Beavers Return to Lorenz to Face No. 2 Stanford and Cal

THE GAMES: Oregon State returns home to Lorenz Field following a three-game road stretch to host Stanford on Thursday, Oct. 10 at 7 p.m. and California on Sunday, Oct. 13 at 1 p.m.

FOLLOW ALONG: Live stats for both games can be found at OSUBeavers.com. You can follow every Oregon State women's soccer game live on Twitter, @BeaverWSoccer.

TICKETS: Tickets for all OSU home matches are available and range from $5-7.

DAM WORTH IT: Thursday match vs. Stanford will be OSU's DAMWorthIt game. OSU will be giving away Dam Worth It wristbands and have signs for fans. Senior goalkeeper Lindsay LaMont is the Dam Worth It VP.

PUPS ON THE PITCH: Sunday's game is Pups on the Pitch vs. California. Fans are encouraged to bring their dogs to the match where the pups can get their own commemorative dog ticket. The Heartland Humane Society will be in attendance as well.

ALUMNI WEEKEND: We are happy to welcome back our alumni to Lorenz Field for both games this weekend.

History with the Cardinal:
- OSU trails in the series with Stanford, 1-25.
- The last time the Beavers defeated Stanford at home was in 2003, 1-0.

History with the Bears:
- OSU trails in the series with Cal, 5-23-1.
- The Beavers won last year's game at Lorenz, 2-1, with goals coming from former Beaver Allison Pantuso and current sophomore Sydney Studer. This was Studer's first career goal at OSU.

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 Bridgette Skiba was named Top Drawer Soccer National Player of the Week on Oct. 8.
- Sophomore Sydney Studer leads OSU with 1027 minutes played followed closely by redshirt freshman Madison Ellsworth and Skiba each clocking 1014.
- As a team, OSU is tied for No. 12 in the Nation in win/loss percentage (.889).
- Oregon State is still receiving votes in the United Coaches Association Poll.

Offensive Mindset:
- Oregon State has outscored opponents 25-7 this season.
- OSU has recorded 166 shots this season through 11 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.
- Redshirt sophomore McKenzie Weinert sits tied for sixth in the Pac-12 in both total goals this season (seven) and points (16).
- Freshman Brianna McReynolds has been a force for OSU this season scoring five goals (second on team and tied for 12th in Pac-12) and leads the team with five assists (tied for seventh 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.

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 allowed 125 shots this season (11.36 per game).
- As a whole, OSU has posted five clean sheets with Skiba recording four-solo shutouts (tied for 12th in OSU season history).
- Skiba currently sits second in the Pac-12 for save percentage (.806), third for goals-against average (.620), fifth for saves (29) and tied for sixth in goals allowed (seven).
- OSU sits second in the Pac-12 for fewest goals allowed (five) and goals-against average (.620).
- 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).

Last Week vs. Utah:
- Oregon State tied Utah, 1-1, after double overtime.
- The Utes scored first in the 22nd minute.
- Sophie Conrad scored her second goal of the seaon off an assist from Brianna McReynolds in the second half.
- Utah outshot the Beavers, 12-11. Bridgette Skiba recorded two saves.

Last Week vs. No. 17 Colorado:
- Oregon State upset No. 17 Colorado, 2-1, in Boulder.
- McReynolds scored her fifth goal on the season in the 28th minute off an assist from Marley Salveter
- CU tied the game in the 72nd minute.
- Toni Malone scored the game-winning goal in the 76th minute off a pass from Ashleigh Fonsen.
- The Buffaloes outshot OSU 23-7. Skiba recorded five saves including a major one in the final minute of play.

Coming Up:
- Oregon State is back home on Friday, Oct. 18 vs. Washington at 7 p.m.

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Beavers Return to Lorenz to Face No. 2 Stanford and Cal

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Players Mentioned

Sophie Conrad

Madison Ellsworth

Ashleigh Fonsen

Lindsay LaMont

Toni Malone

Brianna McReynolds

Allison Pantuso

Marley Salveter

Bridgette Skiba

Sydney Studer

McKenzie Weinert