Saturday, November 25
Dallas, TX
5:00 PM
Oregon State
at
Southern Methodist University
Beavers Headed to Dallas for Matchup with SMU
November 20, 2023 | Men's Soccer
THE GAME: The Oregon State men's soccer team will head to Dallas for a Saturday evening matchup with 6-seeded SMU in the NCAA Tournament's Round of 16.
FOLLOW ALONG: Stay tuned to OSUBeavers.com for information on the game broadcast.
UP NEXT: Should the Beavers advance beyond Saturday, they would face the winner of North Carolina vs. Hofstra in the quarterfinal round of the tournament.
Pac-12 Awards:
- Logan Farrington was named Pac-12 Player of the Year. He is Oregon State's fifth all-time Pac-12 Player of the Year and the program's third straight (Danny Mwanga – 2009, Khiry Shelton – 2014, Sofiane Djeffal – 2021, Joran Gerbet – 2022).
- Farrington was also named Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Year, and was selected to the All-Pac-12 First Team. He was joined by fellow All-Pac-12 honorees Javier Armas (1st Team), Luis Castillo (1st Team), Ellis Spikner (2nd Team), Arnau Farnos (Honorable Mention) and Dante Williams (Honorable Mention).
NCAA Tournament:
- This is the fourth-straight season, and the fifth time in the last six years that the Beavers have made the NCAA Tournament.
- The Beavers have won five NCAA Tournament games over the past five seasons.
- With a win on Saturday, the Beavers would match their deepest ever NCAA Tournament run. Oregon State previously made the quarterfinals in 2021
- Sunday's 3-0 win over Portland was Oregon State's biggest ever Tournament triumph
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.
- Farrington is 13th in the nation and first in the Pac-12 with 13 goals this season
- Oregon State set a program record with six draws last season, the first season in which the NCAA removed overtime for regular season games.
- The Beavers welcomed in 15 newcomers this offseason
- Javier Armas has made 69 career starts, and is currently tied for eight in program history for most 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 Matchup:
- Oregon State and SMU will meet for the second time ever on Saturday, and for the first time in Dallas
- The Beavers won the first meeting, 2-1 in the first round of the 2018 NCAA Tournament
FOLLOW ALONG: Stay tuned to OSUBeavers.com for information on the game broadcast.
UP NEXT: Should the Beavers advance beyond Saturday, they would face the winner of North Carolina vs. Hofstra in the quarterfinal round of the tournament.
Pac-12 Awards:
- Logan Farrington was named Pac-12 Player of the Year. He is Oregon State's fifth all-time Pac-12 Player of the Year and the program's third straight (Danny Mwanga – 2009, Khiry Shelton – 2014, Sofiane Djeffal – 2021, Joran Gerbet – 2022).
- Farrington was also named Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Year, and was selected to the All-Pac-12 First Team. He was joined by fellow All-Pac-12 honorees Javier Armas (1st Team), Luis Castillo (1st Team), Ellis Spikner (2nd Team), Arnau Farnos (Honorable Mention) and Dante Williams (Honorable Mention).
NCAA Tournament:
- This is the fourth-straight season, and the fifth time in the last six years that the Beavers have made the NCAA Tournament.
- The Beavers have won five NCAA Tournament games over the past five seasons.
- With a win on Saturday, the Beavers would match their deepest ever NCAA Tournament run. Oregon State previously made the quarterfinals in 2021
- Sunday's 3-0 win over Portland was Oregon State's biggest ever Tournament triumph
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.
- Farrington is 13th in the nation and first in the Pac-12 with 13 goals this season
- Oregon State set a program record with six draws last season, the first season in which the NCAA removed overtime for regular season games.
- The Beavers welcomed in 15 newcomers this offseason
- Javier Armas has made 69 career starts, and is currently tied for eight in program history for most 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 Matchup:
- Oregon State and SMU will meet for the second time ever on Saturday, and for the first time in Dallas
- The Beavers won the first meeting, 2-1 in the first round of the 2018 NCAA Tournament
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