Beavers Set to Host UCLA, San Diego State

THE GAMES: Oregon State will return home this week for a pair of important conference matchups, as they take on UCLA and No. 22 San Diego State.

FOLLOW ALONG: Both of this week's games will air live on Pac-12 Networks with Ann Schatz on the call.

UP NEXT: Oregon State will plays its final nonconference game of the regular season next Saturday, when the Beavers head to Merlo Field to take on Portland.

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 also topped No. 22 Washington last week, its second ranked victory of the season.
- Logan Farrington joins the Beavers as a transfer from Milwaukee, where he was a two-time All-Horizon League First Team honoree.
- Farrington is sixth in the nation and first in the Pac-12 with eight goals this season
- Fran Cortijo leads the Pac-12 in asists and is 11th in the nation with six.
- Nicklas Lund was named to the College Soccer News Team of the Week this week.
- 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 nine Pac-12 home matches
- The Beavers welcomed in 15 newcomers this offseason
- Javier Armas has made 60 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:
- Thursday will mark the first time the Bruins have played at Lorenz Field since 2021, as last seasons' matchup in Corvallis was called off due to inclement weather.
- Ellis Spikner scored when the teams met in Los Angeles last season, recording the game's only goal
- Oregon State has won 10 of its last 13 meetings with San Diego State

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Players Mentioned

Javier Armas

Fran Cortijo

Logan Farrington

Nicklas Lund

Adrian Molina-Diaz

Ellis Spikner

Dante Williams