Oct. 24, 2003

CORVALLIS, Ore. - -

The Oregon State men's soccer team (10-4-0 overall, 4-1-0 Pacific-10) is ranked 10th in the most recent soccerratings.com poll.

The Beavers are ranked in all four major polls this week: SoccerAmerica (14th), National Soccer Coaches Association of America (17th), College Soccer News (25th) and 10th by soccerratings.com.

OSU and individual Beaver players rank among the nation's statistical leaders this week; Ryan Johnson is third nationally with a 0.93 assist-per-game mark. Johnson's 13 total assists match the highest total in the country and are an OSU record. He also holds the school record with 18 career assists as a sophomore.

Ross Duncan is tied for 22nd nationally with a 0.57 assist-per-game average.

Defending Pac-10 scoring champion Alan Gordon is tied for 19th nationally with a 1.79 points-per-game average (25 points in 14 games) and his 0.79 goals-per-game mark is tied for 18th.

As a team, the Beavers are tied for 17th in the country scoring 2.21 goals per game (31 goals in 14 games).

Oregon State and the Pacific-10 Conference refer to the NSCAA and SoccerAmerica ratings in their weekly releases.

The Beavers host California Friday, Oct. 31 at 1 p.m., and Stanford on Sunday, Nov. 2 at 1 p.m.