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Corvallis Gazette-Times

The Oregon State men’s soccer team fell to Gonzaga 4-1 in the finale of the OSU Zaher/Hensor Memorial at Lorenz Field on Saturday night. In the first game, Xavier defeated UC Davis, 2-1.

Gonzaga junior forward George Josten was the star of the weekend, as he had a hand in six of his team’s seven goals. He had two goals and an assist both Saturday and in Friday’s 3-0 win over Xavier. Junior midfielder John Palladino scored the Bulldogs’ other two goals against the Beavers.

Gonzaga built a 2-1 halftime lead, then scored twice in the final three minutes to clinch the victory.

“Hats off to Gonzaga, they had a game plan and stuck to it,” OSU coach Dana Taylor said. “We weren’t sharp tonight and that’s what it’s all about. Both teams brought a lot of energy to the game, and yet tonight Gonzaga was much sharper pulling off their game plan than we were.”

Gonzaga 4, Oregon State 1

First half

G — John Palladino (George Josten), 13:05

OSU — Bryan Jordan (Lucas Egenwall, Alex Christensen), 18:10

G — George Josten (John Reha), 32:02

Second half

G — John Palladino (George Josten), 87:31

G — George Josten (Tye Perdido), 89:13

Volleyball

Oregon State dominated the court against Fresno State, sweeping the Bulldogs 3-0 (30-18, 30-21, 30-26). The victory makes two in a row for the Beavers and leaves OSU 2-0 in the Salbasgeon Suites Invitational.

“These wins are very important for us with the bye week coming up,” OSU coach Taras Liskevych said. “It gives us the preparation for the Pac-10 that we’ll need against UCLA and USC, a couple of the top teams in the country.”