Olympic Medalists Christine Sinclair and Sophie Schmidt to be Honored at Portland-North Carolina Game
Sinclair and Schmidt will also take part in a pre-game autograph zone
 
Tickets I Special "Podium Pack" Offer

PORTLAND, Ore. --- Olympic bronze medalists and former Portland Pilots women’s soccer standouts Christine Sinclair and Sophie Schmidt will attend Friday night’s season opener against North Carolina at Merlo Field. The pair of Canadians will take part in an autograph zone before for the game, and the University will honor them with a halftime ceremony on the field.

Tickets are available for Friday night’s game and can be purchased through Ticketmaster 1-800-745-3000 or http://www.ticketmaster.com/venue/123603 and all Ticketmaster outlets. Tickets can also be purchased in person at the Pilot Box Office (11am-5pm, M-F) located outside of the Chiles Center.
 
UP is also offering a special ‘Podium Pack’, which includes discounted tickets to both the UNC game and Portland’s game against Notre Dame on Sept. 7. Contact the Pilot Box Office at (503) 943-7525 or visit Ticketmaster to order the 'Podium Pack' now.
 Sinclair and Schmidt recently returned home from the 2012 London Olympics where their Canadian National Team claimed its first ever medal in women’s soccer. Sinclair scored six goals total at the Olympics and she registered a hat trick during an epic semifinal match against the USA. Sinclair now has 143 career international goals, which is just 15 goals shy of Mia Hamm’s all-time record of 158. Schmidt started every match in the midfield for the Canadians.
 
The autograph zone on Friday night will run from 6:15 p.m. until 6:45 p.m. and will take place on the field turf practice field adjacent to Merlo Field. The autograph zone can only be accessed from the inside the stadium.
  
Kickoff is set for 7:00 p.m.