Women’s basketball: Raegan Beers, daughter of former Ohio HS All-Stater, stars for Oregon State

Ohio High School fans following the NCAA Women’s Tournament may have recognized a familiar name.

Oregon State sophomore standout Raegan Beers is the daughter of former Ohio High School All-Stater Ike Beers, who played for the Bulldogs in the ‘80s.

Raegan Beers was the Beavers’ leading scorer (19) and rebounder (9) in their opening-round 73-51 rout against Eastern Washington on March 22.

The 6-4 forward scored 10 points with six rebounds in the Beavers’ 61-51 second-round win over Nebraska on Sunday on their home court despite sitting out the entire fourth quarter with foul trouble.

The No. 3 seeded Beavers advanced to the Elite Eight with a 70-65 win over No. 2 Notre Dame on Friday with Beers scoring 18 points with 13 rebounds.

Oregon State (27-9) saw its season come to an end with a 70-58 loss to No. 1 South Carolina in the regional finals in Albany, N.Y. on Sunday. Beers scored 16 points and pulled down eight rebounds.

On the year, Beers averaged 17.5 points and 10.3 rebounds a game with 14 double-doubles.

She earned her first All-America honors, named as second-team selection from The Athletic.

Beers has said playing at home growing up against brothers Rocky and Rowdie, who play football at Florida International, toughened her up and raised her level of play.

Last season, Beers was named Pac-12 Freshman and Sixth Player of the Year, the first player in league history to earn both awards in the same season. She averaged 13.3 points and 8.6 rebounds with 16 double-doubles.

She was a five-star recruit out of Littleton, Colorado, named as McDonald’s Prep All-American and Naismith Player of the Year Semifinalist.

Ike Beers, who was in attendance at his daughter’s tournament games, was a 1988 graduate of Ohio, a sophomore reserve on the Bulldogs’ 1986 state runner-up. As a senior, he averaged 20.3 points and 14.7 rebounds for the Bulldogs, named as an Associated Press Class A All-Stater.

He was a two-time All-BCR selection, scoring 933 career points for the Bulldogs.

Beers’ No. 52 uniform is one of six numbers retired at Ohio High School.

He is in law enforcement in Colorado.