Oregon State Begins Final Road Trip against UCLA

GAME 16
Oregon State (5-10-0, 2-5-0 Pac-12) at UCLA (6-6-1, 3-2-0 Pac-12) | Thursday, October 26, 2017 | 4:30 p.m. PT

Up Next
- The Beavers will head out on the road one final time in 2017, starting with the second leg against UCLA
- The contest will take place on Thursday, October 26, with kickoff at 4:30 p.m. PT

Follow Along
- The match will broadcast live on the Pac-12 Networks
- Live stats are available on the men's soccer schedule page on OSUBeavers.com
- Live Twitter updates will be available @BeaverMSoccer

Series Histories
- This will be the 41st meeting between Oregon State and UCLA
- The Beavers are 5-32-3 all-time against the Bruins following a 1-0 loss in Corvallis on Oct. 5
- OSU has suffered four straight losses to UCLA dating back to 2015
- The Beavers are 1-13-3 against the Cardinal with Steve Simmons as the bench boss

Simmons vs. the Pac-12
- This will be the ninth year Coach Simmons has taken on the Pac-12
- Simmons owns a 22-55-10 record against conference foes since 2009

Scouting Report
- The Bruins have taken a decision in four of their last five games, earning three wins in a row before taking a 1-1 draw with New Mexico and dropping a 3-1 decision to San Diego last week
- Three of UCLA's last four games have gone into extra time, getting the golden goal from redshirt sophomore Matthew Powell in the 94th minute off a corner from freshman Milan Iloski for a 1-0 win over Washington
- Freshman Eric Iloski followed up with a golden goal in the 95th minute from his brothers Milan and Brian for the 2-1 win over San Diego State
- Powell also buried the equalizer for the Bruins in the 52nd minute for the draw against the Lobos
- Redshirt senior Brian Iloski leads UCLA with 12 points on five goals and a pair of helpers in 2017
- Freshman Santiago Herrera sits second on the team with five points behind two goals and one assist
- Milan Iloski is tied for third with four points on one goal and two assists, while Powell and redshirt-sophomore Blayne Martinez both have two goals
- In total, 12 different Bruins have recorded a point while nine have found the back of the net
- Sophomore Kevin Silva has started all 13 games for UCLA in the box, recording 1,206 minutes with a 1.42 goals against average on 48 saves and a .716 save percentage
- As a team, the Bruins have tallied 16 goals while allowing 19, but have outshot the opposition 164-142

Last Time Out
- The Beavers suffered a 3-0 defeat at the hands of No. 6 Stanford on Sunday, Oct. 22
- Foster Langsdorf started the scoring for the Cardinal in the 18th minute, taking a back-heeled pass from Amir Bashti at the top of the box
- Tanner Beason converted a penalty kick in the 25th minute to extend the lead to 2-0
- Drew Skundrich capitalized on a Derek Waldeck cross to Charlie Wehan, who found Skundrich at the top of the box and finished it bottom corner
- Jordan Jones provided the best look for OSU, having one shot blocked in the box and the other hitting off the crossbar on a feed from Don Tchilao

Super Seniors
- The senior class of Jordan Jones, Jaime Miralles, Timmy Mueller, Jalen Markey and Sam Tweeton have combined for 326 career appearances on the pitch, including Miralles' time at Vermont
- Jones has 72 appearances for OSU, followed by 67 from Miralles (OSU and UVM), 64 for Mueller, 64 for Markey and 59 for Tweeton
- Mueller and Jones have contributed the most points, as Jones has 26 goals and six assists, while Mueller owns 23 goals and eight assists for 112 total points
- Markey is the resident ironman after accumulating 5,631 minutes in his 64 career appearances and has played a full 90+ minutes in 58 games over the course of his career at OSU

First Impressions
- Seniors Jordan Jones and Timmy Mueller, along with freshman Joe Hafferty, are the only active Beavers whose first career goal came as game-winners
- Hafferty fired off the final goal in a 3-2 win over UC Riverside on Sept. 3
- Jones buried the first goal of a 2-0 win over UW-Milwaukee on Sept. 5, 2014, while Mueller made a splash with the second goal of a 3-1 win over Evansville on Aug. 29, 2014

Keep It Clean
- Gage Rogers became the first true freshman since 2014 to post a clean sheet in his first career start in the 2-0 win over [17/-] Pacific on Sept. 22
- Nolan Wirth was the last true freshman to accomplish the feat, doing so in a 1-0 win over UCF on Aug. 31, 2014 and needing only two saves
- Pablo Gatinois became the second Oregon State true freshman in 2017 to post a clean sheet in his first career start
- It is the first time OSU has had two different true freshmen post a shutout in their first career start in the same season during Simmons' tenure

Before We Get Back to Our Regularly Scheduled Programming
- The decision over Pacific on Sept. 22 was the second win in 2017 over a ranked opponent prior to the start of the Pac-12 schedule
- OSU last defeated two ranked opponents before the start of conference play in 2004, besting No. 21 Rhode Island (3-0) and No. 25 St. Bonaventure (2-1, OT) during the campaign

Beware of No. 17 in 2017
- Oregon State has faced four opponents ranked at No. 17 in either the United Soccer Coaches' or Top Drawer Soccer polls
- OSU is 3-0 in games against opponents ranked 17th in either poll in 2017 at Paul Lorenz field
- The Beavers defeated [-/17] UNLV on Aug. 28 to close the Annual Hensor/Zaher Nike Classic at 1-0 in overtime thanks to Jordan Jones
- Oregon State defeated [17/-] Pacific on Sept. 22 thanks to the one-two punch of Jones and Nathan Braaten for a 2-0 decision
- OSU bested [17/-] California on Oct. 19 in extra time after Hassani Dotson converted a set piece from Mitch Hammer in overtime for the 2-1 victory

Transfer Market
- Oregon State has had success with transfers over the last few seasons
- Miralles played a big role for the Beavers in 2016 as he tallied one goal and four helpers.
- Matthias Binder is a fresh transfer for 2017 as he made 35 appearances for UW-Milwaukee in two years and posted two goals and four assists in over 2,600 minutes
- Michael Swift is another new transfer, coming from Clemson where he made 17 appearances as a freshman for the Tigers in 2016

Beavers in the Pros
- Oregon State has produced a number of outstanding professional players in recent seasons
- Danny Mwanga was the No. 1 overall pick in the 2010 MLS Draft, before Khiry Shelton was selected second overall in 2016
- The list of current Beavers in the pros:
   - Khiry Shelton - New York City FC (MLS)
   - Alan Gordon - Colorado Rapids (MLS)
   - Matt Bersano - San Jose Earthquakes (MLS)
   - Emery Welshman - Puerto Rico FC (NASL)
   - Will Seymore - Whitecaps FC 2 (USL Pro)
- List of former Beavers in the pros and their most recent club:
   - Robbie Findley - Rayo OKC (NASL)
   - Danny Mwanga - Ottawa Fury (NASL)
- Tyler Back - Rovaniemen Palloseura (Finnish Veikkausliiga)
- Mikhail Doholis - Kitsap Pumas (PDL)

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Players Mentioned

Matthias Binder

Nathan Braaten

Hassani Dotson

Pablo Gatinois

Joe Hafferty

Mitch Hammer

Jordan Jones

Jalen Markey

Jaime Miralles

Timmy Mueller

Gage Rogers

Michael Swift

Don Tchilao

Sam Tweeton