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Oregon senior Liz Brenner was one of 10 NCAA women’s volleyball student-athletes selected as a finalist for the 2014 Senior CLASS Award, Monday. To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence – community, classroom, character and competition. The complete list of finalists follows this release. Nationwide fan voting begins immediately to help select the winner. Fans are encouraged to vote on the Senior CLASS Award website through December 8. Fan votes will be combined with media and Division I head coaches’ votes to determine the winner. Brenner is a two-time AVCA Second Team All-American led the Pac-12 in kills per set as a junior (4.67). Not only is Brenner a captain and team leader, but she also dedicates her time to better the community through volunteer work. The Senior CLASS Award winner will be announced during the 2014 NCAA Division I Women’s Volleyball Championship in December.
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Junior quarterback Marcus Mariota was named Pac-12 offensive player of the week Monday, after leading the sixth-ranked Ducks to a 59-41 win over Cal last Friday at Levi’s Stadium. Mariota completed 18 of 30 pass attempts for 326 yards and five touchdowns, and set the Oregon career passing mark, which now stands at 8,625. The all-America candidate from Honolulu saw his streak of pass attemtps without and interception end at 253 and now sports a 24-to-1 touchdown to interception ratio. Through eight games, Mariota has accounted for 30 touchdowns. He is the national leader in both passing efficiency (192.19 rating) and yards per pass attempt (10.5), while ranking second in points responsible for (180).
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Oregon State University Director of Athletics Bob De Carolis announced Monday that head women’s basketball coach Scott Rueck has received a two-year contract extension through June 30, 2020. Rueck guided the Beavers to the NCAA Tournament last season, advancing to the Second Round, after being selected to finish eighth in the Pac-12 Conference prior to the campaign. It was the first NCAA appearance for the Beavers since 1996. The Beavers enter this season among the nation’s elite teams, per preseason prognosticators. The team is predicted to finish third in the Pac-12, the highest preseason outlook ever for the program, and received first place votes (2) for the first time ever. The Beavers are coming off a 2013-14 season that saw them post a 24-11 record overall and a league mark of 13-5, good for a tie for second in the Pac-12. The 24 wins equaled the most in school history and the 13 Pac-12 victories is a new school benchmark. The Beavers ended the year ranked No. 25 in the country, the first time the program escalated into the polls in 18 years.