{"id":903768,"date":"2026-09-21T06:20:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T06:20:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/903768\/"},"modified":"2026-09-21T06:20:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T06:20:10","slug":"beavers-take-down-no-25-ucsb-in-road-matchup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/903768\/","title":{"rendered":"Beavers Take Down No. 25 UCSB in Road Matchup"},"content":{"rendered":"

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. \u00a0\u2013 The Oregon State men’s soccer team earned a 3-1 road win over No. 25 UC Santa Barbara Sunday evening in Santa Barbara, Calif.
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\nThe victory is the Beavers’ second over a ranked opponent this season, as Oregon State moves to 3-1-3 on the year \u2013 completing a stretch of six road matches in its first seven games of 2026.
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\nWyatt Borso<\/a> opened the scoring, notching his team-high fifth goal of the season. Tim Hoffman<\/a> recorded his second goal of the campaign, before Michael Nesci<\/a> closed out the scoring with a second-half wondergoal.
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\nJohn Nicolson<\/a> made a season-high eight saves in the winning effort.
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\nThe Beavers opened the scoring less than four minutes into the contest, when Borso redirected Max Eisenberg’s<\/a> cross into the net. The Gauchos looked like they had scored in the 10th minute, but the goal was overturned after video review.
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\nBorso nearly netted his second in the 22nd minute, forcing the goalkeeper to make a diving save. UC Santa Barbara evened things up in the 24th minute. Hoffman forced a turnover in the Gaucho third and converted from short range to put the Beavers back in front in the 32nd minute. Oregon State headed to the intermission leading 2-1.
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\nNesci added the Beavers’ third in the 54th minute, firing an absolute rocket into the net from 20 yards out. The Gauchos pressed forward looking to get back into the game in the latter phases. Oregon State’s back line held firm to send the Beavers back to Corvallis with the two-goal victory.
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\nThe Beavers will make their long awaited return to Lorenz Field on Wednesday for a matchup with Seattle U.
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\nOUR MISSION
\nOregon State Athletics strives to Build Excellent Authentic Visionary Student-Athletes (Go BEAVS).
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