Post by Deleted on Dec 28, 2017 9:38:55 GMT -8
Bend Bulletin
Sophomore guard Mikayla Pivec was unsure of the reaction she would get when she approached Oregon State women’s basketball coach Scott Rueck last spring about possibly joining the OSU track team.
Lots of athletes run track in the offseason to help them stay sharp, but Pivec was a bit unusual in that she wanted to moonlight as a javelin thrower. Rueck agreed, but with a caveat: The javelin could not take the place of hoops.
Beavers Ready
To withstand the onslaught of the Pac-12 women’s basketball season, teams must be able to adapt to different styles of play each weekend and be mentally focused throughout each game.
The Oregon State women’s basketball team has been able to do that the past three seasons, and each one has ended with a regular-season title.
