Having grown up in Pocatello, home of the Idaho State Bengals, John Severs is a lifelong fan of small schools that don't always deliver a lot of wins. Prior to writing for On SI, John covered the Beavers for SB Nation's Oregon State blog Building the Dam, with a focus on baseball and women's basketball. When he's not watching college sports he spends most of his time reading, playing video games and annoying cats.
For three and a half quarters the Beavers and Bulldogs battled back and forth, but in the end it was Lauren Whittaker and Gonzaga who punched their ticket for March Madness.
After spotting the Musketeers a pair of early runs, the Beavers capitalized on a series of Xavier miscues in the bottom of the seventh to win their sixth game in a row.
After two regular season losses against the Lions the Beavers finally took down LMU in the WCC Tournament with a career game from Ally Schimel. The Beavers are now one win away from returning to the NCAA Tournament.
Lizzy Williamson delivered the biggest game of her career to give the Beavers a gritty win over the Pilots. Now Oregon State will have to take down LMU for the first time this season to advance to the tournament finals.
After an up and down regular season, the Beavers need a series of big wins in the WCC Tournament to get back into the March Madness field. Here's what they can do to lock down that bid.
The West Coast Conference released their postseason awards for this week ahead of the beginning of the 2026 WCC Men's Basketball Tournament in Las Vegas. One Be
Cold shooting in the fourth quarter spoiled the Beavers chances for a Senior Day win and better position heading into the West Coast Conference tournament.
