The Road to Cleveland Starts Friday in Corvallis
March 17, 2024 | Women's Basketball
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Oregon State will host the first and second round of the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2018-19 after being selected as a no. 3 seed in the Albany 1 region by the selection committee on Sunday.
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The Beavers will square off with no. 14 Eastern Washington on Friday at 5 p.m. to open the tournament. If they advance, the Beavs will battle the winner of no. 6 Nebraska and no. 11 Texas A&M on Sunday. Both of Friday's games will be on ESPNU.
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Every game of the 2024 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship will be broadcast on the ESPN family of networks.
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Oregon State is a three-seed for the first time since 2015 when OSU hosted for the first time in school history. It is the Beavs' first time with a top-three seed since 2016-17, when they were a no. 2.
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The Beavs will enter the tournament with a 24-7 record after finishing fourth in the Pac-12 with a 12-6 record in conference play. Six of Oregon State's seven losses were to top ten teams and the Beavs own a 6-6 record this year against AP Top 25 foes.
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OSU was picked 10th by Pac-12 coaches and ninth by league media in the conference preseason poll before finishing fourth and earning AP rankings as high as no. 9.
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Head coach Scott Rueck was named the Pac-12 Coach of the Year by conference media while Timea Gardiner, Talia von Oelhoffen and Raegan Beers earned All-Pac-12 honors from the coaches. It was the Beavs' first season with three all-league players since 2016 and Gardiner also earned sixth player of the year honors.
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All-session tickets go on sale on Sunday, March 17 at 6 p.m. PT. Single-session tickets will be sold at the Oregon State ticket office two hours prior to the first game of the day.
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OUR MISSION
Oregon State Athletics strives to Build Excellent Authentic Visionary Student-Athletes (Go BEAVS).
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The Beavers will square off with no. 14 Eastern Washington on Friday at 5 p.m. to open the tournament. If they advance, the Beavs will battle the winner of no. 6 Nebraska and no. 11 Texas A&M on Sunday. Both of Friday's games will be on ESPNU.
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Every game of the 2024 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship will be broadcast on the ESPN family of networks.
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Oregon State is a three-seed for the first time since 2015 when OSU hosted for the first time in school history. It is the Beavs' first time with a top-three seed since 2016-17, when they were a no. 2.
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The Beavs will enter the tournament with a 24-7 record after finishing fourth in the Pac-12 with a 12-6 record in conference play. Six of Oregon State's seven losses were to top ten teams and the Beavs own a 6-6 record this year against AP Top 25 foes.
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OSU was picked 10th by Pac-12 coaches and ninth by league media in the conference preseason poll before finishing fourth and earning AP rankings as high as no. 9.
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Head coach Scott Rueck was named the Pac-12 Coach of the Year by conference media while Timea Gardiner, Talia von Oelhoffen and Raegan Beers earned All-Pac-12 honors from the coaches. It was the Beavs' first season with three all-league players since 2016 and Gardiner also earned sixth player of the year honors.
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All-session tickets go on sale on Sunday, March 17 at 6 p.m. PT. Single-session tickets will be sold at the Oregon State ticket office two hours prior to the first game of the day.
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OUR MISSION
Oregon State Athletics strives to Build Excellent Authentic Visionary Student-Athletes (Go BEAVS).
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