Beavers Visit Spokane for First Road Trip of 2017

Friday, September 1

Spokane, Wash.

4:00 PM

Oregon State

American University

Photo by: Scobel Wiggins/Oregon State Athletics

August 30, 2017 | Men's Soccer

Oregon State will face American and UC Riverside in Gonzaga Tournament

By: Athletic Communications

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Oregon State will make its first road trip of the season to Spokane, Wash., to compete in the Gonzaga Tournament
OSU will face American University on Friday, Sept. 1, at 4 p.m. PT, before taking on UC Riverside on Sunday, Sept. 3, at 11 a.m. PT
This will be the Beavers' first meeting against the Eagles and third meeting against the Highlanders

Follow Along

Both contests at the Gonzaga Tournament will feature a live stream and live stats available on the men's soccer schedule page at OSUBeavers.com
Live Twitter updates will be available @BeaverMSoccer

Series Histories

Oregon State is 2-0-0 against UC Riverside all-time, with both contests coming at home
The Beavers last squared off with the Highlanders on Aug. 25, 2006, with OSU taking a 2-1 win at Lorenz Field
The first meeting between the teams came on Sept. 13, 2002, with Oregon State taking a 2-0 decision

Scouting Report

American University is currently 0-2-0 with losses to Georgetown and George Mason
The Eagles fell to the Hoyas at 2-0 before dropping a 3-0 decision to the Patriots
Freshman Jerry Zouantcha has taken the most shots for American, firing off five with two coming on goal
Sophomore John Mino was given the loss against George Mason after playing the full 90 minutes, while senior Shuan Quinn took the loss to Georgetown
The Eagles finished 2016 on top of the Patriot League standings at 11-5-5 but lost their top three point scorers over the offseason
UC Riverside's lone loss came to CSU Bakersfield at 2-0
The Highlanders fired off 11 shots in the contest, with junior Eduardo Sanchez, sophomore Anthony Lopez and freshman Roberto Garcia-Vargas each taking three with one on goal
Redshirt-senior Vincent Morales took the loss with two saves in the game
In 2016, the Highlanders went 9-10-1 and lost their top scorer, Romario Lomeli, who was the lone member to record double-digit points with 21 behind six goals and nine assists

Last Time Out

The Beavers ended the Hensor/Zaher Nike Classic with a 1-0 overtime win over [-/17] UNLV thanks to Jordan Jones' golden goal at 50 seconds into the first overtime period
Timmy Mueller had the assist on the game winner as he sent the cross to the far pole for Jones to finish
Jalen Markey, Timmy Muelle and Jordan Jones were all named to the Hensor/Zaher All-Tournament team for their performances

1-2 Punch

The foward duo of Mueller and Jones have combined for 118 appearances on the pitch for OSU
Mueller and Jones have buried 47 total goals as they own 23 and 24, respectively
16 game winners are attributed to the pair with 10 coming from Mueller and 6 coming from Jordan
The combo have accolades aplenty with Jordan owning two Pac-12 Second Team appearances and one All-Far West Region Third Team and Mueller laying claim to two All-Far West Region teams, two All-Pac-12 teams and a College Soccer News Freshman All-American

Finding a Balance

29 members will fill the roster for the 2017, with 13 upperclassman and 16 underclassman looking to leave an impact
Five seniors grace the roster, all with extensive playing time: Mueller, Jones, Markey, Tweeton and Miralles
Eight juniors will add to the depth: Brill, Braaten, Dotson, Vincent, Sungvornrajasabh, Tchilao, Matthias Binder and Davis Chimento
Six sophomores will get an opportunity to shine as well: Diaz, Strenov, Caleb Michael, Brady Graff, Rodrigo Sarmiento and Michael Swift
10 freshmen will grace the roster for the season: Gage Rogers, Pablo Gatinois, Kolade Salaudeen, Joel Walker, Keegan Ness, Mitch Hammer, Andre Earthy-Find, Sean Cooper, Caleb Etter and Joe Hafferty

Transfer Market

Oregon State has had success with transfers over the last few seasons
Jaime Miralles played a big role for the Beavers in 2016 as he tallied one goal and four helpers.
Matthias Binder is a fresh transfer for 2017 as he made 35 appearances for UW-Milwaukee in two years and posted two goals and four assists in over 2,600 minutes
Michael Swift is another new transfer, coming from Clemson where he made 17 appearances as a freshman for the Tigers

Beavers in the Pros

Oregon State has produced a number of outstanding professional players in recent seasons
Danny Mwanga was the No. 1 overall pick in the 2010 MLS Draft, before Khiry Shelton was selected second overall in 2016
The list of current Beavers in the pros:
- Khiry Shelton - New York City FC
- Alan Gordon - LA Galaxy
- Emery Welshman - Real Salt Lake
- Robbie Findley - Rayo OKC (NASL)
- Danny Mwanga - Ottawa Fury (NASL)
- Will Seymore - Whitecaps FC 2 (USL Pro)
- Matt Bersano - Seattle Sounders FC 2 (USL)
- Tyler Back - Rovaniemen Palloseura (Finnish Veikkausliiga)
- Mikhail Doholis - Kitsap Pumas (PDL)