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#6 PORTLAND PILOTS (12-1-1, 4-0-0 WCC)
vs. SAN DIEGO TOREROS (9-6-0, 2-2-0 WCC)
Date: Thursday, October 24, 2013
Location: Portland, Ore.
Kick-off: 6:00 p.m.
Pitch: Merlo Field (4,892)
Live Video: PilotsVideo.com
Live Stats: PortlandPilots.com
 
POR vs. USD
Overall Series: 15-3-2
Here: 6-2-1
There: 8-1-1
Neutral: 1-0-0
Last: POR 2, @USD 1 (ot) - Oct. 19, 2012
 
#6 PORTLAND PILOTS (12-1-1, 4-0-0 WCC)
vs. #24 BYU COUGARS (9-4-1, 3-1-0 WCC)
Date: Saturday, October 26, 2013
Location: Portland, Ore.
Kick-off: 7:00 p.m.
Pitch: Merlo Field (4,892)
Live Video: TheW.tv (click on the 'Live' tab)
Live Stats: PortlandPilots.com
 
POR vs. BYU
Overall Series: 4-3-0
Here: 1-1-0
There: 0-2-0
Neutral: 3-0-0
Last: BYU 2, @POR 1 - Oct. 13, 2012
 
THIS WEEK
• The No. 6 Pilots play a pair of West Coast Conference home games this weekend as they welcome the San Diego Toreros and the No. 24 Brigham Young Cougars to Merlo Field.
• First the Pilots host the Toreros on Thursday at 6 p.m.
• Portland then battles BYU on Saturday night at 7 p.m. in the WCC's Game of the Week, meaning the game will be streamed live on TheW.tv.
 
ABOUT THE PILOTS
• The Pilots have won nine straight matches, outscoring their opponents 22-7 during that stretch; it's the longest winning streak for Portland since a 10-game string in 2010.
• The only two goals the Pilots have given up through four games of conference play came on a PK (at Pepperdine) and an own-goal (vs. Gonzaga).
• Pepperdine's goal on Oct. 13 ended a string of 367 consecutive minutes played without allowing a goal for the Pilots.
• WCC Player of the Month for September Micaela Capelle recently had a streak of scoring at least one goal in five straight games (Sept. 15 - Oct. 5), while recording at least one point in seven straight matches (Sept. 8 - Oct. 5).
• Portland is the No. 4 ranked team in the Top Drawer Soccer Poll, is fifth in the Soccer America rankings, sixth in both the NSCAA and Soccer Times poll and is currently 20th in the NCAA's RPI.
• Portland leads the WCC in assists (25) and points (83) and is second in goals (29), goals against average (0.86) and shutouts (6).
• Individually Ellen Parker leads the league in assists per game (0.31) and is tied for the league-high in assists (4) with Micaela Capelle and Emily Sippel.
• Amanda Frisbie became the second straight Pilot to earn WCC Player of the Week honors on Sept. 30; Frisbie earned the accolade by scoring three goals, two game-winners, while adding an assist during Portland's wins over Wyoming (4-2) and UW (3-0).
• Previously Ellen Parker nabbed the league's top weekly honor by notching the game-winner and an assist during a 2-1 win at San Diego State on Sept. 22.
• Nine (Boon, Capelle, Evans, Frisbie, Hall, La Prevotte, Parker, Sippel, Wetherington) different Pilots have scored a goal this season, led by Capelle with eight.
• Amanda Frisbie and Michelle Cruz were both selected to the WCC's preseason all-conference team.
• Frisbie was also named to the MAC Hermann Trophy Watch list; Frisbie, who made the switch to defense this season, led the conference last year with 12 goals and was tied for the league-high with nine assists.
• UP's freshman class was ranked No. 5 in the country and features national team players Allison Wetherington (US U-20's), Ellie Boon (US U-18's) and Danica Evans (US U-18's).
• The Pilots have led the nation in attendance for eight straight years.
• The Pilots have advanced to at least the second round of the NCAA playoffs for 13 straight seasons and have reached the playoffs during 20 of the last 21 years.
• Portland won the NCAA National Championship in 2002 and in 2005.
• Head coach Garrett Smith, who is in his 11th year at the helm of the Pilots, has been named the WCC Coach of the Year five times.
 
"THINK PINK"
• The Pilots and Providence Cancer Center have joined together once again to promote Breast Cancer Awareness Month on Saturday night.
• Fans are encouraged to join the Pilots and Cougars in wearing pink to the game.
• Providence Cancer Center will have an information booth located near the main entrance to Merlo Field on Saturday night, and Dr. Ali Colin, a Providence oncologist, will speak to the crowd about breast cancer during halftime.
• October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which is an annual international health campaign used to increase awareness of the disease and to help raise funds for research into its cause, prevention, diagnosis, treatment and cure.
 
STEP UP TO THE MIC
• Micaela Capelle is enjoying her senior season thus far, leading the team in goals (8) assists (4) and points (20); she's tied for the WCC high in assists, while ranking third in goals and points.
• Capelle recently had strings of five straight games with a goal and seven straight matches, which were both snapped during a 2-0 win at LMU on Oct. 11.
• The consecutive points stretch was the program's longest such streak since Danielle Foxhoven ended the 2010 season with a string of seven straight games with a point.
• The native of Gresham, Ore., was named the WCC's Player of the Month for September after opening the year with seven goals in 10 games.
 
THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT
• The UP freshmen wasted little time getting acclimated to collegiate soccer after coming to The Bluff as the No. 5 ranked recruiting class in the nation.
• Danica Evans, a forward, and Ariel Viera, a defender, have started all 14 matches thus far, while midfielder Parkes Kendrick has made 12 starts.
• Midfielder Allison Wetherington, who missed a couple of early games due to an injury, has registered three goals and three assists so far, while Evans also has two goals and three assists.
• Ellie Boon was inserted into the starting line-up recently at left back, and she has a goal and an assist on the season.
 
THE SWITCH
• Portland senior Amanda Frisbie, who has played forward for the past three seasons, made the switch to the backline this year and has already helped the Pilots post six shutouts, which leads the WCC
• Frisbie, who has started 12 of 13 games at center back, is still second on the team with six goals and she's second in the conference with four game-winners.
• The native of McKinney, Texas, was named the WCC's Player of the Week on Sept. 30 and she was named to the initial watch list for the MAC Hermann Trophy, which is the highest individual award in college soccer.
• UP has claimed three MAC Hermann Trophies in program history, with Shannon MacMillan (1995) and Christine Sinclair (2004 & 2005) each nabbing collegiate soccer's top honor.
 
PILOTS TEAM UP WITH THE RONALD McDONALD HOUSE
• The Pilots are auctioning off special warm-up jerseys (shown below) this season with all proceeds going to the Ronald McDonald House.
• Each jersey features a player's number and the team will wear them before every home game all season long.
• Fans can make bids on the jerseys at the fan information booth near the main entrance to Merlo Field during home games, and the winners will be announced following the San Francisco game, on Saturday Nov. 9.
• You can also place bids by emailing Jon Brooks at brooksj@up.edu.
 
 
#MERLOMADNESS
• UP led the nation in attendance for the eighth straight year after averaging 3,313 fans per game at Merlo Field last fall.
• Portland has topped the 30,000-fan plateau eight straight years as well, reaching 43,064 total fans last season.
• The Pilots have also exceeded the 40,000-fan mark four times (2008-10, 2013), which is the most in the country.
• 4,571 fans watched the Pilots open the season with a 1-0 victory over Marquette on Aug. 23, which included a program record 1,700 students.