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.
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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.
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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.
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GAMEÂ INFOÂ - First Round vs. North Carolina
Day:Â Saturday, March 22
Time: 1:30 p.m. PT
Location:Â Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Watch:Â ESPNU
Listen: 620 AM Portland / 1240 AM Corvallis / Varsity Network Â
Live Stats:Â Â oregonstate.statbroadcast.com
Notes:Â Â Click Here
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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.
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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.
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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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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.
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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.
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GAMEÂ INFOÂ - First Round vs. North Carolina
Day:Â Saturday, March 22
Time: 1:30 p.m. PT
Location:Â Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Watch:Â ESPNU
Listen: 620 AM Portland / 1240 AM Corvallis / Varsity Network Â
Live Stats:Â Â oregonstate.statbroadcast.com
Notes:Â Â Click Here
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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.
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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.
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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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