beavs and Bulldogs met was in the Redhawk Invitational in 2019. OSU won in four sets.
Heading North
• Oregon State will go north of Corvallis for the second and final time of the season.
• The only other instance of heading north in '24 was for the road win at Portland last month.
Looking Back at Last Week
• Oregon State split their matches last week - falling 3-0 to Santa Clara before upsetting then-WCC leader, San Francisco, in five sets.
• Three Beavers put up double-digit kills while Emma Lilo registered 41 assists on the way to the 3-2 win over the Dons on Saturday.
A New Era Underway
• For the 2024-25 and 2025-26 school years, OSU is an affiliate member of the WCC before returning to a rebuilt Pac-12 in 2026-27.
• Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State, Gonzaga, San Diego State and Utah State will join OSU and Washington State in the Pac-12 on July 1, 2026.
• Gonzaga is the second future Pac-12 (outside WSU) opponent on the schedule, following the opener against Fresno State.
Aces Wild
• With three weeks of league play behind Oregon State, three Beavs are in the top-four in aces-per-set in WCC action: Iris Coba (2nd - 0.47), Emma Lilo (3rd - 0.42), Vivian Light (4th - 0.41)
• Oregon State is one of three schools with multiple in the top-10 and the only with a trio.
• Light's five-ace match at Portland two weeks ago ranks atop the league's single-match performances in WCC action. It ranks as tops in the league during four-set matches.
• Lilo's five-ace outing against San Francisco is the most in a five-match set this season.
• Light and Lilo share the team lead in the category with 19.
Amazing Emma
• Making an instant impact, Emma Lilo is on track to have one of the best seasons by a freshman by a Beaver setter.
• With 13 matches to go, she needs just 72 assists to break into the program's top 10 for assists by a freshman.
• So far, she's tallied 413, or 7.25 per set, which is good for seventh in the WCC.
League Honors
• Oregon State's pair of preseason conference-honored student-athletes were Hester and Rumel
• The Beavers were picked to finish fourth in the conference by the league's coaches in the preseason poll.
• The fourth-place selection is the highest for the Beavers in the Behonick era.
The World to Corvallis
• For the second consecutive year in the Behonick era, the Beavers will have three international student-athletes.
• OSU has a pair from Turkey - Alara Doganyüz and Narlioglu - along with Iris Coba (Italy).
• Oregon State is one of five league schools with at least three international student-athletes.
OUR MISSION
Oregon State Athletics strives to Build Excellent Authentic Visionary Student-Athletes (Go BEAVS)
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