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Game Information
The No. 2 Portland Pilots travel to No. 14 Santa Clara on Sunday in a nationally televised West Coast Conference women’s soccer match on Fox Soccer Channel. Kickoff is scheduled for 2 p.m. at Buck Shaw Stadium. First place in the WCC standings is on the line as the Pilots enter with a 5-0 league record, while Santa Clara is tied with San Diego at 4-1 in WCC play.
Game Coverage
Sunday’s game will be televised live on Fox Soccer Channel with Dean Linke and Kyndra de St. Aubin calling the action. Special in-game guests on the broadcast will include former University of Portland standouts Christine Sinclair and Tiffeny Milbrett. Live statistics for the game will also be available at santaclarabroncos.com.
Pilots Briefly...
• The Pilots defeated Saint Mary’s (5-1) and San Francisco (8-0) last weekend
• Danielle Foxhoven had two goals and an assist vs. SMC and four goals and an assist vs. USF
• Foxhoven was named the national player of the week for the third time this season
• Three separate Pilots have earned national player of the week honors a combined six times in nine weeks thus far
• Portland has outscored WCC opponents 30-1 thru five matches
• The Pilots have won nine straight matches, outscoring opponents 46-2 over that stretch
• Enyeart was named the national player of the week by TopDrawerSoccer.com and the NSCAA
• Portland is 9-0 this season at home and averaging 3,558 fans per game
• The Pilots lead the nation in scoring (4.06) and are fourth in goals-against average (0.412)
• Foxhoven leads the nation in points per game (3.13) and goals per game (1.31)
• Foxhoven, Michelle Enyeart and Sophie Schmidt is the only teammate trio with 10 or more goals in the nation
• The most goals scored by a Pilot team in school history is 79 (‘05); 2009 Pilots already have 69
• The Pilots are No. 3 in the latest NCAA RPI release, announced on Tuesday, Oct. 20
• Portland in the national polls this week:
- TopDrawerSoccer.com #2; NSCAA #2; Soccer America #2; Soccer Times #2
• Kelsey Davis was named one of 10 finalists for the 2009 Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award
• Portland will have no national team conflicts for the first time since winning the 2005 NCAA title
• Head coach Garrett Smith has a 132-18-7 record in his seventh year at the helm
• Pilots logged the sixth 20-win season in school history last year and third in the last six years
• Portland has won two consecutive and 10 total WCC Championships
• UP has two NCAA titles (2002, 2005) and eight NCAA College Cup appearances
Scouting Santa Clara
The Broncos (12-5-1, 4-1-0 WCC) won a pair of 1-0 West Coast Conference home matches last weekend versus Pepperdine and Loyola Marymount. Santa Clara needed double overtime before Allie Vernon notched the game winner against the Waves. SCU outshot Pepperdine 15-4 for the match and Lisa Lahman made two saves to preserve the shutout for the Broncos. In Sunday’s win over LMU, Jordan Angeli scored the game-winner in the 43rd minute. Lahman again made two saves in recording the Bronco’s eighth shutout on the year. Angeli leads the Broncos with six goals and three assists, while Kiki Bosia adds three goals and five assists. Santa Clara is outscoring opponents 25-16 this season and has played some of the top teams in the nation. Key results came in the form of victories against Purdue (3-1) and Notre Dame (2-0) as well as a tie versus California (1-1). Losses have come to Stanford (6-2), USC (2-) and San Diego (1-0). Head coach Jerry Smith is in his 23rd year at Santa Clara and posts a 354-109-35 career record. Smith and the Broncos have won nine WCC regular season championships, one shy of Portland. Santa Clara battled through numerous injuries and finished 4-12-4 overall last year, missing the NCAA playoffs for the first time since 1989. The Broncos hold a 14-12-2 series record lead over the Pilots, but Portland has won the last two meetings, including a 4-0 shutout at Merlo Field last season.
Fox in the Box
Sophomore F Danielle Foxhoven became the first player in University of Portland history with multiple four-goal games in the same season. Foxhoven logged four goals in a 7-0 win over Gonzaga on Oct. 10 and then scored four more against San Francisco on Oct. 25. She is also one of just four players in UP history with three or more hat tricks in the same season and first since Tiffeny Milbrett and Shannon MacMillan in 1994:
Women’s Soccer Multi-Hat Trick Seasons
2009 Danielle Foxhoven (3)
1994 Tiffeny Milbrett (4)
Shannon MacMillan (3)
1992 Tiffeny Milbrett (4)
1991 Tiffeny Milbrett (3)
1990 Tori Rogel (3)
More Foxhoven...
There have been nine weeks of college women’s soccer and Portland has had a player earn NATIONAL player of the week honors six times. The latest was Foxhoven who was honored by TopDrawerSoccer.com and Soccer America after last weekend’s scoring assault. It is the third time she has earned national player of the week honors this year and fourth WCC Player of the Week award.
Among the National Leaders
Portland leads the nation in scoring (4.06) and is second in W-L percentage (.941) and shutout percentage (.706). The Pilots are also fourth in GAA (0.412). Danielle Foxhoven leads the nation in points per game (3.13) and goals per game (1.31), while Michelle Enyeart is second in assists per game (0.75) and seventh in points (2.25). Senior GK Kelsey Davis ranks fifth individually in goals-against average (.0417).
Foxhoven Approaching UP Leaders
With 21 goals scored this season, Danielle Foxhoven is one shy of cracking UP’s single-season top 10. Only three players are currently on the list: Christine Sinclair, Tiffeny Milbrett and Shannon MacMillan. Sinclair is the single-season leader with 39 goals in 2005, while Milbrett is next with 30 goals in 1992 and 1994. With 37 career goals, Foxhoven is already tied for seventh on the UP charts and her 88 points are tied for 10th.
Pilots Continue WCC Dominance
Portland has won 10 WCC regular season titles in 17 years affiliated with the league and posts a 101-13-6 (.867) all-time against WCC competition.
Bermuda Triangle
Portland is the only team in the nation to have three players with 10 or more goals, according to collegesoccer360.com. Foxhoven (21), Enyeart (12) and Schmidt (10) comprise the highest scoring trio in the nation.
Davis: Lowe’s Senior CLASS Finalist
Kelsey Davis has been named one of 10 women’s soccer finalists for the 2009 Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award, presented to one NCAA Division I individual per sport. Online fan voting is available right now at seniorclassaward.com. Fan votes will be combined with votes from coaches and media to determine the recipient of the award. Eligible student-athletes must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence – classroom, character, community and competition. Davis looks to follow in the footsteps of former Pilot teammate Stephanie Cox, who was the inaugural women’s soccer winner in 2007.
Home Sweet Home
Portland has led the nation in average attending four years in a row and 2009 is off to a good start too. A standing room only crowd of 5,068 (the third largest crowd in Merlo Field history) witnessed a 4-0 Pilot win over California in the season opener. Through nine games, Portland is averaging 3,558 fans.
