College: Oregon State
Class: Senior
Height: 6-6
Position: Center
Hometown: Houston, British Columbia

Quick Hits

• 2015-16 Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year
• 2015-16 All-Pac-12 Tournament Team
• 2015-16 Academic All-America

PERSONAL
Born in Smithers, British Columbia on June 24, 1994 … Daughter of Lance and Shirley Hamblin … Has two older siblings, Gavin and Vicki … Father is a rental property manager and mother is an agrologist … Majoring in pre-engineering … Lists winning back-to-back provincial championships as her biggest athletic thrill to date … Rides and shows horses … Favorite athletes growing up were Canadian show jumping champion and Olympic silver medalist Ian Millar and six-time NBA champion Michael Jordan … Chose Oregon State because “the amazing coaching staff and hometown feel of Corvallis were a perfect fit for me.”

2015-16 SEASON
Ruth Was named to the Naismith Trophy Early Season Watch List … Named a candidate for the Senior CLASS Award on Jan. 21 … Set the Pac-12 record for career blocks … Went for 18 point and 18 rebounds against Troy (3/18) … Scored 23 points and pulled down an OSU record-tying 20 rebounds in the Pac-12 title game vs. UCLA (3/7) … Pulled down 19 rebounds against Cal (2/28) … Scored 16 points, pulled dwon 15 rebounds and blocked six shots against UCLA (2/21) … Scored 14 points and pulled down 11 rebounds against Utah (2/14) … Scored 17 points and blocked five shots against Washington State (2/7) … Scored 12 points and pulled down eight rebounds vs. Arizona State (2/1) … Finished with 12 points on 5-for-10 shooting against Arizona (1/29) … Scored 20 points and pulled down seven rebounds against Colorado (1/24) … Blocked eight shots at Utah (1/22) … Scored 15 points on 6-for-8 shooting against Cal (1/15) … Tallied 12 points, nine rebounds and four assists against Oregon (1/10) … Scored her 1,000th career points and posted a double-double against USC (1/2) … Notched 15 points, nine rebounds and seven blocks against Oregon (1/8) … Tallied a double-double against No. 3 Notre Dame (12/29) … Hit all six of her shot attempts against CSU Bakersfield (12/15) … Pulled down a career-high 17 rebounds and scored 17 points against Marquette (12/3) … Notched her first double-double of the season against Arkansas (11/28), recording 16 points, 11 rebounds and six blocks … Hit all five of her free-throw attempts on the way to 13 points against Hofstra (11/27) … Scored 16 points and blocked three shots against UC Riverside (11/22) … Scored 10 points in the season-opener against Longwood (11/13).

“She’s a dream to coach. She’s extremely cerebral and she’s one of the most efficient people I’ve ever known. Down the stretch of this season she has been incredible, and her numbers reflect that. She’s had some huge games over the course of her career, and she’s still continuing to evolve as a player, which is exciting to see.”
– Head Coach

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