Oregon State Heads to Mountains for Top-20 Rematches

CORVALLIS, Ore. – Oregon State makes a quick return trip to the mountains this weekend, battling no. 20 Utah and no. 4 Colorado on Friday and Sunday.

The Beavers have won three in a row, including their last two contests with the Buffs and Utes in Corvallis. Dating back to mid-January, the Beavs have won six of their last seven games.

UTAH GAME INFO
Time: 6 p.m. PT / 7 p.m. MT
Location: Huntsman Center
Watch: Pac-12 Networks / Pac-12 Now App
Listen: Beaver Sports Radio Network
Live Stats: oregonstate.statbroadcast.com

COLORADO GAME INFO
Time: 11 a.m. PT/ 12 p.m. PT
Location: CU Events Center
Watch: Pac-12 Networks / Pac-12 Now App
Listen: Beaver Sports Radio Network
Live Stats: oregonstate.statbroadcast.com

STARTING FIVE

Oregon State, winners of six of their last seven games makes a quick return trip to the Mountains this weekend, just two weeks after sweeping the weekend in Corvallis
The Beavers have won three in a row after knocking off Oregon 64-60 on the road
Timea Gardiner scored a career-high 19 in the win - her third straight career-high coming in a road game - while Raegan Beers went for 14 points and 16 rebounds
Lily Hansford scored all 10 of her points in the fourth quarter, combining with Gardiner to help the Beavs pull away enough to get the victory in Eugene
OSU assisted on 19 of 25 baskets in the win, keeping the Beavs among the top 10 in the nation with dimes on 68% of their baskets (9th nationally, 1st in the Pac-12)

LEARNING TO WIN
As its young team grows, Oregon State is playing fewer close games and winning more of them this season. Last year, OSU went 4-11 in conference play and 6-11 overall in single-digit contests. This year, the Beavers are 5-2 and 4-2 in Pac-12 play. The Beavs are playing in fewer close games in part due to maintaining focus through the second half. They are +155 in the final 20 minutes even after holding healthy leads at halftime.

DOUBLE DOUBLE HISTORY
Raegan Beers made a mark quickly at OSU. She closed the 2022-23 regular season leading the nation in double-doubles by a freshman. The former no. 10 overall recruit in the country is quickly ascending the Oregon State career top-10 list in the category.

Ranks second in the Pac-12 with 13 double-doubles this season (t-9th nationally)
One of 25 players nationally averaging a double-double (18.5 ppg, 11.2 rpg)
Locked down the #4 spot at OSU in career double-doubles with her 27th against Oregon. Beers is now chasing down Ruth Hamblin (30) for third-most all-time.
The 6th player in Oregon State history to record 5 straight double-doubles (NCCU-ASU) and third to do so twice (UAPB-WKU) (Tanja Kostic 2x, Carol Menken 5x)
Tied for sixth in a single-season in school history with Mikayla Pivec (2019-20) and Tanja Kostic (1993-94) with 14 double-doubles as a freshman.

CAN'T MISS, WON'T MISS
Against then-#16 Utah, Oregon State couldn't miss. The Beavs shot 69.4 percent from the field and made 65% of their triples. The field goal percentage was the second-best of the last 25 years against a ranked foe (Vanderbilt - 72.5% vs. #8 Arkansas; 1/23/03). The last time Oregon State shot 60 percent or better in a conference game was in 2021 against Washington (65.3%). Oregon State's season field goal percentage of 48.4% would rank third in school history and is the best since the school-record year of 1980-81 (54%).

OUR MISSION
Oregon State Athletics strives to Build Excellent Authentic Visionary Student-Athletes (Go BEAVS).

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Players Mentioned

Raegan Beers

Timea Gardiner

Lily Hansford