Thursday, October 2
Santa Clara, CA
6 p.m.
Oregon State
at
Santa Clara
Photo by: Makayla Chase/OSU Athletics
Beavers Bound for the Bay Area
September 30, 2025 | Women's Volleyball
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Winners in eight-of-the-last-nine, the Oregon State volleyball team will venture south to the Bay Area for the next two conference matches.
The Beavers (8-4, 2-0 WCC) closed the opening weekend of West Coast Conference play with dominant victories over Saint Mary's (Calif.) and Pacific in the last times out.
Numbers to Know
-.056 – In the first set against Saint Mary's (Calif.) leading 18-8, Beaver defense was holding the Gaels to a -.056 hitting mark.
.000 – OSU limited Pacific to a .052 clip for the match and kept them to .000 in the second set.
2 – The Beavs are second in the WCC in blocks/set (2.51), points/set (17.6), kills/set (13.74) and assists/set (12.69)
3 – OSU held three opponents to their lowest PCT of the season (St. Mary's .090, Arizona .224, Montana State .122) and held Pacific to their season low of .052.
5 – OSU swept five opponents in the month of September. It's the most in a single month since 2017.
8 – Oregon State enters the weekend having won eight of their last nine games.
The Week's Opposition
• Oregon State opens the road slate of conference play this week.
• The Beavers will battle Santa Clara on Thursday night before visiting San Francisco on Saturday.
Facing the Broncos
• Trailing 6-5 in series history, Oregon State is looking for redemption after falling to Santa Clara in both 2024 games.
• OSU's offense was led by nine kills from Lauren Rumel and 20 assists from Emma Lilo is their last meeting.
Sunny in San Francisco
• The Beavs currently lead San Francisco 11-0 in the series history.
• Oregon State cinched wins in both 2024 match ups, winning three sets to two.
Make It a Double (Double)
• In their last meeting against the Dons, six Beavs reached double digits on the stat sheet. Annika Hester (20), Lauren Rumel (15) and Kalli Schoening (13) posted double digit kills. On the total digs line, Vivian Light finished with 15.
Stat Watch
• Nathalie Scholz leads the Beavs and the WCC with 1.26 blocks/set
• In the WCC, Lauren Rumel is 2nd in kills/set (3.83), 2nd in attacks/set (10.02)
• Freshman Alana Marrs leads the WCC with 15 solo blocks. Marrs is second in the conference with a .383 PCT.
Damming the Competition
• Hot on defense, the Beavers kept their last two opponents to a hitting mark under .100 in their last two games.
• OSU limited Saint Mary's to .090
• The Beavs kept Pacific to .052 overall, limiting the Cats to .000 in the second set.
Alana ... Again!
• Alana Marrs was named the WCC's Defensive Player of the Week following the Saint Mary's (Calif.) and Pacific matches.
• The nod comes after consecutive Freshman of the Week nods (Sep. 15, 22)
•She is the sole student-athlete to receive three PoTW awards in the league in '25.
Last Time Out
•The Beavers hosted Saint Mary's and Pacific at home.
• Oregon State took an early lead over the Gaels, winning the first two, finishing the game 3-1.
• Leading from the start, the Beavs overtook Pacific in three, winning the first two sets 25-12.
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.
• In the previous two years in the Behonick era, the Beavs had three each.
• International Beavs include Cormier (Canada), Yasemin Narlioglu (Turkey), Scholz (Germany) and Tia Shum (Canada)
• The Beavers only trail San Francisco, who have seven.
OUR MISSION
Oregon State Athletics strives to Build Excellent Authentic Visionary Student-Athletes (Go BEAVS)
The Beavers (8-4, 2-0 WCC) closed the opening weekend of West Coast Conference play with dominant victories over Saint Mary's (Calif.) and Pacific in the last times out.
Numbers to Know
-.056 – In the first set against Saint Mary's (Calif.) leading 18-8, Beaver defense was holding the Gaels to a -.056 hitting mark.
.000 – OSU limited Pacific to a .052 clip for the match and kept them to .000 in the second set.
2 – The Beavs are second in the WCC in blocks/set (2.51), points/set (17.6), kills/set (13.74) and assists/set (12.69)
3 – OSU held three opponents to their lowest PCT of the season (St. Mary's .090, Arizona .224, Montana State .122) and held Pacific to their season low of .052.
5 – OSU swept five opponents in the month of September. It's the most in a single month since 2017.
8 – Oregon State enters the weekend having won eight of their last nine games.
The Week's Opposition
• Oregon State opens the road slate of conference play this week.
• The Beavers will battle Santa Clara on Thursday night before visiting San Francisco on Saturday.
Facing the Broncos
• Trailing 6-5 in series history, Oregon State is looking for redemption after falling to Santa Clara in both 2024 games.
• OSU's offense was led by nine kills from Lauren Rumel and 20 assists from Emma Lilo is their last meeting.
Sunny in San Francisco
• The Beavs currently lead San Francisco 11-0 in the series history.
• Oregon State cinched wins in both 2024 match ups, winning three sets to two.
Make It a Double (Double)
• In their last meeting against the Dons, six Beavs reached double digits on the stat sheet. Annika Hester (20), Lauren Rumel (15) and Kalli Schoening (13) posted double digit kills. On the total digs line, Vivian Light finished with 15.
Stat Watch
• Nathalie Scholz leads the Beavs and the WCC with 1.26 blocks/set
• In the WCC, Lauren Rumel is 2nd in kills/set (3.83), 2nd in attacks/set (10.02)
• Freshman Alana Marrs leads the WCC with 15 solo blocks. Marrs is second in the conference with a .383 PCT.
Damming the Competition
• Hot on defense, the Beavers kept their last two opponents to a hitting mark under .100 in their last two games.
• OSU limited Saint Mary's to .090
• The Beavs kept Pacific to .052 overall, limiting the Cats to .000 in the second set.
Alana ... Again!
• Alana Marrs was named the WCC's Defensive Player of the Week following the Saint Mary's (Calif.) and Pacific matches.
• The nod comes after consecutive Freshman of the Week nods (Sep. 15, 22)
•She is the sole student-athlete to receive three PoTW awards in the league in '25.
Last Time Out
•The Beavers hosted Saint Mary's and Pacific at home.
• Oregon State took an early lead over the Gaels, winning the first two, finishing the game 3-1.
• Leading from the start, the Beavs overtook Pacific in three, winning the first two sets 25-12.
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.
• In the previous two years in the Behonick era, the Beavs had three each.
• International Beavs include Cormier (Canada), Yasemin Narlioglu (Turkey), Scholz (Germany) and Tia Shum (Canada)
• The Beavers only trail San Francisco, who have seven.
OUR MISSION
Oregon State Athletics strives to Build Excellent Authentic Visionary Student-Athletes (Go BEAVS)
Players Mentioned
O
/ Women's Volleyball
OH
/ Women's Volleyball
MB
/ Women's Volleyball
DS/L
/ Women's Volleyball
OH
/ Women's Volleyball
MB
/ Women's Volleyball
MB
/ Women's Volleyball
Oregon State Volleyball 2025 Highlights
Wednesday, April 02
Oregon State Volleyball: Highlights vs Oregon
Friday, September 27
Oregon State Volleyball: First Practice 2019
Saturday, August 10
2010 Spike Out Cancer
Thursday, April 11
