Women's Basketball Closes Non-Con Play on Thursday

CORVALLIS, Ore. – Oregon State returns to the court after an eight-day hiatus on Thursday to battle Morgan State.

The game serves as a return to play for OSU prior to opening Pac-12 play on Sunday against Oregon. It is also the year's final game on the Oregon State livestream with all future games televised on the Pac-12 Networks or one of the Pac-12 regional networks.

GAME INFO
Time: 2 p.m.
Location: Gill Coliseum
Watch: Oregon State Live Stream
Listen: Beaver Sports Radio Network
Live Stats: oregonstate.statbroadcast.com
Tickets: beavertickets.com

STARTING FIVE

Oregon State slid up the ranks of those receiving votes in the Associated Press Top 25 poll, sitting 30th with 11 points
The Beavers are 10-0 for the first time in four years (15-0 start), and the third time ever (2014-15, 19-20). All three have come under head coach Scott Rueck
OSU earned a share of the Maui Classic title last week, defeating Southeastern Louisiana and Texas Tech in the seventh edition of the tournament
The loss was just the second of the year for Texas Tech, which entered the tournament a perfect 11-0 while receiving votes in the AP Poll
Talia von Oelhoffen earned Tournament MVP honors after averaging 19 points, 8.5 assists and 5.5 rebounds per game and scoring her 1,000th point on the island

3 AND D
Oregon State has long been one of the sweetest shooting teams in the Pac-12, finishing in the top-three in the league in three-point percentage 8 times in the last 10 seasons. After two down seasons from downtown, OSU is back at the top of the nation from downtown. The Beavs are making 38.2 percent of their triples - 16th in the nation and 2nd in the Pac-12 - with three players shooting 40 percent or better: Timea Gardiner, Kelsey Rees and AJ Marotte. OSU is also holding opponents to 25.6 percent from beyond the arc, the 2nd-best mark in the Pac-12.

TOO REES-Y
Kelsey Rees joined Oregon State as a grad transfer with two years of eligibility remaining. The Australian spent two years playing for Utah and brought 60 games of experience, including last season's Pac-12 Championship year, to Corvallis. The junior has been an impact player with her floor spacing (54.2% 3PT) and shot-blocking (1.4 blocks/game), filling two crucial needs for the Beavers and pairing well with Timea Gardiner (while playing the five) and Raegan Beers (while playing the four).

DOUBLE-DOUBLE QUEEN
Raegan Beers made a mark quickly at OSU, racking up double-doubles in her second, third and fourth college games. Beers closed the 2022-23 regular season leading the nation in double-doubles by a freshman. She was also the only true freshman in the country to score 20 points in a double-double six times last season.

The 6th player in Oregon State history to record 5 straight double-doubles (NCCU-ASU) and third to do so twice (UAPB-present) (Tanja Kostic 2x, Carol Menken 5x)
The third Beav ever to record six double-doubles in a row (Tanja Kostic, Carol Menken 3x)
Tied for sixth in a single-season in school history with Mikayla Pivec (2019-20) and Tanja Kostic (1993-94) as a freshman.
Tied for #8 in OSU Career double-doubles with Tina Lelas at 22 on Wednesday. Beers is now chasing down Marie Gulich (24) for seventh-most all-time

OUR MISSION
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Players Mentioned

Raegan Beers

Timea Gardiner

AJ Marotte

Kelsey Rees

Talia von Oelhoffen