Raegan Beers wants to demand the ball like her dad, and shoot the ball like her mom.

And her brothers both of whom are playing tight end on Division I college football teams taught her the fine art of running the floor in transition, waiting for the perfect pass.

"We have always thrown the football around a lot," said Beers, who has been named Pac-12 Freshman of the Week the past two weeks and three times overall for the 10-6 Oregon State Beavers, cementing her status as one of the contenders for Pac-12 Freshman of the Year. "I think thats why Ive always had such good hands. And they always made it challenging for me. In my family, you always have to dive for the ball."

Her favorite route? "Always the long ball," she said.

Beers, the 6-foot-4 Colorado native, is seventh in the Conference in scoring and fourth in rebounding, averaging 15.5 points and 8.8 rebounds a game. She has collected five straight double-doubles after a weekend split against the Arizona schools, making her the sixth OSU player to record five double-doubles in a row. Beers, averaging 21.4 points a game over the last five games, has a league-best 10 double-doubles on the season. In an upset win over then-No. 10 UCLA on New Years Day, Beers finished with 22 points and 15 rebounds.

"With Raegan, its been just consistent development," said Oregon State coach Scott Rueck . "She comes in every day with such a great attitude, and she just gets better all the time. Its all the things she naturally does, but then its her great footwork and her balance around the basket."

Beers came to Corvallis as a McDonalds All-American, the No. 10 overall recruit in the class of 2022, and coming off shoulder surgery for a torn labrum last spring. She wasnt sure she would be able to play at the start of the season. She was able to return early, in time for the season opener, her first game in nine months.

"I was ready for the next level, and its been a big jump," Beers said. "The biggest thing is the pace. I knew it would be faster, but thats been my biggest challenge. But Im keeping up, and I feel like Ive grown. The dial is definitely cranked and I had to crank my dial too."

On a team with seven new players and just four returners, Beers emergence as one of the leagues top young players is welcome. In addition to beating UCLA, the Beavers led then-No. 15 Arizona for 38 minutes last weekend before falling 72-69. Beers had 19 points and 10 rebounds in that game on 9-for-14 shooting from the floor. The Beavers (2-3 Pac-12) will take on Washington State in Corvallis on Friday.

"You can never predict how young players are going to respond at the college level," Rueck said. "In her case, she learns fast, she is unfazed by any environment and she keeps fighting."

Rueck sees a player who is strong on the defensive end, and can knock down perimeter shots.

"If something throws her for a minute, she figures it out and shes over it," Rueck said. "Its been inspiring."

Beers said that her father once compared her to Nuggets star Nikola Joki.

"I know Im a good passer," Beers said. "My ability to pass the ball always reminds me of how my dad played. I wanted to play like him. He always had a way of getting to where he wanted to be on the floor, and he demanded the ball. I wanted to play like that. And I wanted to shoot like my mom, who could knock it down."