# 2024–25 Oregon State Beavers women's basketball team

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 before losing to Stanford in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 3 seed in the Albany Regional 1 where they defeated Eastern Washington and Nebraska 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. There, they lost to national champion South Carolina.

## 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.

## 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. (5) San Francisco Quarterfinals | W 61–59 | 17–15 | 19 – Ferreira | 7 – tied | 3 – tied | Orleans Arena (1,244) Paradise, NV |
| March 10, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (4) | vs. (1) Gonzaga Semifinals | W 63–61 | 18–15 | 19 – Ferreira | 9 – Ferreira | 5 – Shuler | Orleans Arena (2,827) Paradise, NV |
| March 11, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN2 | (4) | vs. (2) Portland Finals | W 59–46 | 19–15 | 16 – Ferreira | 12 – Ferreira | 3 – Rees | Orleans Arena (1,737) Paradise, NV |
| NCAA tournament |||||||||
| March 22, 2025 4:30 p.m., ESPNU | (14 B2) | at (3 B2) No. 12 North Carolina Round of 64 | | | | | | Carmichael Arena Chapel Hill, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific. |||||||||
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## Rankings

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