Thursday, August 24
Corvallis, OR
5:00 PM
Oregon State
vs
Florida International
Beavers Set to Open Season Thursday
August 22, 2023 | Men's Soccer
THE GAMES: Oregon State will open its season this week when the Beavers take on No. 21 FIU on Thurday and UC Riverside on Sunday.
FOLLOW ALONG: Both of this week's  games will air live on Pac-12 Networks. Ann Schatz will have the call on Thursday, with Rich Burk on the call Sunday.Â
UP NEXT: The Beavers will host Utah Valley on Sept. 1, before hitting the road for four-straight away contests. Oregon State will play its first Pac-12 game Sept. 14 at California.
Quick Hitters:
- Oregon State is receiving votes in the preseason United Soccer Coaches Poll.
- 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.
- The Beavers will open the season with three-straight home games, before playing four-straight contests on the road. Overall, OSU will play just one home match in a 34-day stretch spanning from Sept. 2-Oct. 5.
- OSU has not lost in its last nine Pac-12 home matches
- The Beavers welcomed in 15 newcomers this offseason
- Logan Farrington joins the Beavers as a transfer from Milwaukee, where he was a two-time All-Horizon League First Team honoree.
- Nicklas Lund has started all 37 matches he has played in his Oregon State career, and has led the team in minutes played in each of the last two seasons.
- Javier Armas has made 51 career starts, and needs 17 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:
- Oregon State won its only ever matchup with FIU, topping the Panthers 1-0 in 1998.
- The Beavers are 3-0-0 all-time against UC Riverside, with two of those victories coming at Lorenz Field. The last meeting came in 2017, with Oregon State winning a neutral site contest played in Spokane, Wash. by a score of 3-2.
FOLLOW ALONG: Both of this week's  games will air live on Pac-12 Networks. Ann Schatz will have the call on Thursday, with Rich Burk on the call Sunday.Â
UP NEXT: The Beavers will host Utah Valley on Sept. 1, before hitting the road for four-straight away contests. Oregon State will play its first Pac-12 game Sept. 14 at California.
Quick Hitters:
- Oregon State is receiving votes in the preseason United Soccer Coaches Poll.
- 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.
- The Beavers will open the season with three-straight home games, before playing four-straight contests on the road. Overall, OSU will play just one home match in a 34-day stretch spanning from Sept. 2-Oct. 5.
- OSU has not lost in its last nine Pac-12 home matches
- The Beavers welcomed in 15 newcomers this offseason
- Logan Farrington joins the Beavers as a transfer from Milwaukee, where he was a two-time All-Horizon League First Team honoree.
- Nicklas Lund has started all 37 matches he has played in his Oregon State career, and has led the team in minutes played in each of the last two seasons.
- Javier Armas has made 51 career starts, and needs 17 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:
- Oregon State won its only ever matchup with FIU, topping the Panthers 1-0 in 1998.
- The Beavers are 3-0-0 all-time against UC Riverside, with two of those victories coming at Lorenz Field. The last meeting came in 2017, with Oregon State winning a neutral site contest played in Spokane, Wash. by a score of 3-2.
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