Thursday, September 18
Corvallis, OR
6 p.m.
Oregon State
vs
Oregon
Photo by: Emma Calimag-Sisson/OSU Athletics
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CORVALLIS, Ore. – The Oregon State volleyball team – amid a run of five matches unbeaten – will wrap nonconference play this week with a visit from archrival Oregon on Thursday before a trip to Portland State on Saturday.
Numbers to Know
.306 – During last week's ASICS Invitational, Lauren Rumel had a team-best .306 hitting clip with 108 attacks.
0 – Maëli Cormier had zero errors on 24 swings with 20 kills (.417 hitting rate) in the sweep of Montana State last Thursday.
1 – Rumel was the only WCC student-athlete named to the gold medal-winning Team USA at the U23 NORCECA Pan American Games earlier in August.
3 – The Beavers are one of three WCC schools to have three student-athletes from Hawai'i.
5 – Oregon State enters Thursday's Rivalry Series match on a five-match winning streak. The run of five matches the longest streak in the Behonick era, set in 2023.
15 – Nathalie Scholz ranks 15th in Division I in blocks per set.
137 – Oregon State and Oregon will meet for the 137th time in history on Thursday.
Renewing The Rivalry
• The Rivalry Series resumes on Thursday when the Beavers host the Ducks.
• Oregon State and Oregon will meet for the 137th time and first (official) instance as nonconference foes in Corvallis since 2023.
• The two sides have met in Gill Coliseum the past two Augusts in preseason exhibitions.
Stat Watch
• 18st in team kills/set (14.15) and 31st in blocks/set (2.73)
• 29th in team assists/set (12.38)
• Scholz: 16th in blocks/set (1.50)
• Rumel: 53rd in kills/set (4.12), 79th in attacks/set (10.42)
Honored Beavs
• Behind a team-leading 43 kills and a .306 clip, Rumel was named the league's Offensive Player of the Week.
• Alana Marrs used a balance of 26 kills, 12 blocks and three digs on the way to being tabbed the conference's Freshman of the Week.
• The awards were the first of OSU's tenure in the WCC.
Volleyball in the Valley
• Oregon State is in the midst of a seven-match streak with each in the Willamette Valley
• A trip to Portland breaks a four-match homestand before the Beavs return for the conference opener.
Onward (To The) Rose City
• Oregon State will play in Portland for the fourth straight year and sixth since 2013.
• OSU participated in early season tournaments at PSU (2018, 22) and Portland (2013).
Beavs and Vikings
• Oregon State and Portland State will meet for the 64th time.
• The two sides have met annually since the 2022 season and will be the third time in Viking Pavilion during the stretch.
• Annika Hester (11 kills) and Rumel (9) led the way for Oregon State's offense last year in a sweep of PSU in Gill Coliseum.
Last Time Out
• The Beavers hosted - and swept - Montana State, UC Irvine and UNLV in the ASICS Invitational last weekend.
• Oregon State continued its hot streak with sweeps of MSU and UC Irvine before pulling off a dramatic comeback against UNLV to push the win streak to five matches.
• Facing a 24-23 hole in the fourth set against the Rebels, the Beavers took advantage of a UNLV error and sealed the win with kills from Marrs and Keila Gabriel.
Conference Honors
• Hester and Rumel were honored by the WCC as members of the all-conference preseason team.
• The duo ended '24 on the league's First Team while Rumel earned a spot on the All-Academic Team.
Looking Ahead
• Oregon State closes September with a return home to welcome Saint Mary's (Calif.) and Pacific.
• The Beavers will open the final league opener as WCC affiliate members.
Heading Back to the PAC
• Oregon State closes its two-year stint as an affiliate member of the WCC in 2025.
• Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State, Gonzaga, San Diego State, Texas State and Utah State will join OSU and Washington State in a rebuilt Pac-12 on July 1, 2026.
She's Ms. America
• Before the season started, Rumel was named to the United States' U23 roster for the NORCECA Pan-American Championships and helped lead the team to a gold medal-winning finish.
• She was the only selection on the team from a WCC school.
Island Connections
• Only three WCC programs can claim a league-high three student-athletes from Hawai'i—and Oregon State is one of them. The Beavers' trio highlights the program's ties to talent across the Pacific.
Worldwide Beavs
• Oregon State has four international student-athletes, which is among the most in the league.
• In the previous two years in the Behonick era, the Beavs had three each.
• International Beavs include Cormier (Canada), Yasemin Narlioglu (Turkey), Scholz (Germany) and Tia Shum (Canada)
• The Beavers only trail San Francisco, who have seven.
OUR MISSION
Oregon State Athletics strives to Build Excellent Authentic Visionary Student-Athletes (Go BEAVS)
Numbers to Know
.306 – During last week's ASICS Invitational, Lauren Rumel had a team-best .306 hitting clip with 108 attacks.
0 – Maëli Cormier had zero errors on 24 swings with 20 kills (.417 hitting rate) in the sweep of Montana State last Thursday.
1 – Rumel was the only WCC student-athlete named to the gold medal-winning Team USA at the U23 NORCECA Pan American Games earlier in August.
3 – The Beavers are one of three WCC schools to have three student-athletes from Hawai'i.
5 – Oregon State enters Thursday's Rivalry Series match on a five-match winning streak. The run of five matches the longest streak in the Behonick era, set in 2023.
15 – Nathalie Scholz ranks 15th in Division I in blocks per set.
137 – Oregon State and Oregon will meet for the 137th time in history on Thursday.
Renewing The Rivalry
• The Rivalry Series resumes on Thursday when the Beavers host the Ducks.
• Oregon State and Oregon will meet for the 137th time and first (official) instance as nonconference foes in Corvallis since 2023.
• The two sides have met in Gill Coliseum the past two Augusts in preseason exhibitions.
Stat Watch
• 18st in team kills/set (14.15) and 31st in blocks/set (2.73)
• 29th in team assists/set (12.38)
• Scholz: 16th in blocks/set (1.50)
• Rumel: 53rd in kills/set (4.12), 79th in attacks/set (10.42)
Honored Beavs
• Behind a team-leading 43 kills and a .306 clip, Rumel was named the league's Offensive Player of the Week.
• Alana Marrs used a balance of 26 kills, 12 blocks and three digs on the way to being tabbed the conference's Freshman of the Week.
• The awards were the first of OSU's tenure in the WCC.
Volleyball in the Valley
• Oregon State is in the midst of a seven-match streak with each in the Willamette Valley
• A trip to Portland breaks a four-match homestand before the Beavs return for the conference opener.
Onward (To The) Rose City
• Oregon State will play in Portland for the fourth straight year and sixth since 2013.
• OSU participated in early season tournaments at PSU (2018, 22) and Portland (2013).
Beavs and Vikings
• Oregon State and Portland State will meet for the 64th time.
• The two sides have met annually since the 2022 season and will be the third time in Viking Pavilion during the stretch.
• Annika Hester (11 kills) and Rumel (9) led the way for Oregon State's offense last year in a sweep of PSU in Gill Coliseum.
Last Time Out
• The Beavers hosted - and swept - Montana State, UC Irvine and UNLV in the ASICS Invitational last weekend.
• Oregon State continued its hot streak with sweeps of MSU and UC Irvine before pulling off a dramatic comeback against UNLV to push the win streak to five matches.
• Facing a 24-23 hole in the fourth set against the Rebels, the Beavers took advantage of a UNLV error and sealed the win with kills from Marrs and Keila Gabriel.
Conference Honors
• Hester and Rumel were honored by the WCC as members of the all-conference preseason team.
• The duo ended '24 on the league's First Team while Rumel earned a spot on the All-Academic Team.
Looking Ahead
• Oregon State closes September with a return home to welcome Saint Mary's (Calif.) and Pacific.
• The Beavers will open the final league opener as WCC affiliate members.
Heading Back to the PAC
• Oregon State closes its two-year stint as an affiliate member of the WCC in 2025.
• Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State, Gonzaga, San Diego State, Texas State and Utah State will join OSU and Washington State in a rebuilt Pac-12 on July 1, 2026.
She's Ms. America
• Before the season started, Rumel was named to the United States' U23 roster for the NORCECA Pan-American Championships and helped lead the team to a gold medal-winning finish.
• She was the only selection on the team from a WCC school.
Island Connections
• Only three WCC programs can claim a league-high three student-athletes from Hawai'i—and Oregon State is one of them. The Beavers' trio highlights the program's ties to talent across the Pacific.
Worldwide Beavs
• Oregon State has four international student-athletes, which is among the most in the league.
• In the previous two years in the Behonick era, the Beavs had three each.
• International Beavs include Cormier (Canada), Yasemin Narlioglu (Turkey), Scholz (Germany) and Tia Shum (Canada)
• The Beavers only trail San Francisco, who have seven.
OUR MISSION
Oregon State Athletics strives to Build Excellent Authentic Visionary Student-Athletes (Go BEAVS)
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