THE GAMES: The Oregon State men's soccer team will hit the road this week for a pair of Pac-12 clashes, as the Beavers take on No. 5 Stanford and California.
FOLLOW ALONG: Both of this week's contests will air live on Pac-12 Networks. Follow @BeaverMSoccer on social media for updates.
UP NEXT: The Beavers will play their final home games of the regular season next week when they host San Diego State and UCLA.
Quick Hitters:
- Clarence Awoudor and Javier Armas have both earned Pac-12 Player of the Week honors this season.
- Oregon State will play its final of four-straight matches against top-10 ranked opponents on Thursday (vs. No. 5 Stanford, vs. No. 6 Portland, vs. No. 1 Washington, at No. 5 Stanford). The Beavers are 1-0-2 over their first three matches of that stretch.
- With four draws so far this season, OSU has already matched its single-season high for ties, previously set in 2005, 2008 and 2021. The NCAA removed overtime from the regular season beginning this year.
- The Beavers are coming off the best season in program history, as they went 14-2-4, won the Pac-12 and entered the NCAA Tournament as the No. 1 overall seed.- Oregon State made the final eight of the NCAA Tournament last season, its deepest run in program history
- The Beavers have made the NCAA Tournament six times in program history, with three of those appearances coming in Terry Boss' four years as head coach
- Boss has the best winning percentage of any coach in program history at .652
- Oregon State posted six clean sheets last season, a program record
- The Beavers welcome 17 newcomers to this year's squad
- Oregon State has representatives of nine different countries on its roster: USA, Spain, France, Argentina, Chile, Ethiopia, Germany, Italy, and Senegal
- The Beavers welcome in three new assistant coaches this season in Abel Wasswa, Sergi Nus and Alex Rangel
- Joran Gerbet, Gael Gibert and Adrian Molina Diaz all return to the Oregon State squad after earning All-Pac-12 recognition last season.
- Molina-Diaz scored six goals and had three assists last season, despite playing only 12 matches due to injury
- Mouhameth Thiam led the Beavers with five game-winning goals last season, despite starting just nine of Oregon State's 20 matches
- The Beavers are 34-7-10 at home during Boss' tenure
- The Beavers are 18th in the nation for corner kicks per game, averaging 6.8 per contest
- OSU has not lost in its last nine Pac-12 home matches
- Joran Gerbet earned Pac-12 Freshman of the Year honors last season, joining Joe Zaher, Robbie Findley, Danny Mwanga, Timmy Mueller and Sofiane Djeffal as Beavers to earn the honor (Findley, Mwanga, Mueller and Djeffal were all MLS Draft selections following their Beavers careers)
- Nicklas Lund led all Oregon State field players with 1,870 minutes played last season, starting all 20 matches on the OSU back line.
- Lund also leads the Beavers in minutes played this season.
The Matchups:
- The Beavers are 9-37-10 all-time against Stanford
- Oregon State has suffered just one defeat to the Cardinal in the teams' last nine meetings, earning three wins and five ties during that span
- The Beavers led late when they faced the Cardinal earlier this season, but an 85th minute equalizer forced the draw. Mouhameth Thiam and Clarence Awoudor both scored for OSU.- Oregon State is 19-35-6 all time against California.
- Dante Williams scored for the Beavers in the ninth minute when the two teams met earlier this year. The Oregon State men's soccer team will hit the road this week for a pair of Pac-12 clashes, as the Beavers take on No. 5 Stanford and California.
FOLLOW ALONG: Both of this week's contests will air live on Pac-12 Networks. Follow @BeaverMSoccer on social media for updates.
UP NEXT: The Beavers will play their final home games of the regular season next week when they host San Diego State and UCLA.
Quick Hitters:
- Clarence Awoudor and Javier Armas have both earned Pac-12 Player of the Week honors this season.
- Oregon State will play its final of four-straight matches against top-10 ranked opponents on Thursday (vs. No. 5 Stanford, vs. No. 6 Portland, vs. No. 1 Washington, at No. 5 Stanford). The Beavers are 1-0-2 over their first three matches of that stretch.
- With four draws so far this season, OSU has already matched its single-season high for ties, previously set in 2005, 2008 and 2021. The NCAA removed overtime from the regular season beginning this year.
- The Beavers are coming off the best season in program history, as they went 14-2-4, won the Pac-12 and entered the NCAA Tournament as the No. 1 overall seed.- Oregon State made the final eight of the NCAA Tournament last season, its deepest run in program history
- The Beavers have made the NCAA Tournament six times in program history, with three of those appearances coming in Terry Boss' four years as head coach
- Boss has the best winning percentage of any coach in program history at .652
- Oregon State posted six clean sheets last season, a program record
- The Beavers welcome 17 newcomers to this year's squad
- Oregon State has representatives of nine different countries on its roster: USA, Spain, France, Argentina, Chile, Ethiopia, Germany, Italy, and Senegal
- The Beavers welcome in three new assistant coaches this season in Abel Wasswa, Sergi Nus and Alex Rangel
- Joran Gerbet, Gael Gibert and Adrian Molina Diaz all return to the Oregon State squad after earning All-Pac-12 recognition last season.
- Molina-Diaz scored six goals and had three assists last season, despite playing only 12 matches due to injury
- Mouhameth Thiam led the Beavers with five game-winning goals last season, despite starting just nine of Oregon State's 20 matches
- The Beavers are 34-7-10 at home during Boss' tenure
- The Beavers are 18th in the nation for corner kicks per game, averaging 6.8 per contest
- OSU has not lost in its last nine Pac-12 home matches
- Joran Gerbet earned Pac-12 Freshman of the Year honors last season, joining Joe Zaher, Robbie Findley, Danny Mwanga, Timmy Mueller and Sofiane Djeffal as Beavers to earn the honor (Findley, Mwanga, Mueller and Djeffal were all MLS Draft selections following their Beavers careers)
- Nicklas Lund led all Oregon State field players with 1,870 minutes played last season, starting all 20 matches on the OSU back line.
- Lund also leads the Beavers in minutes played this season.
The Matchups:
- The Beavers are 9-37-10 all-time against Stanford
- Oregon State has suffered just one defeat to the Cardinal in the teams' last nine meetings, earning three wins and five ties during that span
- The Beavers led late when they faced the Cardinal earlier this season, but an 85th minute equalizer forced the draw. Mouhameth Thiam and Clarence Awoudor both scored for OSU.- Oregon State is 19-35-6 all time against California.
- Dante Williams scored for the Beavers in the ninth minute when the two teams met earlier this year.
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