Beavers Impostato Per Un Tour Estivo
CORVALLIS – Coming off the best season in school history, the Oregon State women’s basketball team will take their show overseas this summer when they play a tour in Italy. The tour, which was announced by head coach Scott Rueck at Friday’s banquet, will begin in late August.
“This summer’s international tour will be a great opportunity for our program, both on the court and off it.” Rueck said. “The trip will give us a chance to play against some top-level opposition, while also allowing the team to bond as we welcome in some new faces. The cultural experience will be something we will never forget, and I cannot think of a better way to begin the 2015-16 year.”
The entire Oregon State squad, including the team’s trio of 2014 signees, will make the trip. The Beavers return 11 of 12 players from their 2014-15 squad, including four starters. OSU will also welcome back to the floor sophomore Breanna Brown, who redshirted the 2014-15 campaign.
The international tour also affords the Beavers an extra 10 days of practice time, as well as a chance to play against some quality opposition.
Our Beaver Nation is currently accepting donations to help fund the trip. To sponsor the team’s trip to Italy, click here.
The 2014-15 season was the best in Beaver history, as Oregon State set a school record with 27 wins en route to the program’s first ever Pac-12 title. Along the way Oregon State proved it could beat the nation’s best teams, as it took down North Carolina on the road, swept Arizona State and defeated California.
The Beavers were in the national rankings throughout the season, moving as high as No. 7 before ending the season ranked 13th. Oregon State ranked in the top 25 in the country in eleven different statistical categories, including fifth in assists per game (18.6), ninth in field goal percentage (45.4) and 13th in field goal percentage defense (35.2). The historic season led to an increase in attendance, as the Beavers averaged a Pac-12 leading 4,167 fans per game, and welcomed 7,652 fans to Gill Coliseum for the Civil War on Jan. 9, the third-largest crowd in school history.
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