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2018 SCHEDULE/RESULTS 2002 & 2005 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS Overall: 4-3-0 • WCC: 0-0-0 8 COLLEGE CUPS • 21 NCAA POSTSEASON APPEARANCES Home: 4-1-0 • Away: 0-0-0 13 WEST COAST CONFERENCE TITLES Neutral: 0-2-0 • vs Ranked: 0-0-0 DATE OPPONENT TIME PORTLAND PILOTS (4-3-0, 0-0-0 WCC) Aug. 17 Northern Arizona W, 2-0 Aug. 24 San Jose State W, 1-0 (ot) WEEK 5: vs. Oregon / at Oregon State Aug. 26 Washington L, 0-1 Aug. 30-2 Husky Nike InvitaƟ onal (SeaƩ le) Oregon Ducks Oregon State Beavers Aug. 30 vs. Michigan State L, 0-1 (ot) (4-1-1, 0-0-0 Pac-12) (1-6-1, 0-0-0 Pac-12) Sept. 2 vs. Wisconsin L, 1-2 Day: Friday Day: Sunday Sept. 7-9 Nike Portland InvitaƟ onal Date: Sept. 14, 2018 Date: Sept. 16, 2018 Sept. 7 Utah Valley W, 2-1 Time: 5:00 PM Time: 5:00 PM Place: Corvallis, Ore. Sept. 9 UC Irvine W, 2-0 Place: Portland, Ore. Pitch: Lorenz Field Sept. 14 Oregon 5:00 PM Pitch: Merlo Field Sept. 16 Oregon State 5:00 PM TV: Pac-12 Network Video: TheW.tv Sept. 21 North Dakota 10:30 AM Video: Pac-12.com Sept. 23 Sea le 1:00 PM Stats: PortlandPilots.com Stats: OSUBeavers.com Sept. 27 San Diego* 7:00 PM POR vs. ORE POR vs. OSU Sept. 29 BYU* 6:00 PM Overall Series: 19-3-2 Overall Series: 29-4-2 Oct. 5 Saint Mary’s* 7:00 PM H: 9-2-1 • A: 10-1-1 • N: 0-0-0 H: 17-2-0 • A: 12-2-2 • N: 0-0-0 Oct. 7 Pacifi c* 1:00 PM Last: POR 1, @ORE 0 (9/19/2016) Last: @POR 1, OSU 0 (9/15/2017) Oct. 19 Santa Clara* 7:00 PM Oct. 21 San Francisco* 1:00 PM THIS WEEK Oct. 26 Loyola Marymount* 7:00 PM • The Pilots have a home-and-away weekend as they face their two in-state rivals, Oct. 28 Pepperdine* 1:00 PM Oregon and Oregon State. Nov. 3 Gonzaga* 7:00 PM • First on Friday the Pilots will host the Oregon Ducks at 5 p.m. at Merlo Field; the game Nov. 9-11 NCAA First/Second Rounds is part of a soccer double header on The Bluff as the men follow with a match against Nov. 16-18 NCAA Third Round Washington. Nov. 23-25 NCAA Quarterfi nals • The Pilots then travel to Corvallis on Sunday to play the Oregon State Beavers at Lo- Nov. 30 NCAA College Cup Semis (Cary, N.C.) renz Field at 5 p.m., and the game will be shown live on the Pac-12 Network. Dec. 2 NCAA College Cup Finals (Cary, N.C.) *WCC Game; Home games in bold LAST WEEK • The Pilots won the 2018 Nike Portland Invita onal a er picking up a pair of W’s at Merlo Field. • Against Utah Valley on Friday night, the Pilots scored twice in the second half to claim a 2-1, comeback win; Larkin Russell set up both goals. • On Sunday, the Pilots collected two goals in the fi rst half en route to a 2-0 shutout over UC Irvine and the tourney tle. • Russell added a goal against the Anteaters, the game-winner, to earn tournament of- fensive MVP honors; she was also the WCC’s Player of the Week. • Portland’s holding midfi elder Natalie Muth was named the defensive MVP. NEXT WEEK LLarkinarkin RRussellussell • Next week the Pilots play their fi nal two non-conference games of the year, fi rst trav- WWCCCC PlayerPlayer ofof thethe WeekWeek eling to Grand Forks, N.D., to face the North Dakota Figh ng Hawks on Friday. • Portland then returns home to host the Sea le U Redhawks on Sunday at Merlo Field. WOMEN’S SOCCER CONTACT ABOUT THE PILOTS ADAM LINNMAN • The Pilots won the 2018 Nike Portland Invita onal last weekend at Merlo Field, while Offi ce: 503-943-7731 Larkin Russell and Natalie Muth were named the tournament’s off ensive and defensive Cell: 503-860-9494 MVP’s, respec vely. E-Mail: [email protected] • Both Portland and Washington picked up two wins at the Invite, over Utah Valley and PortlandPilots.com @PortlandPilots facebook.com/PortlandPilots PortlandPilots 2018 Portland Women’s Soccer • Week 5 • PortlandPilots.com • Page 2 UC Irvine, but the Pilots claimed the team tle via goal diff eren al (4-1 to 4-2) • Russell, who had two assists during Friday’s 2-1 win over Utah Valley and the game- winner in the 2-0 shutout over UC Irvine on Sunday, was named the West Coast Confer- ence Player of the Week following the weekend. • Russell is Portland’s fi rst league player of the week since Rachel Lusby nabbed the award in September of 2016. 2018 QUICK FACTS • Taryn Ries has scored a goal in two straight games. Started Women’s Soccer/NCAA DI: ................1980/1986 • The Pilots lead the WCC in fewest goals allowed (5) and goals against average (0.71), All-Time Overall Record: .....................530-193-57 (.716) and they’re ed for the league-high with three shutouts. All-Time Overall DI Record:................. 486-151-43 (.746) • Senior goalkeeper Rachel Lusby has played every minute in goal this season and also All-Time WCC Record/Years: ............139-40-11 (.761)/26 leads the WCC in goals allowed, GAA, and shutouts. Merlo Field Record/Years: ........... 242-48-13 (.820)/28th • She now has 13 clean sheets in her career, which is only one shy of cracking into Port- NCAA Postseason Appearances/Last: .................21/2013 land’s all- me top 10; she’s also No. 2 all- me at UP in career saves per game (3.96), College Cup Appearances/Last: ............................8/2005 she’s fourth in overall career saves (178), and her career save percentage of .784 ranks NCAA Titles: ..............................................2 (2002, 2005) 10th. 2018 Overall Record: .................................... 4-3-0 (.571) • Lusby’s 5.05 saves per game in 2017 are an all- me program single season record, 2018 WCC Record: ........................................0-0-0 (.000) while her 96 total saves missed matching a program record by one. 2017 Overall Record: .................................. 5-13-1 (.289) • The Pilots opened the season with two straight shutout wins (2-0 vs. NAU & 1-0 vs. 2017 WCC Record: ........................................2-7-0 (.222) SJSU) for the fi rst me since 2009. 2017 Postseason:.......................................................N/A • Portland didn’t allow a goal for the fi rst 250 minutes of the season before Washington Final 2017 Ranking: ...................................................N/A found the back of the net against the Pilots in the 71st minute on Sunday, Aug. 26. Starters Returning/Lost: .............................................8/3 • During the season opener on Friday, Aug. 17, the Pilots allowed just one shot in their Le erwinners Returning/Lost: .................................16/5 Newcomers (includes redshirt-freshman): ....................7 2-0 win over the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks at Merlo Field; the one shot allowed Head Coach: ..... Michelle French (1st year, Portland ‘99) was the fewest given up by the Pilots since San Diego also a empted one shot on Oct. Career Record/Years: ............................. 4-3-0 (.571)/1st 1, 2015, which happened to be a 1-0 win for the Toreros in Portland. Record at School/Years: ..........................................SAME • The Pilots are under the guidance of fi rst-year head coach Michelle French, a Portland WCC Record/Years: .................................0-0-0 (.000)/1st alum who was hired to take the reins of the program in December. Assistants: .........Dominic Doty (1st year, Santa Clara ‘07) • French is the sixth head coach in program history, da ng back to 1980, and she’s just ..............................Maite Zabala (1st year, California ‘01) the third for the Pilots in the last 29 years. Volunteer Assistant: . Rachael Rapinoe (1st year, UP ‘08) • French came to The Bluff a er spending the past 12 years coaching in the U.S. Soccer Dir. of Opera ons: ........ Elli Reed (1st year, Portland ‘10) system, most recently as an assistant coach with the Senior Women’s Na onal Team. Strength Coach: . Richie Handy (2nd year, Concordia ‘15) • With the Pilots, French (1995-98) was an All-American defender, a four-year starter, Athle c Trainer: ......... Miho Arai (2nd year, Whi er ‘13) and a fi nalist for Na onal Player of the Year as a senior in 1998; she led the Pilots to GENERAL INFO three NCAA Final Four appearances as a player, including the NCAA tle game in 1995. Loca on: ....................................................Portland, Ore. • Joining French on the staff are assistant coaches Dominic Doty and Maite Zabala, vol- Website: .................................. www.PortlandPilots.com unteer assistant coach Rachael Rapinoe, and Director of Opera ons Elli Reed. Na onal Affi lia on: ................................ NCAA Division I • Doty, who’s a na ve of nearby McMinnville, was previously the head assistant coach Conference: ................................................... West Coast at San Jose State. Founded: ................................................................. 1901 • Zabala is a heralded goalkeeper coach who came to UP from Boise State. Enrollment: ............................................................. 4,164 • Rapinoe is a UP alum who was a member of the 2005 Na onal Championship team. Nickname: .............................................................. Pilots • Reed, who is also a Portland alum, recently re red following a lengthy pro career, Colors: ................................................. Purple and White Home Field (Capacity): ......................Merlo Field (4,892) which ended with a fi ve-year s nt with the Sea le Reign in the NWSL. President: .......................... Rev. Mark L. Poorman, C.S.C. • The Pilots returned the bulk of their roster, 17 le erwinners and eight starters, from Athle cs Director: .......................................Sco Leykam 2017, which includes two players who earned all-conference accolades last fall.