Kate Lanz Transfers from Oregon State: "It wasn't a positive environment"

by Nate Parham on Apr 19, 2010 2:28 AM EDT in NCAA: Pac-12

Michelle Smith suggested that Talisa Rhea wasn't the only player who wanted out of Oregon State and now we have confirmation of that rumor as freshman guard Kate Lanz has requested and received a release from the program.

Women's basketball: Kate Lanz to leave Beavers | OregonLive.com
"I decided to leave because for me to be successful I needed to be in an environment that was positive and it wasn't a positive environment," Lanz said. "I needed to make a change."

Lanz was certainly not as productive a player as Rhea, but her statement might help to explain why Rhea left and certainly lends credence to the notion that something is not quite right with the program.

Update - 4/21/10: Statement from the Oregon State athletic director about transfers

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Things are looking rough for OSU…

http://blog.oregonlive.com/behindbeaversbeat/2010/04/oregon_state_womens_basketball_8.html

by juice12 on Apr 19, 2010 11:04 PM EDT reply actions

Yeah, wow...

And here’s another one…

http://www.gazettetimes.com/sports/beavers-sports/article_b43cc5d6-4bf5-11df-988a-001cc4c002e0.html

Hopefully, we hear something from the program soon..

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by Nate Parham on Apr 20, 2010 12:12 AM EDT up reply actions

HOLY COW!

can they even field a team next year???

http://blog.oregonlive.com/behindbeaversbeat/2010/04/oregon_state_womens_basketball_9.html

by juice12 on Apr 20, 2010 6:40 PM EDT reply actions

Perhaps more importantly...

It’s looking like a de facto revolt…but what exactly are they revolting against?

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by Nate Parham on Apr 20, 2010 7:56 PM EDT up reply actions

Good Question, Q.

What exactly has caused SEVEN players to leave Coach Lavonda Wagner’s Oregon State women’s basketball program? Has she said anything about all of this? If it were just one player, it could be written off, but SEVEN?! There is clearly something not right up in Corvallis and the powers that be need to fix these problems ASAP.

by Ironcurtianantihero on Apr 20, 2010 11:42 PM EDT reply actions