Oregon State Returns to Lorenz to Host [RV/-] Portland

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- The Beavers return to Corvallis, Ore., to take on upstate rival [RV/-] Portland at Paul Lorenz Field
- The contest will take place on Sunday, September 17, with kickoff set for 7 p.m. PT

Follow Along
- 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 21st meeting between Oregon State and Portland
- The Pilots own a 16-4 record in the series between the schools
- UP took a 1-0 victory in Portland, Ore., in the last meeting on Sept. 17, 2015
- Oregon State's last win against the Pilots was on Sept. 18, 2014, when Timmy Mueller and Jordan Jones both buried a goal in the 2-0 decision
- This will be the fifth meeting between the teams with head coach Steve Simmons as the bench boss for OSU
- Simmons is 1-3 against the Pilots in his Oregon State career

Scouting Report
- Portland is currently receiving votes in the most recent United Soccer Coaches' Poll
- The Pilots are 3-2 on the year, going 1-1 in the Hensor/Zaher Classic with a 6-0 win over Fairfield and a 3-2 double-overtime loss to UNLV
- UP went 2-0 in the Nike Portland Invitational with a 2-1 win over Seattle and a 5-0 decision over Cal State Fullerton
- Portland suffered a defeat in its most recent contest against California on Sept. 9 in double overtime at 2-1
- Sophomore Benji Michel leads the way with 12 points on six goals and a .316 shot percentage
- Sophomore Rey Ortiz is close behind with 10 points on an pair of goals and six assists
- Senior Jason Romero and sophomore Gio Magana-Rivera are the other Pilots with multiple tallys on the year as Romero owns eight points on three goals and two helpers while Magana-Rivera has a pair of markers
- Senior Paul Christensen has started every game in the net for Portland, amassing 482 minutes played, making 11 saves and owning a 1.12 goals against average for a .647 save percentage on 58 shots faced
- The Pilots are led by head coach Nick Carlin-Voigt in his second year on the sidelines, he owns a 15-7-2 record as the bench boss

Last Time Out
- The Beavers jumped out to an early lead against [7/7] Syracuse on Tuesday, Sept. 12, but were undone by a late goal off an SU corner
- Junior Hassani Dotson got OSU on the board in the ninth minute with an unassisted goal
- SU responded with a 16th minute to even the tilt at 1-1
- The Orange got a penalty kick goal in the 54th minute for a 2-1 lead, but junior Matthias Binder took a free kick from 25 yards out to even it again at 2-2 in the 66th minute
- Syracuse added the final goal in the 87th minute off a corner kick

Super Seniors
- The senior class of Jordan Jones, Jaime Miralles, Timmy Mueller, Jalen Markey and Sam Tweeton have combined for 289 career appearances on the pitch, including Miralles' time at Vermont
- Jones has 63 appearances for OSU, followed by 61 from Mueller, 59 for Miralles, 56 for Markey and 50 for Tweeton
- Mueller and Jones have contributed the most points, as Jones has 24 goals and six assists, while Mueller owns 23 goals and eight assists for 108 total combined points
- Markey is the resident ironman after accumulating 4,979 minutes in his 56 career appearances and has played a full 90+ minutes in 51 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

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.
- 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)

Oregon State Returns to Lorenz to Host [RV/-] Portland

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Players Mentioned

Matthias Binder

Hassani Dotson

Joe Hafferty

Jordan Jones

Jalen Markey

Jaime Miralles

Timmy Mueller

Michael Swift

Sam Tweeton