
Beavers Headed to Seattle for Matchup with Huskies
September 26, 2023 | Men's Soccer
THE GAMES: Oregon State will hit the road this weekend for a rivalry matchup at No. 22 Washington.
FOLLOW ALONG: Saturday's game will air live via stream at OSUBeavers.com.
UP NEXT: Oregon State will return home to take on UCLA and San Diego State next weekend. Five of the Beavers' final eight games of the regular season will be at Lorenz Field.
Quick Hitters:
- Oregon State earned a landmark victory on two weeks ago, taking down No. 1 Stanford on the road.
- The Beavers have now beaten the No. 1 team in the nation in three-straight seasons with all three of those occurences happening on the road.
- 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 nation and first in the Pac-12 with seven goals this season
- Fran Cortijo leads the Pac-12 in asists and is third 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 nine Pac-12 home matches
- The Beavers welcomed in 15 newcomers this offseason
- Javier Armas has made 59 career starts, and needs nine 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 meetings against Washington
- The Beavers have won the last three matchups in Seattle
FOLLOW ALONG: Saturday's game will air live via stream at OSUBeavers.com.
UP NEXT: Oregon State will return home to take on UCLA and San Diego State next weekend. Five of the Beavers' final eight games of the regular season will be at Lorenz Field.
Quick Hitters:
- Oregon State earned a landmark victory on two weeks ago, taking down No. 1 Stanford on the road.
- The Beavers have now beaten the No. 1 team in the nation in three-straight seasons with all three of those occurences happening on the road.
- 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 nation and first in the Pac-12 with seven goals this season
- Fran Cortijo leads the Pac-12 in asists and is third 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 nine Pac-12 home matches
- The Beavers welcomed in 15 newcomers this offseason
- Javier Armas has made 59 career starts, and needs nine 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 meetings against Washington
- The Beavers have won the last three matchups in Seattle
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