2023–24 Oregon State Beavers women's basketball team

2023–24 Oregon State Beavers women's basketball
2023–24 Oregon State Beavers women's basketball
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 10
AP	No. 8
Record	27–8 (12–6 Pac-12)
Head coach	Scott Rueck (14th season);
Associate head coach	Jonas Chatterton
Assistant coaches	Deven Hunter; Aleah Goodman;
Home arena	Gill Coliseum
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 9 Stanford	15	–	3	.833	30	–	6	.833
No. 5 USC †	13	–	5	.722	29	–	6	.829
No. 10 UCLA	13	–	5	.722	27	–	7	.794
No. 8 Oregon State	12	–	6	.667	27	–	8	.771
No. 15 Colorado	11	–	7	.611	24	–	10	.706
No. 22 Utah	11	–	7	.611	23	–	11	.676
Arizona	8	–	10	.444	18	–	16	.529
California	7	–	11	.389	19	–	15	.559
Washington State	7	–	11	.389	21	–	15	.583
Washington	6	–	12	.333	16	–	15	.516
Arizona State	3	–	15	.167	11	–	20	.355
Oregon	2	–	16	.111	11	–	21	.344

† 2024 Pac-12 tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023–24 Oregon State Beavers women's basketball team represented Oregon State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Beavers were led by fourteenth-year head coach Scott Rueck, and they played their games at Gill Coliseum as members of the Pac-12 Conference. This was their final season as Pac-12 member as they will join West Coast Conference as affiliate member for the next two years.

Previous season[edit]

The Beavers finished the 2022–23 season 13–18, 4–14 in Pac-12 play to finish in tenth place. As the No. 10 seed in the Pac-12 tournament, they defeated USC in the first round before losing to Colorado in the quarterfinals.

Offseason[edit]

Departures[edit]

Oregon State Departures
Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Shalexxus Aaron	0	G	6'1"	Junior	Apple Valley, CA	Transferred to Houston
Bendu Yeaney	1	G	5'10"	Senior	Portland, OR	Graduated
Noelle Mannen	4	G	5'6"	senior	North Plains, OR	Walk-on; Graduated
Jelena Mitrović	12	F/C	6'9"	Senior	Novi Sad, Sebria	Graduated

Incoming[edit]

Oregon State Incoming Transfers
Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Susana Yepes	10	F	6'0"	Junior	Medellín, Colombia	South Georgia Tech
Sela Heide	32	C	6'7"	Junior	North Bend, WA	California
Kelsey Rees	53	F	6'5"	Junior	Glenelg, Australia	Utah

Recruiting[edit]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight
Donovyn Hunter G	Medford, OR	South Medford High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	N/A
Donovyn Hunter G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 93
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2023 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on November 27, 2023.

Roster[edit]

2023–24 Oregon State Beavers women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Kennedie Shuler	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Barlow HS	Gresham, OR
G	2	Lily Hansford	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Appleton East HS	DePere, WI
G	3	Dominika Paurová	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	DME Academy	Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic
G	4	Donovyn Hunter	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	South Medford HS	Medford, OR
F	10	Susana Yepes	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	South Georgia Tech	Medellín, Colombia
G	11	AJ Marotte	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Vista Ridge HS	Cedar Park, TX
F	15	Raegan Beers	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	So	Valor Christian HS	Littleton, CO
G	22	Talia von Oelhoffen	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	Chiawana HS	Pasco, WA
G	24	Adlee Blacklock	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	Lubbock-Cooper HS	Lubbock, TX
F	30	Tima Gardiner	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	So	Fremont HS	Ogden, UT
G	31	Martha Pietsch	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	So		Berlin, Germany
C	32	Sela Heide	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	Jr	Mount Si HS California	North Bend, WA
F	53	Kelsey Rees	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	Jr	Basketball Australia Centre of Excellence Utah	Glenelg, Australia

Head coach

Scott Rueck (Oregon State)

Assistant coach(es)

Jonas Chatterton (Utah)
Jenny Huth (Colorado)
Aleah Goodman (Oregon State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2023* 1:30 p.m.		Western Washington	W 80–43		17 – Beers	6 – Beers	6 – von Oelhoffen	Gill Coliseum (2,203) Corvallis, OR
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 5:30 p.m.		Arkansas–Pine Bluff	W 85–74	1–0	19 – Beers	14 – Beers	6 – Hunter	Gill Coliseum (3,305) Corvallis, OR
November 12, 2023* 1:00 p.m., P12N		Villanova	W 63–56	2–0	20 – Beers	14 – Beers	4 – von Oelhoffen	Gill Coliseum (3,775) Corvallis, OR
November 17, 2023* 6:00 p.m.		UC Davis	W 86–48	3–0	16 – Beers	13 – Gardiner	6 – von Oelhoffen	Gill Coliseum (3,836) Corvallis, OR
November 22, 2023* 6:00 p.m.		UMBC	W 88–52	4–0	27 – Beers	16 – Beers	8 – von Oelhoffen	Gill Coliseum (3,414) Corvallis, OR
November 29, 2023* 11:00 a.m.		Weber State	W 79–53	5–0	24 – Beers	12 – Beers	5 – Hunter	Gill Coliseum (8,454) Corvallis, OR
December 2, 2023* 2:00 p.m.		Western Kentucky	W 76–52	6–0	23 – Marotte	13 – Beers	7 – von Oelhoffen	Gill Coliseum (3,528) Corvallis, OR
December 9, 2023* 6:00 p.m.		Jackson State	W 78–58	7–0	15 – Tied	15 – Gardiner	5 – von Oelhoffen	Gill Coliseum (3,583) Corvallis, OR
December 15, 2023* 6:00 p.m.		Santa Clara	W 80–52	8–0	19 – Beers	10 – Beers	7 – von Oelhoffen	Gill Coliseum (3,522) Corvallis, OR
December 19, 2023* 9:30 p.m., Youtube		vs. Southeastern Louisiana Maui Classic	W 92–69	9–0	19 – Beers	9 – Beers	6 – von Oelhoffen	Seabury Hall (882) Makawao, HI
December 20, 2023* 9:30 p.m., Youtube		vs. Texas Tech Maui Classic	W 77–65	10–0	20 – von Oelhoffen	12 – Beers	11 – von Oelhoffen	Seabury Hall (1,100) Makawao, HI
December 28, 2023* 2:00 p.m.		Morgan State	W 80–51	11–0	24 – Beers	8 – Beers	7 – Paurova	Gill Coliseum (3,561) Corvallis, OR
Pac-12 regular season
December 31, 2023 2:00 p.m., P12N		Oregon Rivalry	W 62–41	12–0 (1–0)	24 – Beers	17 – Beers	8 – Von Oelhoffen	Gill Coliseum (5,929) Corvallis, OR
January 5, 2024 7:00 p.m., P12N		at No. 9 USC	L 54–56	12–1 (1–1)	18 – von Oelhoffen	10 – Gardiner	6 – von Oelhoffen	Galen Center (2,749) Los Angeles, CA
January 7, 2024 1:00 p.m., P12N		at No. 2 UCLA	L 54–65	12–2 (1–2)	21 – Beers	5 – Beers	3 – Tied	Pauley Pavilion (3,623) Los Angeles, CA
January 12, 2024 7:00 p.m., P12N		Arizona	W 73–70 ^2OT	13–2 (2–2)	20 – Beers	20 – Beers	4 – von Oelhoffen	Gill Coliseum (4,497) Corvallis, OR
January 14, 2024 Noon, P12N		Arizona State	W 92–55	14–2 (3–2)	27 – Beers	15 – Beers	9 – von Oelhoffen	Gill Coliseum (N/A) Corvallis, OR
January 19, 2024 7:00 p.m., P12N		at California	W 71–64	15–2 (4–2)	19 – Beers	7 – Beers	5 – Tied	Haas Pavilion (1,382) Berkeley, CA
January 21, 2024 2:00 p.m., P12N		at No. 8 Stanford	L 56–65	15–3 (4–3)	18 – Beers	10 – Beers	4 – Beers	Maples Pavilion (7,022) Stanford, CA
January 26, 2024 7:00 p.m., P12N	No. 25	No. 3 Colorado	W 68–62	16–3 (5–3)	16 – Tied	9 – Beers	4 – Tied	Gill Coliseum (5,262) Corvallis, OR
January 28, 2024 Noon, P12N	No. 25	No. 16 Utah	W 91–66	17–3 (6–3)	20 – Beers	11 – Gardiner	10 – Hunter	Gill Coliseum (5,024) Corvallis, OR
February 4, 2024 4:00 p.m., P12N	No. 18	at Oregon Rivalry	W 64–60	18–3 (7–3)	19 – Gardiner	16 – Beers	7 – von Oelhoffen	Matthew Knight Arena (8,602) Eugene, OR
February 9, 2024 6:00 p.m., P12N	No. 17	at No. 20 Utah	W 58–44	19–3 (8–3)	17 – Beers	8 – Beers	4 – Hunter	Jon M. Huntsman Center (6,288) Salt Lake City, UT
February 11, 2024 11:00 a.m., P12N	No. 17	at No. 4 Colorado	W 65–59	20–3 (9–3)	18 – von Oelhoffen	12 – Beers	4 – Tied	CU Events Center (6,740) Boulder, CO
February 16, 2024 7:00 p.m., P12N	No. 11	No. 9 UCLA	W 79–77	21–3 (10–3)	22 – von Oelhoffen	5 – Tied	2 – Tied	Gill Coliseum (8,525) Corvallis, OR
February 18, 2024 Noon, P12N	No. 11	No. 10 USC	L 50–58	21–4 (10–4)	22 – Gardiner	9 – Gardiner	10 – von Oelhoffen	Gill Coliseum (8,210) Corvallis, OR
February 23, 2024 7:00 p.m., P12N	No. 9	at Washington State	W 65–52	22–4 (11–4)	11 – Hansford	9 – Rees	3 – multiple	Beasley Coliseum (1,853) Pullman, WA
February 25, 2024 Noon, P12N	No. 9	at Washington	L 51–61	22–5 (11–5)	13 – Gardiner	11 – Gardiner	4 – Hunter	Alaska Airlines Arena (3,284) Seattle, WA
February 29, 2024 7:00 p.m., P12N	No. 11	No. 4 Stanford	L 63–67	22–6 (11–6)	27 – von Oelhoffen	6 – Heide	4 – von Oelhoffen	Gill Coliseum (7,867) Corvallis, OR
March 2, 2024 Noon, P12N	No. 11	California	W 79–58	23–6 (12–6)	19 – Gardiner	8 – Gardiner	9 – Hunter	Gill Coliseum (6,377) Corvallis, OR
Pac-12 Women's Tournament
March 7, 2024 Noon, P12N	(4) No. 13	vs. (5) No. 18 Colorado Quarterfinals	W 85–79 ^20T	24–6	27 – Beers	13 – Beers	9 – Hunter	MGM Grand Garden Arena (4,883) Paradise, NV
March 8, 2024 5:00 p.m., P12N	(4) No. 13	vs. (1) No. 2 Stanford Semifinals	L 57–66	24–7	17 – Beers	7 – Tied	6 – Paurova	MGM Grand Garden Arena (5,713) Paradise, NV
NCAA Women's Tournament
March 22, 2024* 5:00 p.m., ESPNU	(3 A1) No. 12	(14 A1) Eastern Washington First round	W 73–51	25–7	19 – Beers	9 – Beers	6 – von Oelhoffen	Gill Coliseum (6,923) Corvallis, OR
March 24, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN	(3 A1) No. 12	(6 A1) Nebraska Second round	W 61–51	26–7	19 – von Oelhoffen	7 – Gardiner	8 – von Oelhoffen	Gill Coliseum (7,227) Corvallis, OR
March 29, 2024* 11:30 a.m., ESPN	(3 A1) No. 12	vs. (2 P4) No. 9 Notre Dame Sweet Sixteen	W 70–65	27–7	23 – Gardiner	13 – Beers	9 – von Oelhoffen	MVP Arena (13,597) Albany, NY
March 31, 2024* 10:00 a.m., ABC	(3 A1) No. 12	vs. (1 P4) No. 1 South Carolina Elite Eight	L 58–70	27–8	16 – Beers	12 – Gardiner	5 – Tied	MVP Arena (13,568) Albany, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. A1=Albany 1. All times are in Pacific Time.

Source:^[1]

Rankings[edit]

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	25	18	17	11	9	11	13	12	12	8
Coaches	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	25	19	19	15	14	16	15	14	15	10

References[edit]

^ "Oregon State Athletics". OSUBeavers.com. November 27, 2023.

[1] "Oregon State Athletics". OSUBeavers.com. November 27, 2023.

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v t e Oregon State Beavers women's basketball
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Rivalries	Oregon (series)
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