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PORTLAND PILOTS (4-1-2, 0-0-0 WCC)
at OREGON STATE BEAVERS (3-2-2, 0-0-0 PAC-12)
Date: Friday, September 16, 2016
Location: Corvallis, Ore.
Kick-off: 7:00 p.m.
Pitch: Paul Lorenz Field (1,500)
Live Video: N/A
Live Stats: OSUBeavers.com
 
POR vs. OSU
Overall Series: 28-3-2
Here: 16-2-0
There: 12-1-2
Neutral: 0-0-0
Last: OSU 2, @POR 1 (2ot) - Aug. 21, 2015
 
PORTLAND PILOTS (4-1-2, 0-0-0 WCC)
at OREGON DUCKS (6-1-1, 0-0-0 PAC-12)
Date: Monday, September 19, 2016
Location: Eugene, Ore.
Kick-off: 6:00 p.m.
Pitch: Papé Field (1,000)
Live Video: Pac-12.com
Live Stats: GoDucks.com
 
POR vs. ORE
Overall Series: 18-3-2
Here: 9-2-1
There: 9-1-1
Neutral: 0-0-0
Last: POR 2, @ORE 1 (ot) - Aug. 25, 2013
 
THIS WEEK
• The Pilots head south this weekend for a pair of non-conference matches against their in-state rivals.
• First on Friday night the Pilots will be in Corvallis for a 7 p.m. match with the Oregon State Beavers at Paul Lorenz Field.
• Then on Monday, Portland makes the trek to Eugene to face the Oregon Ducks at Pape Field, with kickoff slated for 6 p.m.
 
LAST WEEK
• The Pilots won the 2016 Nike Invitational at Merlo Field with wins over Southern Utah and St. John's.
• Friday night featured a scoring binge for the Pilots, who rolled to a 6-0 win over the Thunderbirds; Portland scored three goals before the half and three goals after, with Maddie Dieker scoring twice 21 seconds apart in the second half.
• On Sunday afternoon, the Pilots fell behind the Red Storm before rallying for a 2-1 win; Devlyn Jeter notched the equalizer just before the half, and Allison Wetherington, who assisted on the Jeter goal, claimed the game-winner on a corner in the 64th minute.
• Wetherington was named the invite's offensive MVP, while Jeter took home defensive MVP honors; Wetherington was also selected to Top Drawer Soccer's Team of the Week.
 
ABOUT THE PILOTS
• The Pilots have registered two 6-0 wins this season, with both coming against opponents from the Big Sky (vs. PSU on Aug. 26 & vs. SUU on Sept. 9); Portland hasn't scored that many goals in a game twice in the same season since 2009.
• Those six goals against Portland State on Aug. 26 were the most goals scored by the Pilots in a game since tallying seven goals during a win over Saint Mary's in 2011.
• With home wins over Southern Utah and St. John's, the Pilots claimed the team title at the 2016 Nike Invitational (Sept. 2-4); senior Allison Wetherington was named the invite's offensive MVP, while Devlyn Jeter as voted the defensive MVP.
• Wetherington was named to Top Drawer Soccer's Team of the Week (Sept. 4) after notching a goal and an assist vs. St. John's on Sept. 4; her goal, which was the game-winner, was a corner kick that she bent directly in.
• Junior Hannah Griffiths Boston, who entered the year with two career goals, is currently second in the WCC and ranks 19th in the country in goals (6); she also ranks second in the WCC in both points (13) and game-winners (2).
• With three goals against Portland State, Griffiths Boston became the first Pilot to notch a hat trick since Amanda Frisbie scored four goals against Fresno State in 2012.
• Senior goalkeeper Hanna de Haan ranks ninth all-time at Portland with a career save percentage of .817; she's also currently 10th all-time in overall career saves with 107.
• Despite adding seven newcomers to the roster, the Pilots feature a veteran squad returning 14 letterwinners and eight starters.
• Leading the list of returners is senior and 2015 All-WCC Second Team selection Allison Wetherington, who was voted to the Preseason All-WCC Team for the second straight year.
• Fellow senior Ellie Boon was also selected to the all-league second team last year, and both Boon and Wetherington were part of a recruiting class that was ranked fifth in the nation back in 2013.
• Five of Portland's seven newcomers hail from the Portland metropolitan area.
• Lucy Davidson (Scappoose, Ore.), Rachel Khaw (Hillsboro, Ore.), Brianna Miyama (Hillsboro, Ore.), Natalie Muth (Scappoose, Ore.) and Rylee Seekins (Vancouver, Wash.) all call the Portland/Vancouver area home, while Larkin Russell (Spokane, Wash.) and Kimberly Hazlett (Bellingham, Wash.) hail from Washington.
• Muth already has two goals and two assists this season, Hazlett has tallied one goal and an assist and Russell has scored a goal.
• The Pilots are looking to return to the playoffs in 2016 after advancing to the post-season during 21 of the past 24 seasons.
• Portland won the NCAA National Championship in 2002 and in 2005, and the 2005 team will be inducted into the UP Athletics Hall of Fame in October.
• Head coach Garrett Smith, a Portland men's soccer alum who has been named WCC Coach of the Year six times, has posted a career overall record of 212-59-20 (.761) in 13-plus years, while guiding the Pilots to a remarkable 73-18-8 (.778) mark in the WCC.
• Also on the Portland bench is former Pilot midfielder Lisa Chambers, who's in her 10th year as an assistant coach; goalkeeping coach and UP alum Angela Harrison is in her second season on the women's soccer staff.
• The Pilots have led the nation in attendance during 10 of the last 11 years.
 
ABOUT THE OPPONENTS
• The Beavs went on the road to Michigan last weekend and split their two games, topping Michigan State 2-1 in overtime before succumbing to Eastern Michigan, 2-1.
• Senior Helene Haavik leads OSU with four goals and two assists, and junior keeper Bella Geist has a shutout and a GAA of 1.05.
• UP alum Linus Rhode is in his 10th year as head coach of the Beavers; former Portland goalkeeper Michelle Voiland is also in her 10th year on the OSU staff.
• The Ducks split their two games on the road last week, losing to UC Irvine (3-2) before defeating Cal State Fullerton (1-0).
• Sophomore Kyra Fawcett and freshman Jayne Lydiatt both have three goals for Oregon, which has outscored its opponents 15-6.
• Kat Mertz is in her fourth year as head coach at Oregon.