Oregon State Closes Regular-Season Road Schedule at San Diego State

Game 17
Oregon State (5-11-0, 2-6-0 Pac-12) at San Diego State (5-10-0, 0-6-0 Pac-12)

Up Next
- The Beavers will wrap up the last regular-season road trip of 2017 with the second go-around against San Diego State
- The contest will take place on Sunday, October 29, with kickoff at 12 p.m. PT

Follow Along
- 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 29th meeting between Oregon State and SDSU
- The Beavers are 15-9-4 all-time against the Aztecs after Jordan Jones and Don Tchilao both found the back of the net at Paul Lorenz Field on Oct. 8 for a 2-0 win
- OSU has earned a decision against San Diego State in six straight matches, including five wins
- The Beavers are 9-6-2 against the Aztecs 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 22-56-10 record against conference foes since 2009

Scouting Report
- The Aztecs are still searching for their first win in Pac-12 play following a 1-0 defeat at the hands of No. 23 Washington on Thursday, Oct. 26
- SDSU has one win in its last seven matches, a 3-0 decision over Santa Clara on Wednesday, Oct. 21
- Senior Jeroen Meefout leads San Diego State as the only member with multiple goals and multiple assists for 15 total points
- Meefout owns six goals and three assists on the year to lead the Aztecs in both categories
- Redshirt-senior Winston Sorhaitz is the only other SDSU member to find the back of the net more than once, tallying two goals for four total points
- Junior Ilai Shvika and redshirt-senior Dallin Cutler both own five points on one goal and three assists on the year to supplement the attack
- In total, 13 different Aztecs own a point on the year, with senior Thom Van den Berg coming away as the other SDSU member with at least a goal and assist, owning four points on one goal and a pair of helpers
- Redshirt-senior Adam Allmaras anchors the defense with 14 appearances in the net
- Allmaras has a 1.41 goals allowed average with 44 saves for a .688 save percentage and a 4-10-0 record
- As a team, SDSU has surrendered 21 goals on the year while being outshot 194 to 131 by the opposition
- San Diego State has kept it close in the corners with 66 to opponents' 73

Last Time Out
- The Beavers fell 5-0 to UCLA at Drake Stadium on Thursday, Oct. 26
- The Bruins recorded three goals on the front end of the contest before adding on two more on the back end
- Milan Iloski broke through first in the 8th minute before Santiago Herrera and Alex Knox tallied one in the 20th and 32nd minute, respectively
- Knox recorded his brace in the 72nd minute of the match before Roman Martin added the final goal in the 85th minute
- Don Tchilao had the closest look of any Beaver, pushing a shot past Kevin Silva in the 13th minute, but his attempt pinballed between the posts to keep OSU off the board

Super Seniors
- The senior class of Jordan Jones, Jaime Miralles, Timmy Mueller, Jalen Markey and Sam Tweeton have combined for 331 career appearances on the pitch, including Miralles' time at Vermont
- Jones has 73 appearances for OSU, followed by 68 from Miralles (OSU and UVM), 65 for Mueller, 65 for Markey and 60 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 5,721 minutes in his 65 career appearances and has played a full 90+ minutes in 59 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)

Oregon State Closes Regular-Season Road Schedule at San Diego State

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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