Beavers Set to Host Stanford and Cal

THE GAMES: The Oregon State men's soccer team will return to conference play this week, as they host No. 17 Stanford and California at Lorenz Field.

FOLLOW ALONG: Thursday's game will air live on Pac-12 Networks with Ann Schatz on the call. Sunday's game will feature a stream, which can be found at OSUBeavers.com.

UP NEXT: The Beavers will hit the road next week for the final time in the regular season, as they head to San Diego State and UCLA.

Quick Hitters:
- Oregon State earned a landmark victory earlier this season, taking down No. 1 Stanford on the road.
- The Beavers have beaten the No. 1 team in the nation in three-straight seasons with all three of those occurences happening on the road.
- Oregon State has also recorded ranked results with a win over then-No. 22 Washington and a tie against then-No. 22 San Diego State
- Logan Farrington joined the Beavers as a transfer from Milwaukee, where he was a two-time All-Horizon League First Team honoree.
- Farrington is seventh in the nation and first in the Pac-12 with 10 goals this season
- Fran Cortijo is second in the Pac-12 in asists and is 25th in the nation with six.
- Javier Armas, Ellis Spikner and Dante Williams were all selected to the Pac-12 Preseason All-Conference Team
- The Beavers return three All-Pac-12 players from last year's squad - Second Team selection Javier Armas and Honorable Mentions Nicklas Lund and Dante Williams.
- Oregon State set a program record with six draws last season, the first season in which the NCAA removed overtime for regular season games.
- OSU has not lost in its last 11 Pac-12 home matches
- The Beavers welcomed in 15 newcomers this offseason
- Javier Armas has made 62 career starts, and needs seven more appearances in the first XI to crack the top-10 in Oregon State history for games started.
- Seven Oregon State players have been selected in the last five MLS SuperDrafts
- Five Beavers are currently on active MLS rosters - Khiry Shelton (Sporting KC), Tsiki Ntsabeleng (FC Dallas), Sofiane Djeffal (Austin FC), Hassani Dotson (Minnesota United), Matt Bersano (Austin FC).
- Other Beavers currently in the pro ranks include: Tyrone Mondi (Real Monarchs), Joe Hafferty (Austin FC II - team captain), Gloire Amanda (Vancouver Whitecaps II), Will Seymore (New Mexico United)

The Coaches:
- Oregon State head coach Greg Dalby joins the Beavers for his first season as head coach.
- Dalby spent the last five seasons as an assistant coach at Penn State, and before that worked at Notre Dame and Davidson.
- Dalby was an All-American and MAC Hermann semifinalist at Notre Dame during his playing career, and played professionally in MLS and the Belgian Premiere League.
- Sergi Nus returns for his second season with the Beavers, and is the only returning member of the staff.
- Jarred Brookins is in his first year with OSU, after joining the team from Davidson.
- Former Oregon State players Evan Munn (Assistant Coach - Goalkeepers) and Adrian Molina-Diaz (Graduate Assistant Coach) also joined the OSU staff this summer.

The Matchups:
- Oregon State has earned a win or a draw in its last six meetings with Stanford. Overall, five of the last 10 meetings have ended in a tie, with OSU holding a record of 4-1-5 over that span.
- Logan Farrington scored twice when the Beavers defeated Stanford 2-1 earlier this season.
- Oregon State is unbeaten in its last five matches against California. The Beavers are 8-3-3 in the teams' last 14 meetings.
- The Beavers earned a draw in Berkeley earlier this season, overcoming a two-goal deficit, despite playing with 10 men for the majority of the match.

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Players Mentioned

Javier Armas

Fran Cortijo

Logan Farrington

Nicklas Lund

Adrian Molina-Diaz

Ellis Spikner

Dante Williams