Beavers Return to the Road to Visit Desert

Thursday, November 9

Tucson, Ariz.

7:00 PM

Oregon State

Arizona

Photo by: Karl Maasdam/Oregon State Athletics

November 07, 2017 | Women's Volleyball

Oregon State notes

By: Athletic Communications

This Week
• The Beavers are on the road for their final two road matches of the regular season in the state of Arizona.
• Oregon State takes on Arizona (9-14, 3-11 Pac-12) in Tucson Thursday at 7 p.m. PT.
• OSU then heads north to face Arizona State (10-16, 0-14) on Saturday at 6 p.m. PT.

TV/Live Video/Stats
• Thursday's match at Arizona will be broadcast live on Pac-12 Oregon and Pac-12 Arizona. Daron Sutton and Don Shaw will be on the call in Tucson.
• Saturday's match at ASU will not be televised. ASU will provide a live webcast at thesundevils.com.
• Fans with subscriptions to the Network can also watch the Arizona match on Pac-12 .com, or via the Pac-12 Now app.
• Live stats will be available for the matches and can be found by visiting the volleyball schedule page on osubeavers.com.
• To access live stats, via your computer, smartphone, or tablet, visit osubeavers.com.

Social Media
• Fans are encouraged to follow the Oregon State volleyball program via social media. There are several platforms to follow the team including :
• Twitter: @BeaverVBall
• Instagram: @BeaverVBall
• Facebook: /BeaverVBall

Against Arizona
• The Beavers trail the all-time series with the Wildcats 16-47. However, the Beavers have won three of the last four including a three-set sweep in Corvallis last month. OSU will be seeking its first win in Tucson since 1993.

Against Arizona State
• Oregon State trails the all-time series with ASU, 20-43. The Beavers will be looking for their second straight win in Tempe.

It's Been a While
• In October, Oregon State had a five-match conference win streak (UW, WSU, UA, ASU, Utah) - it's first since 1990 - snapped Saturday by Colorado.
• OSU swept the Washington schools for the first time since 1990 (10/13 & 10/15).
• The Beavers' defeat of the Huskies in Seattle was the first over UW since 2001.
• OSU earned its first weekend sweep of Arizona and Arizona State since 1996 (10/18 & 10/20).

Zwerver to Hall of Fame
• In July, assistant coach Ron Zwerver was announced as part of the 2017 International Volleyball Hall of Fame class. Induction is set for Nov. 18 in Holyoke, Mass.

Aces
• OSU is currently starting four freshmen - Haylie Bennett (OPP), Maddie Goings (OH), Grace Massey (L) and Kylee McLaughlin (S).
• Mary-Kate Marshall recorded 27 kills last week and now has 1,809 in her career. She now only trails Rachel Rourke, who had 1,920 kills from 2006-09.
• Mary-Kate Marshall is on the verge of becoming the sixth player in OSU history to record 1,000 kills and 1,000 digs in her career. She needs eight digs to join the illustrious club.
• Marshall also ranks fourth in kills among active players in Division I.
• Entering the week, Mary-Kate Marshall is first in the Pac-12 and seventh in the nation with 5.33 points per set.
• Marshall also leades the conference and is 11th in the country with 4.60 kills per set.
• Marshall was named as a Senior CLASS Award candidate recently.
• Kylee McLaughlin is the only player in the Pac-12 Conference, and one of 28 in the nation, to record a triple-double in 2017 (49 assists, 11 digs, 10 blocks) at Portland.
• Grace Massey, who moved into the starting libero spot, has recorded 134 digs during that eight-match stint (31 sets). That's an average of 4.32 digs per set.
• Kayla Ellis registered 17 digs last week and now has 1,115 digs in her career ranking 9th on OSU's career list. She needs 27 to tie Gina Schmidt (1998-01) for eighth.