Beavers Set to Return Home for Portland State and BYU
September 06, 2017 | Women's Soccer
Oregon State will host games Friday and Monday
THE GAMES: The Oregon State women's soccer team returns to Corvallis this week to begin a two-game homestand. The Beavers will kick things off by taking on Portland State Friday evening at 7 p.m., and will follow that up by facing BYU Monday at 5 p.m.
FOLLOW ALONG: Links for live stats to both games can be found at OSUBeavers.com. Monday's contest will air live on Pac-12 Network and Pac-12 Oregon. Ann Schatz and Tracey Bailey will have the call. Twitter updates for all Oregon State soccer games can be found online at @BeaverWSoccer.
WHAT'S COMING UP: Oregon State will head up to Portland on Sept. 15 for its final nonconference game of the season.
HISTORY WITH THE VIKINGS: Oregon State is 10-4-1 all-time against Portland State. The Beavers won the teams's last meeting 2-1 on Aug. 24, 2012.
HISTORY WITH THE COUGARS: BYU has won the prior two meetings between the Beavers and the Cougars. The teams have never met in Corvallis.
GAME INFO: All Oregon State home soccer matches are free to attend.
Streaking:
- The Beavers have allowed just three goals over their last seven matches, dating back to last season. Five of those seven games have been shutouts.
- Oregon State is 6-2-3 in nonconference home games dating back to the start of the 2015 season.
- The Beavers have started the same 11 players in all five of their matches this season.
Quick Hitters:
- Oregon State has shown continuous improvement over the last three seasons, increasing its win-total markedly over the last two years.
- 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 scored 21 goals last season, its highest total since 2012.
- The Beavers committed the most fouls per-game in the Pac-12 last season, with an average of 12.4 per match.
- Oregon State has committed the fourth-most fouls in the NCAA this season.
- 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
- The Beavers have started all seven seniors in each of their five matches.
- Goalkeeper Bella Geist is currently third on the Oregon State all-time saves list with 317. Geist needs 20 more saves to move into a tie for second and 30 more saves to match Michelle Mitchell's (1993-96) program record.
- Geist was named Pac-12 Goalkeeper of the Week this week, and currently leads the Pac-12 in saves.
- Geist in the NCAA's active career leader with 317 saves. She needs six more saves to crack the top-10 in Pac-12 history.
- 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.
- 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.
- Defender Kathryn Baker logged the second most minutes by a field player with 1602 last season, including a season high of 97 minutes against San Diego State.
- Defender Emmy Rodriguez was part of the defense that recorded four shutouts last season, and appeared in 17 games for the Beavers including an 86 minute effort against CSUN.Â
The Staff:
- Head Coach Linus Rhode is entering 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 last week, 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 will face six ranked opponents this season, including four teams ranked in the top-10 of the United Soccer Coaches Preseason Poll.
- Three of Oregon State's first four nonconference opponents come from power conferences.
- The Beavers will take on foes from five different conferences in non-league play. OSU will face 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 eight times this year, with their Pac-12 Network debut coming on Aug. 25.
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FOLLOW ALONG: Links for live stats to both games can be found at OSUBeavers.com. Monday's contest will air live on Pac-12 Network and Pac-12 Oregon. Ann Schatz and Tracey Bailey will have the call. Twitter updates for all Oregon State soccer games can be found online at @BeaverWSoccer.
WHAT'S COMING UP: Oregon State will head up to Portland on Sept. 15 for its final nonconference game of the season.
HISTORY WITH THE VIKINGS: Oregon State is 10-4-1 all-time against Portland State. The Beavers won the teams's last meeting 2-1 on Aug. 24, 2012.
HISTORY WITH THE COUGARS: BYU has won the prior two meetings between the Beavers and the Cougars. The teams have never met in Corvallis.
GAME INFO: All Oregon State home soccer matches are free to attend.
Streaking:
- The Beavers have allowed just three goals over their last seven matches, dating back to last season. Five of those seven games have been shutouts.
- Oregon State is 6-2-3 in nonconference home games dating back to the start of the 2015 season.
- The Beavers have started the same 11 players in all five of their matches this season.
Quick Hitters:
- Oregon State has shown continuous improvement over the last three seasons, increasing its win-total markedly over the last two years.
- 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 scored 21 goals last season, its highest total since 2012.
- The Beavers committed the most fouls per-game in the Pac-12 last season, with an average of 12.4 per match.
- Oregon State has committed the fourth-most fouls in the NCAA this season.
- 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
- The Beavers have started all seven seniors in each of their five matches.
- Goalkeeper Bella Geist is currently third on the Oregon State all-time saves list with 317. Geist needs 20 more saves to move into a tie for second and 30 more saves to match Michelle Mitchell's (1993-96) program record.
- Geist was named Pac-12 Goalkeeper of the Week this week, and currently leads the Pac-12 in saves.
- Geist in the NCAA's active career leader with 317 saves. She needs six more saves to crack the top-10 in Pac-12 history.
- 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.
- 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.
- Defender Kathryn Baker logged the second most minutes by a field player with 1602 last season, including a season high of 97 minutes against San Diego State.
- Defender Emmy Rodriguez was part of the defense that recorded four shutouts last season, and appeared in 17 games for the Beavers including an 86 minute effort against CSUN.Â
The Staff:
- Head Coach Linus Rhode is entering 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 last week, 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 will face six ranked opponents this season, including four teams ranked in the top-10 of the United Soccer Coaches Preseason Poll.
- Three of Oregon State's first four nonconference opponents come from power conferences.
- The Beavers will take on foes from five different conferences in non-league play. OSU will face 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 eight times this year, with their Pac-12 Network debut coming on Aug. 25.
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