Friday, October 18
Corvallis, OR
7:00 PM
Oregon State
vs
Washington
Photo by: Scobel Wiggins/Oregon State Athletics
Beavers Host Huskies Friday
October 16, 2019 | Women's Soccer
THE GAMES: The Beavers continue the home-game stretch at Lorenz Field by hosting Washington on Friday, Oct. 18 at 7 p.m.Â
FOLLOW ALONG: Live stats for Friday's game can be found at OSUBeavers.com. You can follow every Oregon State women's soccer game live on Twitter, @BeaverWSoccer.Â
TICKETS: Tickets for all OSU home matches are available and range from $4-6.
DAM CANCER: Friday's match will be OSU's  annual Dam Cancer match presented by Project H.E.R.
HISTORY WITH THE HUSKIES: Washington currently leads the series over the Beavers. Oregon State last defeated the Huskies on Oct. 30, 2016. The last time the two teams met at Lorenz Field, it ended with a double-overtime draw, 0-0. OSU last beat Washington at Lorenz on Oct. 23, 2011 when the Beavers were ranked No. 23 in the Nation and scored four goals while limiting Washington to one.
Quick Hitters:
- 10 Beavers have scored at least one goal this season (Weinert - 7, McReynolds - 5, Schwartz - 3, Conrad, Fried and Studer - 2, Fonsen, Leblic, Lemmond and Malone - 1)
- Sophomore Sydney Studer leads OSU with 1227 minutes played followed closely by Madison Ellsworth and Bridgette Skiba each clocking 1214.
- As a team, OSU is tied for No. 28 in the Nation in win/loss percentage (.769).
Offensive Mindset:
- Oregon State has outscored opponents 25-9 this season.
- OSU has recorded 192 shots this season through 12 games - in 2018 OSU only recorded 131 shots on the season.
- The Beavers have 23 assist this season coming from 12 players compared to last season only having one total assist.
- Oregon State has taken 68 corners this season.
- Redshirt sophomore McKenzie Weinert sits tied for seventh in the Pac-12 total goals (seven) and eighth in shots (38).
- Freshman Brianna McReynolds has been a force for OSU this season scoring five goals (second on team and tied for 16th in Pac-12) and leads the team with five assists (tied for eighth in Pac-12). - McReynolds was also the Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 17 and named to the Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week.
- McReynolds became the first Beaver to record a hat trick since 2011 after scoring three goals against Houston on Sept. 12. She also tallied an assist to finish with seven points.
Dominating Defense:
- Oregon State has started the same back unit for the first 11 games (Ellsworth, Fried, Salveter and Studer) with sophomore Bridgette Skiba in goal.
- The back unit has only given up 169 shots this season (13 per game).
- As a whole, OSU has posted six clean sheets with Bridgette Skiba recording five-solo shutouts (tied for ninth in OSU season history).
- Skiba currently sits second in the Pac-12 for solo-shutouts (five), third in goals-against average (.670), fourth in save percentage (.820) and fifth in saves (41).
- Skiba is ranked 35th in the nation for lowest goals-against average.
- Skiba was named Top Drawer Soccer's National Player of the Week on Oct. 8.
- OSU sits third in the Pac-12 for fewest goals allowed (nine) and goals-against average (.660).
- In the nation, Oregon State is 25th for goals-against average.
- The Beavers defense have added to the offensive stance with Fried, Studer and Fonsen each scoring at least one goal. Dayton, Fonsen, Fried and Salveter have also each recorded an assist on the season.
New Era Under Kagan:
- 2019 marks the first season for head coach Matt Kagan who joins the Beavers after spending the prior two years as the associate head coach at Mississippi State.
- During his first season at MSU, the Bulldogs posted the best record the program had had in 16 years.
- Kagan has been a member of nine coaching staffs that have led teams to the NCAA Tournament - three of those teams have advanced to the Sweet 16.
- Kagan started his professional career in 2004 at Assumption College in Massachusetts before taking the reigns of Worcester State from 2005-08.
The Staff:
- Kagan brings in three distinguished coaches to join his staff.
- Jenny Ruiz-Williams was a four-year letterwinner at UNLV and a two-time All-Mountain West Selection while helping the program to their first ever NCAA appearance.
- Ruiz-Williams was a member of the Mexican National Team when they won bronze at the Pan American Games in 2003, 2011 and 2015. Ruiz-Williams scored the game-winning goal in the bronze-medal game in 2011 against Columbia.
- Ruiz-Williams joined the Seattle Reign FC in 2013 before competing in the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup with Mexico.
- Nick Stirrett joins the Beavers staff working primarily with the goalkeepers after spending the last three seasons at the University of Illinois where he helped the Illini finish fifth in the Big Ten.
- Prior to his time at Illinois, Stirrett helped lead the Penn State Nittany Lions to become the 2015 NCAA National Champions.
- Stirrett also spent two seasons as the head men's coach at the University of Mount Union.
- Tiff Crooks joins the staff as the Director of Operations after spending the last 12 seasons as the head coach at Case Western Reserve University.
- Crooks is the winningest coach in CWRU program history.
Newcomers:
- The Beavers welcome nine newcomers to the 2019 roster, seven freshman and two transfers.
- Five newcomers have combined for 30 of OSU's 73 points to date (McReynolds - 15, Schwartz - 7, Conrad - 4, Galceran and Salveter - 2).
- Freshman Marley Salveter has started every game for the Beavers this season to date with 913 minutes played. McReynolds and Herrera have both started 11 games this season, while Schwartz has started 10, Galceran four and Conrad one.
Last Week vs. No. 2 Stanford:Â
- Oregon State fell to the Cardinal, 2-0.
- Stanford scored both in the first half at the 17th and 30th minute marks before the Beaver defense shut the Cardinal down in the second half.
- The OSU defense finished with 11 blocked shots and one team save to compliment Bridgette Skiba's nine saves in goal.
Last Week vs. California:Â
- The Beavers battled the Golden Bears to a double-overtime 0-0 draw.
- Skiba played the full 110 minutes and posted three saves.
- Brianna McReynolds led the Beavers with six shots. McKenzie Weinert tallied five as Oregon State outshot Cal, 22-11.
- OSU recorded nine corners and the defense didn't allow Cal a single one.
Coming Up:Â
- Oregon State hits the road for the final road games of the regular season at Arizona State (Oct. 24 at 5 p.m.) and Arizona (Oct. 27 at 1 p.m.).
For more information on the Oregon State women's soccer team, visit OSUBeavers.com or follow the club @BeaverWSoccer on Twitter and Instagram.
OUR MISSION
Oregon State Athletics strives to Build Excellent Authentic Visionary Student-Athletes (Go BEAVS).
FOLLOW ALONG: Live stats for Friday's game can be found at OSUBeavers.com. You can follow every Oregon State women's soccer game live on Twitter, @BeaverWSoccer.Â
TICKETS: Tickets for all OSU home matches are available and range from $4-6.
DAM CANCER: Friday's match will be OSU's  annual Dam Cancer match presented by Project H.E.R.
HISTORY WITH THE HUSKIES: Washington currently leads the series over the Beavers. Oregon State last defeated the Huskies on Oct. 30, 2016. The last time the two teams met at Lorenz Field, it ended with a double-overtime draw, 0-0. OSU last beat Washington at Lorenz on Oct. 23, 2011 when the Beavers were ranked No. 23 in the Nation and scored four goals while limiting Washington to one.
Quick Hitters:
- 10 Beavers have scored at least one goal this season (Weinert - 7, McReynolds - 5, Schwartz - 3, Conrad, Fried and Studer - 2, Fonsen, Leblic, Lemmond and Malone - 1)
- Sophomore Sydney Studer leads OSU with 1227 minutes played followed closely by Madison Ellsworth and Bridgette Skiba each clocking 1214.
- As a team, OSU is tied for No. 28 in the Nation in win/loss percentage (.769).
Offensive Mindset:
- Oregon State has outscored opponents 25-9 this season.
- OSU has recorded 192 shots this season through 12 games - in 2018 OSU only recorded 131 shots on the season.
- The Beavers have 23 assist this season coming from 12 players compared to last season only having one total assist.
- Oregon State has taken 68 corners this season.
- Redshirt sophomore McKenzie Weinert sits tied for seventh in the Pac-12 total goals (seven) and eighth in shots (38).
- Freshman Brianna McReynolds has been a force for OSU this season scoring five goals (second on team and tied for 16th in Pac-12) and leads the team with five assists (tied for eighth in Pac-12). - McReynolds was also the Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 17 and named to the Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week.
- McReynolds became the first Beaver to record a hat trick since 2011 after scoring three goals against Houston on Sept. 12. She also tallied an assist to finish with seven points.
Dominating Defense:
- Oregon State has started the same back unit for the first 11 games (Ellsworth, Fried, Salveter and Studer) with sophomore Bridgette Skiba in goal.
- The back unit has only given up 169 shots this season (13 per game).
- As a whole, OSU has posted six clean sheets with Bridgette Skiba recording five-solo shutouts (tied for ninth in OSU season history).
- Skiba currently sits second in the Pac-12 for solo-shutouts (five), third in goals-against average (.670), fourth in save percentage (.820) and fifth in saves (41).
- Skiba is ranked 35th in the nation for lowest goals-against average.
- Skiba was named Top Drawer Soccer's National Player of the Week on Oct. 8.
- OSU sits third in the Pac-12 for fewest goals allowed (nine) and goals-against average (.660).
- In the nation, Oregon State is 25th for goals-against average.
- The Beavers defense have added to the offensive stance with Fried, Studer and Fonsen each scoring at least one goal. Dayton, Fonsen, Fried and Salveter have also each recorded an assist on the season.
New Era Under Kagan:
- 2019 marks the first season for head coach Matt Kagan who joins the Beavers after spending the prior two years as the associate head coach at Mississippi State.
- During his first season at MSU, the Bulldogs posted the best record the program had had in 16 years.
- Kagan has been a member of nine coaching staffs that have led teams to the NCAA Tournament - three of those teams have advanced to the Sweet 16.
- Kagan started his professional career in 2004 at Assumption College in Massachusetts before taking the reigns of Worcester State from 2005-08.
The Staff:
- Kagan brings in three distinguished coaches to join his staff.
- Jenny Ruiz-Williams was a four-year letterwinner at UNLV and a two-time All-Mountain West Selection while helping the program to their first ever NCAA appearance.
- Ruiz-Williams was a member of the Mexican National Team when they won bronze at the Pan American Games in 2003, 2011 and 2015. Ruiz-Williams scored the game-winning goal in the bronze-medal game in 2011 against Columbia.
- Ruiz-Williams joined the Seattle Reign FC in 2013 before competing in the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup with Mexico.
- Nick Stirrett joins the Beavers staff working primarily with the goalkeepers after spending the last three seasons at the University of Illinois where he helped the Illini finish fifth in the Big Ten.
- Prior to his time at Illinois, Stirrett helped lead the Penn State Nittany Lions to become the 2015 NCAA National Champions.
- Stirrett also spent two seasons as the head men's coach at the University of Mount Union.
- Tiff Crooks joins the staff as the Director of Operations after spending the last 12 seasons as the head coach at Case Western Reserve University.
- Crooks is the winningest coach in CWRU program history.
Newcomers:
- The Beavers welcome nine newcomers to the 2019 roster, seven freshman and two transfers.
- Five newcomers have combined for 30 of OSU's 73 points to date (McReynolds - 15, Schwartz - 7, Conrad - 4, Galceran and Salveter - 2).
- Freshman Marley Salveter has started every game for the Beavers this season to date with 913 minutes played. McReynolds and Herrera have both started 11 games this season, while Schwartz has started 10, Galceran four and Conrad one.
Last Week vs. No. 2 Stanford:Â
- Oregon State fell to the Cardinal, 2-0.
- Stanford scored both in the first half at the 17th and 30th minute marks before the Beaver defense shut the Cardinal down in the second half.
- The OSU defense finished with 11 blocked shots and one team save to compliment Bridgette Skiba's nine saves in goal.
Last Week vs. California:Â
- The Beavers battled the Golden Bears to a double-overtime 0-0 draw.
- Skiba played the full 110 minutes and posted three saves.
- Brianna McReynolds led the Beavers with six shots. McKenzie Weinert tallied five as Oregon State outshot Cal, 22-11.
- OSU recorded nine corners and the defense didn't allow Cal a single one.
Coming Up:Â
- Oregon State hits the road for the final road games of the regular season at Arizona State (Oct. 24 at 5 p.m.) and Arizona (Oct. 27 at 1 p.m.).
For more information on the Oregon State women's soccer team, visit OSUBeavers.com or follow the club @BeaverWSoccer on Twitter and Instagram.
OUR MISSION
Oregon State Athletics strives to Build Excellent Authentic Visionary Student-Athletes (Go BEAVS).
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