Highlanders' Season Comes to an End in Corvallis

Sunday, November 8

Corvallis, OR

6:00 pm

UC Riverside

5-8-5, 2-2-2

Oregon State (Semifinal)

10-4-4, 4-1-1

Team	1	2	Final F
UC Riverside	0	1	1
Oregon St.	3	0	3

Eric Martinez in the Pac 12 Semifinal match at Oregon State

Photo by: Ali Gradischer/Pac-12

11/8/2026 8:42:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Box Score

CORVALLIS, Ore. – UC Riverside traveled to the Pacific Northwest to take on Oregon State in its first-ever Pac-12 Conference Tournament appearance. The matchup marked the second meeting between the two programs this season, with the Beavers claiming a 4-1 victory in the first contest on Oct. 3. Oregon State was ranked No. 21 nationally at the time. UC Riverside finished the regular season with a 2-2-2 record and earned the No. 4 seed in the postseason tournament after defeating Cal Poly, 2-0, on Halloween night in San Luis Obispo.

The Beavers came away with a 3-1 victory Tuesday night, bringing the Highlanders' season to a close.

Oregon State struck early, scoring three first-half goals. Evan Carlock opened the scoring in the 12' before adding his second goal of the night to give the Beavers a commanding lead. Milo Wray added Oregon State's third goal in the 34'.

The Highlanders recorded two shots in the opening half, with one on target. Tarek Hamideh registered UC Riverside's first attempt in the sixth minute, but his shot sailed off target. Hamideh tested Oregon State goalkeeper John Nicolson again in the 30' but Nicolson came up with the save.

UC Riverside looked to generate more offense coming out of halftime. Jackson D'Alessandro had a shot blocked inside the box in the 60' before putting another attempt on target four minutes later, only to be denied by Nicolson.

The Highlanders finally broke through in the 69' when Eric Martinez scored his fourth goal of the season. Martinez fired from outside the box, with the shot ricocheting off the crossbar and into the net to cut the deficit to 3-1.

UC Riverside continued to push for another goal. In the 72', Wyatt Ponting attempted to redirect a scoring opportunity, but Nicolson made the save.

The Highlanders came close again in the 80' when Ethan Walker redirected a cross from Ryan Guerra toward goal, but his attempt struck the post with Nicolson beaten. Walker found the post again in the 85' as UC Riverside continued to search for a way back into the match.

Hamideh had another opportunity in the 89', but Nicolson came up with the save. The Highlanders also earned a pair of late corner kicks but were unable to find the back of the net.

With the 3-1 result, UC Riverside's season comes to an end following its first appearance in the Pac-12 Conference Tournament.