Photo by: Scobel Wiggins/Oregon State Athletics
Continued Success of Beavers Beyond the Classroom
December 14, 2016 | Women's Basketball
Oregon State field trip game
CORVALLIS, Ore. –Sydney Wiese made history on the court with a triple-double and then made new fans for the Oregon State women's basketball program off the court on Wednesday.
The senior guard from Pinnacle High School in Phoenix became the fourth player in program history with a triple-double with 27 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in a 93-52 rout of UC Davis. She then spent her postgame high-fiving countless elementary-school children and signing autographs for all who asked for nearly 10 minutes following OSU's sixth annual Beavers Beyond the Classroom game at Gill Coliseum.
"It was super-fun to have the kids there, it's one of my favorite games of the year," Wiese said. "To see the stands packed with all these crazy, screaming children."
"Even though the weather didn't permit every school to come, we're thankful for the ones who did show up. They were screaming, they were loud, I hope they had a really fun time.
"Putting on a performance like this makes it fun for them, too. They watched two good teams go at it and fight hard today. It sounded as if they had a fun time. It was fun to go up to them afterward and enjoy the win with them."
Marie Gulich, a 6-foot-5 junior post from Cologne, Germany, also wound her way through the lower-bowl grandstands, interacting with adoring students about half the size.
The inclement weather forced some schools to cancel for safety reasons. But the season-high crowd of 5,168 was loud, boisterous and energetic throughout, cheering loudly as the Beavers rained down a steady cascade of 3-point shots on the Aggies.
"A lot of effort and hard work go into this day to make it come off as great as it does year after year," OSU coach Scott Rueck said. "Macall Martin does a phenomenal job as our marketing director taking good care of us and taking good care of all these schools.
"Coordinating more than 100 busses, sectioning off Gill Coliseum so all these students came come in and be a part of things. Today was a great day for that reason, and a great day for our program the way we played."
A contingent from Hoover Elementary School in northwest Corvallis cheered for the hometown team from the front row of the upper bowl.
"This is the second time we've come," said Kim Perdue, a fourth-grade teacher at Hoover. "This is a behavior reward for us, we tie [attending] the game to their positive behavior.
"They earned this trip. So it shows our students that you earn things for being a good citizen. And it gets them excited about their community, so many of us at school are Beaver fans."
The team also serves as a positive female role model for all the students.
"And our basketball players love it too. They are cheering them on," Perdue added, perhaps envisioning themselves as future players. "The kids really look forward to this and are excited about it."
The senior guard from Pinnacle High School in Phoenix became the fourth player in program history with a triple-double with 27 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in a 93-52 rout of UC Davis. She then spent her postgame high-fiving countless elementary-school children and signing autographs for all who asked for nearly 10 minutes following OSU's sixth annual Beavers Beyond the Classroom game at Gill Coliseum.
"It was super-fun to have the kids there, it's one of my favorite games of the year," Wiese said. "To see the stands packed with all these crazy, screaming children."
"Even though the weather didn't permit every school to come, we're thankful for the ones who did show up. They were screaming, they were loud, I hope they had a really fun time.
"Putting on a performance like this makes it fun for them, too. They watched two good teams go at it and fight hard today. It sounded as if they had a fun time. It was fun to go up to them afterward and enjoy the win with them."
Marie Gulich, a 6-foot-5 junior post from Cologne, Germany, also wound her way through the lower-bowl grandstands, interacting with adoring students about half the size.
The inclement weather forced some schools to cancel for safety reasons. But the season-high crowd of 5,168 was loud, boisterous and energetic throughout, cheering loudly as the Beavers rained down a steady cascade of 3-point shots on the Aggies.
"A lot of effort and hard work go into this day to make it come off as great as it does year after year," OSU coach Scott Rueck said. "Macall Martin does a phenomenal job as our marketing director taking good care of us and taking good care of all these schools.
"Coordinating more than 100 busses, sectioning off Gill Coliseum so all these students came come in and be a part of things. Today was a great day for that reason, and a great day for our program the way we played."
A contingent from Hoover Elementary School in northwest Corvallis cheered for the hometown team from the front row of the upper bowl.
"This is the second time we've come," said Kim Perdue, a fourth-grade teacher at Hoover. "This is a behavior reward for us, we tie [attending] the game to their positive behavior.
"They earned this trip. So it shows our students that you earn things for being a good citizen. And it gets them excited about their community, so many of us at school are Beaver fans."
The team also serves as a positive female role model for all the students.
"And our basketball players love it too. They are cheering them on," Perdue added, perhaps envisioning themselves as future players. "The kids really look forward to this and are excited about it."
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