Tuesday, December 27
Corvallis, OR
6:00 PM
Oregon State
vs
Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Beavers Return Home to Host Arkansas-Pine Bluff
December 23, 2016 | Women's Basketball
Oregon State set for final nonconference tune-up
THE GAME: The Oregon State women's basketball team will return home on Dec. 27 for a matchup with Arkansas-Pine Bluff. The game will tip off at 6 p.m.
FOLLOW ALONG: A live stream of the game will be available at OSUBeavers.com, and fans can find live audio online via TuneIn or on the Beaver Radio Network with Ron Callan. Live stats will also be available.
WHAT'S COMING UP: Tuesday's matchup will serve as the Beavers' final nonconference game of the season. Oregon State will open Pac-12 play against Washington State on Dec. 30, before the Beavers host Washington on New Year's Day in a matchup of 2015-16 Final Four participants.
TICKETS: Tickets for all Oregon State women's basketball games can be purchased at BeaverTickets.com.
SERIES HISTORY: This will mark Oregon State's first ever matchup with Arkansas-Pine Bluff.
Quick Hitters:
- The Beavers were picked to finish fifth in the Pac-12 in both the league's coaches and media poll.
- Oregon State has not lost back-to-back games since it fell to USC and UCLA on Jan. 17 and 20 of 2014.
- Oregon State's senior class of Sydney Wiese, Gabriella Hanson, Kolbie Orum and Breanna Brown (redshirt junior) has an .809 winning percentage in their three-plus seasons with the team (93-22).
- The Beavers' freshman class is the highest rated in program history, tabbed at No. 12 in the nation.
- Oregon State has one of the tallest teams in the Pac-12, featuring nine players listed at 6-foot or above. UCLA is the only Pac-12 squad to have more 6-footers, checking in with 10.
- The Beavers' 2016-17 squad has much more balance between classes than the 2015-16 OSU team. Oregon State enters the season with four seniors, two juniors, two sophomores and five freshmen (by eligibility)
- This year's team is the first team to have more freshmen players (by eligibility) than any other class since Scott Rueck took over as head coach in 2010-11.
- The Beavers have held opponents below 35 percent shooting in 35 of their last 49 games
- Oregon State sits fifth in the nation in field goal percentage defense at 32.5 percent.
- The women's basketball team won the annual Oregon State Athletics "Other Side" Talent Show in October. The team performed a dance and singing routine set to music by Beyonce.
- Oregon State helped decorate the Boys and Girls Club for the holidays two weeks ago.
- The Beavers have partnered with SouthSide Youth Outreach in Corvallis in order to help reach out to underprivileged youth.
Flashback: A Look Back at 2015-16
- Oregon State is coming off its first ever appearance in the NCAA Final Four
- The Beavers won a share of the Pac-12 regular season title for the second-consecutive season, and notched their first ever Pac-12 Tournament championship.
- The Beavers are the first team other than Stanford to win back-to-back Pac-12 crowns since Oregon accomplished the feat in 1998-99 and 1999-2000.
- Oregon State set a school record with 32 wins in 2015-16, topping their mark of 27 in 2014-15. The Beavers have gone 16-2 in each of their last two Pac-12 seasons.
- Oregon State ended last season ranked No. 2 in the WBCA Coaches' Poll. The Beavers have been ranked in the Top-25 every week since cracking the rankings in the 2013-14 year-end poll.
TOURNAMENT CHAMPS: A Look At the Beavers Two Early-Season Tournaments
- Oregon State won both the Maui Jim Maui Classic and the #Play4Kay Shootout this season, going a combined 5-0 at the two events.
- The three teams the Beavers beat at the #Play4Kay Shootout (UNLV, Quinnipiac, and Oklahoma State) currently hold a combined record of 28-7.
- Oregon State handed Oklahoma State its first loss of the season in the #Play4Kay title game
- Sydney Wiese has been named Tournament MVP of both events
- Breanna Brown made the Maui Classic All-Tournament Team, while Mikayla Pivec made the All-Tournament squad at the #Play4Kay Shootout
DISHIN' AND SWISHIN': Sydney Wiese Quick Hitters
- Wiese broke the Pac-12 career 3-pointers record at the #Play4Kay shootout, passing Candice Wiggins to move into first place. Wiese needs two more longballs to become the first Pac-12 player to ever reach 300 career 3-pointers.
- Wiese is tied with Ohio State's Kelsey Mitchell for the NCAA career lead in 3-pointers.
- Is one of 36 players in Pac-12 history to make the All-Pac-12 First Team three times. Should she make the all-conference team again this season, Wiese would become just the 13th player in conference history, and second player in Oregon State history (Tanja Kostic - 1993-96) to earn All-Pac-12 honors all four years.
- Has earned tournament MVP honors at both the Maui Classic and the #Play4Kay Shootout
- Made the Pac-12 All-Tournament and Dallas All-Region Teams last season.
- Ranked No. 16 in ESPNW's Preseason Top-25 Players list.
- Preseason All-Pac-12 honoree for the second-straight season.
- Currently sits eighth in Oregon State history with 1,455 career points, good for 24th nationally among active players.
- Is third in Oregon State history with 516 career assists, and fifth in the nation among active players
- Has 420 career rebounds, 385 of which have come on the defensive end
- Tallied the fourth triple-double in Oregon State history on Dec. 14, finishing with 27 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists vs. UC Davis
- Has made the Pac-12 All-Academic Team the last two seasons, and hopes to begin a career in broadcasting once her playing career comes to an end.
GIFT OF GABBY: Gabriella Hanson Quick Hitters
- Is known as one of the best defenders in the conference, earning Pac-12 Defensive Honorable Mention last season.
- Is ninth in Oregon State history with 108 career 3-pointers.
- Has averaged over 20 minutes per game all four years of her career.
- Started every game last season after serving as the Beavers' "sixth-player" the prior campaign.
GREAT SCOTT: Scott Rueck Quick Hitters
- Was one of four finalists for Naismith Coach of the Year last season (Geno Auriemma - UConn, Muffet McGraw - Notre Dame, Dawn Staley - South Carolina).
- Finished second to Auriemma in the AP National Coach of the Year voting.
- Has a 132-77 career record at Oregon State, making him the third-winningest coach in program history.
- Rueck needs one more win to move into a tie with Judy Spoelstra for second on the Oregon State career wins list.
- Rueck engineered an accelerated turnaround at Oregon State, bringing the program into national prominence during his six seasons as head coach.
- Prior to joining Oregon State, Rueck served as head coach at George Fox in Newburg, Ore., where he built the program into a Division III national power, winning an NCAA title in 2009.
- Graduated from Oregon State in 1991.
GERMAN SENSATION: Marie Gulich Quick Hitters
- Has scored at least eight points in four-straight games
- Is averaging 10.2 points per game, joining Sydney Wiese as the only Beavers averaging double-figures.
- Is among the Pac-12's top-10 in rebounds per game (7.4)
- Has played in all 83 games Oregon State has played the last three seasons.
- Pac-12 Freshman Honorable Mention two years ago.
- Has played with both the German U-18 and U-20 National Teams.
WHAT CAN BROWN DO FOR YOU: Breanna Brown Quick Hitters
- Made the Maui Classic All-Tournament Team
- Made the first two starts of her career at the #Play4Kay Shootout
- Scored at least nine points in both of her games as a starter
- Sits sixth in the Pac-12 in field goal percentage at .591
- Tallied her first career double-double in just 16 minutes of playing time in the season-opener vs. Lamar, finishing with 11 points and 10 rebounds before fouling out
- Has scored in double-figures four times this season. Entering the year, Brown had only been in double-figures once.
- Has tallied four blocks in a game three times this season. Her career-high entering the year was two rejections
- Is third in the Pac-12 with 2.09 blocks per game this season
- Has played at least 20 minutes in eight-straight games.
- Won back-to-back California State championships in 2012 and 2013 as a member of Bishop O'Dowd High School (Oakland, Calif.).
PIVEC AND ROLL: Mikayla Pivec Quick Hitters
- Earned #Play4Kay Shootout All-Tournament honors
- Made the first two starts of her career at the #Play4Kay Shootout
- Scored 17 points in each of her two games as a starter, the first double-digit scoring games of her career.
- Is shooting an efficient 50 percent from the floor this season (26-for-52).
- Rueck has compared her rebounding from the guard position to Beaver great Jamie Weisner
- Highest-rated signee in Oregon State history, coming in as the No. 24 player in the nation according to ESPN.
- Max Preps National Female Athlere of the Year
- Averaged 21.7 points, 14.1 rebounds, 4.4 steals and 4.1 assists in high school.
REMAIN KALMER: Taylor Kalmer Quick Hitters
- Scored a career-high 15 points on 6-for-8 shooting on vs. BYU in Maui.
- Missed the first four games of the season due to injury
- Named Oregon State's Most Improved Player at the team's 2016 Awards Banquet.
- Was named a Scholar Athlete all four years of high school.
OPEN ORUM: Kolbie Orum Quick Hitters
- Started the first nine games of the season
- Is a 44.7 percent shooter over the course of her career, and hit 49.1 percent of her attempts last season.
- Has six steals this season, after entering the season with seven steals in her first three campaigns combined.
- Has already passed her 2015-16 total for rebounds with 44.
- Has five multi-assist games this season.
- Played for the Canadian National Team at the FIBA U17 and U16 World Championships.
KT-MAC ATTACK: Katie McWilliams Quick Hitters
- Has tallied at least one assist in 12 straight games.
- Pac-12 Freshman Honorable Mention in 2015-16.
- Is one of six Beavers, and the only OSU freshman to play in all 37 games last season.
- Went 3-for-3 from 3-point range against UConn in the Final Four.
- Started the first nine games of the season for Oregon State
- Has converted 20 2-point baskets this season, already surpassing her total of 13 in 2015-16.
- Her nine offensive rebounds this season has already surpassed her total of four in 2015-16.
- Was the highest ranked recruit in Oregon State history, prior to Mikayla Pivec joining the team in the 2016 recruiting class.
- Earned numerous awards in the state of Oregon during her high school career, including: two All-State honors, Oregon Live Girls Basketball Player of the Year, Oregon Sports Award for Best Prep Basketball Player and Gatorade Oregon Player of the Year.
GET SOME TUDOR-ING: Kat Tudor Quick Hitters
- Hit four 3-pointers against Idaho State, the most by an OSU freshman since Wiese knocked down six in the 2014 NCAA Tournament
- Is 12th in the nation with a 3-point percentage of 49.0
- Made 371 three-pointers in her high-school career
- Helped St. Mary's High School win the 2015 California state title
THROPAY AS YOU GO: Janessa Thropay Quick Hitters
- McDonalds All-America nominee her senior season of high school
- First-Team All-California in high school
- Earned MVP honors at the All-Star Classic
GETTING MADDIE: Madison Washington Quick Hitters
- Has scored four points in back-to-back games.
- USA Today First Team All-Nevada selection
- Helped Bishop Gorman High School reach the Nevada state title game three times
- Averaged 12.2 points and 8.0 rebounds per game her senior season
ALWAYS GREENER: Tarea Green Quick Hitters
- Has seen the floor in three games, after red-shirting the 2015-16 season.
- Holds Hillsboro High School records for points and rebounds in a season.
- Born in Corvallis, Ore.
THE STAFF: Oregon State Assistant Coaches and Support Staff Quick Hitters
- Associate Head Coach Jonas Chatterton enters his third season with the Beavers after spending four seasons at Colorado.
- Associate Head Coach Brian Holsinger served as an assistant coach on the Washington State staff for eight seasons.
- Assistant Coach Katie Baker was an All-Big Sky honoree at Montana
- Eric Ely takes over a new role this season as Assistant Athletic Director for Women's Basketball. Ely has been with the team since Rueck took over as head coach, spending the last six seasons as an assistant coach
- Director of Operations Sharon Rissmiller is in her second season with the Beavers. She has served as the head coach at Pacific (Ore.) and played basketball at Portland
- Assistant to the Head Coach Kendall Knotz served as a manger for Oregon State for four seasons before taking on her new role this year
- Athletic Trainer Jason Lieuw is the longest serving member of the Oregon State staff, currently in his eight year with the team
FOLLOW ALONG: A live stream of the game will be available at OSUBeavers.com, and fans can find live audio online via TuneIn or on the Beaver Radio Network with Ron Callan. Live stats will also be available.
WHAT'S COMING UP: Tuesday's matchup will serve as the Beavers' final nonconference game of the season. Oregon State will open Pac-12 play against Washington State on Dec. 30, before the Beavers host Washington on New Year's Day in a matchup of 2015-16 Final Four participants.
TICKETS: Tickets for all Oregon State women's basketball games can be purchased at BeaverTickets.com.
SERIES HISTORY: This will mark Oregon State's first ever matchup with Arkansas-Pine Bluff.
Quick Hitters:
- The Beavers were picked to finish fifth in the Pac-12 in both the league's coaches and media poll.
- Oregon State has not lost back-to-back games since it fell to USC and UCLA on Jan. 17 and 20 of 2014.
- Oregon State's senior class of Sydney Wiese, Gabriella Hanson, Kolbie Orum and Breanna Brown (redshirt junior) has an .809 winning percentage in their three-plus seasons with the team (93-22).
- The Beavers' freshman class is the highest rated in program history, tabbed at No. 12 in the nation.
- Oregon State has one of the tallest teams in the Pac-12, featuring nine players listed at 6-foot or above. UCLA is the only Pac-12 squad to have more 6-footers, checking in with 10.
- The Beavers' 2016-17 squad has much more balance between classes than the 2015-16 OSU team. Oregon State enters the season with four seniors, two juniors, two sophomores and five freshmen (by eligibility)
- This year's team is the first team to have more freshmen players (by eligibility) than any other class since Scott Rueck took over as head coach in 2010-11.
- The Beavers have held opponents below 35 percent shooting in 35 of their last 49 games
- Oregon State sits fifth in the nation in field goal percentage defense at 32.5 percent.
- The women's basketball team won the annual Oregon State Athletics "Other Side" Talent Show in October. The team performed a dance and singing routine set to music by Beyonce.
- Oregon State helped decorate the Boys and Girls Club for the holidays two weeks ago.
- The Beavers have partnered with SouthSide Youth Outreach in Corvallis in order to help reach out to underprivileged youth.
Flashback: A Look Back at 2015-16
- Oregon State is coming off its first ever appearance in the NCAA Final Four
- The Beavers won a share of the Pac-12 regular season title for the second-consecutive season, and notched their first ever Pac-12 Tournament championship.
- The Beavers are the first team other than Stanford to win back-to-back Pac-12 crowns since Oregon accomplished the feat in 1998-99 and 1999-2000.
- Oregon State set a school record with 32 wins in 2015-16, topping their mark of 27 in 2014-15. The Beavers have gone 16-2 in each of their last two Pac-12 seasons.
- Oregon State ended last season ranked No. 2 in the WBCA Coaches' Poll. The Beavers have been ranked in the Top-25 every week since cracking the rankings in the 2013-14 year-end poll.
TOURNAMENT CHAMPS: A Look At the Beavers Two Early-Season Tournaments
- Oregon State won both the Maui Jim Maui Classic and the #Play4Kay Shootout this season, going a combined 5-0 at the two events.
- The three teams the Beavers beat at the #Play4Kay Shootout (UNLV, Quinnipiac, and Oklahoma State) currently hold a combined record of 28-7.
- Oregon State handed Oklahoma State its first loss of the season in the #Play4Kay title game
- Sydney Wiese has been named Tournament MVP of both events
- Breanna Brown made the Maui Classic All-Tournament Team, while Mikayla Pivec made the All-Tournament squad at the #Play4Kay Shootout
DISHIN' AND SWISHIN': Sydney Wiese Quick Hitters
- Wiese broke the Pac-12 career 3-pointers record at the #Play4Kay shootout, passing Candice Wiggins to move into first place. Wiese needs two more longballs to become the first Pac-12 player to ever reach 300 career 3-pointers.
- Wiese is tied with Ohio State's Kelsey Mitchell for the NCAA career lead in 3-pointers.
- Is one of 36 players in Pac-12 history to make the All-Pac-12 First Team three times. Should she make the all-conference team again this season, Wiese would become just the 13th player in conference history, and second player in Oregon State history (Tanja Kostic - 1993-96) to earn All-Pac-12 honors all four years.
- Has earned tournament MVP honors at both the Maui Classic and the #Play4Kay Shootout
- Made the Pac-12 All-Tournament and Dallas All-Region Teams last season.
- Ranked No. 16 in ESPNW's Preseason Top-25 Players list.
- Preseason All-Pac-12 honoree for the second-straight season.
- Currently sits eighth in Oregon State history with 1,455 career points, good for 24th nationally among active players.
- Is third in Oregon State history with 516 career assists, and fifth in the nation among active players
- Has 420 career rebounds, 385 of which have come on the defensive end
- Tallied the fourth triple-double in Oregon State history on Dec. 14, finishing with 27 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists vs. UC Davis
- Has made the Pac-12 All-Academic Team the last two seasons, and hopes to begin a career in broadcasting once her playing career comes to an end.
GIFT OF GABBY: Gabriella Hanson Quick Hitters
- Is known as one of the best defenders in the conference, earning Pac-12 Defensive Honorable Mention last season.
- Is ninth in Oregon State history with 108 career 3-pointers.
- Has averaged over 20 minutes per game all four years of her career.
- Started every game last season after serving as the Beavers' "sixth-player" the prior campaign.
GREAT SCOTT: Scott Rueck Quick Hitters
- Was one of four finalists for Naismith Coach of the Year last season (Geno Auriemma - UConn, Muffet McGraw - Notre Dame, Dawn Staley - South Carolina).
- Finished second to Auriemma in the AP National Coach of the Year voting.
- Has a 132-77 career record at Oregon State, making him the third-winningest coach in program history.
- Rueck needs one more win to move into a tie with Judy Spoelstra for second on the Oregon State career wins list.
- Rueck engineered an accelerated turnaround at Oregon State, bringing the program into national prominence during his six seasons as head coach.
- Prior to joining Oregon State, Rueck served as head coach at George Fox in Newburg, Ore., where he built the program into a Division III national power, winning an NCAA title in 2009.
- Graduated from Oregon State in 1991.
GERMAN SENSATION: Marie Gulich Quick Hitters
- Has scored at least eight points in four-straight games
- Is averaging 10.2 points per game, joining Sydney Wiese as the only Beavers averaging double-figures.
- Is among the Pac-12's top-10 in rebounds per game (7.4)
- Has played in all 83 games Oregon State has played the last three seasons.
- Pac-12 Freshman Honorable Mention two years ago.
- Has played with both the German U-18 and U-20 National Teams.
WHAT CAN BROWN DO FOR YOU: Breanna Brown Quick Hitters
- Made the Maui Classic All-Tournament Team
- Made the first two starts of her career at the #Play4Kay Shootout
- Scored at least nine points in both of her games as a starter
- Sits sixth in the Pac-12 in field goal percentage at .591
- Tallied her first career double-double in just 16 minutes of playing time in the season-opener vs. Lamar, finishing with 11 points and 10 rebounds before fouling out
- Has scored in double-figures four times this season. Entering the year, Brown had only been in double-figures once.
- Has tallied four blocks in a game three times this season. Her career-high entering the year was two rejections
- Is third in the Pac-12 with 2.09 blocks per game this season
- Has played at least 20 minutes in eight-straight games.
- Won back-to-back California State championships in 2012 and 2013 as a member of Bishop O'Dowd High School (Oakland, Calif.).
PIVEC AND ROLL: Mikayla Pivec Quick Hitters
- Earned #Play4Kay Shootout All-Tournament honors
- Made the first two starts of her career at the #Play4Kay Shootout
- Scored 17 points in each of her two games as a starter, the first double-digit scoring games of her career.
- Is shooting an efficient 50 percent from the floor this season (26-for-52).
- Rueck has compared her rebounding from the guard position to Beaver great Jamie Weisner
- Highest-rated signee in Oregon State history, coming in as the No. 24 player in the nation according to ESPN.
- Max Preps National Female Athlere of the Year
- Averaged 21.7 points, 14.1 rebounds, 4.4 steals and 4.1 assists in high school.
REMAIN KALMER: Taylor Kalmer Quick Hitters
- Scored a career-high 15 points on 6-for-8 shooting on vs. BYU in Maui.
- Missed the first four games of the season due to injury
- Named Oregon State's Most Improved Player at the team's 2016 Awards Banquet.
- Was named a Scholar Athlete all four years of high school.
OPEN ORUM: Kolbie Orum Quick Hitters
- Started the first nine games of the season
- Is a 44.7 percent shooter over the course of her career, and hit 49.1 percent of her attempts last season.
- Has six steals this season, after entering the season with seven steals in her first three campaigns combined.
- Has already passed her 2015-16 total for rebounds with 44.
- Has five multi-assist games this season.
- Played for the Canadian National Team at the FIBA U17 and U16 World Championships.
KT-MAC ATTACK: Katie McWilliams Quick Hitters
- Has tallied at least one assist in 12 straight games.
- Pac-12 Freshman Honorable Mention in 2015-16.
- Is one of six Beavers, and the only OSU freshman to play in all 37 games last season.
- Went 3-for-3 from 3-point range against UConn in the Final Four.
- Started the first nine games of the season for Oregon State
- Has converted 20 2-point baskets this season, already surpassing her total of 13 in 2015-16.
- Her nine offensive rebounds this season has already surpassed her total of four in 2015-16.
- Was the highest ranked recruit in Oregon State history, prior to Mikayla Pivec joining the team in the 2016 recruiting class.
- Earned numerous awards in the state of Oregon during her high school career, including: two All-State honors, Oregon Live Girls Basketball Player of the Year, Oregon Sports Award for Best Prep Basketball Player and Gatorade Oregon Player of the Year.
GET SOME TUDOR-ING: Kat Tudor Quick Hitters
- Hit four 3-pointers against Idaho State, the most by an OSU freshman since Wiese knocked down six in the 2014 NCAA Tournament
- Is 12th in the nation with a 3-point percentage of 49.0
- Made 371 three-pointers in her high-school career
- Helped St. Mary's High School win the 2015 California state title
THROPAY AS YOU GO: Janessa Thropay Quick Hitters
- McDonalds All-America nominee her senior season of high school
- First-Team All-California in high school
- Earned MVP honors at the All-Star Classic
GETTING MADDIE: Madison Washington Quick Hitters
- Has scored four points in back-to-back games.
- USA Today First Team All-Nevada selection
- Helped Bishop Gorman High School reach the Nevada state title game three times
- Averaged 12.2 points and 8.0 rebounds per game her senior season
ALWAYS GREENER: Tarea Green Quick Hitters
- Has seen the floor in three games, after red-shirting the 2015-16 season.
- Holds Hillsboro High School records for points and rebounds in a season.
- Born in Corvallis, Ore.
THE STAFF: Oregon State Assistant Coaches and Support Staff Quick Hitters
- Associate Head Coach Jonas Chatterton enters his third season with the Beavers after spending four seasons at Colorado.
- Associate Head Coach Brian Holsinger served as an assistant coach on the Washington State staff for eight seasons.
- Assistant Coach Katie Baker was an All-Big Sky honoree at Montana
- Eric Ely takes over a new role this season as Assistant Athletic Director for Women's Basketball. Ely has been with the team since Rueck took over as head coach, spending the last six seasons as an assistant coach
- Director of Operations Sharon Rissmiller is in her second season with the Beavers. She has served as the head coach at Pacific (Ore.) and played basketball at Portland
- Assistant to the Head Coach Kendall Knotz served as a manger for Oregon State for four seasons before taking on her new role this year
- Athletic Trainer Jason Lieuw is the longest serving member of the Oregon State staff, currently in his eight year with the team
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