Oregon State
Pacific
Beavers Set to Host Pacific
October 01, 2024 | Men's Soccer
THE GAME: The Oregon State men's soccer team will return home on Friday to take on Pacific at Paul Lorenz Field. The game is slated to start at 7 p.m.
FOLLOW ALONG: Friday's game will air live on ESPN+ with Ann Schatz on the call. Live stats will be available at OSUBeavers.com.
UP NEXT: Oregon State will hit the road next week to take on Saint Mary's in Moraga, Calif. Oregon State will return home on Oct. 18 for a matchup with Gonzaga.
Quick Hitters:
- Oregon State is coming off its first ever appearance in the College Cup, as the Beavers made men's soccer's final four in 2023.
- OSU entered the season ranked No. 4 in the United Soccer Coaches poll, its highest ever preseason ranking.
- The Beavers ended the 2023 season ranked No. 4 in the nation, the highest season-ending ranking in program history
- Oregon State was picked first in the WCC Preseason Coaches Poll, taking four of a possible eight first-place votes. Fran Cortijo, Arnau Farnos, Ellis Spikner and Dante Williams all made the WCC Preseason Team.
- The Beaver men's soccer squad is one of 10 OSU programs slated to compete in the West Coast Conference beginning in the fall of 2024 as part of the two-year conference affiliation agreement.
- Oregon State's squad features 13 newcomers this season.
- Alejandro Silva was named to the United Soccer Coaches' Midfielders to Watch List.
- Ten Beavers have been selected in the last seven MLS SuperDrafts, including three in the 2024 draft. Logan Farrington highlighted the trio of OSU players selected this winter, going at No. 3 overall to FC Dallas.
- Oregon State returns eight players who started their lone College Cup game last season, and 11 of the 15 players who played in the contest.
- Fran Cortijo needs two assists to move into a tie for 10th on Oregon State's career list.
- Oregon State's players represent seven different countries (United States, Spain, Uganda, Argentina, Germany, Italy and Trinidad and Tobago) and four different continents (North America, South America, Europe and Africa).
- Greg Dalby became the second coach in Oregon State history to lead the team to the postseason in his first season in charge. His 11 victories are also tied for the most wins by an OSU head coach in his debut season.
- A total of 10 different Oregon State players found the net last season, with seven of them returning for the 2024 campaign, led by Dante Williams who netted seven goals in 2023.
- Sergi Solans has scored five goals over his last five games.Â
- Fabian Straudi has at least one point in five-straight games, matching the fourth-longest streak in program history. Should Straudi tally a goal or assist on Friday, he would tie Garin Gregory (1988) and Logan Farrington (2023) for the second-longest point-streak in program history. Ryan Johnson set the program record in 2003, recording a point in seven-straight games.
- Nicklas Lund was named to the Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week.
The Matchups:
- Oregon State is 2-0-0 all-time against Pacific
- The teams previously met in 2017 and 2019, both times in Corvallis.
- Joel Walker, Adrian Crespo, Sofiane Djeffal and Eric Diaz all scored for the Beavers in their 2019 4-1 victory over the Tigers.
