Thursday, October 26
San Diego, CA
4:30 PM
Oregon State
at
San Diego State
Beavers Set to Travel to San Diego State and UCLA
October 24, 2023 | Men's Soccer
THE GAMES: The Oregon State men's soccer team hits the road for the final time this regular season for matchups at San Diego State and UCLA.
FOLLOW ALONG: Thursday's game will be streamed live on the Aztec Digital Network. Sunday's contest will air live on Pac-12 Los Angeles.
UP NEXT: The Beavers will wrap up the regular season on Nov. 9 when Washington visits Lorenz Field.
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 12th in the nation and first in the Pac-12 with 10 goals this season
- Fran Cortijo is fourth in the Pac-12 in asists and is 37th 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.
- The Beavers welcomed in 15 newcomers this offseason
- Javier Armas has made 64 career starts, and needs five 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 won 10 of its last 14 meetings with San Diego State
- Dante Williams and Logan Farrington both found the net when the teams battled to a 2-2 draw earlier this season.
- Fabian Straudi and Ellis Spikner both scored when Oregon State and UCLA met at Lorenz Field earlier this season. Spikner has scored in back-to-back contests against the Bruins.
FOLLOW ALONG: Thursday's game will be streamed live on the Aztec Digital Network. Sunday's contest will air live on Pac-12 Los Angeles.
UP NEXT: The Beavers will wrap up the regular season on Nov. 9 when Washington visits Lorenz Field.
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 12th in the nation and first in the Pac-12 with 10 goals this season
- Fran Cortijo is fourth in the Pac-12 in asists and is 37th 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.
- The Beavers welcomed in 15 newcomers this offseason
- Javier Armas has made 64 career starts, and needs five 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 won 10 of its last 14 meetings with San Diego State
- Dante Williams and Logan Farrington both found the net when the teams battled to a 2-2 draw earlier this season.
- Fabian Straudi and Ellis Spikner both scored when Oregon State and UCLA met at Lorenz Field earlier this season. Spikner has scored in back-to-back contests against the Bruins.
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