Beavers Headed to Portland to Take on Pilots

THE GAME: The Oregon State men's soccer team will play its final game of the regular season on Saturday, as the Beavers head north to Merlo Field for a road matchup with Portland.

FOLLOW ALONG: Saturday's game will air live on ESPN+. Live stats will be available at OSUBeavers.com.

UP NEXT: Following Saturday's game, Oregon State will await the NCAA Tournament Selection Show, which will take place Monday at 10 a.m.

WCC Scenarios:

Oregon State can claim a West Coast Conference title on Saturday with a win over Portland and an LMU win or tie against San Diego. Should the Beavers win and the Lions and Toreros draw, Oregon State and San Diego would be co-champions.
Should the Beavers and Toreros end the season level on points, San Diego would claim the conference's automatic tournament bid, based on the head-to-head tiebreaker

Quick Hitters:

Solans leads the WCC and is seventh in the nation with 13 goals. Teammate Arnau Farnos is second in the conference with nine goals.
Oregon State has three of the top-five WCC players in total points this season. Solans leads the way with 28, while Farnos is second with 21. Fabian Straudi is fourth in the conference with 16 points.
Solans netted two hat tricks this season, making him the second Beaver ever to score two hat-tricks in the same season, joining Rick Kempf in 1990.
Solans is sixth on Oregon State's single season goals list.
Fabian Straudi has 12 assists on the year, placing him tied for second on OSU's single-season list and second in the nation.
Oregon State is coming off its first ever appearance in the College Cup, as the Beavers made men's soccer's final four in 2023.
OSU entered the season ranked No. 4 in the United Soccer Coaches poll, its highest ever preseason ranking.
The Beavers ended the 2023 season ranked No. 4 in the nation, the highest season-ending ranking in program history
OSU is ranked No. 21 in this week's Top Drawer Soccer rankings
Oregon State was picked first in the WCC Preseason Coaches Poll, taking four of a possible eight first-place votes. Fran Cortijo, Arnau Farnos, Ellis Spikner and Dante Williams all made the WCC Preseason Team.
The Beaver men's soccer squad is one of 10 OSU programs slated to compete in the West Coast Conference beginning in the fall of 2024 as part of the two-year conference affiliation agreement.
Oregon State's squad features 13 newcomers this season.
Alejandro Silva was named to the United Soccer Coaches' Midfielders to Watch List.
Ten Beavers have been selected in the last seven MLS SuperDrafts, including three in the 2024 draft. Logan Farrington highlighted the trio of OSU players selected this winter, going at No. 3 overall to FC Dallas.
Oregon State's players represent seven different countries (United States, Spain, Uganda, Argentina, Germany, Italy and Trinidad and Tobago) and four different continents (North America, South America, Europe and Africa).
Greg Dalby became the second coach in Oregon State history to lead the team to the postseason in his first season in charge. His 11 victories are also tied for the most wins by an OSU head coach in his debut season.

The Matchup:

The Beavers and Pilots have met 28 times total, including six times in the last four seasons.
The two teams split their two meetings last year, with Oregon State taking the win at Merlo Field in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
Andrew De Gannes scored a goal at Merlo Field last season

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Players Mentioned

Fran Cortijo

Andrew De Gannes

Arnau Farnos

Logan Farrington

Alejandro Silva

Ellis Spikner

Fabian Straudi

Dante Williams