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November 4, 2009

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BEAVER FOOTBALL NEWS

Quizz vs. Best make intersting matchup in Beavers game
Gazette-Times
Sound-off: The Lodge | Beaver Nation
Two of the most dynamic running backs in the nation face off Saturday when the Oregon State football team plays California in a Pacific-10 Conference game.

OSU's Jacquizz Rodgers and Cal's Jahvid Best were the top two ball carriers in the Pac-10 last season and they've kept up similar paces this season.

Canfield in the middle of career season
Gazette-Times
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Quarterback Sean Canfield is still on pace to shatter the Oregon State football team record for completion percentage in a season. He has completed 68.9 percent (188-for-273). The record is held by Matt Moore in 2006 at 60.8 percent (229-for-378).

Tuesday practice report at Oregon State: a scare for Adeniji, Clark in street clothes, LaGrone nurses minor ding, Linnenkohl sick
Oregonian
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Coach Riley said that center Alex Linnenkohl wasn't practicing because he's running a temperature and is sick. DE Matt LaGrone (thigh bruise) had a more significant injury than first thought and didn't participate but should return at some point and is expected to play in Saturday's game at Cal.

Here we go again, with an Oregon State football team standing on the intersection of 'average' and 'outstanding'
Oregonian
Sound-off: The Lodge | Beaver Nation
Here we go again, with an unranked Oregon State team standing at the intersection of 'average' and 'outstanding' and wondering where the rest of its season might go. The Beavers (5-3 overall, 3-2 Pacific 10 Conference) meet No. 23 Cal (6-2, 3-2) Saturday at 4 p.m. in their home-away-from-home, Memorial Stadium in Berkeley.

BEAVER SPORTS NEWS

Schaftenaar bulks up by staying around for the summer
Gazette-Times
Sound-off: The Lodge | Beaver Nation
Roeland Schaftenaar had a decision to make.

He could spend his summer in his native Netherlands and play for the national team, or he could choose to stay in Corvallis and work out with his teammates on the Oregon State men's basketball team.

OSU women's golf in 16th place
Gazette-Times
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The Oregon State women's golf team is in 16th place after the first two rounds of theTurtle Bay College Invitational at the George Fazio Course at the Turtle Bay Resort. The Beavers shot a 313 team score on Tuesday and are at 627 after 36 holes. The tournament ends today, as does OSU's fall season.

Off the cuff at Oregon State during Cal week: Kristick says Boise State is leading Pac-10
Oregonian
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A TV reporter asked him about the Pac-10 race, which has taken an unusual turn (meaning, away from USC) and Kristick said, "it's a lot more competitive. ? you've got Boise State that's probably on top of the Pac-10 right now.''

Stopping Cal: Riley says that will be difficult, because the Bears have Jahvid Best and Kevin Riley
Oregonian
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Amazingly, Oregon State tailback Jacquizz Rodgers now has 510 touches without a fumble counting runs, and receptions, and that 14-yard TD pass to Brady Camp. 510!

Beavers come to 'defining moment'
Portland Tribune
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Asked Tuesday if his Oregon State team is flying under the radar at this point, Mike Riley pondered the question for a moment before answering.

No prima donna, Adeniji gets prime time with Beavers
Portland Tribune
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Prima donnas run rampant in college football. Not so much at Oregon State, where coach Mike Riley sets a humble tone that permeates among his players.

Roeland Schaftenaar SUBJECT OF ESPN.COM FEATURE AS SEASON DRAWS CLOSER
Official Site
Sound-off: The Lodge | Beaver Nation
It's Roeland's world, we're just living in it. Oregon State's "point-center" found himself at the center of the men's college basketball universe on Tuesday as ESPN.com rolled out its 2009-10 Pac-10 Conference Blue Ribbon Previews (Oregon State's preview can be found here).

MORE BEAVER SPORTS NEWS

Men prepare for second exhibition
Daily Barometer
Sound-off: The Lodge | Beaver Nation
OSU men's basketball team aims for another win as they gear up for second exhibition game of 2009-2010 season under Robinson.

Volleyball to Host Arizona Schools
Official Site
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The Oregon State Beavers (11-11, 2-8 Pac-10) host the Arizona schools this weekend. The Beavers will face the Arizona State Sun Devils (12-11, 2-9 Pac-10) first on Friday before the No. 18 Arizona Wildcats (16-6, 5-6 Pac-10) on Saturday.