Beavers Headed to Bay to Face Cal, Stanford

THE GAMES: Oregon State will open Pac-12 play on Thursday when the Beavers head to the Bay Area to take on California. OSU will follow that up with ta trip to Stanford on Sunday.

FOLLOW ALONG: Both of this weekend's games will air live on Pac-12 Networks. Jason Ross and Fernando Andrade will have the call on Thursday.

UP NEXT: Oregon State will return to Lorenz Field and jump back to nonconference play next weekend when LMU visits Corvallis.

Quick Hitters:
- Oregon State is tied for first in the Pac-12 and 16th in the nation in total goals scored this season, notching 12 through its first five games
- 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 are in the midst of a stretch of five road matches in a six-game stretch. The Beavers 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.
- Farrington is second in the Pac-12 with four goals this season
- Fran Cortijo leads the Pac-12 in asists and is fourth in the nation with four.
- Nicklas Lund has started all 40 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 56 career starts, and needs 12 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 is unbeaten in its last four matches against California. The Beavers are 8-3-2 in the teams' last 13 meetings.
- Dante Williams found the net for the Beavers when the two teams met in Corvallis last season.
- Oregon State has earned a win or a draw in its last five meetings with Stanford. Overall, five of the last nine meetings have ended in a tie, with OSU holding a record of 3-1-5 over that span.

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Players Mentioned

Javier Armas

Fran Cortijo

Logan Farrington

Nicklas Lund

Adrian Molina-Diaz

Ellis Spikner

Dante Williams