Thursday, October 5
Corvallis, Ore.
7:00 PM
Oregon State
vs
Washington
Beavers Set to Return Home for Pair of Pac-12 Clashes
October 03, 2017 | Women's Soccer
Thursday's matchup with Washington will be Oregon State's Dam Cancer Game
THE GAME: Oregon State returns home this week for the first time since Sept. 11, when the Beavers head to Lorenz Field for a pair of matchup with Pac-12 foes. OSU will take on No. RV/25 Washington on Thursday, before facing Washington State on Sunday.
DAM CANCER: Thursday's game will be the Beavers' annual Dam Cancer game, as Oregon State partners with Corvallis Clinic's Project H.E.R. to raise cancer awareness.
FOLLOW ALONG: Live stats for both games can be found at OSUBeavers.com. Twitter updates for all Oregon State games can be found @BeaverWSoccer.
WHAT'S COMING UP: Oregon State will remain at home next week, when it takes on Arizona on Oct. 13.
HISTORY WITH THE HUSKIES: Oregon State defeated Washington last season in Seattle, taking a 1-0 win behind a free-kick goal from Emma Bergstrom. Washington holds a 9-16-3 series lead overall.
HISTORY WITH THE COUGARS: Oregon State is 12-14-3 all-time vs. Washington State, including a 5-7-1 mark in Corvallis. The Beavers last defeated the Cougars in 2013, when OSU took a 1-0 win.Â
GAME INFO: Admission to all Oregon State soccer games is free.
Streaking:
- The Beavers have held shutouts in six of their last 13 games, dating back to last season.
- Oregon State has scored five of their six goals this season on the road.
Go Geist:
- Goalkeeper Bella Geist is Oregon State's career saves leader with 351.
- Geist was named Pac-12 Goalkeeper of the Week on Sept. 12, and currently leads the Pac-12 in saves.
- Geist is second in the NCAA among active players in career saves.Â
- Geist is currently fifth in Pac-12 history in career saves. She needs 22 more stops to match Tawni Martineau (Utah) for fourth on the conference's list.
- Geist saw time with the US U-23 National Team in the spring, playing for the Stars and Stripes in the Portland Thorns Spring Invitational. The goalkeeper got the start against the Chicago Red Stars on April 1, holding a clean sheet until she was subbed off in the 64th minute.
Quick Hitters:
- All five of Oregon State's goals this season have been scored by different players.
- Taylor Lemmond scored her second career goal last week vs. No. 1 UCLA. Her prior goal also came against a national power, when she scored against No. 3 Stanford last season.
- Kyllie-Ann Yasutake made her first career start Sunday vs. UCLA.
- The team brings back two of its top three goal scorers from last season (Faris - 6, Higgins - 4), as well as three of its top four leaders in assists (Faris - 6, Jones - 5, Higgins - 3). Higgins and Jones have both found the net already in 2017.
- Oregon State has committed the 21st-most fouls in the NCAA this season, with 11.7 per game.
- The Beavers committed the most fouls per-game in the Pac-12 last season, with an average of 12.4 per match.
- OSU placed 11 players on the Pac-12 All-Academic team last season, including seven players that will return to the squad this season (Baker, Geist, Faris, Higgins, Latham, Pantuso, Rodriguez).
- Oregon State features a strong international presence, with players from four foreign nations on the squad. Emma Jones and Kate Evans hail from England, Paula Leblic from Spain, Kathryn Baker from Canada and Olivia Ellis from Australia
The Senior Class
- This season's team is led by a class of seven seniors, and the team has continualy had more wins year over year in every one of their seasons on campus.Â
- Forward Nikki Farris tied the team lead for goals with six last season, Â as well as leading the team and tying for fifth in the Pac-12 with six assists.
- Forward Emma Jones finished with five assists, one off of tying the team lead in the category, while starting all 20 games at forward last season.
- Midfielder Kayla Latham started all 20 games for the Beavers last season, recording 12 shots with 8 on goal.Â
- Forward Natalie Higgins scored four goals last season, including a game winner against Boise State.
The Staff:
- Head Coach Linus Rhode is in his 10th season at the helm of the Oregon State womens soccer team, and is looking to lead the Beavers to their fourth NCAA tournament apperance under his watch.
- Prior to becoming head coach Rhode was an assistant and assosciate coach for the Beavers for eight seasons.
- The program brings on a new assistant coach this season, Vanessa Valentine. Valentine was formerly the head coach at Cal Poly.Â
- The Beavers also promoted longtime assistant Michelle Voiland to the position of associate head coach this season.
More on Rhode:
- With Oregon State's win over San Francisco on Sept. 3, Linus Rhode became Oregon State's career wins leader, passing Steve Fennah.
- Associate Head Coach Michelle Voiland on Rhode: "Linus has a vision for our program, and he sticks to that vision. It's all about making sure our players have a great experience and making sure the program is always moving forward. He really cares about our student-athletesand everyone involved in the program."
- Redshirt-senior Emmy Rodriguez on Rhode: "Linus has done so much for this program. He's so dedicated to our players on the field and off the field. He's done a great job of creating a family atmosphere."
Beavs in the Pros:Â
- Jodie Taylor won the Golden Boot at this summer's European Championships, leading the tournament with five goals.
- Taylor also scored a goal for England in the 2015 World Cup in Canada, helping England win a bronze medal
- Taylor currently plays for Arsenal LFC
- Rachel Axon currently plays for Kolbotn Fotball in the Norwegian league.
- Greta Espinoza signed for Spanish club Levante this summer.
- Espinoza has also seen time with the Mexican National Team, including appearances at the 2015 World Cup
- Helene Haavik signed this spring with FC Staad of the Swiss Nationalliga A.
The Schedule:Â
- Eleven of Oregon State's 19 matches will be home games, including five of its eight nonconference contests.
- The Beavers took on foes from five different conferences in non-league play. OSU will faced three teams from the WCC, two from the Big 12, and one each from the SEC, WAC and Big Sky.
- The Beavers will be on TV nine times this year, eight times on Pac-12 Networks and once on Comcast Sportsnet Northwest.
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DAM CANCER: Thursday's game will be the Beavers' annual Dam Cancer game, as Oregon State partners with Corvallis Clinic's Project H.E.R. to raise cancer awareness.
FOLLOW ALONG: Live stats for both games can be found at OSUBeavers.com. Twitter updates for all Oregon State games can be found @BeaverWSoccer.
WHAT'S COMING UP: Oregon State will remain at home next week, when it takes on Arizona on Oct. 13.
HISTORY WITH THE HUSKIES: Oregon State defeated Washington last season in Seattle, taking a 1-0 win behind a free-kick goal from Emma Bergstrom. Washington holds a 9-16-3 series lead overall.
HISTORY WITH THE COUGARS: Oregon State is 12-14-3 all-time vs. Washington State, including a 5-7-1 mark in Corvallis. The Beavers last defeated the Cougars in 2013, when OSU took a 1-0 win.Â
GAME INFO: Admission to all Oregon State soccer games is free.
Streaking:
- The Beavers have held shutouts in six of their last 13 games, dating back to last season.
- Oregon State has scored five of their six goals this season on the road.
Go Geist:
- Goalkeeper Bella Geist is Oregon State's career saves leader with 351.
- Geist was named Pac-12 Goalkeeper of the Week on Sept. 12, and currently leads the Pac-12 in saves.
- Geist is second in the NCAA among active players in career saves.Â
- Geist is currently fifth in Pac-12 history in career saves. She needs 22 more stops to match Tawni Martineau (Utah) for fourth on the conference's list.
- Geist saw time with the US U-23 National Team in the spring, playing for the Stars and Stripes in the Portland Thorns Spring Invitational. The goalkeeper got the start against the Chicago Red Stars on April 1, holding a clean sheet until she was subbed off in the 64th minute.
Quick Hitters:
- All five of Oregon State's goals this season have been scored by different players.
- Taylor Lemmond scored her second career goal last week vs. No. 1 UCLA. Her prior goal also came against a national power, when she scored against No. 3 Stanford last season.
- Kyllie-Ann Yasutake made her first career start Sunday vs. UCLA.
- The team brings back two of its top three goal scorers from last season (Faris - 6, Higgins - 4), as well as three of its top four leaders in assists (Faris - 6, Jones - 5, Higgins - 3). Higgins and Jones have both found the net already in 2017.
- Oregon State has committed the 21st-most fouls in the NCAA this season, with 11.7 per game.
- The Beavers committed the most fouls per-game in the Pac-12 last season, with an average of 12.4 per match.
- OSU placed 11 players on the Pac-12 All-Academic team last season, including seven players that will return to the squad this season (Baker, Geist, Faris, Higgins, Latham, Pantuso, Rodriguez).
- Oregon State features a strong international presence, with players from four foreign nations on the squad. Emma Jones and Kate Evans hail from England, Paula Leblic from Spain, Kathryn Baker from Canada and Olivia Ellis from Australia
The Senior Class
- This season's team is led by a class of seven seniors, and the team has continualy had more wins year over year in every one of their seasons on campus.Â
- Forward Nikki Farris tied the team lead for goals with six last season, Â as well as leading the team and tying for fifth in the Pac-12 with six assists.
- Forward Emma Jones finished with five assists, one off of tying the team lead in the category, while starting all 20 games at forward last season.
- Midfielder Kayla Latham started all 20 games for the Beavers last season, recording 12 shots with 8 on goal.Â
- Forward Natalie Higgins scored four goals last season, including a game winner against Boise State.
The Staff:
- Head Coach Linus Rhode is in his 10th season at the helm of the Oregon State womens soccer team, and is looking to lead the Beavers to their fourth NCAA tournament apperance under his watch.
- Prior to becoming head coach Rhode was an assistant and assosciate coach for the Beavers for eight seasons.
- The program brings on a new assistant coach this season, Vanessa Valentine. Valentine was formerly the head coach at Cal Poly.Â
- The Beavers also promoted longtime assistant Michelle Voiland to the position of associate head coach this season.
More on Rhode:
- With Oregon State's win over San Francisco on Sept. 3, Linus Rhode became Oregon State's career wins leader, passing Steve Fennah.
- Associate Head Coach Michelle Voiland on Rhode: "Linus has a vision for our program, and he sticks to that vision. It's all about making sure our players have a great experience and making sure the program is always moving forward. He really cares about our student-athletesand everyone involved in the program."
- Redshirt-senior Emmy Rodriguez on Rhode: "Linus has done so much for this program. He's so dedicated to our players on the field and off the field. He's done a great job of creating a family atmosphere."
Beavs in the Pros:Â
- Jodie Taylor won the Golden Boot at this summer's European Championships, leading the tournament with five goals.
- Taylor also scored a goal for England in the 2015 World Cup in Canada, helping England win a bronze medal
- Taylor currently plays for Arsenal LFC
- Rachel Axon currently plays for Kolbotn Fotball in the Norwegian league.
- Greta Espinoza signed for Spanish club Levante this summer.
- Espinoza has also seen time with the Mexican National Team, including appearances at the 2015 World Cup
- Helene Haavik signed this spring with FC Staad of the Swiss Nationalliga A.
The Schedule:Â
- Eleven of Oregon State's 19 matches will be home games, including five of its eight nonconference contests.
- The Beavers took on foes from five different conferences in non-league play. OSU will faced three teams from the WCC, two from the Big 12, and one each from the SEC, WAC and Big Sky.
- The Beavers will be on TV nine times this year, eight times on Pac-12 Networks and once on Comcast Sportsnet Northwest.
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