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Beavers upset the Cougars: A week of home wins

Beavers upset the Cougars: A week of home wins

Ryan McCabe, Sports Writer
November 23, 2024

The Beavers Women’s Volleyball team beat the Washington State Cougars in 3-1 sets Friday night in their last home game of the season. This was their first home win against the Cougars since 2017 and...

Outsider hitter, Alexix Rodriguez (#23) and opposite, Annika Hester (#4) celebrate after a score for the beavers in a game against San Diego on Nov 16, 2024 in Gill Coliseum

Beavers volleyball sweep Portland Pilots

Mckenna Sonday, Sports Writer
November 20, 2024

The Beavers women's volleyball team secured a clean sweep 3-0 victory against the University Portland Pilots Wednesday night at Gill Coliseum, making a comeback in the final weeks of the season.  Having...

Amanda Burns and Zaria Thornton celebrate a point against Saint Marys in Gill Coliseum in Corvallis OR on Oct 24 2024.

Beavers outlast Gaels in a tight four-set match

McKenna Van Gundy, Sports Writer
October 24, 2024

The score was tied 32 times in four sets, 15 coming from the first set. The Beavers volleyball locked in their fourth conference win of the season against Saint Mary’s on Thursday, Oct. 24 at Gill...

Beavers defeat Dons in five-set thriller

Beavers defeat Dons in five-set thriller

Josh Cande, Sports Writer
October 12, 2024

Fifth set. Match point. Oregon State's Iris Coba is staring down West Coast leader San Francisco as she prepares to serve for the win.  Leaping into the air and arching her back, she puts the Beavers’...

Oregon State's Alexis Rodriguez #23  celebrates with her teammates on the court after winning a point against Pepperdine at Gill Coliseum on September 26, 2024.

Waves break the DAM

Aiden Kiichle, Sports Writer
September 26, 2024

In their debut of the West Coast Conference, the Oregon State Beavers Volleyball team performance could have gone a lot smoother than it did. After multiple hard-fought sets, the Pepperdine Waves ultimately...

OSU Volleyball senior outside hitter Maddie Goings sets the ball. 

Why We Play: Maddie Goings (Oregon State Volleyball)

By: Andres De Los Santos, Sports Contributor
October 19, 2020

Many athletes say that they were born into the sport that they play, but for Maddie Goings, Oregon State’s senior outside hitter on the volleyball team, that was literally the case. “My mom was a...

The signature Olympic rings hang in display. 

OSU in Pros: Selina Scoble (Volleyball)

The list of Olympic participants that were former Oregon State student-athletes is a long one, spanning over a dozen events in over a century’s worth of Olympic games.But the list for volleyball Olympic...

OSU junior libero Grace Massey square up to defend for the Beavers versus No. 3 Stanford on oct. 5 in Gill Coliseum. The Beavers lost 0-3. 

Sports Breakdown: Volleyball

Volleyball is a sport that consists of two separate teams of six players who are separated by a net, similar to tennis. Players used their hands in volleyball to hit the ball back and forth over the high...

OSU junior libero Grace Massey square up to defend for the Beavers versus No. 3 Stanford on oct. 5 in Gill Coliseum. The Beavers lost 0-3. 

Volleyball defensive specialist motivates team

Soren Carr, Sports Contributor
October 14, 2019

After five years of losing to their in-state rival, the Oregon State Beavers Volleyball team upset the #24 ranked Oregon Ducks on Sept. 26 in Gill Coliseum.  Junior defensive specialist and libero, Grace...

OSU Volleyball junior outside hitter Haylie Bennett (#4), senior middle blocker Serena Bruin (#24) and junior libero Grace Massey (#7) celebrate a point awarded by the referee. 

Luther: For successful season, volleyball must maintain consistency

Alex Luther, OMN Sports Chief
September 30, 2019

Oregon State Volleyball secured a significant 3-2 upset over rivals in Oregon Volleyball on Thursday, Sept. 26 in Gill Coliseum. Oregon entered the game ranked at #24 nationally with a 4-6 season record...

OSU Football junior wide receiver lines up for a play versus Oklahoma State in Reser Stadium on Aug. 30. 

Oregon State Beavers fall 2019 preview

Alex Luther, Sports Editor
September 20, 2019

Oregon State University's fall sports, including football, men’s soccer, women’s soccer, and volleyball, home season began with a women’s soccer game on Aug. 18 versus British Columbia and will end...

Student Athletes

Playing away from home

Elizabeth Casey, Practicum Contributor
January 7, 2019

International student-athletes at Oregon State University face a unique set of challenges when they arrive on campus. Student-athletes must succeed both physically as an NCAA Division One athlete and...

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