The Beavers Are In!

CORVALLIS, Ore. – A raucous cheer went up in the Loge Level of Reser Stadium Sunday evening when Oregon State was selected to play in the 2017 NCAA Women's Volleyball Tournament.

Oregon State (21-11) will face North Carolina State (20-11), from the Atlantic Coast Conference, in Austin, Texas at 2:30 p.m. PT (4:30 p.m. CT) on Friday in an opening round matchup. The winner of the match will face either 11th-seeded Texas or Fairfield in the second round.

"This team set a tough goal at the beginning of the season and smashed it," head coach Mark Barnard said. "The confidence they gained from the way they played was evident and especially playing such a youthful team really sets us up for the future."

"It's seems fitting. We have three starters from Texas and we have been selected to go to Texas. The crowd could certainly help us on Friday."

Sunday's announcement comes on the heels of a regular season that saw the Beavers make a nine-win improvement in Barnard's second season as Oregon State's head coach.

"I'm really impressed with this group. They accomplished all this despite two career-ending injuries to players that would have certainly played big roles for us."

This marks the first NCAA Tournament berth for the Beavers since 2014, when the squad reached the Sweet 16 behind an offense led by then-freshman Mary-Kate Marshall. It will be OSU's fourth NCAA appearance overall and Marshall is the lone player on the squad to have played in an NCAA Tournament match. Oregon State's other three NCAA appearances came in 1983, 2001 and 2014.

The Beavers are one of nine Pac-12 teams to make the 64-team tournament field.

Oregon State volleyball fans are encouraged to join Off the Bench, the program's new donor club. Click here for more information or call Skylar Erhardt in Our Beaver Nation at 541-737-2370.

For more information on the Oregon State volleyball team, follow the club's official Twitter account at Twitter.com/BeaverVBall, by Facebook at Facebook.com/BeaverVBall or on Instagram at Instagram.com/BeaverVBall.

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Players Mentioned

Mary-Kate Marshall

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