Oregon State Coach Scott Rueck had insulated himself from much of the media coverage leading into the women’s N.C.A.A. tournament.

But struggling to sleep at 2 a.m. before Oregon State faced Tennessee in the second round on Sunday, Rueck stumbled upon an ESPN preview article.

He noticed a nugget about the Lady Vols having never lost at home in the N.C.A.A. tournament, and he thought, “How often in life do you have a chance to do something for the first time?”

After he informed his players at a shootaround about their chance at history, the Beavers went out and added another chapter to their renaissance.