THE GAMES: The No. 19 Oregon State men’s soccer team return home for the first time in a month on Saturday when Saint Mary’s visits Lorenz Field. The match is slated to start at 7 p.m.<\/p>\n
FOLLOW ALONG: Saturday’s game will be carried on ESPN+ with Ann Schatz on the call.<\/p>\n
UP NEXT: Oregon State will hit the road again next week for a matchup at LMU. The Beavers’ next home game will come on Oct. 15 when Portland visits Corvallis.<\/p>\n
\nQuick Hitters:<\/p>\n
The Staff:<\/p>\n
The Matchup:<\/p>\n
\n\tArnau Farnos<\/a> was named WCC Offensive Player of the Week this week.
\n\tFarnos is tied for the WCC lead with six goals on the season and is fifth in the nation in game-winning goals with three.
\n\tAs a team, Oregon State ranks 14th nationally in assists per game.
\n\tIker Carbonell Garcia<\/a> is 15th in the NCAA in assists per game.
\n\tFarnos is second in the nation in shots per game with 5.00.
\n\tEight different Beavers have scored through the first eight matches. A total of 10 different Beavers scored in the entirety of last sseason.
\n\tOregon State was picked to finish second in the WCC Preseason poll, receiving one first-place vote.
\n\tFarnos and Fabian Straudi<\/a> both received Preseason All-WCC recognition
\n\tFarnos was also selected as a United Soccer Coaches’ Midfielder to Watch for the 2025 campaign
\n\tStraudi is currently tied for third on Oregon State’s career assists list with 18. Fran Cortijo<\/a> needs one more assist to crack the Beavers’ top-10, after he missed the bulk of the 2024 campaign due to injury. The full career assists list can be found in the left column.
\n\tOregon State’s squad features 11 newcomers this season.
\n\tThirteen Beavers have been selected in the last eight MLS SuperDrafts, including six selections over the last two years.
\n\tArnau Farnos<\/a> was chosen by New York City FC in the third round of the 2025 Draft, but opted to return to the Beavers for the fall season. NYCFC will retain Farnos’ MLS rights next season.
\n\tOregon State’s players represent seven different countries (United States, Spain, Uganda, Belgium, Germany, Italy and Trinidad and Tobago)
\n\tOregon State has just one scheduled home game in the month of September
\n\tThe Beavers have made five-straight NCAA Tournaments
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\n\tJarred Brookins took over as Wicks-Street Oregon State head men’s soccer coach this winter. Brookins served as an assistant for the Beavers during the 2023-24 seasons, helping the team to two of the most successful campaigns in program history, including the team’s first ever College Cup run in his debut season with the squad.
\n\tPrior to Oregon State, Brookins also served as an assistant at Davidson and Mercer.
\n\tJudy and Jim Street made a leadership gift to the OSU Foundation in November that created a permanent endowment for the Oregon State Wicks-Street Head Men’s Soccer Coach.
\n\tAdrian Molina-Diaz<\/a> was promoted to the role of assistant coach this season.
\n\tMatt Bersano joined the Oregon State staff this summer, following a nine-year professional career – primarily in MLS. Bersano played goalkeeper at Oregon State from 2011-14.
\n\tAlex Suprise joined the Beavers’ staff this spring, coming to Corvallis from St. Bonaventure.
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