Men's soccer ties with Stanford

After losing to No. 10 Cal the OSU soccer team salvaged their weekend with a draw

By: Terry Horstman

Posted: 10/6/08

Conference play got off to a rough start for the Oregon State men's soccer team Friday night as they lost to the No. 10 ranked California Golden Bears by a score of 3-0.

Cal took control of the game early as Jacob Wilson headed the ball into the back of the net in just the second minute, ending any hopes of an Oregon State upset early in the match.

However, the Beavers got back on track with a 1-1 tie against conference foe Stanford on Sunday afternoon. Freshman forward Danny Mwanga scored a beautiful goal in the 19th minute to give the Beavers an early 1-0 lead. Unfortunately for the Beavers the lead did not last long, as sophomore forward Bobby Warshaw tied the game for the Cardinal on a penalty kick in the match's 33rd minute.

The tie game salvages the weekend temporarily for the Beavers, as they had to come out and get a positive result after the disappointing loss against Cal, but the tie score did not depict the Beavers dominance in shots, corner kicks and time of possession.

"It's disappointing because the guys put so much effort into the game today," Oregon State head coach Dana Taylor said. "We just didn't have that final touch to put the game away in regulation."

The score against Stanford may not have been what the Beavers had hoped for, but the play on the field was very satisfactory in the eyes of the coaching staff and many of the players.

"I think we came into this one with the right mindset," senior defenseman and team captain Tim Kelly said. "We showed good resilience and we're hungry to get the results we need to start moving forward."

Resilience is a word that describes this game best for the Beavers, as time after time a Beaver push was ended with a foul as OSU significantly dominated that statistical category as well.

"We came out and were trying to redeem ourselves from Friday so we were going into tackles really hard. A lot of times that results in fouls." Senior midfielder Tracy Hasson said.

The high number of fouls for Oregon State definitely depicted the Beavers tough style of play as they got after the Cardinal, determined to make sure that they came away with something in this opening weekend of Pac-10 play.

"The Pac-10 is extremely tough and you can't afford to lose a game and then come back and lose another so we had to get a result today," senior forward Josh Cameron said. "We came out and played hard and defensively we played extremely well."

Apart from the penalty kick, the Beaver defense bounced back from the tough loss against Cal to thwart any threat Stanford came up with. Steve Spangler was in goal for OSU and had six saves on the day with three clutch saves coming in the first overtime.

"It's always disappointing to have the game tied up by a penalty kick," Hasson said, "especially when you're up and dominating the game it kind of feels like we bailed them out."

The outcome of a tie may have very well been a disappointing one for a team inches away from victory. However the Beavers are still in good position in one of the toughest conferences in America with another home game this coming weekend against the University of Washington.

The tie now gives the Beavers an 0-1-1 record in conference play and a 3-5-3 record overall, still very much in the thick of things with a lot of soccer left to play.

"I think that was a good effort, and I think we're taking steps in the right direction," Kelly said. "I definitely think we're ready for U-Dub next weekend."

n After losing to No. 10 Cal the OSU soccer team salvaged their weekend with a draw

By Terry Horstman

The Daily Barometer

Conference play got off to a rough start for the Oregon State men's soccer team Friday night as they lost to the No. 10 ranked California Golden Bears by a score of 3-0.

Cal took control of the game early as Jacob Wilson headed the ball into the back of the net in just the second minute, ending any hopes of an Oregon State upset early in the match.

However, the Beavers got back on track with a 1-1 tie against conference foe Stanford on Sunday afternoon. Freshman forward Danny Mwanga scored a beautiful goal in the 19th minute to give the Beavers an early 1-0 lead. Unfortunately for the Beavers the lead did not last long, as sophomore forward Bobby Warshaw tied the game for the Cardinal on a penalty kick in the match's 33rd minute.

The tie game salvages the weekend temporarily for the Beavers, as they had to come out and get a positive result after the disappointing loss against Cal, but the tie score did not depict the Beavers dominance in shots, corner kicks and time of possession.

"It's disappointing because the guys put so much effort into the game today," Oregon State head coach Dana Taylor said. "We just didn't have that final touch to put the game away in regulation."

The score against Stanford may not have been what the Beavers had hoped for, but the play on the field was very satisfactory in the eyes of the coaching staff and many of the players.

"I think we came into this one with the right mindset," senior defenseman and team captain Tim Kelly said. "We showed good resilience and we're hungry to get the results we need to start moving forward."

Resilience is a word that describes this game best for the Beavers, as time after time a Beaver push was ended with a foul as OSU significantly dominated that statistical category as well.

"We came out and were trying to redeem ourselves from Friday so we were going into tackles really hard. A lot of times that results in fouls." Senior midfielder Tracy Hasson said.

The high number of fouls for Oregon State definitely depicted the Beavers tough style of play as they got after the Cardinal, determined to make sure that they came away with something in this opening weekend of Pac-10 play.

"The Pac-10 is extremely tough and you can't afford to lose a game and then come back and lose another so we had to get a result today," senior forward Josh Cameron said. "We came out and played hard and defensively we played extremely well."

Apart from the penalty kick, the Beaver defense bounced back from the tough loss against Cal to thwart any threat Stanford came up with. Steve Spangler was in goal for OSU and had six saves on the day with three clutch saves coming in the first overtime.

"It's always disappointing to have the game tied up by a penalty kick," Hasson said, "especially when you're up and dominating the game it kind of feels like we bailed them out."

The outcome of a tie may have very well been a disappointing one for a team inches away from victory. However the Beavers are still in good position in one of the toughest conferences in America with another home game this coming weekend against the University of Washington.

The tie now gives the Beavers an 0-1-1 record in conference play and a 3-5-3 record overall, still very much in the thick of things with a lot of soccer left to play.

"I think that was a good effort, and I think we're taking steps in the right direction," Kelly said. "I definitely think we're ready for U-Dub next weekend."