Beavers Close Out Regular-Season With #19 Colorado On Senior Day
March 2, 2013
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The Game: Oregon State (10-19, 4-13 Pac-12) closes out its regular-season schedule when its hosts #19 Colorado (23-5, 12-5) on Sunday in Gill Coliseum. Tipoff is slated for noon.
Tracking the Beavs: The game will be streamed live for free on Gametracker and fans can follow @OregonStateWBB on Twitter for all game day information, including score updates, photos and observations.
Senior Day: Prior to the game, seniors Quortni Fambro, Thais Pinto, Patricia Bright, ShaKiana Edwards-Teasley and Mollee Schwegler will be honored for their contributions to Oregon State women's basketball over the past two years.
Tip Time: Please be aware that the game against Colorado begins at noon. Some fans may hold tickets that indicate a 2 p.m. start. Those were printed before the time change was announced and are incorrect, but will be honored at Gill on Sunday.
4-4-4 Deal: For Sunday's game against Colorado, fans can purchase four general admission seats and receive four Beaver dogs and four regular sodas, all for only $34 (plus ticket fees). To take advantage of the offer visit this link.
Generation Beavs: GenBeavs members can receive FREE admission to the game against Colorado by simply showing their lanyard at the ticket office on Sunday.
The Rundown: Oregon State's game against #19 Colorado will be its eighth this season against a ranked opponent, a new school record ... Seven of Oregon State's conference losses have been by an average of three points ... Beaver freshmen are responsible for 47.5 percent of the team's scoring, the third highest ratio in program history ... Jamie Weisner (12.6 ppg) and Deven Hunter (6.3 rpg) are aiming to produce only the third season in program history with freshmen leading in points and rebounds ... Weisner leads the conference with a .378 three-point field goal percentage and is averaging 14.1 points and 6.1 rebounds in Pac-12 games ... Weisner is also only the fifth Beaver freshman, and first in 20 years, to reach totals of 350 points and 150 rebounds in a season and is one of only three freshmen in the top-20 in the Pac-12 in scoring and rebounding ... Deven Hunter (182) and Weisner (167) are just the second and third Oregon State freshmen with more than 150 boards in a season in the last 20 years ... OSU is ninth in the nation in blocks, averaging 5.6 a game, and is the only team in the country that has seven different players with at least 10 ... Patricia Bright is third in OSU history with 159 career blocks ... The Beavers' .347 field goal percentage defense in third in the Pac-12, 18th in the country and would be a new school record ... Alyssa Martin is third all-time at OSU with 125 career three-point makes and Ali Gibson is tied for ninth with 90.
Versus Colorado: Oregon State has only played Colorado five times previously, with its only win coming in Gill Coliseum last Feb. 2, 65-45. Earlier this season on Feb. 8, then #21 CU beat the Beavers 61-47 at the Coors Events Center. The only other meetings came in 1987-88 and 1999-00, with Colorado winning both on its home floor.
Sowing Seeds: The Beavers are currently tied with Arizona for 10th in the Pac-12 Standings, but own the tiebreaker over the Wildcats thanks to a 57-48 win in Tucson on Jan. 11, setting up Oregon State for a meeting with the conference's No. 7 team on Thursday at KeyArena in Seattle. As it currently stands, OSU would play USC in the 7-10 matchup, but an Arizona State win over the Trojans on Sunday afternoon would force a three-way tie and the Beavers would instead play Washington State in their tournament opener next week. An Arizona win over #17 UCLA on Sunday coupled with an OSU loss would drop the Beavers to the 6-11 game in the Pac-12 Tournament, most likely against the same Utah team they defeated on Friday.
Oh So Close: Oregon State's near-upset against #6 California on Feb. 24 marked its seventh conference loss by five points or less. The Beavers fell to USC on a last-second bucket on Jan. 4, lost by four to then #16 UCLA on Jan. 6 and fell in overtime on the road at Washington (81-77) and Washington State (76-73) on Jan. 25 and 27. OSU dropped another two-point heartbreaker to the Cougars on Feb. 15, 51-49, and lost by five to Washington on Feb. 18, 49-44, before Cal scraped by for its 58-56 win. Those seven losses, more than half of OSU's total in Pac-12 play, have been by an average of 3.0 points.
The Gauntlet: Oregon State's game against #19 Colorado is its eighth this season against a nationally-ranked opponent, a new school record. The Beavers previously played seven teams in the polls during the 1981-82, 1984-85, 1989-90 and 1993-94 campaigns.
Young Guns: The Beavers' much-heralded freshman class, ranked as high as 17th in the nation coming into the season, has made an immediate impact on the court. The group - Jamie Weisner, Samantha Siegner, Ruth Hamblin, Deven Hunter, Khadidja Toure - has played 42.7 percent of the team's minutes (2,507-of-5,875) and is responsible for 47.5 percent of its scoring (786-of-1,656 points).
Pac-12 Freshmen Scoring (% of Team Total Entering Weekend)
1. Oregon State -- 47.6%
2. Washington State -- 45.7%
3. Oregon -- 34.6%
4. Colorado -- 29.5%
5. Arizona State -- 28.4%
More Youth: One of the youngest teams in Oregon State history, this year's Beaver squad is getting some of the most production its ever had out of one of its most inexperienced groups. In the 36+ seasons of OSU women's basketball, only twice have freshmen been responsible for more of the team's offense. In 1992-93, four standout freshmen including Tanja Kostic, Anette Mollerstrom and A.J. Dionne accounted for 53.4 percent of Oregon State's scoring (998-of-1,869 points). In the second year of the program in 1977-78, when half of the 14 players on the roster were freshmen, they scored 736 of the Beavers' 1,157 points (63.6 percent). Statistics for the school's first season in 1976-77 are not available.
Weisner & Hunter: Freshmen Jamie Weisner (12.6 ppg) and Deven Hunter (6.3 rpg) are pacing the Beavers in points and rebounds, respectively. If the season ended with both leading OSU in those categories, it would only be the third time in the history of the program freshmen had done so. Tanja Kostic topped OSU with 18.2 ppg and 8.2 rpg in 1992-93 and Betty Collings (11.6 ppg) and Kathy Vanderstoel (10.3 rpg) split the honors in 1977-78. Hunter would be the seventh freshman to lead her team in rebounding and first since 2006-07. Weisner would be only the fourth to do so in points, joining Alyssa Martin (2010-11), Kostic (1992-93) and Collings (1977-78).
Hunter & Weisner On The Boards: Deven Hunter has 182 rebounds this season, the eighth-highest total for a freshman in OSU history, while Jamie Weisner's 167 rebounds are the 10th most. Before this year, just eight Beaver freshmen had more than 150 in a season and only one in the last 20 years. Judie Lomax grabbed 215 boards in 2006-07. Hunter's 6.3 rebounds per game are 15th in the Pac-12 and Weisner's 5.8 are 20th.
Oregon State Freshman Leaders -- Rebounding
1. Brenda Arbuckle (1983-84) -- 298
2. Kari Parriott (1987-88) -- 232
3. Natalia Mattick (1990-91) -- 224
4. Judie Lomax (2006-07) -- 216
5. Tanja Kostic (1992-93) -- 213
6. Kathy Vanderstoel (1977-78) -- 206
7. Sonjhia Fleming (1989-90) -- 186
8. Deven Hunter (2012-13) -- 182
9. Debbie Dalluge (1984-85) -- 175
10. Jamie Weisner (2012-13) -- 167
Fab Frosh: Freshman Jamie Weisner has had a fantastic start to her Pac-12 career, averaging 14.1 points and 6.1 rebounds in league games. Her stellar conference start was highlighted by a Jan. 4 game against USC in which she scored 27 points on 11-for-21 shooting. The offensive output was OSU's best in three years and the best ever for a Beaver freshman in their first Pac-12 game. Talisa Rhea was the last player to tally more when she scored 30 against Oregon on Jan. 9, 2010. No Oregon State freshman has had a higher scoring effort in nearly two decades since Anette Mollerstrom poured in 28 points against Arizona State on Feb. 27, 1993. All five of Weisner's 20+ point efforts have come in conference.
More Weisner: Jamie Weisner, averaging 12.6 points (365 total) and 5.8 rebounds (167 total) through 29 games, is just the fifth freshman in OSU history, and first since Tanja Kostic (473 points; 213 rebounds) in 1992-93, to amass totals of 350 points and 150 rebounds in a season. Natalia Mattick (503 points; 224 rebounds) in 1990-91, Kari Parriott in 1987-88 (402 points; 232 rebounds) and Brenda Arbuckle (407 points; 298 rebounds) in 1983-84 are the only other Beaver freshmen to hit those point and rebound numbers. Kostic and Parriott were named Pac-10 Freshman of the Year for their efforts, Mattick was beat out for the award by Lisa Leslie and Arbuckle wasn't eligible because Pac-10 women's basketball didn't start until 1986-87.
Oregon State Freshman Leaders -- Points
1. Natalia Mattick (1990-91) -- 503
2. Tanja Kostic (1992-93) -- 473
3. Brenda Arbuckle (1983-84) -- 407
4. Kari Parriott (1987-88) -- 402
5. Ali Gibson (2011-12) -- 387
6. Anette Mollerstrom (1992-93) -- 380
7. Alyssa Martin (2010-11) -- 372
8. Chelle Flamoe (1985-86) -- 368
9. Jamie Weisner (2012-13) -- 365
And Still More Weisner: Jamie Weisner, along with Washington's Talia Walton and Oregon's Jillian Alleyne, are the only freshmen in the top 20 in both scoring and rebounding in the Pac-12. Weisner's 12.6 points per game are 14th and her 5.8 rebounds are 20th. With 48 assists and 132 field goals, Weisner has played a part in 28.7 percent of the team's 628 buckets.
Weisner From Deep: Jamie Weisner is also the most potent threat in the Pac-12 from deep. Her .378 three-point percentage (45-for-119) leads the Pac-12. Oregon State's freshman record is Talisa Rhea's .370 clip (67-of-181) in 2007-08. She is fourth all-time among OSU freshmen in single-season three-point field goals.
Oregon State Freshman Leaders -- Three-Point Field Goals
1. Talisa Rhea (2007-08) -- 67
2. Alyssa Martin (2010-11) -- 60
3. Ali Gibson (2011-12) -- 56
4. Jamie Weisner (2012-13) -- 45
Freebies: In addition to everything else, Jamie Weisner converts her free throws at an 80.0 percent clip (56-for-70). In league games that ratio improves to 84.1 percent (37-for-44), good for second place in the conference.
A Look At The Long Ball: Alyssa Martin has 125 three-point makes in her career, third all-time at OSU, while Ali Gibson's 90 career three-point baskets ties her for ninth.
Oregon State Career Leaders -- Three-Point Field Goals
1. Felicia Ragland (1999-02) -- 178
2. Talisa Rhea (2008-10) -- 175
3. Alyssa Martin (2011-pres.) -- 125
4. Sage Indendi (2011-12) -- 121
5. Anette Mollerstrom (1993-96) -- 113
6. Leilani Estavan (2001-04) -- 105
7. A.J. Dionne (1993-96) -- 96
8. Hollye Chapman (2001-04) -- 93
9. Ashley Allen (2007-08) -- 90
9. Ali Gibson (2012-pres.) -- 90
Bright Spot: In just 60 career games at Oregon State, senior center Patricia Bright has established herself as one of the premier shot blockers in the country. She had the eighth game of her career with six or more blocks against Oregon on Jan. 15, has 44 this season and 159 at OSU, good for third place in school history. Her 1.6 blocks/game average is fourth in the league. Currently, Bright needs 15 more blocks to move onto the Pac-12's career top-10 list. Every person in that group played at least three seasons at their school, while "P" has done her work in just two. She blocked a school-record 115 shots last season to finish sixth in the nation. That total is the second highest in Pac-12 history.
Oregon State Career Leaders -- Blocked Shots
1. Brina Chaney (2001-04) -- 208
2. Sissel Pierce (1997-00) -- 176
3. Patricia Bright (2012-pres.) -- 159
No Chance: OSU, which paces the league again this year with 160, has led the Pac-12 in blocked shots the past two seasons and finished in the top 30 nationally both years. In 2011-12 the Beavers swatted a total of 183 shots after rejecting 143 the year before. Oregon State's 5.6 blocks per game average is ninth in the nation and opponents have taken 1,765 shots, meaning one in every 11 field goal attempts gets blocked by a Beaver. Oregon State has already had four games this year with 10 or more blocks (Cal Poly, Fullerton, UCLA & Oregon), something it did a team-record five times a season ago.
Sharing The Swat: OSU is the only team in the nation that can boast seven different players with at least 10 blocks (Patricia Bright - 44; Ruth Hamblin - 32; Alyssa Martin - 20; Samantha Siegner - 19; Deven Hunter - 13; ShaKiana Edwards-Teasley - 11; Ali Gibson - 11). Arkansas-Little Rock and La Salle are the only schools featuring six players in double digits in rejections.
Drastic Defense: OSU is third in the league in field goal percentage defense (.347) and 18th the nation. Before playing Texas Tech on Dec. 21, OSU had not allowed its last 15 opponents to shoot over 40 percent, the longest such streak in team history. Fullerton's percentage from the field on Dec. 13 (19.1) was the lowest a Beaver defense has forced since it held WSU to only 17.4 percent (12-for-69) on Dec. 28, 2001. Since 2006-07, all but one of Scott Rueck's squads has finished in the top 25 in the nation in field goal percentage defense.
Field Goal Percentage Defense Under Rueck
2012-13 -- Oregon State -- 18th/nation (.346)
2011-12 -- Oregon State -- 18th/nation (.350)
2010-11 -- Oregon State -- 119th/nation (.385)
2009-10 -- George Fox -- 7th/nation (.322)
2008-09 -- George Fox -- 8th/nation (.327)
2007-08 -- George Fox -- 25th/nation (.340)
2006-07 -- George Fox -- 18th/nation (.337)
Drastic Defense II: A great defensive coach, Scott Rueck's 2012-13 Beavers might be one of the school's best ever at that end of the floor. Their .347 field goal percentage defense would be a new OSU record, besting last year's .350, and this year's squad is looking to be just the sixth in program history to hold opponents below 60 points per game, currently allowing 59.8.
Controlling The Glass: Oregon State is sixth in the Pac-12 in rebounds, averaging 41.5 per game. No OSU team has averaged more than 40.0 total rebounds since the 1996-97 season (41.1). The Beavers' 61 rebounds against Sacramento State were their most since they grabbed 61 against Washington State on Dec. 28, 2001.
Building For The Future: On Nov. 15, Scott Rueck and his staff announced the signing of three prep standouts to National Letters of Intent. Gabriella Hanson (Fullerton, Calif./Troy), Kolbie Orum (Maple Ridge, British Columbia/Maple Ridge) and Sydney Wiese (Phoenix, Ariz./Pinnacle), collectively ranked in the top 10 percent in the country according to All Star Girls Report, will join the Beavers in 2013-14. Wiese is the 80th ranked prospect in the nation according to ESPN HoopGurlz and is the third top-100 commit of the past two years to choose Oregon State. Hanson (Sweden) and Orum (Canada) have both suited up multiple times for their countries at FIBA tournaments across the globe.
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