Oregon State Closes Road Trip against No. 8 Stanford

Up Next
- The Beavers remain in the Golden State with a match against No. 8 Stanford to close out the road trip
- The contest will take place on Sunday, October 15, with kickoff set for 11 a.m. PT

Follow Along
- The contest will broadcast live on the Pac-12 Networks with Troy Clardy and Chris Sullivan on the call
- Live stats are available on the men's soccer schedule page on OSUBeavers.com
- Live Twitter updates will be available @BeaverMSoccer

Series Histories
- This will be the 85th meeting between Oregon State and Stanford
- The Beavers are 6-73-5 all-time against the Cardinal
- OSU has suffered nine straight losses to Stanford dating back to 2012 following the two setbacks in 2016
- Oregon State has two decisions against Stanford, first a 1-0 win in overtime in the second meeting in 2011 followed by a 2-2 draw in the first meeting in 2012
- The Beavers are 1-14-1 against the Cardinal with Simmons as the bench boss

Simmons vs. the Pac-12
- This will be the ninth year Coach Simmons has taken on the Pac-12
- Simmons owns a 21-53-10 record against conference foes since 2009

Scouting Report
- The Cardinal are currently ranked eighth in the most recent United Soccer Coaches poll and 15th in the most recent Top Drawer Soccer rankings
- Stanford is 9-2-1 so far in the 2017 season after playing to a 1-1 draw against No. 19 Washington on Thursday, Oct. 12
- The Cardinal are 3-0-1 in Pac-12 play so far with wins over San Diego State (5-0), UCLA (1-0) and California (3-0)
- Stanford has outscored the opposition 25-7 during the 2017 campaign with seven shutouts
- Redshirt-senior Nico Corti's seven clean sheets have come with a .821 save percentage on 32 saves for a 0.58 GAA while starting all 12 games
- Senior Foster Langsdorf leads the Cardinal with 19 points on eight goals and three helpers
- Seniors Drew Skundrich and Corey Baird both have 10 points as Skundrich owns four goals and two assists while Baird has three goals and a quartet of helpers
- Nine different players have recorded a goal for Stanford as junior Amir Bashti, senior Tomas Hilliard-Arce and redshirt-sophomore Tanner Beason each have multiple goals on the year
- Bashti owns three goals, while Hilliard-Arce and Beason both have two
- The Cardinal have outshot their opponents 195-104 on the season, with 71 on goal to opponent's 40
- Stanford has 69 corner kicks while opponents own 27

Last Time Out
- The Beavers suffered a 2-0 setback on the road to California on Thursday, October 12
- Both sides were even at 0-0 going into halftime before the Golden Bears put away two goals in the second half
- Oregon State had five shots on goal as Jordan Jones and Joe Hafferty both had two each

Super Seniors
- The senior class of Jordan Jones, Jaime Miralles, Timmy Mueller, Jalen Markey and Sam Tweeton have combined for 314 career appearances on the pitch, including Miralles' time at Vermont
- Jones has 69 appearances for OSU, followed by 64 from Miralles (OSU and UVM), 63 for Mueller, 61 for Markey and 56 for Tweeton
- Mueller and Jones have contributed the most points, as Jones has 26 goals and six assists, while Mueller owns 23 goals and eight assists for 112 total points
- Markey is the resident ironman after accumulating 5,355 minutes in his 61 career appearances and has played a full 90+ minutes in 55 games over the course of his career at OSU

Fun Facts
- Seniors Jordan Jones and Timmy Mueller, along with freshman Joe Hafferty, are the only active Beavers whose first career goal came as game-winners
- Hafferty fired off the final goal in a 3-2 win over UC Riverside on Sept. 3
- Jones buried the first goal of a 2-0 win over UW-Milwaukee on Sept. 5, 2014, while Mueller made a splash with the second goal of a 3-1 win over Evansville on Aug. 29, 2014
- Gage Rogers became the first true freshman since 2014 to post a clean sheet in his first career start in the 2-0 win over [17/-] Pacific on Sept. 22
- Nolan Wirth was the last true freshman to accomplish the feat, doing so in a 1-0 win over UCF on Aug. 31, 2014 and needing only two saves
- Pablo Gatinois became the second Oregon State true freshman in 2017 to post a clean sheet in his first career start, the first time that has happened in a season during Simmons' tenure
- The decision over Pacific on Sept. 22 was the second win in 2017 over a ranked opponent prior to the start of the Pac-12 schedule
- OSU last defeated two ranked opponents before the start of conference play in 2004, besting No. 21 Rhode Island (3-0) and No. 25 St. Bonaventure (2-1, OT) during the campaign

Transfer Market
- Oregon State has had success with transfers over the last few seasons
- Miralles played a big role for the Beavers in 2016 as he tallied one goal and four helpers.
- Matthias Binder is a fresh transfer for 2017 as he made 35 appearances for UW-Milwaukee in two years and posted two goals and four assists in over 2,600 minutes
- Michael Swift is another new transfer, coming from Clemson where he made 17 appearances as a freshman for the Tigers in 2016

Beavers in the Pros
- Oregon State has produced a number of outstanding professional players in recent seasons
- Danny Mwanga was the No. 1 overall pick in the 2010 MLS Draft, before Khiry Shelton was selected second overall in 2016
- The list of current Beavers in the pros:
    - Khiry Shelton - New York City FC
    - Alan Gordon - LA Galaxy
    - Emery Welshman - Real Salt Lake
    - Robbie Findley - Rayo OKC (NASL)
    - Danny Mwanga - Ottawa Fury (NASL)
    - Will Seymore - Whitecaps FC 2 (USL Pro)
    - Matt Bersano - Seattle Sounders FC 2 (USL)
    - Tyler Back - Rovaniemen Palloseura (Finnish Veikkausliiga)
    - Mikhail Doholis - Kitsap Pumas (PDL)

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Players Mentioned

Matthias Binder

Pablo Gatinois

Joe Hafferty

Jordan Jones

Jalen Markey

Jaime Miralles

Timmy Mueller

Gage Rogers

Michael Swift

Sam Tweeton