THE GAME: The No. 11/11 Oregon State women's basketball team will play the second game of the Rocky Mountain road swing Sunday, when the Beavers take on Utah in Salt Lake City. The game will tip off at 2 p.m. MT/1 p.m. PT.
FOLLOW ALONG: Sunday's game will air live on Pac-12 National, Oregon and Mountain, with Thad Anderson and Julianne Viani on the call. The game will also be carried live on the Beaver Radio Network with Ron Callan. Live stats will be available at OSUBeavers.com.
WHAT'S COMING UP: The Beavers will return home on Feb. 24 to take on nationally ranked Stanford, before hosting Senior Day vs. California on Feb. 26. The Pac-12 Tournament will be played from March 2-5 in Seattle, Wash. Oregon State has already clinched a first-round bye in the event, and will play its first game of the tournament on March 3.
SERIES HISTORY: Oregon State is 15-7 all-time against Utah, and 4-6 in games played in Salt Lake City. The Beavers have won seven-straight meetings between the two sides, including the game played earlier this season at Gill Coliseum. The Utes have not taken down the Beavers since Utah earned a 66-44 win on Feb. 10, 2013.
QUICK HITTERS:
- At 24-3, Oregon State currently has the same record it did through the first 27 games of last season. The Beavers' best ever start through the first 27 games came in 2014-15, when the team went 25-2. That squad ended the regular season 26-3.
- The Beavers' 24 wins is already tied for the third-highest season total in program history. The school record for wins is 32, set last season, and the record for regular-season wins is 26, set in 2014-15.
- Oregon State has notched its fourth-straight 20-win season, and the 12th 20-win campaign in program history.
- Prior to this current run, OSU had not put together back-to-back 20-win years since it ran off five-straight from 1979-1984.
- OSU is currently tied with Stanford for first place in the Pac-12. The Beavers currently hold the tie-breaker with the Cardinal for Pac-12 Tournament seeding.
- The Beavers have already clinched a top-four seed in the Pac-12 Tournament, and a first-round bye. The Beavers currently have a five-game lead over fifth-place team Oregon with three games to play.
- 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 (107-24).
- This year's seniors are looking to become the first class in program history to make the NCAA Tournament all four years of their careers.
- The Beavers are 45-6 in Pac-12 play over the last three seasons, and 54-6 in their last 60 Pac-12 games.
- OSU is 81-12 over the course of the last three regular seasons, and 91-22 overall since the start of the 2014-15 campaign.
- Oregon State sits eighth in the nation in field goal percentage defense at 34.5 percent. That statistic has been a consistent foundation for the Beavers, who have held opponents to 33.7 percent shooting over the last three seasons.
- The Beavers commit the fourth-fewest fouls per game of any team in the nation, averaging 12.7.
- OSU is fifth in the nation in rebounding margin (+11.0).
- The Beavers have posted a better shooting percentage than all but one of their opponents (vs. USC, 2/10/17)
- The Beavers have held opponents below 35 percent shooting in 43 of their last 65 games
- OSU has out-rebounded 25 of its 27 opponents this season, and has held the advantage on the boards in 23-straight games.
- 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.
AT THE POLLS:
- The Beavers were projected as a two-seed, coming in at No. 7 in the NCAA Selection Committee's preliminary rankings, which were released on Feb. 6.
- Oregon State moved to No. 11 in both the AP and Coaches' Polls this week.
- 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. 8 in the RPI, as of Saturday.
SERIES VS. UTAH:
- Oregon State topped Utah 70-44 on Jan. 20
- The Beavers held Utah to 29.7 percent shooting in the game, and shot 48.3 percent from the floor.
- Sydney Wiese scored 17 points in the game, going 5-for-7 from 3-point range
- Marie Gulich went for 14 points, 11 rebounds and four blocks, shooting 7-for-10 from the floor.
- Breanna Brown tallied eight points, six rebounds, four blocks and three steals.
FOLLOW ALONG: Sunday's game will air live on Pac-12 National, Oregon and Mountain, with Thad Anderson and Julianne Viani on the call. The game will also be carried live on the Beaver Radio Network with Ron Callan. Live stats will be available at OSUBeavers.com.
WHAT'S COMING UP: The Beavers will return home on Feb. 24 to take on nationally ranked Stanford, before hosting Senior Day vs. California on Feb. 26. The Pac-12 Tournament will be played from March 2-5 in Seattle, Wash. Oregon State has already clinched a first-round bye in the event, and will play its first game of the tournament on March 3.
SERIES HISTORY: Oregon State is 15-7 all-time against Utah, and 4-6 in games played in Salt Lake City. The Beavers have won seven-straight meetings between the two sides, including the game played earlier this season at Gill Coliseum. The Utes have not taken down the Beavers since Utah earned a 66-44 win on Feb. 10, 2013.
QUICK HITTERS:
- At 24-3, Oregon State currently has the same record it did through the first 27 games of last season. The Beavers' best ever start through the first 27 games came in 2014-15, when the team went 25-2. That squad ended the regular season 26-3.
- The Beavers' 24 wins is already tied for the third-highest season total in program history. The school record for wins is 32, set last season, and the record for regular-season wins is 26, set in 2014-15.
- Oregon State has notched its fourth-straight 20-win season, and the 12th 20-win campaign in program history.
- Prior to this current run, OSU had not put together back-to-back 20-win years since it ran off five-straight from 1979-1984.
- OSU is currently tied with Stanford for first place in the Pac-12. The Beavers currently hold the tie-breaker with the Cardinal for Pac-12 Tournament seeding.
- The Beavers have already clinched a top-four seed in the Pac-12 Tournament, and a first-round bye. The Beavers currently have a five-game lead over fifth-place team Oregon with three games to play.
- 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 (107-24).
- This year's seniors are looking to become the first class in program history to make the NCAA Tournament all four years of their careers.
- The Beavers are 45-6 in Pac-12 play over the last three seasons, and 54-6 in their last 60 Pac-12 games.
- OSU is 81-12 over the course of the last three regular seasons, and 91-22 overall since the start of the 2014-15 campaign.
- Oregon State sits eighth in the nation in field goal percentage defense at 34.5 percent. That statistic has been a consistent foundation for the Beavers, who have held opponents to 33.7 percent shooting over the last three seasons.
- The Beavers commit the fourth-fewest fouls per game of any team in the nation, averaging 12.7.
- OSU is fifth in the nation in rebounding margin (+11.0).
- The Beavers have posted a better shooting percentage than all but one of their opponents (vs. USC, 2/10/17)
- The Beavers have held opponents below 35 percent shooting in 43 of their last 65 games
- OSU has out-rebounded 25 of its 27 opponents this season, and has held the advantage on the boards in 23-straight games.
- 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.
AT THE POLLS:
- The Beavers were projected as a two-seed, coming in at No. 7 in the NCAA Selection Committee's preliminary rankings, which were released on Feb. 6.
- Oregon State moved to No. 11 in both the AP and Coaches' Polls this week.
- 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. 8 in the RPI, as of Saturday.
SERIES VS. UTAH:
- Oregon State topped Utah 70-44 on Jan. 20
- The Beavers held Utah to 29.7 percent shooting in the game, and shot 48.3 percent from the floor.
- Sydney Wiese scored 17 points in the game, going 5-for-7 from 3-point range
- Marie Gulich went for 14 points, 11 rebounds and four blocks, shooting 7-for-10 from the floor.
- Breanna Brown tallied eight points, six rebounds, four blocks and three steals.
