Beavers Open Pac-12 Play Friday vs. Washington St.

THE GAME: The Oregon State women's basketball team will open Pac-12 play on Friday, as it plays host to Washington State at 4 p.m.

FOLLOW ALONG: A live stream of the game will be available at OSUBeavers.com, and fans can find live audio online via TuneIn or on the Beaver Radio Network with Ron Callan. Live stats will also be available.

WHAT'S COMING UP: Oregon State will remain at Gill Coliseum for a matchup with No. 9/9 Washington on Sunday. The Beavers will follow that up with back-to-back road trips to California.

TICKETS: Tickets for all Oregon State women's basketball games can be purchased at BeaverTickets.com.

SERIES HISTORY: Oregon State is 52-28 all-time against Washington State. The Beavers have won the last six matchups between the two sides, including last year's game in Pullman. The Cougars did not make the trip to Corvallis last season due to Pac-12 scheduling procedures, and the Beavers will not play in Pullman this year.

QUICK HITTERS:
- The Beavers bring an eight-game winning streak into Friday's game vs. Washington State.
- Oregon State is currently 8-0 this month, and is looking to end the month of December undefeated for the fifth time in program history. The Beavers also ended the year's final month without a loss in 2008 (6-0), 1998 (5-0), 1995 (6-0) and 1978 (3-0).
- Friday's game will mark the first time since the 2012-13 season that the Beavers have opened Pac-12 play at home. Oregon State started the last two conference seasons at USC, and opened the 2013-14 Pac-12 year at California.
- Oregon State has won two-straight Pac-12 openers, and three consecutive Pac-12 home openers.
- This will be the only matchup between these two teams this season, due to Pac-12 scheduling regulations. The 2016-17 season marks the first time since 1980-81 that the Beavers will not play a game at Washington State.
- Oregon State has not lost back-to-back games since it fell to USC and UCLA on Jan. 17 and 20 of 2014.
- Oregon State's senior class of Sydney Wiese, Gabriella Hanson, Kolbie Orum and Breanna Brown (redshirt junior) has an .810 winning percentage in their three-plus seasons with the team (94-22).
- The Beavers' freshman class is the highest rated in program history, tabbed at No. 12 in the nation.
- Oregon State has one of the tallest teams in the Pac-12, featuring nine players listed at 6-foot or above. UCLA is the only Pac-12 squad to have more 6-footers, checking in with 10.
- The Beavers' 2016-17 squad has much more balance between classes than the 2015-16 OSU team. Oregon State enters the season with four seniors, two juniors, two sophomores and five freshmen (by eligibility)
- This year's team is the first team to have more freshmen players (by eligibility) than any other class since Scott Rueck took over as head coach in 2010-11.
- The Beavers have held opponents below 35 percent shooting in 36 of their last 50 games
- Oregon State sits sixth in the nation in field goal percentage defense at 32.5 percent.

AT THE POLLS:
- Oregon State remained at No. 15 in the USA Today/WBCA Coaches' Poll this week, and moved up to No. 22 in the Associated Press rankings.
- OSU has been ranked in every coaches' poll since the end of the 2013-14 season.
- The Beavers were picked to finish fifth in the Pac-12 in both the league's coaches and media poll.

FORTRESS GILL:
- Oregon State has a home record of 36-4 over the last three seasons.
- The Beavers have not lost back-to-back home games since falling to Washington and Washington State on Feb. 15 and 18, 2013.
- Oregon State has won 10-straight Pac-12 home games, dating back to Feb. 26, 2014 vs. Stanford.
- Opponents are shooting 32.6 percent at Gill Coliseum since the start of the 2013-14 season

OFF THE FLOOR:
- The women's basketball team won the annual Oregon State Athletics "Other Side" Talent Show in October. The team performed a dance and singing routine set to music by Beyonce.
- Oregon State helped decorate the Boys and Girls Club for the holidays two weeks ago.
- The Beavers have partnered with SouthSide Youth Outreach in Corvallis in order to help reach out to underprivileged youth

DISHIN' AND SWISHIN': Sydney Wiese Quick Hitters
- Wiese broke the Pac-12 career 3-pointers record at the #Play4Kay shootout, passing Candice Wiggins to move into first place. Wiese hit two more longballs on Tuesday to become the first Pac-12 player to reach 300 career 3-pointers.
- Wiese is the NCAA's active career leader in 3-pointers
- Is one of 36 players in Pac-12 history to make the All-Pac-12 First Team three times. Should she make the all-conference team again this season, Wiese would become just the 13th player in conference history, and second player in Oregon State history (Tanja Kostic - 1993-96) to earn All-Pac-12 honors all four years.
- Has earned tournament MVP honors at both the Maui Classic and the #Play4Kay Shootout
- Made the Pac-12 All-Tournament and Dallas All-Region Teams last season.
- Ranked No. 16 in ESPNW's Preseason Top-25 Players list.
- On the Naismith Trophy, Wade Trophy, Wooden Award and Lieberman Award Watch Lists.
- Preseason All-Pac-12 honoree for the second-straight season.
- Currently sits eighth in Oregon State history with 1,466 career points, good for 23rdnationally among active players.
- Is third in Oregon State history with 522 career assists, and fifth in the nation among active players
- Has hit at least two 3-pointers in seven-straight games.
- Has 424 career rebounds, 389 of which have come on the defensive end
- Tallied the fourth triple-double in Oregon State history on Dec. 14, finishing with 27 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists vs. UC Davis
- Has made the Pac-12 All-Academic Team the last two seasons, and hopes to begin a career in broadcasting once her playing career comes to an end.

GIFT OF GABBY: Gabriella Hanson Quick Hitters
- Is known as one of the best defenders in the conference, earning Pac-12 Defensive Honorable Mention last season.
- Is ninth in Oregon State history with 110 career 3-pointers.
- Scored in double-figures on Tuesday for the second time this season.
- Has tallied multiple assists in four-consecutive games.
- Has averaged over 20 minutes per game all four years of her career.
- Started every game last season after serving as the Beavers' "sixth-player" the prior campaign.

GREAT SCOTT: Scott Rueck Quick Hitters
- Was one of four finalists for Naismith Coach of the Year last season (Geno Auriemma - UConn, Muffet McGraw - Notre Dame, Dawn Staley - South Carolina).
- Finished second to Auriemma in the AP National Coach of the Year voting.
- Improved to 133-77 with the Beavers' win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff, tying him with Judy Spoelstra for the second-most wins in Oregon State history. Aki Hill holds the Oregon State wins record with 274.
- Rueck engineered an accelerated turnaround at Oregon State, bringing the program into national prominence during his six seasons as head coach.
- Prior to joining Oregon State, Rueck served as head coach at George Fox in Newburg, Ore., where he built the program into a Division III national power, winning an NCAA title in 2009.
- Graduated from Oregon State in 1991.

WHAT CAN BROWN DO FOR YOU: Breanna Brown Quick Hitters
- Made the Maui Classic All-Tournament Team
- Has started three-straight games, the first three starts of her career.
- Set a career-high with 14 points on Tuesday.
- Has scored at least nine points in all three games as a starter.
- Sits sixth in the Pac-12 in field goal percentage at .592
- Tallied her first career double-double in just 16 minutes of playing time in the season-opener vs. Lamar, finishing with 11 points and 10 rebounds before fouling out
- Has scored in double-figures five times this season. Entering the year, Brown had only been in double-figures once.
- Has tallied four blocks in a game three times this season. Her career-high entering the year was two rejections
- Is third in the Pac-12 with 2.08 blocks per game this season
- Has played at least 20 minutes in nine-straight games.
- Won back-to-back California State championships in 2012 and 2013 as a member of Bishop O'Dowd High School (Oakland, Calif.).

GERMAN SENSATION: Marie Gulich Quick Hitters
- Is averaging 9.8 points per game, second only to Sydney Wiese on the Beavers.
- Is among the Pac-12's top-10 in rebounds per game (7.4)
- Has at least eight rebounds in four-straight games, and at least six in seven-straight contests.
- Has played in all 83 games Oregon State has played the last three seasons.
- Pac-12 Freshman Honorable Mention two years ago.
- Has played with both the German U-18 and U-20 National Teams.

PIVEC AND ROLL: Mikayla Pivec Quick Hitters
- Earned #Play4Kay Shootout All-Tournament honors
- Has started the last three games.
- Is averaging 13.7 points per game in her three starts.
- Is among the Beavers top-4 players in rebounds (53), assists (25) and steals (11).
- Rueck has compared her rebounding from the guard position to Beaver great Jamie Weisner
- Has at least four rebounds in six-straight games.
- Highest-rated signee in Oregon State history, coming in as the No. 24 player in the nation according to ESPN.
- Max Preps National Female Athlere of the Year
- Averaged 21.7 points, 14.1 rebounds, 4.4 steals and 4.1 assists in high school.

OPEN ORUM: Kolbie Orum Quick Hitters
- Started the first nine games of the season
- Matched a career-high with eight rebounds on Tuesday.
- Has seven steals this season, after entering the season with seven steals in her first three campaigns combined.
- Is already having her best career rebounding season with 52.
- Has five multi-assist games this season.
- Played for the Canadian National Team at the FIBA U17 and U16 World Championships.

KT-MAC ATTACK: Katie McWilliams Quick Hitters
- Has tallied at least one assist in 13 straight games.
- Has hit five of her last 10 shots.
- Pac-12 Freshman Honorable Mention in 2015-16.
- Is one of six Beavers, and the only OSU freshman to play in all 37 games last season.
- Went 3-for-3 from 3-point range against UConn in the Final Four.
- Started the first nine games of the season for Oregon State
- Has converted 22 2-point baskets this season, already surpassing her total of 13 in 2015-16.
- Her nine offensive rebounds this season has already surpassed her total of four in 2015-16.
- Was the highest ranked recruit in Oregon State history, prior to Mikayla Pivec joining the team in the 2016 recruiting class.
- Earned numerous awards in the state of Oregon during her high school career, including: two All-State honors, Oregon Live Girls Basketball Player of the Year, Oregon Sports Award for Best Prep Basketball Player and Gatorade Oregon Player of the Year.

REMAIN KALMER: Taylor Kalmer Quick Hitters
- Scored a career-high 15 points on 6-for-8 shooting on vs. BYU in Maui.
- Set a career-high with four rebounds on Tuesday.
- Missed the first four games of the season due to injury
- Named Oregon State's Most Improved Player at the team's 2016 Awards Banquet.
- Was named a Scholar Athlete all four years of high school.

GET SOME TUDOR-ING: Kat Tudor Quick Hitters
- Hit four 3-pointers against Idaho State, the most by an OSU freshman since Wiese knocked down six in the 2014 NCAA Tournament
- Is 15th in the nation with a 3-point percentage of 48.1
- Made 371 three-pointers in her high-school career
- Helped St. Mary's High School win the 2015 California state title

THROPAY AS YOU GO: Janessa Thropay Quick Hitters
- Has seen the floor in three-straight games.
- McDonalds All-America nominee her senior season of high school
- First-Team All-California in high school
- Earned MVP honors at the All-Star Classic

GETTING MADDIE: Madison Washington Quick Hitters
- Set a career-high with five points on Tuesday.
- USA Today First Team All-Nevada selection
- Helped Bishop Gorman High School reach the Nevada state title game three times
- Averaged 12.2 points and 8.0 rebounds per game her senior season

ALWAYS GREENER: Tarea Green Quick Hitters
- Scored her first career points and pulled down her first career rebound on Tuesday.
- Has seen the floor in four games, after red-shirting the 2015-16 season.
- Holds Hillsboro High School records for points and rebounds in a season.
- Born in Corvallis, Ore.

THE STAFF: Oregon State Assistant Coaches and Support Staff Quick Hitters
- Associate Head Coach Jonas Chatterton enters his third season with the Beavers after spending four seasons at Colorado.
- Associate Head Coach Brian Holsinger served as an assistant coach on the Washington State staff for eight seasons.
- Assistant Coach Katie Baker was an All-Big Sky honoree at Montana
- Eric Ely takes over a new role this season as Assistant Athletic Director for Women's Basketball. Ely has been with the team since Rueck took over as head coach, spending the last six seasons as an assistant coach
- Director of Operations Sharon Rissmiller is in her second season with the Beavers. She has served as the head coach at Pacific (Ore.) and played basketball at Portland
- Assistant to the Head Coach Kendall Knotz served as a manger for Oregon State for four seasons before taking on her new role this year
- Athletic Trainer Jason Lieuw is the longest serving member of the Oregon State staff, currently in his eighth year with the team

INCOMING!: A Look At Oregon State's Signing Class
- Oregon State's 2016 signing class is ranked No. 17 in the nation by Prospects Nation
- Taya Corosdale (6-foot-3 - forward - Bothel, Wash.) is the No. 8 ranked forward in the nation (ESPN), and is a McDonalds All-America Nominee.
- Aleah Goodman (5-foot-9 - guard - Milwaukie, Ore.) is the No. 11 ranked point guard in the country (ESPN) and is the two-time Oregon 5A Player of the Year.
- Joanna Grymek (6-foot-8 - center - Krakow, Poland) is the No. 2 rated junior college player in the nation (Collegiate Girls Basketball Report), and is a 60 percent shooter from the floor at Seward County Community College (Liberal, Kansas).

TOURNAMENT CHAMPS: A Look At the Beavers Two Early-Season Tournaments
- Oregon State won both the Maui Jim Maui Classic and the #Play4Kay Shootout this season, going a combined 5-0 at the two events.
- The three teams the Beavers beat at the #Play4Kay Shootout (UNLV, Quinnipiac, and Oklahoma State) held a combined record of 28-7 at the end of the event.
- Oregon State handed Oklahoma State its first loss of the season in the #Play4Kay title game
- Sydney Wiese was named Tournament MVP of both events
- Breanna Brown made the Maui Classic All-Tournament Team, while Mikayla Pivec made the All-Tournament squad at the #Play4Kay Shootout

FLASHBACK: A Look Back at 2015-16
- Oregon State is coming off its first ever appearance in the NCAA Final Four
- The Beavers won a share of the Pac-12 regular season title for the second-consecutive season, and notched their first ever Pac-12 Tournament championship.
- The Beavers are the first team other than Stanford to win back-to-back Pac-12 crowns since Oregon accomplished the feat in 1998-99 and 1999-2000.
- Oregon State set a school record with 32 wins in 2015-16, topping their mark of 27 in 2014-15. The Beavers have gone 16-2 in each of their last two Pac-12 seasons.
- Oregon State ended last season ranked No. 2 in the WBCA Coaches' Poll. The Beavers have been ranked in the Top-25 every week since cracking the rankings in the 2013-14 year-end poll.

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Players Mentioned

Breanna Brown

Tarea Green

Gabriella Hanson

Taylor Kalmer

Katie McWilliams

Kolbie Orum

Mikayla Pivec

Janessa Thropay

Kat Tudor

Madison Washington

Jamie Weisner

Sydney Wiese