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vs. Evansville:  Video  Stats
vs. Bradley:  Stats
 
PORTLAND PILOTS (3-1-0)
at EVANSVILLE PURPLE ACES (2-2-0)
Date: Friday, September 9, 2016
Location: Evansville, Ind.
Kick-off: 5:00 p.m.
Pitch: McCutchan Stadium (2,500)
Video: ESPN3 & WatchESPN
Live Stats: GoPurpleAces.com
 
POR vs. UE
Overall Series: 5-1-1
Here: 3-0-1
There: 1-1-0
Neutral: 1-0-0
Last: @POR 1, UE 1 (2ot) - Aug. 31, 2010
 
PORTLAND PILOTS (3-1-0)
vs. BRADLEY BRAVES (1-2-1)
Date: Sunday, September 11, 2016
Location: Evansville, Ind.
Kick-off: 11:00 a.m.
Pitch: McCutchan Stadium (2,500)
Video: N/A
Live Stats: GoPurpleAces.com
 
POR vs. BU
Overall Series: 0-1-0
Here: 0-0-0
There: 0-0-0
Neutral: 0-1-0
Last: BU 4, POR 1 - Sept. 9, 2012 @Evansville, Ind.
 
THIS WEEK
• The Pilots hit the road this week for a pair of games in Evansville, Ind., for the ProRehab Classic at the University of Evansville.
• First on Friday, the Pilots will face the host Purple Aces at 5 p.m. (Pacific) at McCutchan Stadium, in a game that will be shown live on ESPN3 and the WatchESPN App.
• Then on Sunday, Portland will play the Bradley Braves at 11 a.m.
 
LAST WEEK
• The Pilots were crowned Nike Invitational Co-Champions last weekend at Merlo Field after defeating No. 25 Ohio State and San Jose State.
• The win over the Buckeyes was a 2-0 decision Friday night, with goals coming from Gio Magana-Rivera and Erik Edwardson; Jackson Jellah assisted on both goals.
• Sunday brought a 2-1 overtime win over the Spartans; Edwardson scored his second goal of the season, this time coming on a bent ball on a free kick that snuck inside the left post.
• Geoffrey Dunn scored the game-winner in OT, getting just enough of a touch on ball to re-direct it past the keeper.
• Matthew Coffey, who assisted on the game-winner, was named the Invite's Defensive MVP.
 
ABOUT THE PILOTS...
• The Pilots were co-champions last weekend at the 2016 Nike Invitational, and junior Matthew Coffey was named the tournament's defensive MVP.
• Coffey, Erik Edwardson, Paul Christensen and Geoffrey Dunn were all named to Nike Invitational's All-Tournament Team.
• Sophomore Jackson Jellah played a part in Portland's first five goals of the season, which included beginning the year with three straight goals; Jellah scored one goal against Wright State and he netted a pair during a 2-1 win over DePaul; he then assisted on UP's two goals against No. 25 Ohio State.
• Jellah currently leads the WCC in both goals (3), goals per game (0.75) and points per game (2.00); he entered the year with just an assist to his credit.
• The Pilots are under the guidance of first-year head coach Nick Carlin-Voigt, who was hired to lead the program in January; Carlin-Voigt spent the past four years as the associate head coach for the UCLA Bruins.
• With the Bruins, he helped put together the nation's number one recruiting class in 2013, 2014 and 2015, and in 2014 he helped lead the Bruins to the No. 1 ranking nationally and to the NCAA College Cup Championship.
• Joining Carlin-Voigt on the bench are new assistant coaches Leonard Griffin, who came with Carlin-Voigt from UCLA, and UP alum Logan Emory, who spent time with Toronto FC of the MLS after graduating from Portland in 2009.
• Volunteer assistant coach Emerson De Oliveira and undergraduate assistant coach Steven Evans, a former Pilot standout, complete the staff.
• Senior Eddie Sanchez was selected to the Preseason All-West Coast Conference Team for the third straight year.
• Sanchez landed All-WCC First Team accolades a year ago and he's part of a sizeable group of 23 returning letterwinners and 10 returning starters for the Pilots.
• Junior Brandon Zambrano also landed All-WCC accolades (Honorable Mention) a year ago, as did sophomores Reid Baez and Lionel Mills, who were on the league's all-freshman team.
• Portland features a group of nine newcomers, who were tabbed as the No. 17 recruiting class in the nation by Top Drawer Soccer.
• The group of newcomers includes five freshmen who played for MLS Academy teams, and a pair of transfers who both came to the Rose City from the ACC; Malcolm Dixon is a sophomore forward who spent one year at Virginia, while Kris Reaves is a center back who began his career with two years at Wake Forest.
• The Pilots claim renowned men's soccer alums Kasey Keller, Steve Cherundolo, Conor Casey, Nate Jaqua, Heath Pearce, and reigning MLS Goalkeeper of the Year Luis Robles.
 • In 1988, legendary coach Clive Charles led Keller and the Pilots to the school's first ever NCAA College Cup.
• Portland has been to two NCAA College Cups ('88 & '95) and has made 14 trips to the NCAA Men's Soccer Championships.
 
ABOUT THE OPPONENTS
• The Purple Aces enter the weekend at 2-2-0 and are coming off a weekend split.
• Senior forward Jared Robinson leads the team with five points (2g, 1a) and freshman goalkeeper Frederik Reimer has played every minute in goal, posting a GAA of 1.75.
• Alum Marshall Ray is in his second season as head coach at Evansville.
• The Braves (1-2-1) also split their two games last weekend and they tied Gonzaga to open the year.
• Juniors Richard Olson and Buseese Lwanga have accounted for Bradley's two goals, and senior keeper Logan Ketterer has two shutouts.
• Jim DeRose is in his 21st year as head coach and he's led the Braves to seven NCAA's.