Gonzaga, San Diego Up Next

CORVALLIS, Ore. – Unblemished through the first four West Coast Conference matches, the Oregon State volleyball team will welcome Gonzaga and then visit San Diego this weekend.

On multiple streaks, the Beavers (10-4, 2-0) will look to keep the performances up as they return to action for another pair of battles. Oregon State has won five in a row – for the second time in 2025 – and 10 times in the last 11.

Numbers to Know
.048 – In the first set against Santa Clara, OSU held the Broncos to a .048 clip - and held them to a match rate of just .180.
1 – The Beavs lead the WCC in blocks (46), blocks/set (3.07), solo blocks (17) and block assists (58).
2 - Oregon State is on their second five-match winning streak of the season.
4.25 - In the sweep of the Bay Area teams last week, Tia Shum averaged 4.25 digs per set.
5 – Oregon State will look to win their fifth consecutive road match in 2025 after dropping the first.
5 – Oregon State will look to start the WCC stretch on a 5-0 mark with a win over Gonzaga

Up Ahead
• Oregon State will host Gonzaga on Thursday before heading to America's Finest City to battle San Diego on Saturday.
• The Beavers enter the weekend streaky.
• Five in a row, 4-0 in WCC, 4-0 away, five of the last six at home and 10 in the last 11.

Beavs and Bulldogs
• The Beavs currently lead Gonaga through 10 matches with an 8-2 mark.
• Oregon State survived a five-set battle in Spokane and swept the Bulldogs in Gill during last year's meetings.
•This is the only meeting between the future Pac-12 foes.

Beavs and Toreros
• OSU and San Diego will meet for the eighth time on Saturday,
• Oregon State survived a five-set battle in Spokane and swept the Bulldogs in Gill during last year's meetings.
•This is the only meeting between the future Pac-12 foes.

Damming the Competition
• Hot on defense, the Beavers kept their WCC opponents to a hitting mark under .200s or lower in their last four.
• Saint Mary's (.090), Pacific (.052), Santa Clara (.180), San Francisco (.241)
• Oregon State is pacing the WCC in blocks through league play

Terrific Tia
• Shum became the third Beaver in four weeks to be named a POTW by the conference.
•The London, Ont. product tallied 34 digs (18 at USF) - 4.25/set - in the Beavs' two wins
• She joins Alana Marrs (2x FOTW, DPOTW) and Rumel (OPOTW) to be honored by the WCC.

Last Time Out
•The Beavers won twice in the Bay Area last week to stay perfect in WCC play.
• Rumel had 14 kills in the four-set win over Santa Clara and Shum had 18 digs in the win over San Francisco.

Conference Honors
• Annika Hester and Rumel were honored by the league as members of the all-conference preseason team.
• The duo ended '24 on the league's First Team while Rumel earned a spot on the All-Academic Team.

On Our Way Back to The Pac
• Oregon State closes its two-year stint as an affiliate member of the WCC in 2025.
• Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State, Gonzaga, San Diego State, Texas State and Utah State will join OSU and Washington State in a rebuilt Pac-12 on July 1, 2026.

She's Ms. America
• Before the season started, Rumel was named to the United States' U23 roster for the NORCECA Pan-American Championships and helped lead the team to a gold medal-winning finish.
• She was the only selection on the team from a WCC school.

Island Connection
• Only three WCC programs can claim a league-high three student-athletes from Hawai'i—and Oregon State is one of them. The Beavers' trio highlights the program's ties to talent across the Pacific.

Worldwide Beavs
• Oregon State has four international student-athletes, which is among the most in the league.
• International Beavs include Cormier (Canada), Yasemin Narlioglu (Turkey), Scholz (Germany) and Tia Shum (Canada).

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

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Players Mentioned

Annika Hester

Alana Marrs

Yasemin Narlioglu

Tia Shum