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The Pilot Report PORTLAND PILOTS (3-4-1, 0-0-0 WCC)at SEATTLE REDHAWKS (4-3-0, 0-0-0 WAC)Date: Thursday, September 25, 2014
Location: Seattle, Wash.
Kick-off: 7:00 p.m.
Pitch: Championship Field (900)
Game Coverage: Video Stats POR vs. SUOverall Series: 9-3-1
Here: 7-0-1
There: 2-2-0
Neutral: 0-1-0
Last: @POR 2, SU 0 - Nov. 16, 2013 (NCAA 1st Round)
PORTLAND PILOTS (3-4-1, 0-0-0 WCC)vs. WASHINGTON HUSKIES (6-2-0, 0-0-0 PAC-12)Date: Sunday, September 28, 2014
Location: Portland, Ore.
Kick-off: 1:00 p.m.
Pitch: Merlo Field (4,982)
Game Coverage: Video Stats POR vs. UWOverall Series: 27-6-3
Here: 13-4-2
There: 8-2-1
Neutral: 6-0-0
Last: POR 3, @UW 0 (Sept. 29, 2013)
THIS WEEK • The Pilots head to Seattle, Wash., for a Thursday night game against the Seattle Redhawks before returning home to host the Washington Huskies on Sunday afternoon.
• Thursday's game against the Redhawks is slated for 7 p.m. at Championship Field, while Sunday's match with the Huskies will begin at 1 p.m. at Merlo Field.
• Portland hasn't played at Seattle U since 1988.
LAST WEEK • The Pilots and Oregon State Beavers played to a scoreless draw last Friday night at Lorenz Field.
• Portland freshman goalkeeper Taylor Luty made four saves to register her second career shutout.
• Danica Evans had a game-high four shots, and the Pilots did well to create multiple chances throughout the night, combining for 18 shots total.
ABOUT THE PILOTS • Portland's win over Miami on Sept. 12 was the 500th victory in program history; Portland began competing at the NAIA level in 1980, moved up to NCAA Division I in 1986 and has compiled an overall record of 500-154-51 (.746).
• The Pilots have regularly started a line-up that features eight freshmen and sophomores and only three upperclassmen.
• The Pilots dropped out of the rankings last week after beginning the season in the top-15 of all three major polls.
• The Pilots have faced two top-five opponents this season, traveling to then-No. 2 Florida State on Aug. 22 and hosting then-No. 5 Stanford on Aug. 30.
• Currently, four of Portland's 2014 opponents are ranked in the NSCAA poll, with another receiving votes.
• Sophomore Danica Evans leads the team with three goals and an assist, while seven different players have accounted for Portland's seven assists.
• 4,847 fans attended Portland's match vs. Stanford on Aug. 30, and a record 2,503 students were in attendance; 2,503 students represents a remarkable 63% of the entire UP student body, and the overall crowd was the 15th largest in program history.
• The Pilots received three first-place votes and just missed being picked as the favorite to win the always challenging West Coast Conference.
• The Pilots placed a league-high three players on the All-WCC Preseason Team as sophomores Ellie Boon, Danica Evans and Allison Wetherington were each selected.
• Portland claimed the program's 13th WCC title last season after sharing the league crown with BYU and Santa Clara.
• The Pilots returned 12 letterwinners and seven starters from a team that reached the second round of the NCAA playoffs for the 14th straight year.
• Portland's roster features a heralded sophomore class that was ranked fifth in the nation entering UP as freshmen last fall; midfielder Allison Wetherington was named the 2013 WCC Freshman of the Year, while Ellie Boon (All-WCC Honorable Mention), Danica Evans (All-WCC Honorable Mention) and Ariel Viera (WCC All-Freshman Team) also garnered all-league recognition.
• Evans is Portland's top returning goal scorer after registering five goals during her freshman campaign, and she also tied for the team-high with seven assists.
• The Pilots have led the nation in attendance for nine straight years; UP set a then-NCAA record for attendance in a season when 47,082 fans attended Portland women's soccer games in 2008.
• The Pilots have advanced to at least the second round of the NCAA playoffs for 14 straight seasons and have reached the playoffs during 21 of the last 22 years.
• Portland won the NCAA National Championship in 2002 and in 2005.
• Reigning WCC Coach of the Year Garrett Smith has been named the league's top coach six times.
• Smith is in his 12th year at the helm of the Pilots and has compiled an overall career mark of 196-42-18 (.801) and a remarkable 65-9-7 (.846) record in the WCC.
ABOUT THE OPPONENTS • Seattle sits at 4-3-0 on the season and has out-scored its opponents 14-8; the Redhawks claim wins over Saint Mary's, Eastern Washington, Northern Illinois and Idaho.
• Senior forward Stephanie Verdoia leads the team with seven goals.
• Head coach Julie Woodward is in her 18th year at the helm of the Redhawks.
• The Huskies are 6-2-0 and boast a 14-9 scoring edge this season; UW's most recent game was a 1-0 win over Seattle last Friday.
• Senior forward Jaclyn Softli has a team-best six goals.
• Lesle Gallimore is in her 20th season as head coach at UW.
