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PORTLAND PILOTS (4-8-0, 0-2-0 WCC)
at SAINT MARY'S GAELS (6-5-2, 1-1-0 WCC)
Date: Friday, October 9, 2015
Location: Moraga, Calif.
Kick-off: 2:00 p.m.
Pitch: Saint Mary's Stadium (5,000)
Live Video: TheW.tv
Live Stats: SMCGaels.com
 
POR vs. SMC
Overall Series: 25-5-1
Here: 11-2-0
There: 12-3-1
Neutral: 2-0-0
Last: @POR 2, SMC 1 (Oct. 5, 2014)
 
PORTLAND PILOTS (4-8-0, 0-2-0 WCC)
at PACIFIC TIGERS (1-8-1, 0-2-0 WCC)
Date: Sunday, October 11, 2015
Location: Stockton, Calif.
Kick-off: 1:00 p.m.
Pitch: Knoles Field (2,000)
Live Video: TheW.tv
Live Stats: PacificTigers.com
 
POR vs. PAC
Overall Series: 5-0-0
Here: 3-0-0
There: 1-0-0
Neutral: 1-0-0
Last: @POR 3, PAC 0 (Oct. 3, 2014)
 
THIS WEEK
• The Pilots head to Northern California for their first WCC road trip where they'll play the Saint Mary's Gaels and the Pacific Tigers.
• First is a trip to Moraga for a 2 p.m. game on Friday against the Gaels at Saint Mary's Stadium.
• Sunday brings a 1 p.m. match against the Tigers at Knoles Field in Stockton.
• Both games will be streamed live on TheW.tv.
 
LAST WEEK
• The Pilots dropped a pair of WCC games at home, succumbing 1-0 to San Diego on Thursday night and 2-1 to BYU on Saturday night.
• Against the Toreros, the Pilots completely dominated possession and out-shot USD 19-1, but San Diego escaped with the win behind a combined seven saves by keepers Michelle Craft and McKenna Tollack.
• All the scoring in the BYU game came in the first half; the Cougars scored first, the Pilots equalized and Nadia Gomes tallied what would prove to be the game-winner in the 41st minute.
 
ABOUT THE PILOTS
• Portland features just two true seniors on the roster.
• On Sunday, Sept. 20, the Pilots blanked previously unbeaten Washington State 2-0 for Portland's first shutout this season.
• The Pilots controlled approximately 90 percent of possession against San Diego last Thursday, out-shooting the Toreros 19-1; USD crossed the half-way line into Portland's half of the field maybe twice in the second half.
• Portland has been alternating junior Hanna de Haan and freshman Rachel Lusby in goal; de Haan registered UP's only blank sheet this year, making five saves during a 2-0 win over Washington State.
• So far this season, sophomore Jess Kennedy has played forward, midfielder and outside back.
• Sophomore midfielder Kaycie Young has yet to play this year and is still working her way back from an injury suffered last season.
• Freshman Sarah Jones has started every game at holding midfielder and is second on the team in minutes played.
• Freshman Cecilia Pedersen is tied for the team high with three goals.
• The Pilots are tied for the lead in the WCC with 15 assists; junior defender Ellie Boon and junior midfielder Allison both have three assists to lead the team.
• Allison Wetherington was voted to the 2015 Preseason All-West Coast Conference Team for the second straight year.
• Wetherington, who landed on the 2014 All-WCC First Team, was second on the team last year with eight points, which came on two goals and a team-best four assists.
• Also earning all-league honors in 2014 were seniors Haylee DeGrood and Noelle La Prevotte and juniors Ellie Boon and Hanna de Haan, who each nabbed All-WCC Honorable Mention accolades.
• La Prevotte has earned all-conference recognition all three years on The Bluff and she's tied for the team high with three goals this fall.
• Portland's junior class was ranked fifth in the nation entering UP as freshmen in 2013.
• The Pilots were selected to finish fifth in the WCC Preseason Coaches' Poll.
• Portland is looking to return to the playoffs in 2015 after advancing to the post-season during 21 of the past 23 seasons.
• Portland won the NCAA National Championship in 2002 and in 2005.
• Head coach Garrett Smith, who has been named WCC Coach of the Year six times, is in his 13th year at the helm of the Pilots.
• Smith, who played for the Pilots and graduated from UP in 1991, has posted an overall career record of 204-55-20 (.767), while guiding the Pilots to a remarkable 69-15-8 (.793) mark in the WCC.
• Currently, five of Portland's 2015 opponents are ranked in the NSCAA coaches' poll, while two other opponents are receiving votes.
• The Pilots have led the nation in attendance for an unprecedented 10 straight years.