Saturday, October 14
Portland, OR
7:00 PM
Oregon State
at
Portland
Beavers Headed to the Bluff for Saturday Tilt vs. Portland
October 12, 2023 | Men's Soccer
THE GAMES: The Oregon State men's soccer team will head north this week to take on No. 17 Portland at Merlo Field on The Bluff.
FOLLOW ALONG: Saturday's game will feature a live stream, which can be found on ESPN+.
UP NEXT: Oregon State will return to conference play next weekend, as is hosts Stanford and California at Lorenz Field. Three of the Beavers final five games of the regular season will be home contests.
Quick Hitters:
- Oregon State earned a landmark victory earlier this season, taking down No. 1 Stanford on the road.
- The Beavers have beaten the No. 1 team in the nation in three-straight seasons with all three of those occurences happening on the road.
- Oregon State has also recorded ranked results with a win over then-No. 22 Washington and a tie against then-No. 22 San Diego State
- Logan Farrington joins the Beavers as a transfer from Milwaukee, where he was a two-time All-Horizon League First Team honoree.
- Farrington is fifth in the nation and first in the Pac-12 with nine goals this season
- Fran Cortijo is second in the Pac-12 in asists and is 18th in the nation with six.
- Javier Armas, Ellis Spikner and Dante Williams were all selected to the Pac-12 Preseason All-Conference Team
- The Beavers return three All-Pac-12 players from last year's squad - Second Team selection Javier Armas and Honorable Mentions Nicklas Lund and Dante Williams.
- Oregon State set a program record with six draws last season, the first season in which the NCAA removed overtime for regular season games.
- OSU has not lost in its last 11 Pac-12 home matches
- The Beavers welcomed in 15 newcomers this offseason
- Javier Armas has made 61 career starts, and needs eight more appearances in the first XI to crack the top-10 in Oregon State history for games started.
- Seven Oregon State players have been selected in the last five MLS SuperDrafts
- Five Beavers are currently on active MLS rosters - Khiry Shelton (Sporting KC), Tsiki Ntsabeleng (FC Dallas), Sofiane Djeffal (Austin FC), Hassani Dotson (Minnesota United), Matt Bersano (Austin FC).
- Other Beavers currently in the pro ranks include: Tyrone Mondi (Real Monarchs), Joe Hafferty (Austin FC II - team captain), Gloire Amanda (Vancouver Whitecaps II), Will Seymore (New Mexico United)
The Coaches:
- Oregon State head coach Greg Dalby joins the Beavers for his first season as head coach.
- Dalby spent the last five seasons as an assistant coach at Penn State, and before that worked at Notre Dame and Davidson.
- Dalby was an All-American and MAC Hermann semifinalist at Notre Dame during his playing career, and played professionally in MLS and the Belgian Premiere League.
- Sergi Nus returns for his second season with the Beavers, and is the only returning member of the staff.
- Jarred Brookins is in his first year with OSU, after joining the team from Davidson.
- Former Oregon State players Evan Munn (Assistant Coach - Goalkeepers) and Adrian Molina-Diaz (Graduate Assistant Coach) also joined the OSU staff this summer.
The Matchups:
- The Beavers head into Saturday's contest looking to notch their second ever win at Merlo Field.
- The two sides split their two matchups last season, both of which came at Lorenz Field.
- Ellis Spikner tallied a goal against the Pilots last season.
FOLLOW ALONG: Saturday's game will feature a live stream, which can be found on ESPN+.
UP NEXT: Oregon State will return to conference play next weekend, as is hosts Stanford and California at Lorenz Field. Three of the Beavers final five games of the regular season will be home contests.
Quick Hitters:
- Oregon State earned a landmark victory earlier this season, taking down No. 1 Stanford on the road.
- The Beavers have beaten the No. 1 team in the nation in three-straight seasons with all three of those occurences happening on the road.
- Oregon State has also recorded ranked results with a win over then-No. 22 Washington and a tie against then-No. 22 San Diego State
- Logan Farrington joins the Beavers as a transfer from Milwaukee, where he was a two-time All-Horizon League First Team honoree.
- Farrington is fifth in the nation and first in the Pac-12 with nine goals this season
- Fran Cortijo is second in the Pac-12 in asists and is 18th in the nation with six.
- Javier Armas, Ellis Spikner and Dante Williams were all selected to the Pac-12 Preseason All-Conference Team
- The Beavers return three All-Pac-12 players from last year's squad - Second Team selection Javier Armas and Honorable Mentions Nicklas Lund and Dante Williams.
- Oregon State set a program record with six draws last season, the first season in which the NCAA removed overtime for regular season games.
- OSU has not lost in its last 11 Pac-12 home matches
- The Beavers welcomed in 15 newcomers this offseason
- Javier Armas has made 61 career starts, and needs eight more appearances in the first XI to crack the top-10 in Oregon State history for games started.
- Seven Oregon State players have been selected in the last five MLS SuperDrafts
- Five Beavers are currently on active MLS rosters - Khiry Shelton (Sporting KC), Tsiki Ntsabeleng (FC Dallas), Sofiane Djeffal (Austin FC), Hassani Dotson (Minnesota United), Matt Bersano (Austin FC).
- Other Beavers currently in the pro ranks include: Tyrone Mondi (Real Monarchs), Joe Hafferty (Austin FC II - team captain), Gloire Amanda (Vancouver Whitecaps II), Will Seymore (New Mexico United)
The Coaches:
- Oregon State head coach Greg Dalby joins the Beavers for his first season as head coach.
- Dalby spent the last five seasons as an assistant coach at Penn State, and before that worked at Notre Dame and Davidson.
- Dalby was an All-American and MAC Hermann semifinalist at Notre Dame during his playing career, and played professionally in MLS and the Belgian Premiere League.
- Sergi Nus returns for his second season with the Beavers, and is the only returning member of the staff.
- Jarred Brookins is in his first year with OSU, after joining the team from Davidson.
- Former Oregon State players Evan Munn (Assistant Coach - Goalkeepers) and Adrian Molina-Diaz (Graduate Assistant Coach) also joined the OSU staff this summer.
The Matchups:
- The Beavers head into Saturday's contest looking to notch their second ever win at Merlo Field.
- The two sides split their two matchups last season, both of which came at Lorenz Field.
- Ellis Spikner tallied a goal against the Pilots last season.
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