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Men's soccer ties with Stanford
After losing to No. 10 Cal the OSU soccer team salvaged their weekend with a draw
Terry Horstman
Issue date: 10/6/08 Section: Sports
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.
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.
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