3/19/2022 basketball Edit

Oregon State WBB: Beavers To Face Portland In WNIT Second Round

Brenden Slaughter • BeaversEdge

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With the Oregon State women's basketball team hosting the Portland Pilots at Gill Coliseum on Sunday for the WNIT Second Round, BeaversEdge previews the matchup...

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WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE

Portland vs Oregon State - WNIT Second Round

Gill Coliseum - Corvallis, Ore.

4 p.m.

TV - OSUBeavers.com live stream

Radio - KEJO 1240

Stats

Oregon State Quick Hits

- Oregon State is 20-4 all-time against Portland and 13-1 in games' played at Gill Coliseum.

- The Beavers have won the last four meetings in the series, and have not played the Pilots since the 2016-17 season. The two teams have never met in a postseason contest.

- Sunday's game will feature two former George Fox head coaches in Scott Rueck and Michael Meek.

- This is the Beavers eighth WNIT appearance and first since 2012.

- Oregon State won the NWIT in 1980 and 1982. That tournament predates the WNIT and is loosely linked to the current event.

- OSU has now played in the postseason in eight-straight seasons (not including 2020's canceled postseason).

- The Beavers are 9-0 this season when scoring more than 70 points and 6-13 when scoring under 70.

- The Beavers are 12-5 when shooting 40 percent or better this season.

- Oregon State's Kennedy Brown and Taya Corosdale are both in the top-13 in the Pac-12 in blocks per game and rebounds per game.

- With Thursday's win, the Beavers have secured a winning record for the ninth-straight season.

- Oregon State is seventh in the nation and first in the Pac-12 in fewest fouls committed per game.

- The Beavers are fourth in the nation in defensive rebounds per game with 31.1

- OSU is also 19th in the nation in blocks per game.

- Oregon State is 15th in the nation in defensive rebounding rate, pulling down 74.9 percent of its opponent's misses (Per Her Hoops Stats).

- The Beavers block 11.8 percent of their opponents field goal attempts, good for 23rd in the nation.

- This season snaps the Beavers' run of making seven-straight NCAA Tournaments.

OSU Probable Starters + Statistics

#5 Taya Corosdale F 6-3 R-Jr. 7.2 ppg, 7.3 rpg

#12 Jelena Mitrovic C 6-9 R-Fr. 4.5 ppg, 4.3 rpg

#20 Ellie Mack F 6-3 R-Sr. 8.8 ppg, 4.6 rpg

#22 Talia von Oelhoffen G 5-11 Fr. 13.4ppg, 3.9 rpg

#23 Emily Codding G 6-0 R-Sr. 3.4 ppg, 2.1 rpg

Scouting The Pilots

#12 F. Alex Fowler - 6-2, So. - 17.3 ppg, 8.1 rpg, & 3.1 apg - 54% FG / 27% 3PT / 74% FT

#30 F. Lucy Cochrane - 6-6, So. - 8.1 ppg, 6.5 rpg, & 2.4 apg - 48% FG / 68% FT

#24 G. Maisie Burnham - 6-0, Fr. - 9.9 ppg, 3.3 rpg, & 1.1 apg - 50% FG / 31% 3PT / 74% FT

#2 G. Rose Pflug - 5-10, Jr. - 7.7 pgg, 2.1 rpg, & 2.5 apg - 42% FG / 30% 3PT / 67% FT

#15 G. Maddie Muhlheim - 5-8, Sr. - 5.4 ppg & 1.7 rpg - 30% FG / 30% 3PT / 75% FT

Last Five Games: 3-2

vs San Diego L - 53-61

vs Pepperdine W - 85-49

vs Loyola Marymount (WCC Tournament) W - 69-44

vs No. 15 BYU (WCC Semifinals) L - 52-59

vs Colorado State (WNIT FIRST Round) W - 72-63