Box Score I Photos I UP's Tournament Central
PORTLAND, Ore. --- The No. 1 seeded Portland Pilots scored four goals in the first 29 minutes and freshman forward Amanda Frisbie recorded a second half hat trick en route to a 9-0 victory over the UT-San Antonio Roadrunners in the first round of the NCAA Women’s Soccer Championships Friday night at Merlo Field. A crowd of 3,177 came out to witness the action through a thick night fog and were treated to lots of goals.
The Pilots will move on to the second round and face Northwest rival Washington, who advanced with a 4-0 win over Oklahoma in Friday’s early game. Kickoff is scheduled for Sunday at 1 p.m. at Merlo Field.
Portland (19-1-1) was able to rest its starters after jumping all over the visiting Roadrunners (13-8-2), who made the first NCAA tournament appearance in school history in just their fifth year of existence. Sophomore Kendall Johnson opened the scoring in the ninth minute on an assist from Sophie Schmidt.
Schmidt, who made her return to the Pilots lineup after helping the Canadian National Team win the CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying Tournament on Monday, put the Pilots up 2-0 in the 11th minute. Sophomore Taylor Brooke scored in the 26th minute and junior Danielle Foxhoven capped the first half scoring three minutes later.
Portland’s bench continued the scoring trend in the second half led by Frisbie, a native Texan. She scored her first goal less than two minutes into the run of play, added a second in the 67th minute, and logged her first career hat trick in the 75th minute to conclude the scoring. Halley Kreminski and Ellen Parker also tallied second half goals for the Pilots.
Portland gained a 26-3 edge in shots for the match and 4-2 margin in corner kicks. UTSA starting goalkeeper Dacia Webb was solid despite the goals allowed, making eight saves in 67 minutes of work. Portland goalkeepers Hailee DeYoung and Erin Dees each played a half in securing the shutout for Portland.
The Pilots and Washington met earlier this season at Merlo Field with the home team winning by a 2-1 margin in double overtime. Sophie Schmidt buried a penalty kick with 63 seconds remaining to give Portland the win. Frisbie scored her first collegiate goal earlier in the match, which took place on Oct. 3.
University of Texas-San Antonio Postgame Quotes
Steve Ballard (Head Coach)
General thoughts on game… “We knew what we were facing when we got there and congratulations to the University of Portland – I hope they take it all. Our girls never quit and they laid it all out there, they are a superior team. We learn a lot and they are young, we’ll go along from here. Our girls never quit and congratulations to the University of Portland.”
University of Portland Postgame Quotes
Amanda Frisbie (Freshman Forward)
General thoughts on game and scoring three goals… “We came out strong from the beginning and usually we don’t get goals in the first half, but we took care of business. I just happened to be in the right place at the right time. We worked hard and got the job done, finishing our chances.”
Thoughts on the thick fog… “I was a little worried at the beginning of the game. It was pretty bad, but it lightened up. I thought it would be a little hard to see the ball, but it wasn’t. It didn’t play a factor.”
Garrett Smith (Head Coach)
General thoughts on game… “Our goal was just to make sure we came out here and won. It was nice to see us get some early goals put away and get a lot of the bench players playoff experience.”
On the return of Sophie Schmidt… “Having Sophie back here with the team is huge and just to have her personality back at practice and around the team is immense. We had a big welcome home party for her on Tuesday and having her out on the field is special.”
