For Immediate Release • October 20, 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 Go on the Road for a Pair of Nationally Televised Games DATE OPPONENT TIME Aug 20 Portland State (800 AM) W, 1-0 Aug 22 Cal State Northridge W, 2-1 #2 Portland (15-1, 3-0) at San Diego (9-5-2, 2-1-0) Aug 27 Southern Methodist W, 2-0 Friday, Oct. 22, 2010 • 8:00 PM • San Diego, Calif. • Torero Stadium (6,000) Aug 29 #21 Oklahoma State W, 1-0 Sept 3-5 Husky Invitational (Seattle,WA) TV: Fox Soccer Channel Sept 3 vs. Wisconsin W, 2-0 Live Stats: usdtoreros.com Sept 5 vs. Syracuse W, 3-1 All-Time Series: Portland leads 13-2-2 Sept 10-12 Nike Invitational (Portland) Last Meeting: POR 2, USD 0 (Nov. 6, 2009 at POR) Sept 10 #24 Rutgers (800 AM) W, 2-1 Sept 12 Penn State W, 4-2 Sept 17 #6 Texas A&M (800 AM) W, 1-0 #2 Portland (15-1, 1-0) at #12 Santa Clara (10-3-2, 3-0) Sept 23 #16 California (800 AM) W, 3-1 Sunday, Oct. 24, 2010 • 1:00 PM • Santa Clara, Calif. • Buck Shaw Stadium (6,800) Sept 25 #2 Stanford (800 AM) L, 1-2 Oct 1 Oregon (800 AM) W, 4-1 TV: ESPNU Oct 3 Washington W, 2-1 (2ot) Live Stats: santaclarabroncos.com Oct 10 Gonzaga* W, 4-0 All-Time Series: SCU leads 14-13-2 Oct 15 Loyola Marymount* W, 2-0 Last Meeting: POR 1, SCU 0 (Nov. 1, 2009 at SCU) Oct 17 Pepperdine* W, 1-0 Oct 22 San Diego* (FSC) 8:00 PM Oct 24 Santa Clara* (ESPNU) 1:00 PM This Week in Pilots Soccer... Oct 31 San Francisco* (800 AM) 1:00 PM The No. 2 Portland Pilots (15-1-0, 3-0-0 WCC) embark on a key West Coast Conference road Nov 6 Saint Mary’s* 12:00 PM trip to face rivals San Diego and Santa Clara with both games featured on national television. Nov 12-14 NCAA First/Second Rounds Portland fi rst visits the San Diego Toreros (9-5-2, 2-1-0) on Friday at 8 p.m. for the Fox Soccer Nov 19-21 NCAA Third Rounds Channel NSCAA Game of the Week. The Pilots will then head north to take on the Santa Clara Nov 26-28 NCAA Quarterfi nals Broncos (10-3-2, 3-0-0) on Sunday at 1 p.m. on ESPNU. Dec 3-5 NCAA College Cup (Cary, N.C.) *WCC game Last Week All times are Pacifi c and subject to change Portland extended the nation’s longest home winning streak to 34 games with a pair of shutout Home games in BOLD victories over Loyola Marymount (2-0) and Pepperdine (1-0). Substitutes Michelle Cruz and Halley www.PortlandPilots.com/EmmaNelson Kreminski provided the goals on Friday versus LMU, while Danielle Foxhoven knocked in the Visit it, bookmark it, get behind the scenes second half game-winner against Pepperdine on Sunday. anecdotes and information on the women’s soccer team. Junior defender Emma Nelson has Portland No. 3 in Latest NCAA RPI Release volunteered her services as the Pilots’ blogger Portland is rated No. 3 nationally in the Oct. 18 NCAA RPI announcement. The Pilots trail this season. Nelson will give a unique, in-depth only Stanford and North Carolina in the standings. The WCC has fi ve of its eight teams currently look at the UP soccer program. Fans can also ranked in the Top 75. Portland is joined by Santa Clara (22), San Diego (45), LMU (53) and send questions and comments to Emma, so Pepperdine (71). make sure to visit the blog all season long! Schmidt Called in to Canadian National Team 2010 UP RESULTS Senior MF Sophie Schmidt has been called up to the Canadian National Team in preparation Overall .............................................15-1-0 for World Cup Qualifying matches this fall. Schmidt has missed the last three games and will not WCC ..................................................3-0-0 be available for this weekend’s games. She will stay with Canada through CONCACAF Qualifi ca- Home ...............................................10-0-0 tions (Oct. 28-Nov. 8). The Abbotsford, B.C. native has previously competed with Canada at the Away ..................................................3-1-0 2007 World Cup and 2008 Olympics. Neutral ...............................................2-0-0 Against Ranked Opponents ...............4-1-0 • University of Portland Women’s Soccer • October 20, 2010 • Page 2 • www.portlandpilots.com • Scouting San Diego The Toreros (9-5-2, 2-1-0) once again appear to be an NCAA tournament-caliber team and enter the weekend ranked No. 4 in the West Region according the NSCAA. San Diego dropped its WCC opener at Santa Clara (1-0), but bounced back to record road wins over San Francisco (4-1) and Saint Mary’s (2-1) last weekend. Stephanie Ochs paces the Toreros with seven goals and four assists, while Jackie Zinke adds a team-high fi ve assists. Courtney Parsons has been Women’s Soccer Quick Facts the primary goalkeeper for USD and posts a 0.75 goals-against average and fi ve shutouts. Started Women’s Soccer: ................................. 1980 Head coach Ada Greenwood enters his eighth season and has guided the Toreros to fi ve NCAA Started Division I Women’s Soccer: ................. 1986 Tournament appearances, including each of the last three years. Portland owns a 13-2-2 overall All-Time Overall Record: ..............452-132-40 (.756) record in the series, including a 2-0 win at Merlo Field last year. All-Time WCC Record/Years: ......106-13-6 (.872)/19 Facility (Capacity): .. Merlo Field at the Clive Charles ...................................Soccer Complex (4,892) Scouting Santa Clara Merlo Field Record/Years: ...........198-20-7 (.896)/21 The Broncos (10-3-2, 3-0-0) are ranked No. 11 nationally and are tied atop the WCC stand- NCAA Championships: ......................2 (2002, 2005) ings with the Pilots. Santa Clara has posted three straight shutouts in WCC action, including 2-0 NCAA College Cup Appearances: .......................... 8 wins over Saint Mary’s and San Francisco last weekend. Anessa Patton leads the Broncos with NCAA Tournament Appearances: ......................... 17 fi ve goals and an assist, while Bianca Henninger posts a 0.58 goals-against average and seven WCC Titles: ...........................................................11 shutouts. Head coach Jerry Smith enters his 24th year at SCU and has led the Broncos to nine 2009 Overall Record: ............................21-2-0 (.913) 2009 WCC Record/Finish: ..............7-0-0 (1.000)/1st WCC titles, 20 NCAA appearances and the 2001 NCAA championship. SCU owns a 14-13-2 2009 Postseason: ......................NCAA Quarterfi nals edge on the Pilots in the all-time series, but UP won last year on the road by a 1-0 margin. Final 2009 Ranking: .................................5 (NSCAA) Starters Returning/Lost: ...................................... 8/3 Statistical Comparison Letterwinners Returning/Lost: ............................ 18/5 Team Record Goals Assists Shots/Gm. GA Avg. Saves Shutouts Newcomers: ............................................................ 7 Portland ...........................15-1-0 35 31 16.5 0.62 38 8 Head Coach (Years): ...................Garrett Smith (8th) San Diego .........................9-5-2 24 23 9.4 0.79 75 5 Career Record: ....................... 152-20-7 (.869) Santa Clara ......................10-3-2 18 16 12.2 0.58 60 7 Record at School: ...................................Same WCC Record: ...............................45-3-4 (.904) WCC Dominance Director of Soccer (Years): ..................Bill Irwin (8th) Portland has won three consecutive WCC championships with perfect 7-0-0 records and the Assistants (Years): ..........................Rob Baarts (7th) Pilots are off to another great start in 2010. The Pilots extended their league winning streak to 24 ...................................................Lisa Sari (4th) ....................................... Brandon McNeil (3rd) games and unbeaten streak to 27 games with the wins over LMU and Pepperdine last weekend. Dir. of Soccer Operations: .............Whitney Stipetich Portland’s last tie came against LMU on Nov. 4, 2006 and its previous loss came at Santa Clara Athletic Trainer: .................................... Greg Waltner on Oct. 19, 2006. Portland has outscored opponents 79-4 during its winning streak and have General Information recorded 20 shutouts over the last 24 games. The Pilots have won a league-best 11 conference Mailing Address: ................5000 N. Willamette Blvd. championships, including fi ve in the last six years. .........................................Portland, OR 97203 Athletics Phone: ................................(503) 943-7117 Home Sweet Home Website: ...............................www.portlandpilots.com Portland owns the nation’s longest home winning streak at 34 games and counting. The team Affi liation: .........................................NCAA Division I is off to an 10-0 start at home this year with the regular season home fi nale scheduled for Oct. Conference: ............................................West Coast 31 versus San Francisco. The last loss in Portland for the Pilots was a 1-0 defeat against UCLA Founded: .......................................................... 1901 in 2008. The home fi eld advantage at Merlo Field at the Clive Charles Soccer Complex over the Enrollment: ...................................................... 3,600 years has been quite apparent. Celebrating its 20th anniversary this season, Portland posts a Nickname: .........................................................Pilots 198-20-7 (.896) home record at Merlo Field. Colors: ............................................Purple and white President: ....Rev. E. William Beauchamp, C.S.C., J.D. Athletic Director: .................................Larry Williams Tsao Named One of 10 Finalists for Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award Media Information Senior D Jessica Tsao has been named one of 10 women’s soccer fi nalists for the 2010 SID (WSOC Contact): .......................... Jason Brough Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award, presented to one individual per sport who excels both on and off Email: ......................................... [email protected] the fi eld.