For Immediate Release • October 29, 20102010 SID Contact: Jason Brough • Office Phone: (503) 943-8439 • Cell Phone: (503) 706-3460 • Fax: (503) 943-7242 • Email: [email protected] 2010 Schedule/Results No. 2 Pilots Host San Francisco on Senior Day DATE OPPONENT TIME Aug 20 Portland State (800 AM) W, 1-0 Aug 22 Cal State Northridge W, 2-1 #2 Portland (17-1, 5-0) vs. San Francisco (4-12-2, 0-3-2) Aug 27 Southern Methodist W, 2-0 Sunday, Oct. 31, 2010 • 1 PM • Portland, Ore. • Merlo Field (4,892) Aug 29 #21 Oklahoma State W, 1-0 Sept 3-5 Husky Invitational (Seattle,WA) Sept 3 vs. Wisconsin W, 2-0 Radio: 800 AM Sept 5 vs. Syracuse W, 3-1 Live Video/Audio/Stats: portlandpilots.com Sept 10-12 Nike Invitational (Portland) All-Time Series: UP leads 22-0-1 Sept 10 #24 Rutgers (800 AM) W, 2-1 Last Meeting: UP 8, USF 0 (11/25/09 at UP) Sept 12 Penn State W, 4-2 Sept 17 #6 Texas A&M (800 AM) W, 1-0 Sept 23 #16 California (800 AM) W, 3-1 Sept 25 #2 Stanford (800 AM) L, 1-2 This Week in Pilots Soccer... Oct 1 Oregon (800 AM) W, 4-1 The No. 2 Portland Pilots (17-1-0, 5-0-0 WCC) return to Merlo Field at the Clive Charles Soc- Oct 3 Washington W, 2-1 (2ot) cer Complex for the fi nal regular season home game of the 2010 season on Sunday. The Pilots Oct 10 Gonzaga* W, 4-0 will host San Francisco (4-12-2, 0-3-2 WCC) with kickoff slated for 1 p.m. Portland’s seven seniors Oct 15 Loyola Marymount* W, 2-0 will be recognized prior to kickoff as part of Senior Day. Oct 17 Pepperdine* W, 1-0 Oct 22 San Diego* (FSC) W, 1-0 Weekend Promotions Oct 24 #11 Santa Clara* (ESPNU) W, 1-0 With Sunday being Halloween, any kids (13 and under) that show up wearing a costume will Oct 31 San Francisco* (800 AM) 1:00 PM receive FREE admission and can join in the fun with the legendary Villa Drum Squad! This game Nov 6 Saint Mary’s* 12:00 PM also features special $3 pumpkin ice cream sandwiches. Nov 12-14 NCAA First/Second Rounds Nov 19-21 NCAA Third Rounds Ticket Information Nov 26-28 NCAA Quarterfi nals Single game tickets for all Portland home events can be purchased through Ticketmaster at 1- Dec 3-5 NCAA College Cup (Cary, N.C.) 800-745-3000, online at www.ticketmaster.com, at all Ticketmaster outlets, as well as in-person at *WCC game the Pilot Box Offi ce (11am-5pm, M-F). Day of game tickets (if available) can be purchased at the All times are Pacifi c and subject to change main entrance to the Clive Charles Soccer Complex one hour before the scheduled kickoff. Home games in BOLD www.PortlandPilots.com/NelsonBlog Last Week Visit it, bookmark it, get behind the scenes Portland gained fi rm hold of fi rst place in the WCC standings with a pair of 1-0 road wins anecdotes and information on the women’s against San Diego and No. 11 Santa Clara. Junior striker Danielle Foxhoven tallied the game-win- soccer team. Junior defender Emma Nelson has ner against the Toreros on Friday, while junior forward Halley Kreminski came off the bench for volunteered her services as the Pilots’ blogger the lone goal against the Broncos on Sunday. Junior goalkeeper Hailee DeYoung recorded both this season. Nelson will give a unique, in-depth shutouts in goal for the Pilots. look at the UP soccer program. Fans can also send questions and comments to Emma, so Senior Day make sure to visit the blog all season long! Portland’s seven-member senior class will be recognized prior to kickoff on Sunday as part of 2010 UP RESULTS Senior Day. One notable member of the class, All-American midfi elder Sophie Schmidt, will not be in attendance as she is with Canada for World Cup qualifying. The class has achieved unprece- Overall .............................................17-1-0 dented success in their time on The Bluff and are looking to lead the Pilots to their third NCAA WCC ..................................................5-0-0 Championship in the last nine years. Below are some key highlights from the last four years: Home ...............................................10-0-0 * Highest win percentage of any senior class in the nation Away ..................................................5-1-0 * Three straight trips to the NCAA quarterfi nals * Two 20-win seasons, a third consecutive would be the fi rst occurence in school history Neutral ...............................................2-0-0 * A perfect 26-0-0 record against WCC opponents Against Ranked Opponents ...............6-1-0 * Three WCC Championships • University of Portland Women’s Soccer • October 29, 2010 • Page 2 • www.portlandpilots.com • Scouting San Francisco The Dons (4-12-2, 0-3-2) snapped a 10-game losing streak with a pair of impressive ties on the road last weekend. San Francisco held both Loyola Marymount and Pepperdine to 0-0 draws. Goalkeeper Noelle Salter went the distance in both matches, recording four saves against Pepperdine and three against LMU. The Dons were outshot 32-11 for the weekend. On the season Hanna Hannes leads USF with four goals, while Christina Moberg adds three goals Women’s Soccer Quick Facts and two assists. Salter has split goalkeeping duties with Heather Haney as the two combine fora Started Women’s Soccer: ................................. 1980 1.35 goals-against average. Head coach Mark Carr is in his fourth season on the Hilltop. Started Division I Women’s Soccer: ................. 1986 All-Time Overall Record: ..............454-132-40 (.757) All-Time WCC Record/Years: ......108-13-6 (.874)/19 Portland-San Francisco Series Facility (Capacity): .. Merlo Field at the Clive Charles The Pilots lead the all-time series with San Francisco by a 22-0-1 margin. USF’s lone tie ...................................Soccer Complex (4,892) against the Pilots came during the 2006 season at Merlo Field, a 1-1 fi nal. Portland has since Merlo Field Record/Years: ...........198-20-7 (.896)/21 won the last three meetings, including an 8-0 victory last season at home. The Pilots have never NCAA Championships: ......................2 (2002, 2005) surrendered more than one goal to the Dons and have outscored USF by a 45-1 margin in the NCAA College Cup Appearances: .......................... 8 last 10 meetings. NCAA Tournament Appearances: ......................... 17 WCC Titles: ...........................................................11 Statistical Comparison 2009 Overall Record: ............................21-2-0 (.913) Team Record Goals Assists Shots/Gm. GA Avg. Saves Shutouts 2009 WCC Record/Finish: ..............7-0-0 (1.000)/1st Portland ...........................17-1-0 37 34 15.6 0.55 41 10 2009 Postseason: ......................NCAA Quarterfi nals San Francisco ..................4-12-2 14 11 8.3 1.35 65 3 Final 2009 Ranking: .................................5 (NSCAA) Starters Returning/Lost: ...................................... 8/3 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: ............................ 18/5 Portland No. 2 in Latest NCAA RPI Release Newcomers: ............................................................ 7 Portland moved up one spot to No. 2 in the Oct. 25 NCAA RPI announcement. The Pilots trail Head Coach (Years): ...................Garrett Smith (8th) only Stanford after passing North Carolina in the standings. The WCC has six of its eight teams Career Record: ....................... 154-20-7 (.870) currently ranked in the Top 100. Portland is joined by Santa Clara (23), San Diego (51), LMU (59), Record at School: ...................................Same Pepperdine (73) and Gonzaga (84). WCC Record: ...............................47-3-4 (.907) Director of Soccer (Years): ..................Bill Irwin (8th) Assistants (Years): ..........................Rob Baarts (7th) Schmidt Called in to Canadian National Team ...................................................Lisa Sari (4th) Senior MF Sophie Schmidt has been called up to the Canadian National Team for World Cup ....................................... Brandon McNeil (3rd) Qualifying matches. Schmidt has missed the last fi ve games and will not be available for this Dir. of Soccer Operations: .............Whitney Stipetich weekend’s game. Canada opens group play against Trinidad and Tobago on Friday, Oct. 29 Athletic Trainer: .................................... Greg Waltner at 3 p.m. (Pacifi c) in Cancun, Mexico. Canada will then face Guyana on Sunday at 4 p.m. and General Information conclude the group stage against host Mexico on Tuesday, Nov. 2 at 6:30 p.m. The qualifying Mailing Address: ................5000 N. Willamette Blvd. tournament runs through November 8. Schmidt has previously competed with Canada at the 2007 .........................................Portland, OR 97203 World Cup and 2008 Olympics. Athletics Phone: ................................(503) 943-7117 Website: ...............................www.portlandpilots.com WCC Dominance Affi liation: .........................................NCAA Division I Portland has won three consecutive WCC championships with perfect 7-0-0 records and the Conference: ............................................West Coast Pilots are off to another great start in 2010. The Pilots extended their league winning streak to Founded: .......................................................... 1901 Enrollment: ...................................................... 3,600 26 games and unbeaten streak to 29 games with the wins over San Diego and Santa Clara last Nickname: .........................................................Pilots weekend. Portland’s last tie came against LMU on Nov. 4, 2006 and its previous loss came at Colors: ............................................Purple and white Santa Clara on Oct. 19, 2006. Portland has outscored opponents 81-4 during its winning streak President: ....Rev. E. William Beauchamp, C.S.C., J.D. and have recorded 22 shutouts over the last 26 games. The Pilots have yet to surrender a goal Athletic Director: .................................Larry Williams in fi ve WCC matches this season. Only one WCC squad has completed a perfect league record Media Information without allowing a goal: Santa Clara in 1998. The Pilots have won a league-best 11 conference SID (WSOC Contact): .......................... Jason Brough championships, including fi ve in the last six years.