Mikayla Pivec Interview + Pac-12 Gauntlet Begins

Pac-12 Networks' Ashley Adamson and Mary Murphy kick off the 2nd season of the Inside Pac-12 Women's Basketball Podcast and tell us why the biggest story of the non-conference season was Oregon upsetting the US National Team (3:25). Ash and Mary dive into why Sabrina Ionescu is the most impressive college basketball player in both the women's and men's game (5:20). They recap UCLA's win over Arizona that continued the Bruins' historic start (7:38) and chat about what they have seen of Stanford's heralded freshmen (10:00). Mary also recounts a memorable dance sequence from the weekend that included Tara Vanderveer (12:00).

Oregon State senior Mikayla Pivec joins the show (18:00) and shares how at just 5'10" she has been able to lead the league in rebounding. Pivec recalls her summer of playing in the Pan American games and what that competition taught her (23:10). She talks about the Beavers' game vs the US National Team and the fan girl moment she had with her hero Sue Bird (25:05). Pivec talks about her academic success (27:10) and where her drive to volunteer comes from (29:46). She ends the interview sharing a story of a prank that went wrong in high school (35:26).

Ash and Mary wrap the episode highlighting Bobbi Buckets historic weekend (39:00) and a surprising speech at the Washington State-Cal game (41:00). Mary leaves us with "Murphy's Law" (42:42) in what to watch for this coming weekend.