Oregon State
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Beavers Battle to 1-0 Defeat at No. 20 Washington
October 19, 2015 | Men's Soccer
SEATTLE, Wash. – The Oregon State men's soccer team battled hard for the full 90 minutes, but was unable to overcome a strong No. 20 Washington squad, as the Huskies took a 1-0 win Sunday evening on a rain-soaked field in Seattle.
The Beavers (7-5-1, 2-2-1 Pac-12) created numerous scoring chances in the contest, highlighted by a 77th-minute shot from freshman Hassani Dotson that rattled the post.
Oregon State played the match without the services of sophomore centerback Sam Tweeton and senior midfielder Phillip Van Berkom, both of whom were unavailable due to injury.
The Beavers were aggressive to start the match, whipping a number of balls into the box within the opening eight minutes of play. It would be the Huskies (6-2-5, 2-1-2) that got the breakthrough, however, as Washington scored with a shot off a deflected cross to go ahead 1-0 in the ninth minute.
Oregon State would bounce back with a chance in the 13th minute, as senior Mikhail Doholis curled the ball towards the head of sophomore Timmy Mueller, but the forward headed it just wide. Doholis followed that up with a shot of his own, firing high on an effort from 25 yards out. Dotson took aim from a similar distance just a minute later, with a shot that grazed the top of the crossbar.
OSU sophomore goalkeeper Nolan Wirth came up with a big save in the 59th minute, stopping the shot of a Washington player who was in on goal. Doholis forced a save with a left-footed shot from the top of the box in the 70th minute.
The Beavers were reduced to 10 men in the 75th when junior Matt Arbogast was assessed a second yellow card.
Oregon State would continue to press forward down a man, and the Beavers came within inches of leveling the score in the 77th minute when Dotson pinged a shot off the post off a feed from Mueller. The Beavers would continue to threaten in the final 10 minutes, but could not break through the Husky back-line.
Overall, Washington finished the match with a 9-8 edge on shots, while Oregon State held a 5-1 advantage on corner kicks.
The Beavers will have a week off, before returning home on Oct. 30 to take on Stanford.
