Beavers Continue Tough Pac-12 Slate At UCLA

THE GAME: The Oregon State women's basketball team heads down to Southern California this week. The Beavers will begin the two-game weekend by taking on No. 17/13 UCLA Friday evening at 6 p.m.

FOLLOW ALONG: Friday's game will air live on Pac-12 Network, Pac-12 Oregon and Pac-12 Los Angeles, with Ann Schatz and Ros Gold Onwude on the call. The matchup will also air live on the Beaver Radio Network with Ron Callan. Live stats will be available at OSUBeavers.com.

WHAT'S COMING UP: Oregon State will wrap up its string of four-straight road games Sunday when it takes on USC in Los Angeles. The Beavers will return home for the first time since New Year's Day on Jan. 20, when Oregon State hosts Utah.

SERIES HISTORY: Oregon State is 23-45 all-time against UCLA, and 7-25 at Pauley Pavilion. The Beavers have won two-straight games over the Bruins, including last year's Pac-12 title game.

QUICK HITTERS:
- The Beavers bring an 12-game winning streak into Friday's game vs. UCLA. Oregon State's current streak is the third-longest in program history, and is the team's fifth winning streak of 10 or more games since the start of the 2013-14 season. The OSU record for consecutive wins is 14, set in 1982-83 and 2015-16.
- OSU is the only remaining undefeated team in Pac-12 play.
- Oregon State finished the month of December 9-0, winning every game in the month of December for the fifth time in school 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).
- 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 .817 winning percentage in their three-plus seasons with the team (98-22).
- Oregon State is 12-7 against top-20 opponents over the last three seasons, and 10-2 in their last 12 games against ranked opponents.
- 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 38 of their last 54 games
- Oregon State sits sixth in the nation in field goal percentage defense at 33.3 percent.

AT THE POLLS:
- Oregon State jumped six spots in the Associated Press rankings this week, coming in at No. 10. The Beavers also came in at No. 10 in the USA Today/WBCA Coaches' Poll, moving up two spots.
- 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.
- Oregon State is No. 5 in the RPI, as of Monday Jan. 9.

WIN AT STANFORD:
- Oregon State earned its first ever win at Maples Pavilion on Sunday, notching a 72-69 win over Stanford in double-overtime.
- With the win, head coach Scott Rueck has now tallied victories at every Pac-12 venue.
- The game marked the first time the Beavers have gone to overtime since March 3, 2013 vs. Colorado, and was their first double-overtime game since Dec. 31, 2011 vs. Washington State.
- Neither team led by more than six at any point in the game.

HISTORY AT UCLA:
- Oregon State went 2-1 vs. UCLA last year, with each team winning on its home floor, and the Beavers winning in the Pac-12 title game.
- The Beavers notched a 69-57 win over the Bruins in last year's Pac-12 title game. The Beavers held a 44-17 lead at halftime, before UCLA cut into the lead in the second half.
- Sydney Wiese scored 21 points on 6-for-11 shooting in the Pac-12 title game.
- Wiese did not play for the Beavers in last season's game at UCLA due to injury.

IT AIN'T EASY: A look at Oregon State's tough run of games
- Oregon State is headed into the final game of an extremely challenging four-game stretch against highly rated opponents. The Beavers hosted No. 8/9 Washington on Jan. 1, and followed that up with road games against No. 24/23 California and No. 13/12 Stanford. Now Oregon State remains on the road for a matchup with No. 17/13 UCLA. Combined, Oregon State's opponents during this four-game stretch have a record of 53-12, with three of those losses coming to the Beavers.
- This four-game stretch will mark the first time in Oregon State history the Beavers have played four-straight contests against ranked opponents. The Beavers have only played three-straight against ranked opposition six times prior to this week.
- The Beavers have also never played three-straight road games against ranked opponents. Oregon State did play neutral site games against No. 15 Kansas and No. 18 Stephen F. Austin, before playing a road game at No. 18 Texas back in 1981.

DISHIN' AND SWISHIN': Sydney Wiese Quick Hitters
- Wiese broke the Pac-12 career 3-pointers record on Dec. 20, passing Candice Wiggins to move into first place. Wiese is now up to 314 career longballs, and needs 24 more to crack the top 25 in NCAA Division I history.
- Wiese leads all active players in career longballs, sitting one ahead of Ohio State's Kelsey Mitchell. Wiese and Mitchell have been trading the lead over the course of the 2016-17 season.
- Scored 26 points, including 13 in overtime, and pulled down five rebounds in the Beavers' win over Stanford. Wiese played 47 minutes in the game.
- 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 1,536 career points, good for 22nd nationally among active players.
- Is third in Oregon State history with 541 career assists, and fifth in the nation among active players
- Has hit at least two 3-pointers in 11-straight games.
- Has 443 career rebounds, 407 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.
- Held Washington standout Kelsey Plum to 8-for-23 shooting from the floor in the Beavers' matchup with Washington.
- Is ninth in Oregon State history with 112 career 3-pointers.
- Has averaged over 20 minutes per game all four years of her career.
- Has played in 63-straight games, dating back to her sophomore campaign. Hanson has only missed one game in her career, with that coming due to injury.

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 137-77 with the Beavers' win over Stanford, and is the second-winningest coach 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.
- Rueck's teams have consistently been known for outstanding defense. The Beavers have allowed 56.6 points per game over the course of his tenure. George Fox allowed just 48.3 points per contest in 2009-10, Rueck's final year there, and set a school record with 45.4 points allowed under Rueck in 2007-08.

WHAT CAN BROWN DO FOR YOU: Breanna Brown Quick Hitters
- Has posted the first two double-doubles of her career this season, including one against Stanford in the Beavers' last game. Brown has fouled out in both of her double-double performances.
- Has scored in double-figures in back-to-back games.
- Made the Maui Classic All-Tournament Team
- Has started seven-straight games, the first seven starts of her career.
- Matched a career-high with 14 points against California, including 12 points in the third quarter.
- Sits fifth in the Pac-12 in field goal percentage at .565
- Has scored in double-figures seven times this season. Entering the year, Brown had only been in double-figures once.
- Has tallied four blocks in a game four times this season. Her career-high entering the year was two rejections
- Is third in the Pac-12 with 1.94 blocks per game this season
- 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
- Had the best game of her collegiate career vs. Washington State on Dec. 30, setting career highs with 27 points, 13 rebounds and six blocks. Gulich finished the game 12-for-15 from the floor and hit all three of her free throws.
- Is averaging 10.6 points per game, second only to Sydney Wiese on the Beavers.
- Is among the Pac-12's top-10 in rebounds per game (7.8)
- Has at least at least six rebounds in 11-straight contests.
- Is the only Oregon State player to play in all 85 games over the last three seasons.
- Has played with both the German U-18 and U-20 National Teams.

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.
- Sydney Wiese has been named one of 30 candidates for the Senior CLASS Award. Oregon State's Ruth Hamblin earned Senior CLASS All-America honors last season.

PIVEC AND ROLL: Mikayla Pivec Quick Hitters
- Set a career-high with 19 points on 8-for-13 shooting against California.
- Hit an important reverse-layup in the second overtime period of the Beavers' win over Stanford.
- Earned #Play4Kay Shootout All-Tournament honors
- Has started the last seven games.
- Is averaging 12.3 points per game in her seven starts.
- Is among the Beavers top-5 players in rebounds (77), assists (40) and steals (13).
- Rueck has compared her rebounding from the guard position to Beaver great Jamie Weisner
- Has at least four rebounds in nine-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
- Has at least seven rebounds in three-straight games.
- Posted her best game of the season vs. Washington, going for 12 points on 6-for-8 shooting and pulling down seven rebounds against Washington.
- Has nine 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 81.
- Has six 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 17 straight games.
- Has hit 12 of her last 21 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 26 2-point baskets this season, already doubling her total of 13 in 2015-16.
- Her 10 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.

GET SOME TUDOR-ING: Kat Tudor Quick Hitters
- Is 21st in the nation with a 3-point percentage of 45.2
- Joins Mikayla Pivec as the only Beaver freshmen to play in every game this season.
- Made 371 three-pointers in her high-school career
- Helped St. Mary's High School win the 2015 California state title

REMAIN KALMER: Taylor Kalmer Quick Hitters
- Scored a career-high 15 points on 6-for-8 shooting on vs. BYU in Maui.
- 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.

THROPAY AS YOU GO: Janessa Thropay Quick Hitters
- Missed the last four games due to injury
- Sang the national anthem prior to both the men's and women's basketball games on Friday Dec. 30.
- 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 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff.
- 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 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff.
- Has seen the floor in five 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).

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Players Mentioned

Breanna Brown

Tarea Green

Ruth Hamblin

Gabriella Hanson

Taylor Kalmer

Katie McWilliams

Kolbie Orum

Mikayla Pivec

Janessa Thropay

Kat Tudor

Madison Washington

Jamie Weisner

Sydney Wiese