Women’s Basketball Opens Season Friday Afternoon

Friday, November 7

Corvallis, Ore.

3 PM

Oregon State

Corban

Tickets

November 06, 2025 | Women's Basketball

By: Athletic Communications

CORVALLIS, Ore. – Oregon State opens the 2025-26 season on Friday with nine returning players and six newcomers looking to repeat as West Coast Conference Champions.

NEED TO KNOW
Due to the early start, a doubleheader with men's basketball and a football game the next day, multiple parking changes are in effect for Friday's game.

Campus parking rules are in effect prior to 5 p.m. Fans can purchase a parking pass here.
ADA Parking located in front of Gill Coliseum and on Ralph Miller Drive will not be available. In order to serve fans who need assistance getting into Gill, Oregon State will run an additional shuttle from the OSU Parking Garage (located behind the Beaver Store) to Gill Coliseum
The Gill lot will be reserved for game personnel only with no parking for fans

GAME INFO
Day: Friday, January 16
Time: 3 p.m.
Location: Gill Coliseum
Watch: ESPN+
Listen: Beaver Sports Radio Network
Live Stats: oregonstate.statbroadcast.com
Game Notes: oregonstate.statbroadcast.com

STARTING FIVE

Conference coaches picked OSU to repeat in the WCC and three Beavs (Kennedie Shuler, Tiara Bolden and Catarina Ferreira) earned preseason all-league honors
The Beavers handily defeated Alaska-Fairbanks 104-27 on Sunday night, a win where 12 players scored and all 14 saw the floor for at least 10 minutes
The highlight of the night saw Mackenzie Shivers make her first appearance on Ralph Miller Court after missing a year with an ACL tear. The crowd erupted after Shivers nailed a three-pointer from the wing.
Friday's game is one of six consecutive home games to open the year for OSU
The Beavers will play 17 home games in 2025-26 after spending most of the previous season on the road

CLEAN DEFENSE
One of the tenants of a Scott Rueck-coached team is defending without fouling. Over the last 10 seasons, the Beavers are the second-most whistle-averse team in the nation with 13.2 personal fouls per game. Only UConn (12.7 PF/game) does a better job at defending without fouling.

AUSSIE! AUSSIE! AUSSIE!
After successfully developing Aussies like Kelsey Rees and Jasmine Simmons into key contributors, the Beavs added three players from Down Under to this year's roster. Super senior Lizzy Williamson transferred in from NC State while Keira Lindemans and Katelyn Field joined Oregon State as freshmen. Lindemans and Field made an impression on OSU staff while beating strong American AAU competition in the Phoenix Nike Tournament of Champions together with ATC Academy.

A MILE IN HER SHOES
It's going to take the whole squad to fill Catarina Ferreira's shoes after she suffered a season-ending injury. Her direct minutes are likely to be absorbed by Jenna Villa and Lara Alonso at the 4, but only a team effort can account for her impact. The senior had eight double-doubles last season to lead returning conference players, shot 79.2 percent from the free throw line and recorded 64 offensive rebounds (4th in the WCC last season).

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