2025–26 Oregon State Beavers women's basketball team

2025–26 Oregon State Beavers women's basketball
2025–26 Oregon State Beavers women's basketball
WBIT, First Round
Conference	West Coast Conference
Record	23–12 (13–5 WCC)
Head coach	Scott Rueck (16th season);
Assistant coaches	Deven Hunter; Sydney Wiese; Eric Ely; Jared Vedus;
Home arena	Gill Coliseum

2025–26 West Coast Conference women's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Loyola Marymount	15	–	3	.833	21	–	10	.677
Gonzaga †	14	–	4	.778	24	–	9	.727
Santa Clara	13	–	5	.722	24	–	10	.706
Oregon State	13	–	5	.722	23	–	12	.657
Portland	11	–	7	.611	19	–	14	.576
Pepperdine	10	–	8	.556	20	–	12	.625
San Francisco	9	–	9	.500	19	–	14	.576
Pacific	6	–	12	.333	11	–	19	.367
Washington State	6	–	12	.333	9	–	25	.265
Saint Mary's	6	–	12	.333	15	–	17	.469
San Diego	4	–	14	.222	11	–	22	.333
Seattle	1	–	17	.056	5	–	25	.167

† 2026 WCC tournament winner As of March 19, 2026

The 2025–26 Oregon State Beavers women's basketball team represents Oregon State University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Beavers, led by 16th-year head coach Scott Rueck, play their home games at Gill Coliseum in Corvallis, Oregon as associate members of the West Coast Conference (WCC).

This season will mark Oregon State's last season as associate members of the West Coast Conference, as they will be rejoining the newly reformed Pac-12 Conference, effective July 1, 2026.^[1]

Previous season

The Beavers finished the 2024–25 season 19–16, 12–8 in WCC play, to finish in fourth place.^[2] They defeated San Francisco,^[3] top-seeded Gonzaga,^[4] and Portland to win the West Coast Conference tournament championship, earning the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.^[5] They would receive the No. 14 seed in the Birmingham Regional 2,^[6] where they would be defeated by No. 3 seed North Carolina in the First Round.^[7]

Preseason

On October 23, 2025, the West Coast Conference released their preseason poll. Oregon State was picked to finish atop the conference, receiving nine of the twelve first-place votes.^[8]

Preseason rankings

WCC Preseason Poll
Place	Team	Votes
1	Oregon State	119 (9)
2	Gonzaga	111 (3)
3	Washington State	94
4	Portland	91
5	Santa Clara	84
6	San Francisco	70
7	Saint Mary's	55
8	Pacific	52
9	Loyola Marymount	38
10	Pepperdine	36
11	San Diego	31
12	Seattle	11
(#) first-place votes

Source:^[8]

Preseason All-WCC Team

Preseason All-WCC Team
Player	Year	Position
Tiara Bolden	Senior	Guard
Catarina Ferreira	Senior
Kennedie Shuler	Junior

Source:^[8]

Roster

2025–26 Oregon State Beavers women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Tiara Bolden	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Sr	La Salle	Eugene, Oregon
G	1	Kennedie Shuler	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	Barlow High School	Gresham, Oregon
G	2	Katelyn Field	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Casey Cavaliers	Melbourne, Australia
G	3	Jenna Villa	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Washington State	Arlington, Washington
G	4	Ally Schimel	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	Corbett School	Corbett, Oregon
G	7	Lucia Navarro	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Florida State	Valencia, Spain
F	10	Susana Yepes	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	RS Sr	South Georgia Tech	Medellín, Colombia
G	12	Mackenzie Shivers	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	RS Jr	Mesa Community College	Mesa, Arizona
F	15	Lizzy Williamson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	Sr	NC State	Adelaide, Australia
F	16	Elisa Mehyar	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	So	SISU Copenhagen	Copenhagen, Denmark
F	22	Lara Alonso-Basurto	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Fr	Distrito Olimpico	Madrid, Spain
G	25	Keira Lindemans	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Bulleen Boomers	Melbourne, Australia
G	30	Catarina Ferreira	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Baylor	São Paulo, Brazil
G	31	Cloe Vecina	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	So	Celta Baloncesto	Vigo, Spain
C	32	Néné Sow	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	RS Sr	Utah	Brussels, Belgium

Head coach

Scott Rueck (Oregon State)

Assistant coach(es)

Deven Hunter (Oregon State)
Sydney Wiese (Oregon State)
Eric Ely (Northwest Nazarene)
Jared Vedus (Oregon State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 6, 2026

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 2, 2025* 7:00 pm		Alaska Fairbanks	W 104–27	–	22 – Bolden	7 – Alonso-Basurto	9 – Shuler	Gill Coliseum (1,800) Corvallis, OR
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2025* 3:00 pm, ESPN+		Corban	W 86–45	1–0	14 – Alonso-Basurto	11 – Alonso-Basurto	5 – Shuler	Gill Coliseum (3,100) Corvallis, OR
November 10, 2025* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Air Force	W 60–49	2–0	23 – Bolden	12 – Alonso-Basurto	8 – Shuler	Gill Coliseum (3,079) Corvallis, OR
November 14, 2025* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Illinois	W 64–59	3–0	25 – Bolden	6 – Tied	5 – Shuler	Gill Coliseum (3,353) Corvallis, OR
November 18, 2025* 11:00 am, ESPN+		Utah State	W 71–52	4–0	23 – Bolden	15 – Sow	4 – Villa	Gill Coliseum (8,613) Corvallis, OR
November 21, 2025* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Colorado State	L 58−64	4−1	22 – Villa	8 – Williamson	5 – Tied	Gill Coliseum (3,582) Corvallis, OR
November 23, 2025* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Long Beach State	W 71−55	5−1	14 – Tied	10 – Villa	14 – Shuler	Gill Coliseum (3,190) Corvallis, OR
November 27, 2025* 5:00 pm, ESPN+		vs. No. 17 Vanderbilt Paradise Jam Island Division semifinals	L 66–88	5–2	15 – Tied	10 – Schimel	5 – Shuler	UVI Sports and Fitness Center (824) St. Thomas, USVI
November 29, 2025* 11:30 am, ESPN+		vs. Virginia Tech Paradise Jam Island Division 3rd place game	L 67–78	5–3	19 – Villa	7 – Villa	5 – Shuler	UVI Sports and Fitness Center (324) St. Thomas, USVI
December 3, 2025* 6:00 pm, B1G+		at Oregon Rivalry	L 73–96	5–4	27 – Villa	7 – Shuler	5 – Shuler	Matthew Knight Arena (5,282) Eugene, OR
December 7, 2025* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Alaska Anchorage	W 69–53	6–4	23 – Bolden	10 – Alonso-Basurto	5 – Bolden	Gill Coliseum (3,101) Corvallis, OR
December 14, 2025* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Arizona State	L 53–55	6–5	18 – Villa	12 – Sow	4 – Shuler	Gill Coliseum (3,143) Corvallis, OR
December 19, 2025* 7:00 pm, YouTube		vs. Montana State Maui Classic	W 53−51	7−5	19 – Villa	7 – Tied	7 – Shuler	Seabury Hall Makawao, HI
December 20, 2025* 8:00 pm, YouTube		vs. Liberty Maui Classic	W 64–57	8–5	21 – Shuler	6 – Tied	2 – Tied	Seabury Hall (1,299) Makawao, HI
WCC regular season
December 28, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at San Francisco	W 74–65	9–5 (1–0)	24 – Villa	10 – Sow	4 – Shuler	Sobrato Center (286) San Francisco, CA
December 30, 2025 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at Saint Mary's	W 63–57	10–5 (2–0)	16 – Villa	8 – Shuler	7 – Shuler	University Credit Union Pavilion (326) Moraga, CA
January 2, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Pacific	W 81–61	11–5 (3–0)	32 – Villa	7 – Villa	6 – Shuler	Gill Coliseum (3,369) Corvallis, OR
January 8, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Washington State	W 78−64	12−5 (4−0)	24 – Bolden	7 – Sow	7 – Shuler	Beasley Coliseum (886) Pullman, WA
January 10, 2026 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Seattle	W 68-38	13-5 (5-0)	19 – Villa	10 – Sow	6 – Shuler	Gill Coliseum (3,775) Corvallis, OR
January 15, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at LMU	L 51-55	13-6 (5-1)	13 – Villa	7 – Shuler	6 – Shuler	Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
January 17, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Pepperdine	W 69-68	14-6 (6-1)	25 – Villa	6 – Tied	6 – Shuler	Firestone Fieldhouse (558) Malibu, CA
January 22, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Gonzaga	W 92-87 ^OT	15-6 (7-1)	31 – Villa	11 – Williamson	9 – Shuler	Gill Coliseum (4.257) Corvallis, OR
January 29, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+		San Diego	L 43-61	16-6 (8-1)	24 – Shuler	8 – Bolden	4 – Villa	Gill Coliseum (3,750) Corvallis, OR
January 31, 2026 1:00 pm, ESPN+		San Francisco	W 75-53	17-6 (9-1)	19 – Shuler	9 – Williamson	7 – Shuler	Gill Coliseum (4,381) Corvallis, OR
February 5, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Gonzaga	L 37-67	17-7 (9-2)	9 – Bolden	9 – Sow	2 – Vecina	McCarthey Athletic Center (4,901) Spokane, WA
February 7, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Portland	L 50-53	17-8 (9-3)	23 – Shuler	7 – Tied	3 – Villa	Chiles Center (2,002) Portland, OR
February 12, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Santa Clara	L 70-83	17-9 (9-4)	15 – Villa	12 – Villa	9 – Shuler	Gill Coliseum (3,949) Corvallis, OR
February 14, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Pacific	W 70-60	18-9 (10-4)	31 – Shuler	7 – Tied	3 – Shuler	Alex G. Spanos Center (532) Stockton, CA
February 19, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Portland	W 64-54	19-9 (11-4)	29 – Bolden	12 – Alonso	6 – Tied	Gill Coliseum (3,629) Corvallis, OR
February 21, 2026 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Washington State	W 79-51	20-9 (12-4)	20 – Tied	10 – Williamson	4 – Shuler	Gill Coliseum (4,473) Corvallis, OR
February 26, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at San Diego	W 83–49	21–9 (13–4)	22 – Shuler	12 – Williamson	5 – Vecina	Jenny Craig Pavilion (339) San Diego, CA
February 28, 2026 1:00 pm, ESPN+		LMU	L 69-71 ^OT	21-10 (13-5)	15 – Tied	8 – Tied	5 – Shuler	Gill Coliseum (4,452) Corvallis, OR
WCC tournament
March 8, 2026 11:30 am, ESPN+	(4)	vs. (5) Portland Quarterfinal	W 60-50	22-10	20 – Williamson	16 – Williamson	6 – Villa	Orleans Arena (1,553) Paradise, NV
March 9, 2026 12:00 pm, ESPN+	(4)	vs. (1) LMU Semifinal	W 73-67	23-10	22 – Villa	9 – Williamson	7 – Shuler	Orleans Arena (1,905) Paradise, NV
March 10, 2026 1:00 pm, ESPN2	(4)	vs. (2) Gonzaga Championship	L 66-76	23-11	20 – Villa	9 – Williamson	5 – Shuler	Orleans Arena (3,345) Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific.

Sources:^[9]^[10]

References

^ "Pac-12 adding four Mountain West schools Boise State, San Diego State, Fresno State, Colorado State". USA Today. Retrieved January 6, 2026.
^ "2024–25 Women's Basketball Standings". West Coast Conference. Retrieved January 6, 2026.
^ "Oregon State Women's Basketball: Beavers Beat San Francisco 61-59, Advance to WCC Semifinals". Oregon State Beavers On SI. Retrieved January 6, 2026.
^ "Kennedie Shuler's last-second layup sends Oregon State to the WCC championship game". oregonlive.com. Retrieved January 6, 2026.
^ "Oregon State women's basketball wins WCC championship to secure spot in NCAA Tournament". Statesman Journal. Retrieved January 6, 2026.
^ "2025 Division I Women's Basketball Official Bracket". NCAA.com. Retrieved January 6, 2026.
^ "No. 3 seed UNC women's basketball advances to second round of NCAA tournament". The Daily Tar Heel. Retrieved January 6, 2026.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Oregon State Picked to Win 2025-26 West Coast Conference Women's Basketball Championship". West Coast Conference. Retrieved January 6, 2026.
^ "2025–26 Women's Basketball Schedule". Oregon State University Athletics. Retrieved January 6, 2026.
^ "Oregon State Beavers 2025–26 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 6, 2026.

[1] "Pac-12 adding four Mountain West schools Boise State, San Diego State, Fresno State, Colorado State". USA Today. Retrieved January 6, 2026.

[2] "2024–25 Women's Basketball Standings". West Coast Conference. Retrieved January 6, 2026.

[3] "Oregon State Women's Basketball: Beavers Beat San Francisco 61-59, Advance to WCC Semifinals". Oregon State Beavers On SI. Retrieved January 6, 2026.

[4] "Kennedie Shuler's last-second layup sends Oregon State to the WCC championship game". oregonlive.com. Retrieved January 6, 2026.

[5] "Oregon State women's basketball wins WCC championship to secure spot in NCAA Tournament". Statesman Journal. Retrieved January 6, 2026.

[6] "2025 Division I Women's Basketball Official Bracket". NCAA.com. Retrieved January 6, 2026.

[7] "No. 3 seed UNC women's basketball advances to second round of NCAA tournament". The Daily Tar Heel. Retrieved January 6, 2026.

[poll-8] "Oregon State Picked to Win 2025-26 West Coast Conference Women's Basketball Championship". West Coast Conference. Retrieved January 6, 2026.

[9] "2025–26 Women's Basketball Schedule". Oregon State University Athletics. Retrieved January 6, 2026.

[10] "Oregon State Beavers 2025–26 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 6, 2026.

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Oregon State Beavers women's basketball
Venues	Armory and Gymnasium (1899–1908) Gill Coliseum (1976–present)
Rivalries	Oregon (series)
Culture & lore	Benny Beaver "Hail to Old OSU"
People	Head coaches
Seasons	List of seasons 1897–98 1898–99 1899–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26
NCAA Final Four appearance in italics