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PORTLAND SPORTS INFORMATION UNIVERSITYUNIVERSITY OFOF PORTLANDPORTLAND 5000 N. Willamette Blvd Portland, OR 97203 20012001 MENSMENS SOCCERSOCCER contact: Loren Wohlgemuth FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sept. 4, 2001 KEY NUMBERS Merlo Field Press Box ......................... 503-943-7591 THIS WEEK: Portland adidas Invitational Portland SID office .............................. 503-943-7439 Saturday, Sept. 8: Washington vs. Indiana, noon Portland SID office fax ........................ 503-943-7242 William & Mary vs. Portland, 2:15 p.m. Portland SID cell phone ....................... 503-709-7800 Sunday, Sept. 9: Washington vs. William & Mary, noon Portland SID home phone .................. 503-247-7487 Portland ticket office ............................ 503-943-7525 Indiana vs. Portland, 2:15 p.m. ON THE AIR: Both of Portland’s games this weekend will be broadcast live on KPAM 860 AM. 2001 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Andy McNamara and Greg Flakus will handle play-by-play duties throughout the season, with AUGUST former Pilot standouts providing color commentary. All radio games are also available via internet 26 Oregon State! W, 3-2 SEPTEMBER at www.kpam.com. 1 Denver - $$ L, 1-2 Sunday’s game vs. Indiana will also be shown live on Action Sports Cable Network (ASCN), 3 Stanford - $$, @@ L, 0-1 with veteran Portland broadcaster Bob Akamian providing play-by-play. Former Pilot standout Jim 8-9 adidas Portland Invitational 8 Washington vs. Indiana Noon Clarke will add color commentary. William & Mary - $$ 2:15 p.m. 9 Washington vs. William & Mary Noon THE OPPONENTS: William & Mary pounded College of Charleston 5-0 and Marist 6-1 to start the Indiana - $$, @@ 2:15 p.m. 14 Seattle 4:15 p.m. 2001 season. Phillip Hucles had three goals in the two wins, while Carlos Garcia added a pair of 16 Fresno State 11 a.m. goals and an assist. Seven players have scored goals this season. Portland is 1-1-0 all-time 21/23 Evansville Tournament against the Tribe, including a 3-0 loss in 1994 at W&M. 21 vs. Oakland 5 p.m. 23 at Evansville 2 p.m. Indiana went 1-1-0 in its adidas/IU Credit Union Classic, beating Kentucky 1-0 in double 28/30 NIKE Husky Classic overtime after a 2-1 loss to St. John’s. John Swann’s goal in the 113th minute gave the Hoosiers 28 vs. Air Force 4:30 p.m. the win over Kentucky. Indiana outshot Kentucky 21-0. Portland is 1-2-0 all-time against Indiana, 30 vs. UNLV 11 a.m. OCTOBER but won 3-0 last year in Indiana. 7 at Gonzaga* 2 p.m. 14 Saint Mary’s* - $$, @@ 2:15 p.m. ABOUT THE TOURNAMENT: Only Portland and Washington have ever won titles in the 11-year 19 Loyola Marymount* 3 p.m. 21 San Diego* - $$, @@ 2:15 p.m. history of the adidas Invitational. Washington has titles in 2000, 1998, 1996, 1992 and 1990, with 26 at San Francisco* 7 p.m. Portland victorious in 1999, 1997, 1995, 1994, 1993 and 1991. 28 at Cal Poly 3 p.m. Last year, Washington beat San Diego State and Akron by 3-0 scores to win the trophy; Husky NOVEMBER 3 at Santa Clara* - $$ 7:30 p.m. defender Bryn Ritchie was Outstanding Defensive Player, while Portland’s Nate Jaqua was 9 at Washington 7 p.m. Outstanding Offensive Player. $$-KPAM radio (www.kpam.com) William & Mary was 0-2 in the 1992 tourney, while Indiana has never played in the tourna- @@-ASCN cable television !-exhibition ment. all times local to site LAST WEEKEND’S RESULTS: UP CAREER SCORING Stanford 1, Portland 0: Todd Dunivant’s top-level goal in the 22nd minute Monday was enough Player G A P to give #6 Stanford a 1-0 win over Portland. The Pilots fell to 0-2-0, while Stanford stayed perfect GRAY 24 5 53 at 2-0-0. Stanford controlled play for much of the game, but sent only five of its 16 shots on goal. JAQUA 9 7 25 The Cardinal scored the game’s only goal at 21:20 when Todd Dunivant took Aaron Biddle’s cross McNEIL 2 16 20 WEIS 3 2 8 behind the 18-yard box, and sent a 25-yard bullet past a surprised Portland defense. MAISTRY 2 3 7 In the second half, Portland outshot Stanford 7-5, but was unable to generate much in the way VANDERBURG 1 0 2 M. DOMINGO 0 2 2 of continuity. Portland’s 0-2-0 start is the program’s first winless record after two matches since SPITERI 0 2 2 the 1980 season. UP CAREER GOALKEEPING Denver 2, Portland 1: Denver’s Matt Harrell capitalized on a pair of Portland defensive miscues Player Min. G S GAA SHO for two goals Saturday, handing the Pilots a 2-1 home loss. Earlier in the day, #6 Stanford SPITERI 3743.5 54 152 1.298 13 (2) registered an easy 3-0 win over Gonzaga. The Pilot loss was the first season-opening loss since 1982, a streak which included just two ties. Nearly 18 minutes into the second half after a scoreless opening 45 minutes, Harrell pounced on a ball misplayed by Portland keeper Curtis Spiteri some 35 yards from goal, knocking in a bouncing ball into an open net. Just over three minutes later, a Pilot backpass was intercepted by Denver’s Nic Hartmann, who played a centering pass to Harrell. Harrell calmly slotted the ball near post under a diving Spiteri. Portland’s Kelly Gray put Portland on the board in the 76th minute, heading in a Jarrod Weis 2001 WCC corner kick. MEN’S SOCCER The two teams combined for 25 fouls and six cautions. STANDINGS SEARCHING FOR AN ANSWER: Only 14 players have started Portland’s first two matches, but already the Pilot coaching staff is searching for on-field combinations to turn things around. WCC OVERALL After starting Kelly Gray and Nate Jaqua up front against Denver, Clive Charles inserted STANDINGS W- L- T W- L- T Sheldin Maistry and Brandon Henley into the front line against Stanford, moving Jaqua to an San Francisco 0-0-0 2-0-0 San Diego 0-0-0 1-0-0 attacking midfield slot and Gray to central defense, a position he had played for the U.S. U-21s Santa Clara 0-0-0 1-0-0 over the summer. It took a few minutes to sort out, but the second lineup produced much more Gonzaga 0-0-0 1-1-0 creative soccer, and the defense was solid with Gray in the middle. Saint Mary’s 0-0-0 1-1-0 PORTLAND 0-0-0 0-2-0 Loyola Marymount 0-0-0 0-2-0 GRAY, SPITERI OPEN WITH HONORS: University of Portland juniors Kelly Gray (MF) and Curtis Spiteri (GK) were named CollegeSoccer.com preseason all-Americans. 2000 WCC MEN’S STATISTICS Gray was a second-team pick by the internet site devoted to college soccer, while Spiteri was TEAM an honorable mention selection. POINTS GP No. Avg/G Both players took spring semester 2001 off to train with the U.S. U-21 national team. Gray 1. San Diego 19 139 7.32 was a starter for the team in the 2001 World Youth Championships in Argentina, while Spiteri was 2. PORTLAND 19 117 6.16 an alternate. GOALS GP No. Avg/G 1. San Diego 19 47 2.47 PILOTS PICKED #3 IN WCC COACHES POLL: Two-time West Coast Conference soccer 2. PORTLAND 19 40 2.11 champion, San Diego was voted as the favorite to win the WCC men’s soccer title in the 2001 WCC preseason poll, as selected by the conference coaches. The Toreros were a unanimous pick ASSISTS GP No. Avg/G 1. San Diego 19 45 2.37 for the number one slot receiving first place votes from each of the other six head coaches. 2. PORTLAND 19 37 1.95 Portland was picked to finish third and will rally to replace the loss of all-WCC performer Conor Casey. Junior Kelly Gray returns at forward after leading the WCC in goals scored in conference GOALS ALLOWED PG GP No. Avg/G games with five. 1. Santa Clara 17 16 0.94 6. PORTLAND 19 28 1.47 WCC COACHES POLL 1. San Diego (6) 36 SHUTOUTS GP ShO Avg/G 2. Santa Clara(1) 30 1. Santa Clara 17 10.0 0.59 3. Portland 23 3. PORTLAND 19 6.0 0.32 4. Gonzaga 21 INDIVIDUAL 5. Loyola Marymount 20 POINTS GP G Ast. Pts 6. San Francisco 10 1. COINER, Ryan-USD 19 17 8 42 4. JAQUA, Nate-POR 19 9 7 25 6. CASEY, Conor-POR 10 8 5 21 2001 UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND SOCCER 8. GRAY, Kelly-POR 17 9 1 19 # PLAYER YR. POS. HT. EXP. HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL 10. LUNA, Miguel-POR 19 4 6 14 00 Garth Legasse Fr. GK 6-5 RS Albuquerque, NM/Sandia Prep GOALS GP No. Avg/G 1 Curtis Spiteri Jr. GK 6-1 2V Vista, CA/Vista HS 1. COINER, Ryan-USD 19 17 0.89 2 Ryan Domingo So. D 5-9 1V San Jose, CA/Bellarmine Prep 4. GRAY, Kelly-POR 17 9 0.53 3 Ben Benditson Fr. D 5-9 HS Oak Park, CA/Oak Park HS JAQUA, Nate-POR 19 9 0.47 4 Kelly Gray Jr. F 6-1 2V San Jose, CA/Leigh HS 6. CASEY, Conor-POR 10 8 0.80 5 Isaac Vanderburg Sr. D 6-4 3V Albuquerque, NM/Albuquerque Academy 6 Paul Robinson Fr. F 6-3 HS Nottinghamshire, England/W.