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2024–25 Oregon State Beavers women's basketball team

2024–25 Oregon State Beavers women's basketball
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Record16–15 (12–8 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaGill Coliseum
Seasons
2024–25 West Coast Conference women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Gonzaga 17 3   .850 22 9   .710
Portland 17 3   .850 28 3   .903
Washington State 14 6   .700 19 12   .613
Oregon State 12 8   .600 16 15   .516
San Francisco 11 9   .550 14 15   .483
Saint Mary's 10 10   .500 14 15   .483
Pacific 9 11   .450 13 17   .433
Santa Clara 8 12   .400 14 16   .467
Loyola Marymount 7 13   .350 13 15   .464
Pepperdine 3 17   .150 8 21   .276
San Diego 2 18   .100 6 23   .207
2025 WCC tournament winner
As of March 1, 2025

The 2024–25 Oregon State Beavers women's basketball team represents Oregon State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Beavers are led by fifteenth-year head coach Scott Rueck, and play their games at Gill Coliseum in Corvallis, Oregon as associate first-year members of the West Coast Conference (WCC).

Previous season

The Beavers finished the 2023–24 season 27–8, 12–6 in Pac-12 play, to finish in fourth place. As the No. 4 seed in the Pac-12 tournament, they defeated Colorado in the quarterfinals[1] before losing to Stanford in the semifinals.[2] They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as an No. 8 seed in the Albany Regional 1 where they defeated Eastern Washington[3] and Nebraska[4] in the first and second rounds, to advanced to the Sweet Sixteen for the first time since 2019 where they defeated Notre Dame to advance to the Elite Eight for the first time since 2018.[5] There, they lost to national champion South Carolina.[6]

Offseason

Departures

Oregon State departures
Name Num Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for departure
Lily Hanford 2 G 6' 2" Sophomore DePere, WI Transferred to Iowa State
Dominika Paurová 3 G 6' 1" Freshman Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic Transferred to Kentucky
Donovyn Hunter 4 G 6' 0" Freshman Medford, OR Transferred to TCU
Raegan Beers 15 F 6' 4" Sophomore Littleton, CO Transferred to Oklahoma
Talia von Oelfoffen 22 G 5' 11" Junior Pasco, WA Transferred to USC
Adlee Blacklock 24 G 6' 0" Sophomore Lubbock, TX Transferred to Texas Tech
Timea Gardiner 30 F 6' 3" Sophomore Ogden, UT Transferred to UCLA
Martha Pietsch 31 G 5' 5" Sophomore Berlin, Germany Transferred to UC Santa Barbara

Incoming

Oregon State incoming transfers
Name Num Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous school
Tiara Bolden 0 G 5' 11" Senior Eugene, OR La Salle
Lucia Navarro 7 F 6' 0" Sophomore Valencia, Spain Florida State
Mackenzie Shivers 12 G 5' 6" Junior Mesa, AZ Mesa CC
Cartrina Ferreira 30 G 6' 0" Graduate student São Paulo, Brazil Baylor

Recruiting

There were no recruiting class of 2024.

Roster

2024–25 Oregon State Beavers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Tiara Bolden 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Churchill HS
La Salle
Eugene, OR
G 1 Kennedie Shuler 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Barlow HS Gresham, OR
G 4 Ally Schimel 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Corbett School Corbett, OR
F 7 Lucia Navarro 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So NB Paterna
Florida State
Valencia, Spain
F 10 Susana Yepes 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Jr South Georgia Tech Medellín, Colombia
G 11 AJ Marotte 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Vista Ridge HS Cedar Park, TX
F 16 Elisa Mehyar 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Fr   Copenhagen, Denmark
G 30 Catarina Ferreira 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) GS Baylor São Paulo, Brazil
G 31 Cloe Vecina 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Celta Baloncesto Feminino Vigo, Spain
C 32 Sela Heide 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Sr Mount Si HS
California
North Bend, WA
F 53 Kelsey Rees 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Sr Centre of Excellence
Utah
Glenelg, Australia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2024*
6:00 p.m.
Westmont W 59–51 
                  Gill Coliseum 
Corvallis, OR
Regular season
November 8, 2024*
4:30 p.m., MW Network
at Colorado State L 59–65  0–1
 16  Rees   17  Rees   5  Shuler  Moby Arena (1,108)
Fort Collins, CO
November 12, 2024*
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
Northwest Nazarene W 80–52  1–1
 26  Heide   11  Heide   6  Marotte  Gill Coliseum (3,479)
Corvallis, OR
November 16, 2024*
12:00 p.m.
vs. Minnesota
Briann January Classic
L 38–73  1–2
 9  Rees   7  Heide   3  Marotte  Desert Financial Arena 
Tempe, AZ
November 17, 2024*
1:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Arizona State
Briann January Classic
L 60–79  1–3
 22  Ferreira   11  Ferreira   6  Shuler  Desert Financial Arena (1,738)
Tempe, AZ
November 22, 2024*
5:00 p.m., B1G+
at No. 22 Illinois L 66–85  1–4
 16  Marotte   11  Ferreira   4  tied  State Farm Center (3,891)
Champaign, IL
November 25, 2024*
4:30 p.m., FloHoops
vs. No. 2 UConn
Baha Mar Women's Championship semifinals
L 52–71  1–5
 17  Marotte   7  Rees   4  tied  Baha Mar Convention Center (567)
Nassau, Bahamas
November 27, 2024*
2:00 p.m., FloHoops
vs. Boston College
Baha Mar Women's Championship 3rd-place game
W 54–49  2–5
 21  Marotte   9  Rees   4  Shuler  Baha Mar Convention Center (417)
Nassau, Bahamas
December 3, 2024*
11:00 a.m., ESPN+
Grambling State W 63–56  3–5
 16  Heide   12  Heide   3  Vecina  Gill Coliseum (7,881)
Corvallis, OR
December 5, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Pacific L 63–66 OT 3–6
(0–1)
 17  Marotte   8  Rees   4  Rees  Alex G. Spanos Center (511)
Stockton, CA
December 15, 2024*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
UC Irvine L 48–60  3–7
 8  tied   7  Ferreira   2  tied  Gill Coliseum (3,451)
Corvallis, OR
December 19, 2024*
7:00 p.m., YouTube
vs. Western Kentucky
Maui Classic
W 80–58  4–7
 26  Ferreira   11  Ferreira   4  Ferreira  Seabury Hall 
Makawao, HI
December 20, 2024*
8:00 p.m., YouTube
vs. Miami (FL)
Maui Classic
L 56–61  4–8
 19  Ferreira   9  Rees   5  Marotte  Seabury Hall (1,206)
Makawao, HI
December 28, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN2
at Gonzaga W 71–67 OT 5–8
(1–1)
 21  Rees   9  Rees   8  Shuler  McCarthey Athletic Center (5,615)
Spokane, WA
December 30, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Portland W 76–72 OT 6–8
(2–1)
 25  Rees   12  Rees   5  Shuler  Chiles Center (2,064)
Portland, OR
January 2, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Loyola Marymount W 59–56  7–8
(3–1)
 17  Rees   8  tied   5  Marotte  Gill Coliseum (3,519)
Corvallis, OR
January 4, 2025
12:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Washington State L 52–66  7–9
(3–2)
 17  Rees   11  Rees   2  Marotte  Beasley Coliseum (997)
Pullman, WA
January 9, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
San Francisco W 64–57  8–9
(4–2)
 19  Bolden   9  Ferreira   5  Ferreira  Gill Coliseum (3,651)
Corvallis, OR
January 16, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Santa Clara W 74–72  9–9
(5–2)
 18  tied   8  tied   4  Marotte  Leavey Center (280)
Santa Clara, CA
January 18, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Portland L 61–86  9–10
(5–3)
 14  Rees   8  Shuler   3  Bolden  Gill Coliseum (4,695)
Corvallis, OR
January 23, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at San Francisco L 52–54  9–11
(5–4)
 13  Marotte   12  Ferreira   4  Ferreira  Sobrato Center (228)
San Francisco, CA
January 25, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Pacific L 66–67 OT 9–12
(5–5)
 22  Rees   7  Ferreira   5  Ferreira  Alex G. Spanos Center (615)
Stockton, CA
January 27, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Washington State L 57–65  9–13
(5–6)
 13  Ferreira   7  tied   4  Bolden  Gill Coliseum (3,844)
Corvallis, OR
January 30, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Pepperdine W 63–54  10–13
(6–6)
 13  Ferreira   14  Ferreira   4  Rees  Gill Coliseum (3,729)
Corvallis, OR
February 1, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Saint Mary's W 80–45  11–13
(7–6)
 19  Rees   11  Ferreira   8  Shuler  Gill Coliseum (4,121)
Corvallis, OR
February 6, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Loyola Marymount W 66–49  12–13
(8–6)
 16  Marotte   11  Ferreira   6  Shuler  Gersten Pavilion (287)
Los Angeles, CA
February 8, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at San Diego W 58–50  13–13
(9–6)
 17  Rees   8  Rees   4  Marotte  Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,689)
San Diego, CA
February 13, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Gonzaga L 62–66 OT 13–14
(9–7)
 18  Marotte   10  Ferreira   3  Shuler  Gill Coliseum (4,574)
Corvallis, OR
February 20, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Santa Clara W 68–51  14–14
(10–7)
 18  Marotte   9  Heide   7  Shuler  Gill Coliseum (3,751)
Corvallis, OR
February 22, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
San Diego W 64–51  15–14
(11–7)
 13  Bolden   14  Rees   7  Shuler  Gill Coliseum (4,745)
Corvallis, OR
February 27, 2025
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Saint Mary's L 66–69  15–15
(11–8)
 18  Rees   7  tied   10  Shuler  University Credit Union Pavilion (397)
Moraga, CA
March 1, 2025
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Pepperdine W 73–46  16–15
(12–8)
 24  Rees   8  Ferreira   4  Shuler  Firestone Fieldhouse (403)
Malibu, CA
WCC women's tournament
March 9, 2025
11:30 a.m., ESPN+
(4) vs. TBA
Quarterfinals
      Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific.

Source:[7]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
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AP
CoachesRVRV

See also

References

  1. ^ "Beavs Continue to Believe in Yet Another Comeback Win". Oregon State University Athletics. March 7, 2024. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
  2. ^ "Beavers Fall to Stanford in Pac-12 Semifinals". Oregon State University Athletics. March 8, 2024. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
  3. ^ "First Round Victory Doubles as Birthday Party". Oregon State University Athletics. March 22, 2024. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
  4. ^ "Electric Atmosphere, Elite Defense Powers Beavs to Sweet 16". Oregon State University Athletics. March 24, 2024. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
  5. ^ "Beavs Return to the Ranks of the Elite". Oregon State University Athletics. March 29, 2024. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
  6. ^ "Incredible Season Ends in Elite 8". Oregon State University Athletics. March 31, 2024. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
  7. ^ "2024–25 Women's Basketball Schedule". OSUBeavers.com. Retrieved December 22, 2024.