2017-18 Women's Basketball Roster
Pivec, Mikayla
Jersey Number 0
Mikayla Pivec
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Lynnwood HS
- Hometown:
- Lynnwood, Wash.
Bio
PIVEC IN THE NEWS:
Pivec matures in her second year with No. 17 Oregon State (Anne Peterson – Associated Press)
In a role she hadn't played in years, Oregon State's Mikayla Pivec is thriving (Andrew Greif – The Oregonian)
Pivec takes control at the point (Steve Gress – Corvallis Gazette Times)
Mikayla Pivec spends basketball offseason throwing javelin for Oregon State (Gina Mizell – The Oregonian)
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
SENIOR (2019-20):
- Senior CLASS Award First Team All-American
- WBCA All-America Honorable Mention
- AP All-America Honorable Mention
- USBWA All-America Honorable Mention
- WBCA All-America Finalist
- All-Pac-12
- Pac-12 All-Defense
- Wooden Award Ballot
- Miller Award Top-10
- Naismith Trophy Defensive Semifinalist
- Senior CLASS Award Finalist
- CoSIDA Academic All-America First Team
- Set Oregon State’s career record for rebounds
- Ended season eighth in career scoring and fourth in career assists
- Averaged 14.8 points and 9.3 rebounds per game
- Named Institute of Sport and Social Justice’s Playmaker of the Month in November
- Tallied 19 points on Senior Day vs. Washington State (3-1)
- Scored 24 points and reached the 1,000 career rebound mark vs. Cal (2/23)
- Scored her 1,500th career points vs. Arizona (2/9)
- Recorded 11 points, 11 rebounds, six assists and three blocks, as well as the game-winning shot at the buzzer vs. No. 19 Arizona State (2/7)
- Tallied 20 points and 12 rebounds at Utah (2/1)
- Scored 20 points and pulled down 12 rebounds vs. Oregon (1/26)
- Named Maui Classic Tournament MVP
- Put up 18 points, 13 rebounds and seven assists against Utah State (12/14)
- Earned Miami Thanksgiving Classic All-Tournament honors
- Scored 21 points vs. Miami (11/29)
- Earned Preseason WNIT Tournament MVP honors
- Scored 18 points and pulled down 17 rebounds against Pacific (11/11)
- Scored 25 points and pulled down 12 rebounds vs. UC Irvine (11/9).
JUNIOR (2018-19):
- WBCA All-America Honorable Mention
- All-Pac-12
- Academic All-America Second Team
- Averaged 15.2 points and 9.2 rebounds per game
- shot 52.6 percent from the floor, the second-best percentage in the Pac-12 and the best among conference guards.
- Tallied 18 points and pulled down 11 rebounds vs. Gonzaga (3/25)
- Scored 20 points and pulled down 12 rebounds vs. Boise State (3/23)
- Scored 23 points and pulled down 11 rebounds vs. Washington (3/8)
- Put up 21 points and 14 rebounds at Arizona (3/3)
- Scored 18 points and pulled down seven rebounds at Arizona State (3/1)
- Recorded a double-double vs. UCLA, tallying 18 points and 11 rebounds (2/24)
- Narrowly missed a double-double with 18 points and eight rebounds vs. USC (2/22)
- Notched a double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds vs. Oregon (2/18)
- Reached th 1,000 career point mark at Oregon (2/25)
- Scored 19 points and pulled down nine rebounds at Washington State (1/27)
- Tallied 12 points and 19 rebounds at Washington (1/25)
- Scored 19 points including a number of big shots down the stretch vs. Arizona State (1/20)
- Scored 14 points and pulled down 11 rebounds vs. Arizona (1/18)
- Went 6-for-10 from the floor and 8-for-8 from the stripe to put up 21 points and seven rebounds vs. USC (1/13)
- Played all 40 minutes and scored 21 points at UCLA (1/11)
- Went 9-for-9 from the floor to put up 22 points and 10 rebounds against CSUB (12/29)
- Scored 14 points and pulled down nine rebounds vs. Eastern Washington (12/14)
- Pulled down 13 rebounds vs. Santa Clara (12/9)
- Tallied 10 points and nine rebounds vs. La Salle (12/1)
- Scored 17 points and pulled down eight rebounds v. Notre Dame (11/24)
- Scored 18 points on 7-for-11 shooting vs. Western Kentucky
- Notched 19 points, eight rebounds, seven assists and two steals vs. Saint Mary’s (11/17)
- Tallied a double-double with 12 points and 14 rebounds vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff
- Scored 15 points and pulled down nine rebounds vs. Cal Poly in the season-opener.
SOPHOMORE (2017-18):
- All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention
- CoSIDA Academic All-District
- Pac-12 All-Academic First Team
- Started all 34 games at the point guard position, averaging 29.2 minutes per contest
- Averaged 11.1 points and 7.1 rebounds per game
- Led all Pac-12 guards in rebounding
- Pulled down 240 rebounds on the year, the fifth-best total by a sophomore in Oregon State history
- Notched 169 assists on the year, the fifth-best total by a sophomore in Oregon State history
- Tallied seven points, seven rebounds and nine assists vs. Baylor in the Sweet 16 (3/23)
- Put up 18 points, seven rebounds and four assists vs. Tennessee (3/18)
- Scored 15 points and dished out eight assists vs. Western Kentucky Tallied 15 points and seven assist at Washington (2/11)
- Went 5-for-9 from the floor to score 12 points vs. Washington State (2/8)
- Dished out 10 assists vs. Colorado (1/28)
- Recorded a double-double, scoring 14 points and pulling down 12 rebounds vs. Utah (1/26)
- Tallied a double-double vs. Washington State despite playing just 20 minutes due to foul trouble
- Scored 14 points and pulled down nine rebounds vs. UC Davis (12/20)
- Scored 19 points on 6-for-8 shooting vs. Savannah State (12/13)
- Tallied 10 assists vs. San Jose State (12/10)
- Earned Maui Jim Maui Classic All-Tournament honors
- Scored 20 points vs. Utah State on 9-for-12 shooting (12/2)
- Recorded 13 points, seven rebounds and four assists vs. Duke (11/25)
- Scored 19 points on 7-for-13 shooting, also adding eight rebounds and six assists vs. Notre Dame (11/19)
- Scored 18 points on 5-for-6 shooting, dished out six assists, pulled down six rebounds and tallied four steals vs. Utah Valley (11/15)
- Filled the stat sheet with 15 points, 15 rebounds, seven assists and three steals vs. North Dakota in the season-opener.
FRESHMAN (2016-17:)
- Pac-12 All-Freshman Team
- Two-time Pac-12 Freshman of the Week
- Play4Kay Shootout All-Tournament Team
- Played in all 36 games, making 27 starts
- Averaged 7.5 points and 5.0 rebounds per game
- Scored eight points and pulled down seven rebounds vs. Florida State in the Sweet 16
- Tallied nine points and seven boards vs. Creighton in the NCAA Tournament second round
- Notched 10 points and seven rebounds in her NCAA Tournament debut vs. Long Beach State
- Scored 15 points and tallied eight rebounds vs. UCLA in the Pac-12 Tournament
- Recorded 17 points and eight rebounds vs. California in the Pac-12 Tournament
- Scored nine points and pulled down eight rebound vs. California (2/26)
- Scored 14 points on 5-for-6 shooting vs. Utah (2/19)
- Recorded 12 points and three steals against No. 15 UCLA on Feb. 12
- Named Pac-12 Freshman of the Week on Jan. 16
- Tallied 10 points vs. USC (1/15)
- Scored 13 points vs. Stanford (1/8)
- Scored 19 points vs. California (1/6)
- Scored eight points and pulled down nine rebounds as Oregon State topped Washington State (12/30)
- Named Pac-12 Freshman of the Week on Dec. 26
- Scored 17 points in her first career start vs. Quinnipiac (12/20)
- Tallied a team-high three steals in her Oregon State debut vs. Lamar (11/11)
PERSONAL BESTS
Javelin: 142-4
Oregon Twilight Meet
Eugene, Ore., 5/5/17
TRACK AND FIELD
2017
Outdoor: Joined team late in the season ... Threw 142-4 at Oregon Twilight Meet, No. 4 all-time mark at OSU. Season Bests: Outdoor - Javelin, 142-4, Oregon Twilight Meet, Eugene, Ore. (5/5/17).
Lynnwood High School:
- Came to Oregon State as the highest rated player in program history, holding a five-star rating and listed as the No. 24 player in the nation by ESPN
- Was named a team captain in Cross Country, Basketball and Track
- Seattle Times Athlete of the Year
- Max Preps Athlete of the Year
- Helped her team go 26-1 in her senior season, and finish third in the state
- Helped Lynnwood to a state title in 2015
- Averaged 21.7 points, 14.1 rebounds, 4.4 steals and 4.1 assists her senior year, while shooting 53 percent from the floor
- First Team All-State
- Everett Herald Basketball Player of the Year
- Seattle Times Plater of the Year
- Tacoma News Tribune Player of the Year
- Two-time AP Player of the Year
- Two-time Gatorade Washington Girls Player of the Year
- Won the American Family Insurance 3-point shooting contest in Texas
- Named MVP of the Washington 3A/4A All-Star Game and MVP of the NW Shootout All-Star Game
- Helped Lynnwood Track and Field win a state title
- Earned a state title in the javelin throw (147-0), finished fourth in the 1600 meters (4:57.31), fourth in the 800 meters (2:14.56), and ran the opening leg of the second-place 4x400 meter relay team
- Volunteered for Catholic Community Services, where she assisted low-income families with household chores and yardwork
- Volunteered with EarthCorps to remove invasive plant species and litter from local parks.
- Made the Principal’s List with a 4.0 GPA in high school
- Was named Lynnwood High School Student of the Year
- Chose Oregon State for the team atmosphere and supportive coaching staff
- After her playing career is over, Pivec hopes to become a dermatologist so she can help people with skin conditions
- Favorite move is Cars
- Grew up watching Sue Bird play
- Earned her Bachelor's Degree in BioHealth Science in three years
- Working towards a Master's in BioChemistry and BioPhysics
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