Welcome to the final week of regular season Pac-12 play! We’re starting to see it come down to the wire across the country for many teams looking to qualify to regionals in their desired position, and these two teams are no different.
Oregon State has exceeded expectations this season under the leadership of Jade Carey, taking up permanent residence at the top half of the conference and hitting the 198 mark for the first time in program history. This senior night matchup won’t be about Carey, however, but the Beavers’ senior class of Kayla Bird, Jenna Domingo, Kristina Peterson, and Madi Dagen. All four have proven to be vital contributors throughout the season, with Dagen, in particular, being a top scorer alongside Carey in her super senior season. With a spot in the night session of Pac-12s all but secured, the goal now will be to move ahead of California into the third spot in conference rankings.
Speaking of conference rankings, Utah has solidified itself as the top team in the conference by the smallest of margins over UCLA and will be coming to Corvallis with one goal– keep UCLA from overtaking it after its own senior night. In light of the knee injury to key contributor (and Olympic teammate of Jade Carey) Grace McCallum, Maile O’Keefe has reemerged…
