Saturday, November 2
Corvallis, Ore.
1 p.m.
Oregon State
vs
Santa Clara
Photo by: Oregon State Athletics
Beavers Host No. 11 Santa Clara for Senior Day
October 30, 2024 | Women's Soccer
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Oregon State women's soccer is back at home for the final time in the 2024 regular season on Saturday, hosting the eleventh-ranked Santa Clara Broncos at Paul Lorenz Field.
Oregon State Beavers vs No. 11 Santa Clara
Date: Saturday, Nov. 2
Time: 1 p.m. PT
Location: Paul Lorenz Field
Watch: ESPN+
Live Stats: Stat Broadcast
SCOUTING THE BRONCOS:
Santa Clara enters Saturday's game ranked No. 11 in the most recent United Soccer Coaches Poll and coming off a 2-1 win over Gonzaga on Sunday. SCU is undefeated and holds a 5-0-2 record against WCC opponents and hasn't lost since falling to Stanford on Sept. 15, an unbeaten streak that is now up to eight games. Kennedy Schoennauer has scored 10 goals this season which ranks second among all players in the conference while the Broncos are averaging a league-high 2.25 goals per game while conceding just 0.81, which is also the best mark in the WCC.
POINTS:
Oregon State was last in action on Saturday, Oct. 26, playing the 20th-ranked Pepperdine Waves to a 1-1 draw at Paul Lorenz Field. A Valerie Tobias goal was equaled with a visitor penalty kick in the 63rd minute. OSU managed the Waves' attack down the stretch, earning a crucial point that keeps the team in the hunt for the WCC title. In securing a point against a ranked opponent, the Beavers did something they hadn't done since defeating then-ranked No. 7 Stanford on Sept. 30, 2021.
DEFENSE:
The Beaver defense didn't just keep the Waves from scoring out of the run of play on Saturday, it also hindered the visitors' ability to create clean looks at goal. Though Pepperdine finished with 21 shots in the game, just three were on target, which tied a season-low mark, as the Beavers limited to San Francisco to three shots on goal in a dominant 2-0 victory on Oct. 9.
RANKED:
In playing a pair of ranked opponents back-to-back, Oregon State women's soccer is doing something it hasn't done since the COVID-impacted return to play in the spring of 2021: play ranked opponents in consecutive games. The last time this happened, the Beavers fell to No. 23 Stanford on March 26, 2021, before posting a clean sheet in a scoreless draw against No. 22 California on March 28.
The last time that ranked opponents played at Paul Lorenz in consecutive games was earlier in the 2021 spring season, when a loss to No. 14 California was followed by a 2-1 victory over No. 3 Stanford on Feb. 28, 2021.
SEASON TO REMEMBER:
Valerie Tobias' impressive run of form continued against Pepperdine, as the fifth-year midfielder scored in the 35th minute from the edge of the box, bringing her season tally to tally to three. She has a goal or assist in three of her last four appearances and now sits at second on the team in total points (nine) and is in a three-way tie for second in assists with three.
DOUBLE TROUBLE:
A pair of Beavers were credited with the assist on Tobias' opening goal, as Carly Carraher played the final ball after a feed from Claire Jones. Carraher's assist was her first in 2024 while Jones is part of that three-way tie for second on the team in total assists, drawing level with Tobias and Katie Godden; the trio sits behind Paola Figueroa, who has four helpers this season.
Oregon State is now up to 17 assists on 20 total goals, averaging 1.13 assists per game on 1.33 goals scored.
SENIORS:
12 seniors will be recognized for their contributions to the program on Saturday: Juju Barker, Amaya Bautista, Ava Benedetti, Aidan Brown, Carly Carraher, Rin Choi, Cassi James, Katie, Godden, McKenna Martinez, Kendra McDaniel, Sawyer Service and Val Tobias.
In total, this group has made 481 appearances at Oregon State, totaling 300 starts and 27,401 minutes played in orange and black.
RACE TO THE FINISH:
With three games remaining in the season, OSU is firmly in the hunt for the WCC Championship, and Saturday's game will go a long way in determining the final standings. The path to the top is simple: win out and hope for one single Pepperdine loss or draw.
The Beavs are currently in a three-way tie for second place with LMU and Pepperdine; each team has 14 points, three points behind league-leaders Santa Clara. Oregon State has a game in hand on LMU, thus eliminating them, assuming the Beavs win out. The first tiebreaker is head-to-head results, so while winning all three of the final games would put Oregon State in a tie with Santa Clara for total points, a win on Saturday would break the tie and put OSU ahead.
However, the next tie breaker is overall record, and both OSU and Pepperdine have three games remaining and could tie for the top spot with 23 points. Because Oregon State and Pepperdine tied last Saturday, the next tie breaker is overall record, where the Waves could finish the year with a 13-3-3 record compared to 9-7-2 for Oregon State, claiming the championship with a tiebreaker.
In short, to win the West Coast Conference, Oregon State must claim victory in each of the final three regular season games AND Pepperdine would need to lose or draw at least once, which would see the Beavers win outright on points.
The WCC does not have a conference tournament, so the winner of the regular season will earn an automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament.
OUR MISSION:
Oregon State Athletics strives to Build Excellent Authentic Visionary Student-Athletes (Go BEAVS).
Oregon State Beavers vs No. 11 Santa Clara
Date: Saturday, Nov. 2
Time: 1 p.m. PT
Location: Paul Lorenz Field
Watch: ESPN+
Live Stats: Stat Broadcast
SCOUTING THE BRONCOS:
Santa Clara enters Saturday's game ranked No. 11 in the most recent United Soccer Coaches Poll and coming off a 2-1 win over Gonzaga on Sunday. SCU is undefeated and holds a 5-0-2 record against WCC opponents and hasn't lost since falling to Stanford on Sept. 15, an unbeaten streak that is now up to eight games. Kennedy Schoennauer has scored 10 goals this season which ranks second among all players in the conference while the Broncos are averaging a league-high 2.25 goals per game while conceding just 0.81, which is also the best mark in the WCC.
POINTS:
Oregon State was last in action on Saturday, Oct. 26, playing the 20th-ranked Pepperdine Waves to a 1-1 draw at Paul Lorenz Field. A Valerie Tobias goal was equaled with a visitor penalty kick in the 63rd minute. OSU managed the Waves' attack down the stretch, earning a crucial point that keeps the team in the hunt for the WCC title. In securing a point against a ranked opponent, the Beavers did something they hadn't done since defeating then-ranked No. 7 Stanford on Sept. 30, 2021.
DEFENSE:
The Beaver defense didn't just keep the Waves from scoring out of the run of play on Saturday, it also hindered the visitors' ability to create clean looks at goal. Though Pepperdine finished with 21 shots in the game, just three were on target, which tied a season-low mark, as the Beavers limited to San Francisco to three shots on goal in a dominant 2-0 victory on Oct. 9.
RANKED:
In playing a pair of ranked opponents back-to-back, Oregon State women's soccer is doing something it hasn't done since the COVID-impacted return to play in the spring of 2021: play ranked opponents in consecutive games. The last time this happened, the Beavers fell to No. 23 Stanford on March 26, 2021, before posting a clean sheet in a scoreless draw against No. 22 California on March 28.
The last time that ranked opponents played at Paul Lorenz in consecutive games was earlier in the 2021 spring season, when a loss to No. 14 California was followed by a 2-1 victory over No. 3 Stanford on Feb. 28, 2021.
SEASON TO REMEMBER:
Valerie Tobias' impressive run of form continued against Pepperdine, as the fifth-year midfielder scored in the 35th minute from the edge of the box, bringing her season tally to tally to three. She has a goal or assist in three of her last four appearances and now sits at second on the team in total points (nine) and is in a three-way tie for second in assists with three.
DOUBLE TROUBLE:
A pair of Beavers were credited with the assist on Tobias' opening goal, as Carly Carraher played the final ball after a feed from Claire Jones. Carraher's assist was her first in 2024 while Jones is part of that three-way tie for second on the team in total assists, drawing level with Tobias and Katie Godden; the trio sits behind Paola Figueroa, who has four helpers this season.
Oregon State is now up to 17 assists on 20 total goals, averaging 1.13 assists per game on 1.33 goals scored.
SENIORS:
12 seniors will be recognized for their contributions to the program on Saturday: Juju Barker, Amaya Bautista, Ava Benedetti, Aidan Brown, Carly Carraher, Rin Choi, Cassi James, Katie, Godden, McKenna Martinez, Kendra McDaniel, Sawyer Service and Val Tobias.
In total, this group has made 481 appearances at Oregon State, totaling 300 starts and 27,401 minutes played in orange and black.
RACE TO THE FINISH:
With three games remaining in the season, OSU is firmly in the hunt for the WCC Championship, and Saturday's game will go a long way in determining the final standings. The path to the top is simple: win out and hope for one single Pepperdine loss or draw.
The Beavs are currently in a three-way tie for second place with LMU and Pepperdine; each team has 14 points, three points behind league-leaders Santa Clara. Oregon State has a game in hand on LMU, thus eliminating them, assuming the Beavs win out. The first tiebreaker is head-to-head results, so while winning all three of the final games would put Oregon State in a tie with Santa Clara for total points, a win on Saturday would break the tie and put OSU ahead.
However, the next tie breaker is overall record, and both OSU and Pepperdine have three games remaining and could tie for the top spot with 23 points. Because Oregon State and Pepperdine tied last Saturday, the next tie breaker is overall record, where the Waves could finish the year with a 13-3-3 record compared to 9-7-2 for Oregon State, claiming the championship with a tiebreaker.
In short, to win the West Coast Conference, Oregon State must claim victory in each of the final three regular season games AND Pepperdine would need to lose or draw at least once, which would see the Beavers win outright on points.
The WCC does not have a conference tournament, so the winner of the regular season will earn an automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament.
OUR MISSION:
Oregon State Athletics strives to Build Excellent Authentic Visionary Student-Athletes (Go BEAVS).
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