THE GAME: The Oregon State women's basketball team will return home on Dec. 27 for a matchup with Arkansas-Pine Bluff. The game will tip off at 6 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: Tuesday's matchup will serve as the Beavers' final nonconference game of the season. Oregon State will open Pac-12 play against Washington State on Dec. 30, before the Beavers host Washington on New Year's Day in a matchup of 2015-16 Final Four participants.
TICKETS: Tickets for all Oregon State women's basketball games can be purchased at BeaverTickets.com.
SERIES HISTORY: This will mark Oregon State's first ever matchup with Arkansas-Pine Bluff.
Quick Hitters:
- The Beavers were picked to finish fifth in the Pac-12 in both the league's coaches and media poll.
- 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 .809 winning percentage in their three-plus seasons with the team (93-22).
- 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 35 of their last 49 games
- Oregon State sits fifth in the nation in field goal percentage defense at 32.5 percent.
- 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.
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.
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) currently hold a combined record of 28-7.
- Oregon State handed Oklahoma State its first loss of the season in the #Play4Kay title game
- Sydney Wiese has been 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
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: Tuesday's matchup will serve as the Beavers' final nonconference game of the season. Oregon State will open Pac-12 play against Washington State on Dec. 30, before the Beavers host Washington on New Year's Day in a matchup of 2015-16 Final Four participants.
TICKETS: Tickets for all Oregon State women's basketball games can be purchased at BeaverTickets.com.
SERIES HISTORY: This will mark Oregon State's first ever matchup with Arkansas-Pine Bluff.
Quick Hitters:
- The Beavers were picked to finish fifth in the Pac-12 in both the league's coaches and media poll.
- 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 .809 winning percentage in their three-plus seasons with the team (93-22).
- 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 35 of their last 49 games
- Oregon State sits fifth in the nation in field goal percentage defense at 32.5 percent.
- 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.
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.
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) currently hold a combined record of 28-7.
- Oregon State handed Oklahoma State its first loss of the season in the #Play4Kay title game
- Sydney Wiese has been 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
