Lindsey Behonick

Biography

Lindsey Behonick, the 12th head coach in program history, joined Oregon State in December 2022. Through her second season in Corvallis, Behonick has led the Beavers to some strong moments. In 2024, a pair of student-athletes (Annika Hester and Lauren Rumel) became the first Beavs to be named to the First Team all-league under her direction. Additionally, the duo of Hester and Rumel were the first to be named all-league since the 1990 season. Two freshmen - Emma Lilo and Yasemin Narlioglu - completed their first seasons inside the top 10 for freshmen in assists and digs, respectively. Following the season, Elly Schraeder made history as the first Beaver to be coached by Behonick to sign a professional contract when she inked a deal with AO Thiras, a Greek squad. Just a few of the highlights of the Behonick era has included: First home sweep of the Arizona schools since 2017 (2023) First road sweep of the Washington schools since 2017 (2023) First top 25 road win since 2017 (2023) First time beating two ranked opponents in a season since 2011 (2023) First win over a ranked Washington State since 2016 (2023) First home win over Washington State since 2017 (2024) First pair to be named to an all-conference team (2024) During a six-win stretch during the middle of the 2023 season, the Beavers stunned a pair of ranked opponents - No. 19 Arizona State (her first Pac-12 win) and No. 6 Washington State in Pullman - with five-set battles and had emphatic four-set wins and even a sweep.