2017 SCHEDULE/RESULTS PORTLAND PILOTS (2-1-0) Overall: 2-1-0 • WCC: 0-0-0 Home: 2-1-0 • Away: 0-0-0 Week 2: The Nike Portland Invitational Neutral: 0-0-0 • vs Ranked: 1-0-0 #25 Seattle Redhawks Cal State Fullerton Titans DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT (2-0-0) (2-1-0) Aug. 25 UNLV L, 2-3 (2ot) Day: Friday Day: Monday Aug. 27 Fairfi eld W, 6-0 Date: Sept. 1, 2017 Date: Sept. 4, 2017 Sept. 1-4 Nike Portland InvitaƟ onal City: Portland, Ore. City: Portland, Ore. Sept. 1 #25 Sea le W, 2-1 Time: 7:00 p.m. Time: 7:00 p.m. Sept. 4 Cal State Fullerton 7:00 PM Pitch: Merlo Field Pitch: Merlo Field Sept. 9 California 7:00 PM Online Video: TheW.tv Video: TheW.tv Sept. 17 Oregon State 7:00 PM Stats: PortlandPilots.com Stats: PortlandPilots.com Sept. 23 UC Santa Barbara 7:00 PM POR vs. SU POR vs. CSF Sept. 25 Cal Poly 7:00 PM Overall Series: 19-6-1 Overall Series: 5-2-1 Sept. 29 Western Michigan 7:00 PM H: 13-4-0 • A: 6-2-1 • N: 2-1-0 H: 1-0-0 • A: 1-1-1 • N: 3-1-0 Oct. 2 Virginia 4:00 PM Last: @POR 2, SU 1 (9/15/2013) Last: POR 4, @CSF 0 (8/26/2012) Oct. 7 Pacifi c* 7:00 PM Oct. 13 San Diego* 7:00 PM THIS WEEK Oct. 21 Loyola Marymount* 7:00 PM • The Pilots remain at home this weekend to host the 2017 Nike Portland Invita onal at Merlo Field, which will feature the No. 25 Sea le Redhawks and Cal State Fullerton Oct. 27 Santa Clara* 7:00 PM Titans. Oct. 29 San Francisco* 3:00 PM • The Pilots open the Nike Invite on Friday night against the Redhawks at 7 p.m. Nov. 4 Gonzaga* 7:00 PM • Monday night features a match-up with the Titans, which is also slated for 7 p.m. Nov. 11 Saint Mary’s* 1:00 PM Nov. 16-19 NCAA First/Second Rounds LAST WEEK Nov. 24-26 NCAA Third Round • The Pilots opened 2017 with a weekend split at home, succumbing to UNLV 3-2 on Friday night in double over me before cruising past Fairfi eld 6-0 on Sunday. Dec. 1-3 NCAA Quarterfi nals • The Pilots twice took a lead over the Rebels, courtesy fi rst-half goals from Benji Mi- Dec. 8-10 NCAA College Cup Semifi nal chel and Gio Magana-Rivera. (Philadelphia, Pa.) • But the Pilots had to play a man-down a er ge ng a red card in the 39th minute, and *WCC Game; Home games in bold the Rebels scored the game-winner with just one second remaining in the second OT. • On Sunday, Michel scored three goals in a 10-minute span, notching a hat trick during the game’s fi rst 26 minutes; it was the fi rst hat trick at Merlo Field since 2003. • Jason Romero added a hat trick of his own during the win. ABOUT THE PILOTS... • Benji Michel is the reigning WCC Player of the Week a er a four-goal performance last weekend, which included a fi rst-half hat trick on Sunday; Michel also landed on the Top Drawer Soccer Na onal Team of the Week. • Last week’s games were part of Oregon State’s Hensor/Zaher Nike Classic, and Michel, Rey Or z and Gio Magana-Rivera landed on the all-tournament team. • Michel, a sophomore forward, made history last Sunday when he registered a hat trick during the fi rst 26 minutes of a 6-0 win over Fairfi eld; the hat trick was the fi rst at Merlo Field since UP’s Alejandro Salazar accomplished the feat in 2003. • Jason Romero also tallied a hat trick during the win, which featured the most goals MEN’S SOCCER CONTACT scored by the Pilots since a 6-0 win over Marshall in 2006. ADAM LINNMAN • Portland entered the year No. 15 in the Top Drawer Soccer Preseason Poll. Offi ce: 503-943-7731 • The Pilots are the reigning West Coast Conference Champions a er claiming the pro- Cell: 503-860-9494 gram’s sixth league tle last season and their fi rst since 2002. E-Mail: [email protected] • Portland returned to the playoff s in 2016, their fi rst visit since 2009. • Portland picked up two fi rst-place votes and was slated to fi nish second in the WCC PortlandPilots.com @PortlandPilots facebook.com/PortlandPilots PortlandPilots 2017 Portland Men’s Soccer • Week 2 • PortlandPilots.com • Page 2 this year. • A league-best three Pilots were voted to the Preseason All-WCC team as Paul Chris- tensen, Benji Michel and Kris Reaves were selected by the conference coaches. • Portland returned 16 le erwinners and seven starters, and joining Christensen, Michel and Reaves are three other Pilots (Ma hew Coff ey, Lionel Mills, Gio Magana- 2017 QUICK FACTS Rivera) who earned all-league recogni on last season. Started Men’s Soccer: ..............................................1977 • The 2017 recrui ng class, which features 14 incoming newcomers, was ranked fi h in All-Time Overall Record: .....................438-276-92 (.600) the country by College Soccer News and No. 6 by Top Drawer Soccer. All-Time WCC Record/Years: ............110-95-27 (.532)/29 • Second-year head coach Nick Carlin-Voigt led the Pilots to a remarkable turn-around Merlo Field Record/Years: ........... 153-69-23 (.671)/27th last season as he guided the team to the top of the WCC, a year a er a last-place show- NCAA Postseason Appearances/Last: .................15/2016 ing. College Cup Appearances/Years: ................2/1988, 1995 • Milestones from 2016 include: 2017 Overall Record ..................................... 2-1-0 (.667) 2017 WCC Record/Place ...............................0-0-0 (.000) - A seven-game winning streak (Sept. 22 - Oct. 30), which is the program’s longest 2016 Overall Record: .................................. 12-5-2 (.694) winning streak since 1995. 2016 WCC Record/Place: ........................6-1-0 (.857)/1st - The 5-0-0 start in the WCC matched the legendary 1988 Portland squad for the best 2016 Postseason:.................................NCAA First Round start to a conference schedule in program history. Starters Returning/Lost: .........................................16/11 - 4,362 fans, which was the second largest crowd in Merlo Field history, packed Merlo Le erwinners Returning/Lost: ...................................7/4 Field on the fi nal night of the season to watch the Pilots clinch the WCC crown and a Newcomers: ................................................................ 16 postseason berth with a 1-0 win over Saint Mary’s. Head Coach: .Nick Carlin-Voigt (2nd year, Kalamazoo ‘04) - Won fi rst WCC Championship since 2002. Career Record/Years: .......................... 14-6-2 (.667)/2nd - Reached NCAA Postseason for fi rst me since 2009. Record at School/Years: ..........................................SAME - Posted most wins (12) since 2009. WCC Record/Years: ....................................6-1-0 (.857)/1 - 6-1 conference mark is the best since 1989; this came a er the program only won Assistants: ...............Leonard Griffi n (2nd year, UCLA ‘05) one WCC game the previous two seasons combined. ..............................Logan Emory (2nd year, Portland ‘10) - Worst to First: Pilots went 1-12-1 in the WCC during the previous two years. GK Coach: ....Emerson De Oliveira (2nd year, Sea le ‘11) - 10th in the country in average a endance (2,298). Undergraduate Assistant: ..........Steven Evans (2nd year) - 13th na onally in goals per game (1.89) and 21st in total goals (36). Dir. of Ops.: ...........Cody Carlson (1st year, Redlands ‘12) Strength Coach: ...Bryant Ferate (2nd year, Wash.St. ‘13) - Nearly swept WCC individual honors, as then-senior Eddie Sanchez was named WCC Athle c Trainer: ...Amber Eubanks (8th year, Kansas ‘06) Player of the Year, Benji Michel was the league’s freshman of the year, Paul Christensen GENERAL INFO was selected as goalkeeper of the year, and Nick Carlin-Voigt was tabbed as the co- Loca on: ....................................................Portland, Ore. coach of the year. Website: .................................. www.PortlandPilots.com - Carlin-Voigt is the program’s fi rst league coach of the year since Clive Charles in Na onal Affi lia on: ................................ NCAA Division I 2002. Conference: ................................................... West Coast - Sanchez was named to the NSCAA All-Far West Region First Team, while Michel and Founded: ................................................................. 1901 Reaves landed on the NSCAA All-Far West Region Third Team. Enrollment: ............................................................. 4,164 • Carlin-Voigt, who came to The Bluff from UCLA during the winter of 2016, was re- Nickname: .............................................................. Pilots cently named one of the Top 10 American Coaches under 40 by Top Drawer Soccer. Colors: .................................................... Purple & White • Joining Carlin-Voigt on the bench are second-year assistant coaches Leonard Griffi n, Home Field (Capacity): .....................Merlo Field (4,892) who came with Carlin-Voigt from UCLA, and UP alum Logan Emory, who spent me President: ........................Rev. Mark L. Poorman, C.S.C. with Toronto FC of the MLS a er gradua ng from Portland in 2009. Athle cs Director: .......................................Sco Leykam • Goalkeeping coach Emerson De Oliveira and undergraduate assistant coach Steven Athle c Department Phone: .....................503-943-8420 Evans, a former Pilot standout, return for their second seasons on the staff , and new MEDIA INFO Men’s Soccer SID: ....................................Adam Linnman this year is director of opera ons Cody Carlson. E-mail:.................................................. [email protected] • The Pilots claim renowned men’s soccer alums Kasey Keller, Steve Cherundolo, Conor Offi ce Phone: .............................................503-943-7731 Casey, Nate Jaqua, Heath Pearce, and 2015 MLS Goalkeeper of the Year Luis Robles. Cell Phone: ................................................503-860-9494 • In 1988, legendary coach Clive Charles led Keller and the Pilots to the school’s fi rst Merlo Field Press Box Phone: ....................503-943-7591 ever NCAA College Cup; the Pilots returned to the College Cup in 1995.