Game Preview: UW WBB Travels to Corvallis to Face OSU Beavers

On Sunday, January 15th at 12 Noon, the Washington Huskies (9-6 overall; 1-4 PAC) will resume their PAC-12 conference schedule on the road against the Oregon State Beavers (10-7 overall; 2-4 PAC) in Corvallis, Oregon.

Oregon State is loaded.

Washington native Talia Van Oellhoefen is still arguably the Beavers best player. Talia is both a facilitator and a scorer.

Van Oellhoefen averages 15.3 points, 5.5 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.5 steals per game.

We hear you, Beaver Nation! 🗣️@TaliaVono ➜ @RaeganBeers and the we're within one at the media timeout. #GoBeavs pic.twitter.com/k9TL3gtwVo

— Oregon State WBB (@BeaverWBB) December 31, 2022

Freshman big Raegan Beers is a Problem the Huskies must solve.

Oregon State’s second, third and fourth most frequent scoring combinations all involve Beers as the scorer:
#1 Bendu Yeaney (Assister) to Raegan Beers (Scorer);
#2 Talia von Oelhoffen (Assister) to Raegan Beers (Scorer); and
#3 AJ Marotte (Assister) to Raegan Beers (Scorer).

Beers averages 15.1 points, 9.1 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 0.8 blocks per game.

A three-time PAC-12 Freshman of the week this season, Beers also leads all freshmen nationally in double-doubles (7) and field goal percentage (58.1%).

Beers is devastating inside the paint.

Demanding the ball. 💪

Up to 25 points for @RaeganBeers. She's two rebounds away from her sixth double-double. #GoBeavs pic.twitter.com/v2GH9hTU8w

— Oregon State WBB (@BeaverWBB) December 28, 2022

Raegan. Beers. 🤯

She's got our last 11 points and USC needs time! #GoBeavs pic.twitter.com/gNQGSW1XGS

— Oregon State WBB (@BeaverWBB) December 31, 2022

Raegan. Beers. 💪

She is unbelievable. Up to 19 points midway through the fourth. #GoBeavs

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— Oregon State WBB (@BeaverWBB) January 7, 2023

Beers can also hit the midrange jumper if left open.

Stretch five. 🖐️

Back within one after the jumper from @RaeganBeers. #GoBeavs pic.twitter.com/Nx1Bjr1qtq

— Oregon State WBB (@BeaverWBB) December 31, 2022

Oregon State’s number one scoring combination is Talia von Oelhoffen (Assister) to AJ Marotte (Scorer).

Former Husky commit AJ Marotte is Oregon State’s third-leading scorer at 8.7 ppg on 50.6% shooting from two-point range and 27.9% from three-point range, 3.8 rebs, 1.3 assists and .50 steals.

Baseline jumpers are Marotte’s offensive signature where she is shooting 55.6% from the rightside (5 for 9)and 66.7% from the leftside (10 for 15).

AJ Marotte tallied 17 PTS (all in the first half) and 4 REB versus Arizona in a 72-69 loss for Oregon State.

Senior guard Bendu Yeaney is a familiar face to Pac-12 fans — the former Arizona starter transferred to OSU this season.

Count. The. Basket. 🤯@Benduyeaney1 is unbelievable. #GoBeavs

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— Oregon State WBB (@BeaverWBB) January 1, 2023

Yeaney is a super athlete and an excellent on-ball defender.

Bendu Yeaney averages 6.9 points, 4.9 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.4 steals per game.

To secure the victory over Oregon State, the Huskies will need to:

(1)control Talia Oellhoefen to limit one aspect of her do-everything game, i.e., UW defense either limits her scoring or her facilitating her Beavers teammates’ scoring;

(2) neutralize Raegan Beers enough to prevent her from posting a dominant double-double (points/rebounds) performance;

(3) dominate the Beavers with inside-the-paint scoring by the Huskies, with at least 10 points each by Dalayah Daniels and Haley Van Dyke;

(4) defend the three-point line to limit Oregon State’s best shooters from deep, i.e., Martha Pietsch(33.3%), Adlee Blacklock(33.3%), Lily Hansford(32.2%), Shalexxus Aaron(30.8%) and Talia von Oelhoffen (30.5%).

A Washington Huskies’ road victory over Oregon State in Corvallis would be an upset that would dramatically increase UW’s chances of avoiding the PAC-12 cellar this season.

Huskies Win Probability: 33%