Oregon State Opens Season at Hensor/Zaher Nike Classic

Friday, August 25

Corvallis, Ore.

8:00 PM

Oregon State

Fairfield

Photo by: Dave Nishitani/Oregon State Athletics

August 24, 2017 | Men's Soccer

Beavers will face Fairfield and UNLV in annual tournament

By: Athletic Communications

Here We Go

Oregon State begins the 2017 campaign with the annual Hensor/Zaher Nike Classic at Paul Lorenz Field
OSU will host Fairfield on Friday, August 25, before UNLV pays a visit on Monday, August 28
This will be the Beavers' first meeting against the Stags and sixth meeting against the Rebels

Follow Along

Monday's game against UNLV will broadcast on the Pac-12 Networks with Rich Burk and Cobi Jones on the call
Live stats will be available for all OSU home games on the men's soccer schedule page at OSUBeavers.com
Live Twitter updates will be available @BeaverMSoccer

Series Histories

Oregon State is 5-0-0 against UNLV all time, with a 1-0-0 record at home
The Beavers faced the Rebels last season on Sept. 17 in Las Vegas
Jaime Miralles and Jesse Garcia found the back of the net exactly one minute apart in the 2-0 win
UNLV and OSU first squared off in 1994 in Las Vegas, Oregon State took the win at 1-0

Last Time Out

The Beavers ended the 2016 season on a high note with a 1-0 victory against No. 14 Washington on the road
David Norman tallied the lone marker in the 23rd minute
Loke Strenov, Frazer Poulter, Timmy Mueller, Jaime Miralles and Jordan Jones all fired off a shot on goal in the contest
Ryan Vincent made three saves in 90 minutes to preserve his second career clean sheet in his sixth career start

1-2 Punch

The foward duo of Mueller and Jones have combined for 114 appearances on the pitch for OSU
Mueller and Jones have buried 45 total goals as Mueller owns 22 and Jones owns 23
15 game winners are attributed to the pair with 10 coming from Mueller and 5 coming from Jordan
The combo have accolades aplenty with Jordan owning two Pac-12 Second Team appearances and one All-Far West Region Third Team and Mueller laying claim to two All-Far West Region teams, two All-Pac-12 teams and a College Soccer News Freshman All-American
Second Wind
Oregon State saw the back of the net more often in the second half in 2016, with 18 of 24 goals coming in the 46th minute or later
OSU recorded two golden goals in 2016, first against Ohio State on Sept. 5 (Tchilao, 101'), second against San Diego State on Nov. 3 (Jones, 98')

But Who's Counting?

Junior Evan Sungvornrajasabh has the longest non-hyphenated last name of any player in the Pac-12, checking in at 16 letters.

Spread the Wealth

10 separate OSU members buried a goal in 2016, while 14 were credited with assists
Jones led the way with six goals, followed by Mueller with five, Garcia and Tchilao with three, Norman with two, and Miralles, Hassani Dotson, Matt Arbogast, Nathan Braaten and Sam Tweeton all with one
Norman and Eric Diaz registered the most assists with five apeice, while Miralles added four, Mueller posted three, Jones, Garcia, Zach Striar and Jalen Markey each had two, and Dotson, Arbogast, Braaten, Sungvornrajasabh and Devonte Small all with one

Finding a Balance

28 members will fill the roster for the 2017, with 13 upperclassman and 15 underclassman looking to leave an impact
Five seniors grace the roster, all with extensive playing time: Mueller, Jones, Markey, Tweeton and Miralles
Eight juniors will add to the depth: Brill, Braaten, Dotson, Vincent, Sungvornrajasabh, Tchilao, Matthias Binder and Davis Chimento
Five sophomores will get an opportunity to shine as well: Diaz, Strenov, Caleb Michael, Brady Graff and Rodrigo Sarmiento
10 freshmen will grace the roster for the season: Gage Rogers, Pablo Gatinois, Kolade Salaudeen, Joel Walker, Keegan Ness, Mitch Hammer, Andre Earthy-Find, Sean Cooper, Caleb Etter and Joe Hafferty

Transfer Market

Oregon State has had success with transfers over the last few seasons
Jaime Miralles and Jesse Garcia both played big roles for the Beavers in 2016 as Garcia scored three goals and notched one assist, while Miralles has 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

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
Alan Gordon - LA Galaxy
Emery Welshman - Real Salt Lake
Robbie Findley - Rayo OKC (NASL)
Danny Mwanga - Ottawa Fury (NASL)
Will Seymore - Whitecaps FC 2 (USL Pro)
Matt Bersano - Seattle Sounders FC 2 (USL)
Tyler Back - Rovaniemen Palloseura (Finnish Veikkausliiga)
Mikhail Doholis - Kitsap Pumas (PDL)