Oregon State
California State Fullerton
Beavers Return Home to Take on Titans
September 02, 2025 | Men's Soccer
THE GAMES: The Oregon State men's soccer team will return home this week for a matchup with Cal State Fullerton. The game is slated to be played Thursday at 7 p.m.
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FOLLOW ALONG: Thursday's game will be carried live on ESPN+ with Bob Akamian on the call.
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UP NEXT: Following Thursday, Oregon State's next four contests will all be on the road, beginning at San Diego State on Sept. 12. The Beavers will not return home until Saint Mary's visits Lorenz Field on Oct. 4.
Quick Hitters:
- The Beavers swept the West Coast Conference weekly awards in the first week of the regular season, as Fabian Straudi was named the Offensive Player of the Week and Iker Carbonell Garcia was selected as Defensive Player of the Week.
- As a team, Oregon State ranks sixth nationally in total assists.
- Carbonell Garcia is tied for the NCAA lead in total assists.
- The Beavers' five goals have been scored by five different players.
- Oregon State was picked to finish second in the WCC Preseason poll, receiving one first-place vote.
- Arnau Farnos and Fabian Straudi both received Preseason All-WCC recognition
- Farnos was also selected as a United Soccer Coaches' Midfielder to Watch for the 2025 campaign
- Straudi is currently tied for fourth on Oregon State's career assists list with 17. Fran Cortijo need three more assists to crack the Beavers' top-10, after he missed the bulk of the 2024 campaign due to injury. The full career assists list can be found in the left column.
- Oregon State's squad features 11 newcomers this season.
- Thirteen Beavers have been selected in the last eight MLS SuperDrafts, including six selections over the last two years.
- Arnau Farnos was chosen by New York City FC in the third round of the 2025 Draft, but opted to return to the Beavers for the fall season. NYCFC will retain Farnos' MLS rights next season.
- Oregon State's players represent seven different countries (United States, Spain, Uganda, Belgium, Germany, Italy and Trinidad and Tobago)
- Oregon State has just one scheduled home game in the month of September
- The Beavers have made five-straight NCAA Tournaments
The Staff:
- Jarred Brookins took over as Wicks-Street Oregon State head men's soccer coach this winter. Brookins served as an assistant for the Beavers during the 2023-24 seasons, helping the team to two of the most successful campaigns in program history, including the team's first ever College Cup run in his debut season with the squad.
- Prior to Oregon State, Brookins also served as an assistant at Davidson and Mercer.
- Judy and Jim Street made a leadership gift to the OSU Foundation in November that created a permanent endowment for the Oregon State Wicks-Street Head Men's Soccer Coach.
- Adrian Molina-Diaz was promoted to the role of assistant coach this season.
- Matt Bersano joined the Oregon State staff this summer, following a nine-year professional career - primarily in MLS. Bersano played goalkeeper at Oregon State from 2011-14.
- Alex Suprise joined the Beavers' staff this spring, coming to Corvallis from St. Bonaventure.
The Matchups:
- Cal State Fullerton has come away victorious in all five of the meetings between the two sides.
- The Beavers and Titans have not met since the 1999 season, and Cal State Fullerton's only previous visit to Lorenz Field came in 1998.
- The Titans will be the Beavers' second Big West opponent this season. Oregon State opened the year with a 3-0 win over UC Santa Barbara.
