PORTLAND, Ore. --- The 2002 National Champion Portland Pilots women's soccer team was inducted into the Oregon Sports Hall during a ceremony Tuesday night at the Multnomah Athletic Club. Members of that 2002 squad attended the banquet, which was emceed by veteran sportscaster, Bill Schonely.
 
The Pilots team made history by winning the 2002 NCAA Women's Soccer National Championship to claim the school's first national title at the NCAA DI level. The Pilots, featuring then-freshman Christine Sinclair, capped a cinderella season by defeating conference foe Santa Clara 2-1 in the national title game in double overtime in Austin, Texas. The title game was the final match ever coached by legendary coach and UP Hall of Fame member Clive Charles.
 
Sinclair led the nation with 26 goals en route to claiming the Honda Award (best collegiate player in the country) and the WCC's Player of the Year. Sinclair, defender Lauren Orlandos and midfielder Lindsey Huie were all named to various All-America lists, while Huie was also tabbed as the WCC Freshman of the Year.
 
The team was Inducted into the UP Athletics Hall of Fame in 2014.