Thursday, September 19
Greeley, CO
6:00 PM
Oregon State
at
Northern Colorado
Photo by: Dave Nishitani/Oregon State Athletics
Beavers to Complete Preseason in Colorado
September 17, 2019 | Women's Volleyball
UNC/CSU CLASSIC NEXT UP FOR BEAVS
• Oregon State travels to the Centennial State this week to face stiff competition in the Beavers' final tests before opening Pac-12 play next week.
• OSU opens the tourney at Northern Colorado, Thursday at 6 p.m. PT in Greeley.
• The Beavers then travel to Fort Collins to take on No. 22 Colorado State Friday at 6 p.m. PT.
• The squad completes the tournament Saturday morning at 9 a.m. PT when it takes on Cal Poly, which is receiving votes in the latest poll.
• This marks the fourth straight, and last, weekend the Beavers will be on the road before beginning the Pac-12 slate at home against Oregon on Sept. 26 ... OSU will have played 11 matches before appearing in Gill Coliseum.
FOLLOW THE ACTION
• Live stats will be available for both matches.
• To access live stats, via your computer, smartphone, or tablet, visit osubeavers.com.
• Thursday and Friday's matches against UNC and Colorado State will stream live and can be found online by visiting the volleyball schedule page at osubeavers.com.
SOCIAL MEDIA
• Fans are encouraged to follow the Oregon State volleyball program via social media. There are several platforms to follow the team including :
• Twitter: @BeaverVBall
• Instagram: @BeaverVBall
• Facebook: /BeaverVBall
AGAINST THE BEARS
• The Beavers and Bears have met just once before with OSU taking that match, 3-0, in a tournament at Pacific in 2016.
AGAINST THE RAMS
• OSU and CSU have split the six previous meetings with the Beavers coming out on top in the most recent contest, sweeping the then-No. 24 Rams in a season-opening tournament in Fort Collins in 2009.
AGAINST THE MUSTANGS
• Cal Poly has a 7-2 advantage in the series with OSU. The Beavers pushed the Mustangs to the max in the teams' last meeting before falling in the fifth set in a 2010 tournament at UC Davis.
LAST WEEK
• The Beavers went 3-0 last weekend at the Redhawk Invitational. OSU earned a comeback win over New Mexico in five sets, then knocked off Gonzaga in four before getting the sweep of Seattle to complete the tournament.
• Oregon State played without four of its top options at the outside hitter positions with Chloe Brown, Maddie Goings and Amy Underdown out due to injury and Cecilee Max-Brown sidelined by illness.
• The Beavers revamped lineup featured Kory Cheshire at opposite hitter with Haylie Bennett and Shekinah Clarke at outside spots.
• Clarke blasted away against the Lobos setting a career-high with 15 kills, while Bennett also provided 15 kills. Cheshire registered a double-double with 12 kills and a career-best 23 digs.
• Cheshire converted a career-high 17 kills to lead the Beavers' offense against the Zags. OSU's defense was huge at the net with 19 blocks with Serena Bruin involved in 10 blocks and Lindsey Schell nine.
• The Beavers kept rolling with Bennett recording 12 kills and Clarke 11 to defeat the Redhawks. Schell added another eight blocks in the sweep.
• Cheshire was named as the tournament MVP and Clarke was recognized on the all-tournament team.
CLARKE COMES UP BIG
• Redshirt senior Shekinah Clarke was called upon for the first time in 2019 last weekend when the Beavers were decimated by injuries. Clarke came through with a team-leading, and career-high, 15 kills in her first start Friday against New Mexico to lead the squad to a come from behind five-set win.
• Clarke went on to tally another 19 kills in the next two matches helping the Beavers to a 3-0 record over the weekend.
• Was named to the Redhawk Invitational All-Tournament Team.
• In an unrelated note, Clarke's brother, Onesimus, made his first career start at left guard over the weekend for the Beavers' football team -- a win over Cal Poly on Saturday.
DIGGING THROUGH THE RECORD BOOKS
• Junior libero Grace Massey moved into OSU's Top 10 in history with 1,129 career digs. She needs 13 digs to tie Gina Schmidt (1998-2001) for 9th.
• Massey, who entered the season with 993 digs, became the 16th player in OSU history to amass 1,000 career digs during the first match of the season, against UC Irvine at the Oregon Classic.
• Junior outside hitter Maddie Goings has also moved into the Beavers' top 30 with 685 career digs.
SETTING THE OFFENSE
• Sophomore setter Maddie Sheehan became the 13th player in school history to register 1,000 career assists.
• Senior setter Montanna Gubrud, who transferred into the program in 2018, set an OSU career-high with 33 assists in the Beavers' win over Yale at the Hoosier Invite.
GOINGS IS KILLING IT
• Junior Maddie Goings, who moved to the right side to begin the season, leads the team with 4.0 kills per set (72 total).
• Goings registered 56 kills at the Hoosier Invite for a 4.67 k/s clip en route to earning all-tournament honors.
• Goings now has 786 kills in her career which ranks 23rd in OSU history.
CHESHIRE HAS NUMBERS TOO
• Senior middle blocker Kory Cheshire is moving up the Beavers' career blocks lists this fall. Cheshire registered the 200th block assist of her career moving into a tie for 18th in OSU history ... in addition, she has 46 solo blocks, good for 21st and 246 total blocks, which ties for 19th in OSU history.
• Oregon State travels to the Centennial State this week to face stiff competition in the Beavers' final tests before opening Pac-12 play next week.
• OSU opens the tourney at Northern Colorado, Thursday at 6 p.m. PT in Greeley.
• The Beavers then travel to Fort Collins to take on No. 22 Colorado State Friday at 6 p.m. PT.
• The squad completes the tournament Saturday morning at 9 a.m. PT when it takes on Cal Poly, which is receiving votes in the latest poll.
• This marks the fourth straight, and last, weekend the Beavers will be on the road before beginning the Pac-12 slate at home against Oregon on Sept. 26 ... OSU will have played 11 matches before appearing in Gill Coliseum.
FOLLOW THE ACTION
• Live stats will be available for both matches.
• To access live stats, via your computer, smartphone, or tablet, visit osubeavers.com.
• Thursday and Friday's matches against UNC and Colorado State will stream live and can be found online by visiting the volleyball schedule page at osubeavers.com.
SOCIAL MEDIA
• Fans are encouraged to follow the Oregon State volleyball program via social media. There are several platforms to follow the team including :
• Twitter: @BeaverVBall
• Instagram: @BeaverVBall
• Facebook: /BeaverVBall
AGAINST THE BEARS
• The Beavers and Bears have met just once before with OSU taking that match, 3-0, in a tournament at Pacific in 2016.
AGAINST THE RAMS
• OSU and CSU have split the six previous meetings with the Beavers coming out on top in the most recent contest, sweeping the then-No. 24 Rams in a season-opening tournament in Fort Collins in 2009.
AGAINST THE MUSTANGS
• Cal Poly has a 7-2 advantage in the series with OSU. The Beavers pushed the Mustangs to the max in the teams' last meeting before falling in the fifth set in a 2010 tournament at UC Davis.
LAST WEEK
• The Beavers went 3-0 last weekend at the Redhawk Invitational. OSU earned a comeback win over New Mexico in five sets, then knocked off Gonzaga in four before getting the sweep of Seattle to complete the tournament.
• Oregon State played without four of its top options at the outside hitter positions with Chloe Brown, Maddie Goings and Amy Underdown out due to injury and Cecilee Max-Brown sidelined by illness.
• The Beavers revamped lineup featured Kory Cheshire at opposite hitter with Haylie Bennett and Shekinah Clarke at outside spots.
• Clarke blasted away against the Lobos setting a career-high with 15 kills, while Bennett also provided 15 kills. Cheshire registered a double-double with 12 kills and a career-best 23 digs.
• Cheshire converted a career-high 17 kills to lead the Beavers' offense against the Zags. OSU's defense was huge at the net with 19 blocks with Serena Bruin involved in 10 blocks and Lindsey Schell nine.
• The Beavers kept rolling with Bennett recording 12 kills and Clarke 11 to defeat the Redhawks. Schell added another eight blocks in the sweep.
• Cheshire was named as the tournament MVP and Clarke was recognized on the all-tournament team.
CLARKE COMES UP BIG
• Redshirt senior Shekinah Clarke was called upon for the first time in 2019 last weekend when the Beavers were decimated by injuries. Clarke came through with a team-leading, and career-high, 15 kills in her first start Friday against New Mexico to lead the squad to a come from behind five-set win.
• Clarke went on to tally another 19 kills in the next two matches helping the Beavers to a 3-0 record over the weekend.
• Was named to the Redhawk Invitational All-Tournament Team.
• In an unrelated note, Clarke's brother, Onesimus, made his first career start at left guard over the weekend for the Beavers' football team -- a win over Cal Poly on Saturday.
DIGGING THROUGH THE RECORD BOOKS
• Junior libero Grace Massey moved into OSU's Top 10 in history with 1,129 career digs. She needs 13 digs to tie Gina Schmidt (1998-2001) for 9th.
• Massey, who entered the season with 993 digs, became the 16th player in OSU history to amass 1,000 career digs during the first match of the season, against UC Irvine at the Oregon Classic.
• Junior outside hitter Maddie Goings has also moved into the Beavers' top 30 with 685 career digs.
SETTING THE OFFENSE
• Sophomore setter Maddie Sheehan became the 13th player in school history to register 1,000 career assists.
• Senior setter Montanna Gubrud, who transferred into the program in 2018, set an OSU career-high with 33 assists in the Beavers' win over Yale at the Hoosier Invite.
GOINGS IS KILLING IT
• Junior Maddie Goings, who moved to the right side to begin the season, leads the team with 4.0 kills per set (72 total).
• Goings registered 56 kills at the Hoosier Invite for a 4.67 k/s clip en route to earning all-tournament honors.
• Goings now has 786 kills in her career which ranks 23rd in OSU history.
CHESHIRE HAS NUMBERS TOO
• Senior middle blocker Kory Cheshire is moving up the Beavers' career blocks lists this fall. Cheshire registered the 200th block assist of her career moving into a tie for 18th in OSU history ... in addition, she has 46 solo blocks, good for 21st and 246 total blocks, which ties for 19th in OSU history.
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