Saturday, March 22
Chapel Hill, NC
1:30 PM PT
Oregon State
at
North Carolina
Photo by: Karl Maasdam/Oregon State Athletics
Let’s Dance: Beavers Battle UNC In First Round
March 21, 2025 | Women's Basketball
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – One of the best stories in college basketball, Oregon State, returns to March Madness on Saturday battling North Carolina on the road in the first round.
The Beavers will look to become the first no. 14 seed ever to knock off a no. 3 seed after being on the other side of a 14 vs. 3 game last season. The Beavs earned their spot by defeating top-seeded Gonzaga and second-seeded Portland in the WCC Tournament to win the league's automatic bid.
This will be OSU's 14th NCAA Tournament appearance and ninth under Scott Rueck. The Beavers are undefeated in first-round games under the 15th year head coach.
GAME INFO - First Round vs. North Carolina
Day: Saturday, March 22
Time: 1:30 p.m. PT
Location: Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Watch: ESPNU
Listen: 620 AM Portland / 1240 AM Corvallis / Varsity Network
Live Stats: oregonstate.statbroadcast.com
Notes: Click Here
OLD SCHOOL POST
Sela Heide developed into an offensive weapon off the bench over the course of the 2024-25 season. The daughter of former Oregon State posts Sissel (Pierce) Heide and Jason Heide, Sela is averaging career-highs in scoring (7.4ppg) on a team-high 71.6 percent shooting from the floor. The senior has a developed post-up game with a bevy of simple moves to get easy buckets for the Beavers.
THE CAPTA11N
AJ Marotte's return to Corvallis bouyed Oregon State during a turbulent offseason and her play has done the same over the last 10 games. A team captain, Marotte averaged 12.8 points on 40.3% shooting and 36.5% shooting from three during the closing stretch.She scored in double figures in 8 of 10 games.
FLOOR GENERAL
If there were an award for most improved player from Game 1 to Game 34, Kennedie Shuler would win it going away. The first-year starter at point guard had 32 assists to 41 turnovers to in her first 10 games. Over the season's middle 11 games, it was 30 assists: 29 turnovers. Then, in the final 10 games of the regular season, Shuler had 51 dimes with just 12 giveaways. During the final 10-game stretch, OSU went 7-3 with season-highs in scoring and assists as well as their three lowest-turnover games of the year.
OUR MISSION
Oregon State Athletics strives to Build Excellent Authentic Visionary Student-Athletes (Go BE
The Beavers will look to become the first no. 14 seed ever to knock off a no. 3 seed after being on the other side of a 14 vs. 3 game last season. The Beavs earned their spot by defeating top-seeded Gonzaga and second-seeded Portland in the WCC Tournament to win the league's automatic bid.
This will be OSU's 14th NCAA Tournament appearance and ninth under Scott Rueck. The Beavers are undefeated in first-round games under the 15th year head coach.
GAME INFO - First Round vs. North Carolina
Day: Saturday, March 22
Time: 1:30 p.m. PT
Location: Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Watch: ESPNU
Listen: 620 AM Portland / 1240 AM Corvallis / Varsity Network
Live Stats: oregonstate.statbroadcast.com
Notes: Click Here
OLD SCHOOL POST
Sela Heide developed into an offensive weapon off the bench over the course of the 2024-25 season. The daughter of former Oregon State posts Sissel (Pierce) Heide and Jason Heide, Sela is averaging career-highs in scoring (7.4ppg) on a team-high 71.6 percent shooting from the floor. The senior has a developed post-up game with a bevy of simple moves to get easy buckets for the Beavers.
THE CAPTA11N
AJ Marotte's return to Corvallis bouyed Oregon State during a turbulent offseason and her play has done the same over the last 10 games. A team captain, Marotte averaged 12.8 points on 40.3% shooting and 36.5% shooting from three during the closing stretch.She scored in double figures in 8 of 10 games.
FLOOR GENERAL
If there were an award for most improved player from Game 1 to Game 34, Kennedie Shuler would win it going away. The first-year starter at point guard had 32 assists to 41 turnovers to in her first 10 games. Over the season's middle 11 games, it was 30 assists: 29 turnovers. Then, in the final 10 games of the regular season, Shuler had 51 dimes with just 12 giveaways. During the final 10-game stretch, OSU went 7-3 with season-highs in scoring and assists as well as their three lowest-turnover games of the year.
OUR MISSION
Oregon State Athletics strives to Build Excellent Authentic Visionary Student-Athletes (Go BE
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