Oregon State University - Beaver Yearbook (Corvallis, OR)

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(Left) Senior, Gerard Lawson moves for an outlet past U of O defense running offense for Oregon State at the 2007 Civil War Game in Eugene. | Photo by Toan Ngo Season Scores Us Them Utah 24 7 Cincinatti 3 34 Idaho State 61 10 Arizona State 32 44 UCLA 14 40 Arizona 31 16 California 31 28 Stanford ( HC ) 23 6 use 2 34 Washington 29 23 Washington State 52 17 Oregon ( CW ) 38 31 (Above) Senior wide receiver Anthony Brown, takes a knee in the endzone and rests a (Above) Offensive linemen Jeremy Perry blocked U moment without his helmet. Brown was considered by his coaches and peers as one of of O defensive end Tomo Celotto. 95. | Photo by the most physically gifted athletes on the Oregon State team. | Photo by Melissa Cady Toan Ngo Men s Football 11

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(Left) Junior Brandon Hughes. 36. readies himself on the field. Hughes originally came to OSU as a receiver but started games in the 2007 season as a cornerback. | Photo by Melissa Cady (Right) Wide receiver Brandon Powers. 82. waits for the hike on the offensive line. Powers was a senior on the OS Football team for the 2007 season. | Photo by Melissa Cady (Right) Senior defensive lineman, Gerard Lee braces his stance on the line facing UW offense. Beavers beat the Huskies 29-23 at the Dad’s Weekend home game. | Photo by Melissa Cady (Above) Junior runningback Patrick Fuller. 34, kneels in the endzone at the Homecoming Game versus Stanford. Fuller competed for the top backup position and special teams contributor. | Photo by Melissa Cady (Above) Sophomore quarterback Lyle Moevao and junior offensive lineman Jeremy Perry rest briefly between plays. The players could always use a rest or two to discuss upcoming plays and to stretch their legs before getting back into play. Oregon State won the game versus UW thanks to heavy offense and a ready defense. | Photo by Melissa Cady 10 Fall

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The 2007 Volleyball learn was a young team, with only one senior. Kristin Murray. the team was made up mainly of sophomores, juniors and a lew freshmen. Jill Sawatzky was their only starting freshman and received the Pac-10 honorable mention for a freshman. Another one of 2007 Oregon State volleyball’s stronger players was sophomore Rachael Rourke, who aquired 505 kills in the season and an average of 4.51 per game. Rourke and middle blocker Lexie Rathgeber were named to the Pac-10 Conference All-Freshman Team in the 2007 season. Rathberger also made a name for herself and ended the season with 77 block assists and 89 total blocks ranking her among Oregon States top freshman in history for both categories. The women of Oregon State volleyball showed tremendous dedication over the 2007 season taking home six wins across the season, all the while their heads held high. The 2007 bailer-ladies traveled to Pullman. WA to play versus Washington State over fall term’s much needed Thanksgiving holiday break. The women traded wins with WSU after having beat them in the beginning of the season. Competitively, they knocked off two ranked opponents. They beat Hawaii in three games and the number four ranked team UCLA in five games. Oregon State Volleyball, along with Arkansas, was one of the only teams to defeat an opponent ranked in the top 10 of the NCAA. | Story by Melissa Cady and Erin Murphy (Above) Great volloy! Teammates swarm senior Kristin Murray to congratulate her on a job well done. Murray was an outside hitter and the team's only senior in the 2007 season. | Photo by Tracey Cox (Right) Light on her feet, junior Jennifer Fitz is posed and ready for the ball to come flying her way at any moment. | Photo by Tracey Cox (Left) High five! Freshman Jill Sawatzky gives Benny the Beaver some love during warm ups. | Photo by Tracey Cox (Above) Headed to the net, sophomores Camilla Ah-Hoy and Alexis Rathgeber stand prepared for the serve and whatever comes next. | Photo by Tracey Cox